The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-02

N-"S>' D''HN" adopted the report.
DIR. Briggs is suspended indefinitely, and
can only be reinstated on q recantation Of
the matter in his speeches and writings
to which objection was made. 1t is un-
likely that he will ever do that.
On converting again this morning Of
the Presbyterian general assembly the
moderator announced the names OF tha
committee to formulate the minutes ex-
pressing the sense Of the assembly as to
the vote taken upon the appeal from the
New York Presbytery in the Briggs case.
Rev. Thomas A. Hoyt. Philadelphia.
was maze the chairman. The other
members are as follows:
Ministers-H. w. Cong6on, Nebraska;
W. W. Harsha, Nebraska; J. J. Lucas,
Indiana; G. D. Baker, Pennsylvania; E.
P. Whallon, Indiana; Thomas Dewing,
Iowa.
Elders = John Randolph, Baltimore;
Thomas McDougal, Ohio; David Jack
son, California; E. T. Green, New Jer-
sey; ]. A. Curry, Kentucky; e. d. War
field, Pennsylvania.
The committee retired and the assem-
bly, as a court adjourned, resuming the
Legislative business as an assembly.
The assembly adopted the resolutions
OF the committee on overtureS. affirming
the deliverance of the assembly of 1892 on
the inspiration of the scriptures. A re-
cess was then taken.
Rev. John Dickson, chairman OF the
committee on theological seminaries sub
mitted report that the institutions
generally report prosperity. AS to Lane
Theological seminary the trustees were
compelled to abolish the chair of practical
1 fhocloarxy m ra11road
returning the resignation of Dr.. Roberts
who was the incumbent thereof. In the
| list of professors the assembly finds the
name of Rev. Henry p. Smith, who
in December last was suspended
by the Presbytery of Cincinnati
| for unsoundnesS in faith. The board
should have accepted the resignation OF
Professor Smith, or at least relieved him
! from the discharge of his duties. The
assembly is therefore constrained to
withhold approval and commentator of
Lane seminary until the board has recon-
sidered its action and remedied the error.
The committee recommend that the re-
election of Rev. Charles A. Briggs, D.
D., by the Presbytery OF Newark, as di-
rector of Union Theological seminary at
Bloomfield. n. j., be approved by this
assembly. A long and excited discussion
/ followed the presentation of this report,
but the question was finally put and the
4 I0OOIb dQODbcN ny q 4d3 AudlOI1lJs
At the afternoon session DR.. Craig con-
vened the assembly as court to hear the
report of the committee appointed to pre-
pare an explanatory minute in the Briggs
case. Rev. Mr.. Hoyt, chairman, called
upon DR.. Baker, of the subcommittee,
who was sent to interview Professor
Briggs and report the result of the inter-
view.
DR.. Baker said Professor Briggs had
stated his irreYocable determination to
abide by the declarations made in his adj
dress before the assembly in his defense,
and to continue to teach the doctrines
there avoWed At the request of DR..
Baker, Professor Briggs gave him an au-
tograph letter making such statement,
Whereupon DR.. Baker said the committee
took action which Mr.. Hoyt would now
report to the assembly. This report,
after recIting the proceedings in the case,
proceeded:
s'This judiciary finds said anal iudg.
ment of the presbytery OF New York
erroneous and it is hereby reversed, and
this general assembly dnds that the
appellee, Chas. A. Briggs, uttered,
taught and propagated views, doctrines
and teachings contrary TO the essential
: doctrine Of holy scripture and standards
: OF said PRESBYTERIAN church and in viola
ton of the ordination vows of said
, appellee, which said erroneous views and
doctrines strike at the vitals of religion,
and have been industriously spread, does
hereby suspend said appellee from his
Office of minister in the Presbyterian
a church in the United States of America,
i until such time as he shall give satisfac-
y tory evidence OF repentance to the general
I assembly for the violation by him of said
: ordination VOW as herein and heretofore
+ found.'
g The report of the committee was adop-
: ted and a vote of thanks given to the
committee for their services.
Rev. DR.. Herrick Johnson of Chicago
presented protest against the action OF
the assembly on the inspiration of holy
a scripture. Rev. DR.. Young offered a
1t supplement to the report of the commit
3 tee on bills and overtures on inspiration
e of scriptures as follows:
d ssResolved, that the Bible as we now
have it, il, various translations and ver-
sions, when freed from all errors and
mistakes of translators, copytsts and
70 printers, is the very word of God and
consequently wholly without error,
which was unanimously adopted
"a DR.. Sprague presented for considera-
ton protest against the action OF ths
:. assembly in the Briggs case as being toe
severe sentence for the offense of the
honored scholar named, as tending Il
s. restrict the liberty heretofore enjoyed By
g. Office bearers in the Presbyterian church
hi Sarotoga, N. Y, was chosen as TIT
of place of IN citing of the assembly of $50
when a recess until 7:45 was taken.
The records of the various synods re
ported and were approved except thos
Iof Pennsylvania (for incompletene5s), o
IS South Dakota (for holding business ses
at sions on Sunday. The record of Wis
ed consin was approved with fourteen ex
v ceptions which were ordered sent to tn
synod for their information
Various standing committees were the
discharged in due form, reporting n
further business. The usual resolution
u of thanks were offered after compliment
es tary and congratulatory addresses from
n number of members. In eloque1
m. phrase DR.. Craig made the closing speec
= and at g: 80 o. m. the One Hundred an
Fifth General Assembly OF the Presby