The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-03
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED
Dr.. Briggs Suspended From the
Presbyterian Ministry.
NOTICE OF PROTEST BY HIS FRIENDS
Saratoga Selected For Next Meeting Place.
Resolutions of Thanks and Other Felicl-
tations Wind Up the One Hundred and
Fifth Presbyterian General Assembly.

RESOLUTIONS of Thanks and other Felici-
tations Wind Up the One Hundred anu
Fifth Presbyterian General Assembly,
WASHINGTON, June -The'closing scene
In the Briggs case before the PRESBYTERIAN
General assembly was not witnessed by 40
large crowd as that which listened so az
tentiHely TO every other feature of the
celebrated controversy. In the galleries
there were some vacant seats. Many COM
mlssloners We're absent from the tioo,.
Professor Briggs was not in his seat: all
the other commissioners who have given
him their support had gone with the ct
ceptlon of Professor Francis Brown, who
waited to hear the verdict and then left the
church. The gallery pew which had been
occupied by Mrs. Briggs and her friends
was consplcuously vacant for the first
time since the assembly met.
me committee appointed TO prepare
minute on the Briggs case submitted the
following report through the chairman,
Rev. Dr. uoyt:
This general assembly, sitting asa judi
catory Ill said case, finds the appellee, the
said Charles A. Briggs, has uttered, taught
ana propayated views, doctrines and teach
lngs as set forth i'll said charges contrary
to the essential doctrine of Holy Scripture
and the standards of said PRESBYTERIAN
church i'll the United States of America,
and i'll violation of the ordination VOW of
said appellee, which said erroneous teach
lngs, views and doctrines strike at the
Titals of religion and have been indup-
triously spread, wherefore, this general an
sembly of the Presbyterian church in the
United States of America, sitting as a
Judicatory in this cause, on appeal does
hereby suspend Charles y. Briggs, the said
appellee, from the office of n minister in
the Presbyterian church in the United
States of America until such time as he
shall give satisfactory evidence of repent
ance to the general assembly of the Pres
byterian church in the United States of
America of the violation by him of the
Snid ordination VOW as herein and hereto
fore found"
DR.. Sprague's Protest.
The report of the committee was adopt-
ed, whereupon Rev. DIR. Sprague gave
notice that at the proper time protest
would he offered against the findings
OF the assembly rs being too severe "A
sentence for the offcnse of the honored
scholar named. and as tending to restrict
the liberty heretofore enjoyed by Office
bearers in the Presbyterian church.
Saratoga WAS chosen as the place of the
meeting of the assembly of 1874, the invi-
t"tioi vi thc L lrSt presbyterian church to
mold the session i'll that church being ac-
ccptcd.
The final call of the roll was had, nearly
100 commissioners responding to their
names.
Usual resolutions of thanks to the Off
GERS OF the assembly and others were
offered, TO all of which R.v. DR.. w. a.
Bartlett, chairman of the committee Of
arrangements and pastor of New York
Avenue church, responded most happily.
LII eloquent phrase DR.. Craig made the
closing speech, and the lO5th general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church of the
United States of America was declared
dissolved.
The protest against the action of the
assembly in the case of Professor Briggs
received the signatures of tx commissions
ers, and that against the action upon the
Inspiration of the Bible about 100.