The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-22
PRESBYTERIAN COUNCILS
The Seventh Commandment
Receives Attention.
DR.. Smiths Appeal Considered
at Saratoga.
A Warning From the Pacific Coast
Delegation.
The Southern Prssbytsrians Opposed to
Uniting With Their Northern Breth-
rsn-varIous Reports Con-
sfdered.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SARATOGA, May 2l.-Among the over
lures reported to the Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly today was one from the
presbytery of New Albany upon the per.
sonal purity of members of congress.
The case of Henry Preserved Smith was
reported, with recommendation that
his appeal be entertained. 1t was de-
cided to make the case the special order
for Thursday. Continuation of the
question Of seminary control was re-
Humed.
Speaking on the question OF seminary
control, Thomas McDougall of Cincin-
natl denied the committee had any pur-
pose of Capitalization. AS to present
seminaries the assembly could do moth
ing without their consent. 1t can only
interfere in the misuse Of funds regard
ing which q trust has been declared.
Mr.. McDougall spoke eloquently of the
benefit to both seminaries and tn Q
church that would follow supervision.
DR.. Craig of Mccormick seminary ex-
pressed satisfaction with the plan pro-
posed.
DIR. Galloway Of Paterson, N. j., fa-
vored the minority report. A resolution
referring the subject to committee to
consult the seminaries WAS laid on the
table. A resolution which left the decis-
a. ba oanaral h MI q
also tabled. motion to come to vote
this afternoon was defeated.
Prof. Smiths appeal began by recit-
ing that charges and specifications, which
are in brief that in a pamphlet entitled
Biblical Scholarship Inspiration, issued
while he was professor in Lane Theo-
logical seminary, at Cincinnati, he
taught that the Holy Spirit did not 30
control the inspired writers in their
com mposition of the holy scriptures as to
make tneir utteruncoe absolutely truth
ful.
The appeal further reciteH the tTiRl
and conviction of Prof. Smith by the
Cincinnati presbytery and its finding OF
suspension from the ministry until be
should renounce his errors: also the af-
firmatioD of judgment by the synod oil
Ohio, October 13, 1898. Prof. Smith
then says:
"Deeming myself sgrieved by the SEN
tence and upjustly deprived of my
rights and privileges as a minister OF
Jesus Christ, / gave due notice OF ap-
peal to the synod of Ohio, and filed the
same with the statement clerk of the
presbytery within the time required by
the Book of Dicipline. At the meeting
of the synod OF Ohio held in Cincinnati
October 10 to Is, 1888, presented nay
appeal, with specifications Of the errors
of the presbytery. Those errors, as
specified in the appeal to the synod are
in substance similar to those ascribed
to the synod given below. The appeal
with these specifications OF error was
found in order by the synod, after which
the Judgment, the notice of appeal and
the appeal were read. and the synod de.
cided that the appeals should be enter
tanned. After the parties were heard,
and opportunity to be heard had been
given to the members OF the synod, the
eynod proceeded to vote on each of the
II specifications of error. No one OF
these was sustained, the highest vote to
sustain being 81 against 78 not to Bus-
tain. Thereupon the moderator de-
clared the judgment of the presbytery
OF Cincinnati to be affirmed.
Having obtained no relief from the
synod of Ohio, now appeal to the gem
eral assembly, the highest court of the
church. pray your honorable body to
review the action of the synod by which
the decision of the president was con-
firmed. pray you to issue the case in
accordance with justice and the consti-
tuition of the church and to reverse the
decision of the lower court and restore
me to the exercise of my ministry, from
which have been excluded, having in
submission to the discipline Of the
church suffered this privation for the
space OF 15 months.
I'm support of this appeal. as already
recited in the notice of appeal, l allsee
IL errors in the action of the synod, each
being refusal ON the part of the synod
to correct erroneous action taken by the
presbytery of Cincinnati.
"First-The synod erred in not sus-
tanning my first specification of error in
my appeal from the presbytery OF Gin
cinnati, which was as follows: Allow
ing members of the presbytery to sit in
Judgment in the case after they had
published an opinion on my guilt
"Second-The synod erred in not sus-
tanning my second specification of error
in my appeal as aforesaid, towit: Re
fusing to sustain my objections from the
preliminary proceedings.'
"Third-The synod erred in not sus-
tanning my third specification of error,
towit: Not sustaining my objections
to the sufficiency of charge two, in form
and legal effect
"Fourth-The synod erred in not sus-
tanning my fourth specification OF error,
to-wit: Not sustaining my objection to
the suficiency of charge three in form
and legal effect.
"Fifth-The synod erred in not sus-
tanning my fifth specification of error,
to-wit: Not sustaing my objections to
the various specifications under charge
four as sufficient in formal and legal
effect.
"Sixth-The synod erred in not sus-
tanning my sixth specification OF error.
to.wit: Declining to receive testimony.
"Seventh--The synod erred in not sus-
tanning nv seventh epacification tn. wit .