Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-28
AGAINST PROF. SMITH.
The Presbyterian Assembly Found
Him Guilty Of Heresy.

Prof. Henry Preserved Smith. d. D., for
merly professor of Hebrew In Lane Theo-
logical Seminary at Cincinnati was on Sat-
urday declared guilty OF heresy by the Pres
byterian general assembly. The vote was
announced as $40 to 101.
A committee of FIVE was appointed to con-
fer With Prof. Smith 20 further proceed
ings In the case. Its object is TO obtain
from him an expression of views with the
object OF defining his position in connection
with the decision Of the highest court Of the
church.
Dr. McKibben stated that II expression OF
Smith the presbytery of Cincinnati u u obey
any directions which the assembly rrs% Is
sue regarding his reinstatement.
The synods which cast solid votes against
DIR. Smith were: Atlantic. 4 votes: Ken
lucky. G; Missouri. 16: Nebraska, Is; New
Mexico. 6: Oregon. S. and Utah, L. Those
who voted solidly In favor Of DIR. Smith
were: China. votes: India /. and Texas. &
Baltimore was II TO against Prof Smith;
New Jersey. - TO 4; New York. IS 70 n;
Pennsylvania. az TO Q; Tennessee, to l. and
Washington. 6 TO T. The New York city DEL
egation voted solidly against Prof Smith.
The charges on which Prof Smith was
tried are as follows:
l. The Presbyterian Church in the United
States OF America charges the Rev. Henry
Preserved Smith, d. D., being q minister in
said church and a member OF the presbytery
of Cincinnati. with teaching in a pamphlet
entitled biblical scholarship and Inspira-
tion." contrary TO a fundamental doctrine
of the word of God and the confession OF
faith; that the Holy Spirit did not so con-
troll the inspired writers in their compost
ton OF the Holy Scriptures to make their
utterances absolutely truthful l. e. namely
free from error when interpreted In their
natural and intended sense.
Crhe above charge was supported by
eleven specifications. each giving a reference
to the pamphlet.
2. The Presbyterian Church In he United
States of America charges the Rev. Henry
Preserved Smith. ID. D., minister IN said
church and a member OF the presby.ery OF
Cincinnati. In a pamphlet. entil ID Biblical
Scholarship and Inspiration" while alleging
that the Holy Scriptures are inspired and
an infallible rule OF faith and practise with
denying in fact their Inspiration IN the sense
Holy Scriptures by the Holy Scriptures
themselves and by the confession Of faith
The various trials of Prof. Henry Pre-
served Smith have already been drag ing
along the presbytery and synod for almost
two years. His case came Up before the
Cincinnati presbytery for trial on November
30. ls92. when he refused to offer any testi-
mony in his own defense, urging that q
wrong Interpretation had been put Hpon his
writings. He finally was brought to explain
his stand. but not TO the satisfaction OF the
presbytery, which. on December IL, when
the trial ended. sentenced him to suspension
from the ministry by a vote Of 81 TO "a
The next day the sentence was before the
presbytery, and Prof. Smith announced bis
intention to appeal 10 the synod OF Ohio.
The trial on appeal came up before the
synod In session at Cincinnati on October
Il, and on the following day the body, by a
vote OF as TO 81. sustained the action OF the
presbytery. Prof Smith then appealed 70
the general assembly.