The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-03-25
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l. MANUFACTURERS Ss Ss ESsoS 4.&.&-<S-.e-.e~.0~.9-.es-.0-.&-.S-!1 ing back which I have said, l have had but one thing to preach and that is Christ. I never ask men to accept the person and not the theory. l as- sume that the author of being is su- prelne. He is the eternal word, and there Is no other. l hold that the gos- pei of Jesus is the only key and one criterion. One quotation from my ser mon was copied. A few of them are taken only in part, and other are gross ly inaccurate. l said that l believed the redemption is Gods initiative. l believe that the love of God has found Its expression in Jesus Christ. I believe Jesus Christ came to establish a reign of truth and love- I believe that Jesus Christ is as ever in the world" Here MT. Brown was questioned by the coun- |sel, and said he had distinctly repudi- lated some of the sayings credited to him, and read a long list of proposi- tons which he said there was no time to unfold. He said the sacrifice of Jesus was Gods self-sacrifice. He said these words were used by Dr. Harris to me not less than month ago. reject any theory that Christ and God are not diff ferent, but I insist that they are one. I insist that the mind of Christ is the mind of God. Mr. Brown then denied the statement credited to him that Christ did not die for our sins. Later on MT. Brown said in answer to ques- tion whether he meant that to accept Christ a man must accept His teach ings No, sir, a man who accepts Christ does not accept Him as his teacher, and I mean something vastly more, l mean the assimilation of Christ and the soul. Referring to his sermon of the atonement, he said he took for his text Matthew 10, 24 and 25, and objected to the fragmentary evidence.
 Treating the pardon of sins, he said; Forgiveness means to my mind, the forgiveness of sin as a disease is healed" Later Christ is only an in- depreciation of the Old Testament" In refutation of the evidence introduced that on the Sunday before Christmas, 1895, he had stated that the birth of Christ was not miraculous he made a total denial He said d professor in a seminary believes that the coming of the Holy Ghost of Christ at His birth was the fulfillment of the incarnation. q have never heard any Evangelical church. Congregational or otherwise that has solved the mystery of incar nation. I have preached nothing but the incarnation from this pulpit; even the diety of Christ
 At h.10 n'pIopl, 1o ,oinhf Dow NY Lathrop of Stony Creek, a member of the council which is trying Rev. Will liam T. Brown for heresy, came into the entry of the church, where a large crowd was anxiously awaiting the de- cision of the council, and informed those waiting that no decision would be reached last night The tribunal ad journed at 6:45, so that the members could catch the 6:52 train out of Madi- son.
 To-day the council will meet again at noon, will dine, and it is expected that by ? o'clock a decision in the case will be reached.
 The afternoon session lasted four full hours. It was much longer than any of the council had expected, and many of
 
 from the clock on the rear of the church when it became evident to them that they could not take the 4:0S train east Moderator Rev. D. M. James closed the time for hearing testimony at 3:10, and many thought that the council would be but short time in reaching a decision. The hope, however, vanished when at the urgent request of the opposition MT. Brown consented to allow the case to be reopened for the introduction of testimony which had been prepared by his critics but had not been brought forward earlier in the day, as the mod orator and counsel for the defense thought it had no bearing on the ques- tions which were before the council in the earlier part of the day. The final closing of all testimony took place at 3:45. The members of the council were becoming restless and it was evident on the face all all that they were anx- ious to have the matter over with.
 During the afternoon the anti-Brown- ties, as they were styled by witnesses for the defense made their case some- what stronger, but at times their state ments caused a wave of laughter from one end of the church to the other, but especially in the galleries, where the young people of the congregation had taken places. These outbursts on the part of the audience were sternly re- buked by the moderator, and upon their repetition Rev. MT. Blake arose and exclaimed that such outbursts of ap proval or disapproval must cease. He said he wanted justice for both sides and would see that his people got it. The remonstrance had the desired ef- feet.
 During the remainder of the day the people present at the trial contained themselves, although at times some had difficulty in crowding down the smiles ocasioned by the testimony introduced,
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