The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-15
DR.. BRIGGS IS ALL RIGHT.
REV. c. n. sTRONG's OPINION OF
NEW episcopal CLERGYMAN.

ChuFch-Esas brought to the study
of the Bible the Highest Scientific
Attafnments with Reverent
Spirit and His work Has Resulted
in "A Truer Knowledge of the
Origin and Meaning of the Bible.
Could Have No Difficulty in Ans
wering All Questions Asked of
Candidates for ordination.
The question Of Rev. DR. Briggs admis
sion to the priesthood of the Episcopal
Church, and the effect il is likely to have
on the church, was discussed last night by
Rev. Charles II. Strong of ST. Johns. He
did not hold that there are any grounds
for apprehension that damage viii result
to the church by the admission of Or.
Briggs.
The platform of the Episcopal Church,
Rev. Mr.. Strong held, is broad enough 70
receive all able and earnest men who ac-
cept The apostles creed. and who believe
that the Bible contains all that Is neces-
sary 10 the eternal salvation Of man.
Ii is not necessary that they
should believe that every word
contained in the Bible is true. or that
all of the books contained in il are true.
Mr.. Strong said that the Episcopal
Church does not seek accessions 20 its
pulpit from the pulpits of other churches.
There is good reason to believe that the
rule of the church in receiving such can
didates is unfair in that minister from
another church can be ordained to the
hi,
received into the church, whereas those
candidates for the ministry who have
been raised up within the church, and who
have already taken their university course
must undergo further period of probation
of three years. 1t does not seek these
access.ons because Of a feeling that those
who have been brought up within the
church understand better its spirit and
its true meaning. Therefore il does not
rejoice at these accessions from the pu4-
pits of other churches, Notwithstanding
the fact that a considerable portion of The
priesthood of the church is drawn from
timer churches, and in some years the
number ordained 10 the priesthood from
this source exceeds the numler of those
who have been brought up within the
church.
Those reared within the church, Mr.
Strong said, view 1t in a different light
tons. The Episcopal Church is a church
i'm the broadcast sense of the word 1t
does not believe il to be essential in the
sight Of God whether man be baptized
with much or little water. IL is encom-
passed in no narrow lines. 1t allows ful,
opportunity for religious development and
growth.
While there was no rejoicing in the
church at such accessiOns Mr. Strong sad
there is not the slightest objection to re-
ceiving such men as Or. Briggs. Any can
didate for ordination who can honestly give
the required answers TO the questions pro-
pounded of candidates can be properly re-
ceived. The important question is that
of belief in the Apostles Greed. This
contains all the essentials of Christian be-
lief. Down to the sixteenth century the
whole Christian world based it's faith on
this creed. DR.. Briggs he said. accepts
not only the Apostles Greed, but also the
whole of the NiCene Greed. Mr.. Strong
read the other questions propounded to
candidates, among them that of belief that
the scriptures contain all things necessary
for eternal salvation. The candidate is
not asked if he accepts everything that
he finds in the scriptures or if he believes
in their verbal inspiration. There was not
a syllable or a note in any one of these
questions which DR.. Briggs could not sat
isfactorlly answer, he said.
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