Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-26
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The exciting squhbh'e IN the fi'4'
byfefian Assembly NJ MlnhenP""r w
Thufsday was ho' N'ry euiiyihh ~,
iaolc. II shows ina, Religion. an,
mositier arc still OF the heieeai hnn
and that the divisions IN chfir'ehn'h
are not only those OF sect against sect
but prevail W'thln the otEhhiAsuoh'
that fgure as The embodiment OF or
ihodoxy. "skulkcrs ana coward. ana
such like cpItheis' are not exactly h'
Kind Of bo'heriy phrases that Vhria'
iian ministers are expected to hufl AZ
each other
The action taken by tho Assembly.
after the debate. appears 10 be- the
wiser and more conservative course.
The minority report called for string.
ent measures against the offending
minister. and N u had been adopted
would no, only have resulted. probably.
In his expulsion after a trial for hcfcsy.
hut In n rplit among the Presbyterian
clergy over the views. pro and con.
on IN. subjects that would have 10 be
discussed.
IN. gentleman who caused such a
storm in tho Assembly IL REV. Arthur
g. Mco,ne,,. u. %. who ha, written
n book ruiIr,,. "A History 81 chris.
t,,nlty In the Apoa,olle Are a very
,nnocen, mn, bu, heading a work that
ha. rnl..d n rimpus An m. midst Of
IN, pr.,by,e,lan body Doubt 4. cast
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The question before the assembly
was moi 90 much IN. support or con.
semnatIon M pr. Meolnert and his
w,i,ins. N. the manner In which an.
matter should b. handled. Thc ma.
iorlty recommended m, ,.f,r.neo az
the case to the prcubytery OF New
York. without directing the courue 10
n. pursu.s. hut -for sueh dlsposltl,n
N. IN. peaee Of the church and IN.
purlty Of the do,trlne may require. e
Tn. mlnority report rcauired the nc.
eu,.d q. meet with a committee and
r.eant his Views. 40 as 20 conforn Ia
IN. standards. ana NJ he would not. "a
request him 10 withdraw from tho
Presbyterian ministry. and II that
failed, the Presbytery 10 proceed ac.
cordinE to the church constitution. or
IN other words formally try him and
espel him, NJ a last resort
The majority report prevailed. and
the New York prc~hyicry Will be- left
free to conduct the matter a. II may
see NJ. Perhaps the Dr. viii be able
10 argue that body into the concession.
that his book and the standards do not
essentially disagree. though they may
appear 10 do 30 ~ form. iiut whatever
course may be taken. the religious
world has not heard the last OF the
Mcdinert ease.
The assembly adopted. without dis
sent. the preamble to the majority rvs
oiuiion. which was rc-aiiirina''on OF
the orthodox fundamentals. concern
inE the plenary Inspiration OF ihe
sacred scriptures thAt thrF ara
free fnom error when 'n,'fp'"''u W
their natural ana intended sense.
the eternal onensrs OF the Son OF ""l
with the Father whose "ohhr'd anu
humanity Were "h''"h' no p''hH s'h'
lrs- ana without error 'h't 'he -a'ia'
men, OF the Lords supper u an lhsu'
tuition OF the LORD hi'nreh' uha' ra'Na'
ton comes OF )uH'lheail"n py hnpuuhs
the Righteousness OF christ !" W" SUI
ner' through fai'h exclusively ana 'hA'
the gift OF God
We do not propose To take w 'h's'
Fundamentally Just now or onrr anS
arguments In relation TO them' We
simply state them In u plain manner
because there WIS no division expressed
upon them By the two factions ~ 'h'
Assembly II Is evident therefore u
pr. Meuinfcrt ennno, fnlly assent "a
them. he viii have TO follow pr. irisg'
out ~ the Presbyterian ministry u not
Into the Eplacopalian church