The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-29
DOCUMENT Is A GREAT ONE.
REV. DIR. BRIMM'S STATEMENT
Is GIVEN OUT.
Preacher Shows Plainly His Reasons
for Wanting To Leave the
Church.

Charleston. 8. c., October 2.-(Special.;
The views Of the Rev. DR.. d. J. Brimm.
who was Saturday acquitted by his
church. have been given out At first his
statement was carefully guarded. but after
the session last night acquitted him, DR..
Brimm's paper was made public and this
has created no end of interest among
church people hereabout. In this very re-
markable document the reverend divine
says:
II believe that miracles belong to this
whole dispensation, and not merely to the
first century of 1t; that they were given
to sustain the truth of Christianity. and
not merely to guarantee the deity of
Christ ana the Inspiration OF the canoni-
cal writer's; that they are needed Tor their
apologize value as much now as they
were I'm the apostolic age; that miracles
of healing are special characteristic OF
this dspensation, and are the special priv
ilege of Gods children; that God means
and wishes to make a difference between
His children and those that are not, sal
walton being much more IA real and pres
ent possession that we ordinarily make IT.
Il believe that disease, defects and de-
formities are, as a whole the consequence
OF sin in the world; that in particular
cases they may be and often the re-
suit of particular sins, but are not nee
cSsarily so; that Satan sometimes visits
them upon us, by Gods permission, for
trial; that they sometimes come as the
result of the ignorant or non-ethical Vlo-
lat!on of the laws of nature and health;
that they are sometimes visited directly
by God for punishment. or for chastisc-
ment. or for trial-and in any case Gods
knowledge and act, efficient or permlssive,
are involved.
Il believe that these human Ills, being
part of the penalty that we suffer fo-
sin, are involved in the atonement made
by Christ so that In literal sense He
bore our inhrmities, and with His stripes
we are healed; but. just as in the case or
Justification. we get the benefit In ac-
cordance with our faith: and SO. when
We come to God confeSsing our sin and
believing His promise, that we may ex-
pect to be healed that, just as in the
case Of the healing of sou-siCknesS God
repudiates the assistance of human works.
so in the healing of the body He Will not
divide His honor with human medicines
and devices.
81 believe that when Satan causes our
sickness God Is ever ready TO frustrate
Satan If we put ourselves in the right
attitude toward Him; that when We are
sick by reason of ignorant violation or
the laws of health God will pity us If
we come TO Him in faith and Will heal
us; that the Lord Jesus Christ IS as pow
erful and compassionate now as lie was
when He lived on earth, and will reach
forth the helping hand If We cry 10 HIM
I'm faith, and that the fact that God over
rules sickness for the cultivation OF varl-
Gus Christian graceS does not imply that
He has efficiently ordained II for this pur
pose any more than that lie so ordains
a crime which lie may SO overrule.
II believe that, if God permits or CT
fects case Of sickness for chastisement,
we have no right to try TO Illustrate Ills
chastsement by the use of medicine, but
should repent, and, trusting HIS mercy
draw near 10 Him in faith and submis-
sion; that. # IL be for trial. the way TO
meet the trial IS not by resOrting to the
most skilful physician and approved med
iclnes. but to God Himself, who IS right
eously jealous of His honor, ana VIII not
divide it with men.
"T believe that advancement in science
and discovery. In the knowledge OF ma,
terra medca, and In therapeutlCal ana
surgical skill IS ut once part Of God
benevolent providence toward the evH ana
unthankful and faithless. and also part
Of n goddess humanity self-sufficient ma
terial civilization: that whereas Christ did
not use means for healing, we are not re-
quircd to use them, and that inaSmuch ds
He could do no miracles Wncfe theTe WdS
no faith. neither can We. and now. as then.
+ba faith makes the standard according
to which anything IS done
81 believe that there is scripture war
rant for these positions Cat least for the
Fundamental posftionS. while the others
are logically deducible) ana that they 40
not affect our getting SICK our e3tlnS
and drinking proper nOuflShm'nt Htiu u
ing proper precautions to sustain NE ana
prGserye health, and our dying IN tho
Lords good time and own way. because
there IS no scripture warrant Tor the mega
tive OF these anu lui tiit ''''F '''''N
thcv subject God to every human caprice.
II believe in the reliability OF human
testimony i'm the case OF present DAY MIR
aclcs as much as In the apostolic age
making allowance of course. for the fac
Tor of inspiration I'm the latter case, and
/ donrccat. the rejection of this testimony
nc serving TO sustain Iume's position
ana IN destroy the position Of the churcN
as 10 the witness of the gospels and /
believe that the counter position, so widely
prevalent in the church, is lending its aid
to the triumph Of rationalsm and AMI
ScepuctSm.
II believe that teaching IS the test OF
the miracle. rather than the miracle OF
the teaching: that Satan is TO work mira
cfes and is now working them, and on
tho church's position as to the function
az miracles Will deceive ali but the very
elect and will cause them much trouble;
and that we have right 10 employ
mira cIes to counterfeit these Satanic mira
clos of Christian Science of Mental Sci
ence' and Of Anti-Scriptural Spirituaiism
81 believe that amounting by the elders
with PRAYER, IS unqualified and explicit,
and that the promise Is equally sos that
this is sustained by other scriptures, that
God has vindicated the Interpretation be
yond room for cavIl. that God IS more
honored thus than by the employment 90
human skill az knowledge. even IN n
junction with 10 iilHi' anu 'iit .'
objections spra against miracr d7
healing arc altogether unreasonable amt
due 10 the 'evil heart Of unbeiei that
remains in the people of God ana that
we have already run deeply into christian
MIN void the gospel
through our traditjons-as evidenced by
" -. J. BRIMM."