The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-24
DIVINE EEALING.
Dr. Brimm Holds to His VieWs. Pres
bytery's Action.

bytery's Action.
The Charleston rresbytery, which
has been in session at Walterboro, has
been having more trouble about the
views Ct Dr.. Brimm of Columbia on the
subject Of divine healing. It will be
recalled tia Dr.. Brimm resigned his
chair at the theological seminary be-
cause of his views on this subject, and
there were other proceedings in the
matter by the rreebytery. The CORES
pondent of The News and Courier at
Walterboro thus relates what took
place at the presbytery's session about
the case:
1.-The most important matter which
came before tie presbytery for con-
siderstion was the case of Dr.. Brimm,
who, on account Of his peculiar views
with reference to the doctrine Of divine
healing, has become unacceptable as q
minister to the presbytery. Dr.. Brimu
announced bis position last year. His
views not being in sc,ord with the
Presbyterian ideas, he resigned the
chair which he held in the theological
seminary at Columbia and addressed d
letter to the fall meeting of the pres
By terry asking that his name be dropped
from the roll Of members Of that body.
The matter was very generally discussed
at that meeting, as the readers Of The
News and Courier will remember. The
result was that Dr.. Brinm's request
was refused and he wss epj oined from
premulgating his lecuiiat views.
upon assembling this week, the
presbytery was rut in possession Of
another letter addressed to it by DR..
Brinm, dated April 4, in which he
again state d his position ard informed
that body that be would refuse after
April II to obey the Injunction placed
upon him. The letter IS very warm
ole. and would mske very interesting
reading, but the lresbytery refused to
permit this correspondent to have a
| copy TOT puoilcau0n.
| Practically two days were con-
sumed in discussing the csse. Finally
the following resolution, offered by DR..
Smith, was adopted:
"Resolved, That the presbytery re-
grets very sincerely snd deeply the
view that Dr.. Brinm lakes Of the &C
tion Of the body at its meeting last
fall; that the pre.bytery regards the
terms which Dr.. Brimm has allowed
bimself to use ia the letter OF April 4
1901, now before this body, entirely
unWarTanted by anything in the rela-
tions between the writer and this pres
bytery, or in the course pursued by
this body in their dealings with him
"Hhe presbytery desires to remind
DR.. BEimm that Charleston presbytery
Is not less sincere in lis convictions Of
truth than is he himself, and that
these convictions are just as decided
and just as unslterable as are his own
The presby tery therefore solemnly and
earnestly reiterstes its previous de-
liverance as to the uascrip!ural and
uI constitutional character Of these
views. With this conviction Of the
charcter Of the views maintained and
defended by Dr.. Brimm, the presby-
terry, with all kindness, but with equsl
candor, informs Dr.. Birmm that it can.
not consent that minister under its
jurisdiction siall teach or publish them
IN any way; the presbytery therefore
repeats with emphasis the Injunction it
felt obliged to place upon him at the
fall meeting. with the hope and ezpec.
tation that Dr. Brimm will respect the
convictions and authority Of this court
SO long as he remains q member of it
in accordance with section 4 Of his Or.
dinatlon VOW.
,'The section to which reference is
here made is to the eject that he shall
remsin in sutjection to his brethren in
the Lord"