The evening world., 1911-05-26
Verdict Is Credited to Closing
Argument Of Willy Chief
Prosecutor.
TO ASK FOR CLEMENCY.
Formal Report Made To-day
Sentences Minister to Sus-
pension Until He Recants.

ATLANTIC CITY. ~. J.. May @-rhe
sudden change In the status Of the
hsrssy ease against the Rev. DR.. WILL
IAN d. Grant OF Northumberland. Pa.
which led to lis conviction on a charge
o. hsresy. Is attributed to the willy
move Of Judge Hinckisy. enior covn-
sci for ne prosecution.
In summing W the case for the de-
Tense he confined his arguments en-
tirely 20 the evidence o; radical views
In variance TO h accepted doctrines
Of the Presbyterian Church charged
against tho Pennsylvania pastor. disre-
garding entirely the technical point Of
to the General Assembly was based.
Lawyers and friends Of the accused
mir or took this - . favorable point
for DR.. Grant But this morning the
csnny move Of Judge Hinckiey 10 just
per colaaing into the brains Of the de-
fense. BY considering the entire raAe
and not showing grounds for t.e ap-
peal. the venerable Pen~nsyivania 1uris'
laid stress on tho peculiar and startling
Interpretations DR.. Grant made Of the
most emphatic passages In the BffA
Or. Grant Confident.
The defense thought hs failure &c
show grounds for appeal was . sigr
Of a weak line OF prosecuting evidence
They were confident OF Icquittai ever
up 70 tho time they retired last night
Dr.. Grant himself. inter viewed late las
.S-h .Av 49, ASyAAU~ .-~ltne
sure Of aeauittsi. and even spoke hap
PLY Of returning TO his charge .
Northumberland. . greatly e~nlightenet
man. but still believing In many Of th'
ststemsnts that led up to his psrss
ouAion.
Leakage Of the verdict before Il va.
ofacially announced took not only d.
Grant. but ali the 600 commissioner
BY surprise.
Tho formal verdict was reported TIL!
morning. II Yec!tsd that DR.. Gran
taught doctrines contrary 10 the wor'
OF God In the Bible and the Prsaoy<ar
tAn combustion Of faith"
He 10 held to Be suiity under tn
rules Of the Presbyterian Book OF Disci
| pine, and the commission recommend
that he he suspended from exercising
the functions of a minister OF the Pres
byterian Church until such time M
can CONVINCE his " Presbytery. tina
of Northumberland. that he has re
nounced the erorrs ne has been foun'
TO hold and to satisfy the P~resbytery o
mis- purpose TO no longer each them."
A motion to adopt the report and cor
Orp. shA tuAwOpAnt ~ yhA (nmrNiaRO
wac put to q vote IN the Assembly ar
aas carried overwhelmingly. withor
debate. There were only . few seal
tered Noes"
Easy to Rslnststs Him.
The Judgment leaves 1t up to d
Grants own P~resbyeery to reinsta'
him. and as that body have already a.
quilted him and Is obviously favorab
to him. the sting was taken from Il
apparent hsrshness OF the verdict.
1t was pointed out by his friends th'
there Ia nothing to prevent DIR. Graz
from appealing 10 his P~resbytery at |
very next meeting and to bo rei'
stated by making a statement recantir
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