El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-20

Into the Presbyterian general assem-
bly,, already convened in Louisville,
heresy charges in two forms are more
than likely to come before the close Of
the three weeks session. Union Theo-
logical seminary, New York, which pro-
duced the Briggs and 8IcGiffert heresy
charges. and in one case trial. comes
fordward with a third. me Rev. DR..
William Adams brown. Roosevelt pro-
lessor of systematic theology at Union,
has written another book, The Chris
tlan's Hope and in it old line Pres
byterians are finding much which they
say cOntradicts the Westminster con-
LESSONS Unrest is general Presbyte-
rian periodicals are filled with letters
to their editors.
A second form Is an overture, backed
from half a dozen presbyteries, asking
general assembly to look into lesson
helps issued for the children in Pres
byterian Sunday schools. These helps
are edited by the Rev. DR.. J. r. Miller
for many years a close cOnfidant OF
John Wanamaker, and are published
by the Presbyterian board Of publica-
ton, one of the three great official
boards Of the Presbyterian church. New
ertheless. presbyteries are declaring
their comments TO cOntraVene much Of
the confessions Some charge them TO
be Unitarian. and compare them with
the instruction given at Union TheO-
logical seminary.
The Rev. Dr. William Adams Brown
comes of the wealthy and socially
prominent Brown family Identified
with New York banking circles for
many years and with the Rev Dr.
Iarkhurst's church As Prof Briggs
years ago attacked the Pentateuch,
Prof. McGiffert later and now Prof
Brown attacks the Gospels. especially
st Johns Gospel The attack of the
assembly at Louisville, if attack come.
is likely TO be upon the New York
zn FER a II boo rsr
sembly. appointed last year to bring
about better relations with Union sem
mary II possible. Will report at Louis
vile before the assembly ends Union
the Presbyterian or to any other
church, and the Presbyterian church
has forbidden presbyteries permitting
candidates for the ministry under their
care pursuing their studies at Union
1t is charged that New York presby-
terry has lodged the rule by not max
ing men candidates It knows them TO
pc at Union, and intending to come TO
IL 10 be licensed But they are not
candidates and come only after they
are through at Union Under this plan
and with what are charged to be len
lent examinations. a stream Of minis
tiers is going into the Presbyterian
church from Union seminary, many Of
them, so It IS charged. uncertain in
their beliefs in the virgin birth. the
bodily resurrection of Christ. and the
inspiration of the Bible. save in spots.
a petition has gone from various pres
byteries to Louisville to dissolve the
New York presbEtery. and so prevent
the passage Of this stream
Former Union seminary professors
who wrote books and brought on here
sy charges. one Of them stirring the
whole country. were Prof Chas- A.
Briggs, now an EpiscOpalian. and the
Rev. Dr. Arthur c. McGiffert. now
COngregat ionalisL Both were Presby-
terians TO begin with. and both fought
hard against expulsion The charge is
openly made that wealth and social
influence are playing their part. Pres
byterian weeSi5es are cOnfining utter
anceS to letters 10 their editors, but
among ministers in private the con
trOversy is on in earnest A noticeable
change is in terms Formerly the word
'heresy' was openly employed Now
the term used IS error