Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-31
OTTMAN CHARGE
TO Be TAKEN UP
BY PRESBYTERY
Former Newark Pastor Says
Princeton Professor Is Teach
ing Doctrines of Heresy.


NEW YORK, Aug, az What
ever disposition is made of the
charges of unorthodoxy against AS
slstant Professor Lucius Hopkins
/ Miller of the chair of Biblical in
struction at Princeton University. by
Rev Ford c. Ottman. former secre-
tary of the Presbyterian Board OF
Church Erection. of New York, and
for years pastor in Newark, viii
have to be made by the Presbytery
of New Brunswick, N. j.
The pamphlet just published by
Rev. Mr.. Ottman, attacking Frofes-
sor Miller. was a topic for heateI
| discussion yesterday among the min
isters mostly of the Presbyterian
denomination, attending the Bible
conference at Stony Brook Long Isl
and. A consignment of DR.. Ottmanss
pamphlet, entitled THE Devil in Cap
and Gown" reached the ministers
there yesterday.
Rev. DR.. John F. Carson. pastor OF
the Central Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, and president of the Stony
Brook Assembly, called attention to
the pamphlet from the platform, and
copies were distributed among. the
ministers. who read 1t with absorb
ing interest.
In all the comments heard there
was not one favorable to the attitude
taken by Professor Miller in his re-
cent article in 1.-THE Biblical World
which formed the basis for DIR. Ott-
mans attack The general opinion
prevailed that, as it was understood
that Princeton was the Presbyterian
university that stood for the funda
mentals of the Christian faith, 1t
was certain that many ministers
would withdraw their sons from the
institution and that laymen would
follow the example.
THE bulk of Prinoeton's endow-
ment has come from Presbyterians,"
said Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman, and
/ while Princeton University has no
organic connection with the Presby-
terrain church. it has always been
regarded as UNCONVENTIONAL strong
hold The position of Professor Mill
Ter is radically opposed to that of the
Presbyterian church. and it seems to
me 1t is the duty of the Princeton
trustees to eliminate a teacher OF
such unsound ideas
'qf Professor Miller Is honest in his
contentious, then why is he not hon
est enough to give mp his positlonG
He is entitled to hold mis- own views
on this subject as well as any other,
but he has absolutely no right to air
them in a so-called Christian institur
ton while holding the position he
does. 1t is dastardly and nothing
short of peryersion to shatter the
faith of a young man. Youth needs
all the ideals and faith II can pos
sibly retain.
Professor Miller's article was an
absolute outrage"
The article. among other things,
denied the Divinity of Christ, the
ministers say.
PRINCETON. Aug 31.-Professor
l.. r. Miller, who is accused of unor-
thodoxy by Rev. Ford c. Gilman,
is absent from Princeton, and is NOT
expected to return until about the
beginning Of the next term in Sep
TENDER.
Rev. Dr. Ford C. Ottman was pas
tor of the Memorial Presbyterian
Church at South Orange avenue and
South Seventh street, this city, for
five years from 1889 to 1898. He was
considered one of the most brilliant
clergymen in the city and was active
in young peoples church work.