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Show A PRESBYTERIAN HERETO. Itr. Chnrlea A. Brluc. of lh. I'ninn Theological Theo-logical ftewlnary 1. Under a Cloud. New Yokk, April 13. The preshy-tory preshy-tory of the Presbyterian church will set on foot n prosecution fur heresy against Hev. Dr. Charles A. Briggs, prolcssnr uf biblical theology in Union Theological Theologi-cal seminary. The ground for the opposition to Professor Pro-fessor Brigg and to his remaining in care of the chief seminary of the l'res-byterian l'res-byterian churchjs tumid in his famous inaugural address delivered on January 'JUth last, 'i be address may tie sum-j nmm.ed as follows: "Three great fouu-1 fouu-1 tains of divine authority ; 1, the bible;! 2, the church; 3, reason, and these three must bo in harmony. To make them harmonize the obstructions raised by misguided men must he removed. No one of the three is obstructed as tne bible. Its obstructions are suptTsit-tious suptTsit-tious reverence of the book; belief in inspiration in each word; mistake iih to it authenticity; acceptance of its miracles as historical truths; failure in the fulfillment of lU miiiute predictions. Not until the human race removes these obstacles can the bible and the church exert their full power. Remove every incumbrance out of tho way for the now lifn.the life of God moving throughout through-out Christendom. The spring tuna of a new age is about to come." |