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Show Tin: iiiiiuiis rum. The highly teasoued sensation which the non-Interested public hat beeu promising Itself ujiou the return of Dr. Hrlggt from l.uroio It llablo to prove a crushing disappointment. During Ihe general discussion of his case In Ihu Trusbytsrlan assembly and the tet'to that followed among the trustees of the university In which he wat a professor, Hrlggt made a bold thow of Independence and professed much eagerurst for lilt trltl before the court of eccleslssllcs. Ho circulated circu-lated his views through the papers pretty extensively, and seemed altogether alto-gether satisfied with the opportunity hit notoriety aUordtd him to get hit Ideas liefore the public. A few months In Kurope seems to havo greatly modified his ardor. Ills josltlou, even among those who lean to his side of the controversy, Is not so boful sines the cool wealhir has set In, and he now talks of taking advantage of that allerna. live In his church which grants forgiveness for-giveness to hit class of olleuders upou confession of Inability to txpress Ihomselvet at all timet precisely at Ihcy meau. Dr. Hrlggt hat been imminent among sectarian educators for over twenty years, and was bnly a short lime before hit trouble with the church alvancod tu the chair of professor of Hllillcnl theology tn the leading I'ret. bylerlau college of the United ritttei. It will bo aslugulariptitailehewlll uow make lo claiming amnesty upon the grounds of Lcing lu-ctble lu-ctble of expressing himself eharly. Fuch a (lea If admitted by the court of eoclesljttlct will not only manifest a general cowardice with all oouccrued, but will show conclusively that there was much moro ot salary tliau ol conscience In the doctor's church aud scripture operations. Tlio fact Is, the ettltole which linage hai assumed Is a very itnuge and Inconsistent ouu for a m-.it of hit Intelligence to take. 11 It ' not 1 a rare or iinreatonablu lhiti lor Ihe meinUri of the I'retl'ilerlan church to rebel agaluit tnu to-ulle. BhhhhhhhhhhI revision process which Its cretdt are now undergoing, Hut for a leading meml-er of any church lo deny In pub lies. Illlggs hat done, his Mlef In the fundamental doclrlnts of his crsed, andwhllesetllug up anew religious code upon his own flan, still to elslni the right of recognition at a biblical authority and to tench In tho church schools and prctch hit new fannied doctrines from Ihe church pul lis, It ono of the rsrest pieces of Impudence that any church has yet confronted. At for the Urlggs Interpretation of tho lllble, It It distinctly modern aud altogether taking amoiig"irogreslve" religionists. It le a iheoryof Hcrlture that Is strictly up with the tlmra and Ha promulgation, lu spite of tho thunderbolts of wrath Ironi high church quarters, list drawn tn Its author a following eu strong as lo threaten the dissolution of the church. Tills la Ihe reason that the more politic ministers lu the beginning begin-ning worked very hard to put n temporary tem-porary Injunction upon both the doctor doc-tor and lilsaccuieri, hoping that a few monthe of quiet would bring loth to their senses aud save the church. Hut while such a com promise pro-mise wat satisfactory to tho accusers, ac-cusers, the auibttloui I releasor, with Ihe university truttees at his back refused to subside, and really forced au Investigation which from the begin-nlnghttbeeu begin-nlnghttbeeu pursued wlthfearand trembling. The cats may cometua sudden termination through Hrlgga being Induced to jleld In the manner we have explained. Olherwlso the allalr Is liable to drag 011 for a yiar or more. The conditions are such that the 1'retbylerlan church ieolo cauuot now relent very murhwlthoutdaiiger ouily compromising thtlr creed. |
