| Show CRUMBLING CREEDS I 1 ON the 2nd and dinst a 4 meeting of the chicago presbytery Visby tery of the presbyterian church was held in that city in the re report poet presented by the committee on the he revision ra v won of creed some important changes were recommended the westminster confession was pronounced unsuitable for the present ag age e in america in in the days of its adoption the controversies prevailing among Cath catholics olim protestants aral niang and calvinists had much to do with its production this is a more sober and a more practical age and hence he n ce not n ot alone a revision of the confession is needed but many other radical reforms the section relating to divorce was recommended for radical revision the doctrine of predestination or nation required modification or fuller explanation it was also suggested that a cha chapter pier be inserted setting forth the love of god for all mankind it is thought that the tendency of this movement is to obliterate all the marks of special antagonism lem between catholic Cath olio and protestant beliefs this report coming almost cousy with the charges of heresy against inist dr brigg braggs FJ shows that presbyterian theologians are considerably over their creed the main charge against briggs is that at he taught doctrine conflicting with ith the holy seri scriptures atu roe as interpreted hy the Presby presbyterian church the farat ret specification under this thia charge is ie declared there oat at are three great fountains of olivine authority the bible the church and the reason the heresy lies in making the church and the reason coequal with the bible for divine authority the second specification charges brigan brigg with wit teaching that the holy boy scriptures crip tures are not sufficient in all oases cases M a guide to salvation without saving knowledge of GOO god through the church f the third specification deals with the 1 of dr briggs he teaches abat bat people who reject the holy trini ay the incarnation the atonement the e resurrection resurrect ion the personality of the ay ghost the bible miracles etc 11 find and knowledge of god if they 4 rn to their own reason it was thus found god martineau jamee ames s there are several other charges and Orpe cill cat ions but they chiefly hinge ge three here mentioned mention ed it is on n the Cy ident to observers that the established creeds of the churches are factory to their own adherents and at radical changes if not a great collapse awaits the structure of ecru cabling christendom |
