Modern Criticism

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Excerpt from Modern Criticism: Being an Examination of the Speech Delivered by Professor Robertson Smith at the Meeting of the Commission of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, on the 27th October, 1880 The General Assembly, after re-affirming the decisions of the two preceding Assemblies finding relevant the libel against Professor R. Smith, and after approving of the service of the libel upon him by the Presbytery of Aberdeen, declared it ripe for probation. Four motions were then submitted to the Assembly - one to proceed to probation, another to withdraw the libel, but remove the Professor from his Chair, a third to pass from the libel, and repone the Professor with an admonition, declaring at the same time that his views were not the views of the Free Church, and a fourth, which, by a majority of seven, in a vote of 290 as against 292, became the judgment of the Assembly, was in the following terms: - "That the General Assembly, considering that the course of the case has confirmed the Report of the College Committee, that they had not found any ground sufficient to justify a process for heresy against Professor Robertson Smith, inasmuch as seven of the eight counts in the original Libel have been found irrelevant, while, with regard to the remaining count, the explanations offered by Professor Smith at various stages, and in particular his answer to the Amended Libel, afford satisfactory evidence that, in this aspect of the case also, there is not sufficient ground to support a process for heresy, do resolve to withdraw the Libel against him. "Further, the Assembly, finding that Professor Smith is blameworthy for the unguarded ami incomplete statements of his articles, which have occasioned much anxiety in the Church, and given offence to many brethren zealous for the honour of the Word of God, instruct the Moderator to admonish Professor Smith with due solemnity as to the past, in the confident expectation that the defects referred to will be guarded against and avoided in time to come. "And, finally, the Assembly declares that, in declining to decide on these critical views by way of discipline, the Church expresses no opinion in favour of their truth or probability, but leaves the ultimate decision to future inquiry in the spirit of patience, humility, and brotherly charity, admonishing professors to remember that they are not set for the propagating of their own opinions, but for the maintenance of the doctrine and truth committed to the Church." Professor Smith Acquiesced in the foregoing judgment, and submitted to a solemn admonition from the Moderator. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.