A HERESY HUNT

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1574, 2 June 1887, Page 2

A HERESY HUNT

Dunedin, June 1. An attempt at what is popularly called a " heresj hunt " wae made m tha Dunedin Treßbytery to-night. Some Bix weeks ago the Rev J. Gibb, the recently-appointed pastor of the First Ohuroh, m addressing a publio assemblage, gave utterance to the following remark : — «• People seemed too muoh inclined to take their religion from the Old Testament. The ten Commandmonts were given to a rude people m a rode age. They were not intended to serve the Ohuroh of Christ to-day. We had a law to-day higher for intensity, searching, and light, and it was our bounden duty, as loyal Bubjeots, through ill report and good report, through prosperity ond adversity, through sunshine and shame, to obey the commandments of our King." The Rev Mr Finlayson to-night breught this under the notice of the Presbytery, and a very lengthy discussion ensued. In the course of this Mr Gibb, who spoke warmly, said he was not prepared to make a statement of bis views as to the relations subsisting between the law of Moses and the law of Christ, and he thought it would be vexatious of the Presbytery to ask him to do so abruptly. The words attributed to him he certainly | usod, but the context which more fully explained them was not reported.

A motion was eventually carried— Moved by Mr K. Bamsay, secondad by the Eev B. Waddell— to the effect that Mr Gibb's explanation was satisfactory.