"No Proper Charges” by Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
New Horizons, June-July, 1982, Page 2
Also referenced by Hewitson, Page 49
Gaffin rejects Kuschke’s assertion that proper charges were filed by Jack and Kuschke at Presbytery in 1977 because the evidence permitted using the October 76 Study Paper that was restricted to faculty discussions was inadmissible, and charges without proper evidence are “no proper chargers.” The judgment of Presbytery was upheld by the 1979 General Assembly.
Gaffin concludes, “In fact, proper formal charges have never been brought against Mr. Shepherd. Instead the May 4, 1981 letter, which Mr. Kuschke goes on in his statement to defend, has been chosen by some—including members of the same Presbytery as Mr. Shepherd—as a means of making public charges against Mr. Shepherd and advancing their opposition to what they believe are his serious doctrinal errors.