ðɪ ˈɔːbɜːn θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi hˈɪstɚɹi pɹəfˈɛsɚ, ɹˈɑːbɚt hˈeɪstɪŋz nˈɪkəlz, pɹəpˈoʊzd tə tʃˈælɪndʒ ðɪs pɹəsˈiːdʒɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻpˈiːɾᵻdli ɐfˈɜːmɪŋ ɐdˈɪʃənəl stˈændɚdz ʌv ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːksi, bᵻsˌaɪdz ðə bˈaɪbəl ænd ðə wˈɛstmɪnstɚ kənfˈɛʃən ʌv fˈeɪθ wˌɪtʃ wɜː ðɪ ˈoʊnli stˈændɚdz ʌv ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːksi əfˈɪʃəli ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd baɪ ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ.
The Auburn Theological Seminary history professor, Robert Hastings Nichols, proposed to challenge this procedure of repeatedly affirming additional standards of orthodoxy, besides the Bible and the Westminster Confession of Faith - which were the only standards of orthodoxy officially recognized by the church.