, 1874-06-05
PROF. PATTON At IT AGAIN.

Y1NDE1.
PROF. PATTON At IT AGAIN.
~ ths Editor of Ths Chicago 11tbund.
Bin: Brother Patton Is p1uclty man. That
is certaiu. And pluck ia considerable virtue.
Thfs is 80 Wherever found, all tho way from tho
littlo horooB of the rat-pit up to tho great er-
tin8uishorH Of herosy. He Ia also q knowing
man. II rio Mono is not infallib1o, tie Vatican
Council only made mistake; they did not clain
that Mey wore infablo; they only made mis-
take In not lighting upon tho right man. Prof.
Patton is tho one. Tho Chicago presbytery was
ain orror." He snys so; said It in Il throo-col-
umn ocitorial tho othor day; has said II again.
II is 30. Tho Synod Of Northern Illinois will DO
in tho samo ghastty prodlcamont II, next O0to-
ber, It does not roundly toll presbytory that tho
Chicago ministers made an utdactouB mlHslko
IN not saying Amen when Prot. T. opened his
hps. +.
People nevor got used to earthquakes; tho
drcad Of them rathor grows. Tl,s bothor is
you novor can tell whom tho next ono is going to
happen nor just how this one is going to
turn out, until 1t Ia all over. Will, such power
Ito accommodate Matthew Arnolds pot phrase
with such a "poHer wording for" orthodoxy
as Prof. Patton around, Presbyterian folk aro
easily oxcuBablo If they do stop about lit
tle timtdly. However,, tho great "apponl was
not wholly unexpected. We suspoct tho hearts
Of tho brethren wore partially prepared for 1t. It
has not como upon them and underneath them,
aftor a1l, exactly Hike an earthquake. Which is
d great mercy. He Ind told Brother swing-at
leaat had told 1t to tho wofld-that ho Wan worao
than 4orotio,-a thoroughly dishonest man, to
boot, whoao declaration was Of no account. He
Ind nll along displayed about aB much oon~
tldonco In Tho Prcsbytery. 30 THAI his
discrimination. just nov Officially announced, Of
ing them, IL something Of a shook, but not much
Of oataclysm. II Dr.. Patterson and tho rost
aro afraid. thoro Is ona door still opou: botweon
now and thon thoy can omigrato, say to AMatra-
cannot oortainly tell beforehand what tho Syn.
tomato Thoologtan, In loaguo with Lis fright
bowor," Brother Mccormick, may do. Tho lat-
tor il d towor OF strength IN tho denomination.
Northwest in QUO pocket, and tho Interior in the
other. And doos he not say to cue man, Col
and ho goes? Dr.. Trowbridgo,- for instances
What If I1e ehou1d tako it into his heart to Say
Dr.. Kittredgs, nnta SO on? Tho outlook is
but Prof. Patton is wiser than soycn men
TINT Gun ronaor D Ionson. The number Of rea-
sons Which ho car, give, It takes a schoolboy to
count, TwontY-aix is only printing. Tie ap-
singular solf-doninl, these aro sustained by
count Of only dozeu 'speclto roasons." Those
grounds are: ~ irregalaritieB; (2) hurrying to
To- d manifestation Of .:,projudlco; ~ mistake
lot coursoi) and (5) injustice in tito decision.
The Elders Of tho Fourth Church ought not to
have been allowed to giyo tostimony in tho case,
Moderator, DR.. Mitchell, hid no business either
to voto or give any opinion on tho merits
of tho case; and, again. "tho prosecutor"
says Prof. Pa Appeal, "cxpected to prove
snas t. s Rs e9s Hsss sna Hssp ts
=. omits hero from "a1r swtngs" namo tue
title Ney.;" for tho reitoration Of this specific
charge after Prof sswings solemn de9ial in
any such lotter is, on Prof patton's part, nothing
moro or leHs than personal insult 70 Dir. Swing,
as man void Of yeraclty And, aside from that,
Prof. patton's reliance unon tlis putatiye tosti-
every one knows who knows tho man. Mr.. G.
is ono of tho brightest and cloyerost Of men.
lilo is not afraid OF new idea, knowa it whom
ho soos it. and is delighted at it. But, while he
volatile in his temperament. Ills soul kin
Of '' ono ' ktnd r Of gab tragtb. now s il il Wow wow
Of some ,other; presentation. Ho. is often
Is to bo, il, lis convictions, largely tic victim Of
hia last-read book. At ono tilno LiB sermons
sound as though Strauss " Old Iaitl1 and Now
wero tho last work lo Ind boon porlng over;
| again. tho "anclont, founta or inspiration
well up through al his being yot," md 10 fairly
burns with tho oyangelo feryor OF his carly
| Mcthoaignl. And, indeed Us tho President of
the Young Meu's Christian Association, nlr. Dur
ton, testified, he hinlsof says that ho mover lett
the Methodist Church because Of any change Of
| doctriual belief. How nbsnrd, tlon, to make 30
much ado about 4 ron1ark which somebody says
he Heard Mr.. Collier onco make, to tho effect that
ho beloved thai Prof. Swing preaohod similar
vast vas tho dale Of the cotncilencoi ona wllioh sun
days during tho past five or six years did these
| sln,ilaritios happou?
/ Ono other point wherein I" tho Presbytery Ia
IN error" is IL tahtng the ground that tho issne
! M Issue between Old School aud Now School
Prosbyterianis1n. This claim was mado. And
We i,ayo no doubt but that y WIS yital to the
! issue, becauso it was true. The Now School
freedom. na against soryility, to tho lottor, in
| tho Interpretation Of the standards. Tho
"Aul'urn Declaration" distinctly assorted TINT
| Hborty M a condition Of union and that claim
ing to diungree, a. .beioro. Prof. Swing o.
plioitly ayowcd himself as boing q Now
School man, according to tholr understanding
Of the woll-Anown evangelical doctrines.
public teachlng. Tho learned aecusor may pour
ovor this mattor as many bushels Of ohar as lle
had of specifications" md the fact will romun
! aa clear to intelligent aod discerning minds a.
bofore. No amount Of oeoleslastlcal pottifogging
will alter tho fact II tho prosecutor has tho
rash qualification Of throwing this aohismatlo
question upon tho General Assembly, he will bo
very likoY to 500 presently what sort OF tor
pelo ho Inns been handling. When 80 mild n
question us that of women being allowed to
a1peal in o prayor-meettpg ca1nc up tho othor
day at St. Louis. DR.. Crosby, Moderator Of tho
Assembly last year, saw roasonB, IN tho intorosts
Of union, to mako hasto to coll upon tho brethren
to hush up tho debate. and lot that matter alone.
| If this watchful, infalliblo young guardian Of
proHbytcrianism Is ambitious to witllesa MI OK
ploslo,,, and DO chichy roBponsblo for it, let him
! 80 ahoad. X.
The Champion Cnrpct-fuRgor.
Tho champion carpot-hagger IL discovered in
tho person Of n. q. ltogHtor, who waB Judge Of
Grant Parish, La, at tho time Of the lghtlug
there, aud for whom tho trouble was brought on.