The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-10-09
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ANNUAL MEETING or THE scHicAao pRGsBy.
TERY---A LETTER IRON PROFESSOR SWINE
REQUESTING THAT Hts NAxs BIZ DRoPpEB
PROM rHg RoLIs.@rnE REQUEST laRARTED.
CHICAGO, October .. The case OF Pro-
lessor Swing came YESTERDAY before the semi.
annual meeting oftthe Chicago Prasbytery.
The report OF the, committee appointed 20
prepare report Of the Swing trial was
adopted as follows: KS
The committee to whom WAS referred the
supervision Of publishinga correct history
OF the trial Of the Rev. David Swing would
report that they now present a copy Of such
history, which, with the exception of some
verbal and typographical errors, and the
omission ofthe vote in detail, they pronounce
substantially correct. They recommend TINT
this copy Of 6 The Trial of the Rev. David
Swing" be and is hereby regarded asa part
of the records OF the Pfesbg terry, except the
following papers The arguments OF the
prosecution, the arguments of the defence,
and the opinions Of the members. -.
The following letter from Professor Swing
was then read:
CHICAGO, October 8, 1874.
TO the Chicago resbyiery: When, in,
May last, withdrew from the church of my
birth and choice. the request for q letter to,
some kindred church was post poned because
nv withdrawal was based not upon q de-
sire to hasten into some other denomina.
ton, but to hasten away from one,in which
military spirits, weary Of prolonged peace
had become prominent, and, fixing upon me
as a casus bell, were gathering up the inn
plements and passions of an insane war. In
the few months which have since elapsed l
have said nothing and thought nothing
about seeking home in some other denoml-
nation, not only because my present posi-
ton Is sufficiently peaceful and good,
but because society, being Still full or
that human nature which made the old
Germans when they admitted new
ally into their confederation espousc
all his quarres as thenceforth their own,
/ have felt unwilling to knock at the
gates of my adjoining tribe and thus ask
them to accept any part of conflict that
seems to be desolating the land from which
I am making escape. The seeking Of some
other ecclesiastical relations must be, there
fore, postponed to days Of peace. Your
Synod will soon assemble, and you will be
asked to enter upon second conflict, and
knowing what loss OF time, or even injury
to religion, is destined to result from strife
that draws vitality not from love OF
usefulness, but from fanaticism Of
dogma, / desire to be wholly re-
moved from your body as cause OF
excuse fora most harmful conflict. Ayowing
myself Presbyterian in the sense in which
the vast majority Of clergymen wearing that
name are Presbyterian, will not contend
for my rights to such title nor to any of its
honors, but will yield all, that the pastors of
your body, toiling in large city, may be set
free from this combat with few closet theolo-
gians and may give their time and powers TO
their noble work Of leading the multitudeto
Jesus Christ. 1thetefore declare myself in.
dependent, and ask the esteemed Presby-
terry to drop my name from its rolls. With
assurance Of brotherly love, yours,
DAVID SWING.
This letter was referred to a committee,
which reported in favor OF dropping Pro
fessor Swings name from the rolls. The
vote upon the adoption Of the committees
report was as follows:
Yeos.-Messrs. Swazey, Trowbridge, John.
son, Post, Curtis, Forsyth, Patterson, Hurd,
Noyes, Walker, Matthews, Hair, Hood,
Adams, Wisner, Davis, Blackburn, and Z.
n. BGrrett-lS.
Nays.-Messrs. Barrett, Burrell, Vando-
rem, Mcleod, Brown, Elliott, Burns, Moore,
Smith, Marsh, and Frazer-11.