, 1874-05-17

urging the jurors to make it up upon the evi-
dence, aod not the arguments, with their minds
unprejudiced aud uninclned to one side or the
other.
The Court then adjourned until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon meeting at the hour namod, Prof. Patton
not being present, other business was called for.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Wisner said that, inaamuch as it had boon
amply proved before the Presbytery that the
English language ~as dangerous and inade-
quate medium for communicating thought, he
moved that German be substituted for it, and
taught in the public schools, IS it had no such
defects. [Laughter.l
alr. Blackburn moved that committee be
appointed to recommend the most desirable plan
for taking vote, when the proper time came.
This provoked somo skirmishing, and Nlr. II.
| Ely pulled of his coat and proposed to offer q
substitute and argue the question.
The talk, however, WAS happily arrested by
the appearance OF Prof. Patton, the motion be-
ing then laid on the table.
Mr.. Noyes then went on with his argument,
reading from the defendants declaration to es-
tablish that he had notwithstanding the prose-
cutor's claim, given distinct expression to his
views On the doctrines Of the Presbyterian
Church.
THE ISSUES INVOLVED.
TO say that the trial did not involve Issues be-
tween the Old and New Schools was to say what
every intelligent person knew to be the reverse
Of the TACT. 1t did bring them up, and those
Issues wore the only ones before the body
| and, under deep sense Of his responsibility to
| God he would say that, if the respondent were
| to be condemned on the platform which be
| (Swing) had hid down before tlom-whlle he
| did not speak in tho language OF threat, but
| only in the language OF sorrowful foreboding
and p1ophesy-he believed it would rend asunder
again the Church which had SO recently aud so
happily been reunited.
He> then quoted from DR.. Musgraye on the
question Of Liberty, showing that differences Of
opinion must OF necessity be tolerated in the
Church.
he called attention to the principles which
should govern the P1esbytery in adjudicating the
case. They must regard the rules that the
more favorable rather than the less favorable
construction should be put upon the words OF
the respondent, and TINT it was not right to
charge any man with an opinion which LIE dis
ayowed. They should judge also by the defend
ants declaration which was that be did receive
which went to show that he preached them.
Some discussion followed as to limiting the
time to be allowed the prosecutor to make his
answer.
4 motion to adjourn until half-past O'Clock
Monday morning Was lost, as was oae to
postpone the argument until tue same time.
lApplause.1
TIE REPLICATION.
Prof. Patton tlen commenced his replication.
Ho said they should not lose sight Of tho ques-
tions involved. 1t VAS whether Prof. Swing had
been faithful and diligent in maintaining the
truths Of the Gospel, and whether he sincerely
received and adopted the Confession OF Faith as
containing the system Of doctrine ia tho word OF
II, rnoI ir,1 1afara fo hof3 3,e1,o
that he did not, in despite Of the argument for
the defense, and a1l the more in view Of the two
declarations Of the accused.
The prosecutor proceeded to show TINT his po-
sition WIS right, reading extracts from me ser
mons, and pointing out passages which he
claimed showed that he did not preach the doc
trine OF the Presbyterian Church.
CONSIDER THE SOURCE
After reading one sentiment. he remarked
that il that had been uttered by h1r. Young "a
presbyter) he would know it Was sound, because
be knew bis theology; but uttered by Prof.
Swing. be did not consider it sound, because he
knew what MS theology on other points WAS.
Laughter and hisses.1 He admitted that he
ces had all orthodox sense; but taken in connec-
ton with the context, and knowing what lie be-
lieved with respect 10 the doctrines. he should
not believe, until Prof. Swing told
n nnderstood iA IN the ~ Presbyterian sense.
Not single passage had been shown by the de-
fenso which showed that Prof. Swing made use
of unequiroca1 language respecting tho person
and the deity Of Jesus Christ. There was
nothing in his sermons which warranted him In
believing that Christ was God.
TEMPER.
Mr. Noyes interrupted the speaker, and re-
auested that in reading particular passages be
P Prof. a Patton said be would not be interrupted.
The Court could either hear him or adjourn and
let him 90 homo,
Mr. Garden wanted to know if the Moderator
wns not gong toprevent spectators from kissing
The Moderator said ho was very small man.
[Grest laughter.J
Mr.. Barber remarked that tho Presbytery
could hold secret session. and be hoped that
tie audience would control their expressions OF
sympathy or disapproEal; ii they cld not, the
Court would be obliged to exercise 1s6 ausnofl1}
and exclude thom.
The prosecutor thon continued: He called
the Court to witness, TINT giving the passages
Of Prof. Swings sermons, which were certainly
equiyocal to eay the least, tho most favorable
there we're certain things which seemed to as~
eume the doctrines Of Pardon and Atouement,
and Sacrifice and Regeneration in the
sense in which PIcsbyterians understood
them, it atiu remained rr4e that not solitary
the csrdinA doctrine OF Faith was held by Prof.
Swing -
WHEREIN FAITHLEss.
The accused had been uufaltntn III tnc fespecs
that be bad given his approval to the doctrine
which was commonly called q ''modal trinity
nnd 11r. Noyes, with all bis ingenuity had not no
set aside the allegation He {5"ins) had cif-
culated this slander upon the Presbyterian
Church and the Council OF Nice, and gone 10 1ar
as to put the sign Of his approval upon doctrine
which vas invented to save the Trinity aDd at
the % same time get nd Of what was called the
contradiction Prot Swing had said that sn 1s ns
The Uuitarinu, The question he wanted
snave7ed was 'fDo you believe in
salvation {jnstihcation) BY Faith as it il under
stood by Treehyterians The generic 1des Of
salvation in his (swing's) idea WAS goodness
His preaching meant nothing but that the M emca-
cy Of Faith consisted in the fact that it led man
to be holy personally, and led him to be holy a.
no other grace could and it W. sereno[e aeaS Ha
saving grace. They we're saved by faith because
it meant holiness. They were justified by hol,-
ness because justification meant holiness; 2; and
since Faith made men holy in sense IN which
nothing elae could, they we're therefore justified