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= ."o pa ~ m uoofnes Toro
af3rms IN tho feok ~ ny, snH1nn,, naa
| than fha ,proabytorian f1hnrnh - rnry liz
ferent ttlluR aot,ially from what It dsa i4 lin
sform,llatod tfieoioey. Tho ples of Prof. ttavins
Vaa I'd ad1niGsIon tGat ho did Hot tbanvS Xxx io5ss
1 tribes of Tic prosbytorjan Gnroh A. Statc tho
Confession OF Faith aa oxnroaaun hts ho1icf sntj
as oontaiulng tho systom Of doofrnc tanaht in
tho Word Of God. Ao's.' .N"e1'
] NEW AND o1p eouoor.
| Ho Ind heard 1t said moro thnn onoe. and lt
had boon intimatcd on tie floor of Il,o proelv-
I tory whom sitting in It's 1alfberntiyo soasiong.
| that tho iaauo WAS ono which involved tho dis.
ratioti Of tho 0d ahd Tho Nav a'e sohoo .nJ FL
begged to protest. against auy s,1oh intrrnrnto.
tton Of tho course Of tho prosecutor. II be- was
ss; eav!ssa St % TIC difference which divided tie
specifications which inyoiyod anal, ci,o d,soHason
| Ho Remembered yory woii thst ptnS .so gr,ur
In bR plca, onimod to la a i Nav. .schn6f
Presbyterian" lie fSsipr> war not ci,sruoff wjth
being an old-school Presbyterian, Tic t,loa lad
no relevancy, except to oniist the avnnnathiea Of
/ mon on tic ground Of past Jiy,n}on Ho wa
charged with unfaltl1fllroas in hIs' nostnrai
work, and IN Ills functions ID Cbrisiisi, minis-
tor; with not sincerely rooniyne and s;,nnttnp
tho Confession OF Taith aa containing tha ava. ava
tom OF doctrine taught fn tho ward Of God-
charges which would finyo boe1i raloysnt in anv
of tho churches of tho Old or fhn Nav Rohoof
He Ind . good opinion Of tho Now
union, and believed that tho Church hold to tic
inspiration Of tho Scriptures and Ito doctrine Of
jaatiacstion BY faith. stood upon tho Nicono
Se 2rs9S o oo wGd Ia hsSs 5ns S G1dy
tho precious blood Of Christ, md that aione.
that salvation was secured: and lie hnued thc
iusnlt would not he otrorod 10 that branch OF tho
Church, and that, II it were, some prominent
mp and asaort It by showing that tlieae wo,o not
the lsaucs upop Which tho Uh,1roh divided.
TIE 1SsuLr TO THE rRxsnYrHRY.
| II the rrenbytery wore prepared to acoept the
aud 1s7o, ond wore prepared to act upon It g as
thon was "Has firof. swipE epntpayonod % I',s ths
Confession Of Faith, or violated his ordination
|; VOWS, 80 far az they imply harmony with tho
Confession q Faith 7" Il thero evor was time
when the rrosbyterian Church had an oppo1-
tunity OF saying TINT Bhe had tlrifted from her
old 1noorlngs, shat sho believed tho Confession
OF Fnsth no longer Expressed ,hor santimeptB-
that It It, was dead lottorzit was when Tho reunion
uhareh. under. grave charges, knowing his re-
h.t the ieo
no longer believed no Confession OF Faith, Was
thoy we're loyal Presbyters thoy would 1esont i il
On the spot. lsm1les On the loft.l = = e-
M. .,o,,sn TnE sha1 RIRar srEo1rt9A51oN;. -
Inc speaker then considered the first apootf-
oatlon nnaef onafge !, Whiol alleged that the nc
ouaeu u'u uos, ~ nia sermons! give any distinct
anu nnoaasocaa sis1enemts m, ot certain doctrines
I..j Hngesne5aslon, y y = Ihe person q our
1iVn.9n = Il T,, CnIls Etorna!
IVm.snnenn !, ra lne feT!so4a1ty of tho Spirit
o,,t aEst sh9n hn na d 4a rno tal q Man l. set
ne ne usea oauivnoal !angnage which "as capable
ha,e eouase9Is'on t9s III nasaony WlsA Unitarian
sneoigsy. A1a sermons wore In evidence, and
~ g alnEueo' "lthous !ear OF contradiction
99hiaHonsing 9is.;s H-snat tn9y az not contain any
snsct to 1 to nctnso non H. WIN 70.
o,o OK oue nt.o LORD 49,: ~ = kne" ,WAat that
taoane' mea tinay iaaoy h. oonevoa tnat onTist' was M
ans, s,ao no,,ax,a trEo t,tt ,nody anu 5eaaonabie
aoai. 1eneyanB tint ne appeaiea 70 'tno export
ta euSo ~ ;.iasols, T.. Wou,a y noI ns strange
i;a anng 81 i. IN she eoaFao OF thon psoaohi,ng they
Thay cn Wa waa oa OF lhas orae m Tes ~ man
swnga sermons N Which he spoke Ct The man
hanna t OF OF 'eauS ohflss as Goa. lucy
; -. nEoExEnAr1oN ":
WAS an act Of Gods spirit. whereby he
pcrauaded aud invited thom TO
embrace Jesus Christ rs He was freely
that douttiuo III any Of Prof. BHlnge sermons
They would find Regeneration" but that could
20, found IN any Unitarian book. They beloved
In the doctrine OF '';
! ... ETERNAL ruN1anMEwT;
that there was to be a final Judgment and that,
as judicial act, God would punish tho wicked
In All everlasting punishment. He could not
help 1t Il that doctrine arousod unpleasant feo1-
ings. It Was In the Confession Of Faith, and he
believed It to ba true. That, however, was not
the question no was considering, but whether 1t
vas there. Ihoy conld not find that doctrine In
Pfo1. SWINGS sermons. They beloved In
that there was one God-that there wcro three
persons IN tho dod-head, the same in substance,
could not 20 fonnd N frol. SWINGS sermons.
It was alluded to-rfdouled, spoken OF equlvo-
caly, but he defiod them to find the doctrine III
the eermons They ha,fnvad in the HfaU ~
man "Nthas all ainned IN Adam. and fo1i uith
nl'n ~ ms t.ansFEebblqn. flna tnas doctflne IN
frot. bWlnge sermon Ihey could not do ii,
and 10 doaod them to do il. Ho would not ask
the Moderator If it was not strange thing for a
teran 10 nuu II
snm sesaaa on eunsigSatlot., ~ anu pio.1n aoi.