, 1874-05-05
10 Wished to know now what II aas introduced

| '1Tutt EHItOu WhnLOQ lQAY0 10 DHGlAIls
| . MIR. NoyoB said it wnB a. Introductory to mo.
tlon shat no wshod to nlalso bis statement, bnt
| ho was ovOrrttou, and 1t did not Boom to ho
proper that tho prosecution should ask priyl-
! logo that was douied him.
Tho Moderator remarked that ho (Noycp) had
| hot boon ororrulod. II ho desired to present
my further etatoment. he presumed thore would
bono obleation toit. II world 20 aatiafeotory
If Prof. Patton would contino lis rornurks to TINT
point. nnloss tloro woro further objcotion ho
would allow him to speak.
| Prof. Patton wished 1t to DO undoratooA TINT
| not claim to hayo departed ono iota from
tho requirements Of tho boob, or from tho
! uaunl procedure III ,oasta On trial Ho
was simply doing just what no ought to do. THO
Yitnossos, rhero might. bo some reason Why
thcy should not DO hoatd, and,, as 10 happcnod
to bo tho rroHcontofSho was tho party to giyo
tho roaAon why they should not ioar tito wit-
na,ssg ns ,, taen III nG s%py offered tho pspoF in
they should 70 on aud hoar tho witnesses. Tho
purpott Of the pa,,df was that material portion
Of tho testimony could not bo had Mt that timo.
Ho ,amply mado his affidavit to, TINT faot
to go on undot It, 1t WAS all right If tho Pres-
bytory proceeded without 1t, there would bo
nothing On tho record to ehow that material
witness was not present, md, II the caso wont to
pro6pytorJ proceeded notwithstanding tho ab-
aonco Of material testimony. Tho responsibility
would rest witt, them.
Mr.. Z. Barrett was Of opinion that, without
motion to continue. tho papor VAS ontiroly
Tho Modorator hold tho same Wow.
Mr. Ely said If tho paper ahowod that o ma
torial witnesa wnu abBont, that waa sufficient
cause for continuance, Alld sumn onc might
move for Il; but until they knew What tho % d9eu-
mont contained they could tot not 1ntolllgently.
bir. Trowbtldgc eskod that tho paper 6n read
arti admitted as evidence.
The Moderator thought that ought to bc done
that tnoy might know fts import >'~
Dr. Patterson aug not beliovo 1t proper to In
Rist upon putting tho paper on record unless 1t
~ero r, Introduced %anas In 9.ppots 4pt Of motion.
tho basis for motion TINT any Of thom might
DO disposed to n,alsc."
Tho Moderator decided the motion Of l1r,
Voting out Of order, on tho ground that IL intor-
1Sssa VIII sh, th' ", oosss Of Iho wit
cutor was roady, lie could proceed, If uot, he
was willing to listen to q motion for contiuu-
anco: Except with unanimous consent, nothing
could be entertained but that motion.
ATHEIST OF rHoCEED1N1g.
=, Mr. KittrodBo moved that " tho proceedings in
tho trial bo arrested ut this point ="
Mr.. Riddle objected.
nIr. Kitttrcdgo beloved 10 would not object il
conference bo appointed to confer with tho two
brethren to 500 II tloro may not DO perfect
understanding bptwoon them, to 500 If, ii, aomo
way, tho trial may not be avoided; "aarhough the
commenced, yot ho know ho spoke tho hearta Of
very 1nany, aud could mako bio motion very
safcly, earnestly desiring aud believing that Ii
it wero carried thoro would be no nccoasity for
trinl
Tho Moderator decided that. +" tho motion b.
Ing Of q peculiar character" 1t waH IN ordor
THE DEFENCE OBJECT.
NJ. No}yes-fhe rospotidoit IN this caso Is
either guilty or not guilty. II the prcspytory
viows this morning TINT ho is not guilty, It is not
uocueehry that d committee bo appointed to glye
Information to this body to any such purposes.
If ho is guilty. thero is nothing to do bTt to pro-
Of bringing in verdict against him. Tito fatal
objection to q committee is Tint 1t looks
like some sort Of a compromise. II
tho ,,s9 asepsoa u, 4 is gaty Of the charges
no for any one e i norm tns beds dSrS has
tley. will 10 derolct II thoy do not bring In a
verdict to that effect. II he is not guilty, no do
not want any committee to sit upon this caso and
cdedly protest against any such notion.
DIR. sWAzEY
Hoped tho motion would not pass. The trial
should come to a conoluaion II 1t could, prop
orly and he thought that a conference botwoen
the matter In n bad condition. In other words.
It the matter Was reforred to a committee, tho
case would be prejudool either for tin accused
or tho acouBer. uo had
which would obviato this md offcrcdit:
And that the hppbihtmeiX u this Committee IL not
reey, a. post facto authorization approval Of the
from tho p,esentnent answer that the prosecutor
Inns any prima facio, Claims to bo satisfied
saea ID 70 and III SafsFs
the Presbyery and furthermore. that tho duty oftha
Tss tho proseoutor to coser wethori he in,ercste
Of the Church would not bo subserve by hskng lealo
Of tho rrcsbytary 10 withdraw from the prosecution Of
tho charges against Prof. Swing.
1n1No THEM TOGETHER.
Mr. Ktttredge accepted tho amendment. IIo
was aware, from tho beginning Of tho proceetl-
inga, that tho two brethren (swing aud patton)
had longed and prayed thet they might bo
brought roaror togathor. Therefore, it soon1ed |
to him that, now that the statement OF tho 40
cuscd hnd boan read, Il a committee wcro ap-
pointed to eonfer with the tsso the trial could 10
ingsi. but BY loyo for tue Church aud |
for Christ; md ho wished. for tho good namo |
aud honor Of tho body, thht they would alnk al |
Issues and NIL lines, If any Ind boon drawn, and |
tho brethsen eye to oyo, TINT there might bo no
mood Of 1udlcial proceedings.
AnBwEn TO pnAfER.
Mr. Reid Was an obAptver Of proyidencoB. He
AhA LHuabAt VI Wv pud6lulutt VI HUH q turn
being given to Affairs, and yet had hardly hoped
that 1t could be realized. Many prayers Lad
gone up in anticipation Of tAA aolian, and he be-
loved It waa 10 a1lswor to prayer that things had
taken the shape they had. Ho roioicel that the /
motion was entertained by the Plesbytory, aud
he mort heartily aecondel it, believing Tint, II
the Commtteo brought the brothron together,
and they sat down and explained and understood I
each othors' ylows. the trial would Bio arrested |
lIc had long felt that the greatest nrimi,anl wAs
~ words not men, md It wins posaihlo tbat prnf
SWINGS thoughts bo clothed III tho language of
Prof: Patton, and Prof. patton's in tho language
of Prot. Swing, aud that harmony would po |
brought about.
THE DEFENBE IL SATISFIED.
Mr.. Noyes said tho motion as amonded would |
bo satisfactory to the acouBad.
hlr. Trowbriage moyed that DR.. Patterson bo |
Chairman Of tho Committee but subsequently,
Withdrew tho motion,
pRoF, PATTON
had remark to make, a. the motion refsrrdd to
himself, Az ho understood IL, committee was
to ho raiHodt with instructions to noo him aud