, 1874-04-22

wo shall not waive it, A' 'o'''"o'S' "no
-, mombor remarked that Mr.. ColI!or was ont
eo!d eG 9i a 1o 5nrn1lctton Of tho body and they
having his deposition taken.
DH. BWAzEY
did not agree with Prof. Patton IN roatton to tho
bnt tons ss s'oS thS question ~ Of how IT. coe oa
~ ~, VOL hs at any otllor time. They could moi
tell how important Ills testimony was until slley
hoara A., IT, He understood 1t to be competent fol
witneaa who could not ho roaclul. '''''''' "
>, Mr. LILY said It would nvatl nothing to pass Dr.
swazey's motion. II did not out Oh tlle I,roso.
outor from coming In at tho ond Of ton days and
,,itn"sss rur a, fon.huanco beoauao IN important
:. Prof. Patton--1 think Mr. Moves and could
ngreoo as to tho 1noaning Of tho word cita.
ton; Iho - "ton daya" arc material only a.
IN tho eaao. Therefore, am prepared to . Gus.
tain Dr.; swszey's motion that tic ton days bo
reokoned from the time Of service upon tbe a.
oasea and, II that ia settled. ii We can agrea
on that, thon think It Ia duo to tho Prca.
bytery that I should say, in all fairness, that
should not consider mysclf In tho discharco
OF duty IN proceeding to trial without tho tosfi.
aana mony OF NJ: Collier. His tostimony ie I'M
why consider 1t important, 1 am prepared to
subsequent time.
1nPonrANor OF THE TESTIMONY.
=, M am a Prnparod 70 Show sir. that the testimony
this body, whilo 1t ought to do Justice to the 90.
cusod. ought also to do Justice to truth and to
tho cause Of our Lord jesus Christ It lis not my
81 cause nv oa9o am pleading ssa ~ Il is tho cause
consider that fidelity to that cauao requires that
should insist as preliminary TO this trial, that
Tue Testimony OF Mr. Collier should be secured ii
possible. an sure tho presbytery will soc tho
tha % esaones msg nssg' De TO some as,
damage to AZ. Swing 70 delay. 1t may ba unfor-
linn ns viz rsssr M 1 thsa asf tHa y I f qs @ 1t
oaBo In which atloh gront interests arc inyolyad.
Li1f hope air, when this Presbytery, sd1ourps il
to secure tho testimony Of Mr.. Collier and I
think BIZ. NO can agreo upon q mode Of taking
that testimony which will shorten the time. and
enable us to adjudicato tho case within nix
weeks.
MIR. MOVES RESPONDS,
Mr.: Noyes--I beg to be permitted, Sir to re.
spond, especially to aomo Of tho remarks of the
prosecutor, and domur only to ono statement
that ho made, and that ia that l am
tNrT c ho did d, ~. not think of protecting
that he could have tho testimony which he re-
gnrds as 80 important to his case. Ho knew at
tho time ho named him to bo witness TINT he
H. fn hns1 out hat 1f 1'S'A Tdi 81 ibis hs Rhss'Sry
stances not less than two mon montLa' u to aeore 1ia
testimony. He knew that the chargos which he
nas etIonsne aBalnst tue respondents would
f. Aol.n 70 tno Hosld. do Knew
wero before tho public mind untried, thnt ihe
accused would be subjected to suspicion and
lnyo such Observation-Disclosures foW woo1,e 400 "a No
to prevent doing this injury, which most un-
questfonably u dono to tho respondent by my
atto,npt to delay
The motion Of Dr.. swazey was agreed to.
nx PROF; rAr1oSs rho7Esf; H.
Prof.: pattonNAllow me 70 read the following
protest In behalf M q q myself and as many as may
oea,lo M TO anlto Nth me. ....,
against The action Of thia presbytery In entertaining
@ o1 inc Sdsi comm'too viii
Patton against ahe Rev David sxn" m a w rs rro1 y:
thrsa recommeunt,nna rcnta n t,,a E6r,to'a ~ ~ 49, ~ W
doliteness Of ho epccacaons, and Tor tbo foliowna
reasons:
@ the annon1tmsns M Of sSh committee and
liz nnnoinsmt ~ ILL., ~; ~ fe
inca lie tv of te commtoe h eon.st ~ o.
and arranging tho papers and prescribing the whols
| order Of procedure.
:. The accommodation Of tho Judicial Committee
was what IN ciyal procedure Woul be called a de-
lie iefcndant Tha aots,ors, t 90 Ine act Of
lamentations vero In fsct thouah not IN tme
acting III counsel for tLe accuscd. '''A|-0D'
j. It Is possibly, not proper, for the accused to
den,'r at this stage Of THO proceedings or 1t would
more sgtcmately follow ihnt the prosecution should
se Ts .ua rgns 10 1ppea, Inc 1aot tnt the Book Of
liz caaa ~ saue ir e rgo e en a oe aken ua ~
tue sunpoaon that i docs nof contomnlan In riyt
| 10 aetnur, ''''' |%S 1'eA'
1. It IL distinctly stated in the Book of Diaosrne,
Chap 6. keo 8, TIN. nothing shall be done 1T tho
mfss meeting, oassns she putting of oopy q tha
anu spec'neaons into the hands Of tho ac-
'Isei II e nrov,ae1 IN N. noo,, ~ n,,.,nrs eh,n
s, Sec i2, Tint the importance Of tie cbarses sali
not 10 duterminetl until Tie witnesses are heard,
[Thcro wore no slcpatures to this protest when
read, but Prot. Patton subsequently procured
tho names OF tic followinp inomhers of tho
presbytery: II. w. q. WOOD. J, i D. Wallace " j. H. H.
Horton j. ii, Faris, Martin Lewis, and William
Drobston7. ~
REILLY.
DR.. Patterson moved tint tho protest bo re-
ceiyed, and committee be appointed to reply
to it.
nir. johnson moved as an amendment TINT the
Judicial Committee reply to it.
Mr.. Ely hopod the amendment would not pre-
will, aa he did not wish to DO prt in tie position
Of having to reply to a protest AGAINST recon-