, 1874-05-14
lo Explains Why It Is Impossible
for Penelope 10 Be III
Heaven,
And Charges Prof Swing With In
aulting Adam, Moses, Etc,
It Is Plain to His Mind that the Ac-
cused Is q Sabelian.
And .FIis Teachings Generally
Unsounl.
MORNING SESSION,

The Chicago Prcbbytory mot ut 1o O'CLOCK, yes
terday morning, the attendance oeahg Oh large
AZ usual and Prot. Patton resumed LIS argyll
ment.
He said when tho hour of adjournment arrived
Tuesday afternoon, ho had reached
TIE FIFTH srEciFloAT1oS,
and would begin at tho point where ne !ols on
Ho took it that, II tho allegation oct forth IN tue
ous chargc md ono Of suoh gravity tliat tho
rra,lvtarv conld mt afford To overlook 1t. or
~ -
p.se ~ ~
Tho specification was us follows: -
Being . minister Of tho Presbyterian Church, and
preaching regularly to tho Fourth prcshycran Church
q s sisy no as omitted 10 pfeaGM ~ ns sgtnns
=. ~ @ i rtamin' m on,is 80 - nras.h ~ tea"
~ 49, ~ ~ 1'o ~ tho niicato in tic foownn
.rroriiation for our sins" that We haye "rsdemp-
tlan through His hlood," that We are Justified by
filth" that there Is no other name nnder heaven
given among men whereby We may po sasea, that
Jesus 1s " equal VIII onl, MY ~ @ n"u ~, nnacs. a. ~
t9c ea9 @ hat . a ~ sha ~ ax ;nia
everlDsI'iua W ,uuishmpnt." ." ''
wo.,,a - ho .,,,osto,o1 Tint +h;a ,v,o +ho boa,a
e'a "o'a ~ ~ ~ 49, w., H. s:aht - ~
On which I'LL chnfches that hao the f'sh' 10 ~
callod Evangelical s.ood7 Ono Of tho elders of the
Fourth T6wlng's1 Church read tint specification
as expressing lis view Of what was Evangelical
~ - S" 1usaa,'' ,,;a ;,as -, ..,,.t :
pfoacn'ns' anu III Expressing 1's 4ae@ " "n''
doctrines were embraced III tie Evangelical sys-
tou1. The Church had taken special cure to lnyest
tie ministry with tie erayest sapctipu When
sondidata cnno forward for licsnue, bo auswe1 cd
Ill tno "tltAa.1'o ~" 4"ss.'o"'' ~ ~" ~
coyo tho scripturoa IN tue Old nnd New Iesta-
mcnta as being tho word Of God. and the
infall.blo rulo Of faith aud practice2" and,
.. n ~, r.,o;ro ,;nooro1v t,,a confopa;o,, ,f
F,;ti, JuN no,tot,;mr 4hs avst,m nf jostr;nn
f,u1ht in ' tho War; ~ aod 7n ani Fnhson,r,,tly
WA, ,a a. come for" ID as candato for nrj'.
nation md waa instnlied aver q churoh a. its
noetcr thnao nuaatioma worc ronantota and
ptIaora' ,;1o t,,o9 fn,lo,yno nt1od :. IL rna r
nromiso n he zeafnua and taithfnl in maintain.
{n.e tho ,rntha of tLc Goanol and tho nnritv nn1
1,e,ca of tho Church. whateyer norsecution or
:. 1,o IN, onooca to bn faithful AMI zcalons in
tho etnrcjsa of nil nriyato md nersonai dI,ties
wh,si, booo1na Won ~ a Christia!,. and minister
of tic Gospel, Is we'll al iii relaliyu uurios ana
the public dn,ies Of your te office ha,Tn,xr :"
If ho wore l To- aak what v was a considered to bo
{nithlul discharge of the duties OF Christlnn
minister, and d full observance Of hia ordination
yoNp tho answer would po without a Dissenting
voice, that tLo chief a1nong those duties was liz
preaching Of tho doctrines Hot forth III tho allie
gatous, If Christianity had any claim upon
man. it grounded itself in the fact tbat JoBuB
Christ saved them by Shedding hls preciouu
blood. TLey wero not redeemed With colrupti-
pteclous biood Of tho Lamb without the uheI-
dug Of blood thoro was no redemption Of sins.
Blood waB tho cardinal feature i'll tho Old TeHta-
1nent uad it occupied vory important place in
tic New Testament Tluroiore. WHOM they
found a man preaching without mention Of
blood, when they did not sos tho scarlet tlroad
,Yipuiug ita way throughout tho wholo web OF lis
Gospel-minlstly thoy would be suspicious TINT
6omctA,ng was wrong in respect to his views Of
the Gospel. lie affirmed that this was truo or
Prof Swing, : TINT lo sall nothing about
tho blood OF onriat; and, did not preach
tn wore BY tue Rfs9ous I4Sd
Gospel that men wcro justified right
coua-by faith That was
THE CORNERSTONE OF THE REFORMATION,
Church. liz affirmed that this doctrino could could
not be found in Prof, Swings ncrn1oua, More
over Lo affirmed that Prof SWING preached ia
direct coutradletioD OF that doctrine II Chrjs
tjaoity lad apy special cluim upon them and If
thoir missionary enterprises woro to bo
fnctrine which inv ns tho reason n, thnaa entcr.
prlscs, and constituted the baaB Of missionary
effort, WAS that there was no other name given
saved" It was this idoa which laid tie founda-
lion for Paui's Epistlo to tho Romauy, and which
eulminuted in t1e doctrine Of "'''S''
5usT4F1cAr1oS ny FAITH, ~
rrouud and reason for the oXsteuco of
Ella Christian ministry. and tho nornetun.
Inn of tho Clriatia,, univarety Iio
affirmed tint tnia doctrine wna nnt
taneht in Prof. Swi1lg's sermons. and Tint Tia thc
co1fra,y doctrine was atlirmed. either orertly or
hy ,mnlication. If ho ,yero to reccyo tl,sno doc.
trines as Of any authority. there must bs some
ma wno shnmd ts]l lin that he vos hnun nJIto ~
recoiy. thonl. and Tor @ some better re- reunon than
tIut he sl,pnosod ] cd them m to % bo truo. Thero worn
nniv nuv ~ 0'4sf1@ ~ -'''o "'Ao
pa.y o,v nnnrr noss.nx. .r.x,.uns ~ FANNY
o,o rs roe is ta ateIard af Er Yh;,
13ade ths human mind It's OWN baals. and the H.
nnnti,nr ,Sus 1ha isnn,sI oh nctra ~ .rhio
s,,"ia W." .,;,,in .soi."t, eost.1os a "Io1
- fe+i. ar sa;d t,ot t1n Jnat.;,a .a .., ~
y, anu aa'a tnnt snu ~, "18 IT. sr"o ~
.t nnd thorofors nfa1libln hnd said tiSt was
fmo' I:e earllnal fentnra Of the protaatantism @
~ opposed to Rationails.n on iho QUO hand, and
the standard Of fait!l nnd pruosice,- What It
mid wng true. thut when It said auythiu1, It was
sufficient authority. mid tholo was no need of
sro;,,~ oae Were fie ntr,rnoi that Prof. Swinr
55li not prcach tho doctrine tl.pt Tue Scripsures