, 1874-05-10
Newspaper Comments on Prof. Swing
and Ills Trial.
The Extent Of Methodism and Its
Subdivisions.
Women Preacbers---Salaries OF New
York Clergymen.
Notes and Personals at Home and
Abroad.


Church Services To-Day.
PzoF. SWING.
Tho chief RELIGIOUS topic Of the week "ns the
trial of Prof. Swing for heresy, but the reports
ri the proceedings hsye been SO generally Ieao
that it ia useless TO recapitulate what was done.
THE triaI r.il De resumed Tuesday. Wien the
arguments will be begun.
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.
Among the various religious he"spApels Ina'
have discussed the Swing trial are tue 1ouo"-
lug: - >
During tue last week report WIS pnt IN @ ~
that sir' swing had resolved to withdraw from US
prtsbytcrixn Church. rather than endure tno psi
iree q: trial for s,eresy but tue report was r.os
cn,raa:ecI by bis friends, No iouut his incinaton
would lead him to withdraw from 'ae ,,s ~ bi
u no. lighting man, and toe tsue , r.
ia c1,a vc lc meets with reluctance oat he eanuus
INV r+frse to stand trial. In his person 1Ae queson
:, to le eettfd whether literal adherence 10 tao rE9
ssicu CT Faith to be exscted OF I'll tne
,nis1srs nf th.. Church and the interests o. mora
iy ss well as Of theology require taas .ns & ~
should be pushed to ee'son, ;n,e1yrrtston oi tho
Te sby,rrlan standards Lnan beesher %s ~ trt
,:c- days, and it would he infide1y 10 soiea4 uA'
for him aw.y from tue nasue.
The Christian Union thinks:
E;h.tcyer the Chicago Pzesbrery may do With the
Ray Prof Swing, it teems that his cnnseh ae pae.y
E;tll convinced tnat there is not1ag "1ons auon. ne
orthodoxy. Tie Elders at least are unanino1s ~
sr:r d;srelef Of tue charges Of hercs5 made against
h,r, and iney haze taken the trouble TO say 60 ~
rrint. They naturally clal1n r'ens IT,. 10 nrr e,nre
il, az euizat:ou and ought to bo well informed ~ 70
te:z PASTORS VIEWS Having fonna nun n tha nu1nit
md in ihe toS4l religious meetings. enu Anom
c that there always existed Split oi ose ana
sr} dcrree, tue Elders don't propose to 10
3.ar,ned 1T finding .her minister put On . 4;1
the circumstances 1t would seem tnhi ne!. 49, eAo 04
urr any possible result OF IL eooulo a1ait11 eo =
Tbs St. Paul Press says:
ye urut elsewhere document that will be read with
universal iutsrezt by Athanssian aud Arian Easnast
anu Arninian, and by all Iiotessnt8 o. az iofs ~ W.
indictment Of Prof. Pa.ton, fer which be is EoW on
trial before tie Chicago PresbyterT It Is esoent lro
= rcru6al Of this document that 1lr swing does not
i re the formulas Of the Church Accord
nr to lis ancient and accepted standards I'd aiu qo"n
BY the Westminster Assembly anu the asnoa % Do.
fsol,a Of ths aucieIt Clvlustic doctrine tnd some
other croa dogas TINT figured IN the ola creeu ne
fairly represents the plAse of opinion now dominant
in lie Pr sbyteran and all other progressive Protestant
Churches and those who insist on literal aaaeIence
to the old theological formulas ss tett 81 ~
wilt h2re simply 10 cut themselves OH on ue e1sA'
body of the Christian Church.
THE ALLIANCE.
0na of the editorials III tie last number OF the
Alliance, presumably written by PROT: Sizing, has
the following en- the subject Of "CaA 10 the
Ministry"
WHEN clergyman bases his claim only upon any
miraculous call from God, he separates between MIN
sell zud all the other professions The ministry u 9os
suffered BY special grace I. s not Of the miracles
that stands ike Lots VIE par Of salt, by special
Es Il is PR: Of han1ny al ,nen anu conte
ni.inr tte ministry used to watch their dreams, or
ZEE via. events followed their prayers or were wo
to let the Bible fall open i'll their hands, and marx
upon what text the eye first fell! II the WORDS %ese
HGo preach my Gospel or 1.-The Lord hath need OF
Qletc, and, thus Invited they began to array Ine
Eelvte for the career 1hs method not only gave 10
the pt thousands who belonged TO the saw OF 10
ist7y ana the other professions, snd narted that
brotherhood, that friendship, without which truth
makes nte progress mud tie profession Is narrowed
In its juEaost soul Hence thnlega man. the medical
man. the scientific man, the or.tor, meeting common
preacher tue street o. IN tue sos cre d re-. Eor,
they sought separation IN tcdy sgah' 10 eccoso "i
the perpetual separation Of spirit.
md as we eay that society demanded and created tne
Office of lawycr and poet, aud naturalist, so we ieel
an ,uwed it by it's ioneinss and tolls. Out Of fs's
casulsry out Of its sorruws and sins, out OF ts great
1nys,ery de1th- out Of its dream Of an immortal
lie Las grown up the sacred office, plant watered
by two kinds Of tears those Of sorrow and OF oy and
With roots and branches spreading to two WORLDS In
stead therefore, OF referring ITS claim back to fa !
how gladly should the pulpit refer to mankind ior s
warrant, and move along upon Tue 9EFef-cnangos
minister who can cit down with tte naturalist, End
the statesman and The engineer Gnd tbs farmer, tnd
tic rect and feel that mankind ha1 ordered tue whole
croup with the same sweet but resttless voice.
It IL well that upon tne head Of the Episcopal can
dtlate the AGnds Of tile Bishop must rest; and tha
the Presbyterian centjate must be rent forth ty tEs
l.ying on Of hauds Of the PresosteEy. The method
are guard and Al impressive eolsnuitv. bus tner'
is Grande1 laying OF hands than this There Is
eolenui:y Of wni this Bishop tcens OF PFesoy1eria
scene Is bu: faint shadow Society in all its NOR:
den us md heights; society in ts ENHANCEMENT o.
mystery; society sweepng along to tie grsye; societ:
reached out it's two hands in holy prayer, aud La
rested them upon the servant Of God as never restes
the 12 Of Bishop, or of any Of the children Of uor
tality.
Il IVES no! any laying on Of eectarfan hands tha
rnada poetry srt 1t was the wants Of the hun'a'
race And 80 it is not Bishop, nor conference no
d Presbytery that stands back Of the pulpit. It
the nature Of the world, Of men, here and hereafter
Tue Interior refers to tie Trial, but merely t.
crt!cise the action of the Presbyte,y III referrlu
Prof. Patton's charges to & Judicial Committee