, 1874-04-15

lila influence to tho Unitarian doctrine, mid by
tho unworthy and oxtrayagant Ia,lations In tho
pulpit ara through tho press Of ono who is
known not to have bolloycd In tho Christian
religlon; that Is to say, that Bomc time In tho
wintor and during successive days ho was ad-
vertisod to looturo, In tho City Of Chicago in ad
OF Unitarian chapel erected In momory Of
tho lato Mary prico Uollior, md tint he
did lecture In MD Of said chapel, and In
doing 40 aided III tic PRONUNCIATION Of tho llcrcsy
which denios tho Doity Of our bloaaed Lord"
Tho frionds Of this gont1o and stainless lady
aud devoted md unoatontations Christian, In
tho bost sonRo OF tito word. to whoso memory
mon of all denominations contributed to erect
the chapel memorial, will be quick to roaont tho
unoalled-for aud, cruol Blur which sootnrIan
bigotry socks to onat upon her memory. Tho
aamo criticism will suggest itsolt Us rcgar1H the
allustons to 1lr. hill. Prof. Swing spoke. Us
Robert Oollyor oxproBsod 1t, ia Bweot, kind word
for JOHN Stuart MILL" aud for tho good lo lad
dono to humanity. Aa to tho charge of
Atheism brought against Mill. TINT does not af~
foot Prof. SWINGS DISCOURSE ono way or tho
other, because the charge is not true. Tho
gravamen Of tho general Charge is TINT ho spoke
vol Of Johu Stuart Mill and Mary Price Collier,
who were not Christians. according to Prof.
patton's views; for thH ho Is formally ar
raignod and called upon to anHwor.
The fifth point is almost too abaurd to dwo1l
upon. Because Prof. Swing thinks TINT ponol-
opo and Socrates mny havo received heartier
welcome in Heavon than tho infamous Catharino
H., therefore Prof. Swing is horotios Tho only
Inference which poraon outside Of Prof.
Patton's bailiwick can gather from this
is, TINT Prof. Swing should hnyo consigned
both Penelope and Socrates to eternal da,nnation
In order to show that ho was thoologically sound.
is not this one Of those charges which Dr. swazoy
go happily characterized as frivolous Tie
only othor point which suggests itsolf for notice
is tho Charge that Prot. Swing has gwen his
or tho AIodal Trinity. If this dreadful chargo iB
brought up for SERIOUS discussion, 1t will not
only atrotch to tho crack Of doom, but will entail
upon this community, already suffering undor tho
| burdens OF trying to understand tho differences
| In other denominations. the relative merits of
formcntcd and unfermented wine, and tho exact
quality OF tic Rov. Arthur Edwards homemade,
/ trituratod cursant juice, q fresh burden more
| griovouB than all tie others combined. As VIC
understand the doctrine Of sabollius, ho taught
that il God III himself Ia one, and
always remains 80, but ho appears to tic
world as three, and these threo forms are mol
throo persons, but oniy manifestations Of tht
Deity. Prof. patton's theory, If wo understand IT.
is that thero is d trinity Of persons Ii
the Godhead, each distinct and yet ono. III.
difference, therefore, botween Prof. Patton AMI
Prot. Sabelius,-if thar African thoo1ogian may
bo allowed landlo to lia namc,-is tho differ
once between ono iu three, and threo in one, i
TINT this distressing mathematical and theologi
col combination, neither side of which is sus
coptsb1o Of proof, ia not to DO sprung upon thi
agitated community.
Tho genaral Wow which ts,a nntsitaa world vii
take Of tho whole Indictment Is this: SO far q
/ 4IOla IAttoA otilSfob salHs, AA AtS sGaA aA1AH aA
other printed writings, Prof. Swing is preachin
heresy, he has the undoubted right t
prosecute him. So far tho indictmen
is proper, in denominational senRt
Evcry portion Of that indictment, how
ever, which alleges negative mattors, ,-thf
Is, doctrines which Prof. Swing doos not prcacl
and every part Of ii which is basod upon hca
aay or upon words spoken in private convorss
tton-words, the real purport Of which may /
misunderstood or forgotten, and which aro nea
ly always distorted by repetition, should be G,
pungod from tho Indictment not only as friv'
lous according to Dr.. swazey) butals nsinqui
itoria], impertinont. and ungontlemanly. II tht
aro allowed to stand, tie prosecution becomes
persecution. If thoy aro taken out, there iB I
reason why Prof. Patton should not 60 ahea
and may tho best man win.