The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-05-19

The trial Of Prot. SwIEd has not only
elected wide spread interest on the part
of the reading public of all denominations
but 1t has developed much interesting and
able discussion on the part oil the two
principal parties, to.wit, viz: PRO-. PAT.
TON and Prof. SWING. The speeches Of
both Of these gentlemen are considered
to be fine specimens Of ability and cul.
ture Us well as Of gentlemanly bearing.
The speech Of Prof. swIEo, in answer to
the prosecution, appears In full in the
Chicago Tribune OF Saturday, and is pro.
nounced by that paper to be worthy Of
him. BE reviews the various allegations
against him in very elective style. For
instance, he was arraigned for the follow.
ing words in ono oil his sermons:
"In the first human being God could
no more display His projections than o
musician like Mozart could unfold his
genius 10 an infant or 10 q South Sea
Islander"
To this citation against him for hercsy
Prof. SWING replied as follows:
Adam, however innocent and however
beautiful in his character, as / believe he
was both innocent and beautiful, had no
cities, no arts, no eloquence, no poetry,
no cross Of Jesus Christ, no benevolence,
no charity for the multitude. Hence God
no more.unfolded his PROJECTIONS In Adam
than MozArt or Beethoven could make
known their vast realm Of music 10 an
infant or a savage. If the prosecutor
knew the meaning Of an illustration, he
would know that this language did not
imply that Adam was either an infant or
savage. II simply means that Gods
glory ia too large spectacle 10 be cast
upon Adam alone. All the 0000 year7 Of
humanity combined together 10 reveal
this wisdom, and power, and grace, and
manifold glory Of God. Why, the pros.
ecutor has taken tho cross oil Jesus
Christ out oil the world, and has the world
just ~ great In Adam alone as It is In the
whole human race"
Another citation for heresy against
Prof Swing was a sermon on "soul Cul.
ture" In which. he had said that "a soul
with detective creed may be higher,
and may be nob!er, than a soul that
knows more, but which disregards all its
precepIs." Prof. Swing claimed that he
had heard this idea all his life in the
Presbyterian church, and quoted OH ex.
preston Of DR.. McMaster's who said that
somewhere in the confines Of Heaven
would be found Socrates and Penelope"
and he also referred 10 the fact that the
General Assembly a few years ago offered
apremium 10 come one who would pro.
duce tho best tract upon the condition
OF the heather in the future world" and
this premium was awarded to Dr.. smythe
Of South Carolina who said that "all
those heather who lived up to the light
Of their best knowledge might hope for
happiness beyond"
In the further course Of his remarks.
Prof. SWING stopped to aualy le the differ.
ence between his theology and that Of his
prosecutor, Prof. PATTON. In doing SO
he said:
Ny Providence is Heavenly Father
The God Of my friend seems only 10 comt
10 this world once in q while, and then
as q clap Of thunder, strikes It and Their
withdraws for thousand years. Laugh
ter. His Creator came suddenly and
laid down q Christianity. as though In q
night. Hc had not been preparing for |,
at all these 4 900 years. he suddenly In
vented the Christian ministry also, and
endowed Il for tho first time at the ascent
OF the Savior. "see Confession OF Faith,
he says. Laughter Whereas my Proyi.
denee has been holding and building up
that ministry for COCO years without any
tntermission, any rest. When he gave q
man religious nature, when he placed
heaven and hell before him az places 10
be won and lost, and when he called the
sons Of Levi TO the altar and decorated
them with white, spotless robes. M
Providence which ! believe In, has been
oil along, from the, earliest morning al
earth right close BY, building up this holy
ministry in whose name We come here