, 1874-11-11

by il,o Church, ~ to whether prof. patton In the
ae ad efers o Mo91StEs g.n g s t' pfs'''sy
Of Christ tho teaclota Of morality a., virtue, car 10
bocauee minority Of lhulr brethren rogarl fry-
oIous sn ooleetion - lnmatersl TO tho proGor
low could Christian geutlcsuon, uues thu plea Of con
actence, refuss 10 defend a mnn whom thcy brllcso
power els to asc'do ho,a thut tnis rlns point @ nos
preyent tcn fro proceeding WITH sasc wleh n 10
aentc In tho issue naado In tho Presbytary between
tie prosecutor mud accused?
s1s.. Noys: rssssson, s%d 1tnr'l. ,,,et - Synod
sustained al Tie reasons assgno by rref Patton for
g. s: ,1 not srs N1 Ns. 'o' ,os Was
taken, in ~, which Tho Synod votod 10 sustain @ the
@ @sppsss 'ts he IS sss
e susta!n ne appea Il e snta tua "psot I.tsoa
sns e e. s ssysfs T. v ef,.s II %
each ourgu this tho synod susta1nel and yet
The Synod voted IL precisely Tho sa1ne nalnor OH he
ho synod dil moi ass UPON iii acsen of liz Freshly
terry in any why wiaoset aud tho Constitution pre-
rho synod .ro ritlculetl beca',.o soma of lsa mem
was not anrnorteal by any, evidence: The answer
T. @ saa sr 1s 'pl WIZ II. ,as,snes ssss, s h.
ii ,.yots uron. the charses. Vhs main
llstion WAS: Is tho acclBcl guilty OF tho hrst Or
uFel tits hs roll Has called, when son,o Of tia en-
nors voted to sustain boh charges without Any
wliis ohors naed tho 10 spec'cstons @ they aid nos 1e
gard ~ rrosan. II will bo sect, tint wnile Il would
ctous rove Or ot proven m ,' Il u wo not BE- na
terial II i,oro specifications enough established
ty the on /. .tcnue to suslan each charge.
II lilo Axa o Of TIC authors Of this paper waa fol-
bctwesn to- PrasDytefy ~ tps Synod: Fer # w.s
twenty Of the4 + wens admitted 10 bc true hy
his sermons an] writings. u ia trle Tint
Statement .Ss tn tat TIC; upo the il
tnclr moral hcarlng b i aaybody con tell what at
nesn. when uttered "! ss.srsnee to tito proof Of
I.ourth-Thera 10 gal dcfcnsc There il prin-
ctp1o IN Tho l'w Of tho land as vel "a common jaaec,
so md Iard sfe clearly es topped from Complaining
that tasre no renl at \'se made, hccaate they
frvcos tive reason that ts c<,ar hid vrongfay Gu
they clanlea> decided TO- rrocsed with ths appeal.
Tsr present course verss ,hs charge tLat was lsau
tunity to nnnko the asfcrtton now made.
Tlo for the retna4l to ofena Mr. Swing n,ny
mcr dcentcrs, Tho lev. Dr., Duni, I'D. from Detroit,
w4s corresponding nelnbcr Of tho A'yho, and waatn
80 I TIT ho ad e bost eans Of her rea
mntlvcs. III recent article ruhisaea ~ nlm N tho
independent tho following 1p7eatcu lhe eF1tnfeR of
tic Dhicago prcsbYkeyy not defending rrf. 3nin3.
Uy withdrawing from tue Hreaoyery anu til lcuoLl~
mutton h. has generously roiefua snem from thas TO-
louSer bis council We may we'll sato tho real truth
Of this matter III Just many words a1a then ihci will
be ITO istnke Quit. Thv rresbyscry are simply re-
Hsting cccIesIasto4 tyranny In the person Of F~iss
L, Patton, and that Is the Noie Of it. host hinec ry
do .hey Aoi that tro this tine forwar1 tlts a. sse
real and uuly remaining lsHs Of tic case may Ge fully
md fa1rly understood oy u! o'e nfastcFa anu ell @te
If It is considered that tho only act rclto1 upon +"
snow rso Patton t. n' g gy sn sf ns i H.
Swing was guilty, found by tho syno.l and le}isscd
hy ulnos nl lnesestel eraons. the Idea OF tefenso
Patton. And THIS gscs consisteney to tho persistent
effort to try Lin Instead Of tho accuaca II s not ll-
'cl IN ihts comnnntty, to t',,ts mos.ye far sMsh
1t their foiowers hut II repeated here, 1t might vol
10 regarded as SCANDAL upon religion.
ctsou Of the syod did not seriously AFFECT tho prcs-
eeiaio ] iniel Of lilo synod Of Illinois Norh7
Docs intend to 1reat u With contempt, as Nj. Swing
docs all the tribunals Of tho Church?
Something haH born cfectcd by this result. II has
been declared ~ tic highest tribunal which thss con-
must receive md sincerely adopt tho Confession Of
Faith rs combining tho systc Of doctrines a.,ght In
fsitIfuiiy nantnn s,,cn irha of tho Gospel as taught
III thn Confession Of Fth. II hts been declared that
tho presohug and !sach!ng Of NJ. Swing IS not tat
Of tho Presbyterian ChurcA that 1e as uxceoucd tho
Thc importance Of thia decision cannot DO aycrtod
by rdicula Of tlc form OF Tho verdict II ts OF very
llo eousoaaenco whether Mr. Swing goes ont Of the
Church by suspension or crasing hs nauic from the
rolls Tho Presbyterian CHURCH, It's creed, anl tho
Gospel Of Christ US taught In it's confesalen have ccn
Sindientcl.
dir. swing could not 60 ont by bis own action when
under cargcs, but ho could 60 out by tho acton OF
Tue Synod when these charges "oFe disposed = Of y
! CutcAoo, Nov. 10, 1874.