, 1874-05-03
The Present Status Of Prof.
Swings Case.
How 1Icthodism Is Subdiyided---Points
Of Difference.
Something More About the Wine Of
the Bible.
Notes and Personals at Home and
Abroad.


Church Services To-Day.
PROF. SWING.
The Presbytery Of Chicago will meet to-mor-
TOW morning and begin the trial OF Prof. Swing
on the charges preferred by Dr.. Patton. There
were rumors during the week that the accused
would Grade his trial by Withdrawing from the
Church, bns they we're disposed Of BY h1s dec
laraion that he should appear and answer to the
charges.
The last number Of the Interior is silent on
this subject, but tho Alliance has the following
significant editorial:
The impending tril for heresy brings to the surface
points Of poor human nature. And some Of these
weaknesses natural and prudential that one
brethren in the Pesbxteraa pupts III around are for
the most part lying low In their respective "GVugs
a 70 see h ~ WI WI turn Up n ,e ihs
good cid men md good mothers In Israel gho shake
their head oninonsly about TINT lecture for Laird
Collier and that letter to shufedt against infant
d2mnatlon and feel that Brother Swing Is perhaps
poor Atheist, Wrestling Presbyterian pulpit to the
OF Satan, and vhile the pastor Of these good
souls knows rery we'll how the land es set lie cannot
afford to put himself into conflict with the good Elder
Smith and Sister Jones' At least silence is very easy,
Many letters which havo to the 4accused" hive
revealed verJ conspicuous the word T7rdt<" across
the bosom Of the writer between truth Mt large md
local interests Pastora Of very large churches, and
pastors who could lead their people Hte flock, have
desire that no should be made Of their names in
my connection, for they 80 loTed peace There can
men, for not only ia 1t natural that it il paEdonabe
but In order for question to be brought fairly before
the public it Is not necessary that everybody should
err min n
ing for the many and then + any principle becomes
established, the crowd can all peacefully climb up and
brother up in Wisconsin, having read in the Interior
that Mr. Swing did not beueye III eternal punishment
7ss 50 innocent as to believe that newspaper, and hap
Mr. Swing the long pentpp secret that be himself did
not believe in eternal he'll, aud how happy ho
very good opinion Of the Interior newspaper Us
source Of religious Information. How much damage
ho get aons
without using or believing any Of them, We submit to
its own astuteDess. Th,s prudence Of utterauce,
whicn we find the letter Of the creed still TO possess
The creed has displaced the Bible with many clergy
clergy against a1no5nsiderste zeal for scripture
phzascoogy," and proceeds to show that oftentines
there cannot be found any one passage that will
press the doctrine that want and hence the factors
in many scattered verses nu.t be gathered up and
combined into new whole Wo do not use his words,
doctrine about Elect Infants" aud 'Reprobatton Of
be does not state but enough ts elaborated
IN his address to show the aation Of creed above
the Bible, and hence Of the terrorism which the creed
e1erta over perhaps majority Of the Presbyterian
clergy Between local prudence and general fear, the
Of my church must proceed but slowly.
PREsBY1En1AS1sM on TRIAL.
The Aduance (CongregationaD thinks the trial
Of Prof. Swing has . deeper significance than
Prof. Patton inagi ines. It Gays:
OF the trial Of the Rev. David Swing, Of this city,
for heresy at the instgaon and prosecution Of Prot
L Patton. we h. |
ing before the issue fairly mads up. The matter
as been duly brought before the Chicago Presby-
time set for entering upon the trial. May l. The local
feeling has been strong and the hfair is arresting
3eing an able man, and Of notoriety gained two
y ree years ago by his arraigpnent Of DR.. Cuyler
:or allowing Miss Smiley to preach to his church. He
:, TO the lust degree strict constsucuoaist. Prof.
swing is at the present time the pulpit sensation Of
he Wsst and has many attached friends snd cnthus-
sst!c admirers. But one would make great mistake
regard to the real significance Of this ecclesiastical
Ia who should estimate simply By reference to the
s9 "a ~ ia s primarily ~ @ IN it, Rroi
.ay, is Prof. Patton and is lresbytcr,anis ITSELF
fhc prosecutor mny be building better, Or worse !
:ourt, and reachs ISSUE will necesstatea radical
;ountry, and definition Of precisely what 1t shall
.gree TO e1act from its ministry. !
IS SOCRATES N HELP
The Rev. Or. Brown, Presbyterian clergy |
nan, speaks follows in q letter to the St. Paul
Press regarding tho charge against Prof. Swing
:e1ative to Penelope and Socrates:
yesterday in Minneapolis, and that preached two
ago in the Central Church OF this city in part
soul and eternal fe, after quoting remarks On hs
ubje@t by Cicero Seneca Plate and 30 crates said
A. Hhat would pot Socrates that brave heroic
AVE given for an hours talk these themes with
esus CHRISTI They were earnest, thoughtful men,
rho loved the truth and searched for 1t diligently
nd who Sefioualy and fererent1V I
ecrets of tho invisible and eternal world.
hem not d,s o tAsq tnat s t9se.
lands tnek to them across the centuries :
nd hailed them as brothere in the Lord" And who
oranee they Of the cfass Of those devout PEI
ons." norninal}y heahen, numerous throughout I
hs koan Empire IN The time OF Christ md his apos
Fhom Cornelius md the Centurion OF Capetraum are
uch conspicuous e1nrnp1es7"
I believe, gentlemen that orthodox Chris
14n according to the fuh of the Presbyterian Church
nd. II am, need say no more to satisfy you and
our readers that what you said the faith OF the
Presbyterian Church csme short Of doing her Justice
an quite ccnyineed That one may be both Chris
ane ie AZ aa yet gres with oa ha
nth Socrates in eading Gods eternal Justice in bar
Il human Judgment" t
PROF. SWING AND HIS FRIENDS. q
CHICAGO April q 1874 c
70 The Editor Of The CHICAGO Tribune: ' c
Sin: I am SO amazed at the course thus far q
pursued By some OF the friends Of Prof. Swing u
inco his arraignment by Prof. Patton in the | c
jhlcago Prcsbytery that cannot logger await =
'aleutly the decision OF that body on tue merits
i the case, and must give utteranco to q few Q
noughts tha: occur to my mind regarding the ;
mistaken idea Which impels some to lniure their t
,wn cause. r
1t is not for mo to eny whether the Reverend G
Professor and popular preacher OF tho Fourth | d
'resbytcran Church a guilty or not guilty Of the
harges preferred against him by the Reverend b
Professor Of theology Of marked ability who | o
as taken upon himself this great responslblitv. il
nd who, il sincere, is but obeying the scripturai
cmmand, contend earnestly for the Faith Il
hich once delivered unto the Saints;" but, it
OF guilty. then why should there be such an out
r. on the part Of those who confidently hel1oyo II
I'D assert (as do the entire session Of his church)
ROT. SWINGS innocence OF thoae ''baso aud |,
charges, now that an opportunity Il
being given, in accordance with the repeat
lly-exprassed wishes Of the Professor himself. il
clear the whole matter up and place him be- u
IN tr} In, r3,t 1.vEf T