, 1874-10-21
Prof. Swing to Be Invited to Ap-
pear at the Trial.
Patton Will Speak To-day.
Unfayorab1e Report In the General EpIs
copal Convention on the Propo-
sition to Revise the Nj
Gene Creed.
The Vote on Bishop seymour's Confr-
nation to Be Taken To-Day.
SYNOD OF ILLINOIS NORTH.
MORNING SESSION.

SYNOD OF lLLINOI8 NORTH.
~ s,"a.,1 at; 1,,,,
Tho Synod 5 r:s Of Northern Illinois resumed itt
~ r-1,r. .,on,o ,nd Tro,,t.,-n... 49,.
" !nuluA ason"u aao "enGs .,, stseos' SeS'
ntajr'
mn. MOVES.
! Tho Rov. Mr.. Moves. on hottn1f Of the f7,fcacc
proshrtor., ros,;r,a1 H. .r.,a,.st s,~n. ~
tsshoSsely' lesu.1eo LIE a1Bunont aBa'hst the
motion tn alont the mntnritv ronort of tho In.
a.,;.t 1ox,r,,t..a ,ut,ta,. s......'..s, ~, =, .
uo1o. 1oA.4sso' "n10'1 i'oonin'eneeo snas 'nc
) After recan5itulatipp thu no,nte n,ao bv him
Mo,a., st.o,san ~ ,r.a.". ~ .'1ae ~ u.n'
p Monoay a'ternoon'.tnat under the iav prose.
sustained h;a nos;tton ho sno,sc H.; az ~ fn,,nw.,
I11 @ n's o , :" .n,. ~ or,s spvns 40 aoows'
but It may be aa posi.!vely tst there u precedent
astes'iy and raaroly against him. This is tho third
Tbolo ~ III N tSo nasa. c.,o which os u Gland,
corded herc. ,eht nstras DO rcg1dea aa s"as eoc
give ~ support q ny noston u ia the csao Of Dr..
knowing that pr. Weon prosecuted Lyman teocher
tor hereay and nos an1wlng al shs material t4ca Of
ts II be e1ea y s al g @
BY pr. Wilson aftor he had unsacccsstuli prosecuted
p. DeecheE IN rgeaesery and Synod. Such wero not
terry to inquire, By committee into Dccelers ortho-
dosy. The! refused. Then ho ondoayoscd 10 Induce
CO. or ae p + yna e s
cl1ned 10 do Il: Then he appealed to tho General
Assonbly and this ia tho appeal which, tho Dgeat
Beecher before tho fresbytery Of Cincinnati. 1i!s
charges werc not sustained: 1lo .anrca'cd to tho
Synod. which affirmed nc decision Of tho rrc.bJery.
era Attcntl but being assured BY aomc Of his Own
friends that they could pot snstain him, no gayc ur
scmbly. This eaeo. therefore, which seens To ho
precedent directly ~ olnt-Hn II !s gu this account
OIL either side.
A., 1Ll1;o,s prrorpEsr.
But there Is preeodent which is in point, and 10
R ss a0 il . Il tse nues f II R ss
e., It is the casc Of acorno FjshIasc,k w ~
Tbs :. Synod Of Illinois 6outh. Tic aprcai
were aBBigued for disniesng IT, tlo frat one nnrod
H. that the aynalcpt 10 not psrtv arrrieycd Nop,
tho loadiug material facts Of thfs case e?o tnesn.
10 ho r. or o q @
ed teri-scrsco in tho election Of Elders y the ndon
lion q thia re, aud tho putting Of il ii practice,
vice. Upon this, alr. Fiahbacl, who was not ono Of
these honoraby retired Eders brought tho church at
tic bar Of tho Prcabytcry, by complaint. liz aeged
that tas action Of Tic church III adopting tho rotary
system Of elcrship was unconstitutional. This yyas
tho charge, tAu thin, 1t might be aail rarenthccay
7aa hcrcsy-a VERY herctca action l.nou tho i,npor-
tau not to say VITAL aubec. Of church polity.) but
tho charge that tho church had yolated the con.
ton u Tic church vas SUSTAINED r. fish6sck f the
appealed to tho Synod. Tho Synod affirmed Tho tocs-
ion q tho Peesbyery. The oaee was thcn carried 10
tho Geuara Assembly, who dismissed the appeal as-
sGning as tho frat aud chief reason therefor la Mr..
history Of the case which the brief enbodses all the
Aud now, 10 regards this case. there arc several
things wn!sh ought to BE- caretulls notcd T ought to
@ M sssa ss TO 9fsPs aaea ps55 5s
~ fght 70 % 60 could not havc been questioned. It
ought 70 % 1bsoE.sa that Mr. Fishbacts complaint
With priS,ae gsievsnse9, to e rghtea
prosecutor, an agsroyed party, aud inasmuoh IS ho
Peeled: onga. to be ohaerSsd that tho decision Of
1'; yieT :snstiSa hsd ssen s've ,ssa saS surs1
ntissd ha proceeding sna have taasn s4 Il, naSs ss
Tying 4 on. unless he Ind been profoundly convinced
deeply involved u nc ssuo It ought to be observed,
9iho mat AZ. tanbaeK vas nnaouoica3y grteyed and
him. md then by tho decision Of tho Synod. Mecc,
70 ieei keen senso q gu, dsc9matso 3 u. M At being
defeated IN an tsai Is f9 H ~ aEgroyed
saonal sd Injurious + the nterests Of tho Clutch
e 'ssa sppea p 'n ' sss
thing more shnn thts Z necessary n order thss one
snou!o " hgRl.1sea. etaeas ~ t ttue. - Meoster
N hs aoanitlon o. inc Wor that 70 a1erasc =
PER hs5d * oesss res Or III 1nsqo T. IN on1
80 wash naS .ormay M anu m9an,s
moasy deoiao that Af' f4shDacx ls not m a8efsVed
parry
y Il within my knowledgc that ths proeeontor cute: Of
htltasm, that tho General Assembly which aat In s.
Lons Inst May VIA "hound." That ia, or ~as, his
joyful conviction. So far rs am aware, TINT opinion
sas not expressed specially IN yew Of th!s ac.ion
upon f.shbackh appeal. uat while, N utterang thla
emphatic eotnmcndatton Ae may have ha4 something
t!ae ~ MIND, ats happy to sgroe with nm ~ hi,
rommcrdation and to say that as regards this action
y sm.sng .as nppsa' netors II the General Aa,sn.
tnado no other or different decision without violating
tho la"-that law 81 which they afe the servants and
not the matters. II Was cuinent!y just and true
decision that tho appellant In this case was not
IN aggricyed party, and auch II ia .
fair precedent by which to guido your action
in this case Il Is precedent which u IN perfect har-
uony with al tho Judicial decisions OF the General As
fombsy for period Of fifty years. And surcly you
will not violate both law and precedent by hearing
appeal that Is brought botozo you by ono who Ii not
81 sggIieyed PATTY: a.o v,cr, ~ r,, ,x,r,,, ..n-v
~. TO do 10 would involve something moro than q