, 1874-05-07

tAnt ELIMINATION TaB phrG OF lilo CnlFlnlhelo
ersod, and that Tho stated tl,as that was aba1,-
dohod, or that hs ropnsliatcd IT,. 4 ;.
qualified definition Of total doprayisy, wlothor
any otl1or Of tho points wore roforrea to as hay-
tlifoo OF these dofanitions or points On tho troo
that had boon abandoned my impression Is
Tint thore woro. The Inference 1 drov was tint
they woro part Of tho avo points Of tho CAL
yiniBtic crood.
O.-I wuuld AK, although It may not bo worry
relevant to tho question, whether you aSoopt
lit hnY sense tho Christian rotigion2; Al do
not think that III pertinent question to-days
OIL wish to know, on the question Of tho
saass II o Of t..,one y9%E tss0ay IN y, wheo, ESl
gentlemen, II you did not rant my Testimony
yon ought not to hayo called mo. e.,
Prof. Fatton urged that, 10 fur h6 tho vitnoHs'
opinion OF tho Christian religion was concerned,
thoy wanted no Information, =
tnE any question my gentlemen prnaont may
genco enough to answer It, Ia another question.
Tint q flnita beng can comprehend an in6uito
belteve. I belicvo IN = great, First pitnople,-
the Creator but rho dod1ls, or Hhat Ho does,
no man con tell mo.
= DR.. pattcraon-rhe purpose was not to show
Any hsrespoot to tho witnosa. Il was simply a
Il wors S importsnt. apo do n NOT t. deom ss, i 50
specially. In oaae tho witueas docs not belevo
ID the oxistqnce Of God, suppose this court
would regard his oath aa diNoront from whit
they would III case ho did. Tho witness atasos
TINT ho docs believe in God. .,
Afr. Bhufodt-I do not consider It = matter
Of dsrespeot on tho part Of tho gentleman to
pnt such question rs tint to me,
by Mr. Wallaee.-Q,-Dd you undorstand him
to sny that 1e had abandoned tho doctrine OF
" Perseverance Of tho 8ainta Y AL do not
Inn s}r TfnrA tt,faA fh{r, in thai
tree that he said had been abandoned. Laugh
teri
Q.-How many branches were thoro on thpt
troo A.-Thoro "ere good many. Some wore
named and bono verc not.
by Mr. Fnris.--o.--Dld ho nay he denied, Or
damnation Of infants, in such way "a to imply
that it had over boen part and parcel OF tho
oalvinistio system ~ think. infant
damnation !" was put on that troo as an out
deal Of difference to me whothor 1t was one Of
tho 1ve points or not.
BY Dr. Pattersop-Q,-Waa "infaut damna-
ton" ono OF tho branches TINT Prof. swiug
spoke Of as having fallen down A.-That saa
ono OF tue throo am SURF OF thht.
By Mr. Dlackb,,rn-Q. tic article pub
lished In THE Tn1nuNB oocasonad by hearing
Prof. Swing prench7 A.-No. sir. I neyer
heard him but ouce In my lifa, and that long
since that timc. y was oocasionoa by pub
lished sermon OF his.
Q,-Wss 1t designed to DO In criticism OF what
Prof. Swing had preaohed? AL do not know
whether it waB or not. presume it waa. I
suppose might lave thought Ia Was too ortho-
dox. [taughser.l -...
abandonment Of three things in that troo what
over thoy werc A.-Yest air.
Q.--Did You understand Tint he had abandoned
your representation OF those things, or the
uhurobs ropresentation9 ,A.--Wel1, whether
L. - 1.l i..f...
80 long ago, cannot remember. Tic impros.
sion got from It Was TINT three things had long
since boon Abandoned by the Church. My gon-
erai impression would be that ho said IT," but
my inferonco Naa that 10 wsa defending tho
Church.
Odd the letter convey tho Idea that tn .
which ho lad once held 7 Al should think
TINT tho thinga abandoned had boon onca hold
by the sChurcn. That was tho Inference drow.
Whether he had hold them himself or not DO
rot know aapposed up O. A thia letter waa written In
by NIr. 1lenwood-Q.-Aro yon sure that
" total dopravity " was one of tile thrao thioga
abandoned A.~-Yos, in tho absolute total
senso.
Dr.. beeolor.-1 do not bolisys thero is man
In tho house who can do 1t.
prnf, Eutnr,-Wn wil1 call fnou the prob4-
ontor to in Il rRonaTed lnmrhtar.1 rAes'
~ Mr.. .McIood~o.-yYorc thero f1,Bt fire natn
hrnnches on tia troe? A.-Afy Impression il
thnt thoYn wara .norn-
q IT nnIo1stnnl 4n,, - .nv t}.t thera rrern
,rora th.n fiva hranc},oa Int Tint thera Tre1s MT
moro tbsn IVA iva mnin branchesHthat thu othcrs
Uors o,,tnrnvths5 A~T IN ,,ot irow win i,ov
,nnc3, ort5.t;r a1 TIN trea wna drawn or n1aotlv
how M many branches % thoro @ 1ore. Il wns snny
1m ,n,,n1, a1,atc and ,siot nirhs ho ca,cI n,s;,
hrnnnE. or wLat mic MIGHT he cnilsd q leas imnorsant
hranch + do not nav know'
10 nfsnt 3s uoT 1am,stfon nm r., thu ,,n
hrsnot"a5 Al do % not kt,ow % whothcr T It VA an
NAN =, hranch or m ;nforior ono. '1Isuglter'i "
a'AA DAsn'A " ~ 1..o.. oa'' tn""s"''A'1
THAT CONTINUANCE AGAIN. .-..
This concluded tue examination Of tho "itnesa.
and Prof. Patton stated that al tho testimony
for tho prosecution, except tast ot Robert Laird
Collier, was in, and % Mr. Collier Was an im-
porsaut witness, aud it was not posabla to SECURE
lB Testimony, he aakod for continuance OF two
months.
N1r. Noyos said 1t must be obvious that there
existed no reason for granting tne request OF the
prosecutor Tor ncontlnnanoe. 1t was clear that
1hadhvitR atfeady suDmlttea Woald toout w.
toinsr oslusneo, esod m3'o , nha' Het,, nuyu ~