, 1874-05-17
What the Saturday Review Thinks
of Chicago Reviyaiists.
It Is Not Satisfied with Messrs'
Moody and sankey.
!: Notes and Personals at Home and
Abroad.


tbe oninions OF the religious and secutar press
concerning this remarkable case.
The Northeastern Adrocme says:
Dr. Swing declares himself not 4 Presbytertan who
receives the historic fataliso doctrines O. decrces
vction rep1obation, and I'll those points which IN ~
o,dnion hare bred infdey and rationahsm az tear1M
rates. surprise ut this declaration ID soeh PRE-
euce equaled alone BY the quite manifest tact .nns
Church actual" DISTINGUISHED from instorle E; Nat
sm must be & .1ls tss aasa to e'
against the defendant, was really tne .. 1t
before the body and ths yers M sn
Receiving Prof Swings declaration of ia.th a. W
must, what Is he but quite good MsthoosI ns ~
The early Methodist rreachez fought that successful
battle against calvinism half a century ago.
THE CHRISTIAN UNION.
The Christian Union says:
Pco Swing is a1ragned before tbs author1ties o. MS
Church for not bcng faithful to the doctrines q the
Westminster Confession. For thct and that only na
is to run te gauntlet OF PresbyteIy synod ana aen Ell
he thuuEs to Ills prosecuors-s eloquent and ear.
uct preacher practical Christianity Tbs nrss OF
The two shgss {fn In an.nng tue truths m Of ths
Gospel is utterly w1hou force except Az 2s aenneo
Ey the second charge. that he does no. pcefeiy r.
~ containing the system Of doctrine taught IN tho
Holy SCRIPTURES" Ii is only By identifying the West.
minister Confession with the Divine Reveauon taas
tbs Indictment has any standing-roon whatever.
II the statements Of doctrine Of the Westminster
be taken their uLkl8l atAoos
th:n POT Swing does not aeeept them nor does
he pretend In his speech before the PrespS1efy,
he asows with manly n1s @ r. on
grown Them His writings chow beyond al doubt that
Christianity docs not present itsen 70 nun N me
aspects in which Calvin saw 1t: that be Ee2udi.tea
with horror that view OF God which CalE1ntsm pre-
SCENTS Is be therefore insiucere7 Ought he to leave
tho Presbyterian Church? II yea, then Al immense
nuioritT Of its ablest ministers ought also to 60
Fla man So coutraveues ths whole method anu
spirit his associated brethren TINT ne cannon aoof
hA Eboft1f
4 man who condemns uturgies cannot bo made useful
in Iturgical church. minister who cannot submit
to AUTHORITY il Of place in Episcopal Church.
Prof. SWINGS differences from the ancient Presby,
tcrtpp standards had nade cooperation dif1cn and
1cst othsr eoapan;onsiip But his ministry has been
e.ntnently fruitful: his people wish to retain him
tiers is very vide sympathy YIN LIN, IN ms
eznts he best genius Of American Preshyter3enianA
That geniua Of Christian liberty. It has fought
l:tlcs and victories III days gone by ~ was not
1louuced for the sake Of peace and reunion aud We
ctlese it will win new triumph IN tho present
struggle.
THE 1EDEpESDEST.
This paper says:
CHAR The evidence has ridculously failed to sustain
The char9cs and Mr. Swing riu be triunphantly &C
In h hi 81 cumming ~ 4 5o peed ont op
Mr. Swings sermons and neTsrspeI articles @ 70 en, @
by holding them IN certain Light tbs color Of aescsy
Judgment within tie reach Of the presbytery and
lii. Swing is net likely to be convicted on any such
Raaca was 11sced upon the stand and testified with
charming he 90 aa m n0f dd dnow not
Know whether the three mentioned were among them
or not BE was, however, quite clear that either kr.
Sntng or the Presbyterian Church bad abandoned IN
tant da1uuatIon and 'nhsolute total depravty, put-
ting constant enaphaas upon absolute. The feel
iugs ct Mr. Patton when this witneas lett the stand
The brief dispatches Of the Associated Press give
idea Of the collapse of the case for the prosecu-
on The verbatim sspgs t IN ~ fhs Gnesgo papsr1
have entered upon tis task with very peculiar notions
u the natIze Of evidence
1lr. Swings plea to the charges against him resd
before tho Fres5ytey, was model OF 1nanl5 dignity
Il e sufic1e to say that the evidence presented in
no particular coutradicts the statements made by Ar.
Swing IN his 1,ea. Evidently be Is man Of singular
modesy and rare ea,dor and it is good Providence
!:unal faith against the essaus OF easa1 supers'1
hon.
the presbytery would ucqu,t the accused but IN the
event Of his acquttal by tie lower court 1t was cup
roaed tho case would be carried to the Synod where
h;s chanccB would not be so good We have doubt
.heprosocutor viii persist IN appealing the caas put
hardly possible TINT 60 weak cause od as he m naa
lioual Christian men-
ruH ALLIANCE.
In an Alliance editorial, presumably written
by Prof. Swing, the heresF trial is treated III .
eprightly, Pheasant VEN. ana inc 1unny aspect
It is noted as queer fact that the house is di-
yided lust as it would DO If the trial were gotten
up between JEFF Davis aud John Brown, or be-
tween Charleston and Boston Patton being
surrounded by the old Democrats, Swing BY the
Aboltionists:
When the ttntdel " side speaks, you would think
Mr. Mccormick would faint, but when Some grent
Christian ike NIr. Goudy does something for the
ralvton of the Church. tLe eloquent philosopher and
theoogun, air. Mccormick. renews his youth aud be-
comes happy again This t1r the Whole TO weeks,
the house. reposins now upon the manly form Of Elder
Leo, and nov upon the great nh!anthropst and te1.
the abolitiousts upon side the old sla1ehod-
ers upon the other It in dit3crit to detsrmne seeing
that the case according to the prosecutor has no reA-
ton whatever 10 Old and New School theology.
WASHINGTON COUNTY (1owA) rREss.
This paper says:
Prof. Patton, editor Of tho Inferior, Presbytetian
c.H Mccormick for the glory Of aod, together
with reaper and works, and Eelf-1pPotnteo
thc Indictment Of DaTid swing pastor Of ths Fourth
Presbyterian Church in Chicago, for hercsy.
The min yy snst Se s
persist in breathing the theoogcsl a'r q & the nine
senh m 4rgon ;. IN ereps ese mus. reoe
influence has cut loose the blus-blazea theology
End accepts the nineteenth century,
OTHER PAPERS.
Tho Omaha Republican SAYS:
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE prints sermon from Prof
Ewing which Is orthodox enough for the strictes
Puritan and yet in its deductions liberal enough II
meet the advanced progress OF the aRc. BE is won
deEfal preacher and wonderful man, worth score
bis traducers and 1ealing them in pety, eloquenee
ability, and progress.
The Liberal Christian remarks:
The tsi,l Of Prof. Swing for heresy, which is now
progr-ss in Chicago can hardly help being OF serric
10 the cause Of pure religion, whate7cr Its tseue
fe I.c.deutally 1t has g.yrn opportunity to som
hravs ren the Presby1ery to sase their position
and 80 will ccaf the theological atmosphere and e1
tend the li11,its of liberation.
The South Bend Tribune observes:
We must confess that to outsider IT looks as
Prof Patton abeorbcd so much Of the Shorter Cate
c,iEm in his spirit that there Is room left for ii
Sermon On the Mount
THE COMIC GOSPEL.
The Saturday Rerietc OF April IS has the fol
owing article on the work Of Messrs. Moody all
sankey in Scotland, which-thess geutleme
being so we'll known hero-is given entire:
II sppears tha. for n1onths past much excite
,,enr Eas b~en produced in Edinburgh ,nd othe
fane IN Scotland by the singular exercises Of coup
~ ;t;ncrant Americaus-Mr. Moody and Mt. Sanke.
Tor - yrry 1oE. tine no entertainment has been s
-onri,r in Edinburgh that which goes By the na1r
to!1. is attended hy GYerfowfn