, 1874-11-13
Iyidua ntercot in tho 1nattor IA tho following para.
rrrn1, ynti unvf

llp1un.
As nm prosecuted 10 Tho public rs an offender, I
ind II possible. Thu Mntnro of tic oensc. a. yoM ro.
gard n; bn. nut With much sncceas ID iharo mol,
to tho real question at tsso IN tha triul Of Trof.
winss iGn H. Msay; Yin, "Te oy question Of mor
a 70 oc TIM n :; 9f to
tho Euilt Or innoceee Of tic accuse bccaisso with
Church. Aud still further, apcakinp Of Htho doc.
rinn 0onlation IT, q tAo rrcatyterisn ourcb and
Only oas Of niy Importance"
Now, sanroso tint your correspondent analysed tho
that tcro wcrc sovoral issca-pn xaue OF law nh iH-
81 sue @ of ,syie'ee nnd nn sHo of roltyua datlnet
Ss no hres a II hsnrs md yo %yen ,oa,e
10 regarded tito question Of polity. involving Tho III.
copon Of tho eutc anl ,nolho Of roceluro to 10 no.
saua w ay be IL y ssa hans liz eSaaae
or sho salvation Of church. an becausc hu believes
gu!ion as an i1yi.l,,ui Of pnrty resort, to be n
such view, nnd III action based Oh such opiniona!
OF k not very religious, coufess) tn observing
h1t 1ns tsns Of tnp s ia n nresana no
hs Il taa en
bound to act obviously Of ts clor!cul calling
erin understanding tho youiu4 ad rutcs Of tLc Civil
says our General Assembly, Tuo Church Court u d
comrany Of bishops, md not co,nrany of lawyers,
The ohurchis u "tno mother of us ALL" Du tho other
laul, tlcra Ia nothtug natcrnal or Episcopal In tho
Civil Court Now. Ia IT nos Just possible that IN your
Judgment of tn1e sase you haso carried jug idea
ca Judicatory,-fo thai, III Church Court,
nero question Of law ia always subject tho greater
qnestlen Of tho "editying Of .lo body Of Christ ~
Is Il not Just possible TINT learned brother Prof
Patton- foreigner by birth, nut, educated ou(y In
lart in TITS country; student of Canadian rrocodon
not 4Elu0weGHn. I'll form In Entriti-hHH
In forgetting That tho law Of tho Church, furnishing
tcctnieal ground for igaion oyory week III tho ycar
Is n arge measure suboct 10 the brothcrly kindness
and good sense Of she urties who may 10 called uuou
70 bs - judges H. given easo7 + is vain slr. Go,idy
thiEg npar FROM discretion. It makes nll the liter
enco III lilo world wAcshor we ,lso our Bouk Of
Discipline TO metorato and conservu, to mperi tho
Tho Trainers Of our Constitution laid dawn prin.
cfpes which they meant should bs In the rsce Ut luw
Dook Of discipline, Clap i, see. y: "TGe e1errao
Of discipline h stch manner 10 o1ify tho Church
requires not only MITCH Of tho agit OF pety but aFo
of tho Church. therefore, to tafa into vow alt tho cir
cutas!unccs which may give IL different character to
SJe eS ay sn Of sausso aTs lnss aa
prpsg "a o sar T.. sns g different e* for ths
IL ntcordanco With elleae PRINCIPLES tho court fs
with Limitations, law unto itsslf,-carI liyher suur
to which 1t u sa1jcct btlng empowered 10 cour,n III
octvn for e sauo rcaB9ns which guveened tAe lower
count. For example: legal and sufficient dcfcuse Of
Presbytery ~ crasing Prot. swtngfa name from tho
roll 's saat there nsinu ,ight Of appeal" In tlia
Sas, ona no naS'nn eeen n,ac, tho easc
a!!owea u Is enough TO tny that clurehs Court
naaas = IT, ~ ~ an Ms aha "a My eAse to stay pro-
Goaa a,a H. ~ i t.e q tie ton.t he genural
aoae t. eiihsr 4 the parties. i 5y maintaining
aa,.mntio. u1t tpat n sletlon end not fol
repeated" would bo 40 scandal Oh reliNiou Up
o;, sa,i ,.oa 1T ah 5o9r wole meag in tho
a." a. 4. noose; understand hoTeses,
nona S ~ .n'mo ns ,a a On tfial and that thc,n
Mn hTr % 1o% ~, ,t ,aa Mv13scs IN the matter.
h.ys been q@m,: @ "" III 'hn pen ds INC ~ M you
frn,, ti,o rr.f Il p.s ia ,,aa es % ~ t4s tfaai-tlA
ION shoul be nSv M snat trof Pat
nnss ners isssr,naut 4; hr,aarp Prosecuting wit
Ire.lvfe,v anil thnI prof r,ttah t5e caso Leiara
such a c1oia'"9 %1a'a submit M 70 no
az nartv In III cusc ~ :: nrsaon 10 = 10 fegarded
resnoustLles and aLics IF ss,, M3a uit tho
r. s%n tary"s rnn at, hla eaitn tA ona
uot iool mucl Ika psrsstsn. gsns w. insa aoes
f1ston; E"r,hs, m ,v,on .ho r,.o,s...
pruf p.ttona "nio,"nt n, 'ay ueetdeu against
sro because ls had choae to Io s @ 'G sha % ss se
vote of censurc rita Ion4 IN iI @ even a9ltatsnY
Trnf' Patton "''' '4's 'ooA oAe trying
siill ugan :; In tho action of rrcahr,or,. ,u.a,..
prof Swr,s nnna from, .ns rom 1 efasihg
Hevn Irof ,snttnn ~ ~ Trt' euuttfofeI 70 ~.
iike ccrtutn saints ~ iii In resI3naleiiity but
tvernnnc III tnc s,,o ~ ,r Mo! ,. not Accept ae-
theru waa no riaht a? nnn .uEn 'e GROUND ta
a,otbcr oonnrtuniy 10 bo pcj;,v,g rsos P4ston
coma case. Alter tGu,. onv Imnstora ..s trouple
fail 10 SOC uything uls prosccuua prsf nsa /; ~
Eti)1 further. vou vii, rcr,e,oh,, ,,,,t ..,,,-.,,
tuds OF auire III which praf p.ttn,, ats
lie was linIf "a ce,,aure nnt th.t II ~ ~. tat
yerSt. hc ought to In cs,arsI IG ,e,a uia not VIII
,mrt coutcndea thut te asr ~ M na t, We on cur
quira tie sentence Of ho court mn III .cSra MSn r.
4 To- to Know wint yn1 ,vs r. ,nn - tu1i ~
tcrpret tho events ~ to rial - ,r.a 1 y, ~" you ~
norsisent in our eflnft. In ,, ~ W. wers
Hwiur Tho laftrr ,yo tr,oI on.s n1 un iustsaa o.
reeared that az it'll onol'ah ,u n,vas asaaaa We
ths II was our constant ettnr. ~ @ ~" 5uu mean
Of thta ufortrnaio fria m Tia nru t
auhority to Al anti FIR n.i,ora III tn n3se nv
Observation-Disclosures tnoifcr 1fvnn r"a ~, tyaeM Aaso
tl.nr sir he f,ool cnnnn ~ In ~ inherent.
be rouoatoi hera ni,i1 hornna " .at y ias not
its,inn 1tis nv h,nn tl.t 'mr vii, ~ upon re-
IN nv dnv Gnca il an,,"l ~ ~ ~ Ao FsFalhoh
frtcnia Of The nrosecutan ~ of t,a ma ,' >4s
not so,nchojy vii In 1,,otinn NO @ - e aanu -
works nof nnfa,niii,r ~ ,,s ~ u " ep1onna pro-
Enw M 70 Tno,ivc. u" ~, ~ '.us's ., s,. aas4., w.
eettnr than i'd sncn t;oran5o 5 Anuw as y !aosises
cnt informntnn ni nm,i ~ ~ ",,! 'uy atuu! PRES
f,r su m. rorsa1 H. 49,, ~ ~ yU1 @ tuifeGtiou. ~
ncitScr nersensl nor n,jxsn tasy naYo been
wor,1 uny innlv roaiaon" - ~ 49, 'no laser
M ha nfcrrai frnn, thn hatot Fly. tnn AotaFes
o IL" prororst,vo ~ fos snt ~ not ueAevo II 10
cri,oa1 ~ e. ,.ne,,iho - y ~ 'tsta,s As]bu-