, 1874-11-09

parting thai e tho s..e were an ordinary ono, they
only did not do but ordered tie Presbysry Of chi
ssss a s1G Ill IT, % 5S s' %f %.
tained tho complaint, md thereby deolareA prof:
pe En- ns Sy !, @ss @
both doclar.ons being for eenvenisnes, embedded In
"e,aass s an'sl liz prasSyiesy action u uSe and VII va
thoy order tho preshytosy 10 10 whst they had
aee''fsa e naue. .na thoy order s <t eusss tnss
have a.Hained tue chntges, mud after they lavo Do
e!arcd that Prof. Swing aesesv's snsnens9n -.an act
terminate Il. What raht ha tlsty. on iGrr own rrsn-
cirlcs to cloao nuns connsctot With Tue Church In
1t no Tins hal Jurisdiction over him: II h, they I'D
had 0yan tins for oyidenco Of l,,s repentance Tho
whole world will pronouilrs auch action asi"contta"
smaller nuualor at taa utno Of rendGrsng t'io hnal
% s .n H. ya ' pta osaEo ps,Sy ss1
10 appeaicd 70
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Fortunately s wtlthndnts Of easy measurement BY
hgnrrs Wish three Or four EXCEPTIONS tho minority
Of the Synod did not vote, bceas0 they denied tho syn-
s TwoSe WI OF ts v 'rs exou,Ha @ tfoM @
for yolng oano. Ihirtsnins votes given by tho
synod 10 austau Tho Charge Of unfaislafulness and
presytcry tlcro fory.esght votes aga!nat, aud
thirteen for sustaining The charge Ut hcresy, vhtls up
on the other cnrge Tic vote Atou fortyetx to fifteen.
Wo bud thus tho spectacle Of thiry.s,x mon III tho
Synod sustaining tho charge Or ltreay against forty,
On es s II bs aa a aS
cnaro agsiua forts..lx ne of tho contrary Judgment
IN Tue Perabytery i .hould 10 note also tha. 9ry-
cused from voting. There may possibly te sumo who
viii regard ths mighty moral vir,ory for t',o
t. bs SUCH, must s hereby, ast woaid seem. Impeach
s'ther hs own honesty " r. ny ~ !utslisgenee
| brought Into comparison. AL
| THE GROUNDS or ArFRAL
proaental By tho prosecutor we're sustained vt BY tne
tlluso grounds Prof. Patton assigned rcasona for
lis appeal that tho clders Of tlo Fourth md Ninth
Hu did not Indeed, inais upon theao roABans. but hy
did NOT Withdraw them. but thero slataow Of
vote That, howaver saae tferenoo 10 tSe synod
pal That tne preaDytery Ind stated ~ legal rrnei-
pa III tho Church that caargca must 10 proved 90 AZ
But n'aterea not 10 tie synod though tlcss ars lilo
IL ihe "u aer .' tpces D. s7a rro Passon aiso sp
uoaled because Ia prchlytery separate yos
Tnis r. reason. son. los. lie synod sustained, aud ST
the Synod voted ~ nreoaely tha sam9 msans1 Sn 10
Prof Patton basea his appeal IN part upon the ground
taul mo waa not given him to procure ths testimony
Of M tue 4 rst T. specialization M ii, under ta second eharse'
Aud yet ifccn members Of the synoa voted to sus.
plaine1 that 10 hud 10 opportunity to provo! We
content to cayo to tho Church aud 10 tho Christian
pubic to decide ~ to tue regard for Justice mud the
| competency displayed by atch Judges and Jurors.
s again: the Court heard ou1y glds Of The Gaze
With Ill respect for those who, suddenly and without
preparation, wcIo eaiod TO act "a counsel,
THERE wAs NO REAL DpFEEsE
of Mr. Swing. Wlateycr sDrvlco the counsel might hsys
s2o~ 20 W nsy II: af sa I
aud ono, therefore, whom tho Court ough
s. Ye, Z eae upoa st 10 s n IN
ods jurlfaction, anl denied ttat prof Swing i
tho Church. nut tina Synod rl,,ea uhprwiso. All tn
more sacredy. therefore, should they hare Hecurcs
every constitutional sufcgnagd to the nn whom tbs
at their bar. Dut Instead of this tbey eonae,ue'
him, a!rnost without heasing The trsaoylsry spe
moro days Aan ;ho synoa dt hors % H. %hcasius ssstl
himself conscuting, agreed with the prosecutor t
waive tho fornlsl reang of the bcraons. Only auct
into nsa argument But in tho Synod there WIS no on
whom Prof. Swing had authorized to act for him.
part Of tue testimony nur onO-fith rart q whit ii
counsel for tho dcfenae Ind read III The prcsyter,
Thus was tho naate Of the INV to read "all re ies
: : fact that no compact tstween the mres sant
+ toned such omission. And thls ex-parte and Ut
| reasonable rresbytcrans. Need ~c wou1cr that
Mr. Mr. swing Fxuiity. anl rascrsed ths jaasment oi
much larger nu1ubor Of men who spent seven t,u.e4
many days On the easa o. they "a Nsoa W. wOnat
q Cd, saying In substance that tho Church could Ia,
isss SUSTAIN 0a' S g. ~as obsains Il
day Sniy Y cutting arrx e tueh , o,5or,s N.t g.
s own Explanations. % even il tey do not supply 20
= Met. ' - -" ''' "' "' ~ ~
~ The funl decision Of the Synod did not serious
nffeet fhR prcsbyterY Prof BW1uR. Tho 8y
: cd did not ceneurs tho former, snd they DID not
to suspend the latter, but eft hst JUST whore
then, should tho minority Of tho synoa-the mhjori
when tho members Of the Chicago presbytesy ara l.
v. The ouly REASON we eau thtak Of for carrying
I. rnAttar to higher court Is TINT
y TUE FALsz rRtNo1rIEs
srmcd By tho majority Of the Synod ought 10 he 60
~ ~ domned But as the synods proceedings in the ca
extraordinary. so contradictory md 20 uuco
~ stiludoual cannot imago that their dnal declst
will have any moral weight in tls present. or al
y force procedeut in future. But If this doeia
p dout. It viii not 10 s 1suIt Of those fr whom
speak; for ws did not make it, and our desire 70 La
roaas Ind o
tic courts OF tho Church. Wo have actad 70 far only
yndisatea % q se ak thts Wy srs "
willing to prrcLaso pelco the smn saeri!co Of Il
Ill to security for tho truth which this barren vlcso
mny he supposed 70 yield. llne aud pEaylacnse "
~ end set h such matters right III tho judgment OF IL
~ =" aud charitable GhriQtluuH.
"a Thus els this remarkable trial Of lnau not In
Church, acquitted by forty-*tx and forty--eight Vol
" III his Prcsbytery, and condemned by thirtyius
NJ tntrty-sss votos lii tbs higher and larger 4, court
q" sriai IN certain Mrticn4rs anaago,lH to that
II II Mr. Uarnos by tho Synod Ut pAndslphta, where
"a ~ records Of this presbyteEy nbaent, aud where
In accused party and s lrtcnda aecline1 TO answsr
Il. In tat the defendant was III the Church and Pr
est, aud lie was conslcfuuel by tho very rcspccka
H.. voto Of 143 to IT,. 1sus rs Mf. Barnes had not vii
Io m drawn flom tho Church, the casc was successfully
H. ried 10 tho aeueral Assembly by apleal.
m May huch 10 few ami far betWecu IN the fltt
-. ~ | history Of our beloved Church.
lat MISCELLANEOUS.
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