New-York tribune., 1874-05-21
PROF.. SWINGS DEFENSE.

HIS REPLIES TO SOME OF THE CHARGEs-PRoF. PAT
TONS THEOLOGY COMPARED TO HIS OWN.
Prof. Patton concluded his argument before
the Chicago Presbytery in support OF the charges
brought by him against the Rev. David Swing on the
1ih inst, and the following day the accused delivered
an address in his defense. Mr. SWINGS Keno
phon says OF Cearchus hat notwithstanding his bright
armor and his regal irobes. whenever the baggage
wagons became entanged or stalled, he would put his
shoulder to the wheel and 90 down himself into the
mud. The theological baggage wagons on my side OF
the house blockaded to-day by the illness OF the
counsel for the defense, and like the old general Will
ngly descend into the mud" The address was very
interesting one and full OF able arguments The speaker
appeared have the sympathy of his hearers and some
OF his remarks were received with laughter and ap-
pause. Some OF the points made sby Mr.. swing are
given in the following extracts:
PENELOPE AND SOCRATES.
LET MS come now the dear Penelope and Socrates.
Ny brethren. you must for treating this case
with something like evy for it has not particle OF
soemnity in 1t to me. That all regarding
the value OF being above saying or seeing. IL was on
'SonlCulture.' The idea was mat the value OF hfe
lies not in what creed one says over and over, put IN
what creed one lives. And hence s1ld that sou
with defective creed may be higher, and may De
nobler than "A soul that knows more, but which DIS
regards all its precepts,.an idea have heard al my
lie in the Presbyterian Church. DIR. McMaser, whom
the prosecutor succeeds legally aud clronologicalIy
said that he believed that somewhere on the con
Heaven
lope : and think our General Assembly, few years
ago offered premium TO some one who would produce
the future world ana Dr. smythe OF South Carolina
who took the prize said All those heathen who lved
D 10 the happiness of their best knowledge, might hope
for happiness beyond / did say how great was
the happiness OF Penelope aud Socrates But the pros
ecutor has unwittngly arraigncd Chflsi. FEAR my
Jealous friend, enemy-friend, | guess--does not
read his Bible much as he does his Comics,
against too great attachment to scripture pn,1
phrsseooSy and must saye our S rsSSn %e
shall now read from the words OF christ Did you
know he has spoken to them lie mas. wo! unto ahee
Tyre and oldon Socrates and Penelope on the day
the objection OF tho prosecutor lie will say this Scrip
ture announced before the Confession was iGrng-
lated and that my ordination vows arc upon me-. Wen,
in subsequent editions OF the Bible readers Will fnd
mareaa reference rene upon this spas pastrTTe from agS' roy
Pr9l Patton on Socrates apd Penelope Confession OF
Faith Chap 10, See. "a Many glass there Will nave
to be In the Scriptures hereafter.
PROF. PATToNs AND MIR. SWINGS THEOLOGY.
"You dare not subject Prof. Patton's deity to any
question whatever AS Luther said, 1t is the glory OF
human faith to suppose God be just when he damns
the innocent SO the theology OF friend is that
does nothing but look down TO earth and say, God!
prayed to- or spoken But who this God is, how He
acts upon what basis he dares not inquire because
IL would rationalism If he dId-hc SO fears ration
alsm. When, therefore, a young man comes to this
form OF theology and humby asks about the slaughter
of the Canaantes, or the 1O9th Psalm, and says,
How shall answer Mr.. Froude. and show him, and all
the bold indes that my Church sensible, reasona-
bic Church the answer is Go, young man, and tel
Froude that he was foreordained TO be damned Go.
and you r4se such an SaSlTy agn ySn % ny. WI soon be
haze % snaea TO the nspaon OF the
ord Testament. so with Salvation by Faith You dare
moral excelence-that has induced God TO crown il with
such glory III the New Testamen-in the Christian re-
lIgon Any inquiry ou this point is raionasm II is
your business to believe and there terminates your in
qmry. ,. ,,,,,o - .,,. uh,o, no,
only hall cs "a
reasonable sovereign, ana that beneath all His com
mands there will for most part. be some beautiful
theology always terminates Win te lac III daIe not
even ask sin gle question. IL just believe and be
saved; believe and be damned That Is all there Is
Of IL. Hence his God hath marched right through
his theology hath sweet reasonablenes,in III IT. but Is
only an Will rushing out ike hurricane to the
fields OF his dear children. trampinG over theIr
cradle and their grave
DIFFERENT VIEWS OF PROVIDENCE.
"Now although the prosecution has made the accused
ont to be All inade and Brahmn, and evolutiOnist
and a Sabean, and Unitarian yet the accused with
all these faults upon him. show TO this court better
view of Providence more universal ana more care,
fnl and moro loving than has yet been unfoded
by nv friend. My Providence Is Heavenly Father
The God OF my friend seems only TO come To TINS word
in while, ana then as CLAP Oh tnuIue, ~
and then withdraws FOR "a thousand years: hls
Creator came suddenly aud laid down Christianity
as though in night He mad not been preparing for IT
ar all these 1000 years He suddenly Invented tie
Christian ministry also aud endowed IT for the
first time the assem- GA the savior see C3nesslon
OF Faith he says. Whereas my PROVIDENCE nas peen
holding aud building up S'"iS
without any internissOn, auy rest Ahu now III our
century the holds to the idea or an imperfect
Providence coming to tue world once III While auu
then for the part coming TO his church, anu h's
own witnesses here Oin with him III separating Goa
from all such beings Lincoln and Washington, ana
indeed. from all the human marching host. aud Joined
,,itn hun IN employing God only III looking up young
men for the semnares OF our church. mus
aword OF perfect atheism except SO iar as the
Church's life Is concerned
PENELOPE, PATTON, AND SABEIIIUs
"I have but two remarks to make, ana one IS
tbis The prosecutor calls your attention to Penelope
vho IN the daytime wove her woof and in the night
time unrayeled it, thank him for recalling this for 1t
has been several years since read tue Odyssey lie IL
ihe greatest Penelope OF all in this matter Tor whereas
ON one day he proved 10 you, IN wnoie day onH ar
gumc MT that e did believe la hell lie yesterday
showed YOU that he held areglon without hope-a re-
Ii0on Of good works. he said Wnere can you nnd nope
i'm tbat} When you to condemn me do not want
Won TO condemn ,ne holding both religion without
he'll and a religion without hope Take one or the
other -..- 80 Il. -.
"And again he proved by q long argument that the
Sabean Is who fully Identities Jesus Christ Win
God The truth T., the Sabellan is par excellence,
believer the deity OF Jesus Cbrst Tor IN the tneoost
Oh fsabcIlus Jesus Christ Is nothihg else than gea
Rather ma wing for the become the meuatoI OF
for the moment having become the hoy opiri, tnus
the theory OF sabellus Is the theory aDoNe All s
that makes Jesus Christ the very God. Having toiieu
All that lay to shOw that Sabean ne tJieu an
tho ne xt day to show that Unitarian aughterI-
that denomination which OF all Others separates oesuo
Christ from God. And now want you wnen yo9 cplne
TO make M your verdict, not 10 make me po'o ncs
characters / am Wiling 10 be either, pu' eou'a no'
bear 10 be b0th."
PROF. SWING ACQUITTED
CHICAGO, May 20.-A vote was reached to-