, 1874-05-15
Conclusion of the Argu-
m1ent Of the Prose-
cutor.
he Explains How BE Was
- Drawn Into This Con-
t1oversy.
and Declares that Tic Has No
Personal Feelings What
He Retracts His Remark About
Impeaching the Press
=, bytery.
The Rev. Mr.. Eoycs Begins Ills
Argument for tho De-
fcnSc.
And Declares the Charges Too Weak
to Stand On.
He Explains What a "LocaI Gospel"
Etc., Mean.
And Thinks Prof. Patton Too
Critical.
The Rev. A1r. E0ycs Begins Ills
Argument for tho De-
fcnSc.
And Declares the Charges Too Weak
to Stand On.
He Explains What a "LocaI Gospel" !"
Etc., Mean.
And Thinks Prof. Patton Too
Critical.

Critical
MORNING SESSION.
Tho Chicago Prosbytery mot at hnlf-paas Q
o'clock yesterday morning, the Rev. Arthur
Mitchell In the ohuir. Tho attendance WIS rs
largo as usual, among tho outside clergymon
present being the Rev. Or. Ryder and Dr..
EvertH.
THE pnovlDEECE or GOD.
Prof. Patton resumed his argument, calling at
tention to the thirteenth specification;
u sermon printed On our about 10TH September,
1ss from IL Peter. H., ., ho made use Of loose and
In support OF this allegation ho read an
abstract from sermon Of irof. ssng published
In tho Times OF Sept. 10, 1872 the doctrine Of 1t
boing that uan might think too little Of him.
self. Ho also read what the Confession Of
FAITH had to snY upon tha subject leaving 1t for
the presbytery to reconcile It's Language # they
could with TINT Of Prof. Swing.
NOT HIS BELIEF, Bur HIS UTTERANUEH
In many II the specifications Oh which he had
commented tue charge had not boon Tint Prof.
Swing believed error, but TINT he taught error.
ae had read the passages in his sermons toach-
ing it. and NJ far 1t bad been practicable pre-
sonted the context AL tho sermons from which
quotations had boen made were in evidence, and
they could SEQ whether ho had done Just co IN
the quotations; aud 1t would bo the privilege OF
tie defense, 1t Buch injustice hnd been done, to
mako 1t apparent. 1t WIS simply impossible TINT
he should read nll tho sot7nons through, IN order
that ho might justify tho use Of one or two sen-
tences BY way Of comment. It might DO argued,
and perhaps tho opinion had been expressed,
that tho utteranca OF error, or OF aentenccs al-
from direct affirmation Of his Cswlng's) datee,
lief Of certain doctriues. The point was not
that Prof. Swing did not beioyo iu those doc
triues, and, it be did believe, aud taught
error. SO much tho worse. II 1t could be
and ignorant of the effect Of drugs, that might
be reason for his not administering them
but, if The man was we'll educated, aud familiar
that he administered poison, he tPatton) did not
care how learned ho WAS, ho was not gong to
bis shop. [Laughtor.] The point was not What
Prof. Swing believed, but whit he Aaid; for it
was as teacher thnt charges were made against
him.
Nor was 1t necessary TINT tho language used
by Prof. Swing BhonM be proven to be contrary
to the Confession OF Faith, or to bo incapable OF
the presbYtery to nuke it subject Of judicial
action Because, granting that, in certain OK
construction could bo put upon the language II
the natural meaning Of it and the natural con-
Btruction which the human mind would put upon
it WIS one which was unfarorablo to sound doc
trne and vital plety then it was the duty Of Tie
Court to tell Prof. Swing So to express it's dis
u|,proval, and oxprceH it in tel1nn meast1, ed
by The olTouso, 70 show tl,neH lo was
correct III tllia view he onoted nrccedonfs
from the New School Digest Baying that the Gem
oral Assembly went 80 far III exercising it's o.
pocial functions as to say 70 man he must not
Swing exnrexnel denial and nrnm1sod to ~
right in tic future, tue presbytery, under tic
decisions quoted could not nyold entering ita
widespread error IN rogSrd to Prof. swings 20.
Bition.
JUSTIFICATION ny FAITH.
Ills fSwjpe'e> position On the Cuctrine of tuati.
If tho Court would read the sermon an :. Gond
Works !" and sFaitl, ho thought tloy would bo
Of q unanimous opiuion that tho yiawa of prnY
Swing upnn this cardinal tfoetr,no AZ prntnst
nntiBtn, we're not tic yiowB of tho prosbytoran
Church, and the yiowg which would bo ascsntcl
bv any branch Of tue Evangelical Church.
Mothodist ]rcshvterian. Bantst onn I'm.
grcgationaat. liz objected to tic views
Of Prof. Swiltc.-and bis OBJECTIONS woro cravo
ON fno smi,;ect nf saivaton wh,o, wors III
oniv man ionsnd forwnr1 ,v;t' ;ou n e,,5 ens
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wbicb men rnse n ths daoda nf tI,a 1;fo ,o Lo
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nhocted to prof swInes y"ws hecSnso w ov 1
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n Ware .ayo1 bv thoir ow'' wor,. wtnt fotn s'u
uayed tho,n h"ca,,sa II I'D thon to ~ nai, hnlv
Wthnt sol"ot1om n,n,nt nn,v ,fo tharcs.
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