, 1874-04-25

creeds OF our eTauEeucal cnufcne6, bO-caIleu
Do the great majority Of orthodox Christians
either know or care what they have sworn to be-
lieye and practice in order to attain salvation ?
If the pending trial shall help the people Of
Chicago to understand and answer rightly these
questions it will have subeerved-wll it P
necessary and blessed PURPOSE.
Il. POWERS.
CHURCH OF TEE MESSIAH, April %, 1874.
SAVE HIM FROM HIS Fn1ESDs-
To the Editor af Tbs Chicaoo IF1b,tne:
SIR: II ever 3 man had reason to pray to be
delivered from his friends. that man Is Pfof
Swing. OF the authors OF nino IN ten OF the
numerous newspaper aud pulpit utterances
ostensibly put forth in his interest, he may well
exclaim: Non <dcjensofibus tstis 1t Prof.
Swing shall be found guilty OF the charges al
legged against him, it Will be largely due TO the
embarrassment these 1l-lnformed or 1l-adYlEed
we|l-wishers Of bis have put upon bis case. II
he ehall be acquitted. it will be be-
cauae his Judges have refused TO
allow themselves to be influenced adversely by
the uniutelligent oficiousness Of outsiders who
have no sympathy with evangelical faith OF doc
trine in any communion. # this class OF people
will hereafter let the matter alone until it il
issued by the Presbytery, they will render him
the greatest service in their power. and
materially aid his friends IN the 1udlcatory;
Sermons caricaturing the Calvlnlstlc faith ana
Iauding Prof. Swing for cutting looee from it;
or even sermons or articles which, while
not containing such misrepresentation,
would uphold Prof Swing in disowning or i'm
pugning the Calvinistic system in his public
tenchings while he still remains pastor IN one
of the leading churches OF the denomination.
are but sustaining the heaviest charge among all
those preferred against him.
Neither does it help his case to slander his
prosecutor. The writer has no sympathy with
Prof. Patton in the course he has thus far pur-
sued in this case Yet to call him q Sixteenth
century bigot." and to heap opprobrious terms
upon gentleman Of his character, stand
ing, and attainments, because he has
whether wisely or otherwisely, with liberal or
il1iberal Epir1t-assumed what ne declares 70 pe
enlist in his favor the feelings OF many who
estean, ann honor him In other relations to the
manifest iniurv of his reepondent.
Nor win It avail auy more on the trial thai
.s11nitarinnisrn ia The vague and shapcleas
hing it doubtless is, It is not at all probable
that any such plea will be ret up in bar Of the
offenses charged and it would be yery unyise it
~ tEa-s Tha1a u not a rnemher of the Conrt in
~, rrohab;litx xrho doas mt know the difference
hatwaan I,rpshvterianism and Unitarianism. how
ever rndefncd the latter eystem NAV be,
The gimple oueption at issue is, La Prof.
gwinr a Presbyterian? Does he hold-not to
tha fiye points. nor to any other number of
ssno.nts." nor vet to any one doctrine Of his
c,.n-ch hntNto the +svstam of faith and prno-
tice" contained in its standards. This issue, it
is quite certain, Prof. Swing rill not attempt to
dr. hT%A mi
nerfecty intel]ir;ble~at least to ali his iudces:
p,d br i ta ,anst st,nd ~ fa1i There IL ere-v
rnsson for behaving him to be PERFECTLY
t.;1I;n1 to d. so r. ia noon the rrolnll TINT
"as " ~ no -, - 5,ta aarrcte IN. -, ~
nutn n0 +1,a7 1a 1o1a1 1n;noter ~ tha prashv.
tas;.r, Ghrrc1 and sdhsTant to hcr notv and
doctrines. in distinctiou from those of nnv other
Sof.ndaJ Aud Il Tia ontsde world will now
t;.ss,,H e1,,, ~ hndv ~ 1vh;ch ha ;s omenahla
- ;at ~ .asa sr;ihont r1,rthar e1nh,T.esno
~ 10 -, r,;.talan effo.a m he hahsIf
~ ~a.an ~ boTa ha vii he +rruonh
a1ie .ntio 80 nae1;t,as euve a1"'"A W paT.nvTrp
anl4s ''4o1'''4' -'1' 4'''''
rprrn 4rn pp1yc1rrfs
77otb- Fd;,or of Tdr chicaoo Tr,1un1:
2lA: ~ eAo1o6 ~ Ina opsSs".S 49, p4. =. ~
oI4eleht euat6ce otous - 4Aoi' asto',
aealnst flol. o"lub, aoe uo5tuAtic auu ntat4onni
character OF tho "ilole ofHnoo91 GREGG Is pIougns
INTO sueh yvia conelae! s!.n sne pi1lIau. 1esuty
OF sucn pi1uclpies 10 lsut nato tna1esou - 1totu
the sweetest ana pntes1 human 9ea5e, taat ~
may almost be said that not prol: SWING, by. bqt
truth aug virtue IS numan pe!nss ~ anen nl.n-
est are able to interpret the Is on e1lal as COM
pared Win 1oettlhe wh'cd IN sone a t Lesoects 10
reyoltinE to the UNDERSTANDING, anu TO any no
Divine Being has the charity, love. anu oenen-
cence towards his children that lie has re-
qul1ed them to $40" to"atos each oenet'
and which He mas maoe tneH hEa-
est End most losaolo attr1oute. 10
condemn PIof owing 1o1 eAplessln
Interpretation Of justice and love, as We under
stand It, IS to Say that the race e1ceeos soe Asa
Ter IN hlgn quaaes, os rnai !, chana of Gesnair
.,'1 ,s..a-ne 1or,l ~ thonoht Int uYea. yes
@ 1.u us..A ~ "0A0 ~
nay. nay. r,ua. oo+.o, r. dae,-ora ~
II may pe tnat tIo1. 1alsou g uooilou1 "
bringing the antagonlsms to conHlct' aud that,
in heartfelt Wish to find an explanation OF
tlaaa MANY nnestions at belief and truth, he has
100 ,,1o',ht 1rof Sw;ng who has certainly en-
p9:si ,a,,eL - the raa1 d;st;nction hetwecn
nouieo Musu ~ -. a.ae 10 49, .hia +-;a1 ~ 49,
the TWO, IN nfs uttcfances' 10 au4s ttAA. Aof iae
n1rnnSe OF weighing. not men. Out Tne fn0st