, 1874-05-11


bytorlan Church III this city. Among tho con-
| tl!oBo TITO. I. Personalities in actino1is worry
| much dislike. Bomo of the Chicago pulpit acon
to mo to have fallcn into very Objectionable
habit in this respect. would not Intentionally
encourage it, q. hive boon iu SERIOUS doubt aa to
whit tho theological position OF tho ACCUSED
niinIater really ls, aud 10 hayo hBsilatod TO nt-
tempt to Btato it, lost might do him tnjuattco,
Dut now sincc tho trial Of Prof. Swing for herosy
laa actually commenced, aud he has doilnod hia
theological position, tho whole question be"
cou,oB ono OF general public concern, md iH
lhrgoy removed from ftH it1nlodiata pursonal TO-
| latinpb.
Tho question at issuo iii Tho Swing Patton trinl
| is shiss Tho odtor of tho Inferior aocusoa
| tho pnstor Of tho Fourth preaby-
torian Church with preaohing and encouraging
doctttnoB that ato not III agreement will, tho
Presbyterian ConfcBsion OF Faith, md he cites
| ovideuce to sustain his position. Tho ACCUSED
| replies that he Inns abandoned certain doctrines
which arc statod iii tho creod but TINT le holds
to all tho dootsities commonly rbgartnd as Eyna-
geilcal. His precise position is stated by him
In l'B ploa before tho proabytory
distinction evidently exists betwear rrost,ytorlnu-
Ism ~ promulgated IN aat tes and Dytotatisn
actMsl; s;,, cfeoa is only tho highest w'sdom Of
toro IN met snnt,a dynv frnn' & 1n ns ~ whau
any waiting Tor forn,a ropoa. As somo % Of tho Old
,sgal death, hn. by long eaciaion and na utter
ret by friend md foc 10 n all formulated religious
cesw a. and noa arl there ~ 1s
once nronma:ted amid areat non,m mi eircmaI,nna'
And t 10 willing to eoness its RaH s
| esant and oathoo, himply ngree to rehlain aent.
Further, III tho satno ploa ho saya.
Chief among tho doctrines which our Church has
mont Of scfiptnt1 isas are all thoso formulas which
!oos t towara To- aark 1atasm or destroy Tue human
a Ti 9o ~ fnr ~. .ao @ n a. u sone anss OF
io.ily Of lbs raco to eysrlasInn laatb' ''''
It haa boen ny god or La fortune to speak In
Enblio or in private to large nmIer Of persons hos
Their hostility bised upon the doctrines indicated
aahove aa .,a ana IN nll ways I haye declared 70
nhn toac ne e i ha ,'a nan ae,s
Simply evangelical and ut 1ar oxco1ot,co .s rorIon Ion
has not hcen sufficient. havo therefore at many
1ea declared our denomination to bo simply church
OF tfc common Evangelical doctrinos.
Towards tlo coae Of h!s plon, ho givos tho
uslug his words, as ho says, in tho Evangelical
Benso:
Tho Inspiration Of tho 1roly Scriptures tho Trinity
md Divinity Of ohriht tho oico Of Christ mediator
s as as snS III
1sI@l"..on ',p' y, % 'ho ItshIeoas ana "'cRoa*
traot,na .snrT rnrornI p.usie69 nuu ~ ~
nnhn sv,st,y to ,,rot.s , ~ ae @ 10 .ue
tl,ora 10 inaa sc,,u Sis;,a M ". ouH WY,
ns;,o1 IL cnnnocon w sn 'o n oolrs snan Is
nhJn foenp ts fhat 1rnf p,tto,, no
fn;ie to n,nSn nnt casa s;nst +n LUZ sla
and i; ia tn etnr ~ tho sa,s; .ne @ 10
etonod hv IL" ncon,o ~ oo,nra nd .nat t ~ cch ~
minister Of tic Foulth pfosbyterian ri fhrr 9j 'n'
Tho Justice GO OF tic - popalar % yerJIot "c" do not
ri that tho ~ t,iei na cam I h1g ~ n M ngfy srat1
rood not nnv hocn,,so II ia concto1 ~ Nv
nnrar en;rt nt ,,nro oa,,oc;oi'', ~ &
XIII" ink nr,o,m;nanoo saIerai pTuaat II VIII
t;nns no ~ rhnt romsstntoe orna @ H. !ss
ata,,lard herosy IL tn Ia determiueH ona W "nas
''1tu Ma no1ooS 10 W po oclelhlulea. :,
ooc"ao, " +; t1';e ue nns aas io1Gon % 10 aaaaa tne
t,,e soc,aoa 'Ir ,pooe,aas Saao sonti snae
% snu aosuseo pfeacnes sentlmonts tint are
tuEpoaah t!ann ~ .nu messa'nster greco, ma 70
thaau una"sas ~ aar as 9ney ielato 70 celtan
Su.noa S";. ,!it msn Me Ha'o nlleaay cltea, rrot
nmtaR tnn x ~ eu'!tly H. ny nls own aamlssion; THIS
III, Too ~ oao VI snp slngular leastfes III thi6 tta
~ 1Ae nnalsgs et9 uAseu upon tno "fatteh creed OF
Ills tAuIcus LII Nlb doiGnae against these