, 1874-05-08
PROF. SWING,
Proceedings of the Fourth Day
of the Trial,
Reply to Another OF Prof, Patton's
Protests.
Continuation Of Mr.. H. F. Waite's
Examination.
Mr., Patton Moves to Strike Out Part
Of HIS Testimony.

vi lE2kuHVhJs
Application Refused, md Another
Protest.
Tho Prosbytery came 10 order yesterday morn
,ag, tho Rov. Arthur Mitchell in the chair. Tie
proceedings opened, rs usual, with prayer. Tho
attendance was very largo, indaod. Tho press Of
po.ticoats banshcd tho tarty judgoa from their
seats, md many members Of tie Court, arriving
lato, fringod tho sitting-spaco. After the usual
squandoring Of timo on the records, tho Com
mttee to whom waB referred the matter OF
REPLYING TO PROF. PAGToN's PROTEST,
reported as follows:
The committee nppointed by tho preabytery to an
swcr Ito protest Of Francis L. Patton against recor-
ing In TIC minutes certain qaeaons proposed by Mr.
Arthur SwaEey to the prosecutor, md the ansWeE
thereto beg leave to report the following as sufficient
r'Eiiy +; h,, tnrnt,, IN, pre,,,,orx m ,mdo1t nc,
got forth with safcicnt accuracy tho reasons for ask
INF eontnuanee Of tic eaas nonng md tnat IT IL
fsst Si u tic hsr aa III
III qss'tlsas sSnttsd = ts ~ asesoa ' aa i'
xh y; ,s ,s er. ' y ra ,s
casc 1t material to know whether the prosecutor
hrd used all diligence to bring hts witness into
Court. The witness In this care, tho Rev. Robert
6 & c9er s not hr b, eth, tue q ts
instituted whether A1r. Collier would at any time now
Of IN tho future respond to tle citation Of prrsby-
terry. The affidavit r1s insufficient, II cot forth
only tho fact OF Mr. coers Absence, and tis prisaoy
OF NJ papers: ,,,u,x, ,,.ou. .,.. u,,a,.
1emnty Of IN oat and are not entisi to la rorardcd
"a eyflie,1coN
Il Is not necessary for the Court to restrict sef On
tho question Of continuance, to knowledge " obtained
under OATH" It may have It's action on any knowl-
tory to nsolf IN this caas however, The oy-
cont;'nnrc man oeaS aso 'ne parry moving
.'DecnIsa tbs questions md onsvert aforcsstil ara
rcprod1icuon from tho memory Of tho Court Of con-
yaruation Which took plnco yesterday nfternoou IN
which replies wore mado as mnttsr 81 courtesy and
nth no isa that they were TO form part Of record Of
me tresoyte!y.
Of corsesy no og ~ e u
to wcro regardod by tho court as trhfui In noint
Of fact thsy voro Understood BY tie GonTt to be s
questions proposed to petltion asking action Of
tho Court.
& nS M M nenet FL Gi no MnaefaRnea tnat me
10Y Aop'f' - '"' "ao IN Aos COZ
That tte ouc,ona and ansvcra waro t,ken vorh,r,
by shorthand reporter that their corrocsness is
confirmed by the belief Of tho interrogator, and also
hy tho beiet Of tbs Court member thereof At tho
I'm to o1 mahng Inc FecGso Or eiee shas time, 1agges
ing any Ear1ea3er IN "ncn tneY "efo supposed 10 he
Ill Of Which il respectfully submitted.
ARTHUR swAzEr.
r. L. HUM,
...... JoHs s. GOULD.
On motion Of tho Rev. Mr. Taylor tho report
THAT CONTINUANCE.
The Rev, Mr. Hurd offered reasops for the
vote rof,,sinr the ronr1es. for contiunance. as
follows:
c,nt,nnaSco ~ ihs eaas hs MT sustane rrsord NJ
a rnsao that ii las become npparsnt to ths preav-
tery '
j. That there Ia not reasonable probability that the
fAHtfD If La
% obtained 10 reasohaoe length Of time, evon 1t
oe op,atnea ~ vi: ... H., p..
shovn thst tho testimony In uue,tion. eysn L obfamc
this case e. w. - '' *'''e@ '~'''~'
Tho Rev. D: Z. 3. Ely insisted that no reasous
vc1 ,drnis.;hle nj tia Tina. tho rulo annly;nr tn
euch cosos stat tine that te reasons shnmid hn oa.
signed at tho time Of taking the vote.
afstinr of The Rev. Messre. Hur;l and Siathows
md Eidor 13arber.
Tho preshvtarv aroin raeolvcd ;tas1f ;nto
conrt ami rns1tnad lila hnsinasa WHARF II wna
Inft IN
u.r. WAITE.
Horaca r. Wafta VIVA submittad ia cross.ox.
nmination.
~ prof. patton-Tha union of fila two
The c1act dote ~ III, fornn; 1,ninn Ia foroot
1 scrnron nreacl,ed hv nrr Hwing amoinst IIn1to.
rrnisnn wan rroorhnd anterinr II iDrl 1q70 in
tha Woatrninstor Church had not hanra sIr
SWINE nroorf, m thn deitv nf Chrat hnf ha5
i,oarJ tr, ,1s,d. IN t},o do;tv ~ Hl,r;of Fra
aucnt1y: W ho embraced ali lie subiects al tho
,lc,So, of Gnr,st tha divinity Of Chr;st deitv ri
f1,;St a,l tha ,tonarnent NJ f,l,;at Il, ovorv
snr-nt, ra,s,sd ~ h;nn hofnre and 'anca ~
,'n;n,, ~ = +in c1,,rchaa ,Thaso .octrnaa rora
,..ao 49,, y" hntr.o ~ ,.+aa ~ tba nrn;s.t;n
~ ~ ohu1o'' nnd ~. Hro ~ rsconE;.sd tl,ar,
" IN sror,, ero sar,an I henr hv hin; IN tba otery.
A. sn},. ,,n5 no1,t ", dctv and 3v;n;,v ~
Th;st ,a ~ H. nranr;ynt;on o;tha was+n,;ns+s
Ghmrc, SA =. hod r. thnt t;me nrascheS proahv.
fsr;n,, ttoctr;na % ~ ,rtnsss mn;1arstno1 Il
*o'''a nnnr p.rs,osl ~ syTrn 10 rSow
x,1.+,or tho ser,ionx nreaohed ,nce tb~ fro zera
j., eristance nre '''' - "0No
~ NJ Wn~oa- hut ona which w,a Inst ~ N.
aa4,;,,ary n .mo,,trr - '"' '"' '''S
prns po+ton'T ~n,}eratond flint AR Wait.
boenG prot s,rinr deiiver ssrnnT ,eaina. 1Tni7
tsrian;sm, Whas does S1r. Waits mean bv
% Unitarianisn, wv" ''' N'@@t -