, 1874-04-21

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nasssse oesura @ wh'si takon II It's p,in and oyioHR
Ter ei.s Robert ,'atlerson, rresbyternr nnistor,
prosol ALPHABETICALLY r. tho sa'no gospc Tho oae
DO inoliard Gy crcumstsnccs Of % tmo antl iii plaec
tat tho "iosa & gospel W eaninR tio Gospel d Gil;
owing tho doath Of Joh, slunrt alill, well-knowu
ssoS s'n , AZ it, swS p1asse In References to
lad md tnjnro Ills hearers by uro,]ucin1 in tho,u
ialso charity for fundamental error.
Nov, the romarks wish 10 malo aro those:
tiotis which this proabytory would not Viii to
800 rost upon ono Of itB inembots and it is por-
f,sets rep9r thGi5fe'fore that, as nonloF Of
anerss o y 10 oy % snst
chnrged with Bla1,doring tho dond. I hayo boon
charged Will. sayng that Prof. Swing is guilty Of
~ oIonao ,,i1,.d,,s ~ his unosthy md cx
fsgasanS ossF sva soe, OF 20 nsy Price
notwithstanding contradiction Which nl,p,cnred
in TIE TR1nunE and tho charge Inns been ru.
poat's'd BY tho Ere"sng journal. Now, Wish to
NOTHING WAS FURTHER FnoM MI MIND
Nhen drow DIP tho specification. | heve boen
crodibly informed, and It ,yas MY boliof beforo
tho specification .wag drawn. tint Mary prico
Colicr was good Christian woman, aud TINT
ss 5 lived y nv n1 besf sq ssv devoted wea wet0d# saa sa
Of tho Mary Price Qoll!or Chapel, it was simply
for tho purpose of doing what tho specifications
liave boen charged with not doing. did It sim
ply WITH tie view Of making the specification
Us to what Unitarian chapol 1t xaa. Had omit
ted that, tho probability lB TINT tho report woud
llaye como In telling uB to amend tho spcci-
flcation BY saying what clinpel. Now hnye
o5yistod a3,;, that by aaying Tho Unitarian ol,apo
Price Collier. I did not slanler her any more
tlan would the Prosbysorg Chapel on Fullerton
9sonuo. Il Ind mentioned 1t. It waa simply
descriptive, mud the explanation of md BY flio
unworthy and extravagant laudation Of ono who is
VII tic cArIst!!,s,n i, religion," 'l |s II
tho last pnrt: "Thnt On tho Sabbath
known athoiat, AIr. Swing prohohcd sermon III
roforonco to Atr. MILL the natural effect Of which
would be to m!Hleat and inture his hoarors by
producing IN thon1 falso cayity for fundamen-
tai error" Prof: Bwing'H lecture in tl1e chapel
waa on Philosophy; 10 alluded to nothing b;!lt
that, and could not bo nccuaod Of unworthy
and extrnyagant laulation under these cirounl-
stances.
THE AMENDED SPECIFICATION.
And now wish to amcnd tho specification by
making 1t rcad ns follows:
And by unworthy and extravngant la,ltlaton, tn
tho pulpit md through tho prcaH, Of john suurt Ati,
man who is known not to hnye believed in tue C4rs
winter ind turing hncccastYo aaya, ho was atlyertsol
to lecture in the City Of Chicago In Unitarian Chapel
nidel !n tho promnlgaon Of the heresy which denies
tho deity Of our blessed Lord.
Now l shall not tell the Court what particular
chapel mean, because il do sllall be charged
with Blandering Mary Price Collier. wish thcm
to understand, however, TINT tho chapel Is that
particular chapel.
Tho NIodorator--Do I understand that tho
| specification is to be changed nj you inuieato?
~ prof. patton-I simply give uotteo tint 1t is
Tho Modorntor-That mist come before tho
| liouae III the. nature Of n motion to alnona tho
report: ..-..,
I suppose the charges are in my lands until
The Nlodorator-Thoy aro in tho handa OF the
\ ProsbyterY.
| Prof. patton-I movo that as an amendment
| thon.
4 MOTION TO STRIKE IT ALL OUT,
| hlr. Rt1d[e-l move as Hi amendment to that,
that the whole specification, including john
Stuart Mill be ariokon out. They arc both doad.
[Iangl,tor,l And 1t Ia not proper to inquire iuto
tho religious heliot Of anybody who is dead.
Prof ratton-Ihc ofrect Of Mr.. Riddles
amendment, If adopted, would be to determine
that th!H specification, evon If 1t woro proved,
does not constitute an olfouso. That is to say,
MIR. Riddle, i'll his capacity aB 4 nlembor Of this
court, entors a demurrer against tho allegation.
Now. tako It, il it is proper for any person to
aemur in this proceeding anl say TINT, IT proved,
i does not constitute an offonso. it is for MIR.
Swings, counsel to do SO. II no .domurs,
competent for any mombor Of this Presbytory
| ~ Bllch to decide upon the merits OF tho caso
which they arc called to try.
| Mr. Riddlo--Thnt iB not my motion at ell. I
say tint no have got to aaanme III q fact that
Mr. Mill was IN atheist, 1t We oiter upon tho
hearing Of this specification, and that, in order
to save nny questions Of difficulty in tho deter
1nnotion Of facts, it is better to leaye out tho
question Of fact-sho specification assuming as
fact that Alr. Mill MAS an atheist.
hlr. Noyos remarked that he would be willing
to lot lha specification stand us it is, presuining
tile acouacd would also be.
THE AMENDMENT LOST.
The question o., tho amendment to sriko out
! cd majority.
Mr.. Iuru hoped the amendment would pre-
vnil, for the reason that to did not wish to Sec
any doubt Expressed as to tho meaning OF the
specification. Ho had not made tho mistake
which hati appeared in tho public prints,
aud he hardly thought any, OF tho body
merely to CORRECT newspaper mlaapprohension.
Mr.. FariB hoped TINT Justice would be done
Mary Price Collier by striking out tho portion Of
tho specification referring to her.
little plainer, as some inaapprehonnion existed,
oYon a1nnng tho prosbytorB, regarding it.
DR.. Patterson snid tic Committee did not call
attention to It, beoanAe they had no doubt them
selyos as to the moaning Of tue prosecutor:
Tho amendment was unanimously agreed TO-.
ATED1ouH D1scusslON
followed on the question Of requiring Prof.
Patton to be specific in regard to tho sNcciica-
tions under both cllargea. .-uamiug tho passages
in Prof, Swing's sermons which i,npugned or
contravenea doctrines in tho Confession Of Eaith
or tho Scriptures.
Prof. Patton Offered to be tioflnite 30 fur aB
the second chargo wns concerned, but nat as to
tho first.
Or. Patterson insisted upon both charges
being treated alike IL this respect; son,o coin-
cided with him. but the majority did not.
MR. DnonsTCN.
During tho debate Mr.. l'robston said i: I tliMk
IT the gentleman (A1r, Riddlo) will lnok in Web
stor's Dietionary ho will fluid a definition OF
horesy. naughtor.1 Tho duty Of tho Preabytory
is not to discuss such questions, but to try Prof.