, 1874-05-15

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| H. o" tAo IT, ~ snu oa9H tuat afo 8ono nas
n,1ont Mnon B4}hIorm }Io ro gooa lo9n ronso,
deons .at H5 .nd eera
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attcntiom ~ nIta - aip ,s caso aas's ~ A"N 'o"A
N'''n''on ror rov xnnst s,e VI mmeto e,1a ,on,,,,
upon which tho 1 afonns FME ~ nrra'aua at your
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fenant was aonvI"t MIn ,1anoi III r. h
connaoi t.d ,on,,os ~ pi ~ t,n.o n,t5 tn',o
boon an Instant otcs, o tha ,,art of ti ,,rnac.
nntor mr., III foms t.a ~ ~ ware
to emothcr nory and hs " aSoa W. fa,r rinwntga
aevca IN t,o oositinn n aaominT Il annrnvo ~
tha in1Iotmant aa cn,root xii, In forr1 ma ~
snbefnncn4 IA iii ~ 'si.,, ~ mnvc ~ anaas, Il
nor sYaro We willtnn to be undoratood as regard
fj,g 1t rightly drawn. In tlto statp OF things
dosired At tho outset. to make al explanatory
statomcps. Bnt to this obiootion was made. ana
30 tho caao wont to trinl.. In both tho charges
horo exhibited aud iu nearly alE the speolfca-
tion under ttom, thprc was attch M
OBVIOUS AND GLAZING DEFECT,
either of substance or OF form, that, In npy
purely equitable and loyal, not to say tooh-
nical, Wow, they ought never to have
boen entertained, Ihey should have
boon turned moontinoutiy ont OF Court,
In support OF this atatemons 1t will be necessary
10 consfdor ~ tho nature OF ollarge (2) OF q
specification, and thon (9) show how nolthor tho
charges OF thiB Indictment nor the specifications
BY whioh 1t ie sought 10 provo thoa,, are such as
to mako valid caso for trial.
In discussing theBo points, lot It frat be dis
tinct1y admitted that tho extreme nlcoty and ro-
flnomonL Of criticism with which Indictments ase
handled In civil ooui IT, would be quito ont of rlaco
In nu eccloB[Rstical tribunal like this. And yet 1t
will he adnaittod by all, that thoro aro
justico, which ought to DO observed,
md held inyoilablo by ecclesiastical courts. Be-
causo an indictment hero may not properly 10
handled IN that romorsoloas way which prevails
in civil courts, 1t does not follow that 1t may be
drawn In such away rs to violate, in Its charges
and in IT'D specifications, tho most obvious prin-
o,plcs Of Justice. But that, In tho case before
lis, this has boon dono it will not be difficult to
provo.
a CHARGE.
as epnlylug to tho whole Accusation ma5o
aaainst thn acnt1sotl norson. Thih ncr,,sation
consists of two distiuok parts: TIM ]rst. which in
epcoaljy called tho chnrFa. oons,eta in tns;nnnt.
fDr tho URnarnf nffAnan IF Ht1iaf, tha ia
ohareod and the sanond. whlnI, IN caiiod tha
nnecioa}ion to the cl,arre cnusists in tho nl,co.
IN IT ncrtn;n anoniRof nnts tinna hv IN "comaoG
witch aro sl1pposed to o,naIitntn nr move ti,c
ce,,era1 ,fTonsa un.,,ed in t,,c charge cba,nn
Z in r1a;n nnrht In snt f.rti, anma M
oeneral oifonse. wbioI IL so e1oontiona m on iie
chnracter aa tn imnernfvn1v mil fnr ccclea;oat;.
nai cenerrn, TLa ri,nrI ,nnst a,so nleariv and
dIstiuclly doano tho otfenge. 30 that ti,e &C.
onsed nav know precisely Of wbnt lie il accused.
tho Inst lirgreo. ~''''' ''''1 '@'''''4' ~
Snnlv;nr now t},oso nr;,c;,,1cs IN tho cbargoa
in tIin iudotmant. whaL sh ,rlff In opy indcment
upon them. II Ia noticeahln that thew nro
norm nroArIyE IN FORM.
The prosecution Charges that tho defendant
hos t,ot boen faithful End zea'oua in ,naintnn.
inn tha truths al thu Gnsno md thnt he dnna
MI sinoaroly receiyo and ndont tha confession
Of faith.H
The tirst Charge In inf1eflnito tn the oxtent of
the prosecutor como into this Court and claim
that he has boau mud is faithful as minister?
Such boast, IT ho woro to mlko 1t, would Of it.
self DO q swift witnesa against him for
unfaithftlnesa. You caunot run tho
line betwoen Tho faithful and tho un-
fathfulness oudB aud LufAithrulness begins 20
That this side that point MN may SO uncen-
e,sred Of hie brethren, aud beyond it ho justly
exposed to their sentence OF contemplation. All
4kt Ansloues 4MtAAuts auu ulllbcHk III ho1l0 ue"
groa, but m aono degrees, also, all como short.
10 say, Therefore TINT man Ia unfalthful and
wanting III zeal, is simply to affirm fauc which
Is az true Of tho prosecutor as 1t IL Of tho do
fondant. which lB true OF tho members OF this
court, and OF gu ministers of tho Gospel. "I4ot
MN taas m 10 without SIN among you cast tho hrst
Btono,' Ihla charge does noe embrace, thero-
Tore, punishable olfonse at oil. In the Presby-
terian Church. minister who lacks zeal and
III untaithtnl, doea not thereby become
ameuab!e to discipline. Hence. to mako
unfnithfulnesa THO basis OF formal charge, is n
great injustice. The ranks Of the Presbyterian
ministry are ful! Of noble and seif-saclificing
men; but there Is not ono of them gil aganst
whom this hfat charge could not With perfect
t1utu 10 ~ Abu 4euca e" eHAfke ~ uttorAy
vague Rnn uluenn'to aB thl8 cannot 1lBtly Do Oh
tnrtained by Judicial body. Nor is tue vague
ncss at all relieved when wo como to examine, as
i'll due time shall do tie specifications t1 the
cnaron
o"N'6s' -
CHARGE SECOND
IL s'iil more on]oc1lonaoe. u arrasgna the ac-
ousod not 1or Wn1t ae teacnca, iot LIB carefully
onaetSe, nnt MhaI ne fna'ss. II u true lndead,
lnat the specllieatIots !nlsnt emboay 1oots that
would 80 IeyoM sae htase q the rebpon1onss
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