, 1874-05-05


| =, Mf: ~ Aurd ala 20, ,beeause tho article In quon
ton a,' aa not etnso at what atnge Of tho ptoceed
mr. Noyoe, IN order to Bottle tho matter wout,
nok nako his atatomont, md lie movcd tint TIN
acGmsot hnyo loare 70 plead to tho indictment.
Ilio dooision Of tho Chair waH sustained by al
almost unanimous vote.
The Modorator4-It now beoorues tho duty Of
tno accused to roply, whether he oonfosHoa or do
hlos tlle ohargea, and he may accompany such
roply Nth amy statements llo dcsiroB to mako.
Pnor. srlNo's srArEMnNr.
Erol. enlng then approached tho Moderator 8
eoAt, and as he ateppel on tho platform The
audlonco nppfaudod loldly.
THO Moaerator-The Moderator must call the
audience to ofdot.. l think they will spprociate
tnat, IL IN assembly Of thls kind, IN which sgc
inappropriate fof mot,bors Of the Judiontory;'
ana certainly still moro for those who aro not,
70 lnuulBo III any expression Of foolnR of this
Kind. hopo silenoo viii be observed in tho
future.
Prof. swinB-I wish to etato Mr. Moderator,
that tho form In which I shalt bring my caso
forward is ono about which hayo great doubt,
as Aafo Lad no conferences, and feel that
can only foad my statomous by sort Of CHARITY
on tho part Of tho acouser.
Tho Professor then rsad as follows:
&. ss asss i sss Proceedings to
fHs ~ Rss TO shs oaaEess and presented
foloxng otieot 70 tho ehsrgts ~ too yaglo md ~
embracing no important offonse yst not wishing 70
guilty. adnit tho extracts from sermons m nj and nd wit
tngs but would ask tho presytery TO consider ihe
sass ssasYs or whole ttseorses from which tho OK
late union, waa atyltt
NHw SCHOOL rnrsprr.nnr,
of ia Esssse. oavniso doctrines 'is of the si ono
tnhtor With ~hioh am connected, and beg per1i1-
,n slS 70 enter sssts :: Rfst of ps; as fson
Ssa otoh sss III spesR Il Il Sst ns osa.s
~ way q explaining the quantity Of the public
ocnao will znto that Of fifteen lcotres delivered f
tha gty f1f benevolent PURPOSE. all but two werc
hns one. remuneration Wan docued 1Ieco tho spirit
TINT prompted s.ch lectures must hare hecn not any
Ths much IN 70 the Quantity Of tho alleged oilen.o
Upon the duality Of tie conduct would submit tho
!. There is valuable theory Of life except that Of
uooD WILL TOWARD Ait hEH.
4 only npon The basis Of v1dc friendship anyone
to decline to ioc.uro gu bohAlf Of Unitarian chapel
would do 20 ncfe harm to tile mutual good will upon
wlol soo'csy 70 foundsd htn Il would do good to m
Orthodox THEOLOGY or harm to liberal creed.
p II THO object Of Tho Evangelical pulpit Ia to PRO-
mnlgs sts hetter ttb 4 ean Do oily 10 for as its
and 10 III n lily lnfurl liz bstner II eir own love,
love oi their Divine Mastsr There remains no longer
the civil police droyo hating sinner into tho tro
Church ~ disappesred and Tie modern pulpit must
and hs will persuade tho fost men wloao heart cad
gather UP the largest and most diverse multitude into
tho grasp q his 1,tfe Affections.
uxtrAalANa HOT Ht0EesAnrHY DAMNED
why rrcsbyterian may express III nnany wsys .
s &C., fss;a fEs M fsf i a'' IL, 'os1sa e1s :,
Charged tntat be basod upon ito assumption that tho
uniaran sccis Are etcnsts from aod having no hope
Elliott, and Huntington and Poabody, in the plntts
Of that asot ard Tho ohrstllEe lYos Of thou.anls In
ths congregations of shst dcnomnalton utterly or
cude from my mind and my heart the most ronoio
Idea thai Ia showing thar brotherhood any lindnoss.
an oatna indiroet approval 70 persopa outside tle
rssrsn IL ass q ss ssyo a sas as
thsy Do aot hold IL correct version of tho Gospel ~
AGO yet Am Just certain hntthn blessed Lord loea
rot bestow his forgiveness and grace upon tho mind
upon tls lleart TINT loves and trata Him II IL oss
Die that tho veorabls Dr. Hodge, Of Princeton, holds
fuore truthful yss Of Jeets thaa tnay 10 hold BY
from his Unitarian standpoint before tho Calynsts in
the Union Iheological Seminary but point to
otain T. M II sne Dbc tn.t would Ineee thn Heaven
may posscss tho clearer apprehension Of truth It
may b assumed that Col granta the world salvation
Rele41ner, but hat God viii grant ths salvation to
only those who fally Apprehend ths fact, Is nn idea
not to bo entertained for Al Instant. for thla would
divH nEAvfN ONLY 70 PHILOSOPHERS,
and Indeed only to oHe OF this small class who shall
have nndb no Intellectual nntnke. Looking upon the
m,ltitudes rho need this salvaon, and seeing that
they composed Of common men, women, and
children Who know nothing OF tho distinctions OF for
NAL theology We cannot but conclude That paradise ia
When vs remember tliese things, and recall that
Pr ;1. sao YETI was soeussd of being Untsrian
cannot tor moment place these persons chilled uni
tariahs outside the great and generous love Of the
prtss toward those sests friendshp not only hasn In
and wise, aud aoeIal. bn. alao ohristlan.
mi a myselt Is .ot harmony ot risvs I'll tho m,nl,
bs hsr,npny % Of loTs IN ths soul They each and ali
aud know tha only t6e most gentiaany anil Testaont @
oh ii oys S aSSSss oso
were ilectssaIy for % abats IL tho ieast my good
ei toward Al stos, should refso to purchase tlp
Presbyterian name Ut 40 dear price,
THU bEcoNn POINT
70 be alluded to wss my relations to Prcsbyterianem
dstlnot!on evidently exists between Presbyterian
1stual creed Il onl. lie highest wisdom Of pr
oular time and lace. Hence as in Btatcs thoro Is
s99s, .Gy q' siifsg iigfDns or's from o Laws
,cn1 ~ SONS OF tto od statutes Of Connecticut arc
yfng dead, not by any legal dea but by long emucia
Ion aud final utter neglect Of friend and foo; 40 in bt
oreeds, Catholic or Protestant, thuro is
srnduh!. but constant, decay Of noo article or word
Thch raa once rronulged anil great po,np aud cir
And yet no Church js willing to confess
Is pasi to!ly and repeal the injurlona untrue AL
Catholic and Protestant, atply agrco 10 realu SILENT
THE ooNFEAaloN or FAITH.
In the Presbyterian Confession OF Faith there nre
bout 200 formulas Of TRUTH supposed truth. II IL
wonderful argument In favor Of this compendium
hnt not ougteth of thesa have boon found false 10
he Bible or false to tho welfare OF society," 10 esg-
,ate thess aoo az caysnism is as9ss Injustice fsr
and gathered Up fson, ths sacred page.
but from a f0w statementR out Of tls largo num-
yer the actual Presbyterian Church has quietly passed
way. cOnyentions cannot be called escry few yeara
amend or roueal somo upe article. 1t would entail
nllos. debate md expepae, and perhaps promote
y1da discoEd thus 70 coll from tlmo to tins Lew
Westminster Assembly. AZ TIC Christian world avoids
revlBlon Of the translation of tho Dbio because Of
lie tnnult stich new version would probably create
aiong tho soots 10 each partioulnr Church poatpoues
d long aa possible auy formal modification Ut is lis
orac statements Of doctrine. Bit meanwhile
INDIVIDUAL MINDS CANNOT lsE sLAyEg:
hey cannot suspend thu Of THUR judgment and
'est common ssnae, Hence, unable 10 revoke any
dangerous idea by law, the Presbyterian Church
artta it, clergy to distinguish thB actual rum the