, 1874-04-22
Much Time Wasted on Points Of Order,
- j ~ -. Etc.
Prof Patton Insists on Procuring MIR.
Golfers Testimony.
While the Accused Wants an Immediate
=. Trial.
The Meaning Of " Citation"

Yl6 OnlQnRp 1EGHuYLuE4 4eAoooAANt~u -. '~N~
Bcoond Presbyterian Church, corner OF Iwen.
toth etroet and Michigan avenue, at half-past III
O'Clock yesterday morning, tho RoV. Arthur
Mitchell In the chair. The attendance was about
the anne ae Monday, with the addition OF Prof.
swing, who did not aeom to DO very we'll.
CONNECTING THE MINUTES.
After prayer was ofrcrod by Mr.. Halsoy, tho
minutes Of tho previous session wore road.
Tho Secretary had mado several n1istakea In
the records, and no one could blame him, since
so many motions were maoo and amondments
offered TINT 1t WAS hopolosa task to keop track
Of them. Hnlf M hour was spent In discussing
the maato and %sy ny to
i. , VALUE OF PRESBYTERIAN TIME
Mr.. Glen Wood satd the time OF the presby-
terry was worth q ooo and as there @ llad b., been
amount to "row Of pins, no hoped tho breth-
ron would think, whom speaking, that time Was
worth g minute, . r. H..
Mr. Ely inquired tho prloo OF that speech'
Mr: alon Wood replied that ho wns using
"tdla" time.
The Moderator said tho next thing in order was
report from Prof. Patton In regard to nmend-
msnss to the specifications, prepared in accord
ance with tho motion OF DR.. Patterson, made
Monday. :.-s
SLIGHT ERROR.
DR.. Patterson-1 wish to call the attention Of
The proBbytory to an inadyortenoy III tho report
that wns prosontad yesterday. 1t was stated
that the examination OF witnesses should DO
II, by tile accnsor;,2 by the accused" which, il
caHe Of witnesses introduced by tue accused,
would not be proper. And as our book Bpeciaes
tho order Of examination Of witnesacs definitely,
the order Of procedure given BY the Committee
hence would suggest that that point in the re-
port be amended BY simply aaying, - Exanliua-
tioa Of witnesses y according to tie Discipline
The amendment was agreed to. ::
WASTE OF TIME.
Mr.. Ely-I do not know TINT tie report Is in
our hands. I think we referred It to Prof: Pat
ton. was about to move. it tho Moderator
rules 1t to be III order to consider tho report,
that we adopt so much Of it as refers to tho or
fuaion. We hayo just acted upon tho report,
and wo might dispose Of TINT part Of it. II there
is to be any discussion upon tho subject, I will
> N1r. Noyes (Prof. SWINGS counsoD objoetoa to
Mr.. Walker asked If tho business before tho
house was not tho motion to adopt tho report Of
tile Judicial Committee.
% : The Moderator understood that the papors
Tero placed in Prof. patton's hands for use in
preparing the amendments which he proposed,
and not that the report WAS taken out OF tho
hands Of tbe house. It was for this renHon that
ho entertained tho motion Of DR.. Patterson to
amond.
Prof. patton-shnt he DO allowed to a1nond the
bpeciHcgtions-made just previous to tho refer
enca of the documenta to him Monday, was be-
fore the house, Or WAS it understood that DR..
Patterson accepted tho motion to refer tho Pr
pers to him in its stead.
The Moderator thought ho had accepted It in
lieu Of hs own notion.
Mr.. Blackburn wanted to know il Prof. Pat
toms motion was not before tho house; would
not the Prosbytery DO compelled to vote upon
! A.. Tho Moderator saia if Prof. Patton proposed
any amendments ho would mako now motion.
II, Ehese was no motion before the house.
nn,AlraWalkor insisted that the motion to adopt
Of the Judicial Committee WAS pend
". ". s 1'f& @ there WIS no pas1noss before
!; the hpIBea and Wnpld not be until the alnonded
IL sueaiileat Roua submitted. Prof. Patton was
4uoetmf. anlthaXconld not aot iutolligently
l. ii, tMnsBryii, masad teilaS the Whole matter on
tho table temporarily y-1lnt,l Prof. Patton came
TN in:4snq, tlaApsalio lioRsfSaa al.sAtartsa.
pli .Tkle: :Ipptipn lssRa lagfeql, tpnl,nul nd
, l.ns n.u. y,nRNB, ,kanNMAo lsrtsau1cAr1aRs.
vi btifa1 ,sames tak ,ahnMt .Anmo, missions. Prof.
~ Patton, l'Yll0 fdconlo into too dl fihg ita
NJ @ssa a
lowing amended isRaoi6eations,u Of ,phieh
dfefnn,atMially:: fsqlR the, original ondB, and
..,xhich 1qEhhat Eaasol. and ainrethere weic some
II, ImatAkes ilthq lirat.satt, }unted IN THE Tn1B
u,1AE E. are aiYan Aarawitltin In full.
u losrin alll lo "" ,,,,, ,,,., tH'oAao' April Ii.
byteran Church in the Gniei stacs of America aud
saes % s It tin
eoape: mud ,as not beon fahfal and diligrnt III hs
exercise Of the public duties Of his oce Us aach mu-
Specification Firs1Ie is IN the habit Of nsg equiv
e. Ss II .ss' it, to aa
inlster, and to iio injury of tlie cauae Of Clrst
e .ssss 81 0esss a sHa :sy s%s stass
.a5ss s ss in "se vosno III .fy sntsya as asf
I'll s M as ot to as
following doctrines. t0-yy3 tho neFEou of Lord.
5sesner.t!o1, salyson by chris eternal paiahneat;
s"aee; ti.t sad admit sssy 81 sonsrac.
dsnomta.ioa; thst they contain 10 distinct md na.
equiyoca! airmationa Of these doctrines thoy
sp:tdeaon ri lea secosdEThat ihs effect of tlcao v4g,,e
snd ambiguous stasmonia Ia las been to sa1sS grays
aSas t. tss b. sps Il G IT. hsa b
tion 10 the aforesaid doctrnes TINT leading Unitarian
s9 asya s Mss II ass M IT,
Ing 4 substantially Unitarian; ttat Mr. swing know
I ha and " y sa Il os
sn hsynE ny attention 1 eva
e S;s ISSS Psity s oerae trinity
gsee1aM,io: q Ityde ha. manifested cu1pahlo
giving The weight ot hls inuuaee 10 lie initsris22 "a
Denomination, aud BY tho unworthy aui oxtrayaaant
religion that is 10 say, at ao,e limo in to ~ast
WINTER mud during successive dnyH. e waa n,vortfaoi
to leoure in tho City ot Chicago III Ill! Of Wnitarsen
chapo and that hc dil lecture In aid Of sni Chanel
and III doing aided fl the prumugaom Of IT,
heresy which lenes Tie belly af oi,r 6isased Ior Il:
that tn an ,arttolo writton by him, and mi pu.
1!shed oyer hin ns1no 10 tho periodical cnImI
the hakt.hs Monthly, bearing lato 6atoier is7s and
entitled '.Tle Chicago of tho Christian" paasags
occurs, which, taken IN ita plain and Obvious acnse
teaches that Robert Ooyer, Unitarian minister Ind
sobeFt Patterson rsesbyterian minister, preach NIB
ne oas!ssm religion. "a rautabie and n'ay DO modl
aed W circumstances Of time and place; that tht
local Gospel" meaning the Gospel of Chicago is |
mode Of vIrtue" rather tlan ! "ju1nblo o2 doc
trnes:" and moreover. that Oh the Sabbath following