, 1874-05-26

Specification % sccaaea Mt. sTlns ot teseh.
WI M IL ;sa EN- X yhsFo %
which men nre saved by faith in TIM Rayora utoninB
oa'fsS on a h u sa os
part. Of the great salvatIon." There is sense in
Which mon ARG sayed by works. tho Apostle James
'tsiiS ApssifSestea tSst' alleges that Mr. Swing do.
nes the lootrIne of Qualification " Faitl, = hed BY
~. Ill swing, in showing thet worfe /; nSv
lirc-ts tho dcatlny and end towards Which Faith
ses7 IL s ss aA,n ex o. sa esna
mont Sre part Of the great salvation Like james, In
speaking Ut good works. ho teata only of tho noccs.
nary plaes which now Life holds In Ito matter Of
specifications % and q elleeo tint h1t. Swing
Oiuty Of Tic nlble. bnt 1t appears from Mr.
nntoss bSioao s IL oy y Vol Is from vate
ments Of ha views. In evidence before w. That 10
believes n The renary inspiration anil the infalli1y
and se Doof Of naveson about which our
sessssss ass tho ,.s ssssns &C. shssss; .sgs.
brought forwa Sn to few
Specification has not been established by any
clear evidence.
Specification $ under Tint head fai'ed, beca,ise
Tho memory Of Mr.. shuoldt wss altogether ''ncortsiu
and bocause ahere at best but onc wttnessi aud
s ,e Sss y sSe H. ns swpR aS
riiir. n.,fnntn ~ fhc nrnc,rni fnrarfnnco of lie
doctrines roferred TO- aud not That he sbclfoYes those
autni indirect and oven hs no do uot ad-
I'll elss5y ss IT, asssssd + snsa I e g. a.
;",n9n ~ saon,a n ainlt nf nrsiifa nj this ii npnnara
f1nn ts testnnv Of Fera Of the Fourth Church
and other witnesses, thut Mr. Swing Inns not Taught
h; ns o4'x saot to nnntrsry an lint ha Ina
in private conversations explicitly dsarows his dis
II Should bo added that tho evidence from Prof.
SWINGS sermpus before this body goes show that o
doea believe the doctrine OF Divine Decrecs and near
IN s1t Of the other doctrines which he ia charged with
denying.
For ali tc,c rensons wo hare judged that tho second
nrooi And for tic Qanao md like roasons ne haye do
sided That the flrst charge haa not been susaineu
nny DO etatod for our Judgment regarding the frat
charrc
ets lend Into aesoat not on1y the
tlfs eI pliet dontal Of guilt and his anirnations Of
suossatfai serss,neat Ti.h NOV School Rieseytsssns.
mil tSa cotrs,y IL nroycI hut tho pocary Of his
n md stxic H. .peca obiact which be- lad befors
lin IN an3 Of 1ts dEscourscs and to chnracter Of
The whom 10 as eney ~ a
j Il lestfstioas :ad ID use q %st.phos!ssi IA
hic aa am1x ysry gen,rnIfy rslatoi to9oer
s aIt,ci ~ ~ .Sroic ~ IL thnt and a. S. nrc
~ tt61 @ S t3ratora ,noro ne icss nhscro r
',,, ~ sisn +i,st Ia ,vnws III scnso NJ
e ,,ocssst.n ~ 1r"a cnogsn md morn nneca
nhnEA
pits % ~ nosona .v1,o sscrs net cnnvinoa1 of
~ ,a ~ ~ ~" Scrntres and wona liz ,yns
induced to aarssa q ~ n IN ns hops o.
hs sa1,ns for In fact at during this noriod. lie
as dwe iass pn H. ectra doctrines o o Gospel
M On M a1 n ns of FL a
3 Wenossp nyon1ng ,ess,res a. ia Eers til
a o ' has anc viii tsso fucts in miud Il is not
9ict u ~ ~ mnsratnnd nany tnes in Lis sermons
hdcs snht otIerNisr aren, hardly consisent With an
mu,os. t t''4s. s. n1SI;c.I % % .v,rnnaa @ 1-' 0 ~ "
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It las not been SHOWN tAat he has lhtentonhy nsea
docrincs TINT he has declined to explain hs mean-
ng, Wnen ~ suGh VIZ nn - Pfnye @
tarans md hls discourse On thn ie and character Of
sonn s,naft AL We @ fatner 10 nis au
enarno.a a n nao o. 'n1 m tnan 10 ang f m
has often ~ us sermons declared thns renason
which mahcs ohras' mere an, a. INC a,,n aa
M fro,,, VII Me sontre Of thss sys.sln nnl ~ to at. a
IS a M urjsan iences q Weh
o Was mnae "a diyest js mInI Mr swina does in.
& " Ma ,I ~ r,annar @ y, .rtt"h sn,e ~ 10 ,nora
reon ayo bs.n oon ID ee
9 1naratd ~ ~ nar"nution ."I fnrrs ~ md IN
oneo sheaSs o. ,ae or,sat n ,hs ra1aton - @
b;sorifHi fatres Of a., aoeT But Wills he deems The
ro,nuslse sometimes syon to eae mys!esics ,n-
tsnnin%,s1y tss M doctrincs themaeiyea 0
TEe allevon tiat he las omitted to teach or preach
scs, aensa ~ 10 aSow tst be- Ina Iesn intonona5y
,,rFn3thfni Yor n na hron un,rn that ha itns fra
nenr recuan;zoi tleso doctrines h bis prsachiua or
ts ocures excepting those which arc seldom touched
upon directly III most of our Christian pulps, md
that bis roferencca to these doctrines interpreted
in view Of hiy evangelical ea1pout uru to be regard
Cd a. carryinR with them IN evangelical meaning.
His sermon GU e1erenco ~ test Of Scripture doc.
tripe, In conradiBtlnction to tho 1oorlne8 Of tho
Church a. formally stated though liable TO be mis-
uud stoct has not been proved to teach any radical
error. IIs hna expressly dsayowed the doctrine Of
oyolutiupn both i ILLS aer1nona aud before tho pros-
1 bytory. Tic allegation that ho haa u,ads
| FALSE AND pANaxnora STATEMENTS
osfabsbed by tho passages referred to- although tha
a1punue used ts In some Instances liao to be nsa-
nrsbsnGed. In regard to tbe Being aud attributes 81
Cod va do not ud any language Of h1r. Swing TINT Is
clearly Of false md dangerous imnort although some
expressions aro parhapa not sufficiently guarded
a0aIuBt mt8constrlctou The specification III regard
~ In nntiarn nes mt seom to De sat3nc nv ny stlt-
cient evidence. aud tho allegation Respecting Penelope
nd ocrstna IL rnt nv 1,uouesfionnhs nroo
@ to,n0 ts isnotaa nnntci in 1ta ,nnat IN
a,se a. nssarsa nctyine which ia hnd l,y soma con-
Tanv sonni 1rcshv.erfana nI, wich II nat rernrd
a SS dHe ~ cantrayv to n,r Gousrsaon. specca
t,ons ~ ~ hirtasnh m fourteenth. suI ftosnth hive mol
ttf1 =. n,st - -. - ,,rovn IN a.