, 1874-05-31

.lone pov that it has become convinced that tho
Reformed Church is destined to nave its m
t1uopce on the great "reeervolf tho motner
Church, and religious atlons genel14uy
Il is curious (and gratifying on the one slne1 20
see the Christian spirit mani1esteu ~ su1 ,,,.s
towards rrof. Swing, aud tho heathen1sh abuse
Of an coueIly conscientious man, b'"hop Cheney.
How lucky for the Professor that he WAS not N
Episconai clergyman, having charge IN the
nsaoaeau ~ T1Iiunis JUSTICE.
pnoF. pArroS's PnocnCeTEAs BEDsTEAD.
To tIt Editor u The ch,caoo 747oHnf:
SIN. procruateB had long Rnd short bed
stead- When ho captured victim shorter then
his long bedstead he stretched him longitudinal
" on it, pretending to fit him to its 1ength; but
When be Heized one longer than his short bed,
ho cut him of to its dimension.
Some few religious denominations are very
e1act-insleting that their members subscribe to
their peculiar tenets, without any mental re-
servo all their number must be just as long as
their ecclesiastical bedstead. Before the. union
Of tho Old and New School Prcsbyterians. some
rigid men in the former regarded the bedetead
Of tue latter as being By fnr too .s!.o. short
When the first efforts were made to socnre .
union Of thesetwo bodies, many In tho O!d Schooi
wo-e very anxious 70 retain their long bcdstcad
they would bo delighted with the Union, II II
Ehould be on the condition that all tho clerical
tho Confession Of Faith ipsissinls rerbls. &C,
cording to thcr Interpretation Of 1t. me ola
School, plainly seeing that no UNION could pc &C.
cured On such = basis, reluctantly abandoned
anv further effort in that direction When tho
ru;on yas consummatct, thero was no comprc-
miss. ono party agreeing to shorten and the
other to lengthen its former doc.rlnel bedstead
by agreement both to interpretive Confession
Of Faith as they had done before. Both bed
stcads as such we're to be withdrawn from the
,-1n 4Itn
Museum. as relies OF its past history; and, Ri
causes calculated to keep in mind formor hel!is-
erencies we're to DO removed It was tho IN.
derstapt1ng that no new edition OF controversial
works between the parties should be published
that the heavy artillery OF such men as Drs.
Dufield and Rice should be spiked, aud all, can
nonadiue Of this nature should forever cease.
The Union succeeded far beyond tho saugutne o1-
pectatons Of its war.nest advocates, resulting
in peace, fra:crna1 Affection and great prosperity.
logical rroclvitics, and evidently possessing
militant disposition, unfortunately discovered
the Old School fossllizcd formulated bedstend
purloining it ho brought It into Chicago Presby-
terry, covered with q peculiar quilt OF avowod
love for sound Presbyterian doctrine Of ths old
style He asks permission OF Presbytery that
he nav compa1e the orthodox length OF Prof.
Swing with tile length Of this stolen bcdstead-
Several p,csbyte1s. At once recognizing that this
was tho Old School retired bedstcad, filled with
liz
bored in tho body for moment. Presbyterv,
not apprebending any harm, permits the meas
urement:
rroi ,"t.s - p'aseu he go,dwar ~, tho ;ron
I'LL ao 11,at tha victim nav hn strotched lonci
tr,,1;1,.I,r ho+h vara rror SWIM Ece;nr hov
snrt - tha iong icnrth or thls
bedstead. exclaimed, II an as long as tho New
.na",rroI nnon i cartainiv IT has a. rood a
1;e;t r. ha frouoht hare A tha Old School ann. :"
ria 1,,onie;toTGanev,I den;ea ti,e trutI,frI 1av-
inca ~ f,rof S,r1nrr and was infant nnon ncas-
urins 1 Il b7 tho the Old School stolen bedstead
Tiss;s scc,,sar ~ Tia broehaT nado two ;ron ete-
,,cs Or chcr-es fi1inr ono Al. the head an, tie
atha, pe VI a. tha foot ~ tha hedstcad Attarhed Ia
thesa s,a,,Ies wero rnnit1tr,finonn rpes or spcci
Fcst;ona win miles ~ fha head stnn)n ware
-fonr rorda or rones 5snecifcntionsl intended for
stra. .c1,;,.o he victim inward and diam twcn-
tr.fonr crds tn ha m,f,nd dnwrwsri A. tIo
r9,1ao ~ t;1e5 aror,, tro ho"d ho5v sr1n.
toes fcct anttea iegs etc nf prof SWIM
Smecn , rcadr for tha e4,oc,1tion. stand At tie
r,rons roncs ro,iv to mil mt In and behold!
a yreat want Of wisdom now is manifest on tho
nart of Tia Innnsitor- Gannral in ARRANGING both
he stanies and The rores. or charges md srocl.
fcattons.. Moet OF the fifteen refuse to pnli On
aeTarai of the cords AZ they nnpear to be- rotten
repss q sand, futils frvoIous: sod disconnected
With it on ons or two excentious. claim the stapIes
m.sa 49, ,-an .,aS ~ d,ran coma ~ ~ rdnos
o;,."5 44 ~ ~ nr4,,nio1 +,rro anJ .i.-,; rrer
tho following: SOCRATES, Penelope, shufelit, an
.s;, e1 e. mu
hr fa;th s1one Stnart Mill i've noirts Of CALVIN
~, ;,,fa1t b.nt;sn, rar;cna- ra1I r. tha nina.
~ 'fntrTa sn5ieaa ,rpistnenf evo1ntion nlenc.
~ ~ ';,sn;ro+;o., ~ tha Rh1e Sahe,li, nien o;ft
wo,al,;p erlocticism[ imnrccntory nsalms eood
,ner;tnF,ons dceia ctc ctc- No wonder that
savars1 ~ tha dist;nr ru'shcd f7fteen thonoht It
~nniJ nj etratch pr s mncI 10 mil on many
- tlaso +r;g;,1 rohwch -onea md hanca rn,nv
~ tl,ero wara rnnulicd.
When prcehvtcrv deci3ed bv nm overwhelming
u,;or;tv that Frof Swinr should mt l,n
stratchsd IN The 1enoth of the Old school bod
9tesI thnt he vas innocont of the nnceled -for
eharcas. int ha had AZ rood rieht in tho prc,-
hv+aEs "a prof Patton or anv ~ ;te New schoo,
acnnitt,l lond a. mighty thunders roll vero
heard far and near, and good Christians of NIL
evangelical denominations gave thanks to God