, 1874-05-23

ase TO that Of Prof patton and ho said soe hnga
tnat mTor Of Bnbcllianisn. nnt when rrot. Iatton
doea not believe IN Tho divinity Of Christ or that ho
dons nut teach the doctrine OK regeneration, lie IN
| g0itfy Of the ahecreht poltif0gging.
Tho Detroit Post sayH I,
frcabynry. It IL declaton whnso tendency IL to lib
erntze tlo prcAbyter,an Church. aid inf1so into la
of broaer charity, aud .p!rt MON In accord will
tho nrogrcss TIE reeral otriaan erothcsloo a,id
81 s S hs e It s h1
recoRnizoa tho warm ana heathful qualities .of lovo
ioot,al nlcetica Of catcoar md creol a. Of lcas n
1orancc. Wo bol.evo that tho whole circlo Of Evan
| tory with acctnu1.
| Tho milwaukee, Wisconsin, sayn Prot. Patton =:
Ia entitled to honor for tho co,rags md ability with
which ic lid what he dcensd to- bn s duty, lint la
seoF S SssS s eSlo e' Il s ohre
a1r: Swing will undoubtedly be sustained BY the syno,
mixing my change In tho yiows OF tho oerRyn,cn or
laynen composing tho Church.
Tho Fond du Lao Commonwealth says:
We think Mr. rattons mistaken zcnl in this mn.or
must result greatly to fa injury for thu feeling
Of opposition to hia ronbound croe strung that
It must opcr4ts to deprive him Of field Of work. 1Io
s apparent tllat bis theology obsolete, aud hc viii
lind It dl0cu1t to obtain pulpit where his teachings
tion.
The I'll paso Qll.) Journal says:
Wc hail Brother Patton, who In prolding Brother
Swing for his hosctcal opinions. truly good man
and ono Of tho nlost ardent ac!ontsta Of the age.
Brother Patton is ferociouH crpn,nt1ontsk, md, n
est for to burn not t. Paul satted tho qnes-
e hs hS t TIT sa d.
particle Of acient!ao zeal, 10 wonll swarm 70 tic
n k1$f0 nj Nf YN1H Hhr tnu
and a can Of kerosene under bis ar1n.
Tho Minneapolis Tribune says:
Swing cannot bo Justified by thu taok which patter-
son liah akc Tho question beforo tho preabyery Is
rot IL lilo Presbyterian creed trnc 2" - IL 1t ni
aurd n or Ilaa tho world outgrown it 2" The only
question is :" Does Prof. Swing conform to 1t 7"-and
ullH question his warGBt admirers Will layo 10 au-
Bwer in tho negative.
Tho Lfgonier Democrat aays:
Patton imagines, and doubt earnestly believes,
that 10 ia faithfully serving God by conducting triai
things which Patton denounces and III this sonAe lie
may do tho world no fttlu good.
Tho Lafayette Gnd.) Journal says:
promise TINT henceforth theological teehnicaltics viii
decrease III importance tho efforts in behalf Of or
race grow more comprehensive, aud base themselves
ranng Athciss and 1isboloycrs OF tho e1.romo kind
who have shouted themselves hoarac in prase Of Prof
Swing, have been best but making aenselesa noise.
growth keeping company with aud contributing 10 tic
increasing stature Of man, fatal to thcir hopes that
men will 0utgrow It..
Tho Champaign (1ll.) Gazette says,
We know not whether judgment will 10 rendered
for or aadinsk tho Iev. David 6wng,-who Inns always
prcAchod Christ cruclned If Ao has sometimes failed
to duffy John Calvin and bis tcachiuEs-hut wn fo
hnow that alre9y h,s accusera stand convicted boforo
tho oar Of public opinion Of tho charges abovo zccod
Our hope IL that there fa enough good Bonsc, eound
philosophy, md ohratisn charity Ia tho rrcsytery Of
Clca9o to rondor In thta caso Judgment of acquit-
mnn like David Swing, 1t IL tho Presbyterian Church.
Tho Rochester IN. ~ Democrat says:
Tint the Preabytcry Of Chicago has hat tho courage
to scpasato tho wheat from tho chatr will DO I'll i'm
mcnHo rolef to thousands Of the communion, who
cannot help repdnug tho stern tenea Of tho confes
sion, and who arc yet orturel by tho thought TINT
they may posably DO rujectinc nonleltng which foy
slsou!d, but canlot believe. With them 1t hns been
constant battle between bend md heart aud now 10
far tho presbytery do H., tho Church is pured
and icr doctrines nnde rational. 1t Is great victory
for presbytcrtansm over hcrsolf-s nclfconquest Of
the highest character This IL revolution which will
not 10 backwards. 1ts end will bc Glitter division Of
found ranged with Prof. SWING or revision Of tl8
confession confor,nably to The now Standards