, 1874-03-01
PROF. SWING AND BRO. PATTON,

Some OF the Views OF the Interior on
tho Swing Eaercsy.
We copy the following from article Of three
and q half columns Of the last number Of the H.
terror, on the subject Of tho heretlcal doctrines
advanced by Prof. Swing:
VIC are unable to see that the publication Of our
s'doubs to which reference ia 1a,;a In COMMUNE
cation in another column is violation Of tho couro
sizes Of journalism. Prof. Swing can communicate
with our raaders whenever he desres and in ten lines
can tell them f1niy whether he holds the theology Of
the Presby Church Wo aeit for granted that he
IL no. 10 the good opinion OF his rethsen
and we should suppose That ho would not allow them
to stand in doubt Of hts orthodoxy when 1t would be
eaEy to say that hts utter.nces hare been usappre-
Eended. No should bo rejoicad ourselves to know
That had put upo1 tho pTotck6ors words neapiue
which they we're ros designed to have.
Tho doubts we haro expressed based, for the
most par upon statements contained in his published
sons 1especng tho opinions Of author and to gTa
them to the rubuc. 10 deny this right would bo to
pr. veto o. on onnon: aafsy e.
Prof. Swing's published sermons, ws should
say that we could not gather from them that
truo at the humanitarian Wow Of Christ is eloquent
II repudiaed and It is true that tho iYineness Of
Jesus s spoken Of and that the epithet dirine is
IkeH1ee in Unitarian literature. No do not had any
thing IN Prof. Swings printed sermons to shc,y that
his Gh.istology is Ehit above that Of channing OF
James Freeman Ciarkc. We prepared to Bay, how
erer that his views On sin and ea!vation, far as
stated for the most part down to the level Of
UuitAttantstn, aud IN no instance, that we can
remember. do they rise above the Level Of DE- Bush
nell The Professors truznpc. gires rery uncertain
sound and II we hage our doubts, only say
that honestly by them Ard we will be plain
enough to say that doubts not lcssened when
We read, not long ago, that Prof. Swing was to
lecture IN behalf Of Unitarian Chapel We could not
rec how Prof. Swing, Presbyterian minister, could
give ms moral aud material sup
port to Robert Laird Golfers iahdeity. . Soma
i onr- readers Eay remember an article,
n The Lck=s1de Eonthly, in which prol.
51ing said .:"Au the way, from Robert Conyer to
aobe Patterson, the reslng is Practical free from
,cctarianisn, full Of PERSUASION through Iowa. =.
The city being halting place OF great army Of bus
aess men, and not OF pilgrims seeking blinking 1ia-
Ionns, The local Gospel was compelled to bccoma
node Ct virtue rather than jnfnh]o OF doctrines"
In published sermon Prot. Swing aays:
- Cir;stisnjty is not forced upon Our own n8-
has forced it up out Of tha Spirits rich depths
livino flower urged up by the warm coil Of the inor
Al hcart.n
Another fsct. We understand that Prot. Swing took
'ccasion tho death OF John Stuart MIL notorious
theist, to preach sermon in his praise. We did not
cad the printed report Ct that sermon, bat member
4 tho Presbytcry OF Chicago informed m at it. and
pode Indignantly respectin9it.
We leave It to readers whether 70 ara Eot tusd
led IN saying that we doubt whether Prof Swing BE-
eves In the Deity OF Christ. Ta do not chsrge him
sh dsbelieving It,; be does believe it. he certainly
aa sadly to appreciate its Eaue and dts sgnidcsncc
We said tsat No doubted whether Prot. Swing ba