, 1874-05-26
PROF. SWINGS DEPARTURE.

N''' 41"' 49, ~
20 he Editor d fhs Chicago 1T'oane:
SrN: The consure OF Prof. Swing III ocrtatn
quarters, Tor leaving tho Presbyterian Church At
this iuncturo. soou,s most unreasonable to those
VIVID los many "eehs A"'o oeen "oii aoqua'n'eo ~,
with his Views and feelings on tho position ho
has occupied as tho dotondant In trial for
horesv. The proxooutor, from the fret criticism
naaae III sno 1n'e,1o' w "toueu o'ois uusAu'6 ~.
stop, manifested the utmost nhw1ilngneaa
to tako a single stop towards coucll1ntion,
and determination to resort to every
means within bis roaoh to have tho trtal
result IN eon'1os1oh' Dla' fa''eraon' has'rouso'
myself, mud others who had W personal inter
yiowa become satisfied Of Prof. sving's ottho-
do.y. woro exceedingly anxious that Prof Put
ton might 60 like brother to Prof. s., fooling
s unnoeossary. s But rsof. ?. rofusod to do this,
mad firmly doc1arsd that ho would 60 forward
4ne peie'e.on's y, 'ao aaAn Nv nnu y. uo,'4 "'tu'
Ind that the whole history OF tho preabytorian
Church In this country waB history OF almost
constant wranglIpgs on theological queetions,
ahrAuk from passing through such an ordeal as ..
was beforo hlra' ano gaming nosof'nsS LII SUCH
way.
:, He therefore eatly lnalcA.eu ai to ms 9nuIon
tnat no vas feauy ~ y stG 70 bost gna nis
most intimate 1r,enas .haS' Wnlle no no. nold @ sne
theoloGy O. tho new scuoo! olahen o. tno res
nyteraan Ch1roa, no slGuBnI .i B oi w.enusa",ng 10
so9 GsneT nns o"ce a1a eo9 s tle dhpre And
whom WI eaFly IL III tho 9TH %srisl il WA rumored, and
even pubasnsn y ono " sny thGpers, tG saas 10
nau "atnam, aa;a, II. nas uy ~ ~ sno oss oa."
vae ~ rs u ~ sau
tat M nouaantad ~ vail III ts ir;al 1ra ysr
Al o. rs VINO ane% na sne ,,nS oI 1o man a.
ml!ea su1 unse'nsii H. n.'u noots son.ten1a Mnnn M
moaG isn1 sno o1s ha al y nnt H. ~ AZ +at
it, u1 daanr, utu liz frja,da n tha thn
ho ] could Ia scsrcey % anduro tho thought Of Of bopg
fioa ~ I,sn5a a. o1,a A. hearf A "A''' '"AS
n11Ga ns naaa1 'a at nua n." n,siI nunts' t,,
-o,n;n"s unu os WIZ ~ ,,a darap ~ ;nd;cnsn r.
31ea ,tno n,t,s,.aas r., ,,na I;n,,o
@ araoton S n" ony shes a' to naS do his
ata;yio~;3a s~ aJac;n1 aa o',r ronfaS.;o,5 ~
H., a~ata hno - +o ,,aeanr
- aHo ngt1s"I n,i nnn-nIant ;Nf.,,ts tTi,;s T.
o. 3. uhn1s.aea "a o",;e n;,ot in ~
suo uouno s"r ~ W.at,, ~ uA1oo. Nsa
so"eauS ILL., ~ =; f,ss , ~ oG ~;
fancy, srn 'rerenornteii and snycd hv Christ.
.hroyrb .h tl,a ep}rjt'" Thta 1,nin,v mnlies th"t
non.afeot % I pfppts arc no. saved. It is nonsense @
to Bpenh OF elect infants ha eaVed II Nil infantB
arc meant. Besides, tho added clause in the
same paragraph, about the salvation of "ali
nfher oleot nnrsona who aro iuconabio Of being
ont%n5dly caliea oy tne n m1ntls1sy t. OF .he
nrrs VI" not III ~ .no 'I ou te ~
1,or,. " doc1nroi tn ha omonr tho aoxca
Nfnso,ar !. ;mmaiata,y doc1nrod t,at
oti,os. ~ s1onfad y {. onrnn} la Snraa ria
frs r,nrs ~ tha 1onfeaaon hcld that ,5e ;,re iii
;nfa,'s oro W oet that ,1s faclo tbnrc orc two md
stanaa 49, iuei - r,,io ,,av na, In sovod
untS ~ ~ hra,,an,, noyonnnt Vital,
H. hgr,;yaa an,nnn tham md aoveraicn eiaca
@ no I';a y; a .;toa x al ta co,ansnt ~
orsa III Ia - iii f'aynius d;1 not ho1;nya IN
tha Ja tacta nardt;on ~ nfants WI mt univ
sn1 ~ ht aomo XIX
III. d nus so1 nI tn fsn"9a ~ tho
ata sns ano +; ~ ;,a TaS i,.opt ~ r NV
,1;aa u To,y t,on can " .rv nno scconf ~
Et.ra, - ,,+ars,r.,ot;on ~ tha stn ia A.
naaa nso.ns ar,o.n1,r ~ ~. 9s,,nn
aorn'o, ,ec,, " oa - Tsa tr,j Sor oresv
,rh;a,, "nad thronc, t,vo 1onc vaers ~ Il
at m1 daia that th,s ar",,@a y5riss fro ths
.tstonnnnta ,rh;sb am % ofPen m,da m th,a .mh.
at a.,I srn,,. IN n,,;o;o+, ,vics, Ne ham ~
;oas, nad Nv, navy NV md = a sn;tta5 fh,t II
Snsa ot accarI ,yith tot naes m Tie anna smh.
ieot in the % oofesson Of Faitb @ al and % other Stand
asSs 1. - - oatrina - ''-'A 8s'A'S
aIrs " uoo441no. 49,,
Ihe Sreas psinG,ne On waion M INC aataof
oo " ~" NJ * s az - ~ ~ tst'
,rtei hv ali the onest hn1n within tn reaeh Of tbe
proaehor and then proclaimed ~ IL, et It lead wlero
It WILL within without tho circumference Of my ar
raugsnlsnt q doctrines As !. supposed to . be r.
~ a &c Let US ~ mncnag on any saeoog
ca. ~ , y ne T. ean 20 sn
os;o tsIa ~, ,1n .naa4 .aa
1le nop1a poslsl9u tahon oy ut: 1oeIt 1atnes
!oEsS yeala ~, 10 ina Pos.son u Dnsn .,. n"1na
vi 1a d ~ no 4h H. tune u, L.