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aaEsater ve1ceme than greeted Tho car Of RuasiAs
brilliant hut faso.1vod Quosp."
He then road tho following from tho Con-

foaslon Of Faith.
OILERS not eiossed. although they may bo called BY
ne mtnistry Of ths word anil may hnve somc com'non
ors an thcrooro, ssnnot bo 1uSn "svod ueh ess
san en not protesting tho ohrstIan religion be
decnt 70 tramc their ycH according 10 tho light ot
nature, and the law of that religon tlsy DO rroiess
nsd, nnd to a stsn iat oy nay liz
Was Prof. Swings tpaohiug in accordance Will,
tho Confession Of Tslth2 Hp understood why he
ee,xpTassqd no doubt about Penelope aud aonrntos.
AiF lswlnR'e) theory Of salvation was that mon
Ssss s sssesn e. ~ Esoa 9t % eSe e|Res
California went 70 1loayen, and Penelopo wont
70 ll9avon, and tho only point Of dlfSotohca was
1nae Foneopo got thore lrst, aud hnd o hotter
ati9n wsaomo eyen i os He hsd 20 5ght to dog
talnlY no right to dogmatlza to, tho efsopt that
nonthon without graoe could bo aaYad. IIe
lpatton) hhonld 1ike TO know what tho mission-
9fy sooities meant-why 1t wRH necessary to 60 10
Why tho APOSTLE Paul feit hirnsoli ealiod upon
to go and pToaoh to tho cultivated poople Of
Athens,-lf thoy could bo saved BY their good
worlsa. and II tholr morality would bring thom
tnto tho Kingdom Of God,
THE QHH1sT1AN Hf1NIBTRY.
!, Tho speaker then referred to tho aormnu on
the Christian Ministry" uhereln It waa alleged
-ho ropud!acd tho idea os call to tho ministry, and
s!oa Of law and medicine, IL tho rainrai ogrowh Of
at So @ 70 s ssa IT, m
to lis s AZ nneh o. n .aS !" 3e
dutica Of his oItlce and oor stutements conraactei
the oontossion Of Faith and Form Of Government.
Ooplous extracts, In fact nearly all Of 1t, wore
teaching WAS contrary to tho Confession Of
book:
Unto this catholic Visible Church. Christ hath given
saaanR @ al Il s sains q il e. o
tho end of the world; anl doth by His own presence
and .r'Fi according to His promlse make them
The Presbyterian Church proceeded upon the
idea that thoro waa society IN this world,
dlytnoly appointed. diginey ,oillcerod /; that tho
ministry vas divine !, appointment; that man
mon wore invested vi viii JIG ot{ice By those Who
had tho right to transmit tho Office. "Ordain
on Elder in every city, aud tue things which
thou last board OF mo commit them to faithful
men nj Who shall teach othora alao.7 Prof swing's
right or standing in the Bible; that it
WAS all outgrowth OF circumntances-
result OF tho low Of division OF labor. They
held that q Ch1iHtian minister was tho ambas-
authority, calling and blossinR The people, md
administering the sacramenta In tho name OF
lin from whom he held his great commission.
DR.. swazcy hhd said that lie mover heard Her-
tud Wnea n9J.or efpso9sea na laeas o. he
~ 10. ~ ,i,n Ls ilo' sW's astomptaa
II ~ -. enS s'e 'ntt"1'a " 'as 10 Qog nnoeT
-, ~ enuaHat ~ mas a!Rs!ne 1naef,
tA"a"sotoe'l -
cu..,o,..,o. 19I.t utiT WoAsa1r.
s,t;l,s npeoaoa@'oa ln'eon&a ao1 tofth thas Pro1.
SWING
had maac falho aud misleading aAtemcnta respecting
tho Old Testament sacrltces; that Ii to nay, that III
sns,ts ss ~ III 1rautd ort@a aion " A9
nd Uses tho following and similar iangaaKo; "ud
10 he Deity vero thc inlant creennUn II re1ion t,n