New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-20
A PRESBYTERIAN CONTROVERSY.

THE REV. DAVID SWING OF CHICAGO ACCUSED OF
sADELIIANIsM, UYITARIASIsM ETc.-THE CASE
BEFORE THE CHICAGO PREsBYTERY-THE POINTS
OF THE CHARGES.
At the annual meeting last Monday of the
Chicago Presbytery which embraces all the Presbyte
ran Churches OF that city and vicinity Francis L. Pat
ton editor of The INTERIOR and minister OF the Presby-
terrain Church. preferred charges Of heresy against the
Rev David Swing, pastor OF the Fourth Presbyterian
Church OF Chicago The document which Prof Patton
read contains two charges and % specifications The
first charge that Mr. Swing has not been Jealous and
faithful in maintaining the truths OF the gospel and has
not been faithful aud dIgent In the exercise OF the
duties OF his position" The second charge says Mr..
swing does sincerely receive and adopt the Con-
son of Faith of this Church containing the system
Of ID. trines taught in the holy scriptures"
The % OBLIGATIONS accompanying these charges arc
based unon the written and printed words Of mt Swing
They are very long but the material points contained in
them are thus summarized by The Chicago Tribune
/ Eouiyoeal language it, respect to fundamental
doctrines That he SWING delivered lecture IN ad
OF the Unitarian chapel erected in ~ wy l'te
heresy. That he has given approval !" the doctrine
known as sabelliansm or the Modal TRINITY, 4 That
his opinions In harmony with those OF the Unitarian
Church and that he declared to the Rev. Robert Laird
Collier that he agreed in substance with HIM. s. That
he has used unwarrantable language with regard TO
Penelope and Socrates That he has produced false
charity for fundamental error by euloezng the late
general he has either not preached has spoken dis
paragDgly Of the doctrines OF the Trinity Predestna-
ton, the Person OF Christ Infant Baptism, Divine Calls
10 the Ministry the Judicial Nature OF the Condemnation
OF the Lost: justification by Faith the Penary Inspira
zion OF the Bible the Perseverance OF the Saints
Total Depraytyhe last three being three OF the vital
points Of Calyinism as affirmed by the Synod OF bort.
After the charges read considerable disc usslon
took place as TO what stops the Presbytery should take
The document was finally referred to the Judiciary
Committee, with instructions to report next morning
Tuesday morning the Committee asked for more tme
which was gained by adjournment until to-day In
IT'S Issue OF last Wednesday morning The Tribune says:
" Prof swing has made statement In regard 10 the
conversation with the Rev. Robert Laird Collier and
the correspondence with Mr. sbufeldt, which are the
SUBSTANTIAL basis Of the charges made by Prof Patton"
IL adds The shufeldt letter written eight years
ago. aud Prof. Swing suggests that he may have become
very nueh more orthodox since that time. for the
conversation with Mr. Collier the Professor raises the
fatal objection that never held. He use lam
guage hht might be distorted into the shape In which
PrOi Patton has drawn his specification his sym
pathy Tor Unitarianlon was slight that Mr. Collier
soon aftnrward. In published sermon, lanented his
iProf swings sacrifice w the Moloeh OF Cayinisla"