, 1874-03-04

THE THEOLOGICAL SITUATION.

lance, may be quoted as fairly aotiyo, with brisk
inquiries. These inquiries are piling up just
now in such embarrassing confusion and pro-
fusion that it is becoming difficult to keep up
with the current condition Of tho denoninational
controversioB from day to day, without neglect
ing other important nows. What oil this for
mont means no ono knowa but tho combatantR
themselves. Tile outside worldly public can
only stand by in mute anaazomont ut the clouds
of stnoko and duat, somewhere in the midat Of
which they arc valiantly s1niting each other With
tholampsand pitchers of Gideon. Itonly adds to
the confusion Of all this wranglo and ianglo TINT,
while these full-aodged aquabbles arc In prog
ross, numerous other embryonic ones aro rapid
ly approaching maturity. At present, the status
of the various Bquabbles is substantially as fol-
lows Tho little difficulty between tho Union
Park Baptist Church and its pastor, Florence
Mccarthy, will probably come to head on next
Friday afternoon, at which timo q Council
Of the clergmon Of Chicago and tho
FOX River Association will meet, according
to the recommendation Of the er-parto
Council, to investigate tie charges mado against
MCCARTHY. As 1t ID very oridont that tho church
itself, Witch is full Of partiaans, Gun mover set
tic anything it is to be hoped that the clcrgymen
will arrive ut some conclusion which will give us
peace hereafter. Tho other litt1o Baptist squab.
bio touching the administration Of tie University,
and tho probability that aome ono was slandered,
has quietod down In the presence Of the grayer
contests which are going OIL, which is matter for
congratuation. Tie Presbyterian unploasantnesB
is in u healthy condition. The aggressive Patton
attempted OH Monday to precipitato IN inyesti-
cation Of Prof. swing's orthodoxy, but. the rest
Of tho Presbytory not being in readiness for IT.
suppressed Patton pro tenpore, tile latter SUBJ
! mitting under protest, and announcing that he
should mako formal chnrges against Prof.
| Swing at tho next meeting of the Prcsbytory in
| April. As the Professor has declined to 70 to
| Pattons confessional but will probably be ready
to stand up at the bur Of tho Presbytory, it Is
ccrtaip that he will be ablo to accommodate
| the belligorent Patton, who was rooontly pro-
nounced busy-body by lis brorhron. Tho case
OF tile other "horotic," Dr.. McKaig, Of the
Ninth Presbyterian Church, has taken B now do
parture. Tho latost phase of the case is not
| why he is preaching "hcrosy" to the Cottage
Grovo and South Park boulevard presbyterians,
but why he Is preaching to them at a1l.
The latter conundrum will bo investigated
by tho Rev. Dr.. Patterson, tho Rev. Arthur
Mitchell, aud Elder s. II. Moore, who hayo boom
appointed committee to work on it. The caso
OF tho Rov. DR.. Reid, in the Eighth Presbyterian
Church,. gives us come pain. The people o1
that church, after passing q resolution unani-
mously "thas We recognize in tho Roy. L. Fl
Reid man Of conBistent Christian character
and attainnoEta, faithful and loving pastor
IN ablo aud earnest preacher, and sincere ant
devoted friend" then coolly deolare ho is not ths
kind Of mau they want, aud dismiss linn because
ulldor tue preaching Of such man pew-rent
are falling OF!
There aro aovoral other little matters wAcl
promise we'll Tho Methodist clergy have 20
the womon'a crusado under discussion, and, a
Elder Boring claims that nothing Gun DO accom-
pIishcd unless pooplc work aud pray both, nut
Brother Dandy says that "is all bosh, somo
thing may como out of it. Tho littlo Episco
paliaa MNlculty between the two Bishops Ia re
posing quietly in tho courts. Robert ColEyer
having come out for vino and beer. will prob
ably 0nd nost Of hornets about his car
! boforo long. Tho Congregational troubl
Is ouly in the bud, but DR.. Bartlett
having assaulted Aspasta, Mrs. Doggett wil
probably soon opon her batteries on the Doctor
! and demolish both his pronunciation Of til
namo mud Lis wo-thouaand-year-old libol O
her famo. All things considered, there is
. worry brisk cast wind blowing through tho thee
logical world. It Ia nousoltng to know thu
wl,on tho little squabbloB are all settled and til
religious newspapers got thetr advertising col
umns washed and ironed, there will be have
, Of roat beyond.
, s...e2s.[....s%sAz..-2
Tho result OF tue pos!-morlem examination
tho Samoso Twins las convinced an en1iue1
surgeon Of Philadelphia, who WAS present, ths
the band connecting them could not hays bee
ssyezed during LIE without fatal raaults, bsoAut