, 1874-05-20
PROf-. SWING.
The Trial Gradually Drawing
to a Close.
DR.. Halsey Speaks in Reply to Dr.
Patterson. j..
Twepty-eight Other Presbyfors Give
Their Opinions
Out Of Thirty-one, Prof. SWING mas
-Twcnty-tkree.
Prof. Pntton Counts Six, and Two
Arc Non-Committnl.


The Chicngo preshytcry rohHsombled IN the
First Presbyterian Church, cornor OF Twenty
first street and Indiana aven,1o, at half-past
O'Clock yesterday morning, tho Rev. Arthur
Mitchell in the clair. THE attendance waa large,
but fower people were present than during any
aesnfon last woek.
DR.. nk1snY.
After tho usual preltmiuarien, DR.. Haley nd
dressed the Court substantially aa follows, IN re-
ply to DR.. Patterson:
He could frankly sny thai lio had not expected
or desired to say much In tho mating up Of tho
Sudgnont of tho oaao. Until Monday lie had no
purpose to do 30, and accordingly had made no
spccial prouaratlon, aud would uddross himself
gimply to tho points that had auggostod thein-
so1yee TO Ills mind In tho course OF tho tostt-
tnouv aud the discussion had at the previoua
sesslon.
There could he no duty moro serious and
solemn than that Of sitting in Judgment on .
brother minister. It was responsibility from
which ali might we'll dosiro to shrk II they could,
but thoy could not do 1t. The ordination VOWS
Of God were upon them as vol % upon Prot.
Swing, and as prosbytors they must meet the ro-
spousibility and give their verdict.
CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION:.
Ho tlon adyertea to the constitutional ques-
lions involved. asking II thoy had rulo, stand
were certainly loft to tho scripturea alone. AZ o
Church, thoy had an authority by which thoy
must be governed. Ill their form ct government,
questions werc put to every candidate for ordi,
to, and whioh, by the worry fact thae they con-
tlnued ministers, thoy wore regarded as con-
tiuually responding to. These quostions we're
yoa ressyo and adoPs te ..
OF doctrine taught in tho Scriptures :" "Do
you approve Of tho Government and Discipline
ot tho presbytorian Church Of these United
srethren setsn in tue Go1d" And 10 tho oase Of
candidate for licennure: "Do you promise to
study tho peaco and unity, and the purity Of tho
Church 2" In milking up their vordfct, theso
question nroHe. in what sense did thoy rooeive
aud adopt
THE CONFESSION OF FA1Tu?,
It was claimed that there was a wide latftuds
mastor Ind been clearly settled in tho past Ills
tory Of the Church. md BY tho acts OF tho recent
great reunion. Flo could not agree with some
Of the positions taken By Dr.. pattorAon, aince 1t
seenaod to him TINT tho sonae in which theY
were to receive tho standards, and continue to
hold them, was a ae1lHo TINT lad been sottlod, III
both tho Old and Now Schools, before, during,
and since tho soparation-in the Honso Of the
tainod the syatom OF. doctrine taught in tho
Scriptures. Tho two branches Of tho Church
came together on tho doctripal baHls of the
standards; aud anything which would tmpugu
nized by the Assembly. Suppose 1t should b
found that person had deniod one Of the easen-
tial doctrines Of tho Confession. .-that hs had
rejected tt,-would tlov racognize him as atand-
Ing in full accordance with the standard?
DELIyEnANoEs OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Tue SPEAKER then reforred to tho deliveranoeB
OF the General Assembly at'the time Of tho re-
union, and the question Of liberty" While 1t
recognized individual liberty as one Of her birth
rights, and bud always contendod for the rights
OF private Judgment, it was also true that indi-
vidual Mberty-the right Of private Judgment
had been hold to bo right to bo c1nruaed With
in the doctrines of the standards.
To sustain this poHition, Dr.. Muagaye waH
quoted from. They were not to be tied up by
tho ipsfsslrna verba Of tho Confession, but they
must hold the dootrnes, and not dony any ono
Of them which would impair the integrity Of the
systom.
The protest against tho reunion was noxt oom-
Inented upon. 1t WAS presented In tho foar that
tho New School body was not roady for the ro-
union,-that was, sound on tho standards but
the answer Of DR.. Ghedd satisfied those who
opposed tho reunion that the New School was aa
sound and orthodox body as the other,
He bad road Prof: Swings sermons with care"
tton that they were not In accordance with the
Faith, on at least three points which be (Haleey)
hold to be essential to tho System. These woro
tho Supreme Divinity OF tho Lord Jesus Christ !:
tho Decrcos Of God-His elect or prelostinatIon
dooreo-inyolying the whole doctrine OF tho
Divine Sovereignty the divine agency and the
doctrine OF Justification by Faith Alone
Qualification on the ground Of Christ's imputed
righteousness aB distinguished from Justification
by works. These doctrines wero not involved in
tho discussion between the Old and New Schools
in 1887 aud 1888, and wero scarcely touched bv
any Of tho points contained in the Auburn deoln-
ration on any OF tho points against which tho
protest Of 1868 was regarded av ap s1 anawar' ~.
Those doctrines went deeper, and tl.aroin It was
TINT while the doctrines OF tho 1uhurn dao1arn-
ton might not impar tho ayei,r tad ~ haor,
inged not to mar M tesa ,n,a SInu ,o;r an IcGt4 Il
and in Ills Judgment d1 innna;r Tya 1.ra -
to ho cnvaTnoT 10 H. a;c lupalr y. 1Aey we're
truo t6 tMhocause 's nMn 20
doorInes ta,c1t IN 10y he;a II ~ containing te
or ,onu1iafnj =. CIV act'ptalest ont't altotea
/. so 1nng as T.. o.o,s, x,,,,,no ), tro,,.n,,a
n waa ~ tuo .onaen u. aat ps
h,r- ~ unsS 81 t4e GhIlcn ~ @ "; anu a,e,, H.
Us 20 taem. Ino ffespyeoly coula ,. no1 nunax
tno aW, reeause py 9neas aet ~ unato,s
f. nrna vsg sno nhnra Mu cnI ~ Mt aecent lie doo
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