, 1874-10-22

eenN for this p:o:ost arc the follownr. ~" Ae~~
~ s*-Ilsti r. allowing tha appeal to pass through
non Justice Prof, patto,, riaims ID, Il h. m, r,nf
+ sT 81 r t,e ta9 . at' Ss t 1soss ~
IL On trin Gein:n this body. Hut &c norlpu ~ ~
principles Of common JUSTICE he hay Ing l.sn s.c,,i
txl oncs in regular manner cannot b: ri on tsain
second tin9 Tor tho oFonsp. l. thercfors tha
synoa sak9 . up ths ease, an 1rocce t. sry Iro;.
lar trial, ard been acquitted, aud il syind
hfoeeea TO- s TO da dSdoish conkure. aus rnd, dss+e
inn ifon Once or roinaud tho caso pr,ehytcry for
datiso i 'st es 4 W. roMta tne prlnci es of coinou
,,s SeeSnd-A mnissor eannot BE- sriod Synod IN.
from no majority Of tho Presbytcry, b. the act of
sho @ aeishaghs ~ eaae of hs eot' nanss!on ~ the
cipte of our form Of government.
Th;rx-The prosecutor III thia Gag cannot accord
Ing 70 she Constitution Of the cur IL, uke the ap-
pea OF ~ easy 10 tbe synod ~ Dc C7nsa he Is not
that 10 e,uoot bring tho case hy app III uneas he III
a29neVea i@sty. Lie claims to b EG-tcscd, bc-
Ptth swtng IN thu lower Court, uatiou} is to al
1nent and purposes Rlauderor. But tine oror
whom P1bytesy or the Synod ha, any Jurisdiction
has 10, daeAred peof. pattou to bo' asnlerer. Tho
ffsaoyety acquired fref ewing. ut they nay have
they would 20. testify, aimrly lie causs tlo charges
were not nrose! o. Tor other Ecaso thai Implied
sensute ol pEot raso tor raene' y or 1oailguey III
yuta Of Prof. iatto1, sxnrpt liz nrItI
and dpglsrra that oy u not rsgar ln, a. ,sladeryr
Patton ~ sauaeror, the appeal Of 1rui'
1ton such celsure n.nat be IN appeal iro,u
the cyidcnco Of conzure wht 1, tho 1reabNery
1AGht iava ordered uut, as the Ew cpni,t exe:utn
teer without action Of rresbyesJ J. and a presbstery
refused tn pass Of celare ii Prof. Patton ~
nh.ndcrer, and M nobody in this synod oxce1 PROF.
Patton himself declares him sa1 nlrter in rnse lrof
Swing IL acquitted tho unlersIg led protests against
conaieza prof. Patton s!ausxe, md sny action tlal
issues al appeal brought by II uy ilat il moi az.
9 a t p1r,y 4ag Ss aaser ,
nocent sn f2) Prof Patton a. 2cala lis rase from
But thu ony deduitiso Dc ntencs which 0't oas
ss be e'SscGaai1es sa T. as eno from which M appeal
and This Ior tue reason ti,ss IL neo oi
have submitted trial and b useoSea aiaShs ts ua W.
fSurEsiy fourth reasop for protes. is thu. tho ,s.
gning Of this appeal has no pre cecnt In tts support
Tho only case that gtves any s do Of auport his
that lcd to division ot tl uIlrch " la;pIl,
reunited. and for that Oh. not t. b. foloHoI
and besides thu minority In tr case did mt rass ts
question upon which tlis syno las decided positively
This nctlon ef the Synod Is absolutely usw III th1
history Of tho Church, md ;oes fuithtr than ths
lsmn eass Of snnkn agans barnes aud eseu that
Esfih-1lo minority Of tnsS ynol protcsiue 80 con.
th's Goly ars his aeen u: of syaoa r il. H.
barrsd from, ollbcratlng III triat which they t]eeu
contrary to common justice, aconatt.utiona 1iuii und
void, and espcciay arc they debarrc1 froa1 def"r-
aug and aktng part Ia the trial uocause by taliux
part ~ tue tFial the; might Z auw tcmselvra upon
suspicion on thu part Of hrea that their whole Oh.
ject In celebrating delay thwsrt nr defeat
hu.h artion tho BSnod sDF Eht TT to t4o in tle
trial as itA flnal acton In tho sssc.
Sixh-Our aixtL for protest Ia thai tie ~.
Non Of Synod against wbich protest wiA t:ing or
form Of government nna he!I red Church tmo d.er-
puta beinrO other ehurchH / tho country. and tue
world aud destroy In largs lneasurs tie usefulnass
OF the lni1uFters.
act.ou of Synod was pssse wnasr tAe rnl, 81 tho
Previous Question and th' deltharat,on tho part
ost carefully and earnoaly prcaented to tho boy ioe
lta consideration.
The Moderator statea hat no action had yet
boon taken On tho opp eai and, therefore, the
protest was not admissit 10.
Mr.. Lynn asked leave to Withdraw It in order
to modify tho language TO as to oyarcoc1o Ls
difficulty and to set sign Rturcs to it.
He waa allowed to do 80.
QUESTION tIF PRIVILEGE.
Prof. Patton rose to question Of privilege,
calling attention to .sard OF Mr. Noyes which
appoared ia Woduesd'lys TRIBUNE. whoroin hia
(putton'Al conduct vR;s. .auimadyortod upon In
way which called upotl him to dofond his honor.
lie then wont on to e:t plain why 10 had pot Feaa
q paragraph from tho common laW Of Scotland
which It was asserted would layo turnea his ar-
gunent Oh QUO point upside down.
Ar. MoLeo1 asked shotier the Proabytery Of
Chicago had beon usstificl that their action i1
the case OF ratton-snling had boon declared by
Tho Moderator said, *No." but 1t would be
proper fos tho Stated Clerk to do 40.
4 motion to that etlect WAS ndopted.
Tue Clork then called tho namoa Of the
parttos. z.
Prot Patton snsa'orod, but the Rev. David
";li Tin Moderator iatln1ed rhother anybody rep
resented David swioss.
M liz. Foltz inquiratl whsther Prot. Swing Ind
Tue Stated Clcrk iaia that ho had aont him III
official extract Of th. notion Of tic Synod.
Mr Mcleod waited to know. mhother the
Stxtol Clark could 7eatify that tue notico Ias
piaepd iu tho hxnds Of nagid Swing.
Tho Stated clerktIad it WAS, but he could not
ery whothcr ho lad load 1t or not.
TBG1So TO ltss1dN utat couSaE1.
Mr. Curtla oneEeta the following:
wuEnEAs. p1vd srtng, tho respondent in the sp-
ksyias declared hlas,E Independent ths rsssbS!e
Rtsoired, That tle Rer. George c. Noyes. who has
hithesto sppesred asi actva ~ counsel for tho si
appointet y Ills syod to rspressns him " lis eos
sa III tho hearing hsi>ssal ct tha appeal.
III. Eaaton moyed that the clause "ha7ins
dcclar1d llmeolf judopondcnt Of tho Preshy-
telia14 Church oss ssricksn ont
Nr. Noyea Was t.alpsiaeA and grtevad that his
natue lad beeu usnntioAsd In thas conneotion af-
tor Au having argued at such length. md from
wholly Illegal, and ho uould be doing violence to
bic tlenpeAs cnnsirtiona lhe wero TO Rcsln ths c.:
paclty Uhloh tile resolution saaguad to him. ua
slsol1tely declln'd. 49,,
lilo reaoiution wao laid On tho tablo,
Other uemhen. Of the Chicago prosbytery vha
voted to xcqu!t Erof. Swing were also nominated,
but u!vy dooilnFu un tho ground that they did
uot thin1 tbs Synod lad jurisdiction, aud would
nut Blu1tlfy themselves.
Nr. Moore Was noninRtad.
LII: s'otles. Vt look llsyar PresbrtsrY, uaa
10 appoint any MAO n.4o was uolsc!su!lously Up
rues1 to cntstrs.n'nf th,y aaret}. Th@y snt46