, 1875-08-18

any mn. OF two, or thrc6 mct,lcra OF tho con.
E'cEation will sc'nan faithful to tho aynodl,
t"f,Ho IN listen 10 tED tcAchings Of ftot. NwIHg.
| aud do tho utmpht thny can TO remove him from
tho c!luElh tt!on TINY ro,lHtitnto tho cDugreIa-
| LION, and Tho control nf tho church property
| hEull1d legally be III ther haf,Ir.
N-Tnat lisa been triet oncn IN tho case Ut
1 Christ Chlurh. NIL afteT BeYen ynart uf lEt,gl-
tlon tho rararty IL atitt out Ut tho hanlt VI tla
Protestant Epieco1al Church. u lhero any
| ptnspcct of any hottnr htleecrh in this eAss2
Dr.-Hn. unless thu ms iuritY Of the cnngregs-
| tiou should decide. In yow Ut this new 1apoct uf
| a1alrH tint It was betler 10
,Dnnr TIE MAN AMI c;.1Sn TO THE cTlraCfl.
Up to this tItEo tl,ore has boen no rcnso,i why
tie congregation should lnyu removed rrof.
Swing. tut after TIN SyilU1 Inns told tIient tina.
they must, then they aro narrowed down 10 q
choleo Ut two thi!ss-citIior IL renlasn fuithrui
or 10 ~ ont with their l,hstor. aud aat up for
| thernsclvea-as Congregatonalls.s or anything
eIao thoy please.
n-Whas il your opinion us tn ..-...
TI1E CotnRE TIE COMMUNICATION Wilt. rbnsEe!
Dr.-1hey arc exceedingly attached tn pruf.
Swing, ali tho more Tor tho trialn aud lr'boia-
tions wlich tl!sy & hayo shared T. common
tuat a majority of tho congregation would
anEta,n lruf. swing oven II Tho synod scre tu
cut them of froM connections will tho Freshly
t4flnn iUtlfEu. HEIU LlHHF ul]HuNutCA4y
,yl1o would n,oAcr loaye tho congregation than
ho cut Off. bus tie majority. l am inol,hod "
think, -ouid cIeavo fast by their OLD leaoLer.
l.-Wnat 10 YOU think. Doctor, OF
TIE roL1cY
Of this proposed aciioni
Br.--l caIn.t tn. regard 1t a. impoli!io In the
e1trcmu: Nc have nlrcaIy estrangud unnecsa-
sar.tr, think, tho moet popular, II not tho
strS"sfn sn fn .lo "s.s1 Sos.wss 's sssas to
mo no should to satisfied to stop
sI,cfe aud mt ~ further and drso frum our
ranka a large amt influential body Of Prosbr-
ter.au lnymer. HttlI. If wore to ansortain lilo
rather close yiowa Of 4 majority ct Tho country
members Of tho Svuod d. .Ili,nois North
ali uId School mei..-sery likely should think
as they do, and husd that It was not to bo toI-
orated that q poison by teaching Lerotical doc
tr,io should load trom the patils Ut salvation
any monbcr of tho T.! oAbyte1sAn ChnlcL. AS for
lnyrc!f, notwithstanding the Bentouce Of lilo
Synod, don't think that prof. awInR's so-calltd
t'erotIcal .toachlngs vii DO productive Of auy
harm. They aso listlo irregular, have no
douts Of that. hut havo not set aueu any mis-
cliof resulting from tlom
TIE MoyEn8
N.-Who arc the perbons who haye been in
strunlantal III advising :Als raid on tho Fourth
Church
Dr.-That / am unwilling. 10 state. 1t ls
proper to Say that l do not think Prof. Patton
haa anything to do with It. Beyond that ntl
unwilling to 20. got my information In q half
eoit VI My, AHH IL IL 1hFHlY plOrbt
for me 10 state Tho Honrce. SILL, il you will tako
the list Of the Chicago members Of tue synod
rho voted against Prof. Swing. you ought 10 te
abc tS Plck cut two Or tl'reo who nre tito bend
and fruut OF tho present moyeuont.
LII. GRAY.
Tho reporter next called upon pr. Gray. man.
aging ellt9r Of tho Interior. anl askod linn cob
c1ruite tho Ha'Do subject. Dr.. GRAY said IT, sus
genoraIly understood tnat the synod would tako
sun.o artton wl.l, reference to tho Fourth
Church. tHt exaEtiy WhaE k1lnn1 tnak Rttiun
would take ho had not boon informed. ln his
opinion Prof Swing Ind no hight 10 occupy tho
position he does ho ahould either npplt fur nl-
mission to tito lresbytery. or Withdraw from tlo
congregation. II 4 maj. was Presbyterian he
should conform 10 the rules OF tho Church II
not, llo SHOULD oon,o ont, atid mol enbatrhss lilo
Ircsbytnsy a. Prof. Swing was doing.
Ur. Gray was asked II The heretlcal pastor Of
thu Foul til Church would bo admitted oil Hppi.
cntion. llo replied that Prof, Swing would hayo
to apply in the ordinary way. aud that u hia
statumonl Of his y!ews WAS satlafactoly, there
could DO no doubt Of lls Aaulisslon.