, 1876-01-16
RELIGIOUS.
Prof. Swing and Mr.. Murray
Defended Against
the Herald.'
The Rev. kr. Bailey Continues
Ills Descriptions Of
"No-LaWism."
Talmage Discovers that the
Israelites Had Indian
Corn.
New Light Shed by Him on Other
Biblical Points.
Tile Observance Of Sunday Instead Of
Saturday...E .EieWs Of Corre'
spon1ents.
Notes and Personals at Home and
Abroad.--church Services
To-Day.
PROF. SWING and Mr.. MURRAY.
ECCLESIASTICAL ORGANIZATIONS.

PROF. SWING AND Mr.. MURRAY.
ECCLESIASTICAL ORGANIZATIONS.
To the Editor of The Ch,ea3o Tribune:
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-The New York Herald,
which is Roman Catholic, rationa'ist'c, atheetic.
panthelstic orthodox, and hetsrodox by tusos,
and is consistent only in Que thing, viz: in ner-
er having any principles either in religion or
politics. declares itself il tho following oracular
style in reference to the movements OF Prof.
Swing in Chicago, and of tho Rev. ". Il. Fl.
Murray in Boston
some Of the papers engaged in making compare
ron between DR.. Swings and Mr. Mur1sy's "inde-
pendent movements and that OF Theodore Parker
nothing can be obvious than the difference. Dr.
Swing's and Mr.. Murray's IL the indep=ctcney Of
~ ,hnnS be1a s not he
blush OF why the two former clergymen should
lire halls and theatres and robo themselves IN
clesiassical organizations which sre open to
them both. the independent attitude is simply
T. ss'Sl ssss 41e m on, to anase 1
Bopably obje<t. Theodore Parker. however, was an
outsldur because under heaven wound let him
negatives He lived out Of a his fe snd really
tastsi somo CT t3 sweets Of mild sort q
al .sry vol 70 BE- ia'5endsn Nv. when ths sls. i
pu;y the c1aasbow or the finock. but when you ind
in The C.*a.an arnozy the Shzzr, the Rengt 5n the
atrr tezn invented, anI ars 1t Liberty to nlahe yoar
own chcice TO pe independent then is simply to he
crotr4e:y or dyapectlc. Sene Of US want to We
chains. neither do propose 10 hut we on5ht al 10
bs willing to pull in harness..
The Herald claims to bo par excellence the
representative OF "independent' Journalism.
aud it may therefore to indulged III its mud
throwing disposition in regard to ''indopcnd-
ent" preachers and churches. 1t accords with
its habitual want of disnifed fairness in discus
sion. and candor in c.iticlsu. to denounce as
morbid, dyspeptic. eccentric, etc., the exercise
Of the same ibt rty in the pulpit which it Claims
~ ia n-aas Tna I5eroto is the mor, cons,il
nnns e4omnla of the ahuae Of The "indencod-
aous eaa.o '.;,n ~ :, ts .n,lc,t;on r. innrna1kn
1hic,, th1s conntry Affords. It has been on all
sasa ~ mesrIv ali Questions. and it's .1udepead-
euce" consists in us terg,versatlons. b. Which it
haa hean ALTERNATELY rebel aud loyal, moral aud
in,moT.1 nn0 rel,cions and irreliriouy Without
s.is a;n,mast t,}rsh ri reaaon" It has al, nrnate-
J., sau,.iaa ,1'a nos;t;o, ~ In,ficner md enjo-
t,.r ~ IA r1eat and Good men who have tio-
,,-oa IN noi;t,es and statesmansh,p. or been iden-
W.. ~; the csnsa NJ ,nor,liIc and re1irion.
Tn,t prof Swing has assumed TIM ). .insjereud-
- - a1a ~ a,;n1 f@eodoT, ~ aneach " htta f1es-
t,tn,a ~ thonoht5 worthy Of tpeech. or to .1obe
h,ns.1t IN tbe dntI rrav Of martyrdom. or to
ernt,fy "c,otchcty and dyspep1c" disposition,
or tn exhibit cer,ca! eccentlicity" is 1iew OF
..nh atS ~ c,rd;d an trntbfnT ionrnal HAich has
ra.nacs for tha facts Of history. will uyow,
ia Il trne that there are ecclesiastical Or
oan;zat,ons which are open to them both in
snsa1, ~" ,,n anioT the freedorn of ti1oneht
~ a-aach wh,ch fi,ev des1ra. And yhy ehou;d
au auu peeonar conccTn himself in regard to any
@n5 5ip.r -aIst;ons ~ anv chnrcl but IN that to
,e'aa npss'a ,e 1,reachaa2 1yhv shord IN ,ndeuend
49, +,,;oter and nrearber consent to swear
eha;,a" forged by some organization or
cua,un a+;asI hnodv nnteide ~ h;a nwn chu1ch
t1aa" 90 m Horoid AVA ..We oueh ht all to
- W. 7eo 10 mil in ha1noss." hut in WHOSE har-
a De "t'D VII ia Hero75 mil in tho Democratic
uess ~ 49, -, -, 10 RannhI,can harness viii it
% ~. - Ca.tnc harnasa or in the protestaut
an,nss2 pan vii II mil in tha harness OF its
aiahsora ~ tho Times. the Tribune, or the
nH.SI9sie S.31, ~ ~ vbv doas II demand OF Prof.
WoFld: !. noi s,,rrs, W. that thav sl,.i mil in
SMILE I ,st1,ar;on ant Gonr, eret,ouai or BautIsk
tne llesos 101'"o'
hafness h.ra q .roa fo,lov;nc of
.ms 1nese .Ho eeni,,r"tHd chTistian people Who
1oteAsehs, s,- tram nTeach wLo eptoy their SER
.aaa "asn - sna are nroited by them !; who regnrd
,Ie,r ,ndaneudence az the cnarm OF their preach
IneA Wnr,;1r ~ Soma and noes,bilitr for enlarged
,;h.aI 4houoi'tIand uho deaire to ace them
suu s.aa - +hornht and utterapce without the ap-
sa !ioo - ~ 3nconaistoncy in professinc to sub.
peatanee a;est;e,I ~ suthor;tv winch tneir con-
m! lo eee'5 ~ to;r ,aaann con,nel them to over
ride. ~. ,,.;,,
Agreeing With the memceTs OF otael cnt'e,'au
ho1 an i'll al! that Is vital aud essential. theg
.,5 49, 90 sand ada by side with any Of them and
co'la st1u . e hs,a T., h,nd and heart to heart.
Foek Win sa tuen soua ~ sac,ar,.n 1;nea and HIS
but tue nasto"ueoa st,.ei ~ orc,n;zaton, comneI
t1e..a to birdie their thoughts ana tne'f tongues
(, withhold their honest CONVICTIONS, And 10 sur
r-es. thar noblest and pureBt emotionB. or be
caatg ged with rejecting creods which they pro-
less ptAsso' s,5 obea;arco which thay have
Of fellowship ana opeo!su m fand "us now sect 1ha,