Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 22, 1874, Page 2

_ THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1874.- ——— e PROF. SWING. . Progress Made by the Presby- tery Yesterday., .. .. “Profy Patton Reports Back His Re- "0 "iul vised Charges. : They Are Accepted by That B © Body. - And Prooeedings Will, Begin Monday Week, h sMuch Time Wasted on Points of Order, HEDRRE . 30 1 i Prof, Patton Insists on Proouring Mr, 0 -Oollier’s Testimony. While the Accused Wants an Immediate . Trial. ‘The Meaning of *¢ Citation.” MORNING SESSION. Tho Chlcugo Presbytery 'rosesombled in tho Bocond Prosbyterian 'Ohurch, corner of Twon= tioth stroot and Miohigan nvenus, at half-past 10 o'clock yostorday morning, the Rov. Arthur Mitcholl in the chalr. The attendanco wasaboub tho samo as Monday, with the addition of Prof. . Bwing, who dld not seom to be very well. ' CORRECTING TIIE MINUTES, After prayor was offerod by Mr. Halsoy, the minutea of the provious session wore rond. Tho Bocrotary had medo govoral mistakes in the records, and no ono could blsme him, since 80 many motions were mado and amendments offerad that it was a hopelosa task to koop tracl of thom. Half an hour was spent in disoussing tho mmutes, and thoy wore finally adjusted to tho eatisfaction of tha Proabytery. . .. VALUE OF PRESHYTERIAN TIME. Mr. Glon Wood said the time of tlo Presby- tery woa worth $1,000, and, ns thore had beon n great deal of discussion on Monday that did nob amount to n *row of pins,” he hoped tho broth- ron would think, whon sponking, that time. wng worth $3 a minute, i | Mr. Ely inquired tho prico of that spoech. Laughter. 5 s Wood ropliod that ho waa usiog “idle" time. The Moderator said the next thing in order was a report from Prof, Patton in regard to.amend- ments to the epecifications, propared in- accord« ance with tho motion of Dr. Patterson,’ made Monday. e A SLIGHT ERROR. g Dr. Pattorson—I wish to oall the attention: of tho Prosbytory to an inadvartenoy in tho raport that woa prosented yestorday. It was atated that the oxamination of witnesses should be 41, by the accnsor; 2, by tho accusod,” which, in caso of witnesses introduced by the acoused, would not be propor. _Aud, asour book specifies tho ovdor of examination of witnessos definitoly, it is not nocessnry that it should be named in the order of procedure §lvn\| by.the Committes ; henco T _\VDIIR] suggest that that’ point in tho ro- ort be amendod gy simply kmylnfi, * Examing- ion of witnessos mecording to the Discipliuo, Chap. 6, Sc. 8.” The amendment was agreod to. A WABTE OF TIME. Mr. Ely—T do not know that the roport Is in our hands, . I think we referred it to Prof. Pat- ton, I was about tomove, if tho Moderator rulos it tobein order to comsidor the reporty that wo adopt 80 much of it as refers to tho or~ der of proceading, to savo time and avoid con- fusion. Wo havo just acted vipon tho roport, and wo might digposo of thatpart of it. If there ia to be any discussion upon tho subject, I will . not make the motion. . Mr, Noyes (Prof. Swing's counsol) objeoted to ita being mado. - : AMr, Walker.asked if tho busincss beforo the ‘house Was not' the motion to adopt the roport of the Judicial Committeo. ~‘Fhe ' Moderator understood that the papors “wero placed in_Prof, Patton's hands for uso in * preparing the amendments which ho proposed, A0 ot that, tho ropork was taloi ont of tho liands of -the house. It was for this ronson that ho ontertained the motion of Dr. Pattorson to amond. Dr. Patterson inquired whether the motion of Prof, Patton—that he bo allowed to amend the specifications—made just provious to tho refer- cnce of the documents to him Mondny, was be- fore the house, or was it understood that Dr. Pattarson acce) lod tho motion to refor tho pa- ‘pers to him in ity stend, The Modorator thought ho had accopted it in iou of his own motion.. Mr, Blackburn wanted to know if Prof. Pat- ton’s motion was not beforo the Louso; would uot the Prosbytery be compelled to voto upon it? % ‘1. 'Tho Moderator enid if Prof. Patton proposed auy amendments he would mako o new wotion. (et Bhigre waa no motion Leforo the houso. Ty Walker insisted that the motion to adopt haroport of the Judicinl Committoo wus pend- 24t Lt Al lyiiought thero was no businoss boforo el sabthedipneoend,wanld not be until the amonded tia to Speaifleptiowsaoua snbmitted, Trof, Patton was o anomghaesely andithayiconld uot act intelligently v o gAthOWeAROmBI k') nae Lund eilg MreBuriilh mosed dolay, the whole matier on tho tablo_tomporarily—untl Prof. 'atton canio s inzandidhiommalkamiyealsisvten v [l motionvea REFLOM DN Ut o . o bt o HnBIEAMBNARD BURILEICATIONE: o4y wi DeAfien somon talk abomty,hamo. missions, Prof. foro 10 Paklon,anhe hadicomo, into tha. room: dnfing ita b R, 1y WEOSNGSE, wrnsa npililepuod, the puslon L "rosby bR, o higdelayy aud.then yaad Tot- lowing amendedspacifipations,, eama of | WHiCH flificflwmatm‘lfll}'r- Yoy the. original ongs, and aady rkbioh forthatrnason, And.pinpetliero wore dome Japisiakes inthe)fivet.gatyne juinted in Twe Tnin- ol @NE AT GVAN Barawi mtullé e S, bl og: s nioaao, April 19, R ) Ap “Tho Tev, David Bwing, being A minster of {ho Prea- byterian Chrels iy the United Bintes of America, and a‘member of the Presbytery of flhlvn“(fl, s not been zenloua and fuithful in mafatuiniug tho' truths of the Gosnel ; ond lins not beon faithful and diligent i (be uxerciso of il publio dutles of his oflico us such mine inter. v Spectfication First—¥e fa in tho Labit of uslug equiv- ocnf languago in rospect to fundumental doctrines, to T mnuifont Ijury of i roputation s & Ourlutlan minister, and to {the injury of the cawso of Clrist 3 that j8'to say, in sundry ermoma primted in the Chicago Pulpit, nd iu sundey othor sormons printed in’ - tho Allianco nuws- goper, and - “also in sundry ofbor: Aor. inops’ printed In o volumo cntitied “Trutha for Fo-Day,” esld germons all purporting to bave Loen rosclied by him, tho eferences (o onie or moro of the Pollowing doctrines, to-wit: fho persos of our Lord, regenerstion, snlvatfon b Christ, oternal punishment, ‘the personality of thie Apitit, the 'Frinity, aud the full sro expresse’l in vague aud ambiguous ln- gnage; that sald reforencew sdmit eanily of constru Jon In secordsuce with the theology of the Unifurian Jenomination ; that they contain o distinct and un~ equivocal aflirmations of theso doctriucs as thoy. are el by all ovangelical shuschios, “Spectfication Second—T1hat {1ie effect of thicwo vaguo © aud mabiguous stutomonts Lis boen to caliss grave doubts {o bo entoriained by nomeof Mr, Bwing's ministorial brefliren, respoctitig Lis position in rolue 1lon to tne aforessid doctrines, tht leading Unitarian ministors, (o-wit: the Rov, 3, Laird Colller sud tlo oy, Minot J, Bavage, hava afiirmed {hat Lis preach- ing s substantially Unitarian ; thot Mr, Swing, kuow- Ty in gubatautlsl i tat i fa caimad by Unitarinns & Sord with thom, and of the doubts oxléting s nfore- #id, and moreover, having bis attention eallod fn rivato interviows 16 tho wmbignity and _vagueness of s phrascology, lias neglected to preach tho doctritig of our Lord's Doity, tho doctrino of tho ‘Trinity, of Justification by Falili alone, sl of the etornal prin= iabment of the wicked, Specification Third—To han e dicegard of the ossantint dactrin giving tio woight of bia Tnf ienomination, and by (lie unwor Tntdation in the puipy o feated o culpablo of Clirlatlunity by 1o tho Unitarinn o wuworlly und oxiruvagaut brotgh the jiress, of ono Whio Is knowi 1ot ta Lave beoved I the. Gheiatin religlon ; that fu o eay, (hat wome tmo i tho yast winter, aud durlug successive duyw, e waa ndvortlsed to Toatro in tho Clty of Ohicaigo st of & "Dythoriea chapal, snd that ha Q1 Tocture i uid of ‘snid chaper and i doing B0 aided in the promulgation of iy Beresy whiols denfes the Deity of ol Dloaned Tord ;. thet fn an articlo wrilton” by bim, and puh. lohed over Lis mawo in the peciodical catled i akebtle Honthly, bonriug dalo Oolober, 1073, and antilied “The Olifcago of tho Ohrlatlan & paissgo ocoturs, which, taken in ita plain and obylous senus teaches that Robert Collyer, & Unitarian-minister, and Hobers Tutteruon, n Drcabytorian mfulalor prescl i Hantially tho aamla Gowpl 3 that tho ol tacaniy e Obrlutian religion, {3 mutable, and may bo modl. fed by olrcumalances of Lime and placo; that I “loca] Gospel,” meaniug the Gospel of Chicago, 18 :mode of virtuo rathor, than & * jumbio of doce trine and moreover, that on the Babbath followiug tho doath of John Bluart i, a wellknown Athelst, 3, Bwing proachod & rermon in roforenco to Mr, Mil tho nntiiral offoot of svhich world bo to misioad and injurs hin hearors by, producing in thom o falao charity for fundsmontalortor, . . . - * Speitfications Totirth-In tho sorrions afdrennid, Ian- Ruage s employed which 1 deropatory {o tho stands Brda of tho Preabytorian Churel, cr (o dno or mora of thio dockrines of sald Church, atid watoh in ealeulated to foater indifforonco fo- trnth, and -to tempt for tho docirines of our Oliurch : that 1n to any, et o us ot mymdry times gnoken disparagingly o tho dooirino of {lio Trinity, Predeatination, tho Tor. fon of Clrint, -Doptiam, hc, Oliistian Misistey, and Vicarious. Suérific, Thnt by instunation, ridoulo, irony, aud misropresontation ho has roforrod to tho doctrlnes of our Ohurch fn. such 3 way ng to Qoes_mot valuo them; snd that tn juxtaposition truo dootrines opita {n thoology and cardiunl dooy t ovangolical rcligion, ho has treatod somo of fiinee o recitus doctrines of our. relglon witl: con- tompt, Tho reforcico In partioularly to mormons o titled * Boul Culture," ¥ 8t, Paul and tho Goldou Ago, Bulvation' sud_Morality,” #Valuo of Yeaterdny," nfluonco of Democracy on Ohristian “Doctrino, Varlation of Moral Motive,” A Religlon of Words,! il publishid 4 (o Ghicagd Pulpif and to,* Ralglotis Toloration,”_* Cliristin}| huymxb" Iraigh, #T40 Grodt Dobate” & Gurlstinoity s 8 Giviltzation,’” ublisliod in #Trutha for To-Day, and in o Bormons ontitled “Tho Doclino) of Vico," Wobrlatiantty » Lifo” ‘snd - * Missionary Tligion,” publisliod i’ the Allianca nowepaper, The: following _pnesago illuatatos the allegation : ¥ Oyor tho Idoa thiat two and to make four no blood hina been shod ; but over tLo fnsinuation thnt throo mag Do one, or one threo, there haa ofton boen & do- ‘and for oxternal influenco to braco up for the work Thofrall logical facully. Itis probable that no man Taa over boon put to death for horesy . regarding tho Sormon on tlie Mount, Its declarations domand no tortures to atd liman folth ; but whon s chureli comea stong witl iis “ logitiniaoy,™ or with lia Five Points, orwith fts Prayor Tiook, of its_Infant Daptism, ot odtice ‘con-" Eternal Procession of tlie Holy Ghoat, then comos tho demand for tho rack and tho stako to mako up in ter- rorism what s wanting lu evidonca. Specification F{fth—Doing a minlalor of tho Presby- wrfin burch, oud preaching regularly to tho Fouril Presbytorian Church of thin city, ho hna omitted to preach in hissormons th doctrinos commonly known as nvl%gfllml—\hnl {ato say, in particular, ho omits to proach or teach ono or more of tho doctrines in- dicatod in the followingstatementa of Bcriptiire; name. ly: thol riat is o ' propitiation for our, sins,” that o linvo ‘rodemption throngli Tin blood,” tht \vo are # Justified by faith,” that *there is no othor namo under Heaven given among men ‘wheroby wo may bo saved.” - That Jesun -da_* cqual with God,” and is #God monitost in tho flesn;” that 4 all Beripture is given by inspiration of God,” and that * the wiok shall go away into overlasting punishmont,” Specification Sizth—Ho declares that the valne of & doctrine {8 mesaurcd by tho ability of men to verify it 3n thelr exporionce ; in {lluatrating this statomont, he na spoken lightly of tmportant doctrings of io Biblo; that {s to ny' that in s sermon entitlod * Christianity and Doy l" printed in the volume called “ Trutha” for To-Day," tho following snd simitlar langusgo is usod : ¢ Tho doctrines of flbrllulmfirlre thopo which smay bo tried by tho human heart,” 1 The dootrins of $lio Trinity ns formally stated eannot bo sxperionced, Mon has 2ot the power to tasto .tho onenosa of throe, nor tho threoness of ono, and age that it s ¢ good,) . 4411 you, my {riend, aro giving your dally thought to* thie faots'of Ohrintianity, and ato atanding bowildored 1o-day amid the statoments of sclenco and Genesfs about earth, or its swarms of life, recall the truth that your soul cannot taste lu:‘y thicory of man's origin— cannot " exporienco tho orfgin of ‘man, whatover that arigin sy havo boon,” pecification Seventh—In tho scrmons entitled, re- spoctively, ““ Old Tostamont Inspiration” and. * 'The ‘aluo of Yesterday," published in tho Chicago Pulpit, .and in_sermons entitlod * Righteousness,” s Fflllh.‘i “ThGroat Debate,” printed in U Trutha for To-Dayin also n tho “Decline of Vico,” printod in tho Alitance, he bas used language which, taken in its plajn an obvious sense, fuculcates a phase of the doctrine com- monly known_as “EvolutionV or * Development that 18 to say, he usca tho following and almilar lan. Low idclatry.of primitive msn, mouning dam, “Tho Bible has not mads religion, but reli~ on and_ rightoousnoss haye mado ‘the Diblo, - Chris- tonity is 1ot . forcd . upon us: our own me- ture fias forced i up out of the spirif's rich depths, # The Mosslo cconamy was nothing clse but progres gacih bad somo to, Falyihotnioy to_ Panthelamy (o ‘Hichism, It was the Hebrow philosophy and ifs Immo— dinto rosult Ohristionity, which swopt nway tho fron Juplter.” © This multitudo measures a gréat revelation “of Godl above that day when eatth possessod hut ono man or family, and that one without Janguoge and without Joarning and without virtue,” - ¢ Ju the firat ‘human beiug Gad could no more diaplay 1T tions than a musician liko Mozart could 1w gentus to an {nfant, or to a South Bea Islnnde | passages conflict with the Confesslon of Faiti, Chap, 8, Bec, 1; Chap, 7, Soc. 3, 4, 5; Ohap, 4, Bec, 2, y * Specijication E{ght—In & sormon ontitled * Influ- ence of Democracy on Christian Dootrine,” pablished in the Ohicago Pu‘l{)ll, and preached Aprh 20, 1873, ho Tas mnde fulse snd dangerons statementa regarding the standsrds of fulth and practice; that s to say: lioaca tho following nad imilar lauguage: & When ‘wo comoe to moral ldenu, ‘wo aro compolled to do with- out any standards,” # Yoit may, my friends,” nt your lolaure, soek and find further instancos of the modifl. cation of Christion belief by tho new surroundings of vernment, Chrlstian customa will also bo modified uloug with the creed.” “In this casting off of old* gorments, it no more cheerfully throws away tho in- concelvablo of Christinnity than the inconceivablo of Kant and 8pinoza,” *Iu this abandonment there la 1o charge of fulichood cast unon tho old mysterfcs ; tooy may or may not bo truc; thero s only o pussing them by as not belng in a Une of the current wish or fastos ratment for o past age, perlnps for s future, ‘but not accoptable for the present,” . Specificution Ninth—Ilo Lns givon Lis approval, in 1thie pulpit, to the doctrine commonly kuown ns Salell- Janism, or s Modul Trhlll{; and has spokon slightingt, of the doctrine of the Trinity, as lmxght iu the Ianl’r ords of the Presbyterian Church (Confesslon of Yaith, Clup, 2, Bec, 8) : {hat ia to sny, in the volume * Truthe for To-Day," lie uscs the followiug and similnr lane 1ut the moment that He (Jeaus) hns uttered uage s Gt foxt,—tiat ¢ Thoso which man st ubJCok tb axpo- Tonce, aro {he doctrincs that bo of God,'~roadon zisea \ip and unites its volco with that of sturplo su~ {hority, Tho doctrines of Cliriatinnity are thiose whicl may bo tried by {he human Lieart.” ¥ Tho dactrine of the Trinity, as formally stated, cannot bo experionced, Man Lins 110t the powor {o fasto the threoness of on n0r the onencss of thres, and oo that it Ja ¢ good,' # Ionco, Christianity bears rondily tho idea of threo ofticen, aud pormits tho ono God o appear i Futhor, or in Bon, or in Spirit) ; Spectfication. Tenth—Tn tho sermons cntifled, ro- speciivoly, #Tho Great Dobafe, and “ Positivo Re-, ligion,” printed in the volumo called * Truthu for To- Day,” falso and dungerous siatoments are niado ro- Bpocting our kuowledge regardiug tho Doing and | attributes of Glod : that 18 to eay, that the following and similar lanjuage 18 used : % When Loglo informa you and mo that- God s & luw, or s widespread bliud agency, lot us not ba deceivad, for all it Lins_dono is to take nyway otr God,” # Torickt aamuranco'ds just as impossiblo to & frea raligioulst or Atheist, as it ia totlip Clristian; Rememboring, therefore, tht there Is 1o moral {de of beatity oF oo or soul tiint may not_be douled, nnd rememboring, Loo, that o assuranco the thero tan God 8 alwaya logically equal to tho opposite bellef,? * Wo kuow ot whial tior wwhera 1a ot Clod, onr heaven, (Confession of Falth, Ghup, 2, Sco, 1 and Chp, 2) . ‘Specifieation Eleventh—Tn n gormon entitled # A Re- ligion of Words,” publishied fu tho Cbioago Pulpit, and i tho sormon chtitled ¥ Rellglous Toleration, " Lio usca Tanguago in rogard ta tho Sucramont of Baptism ine consistent with the doctrinal standards of tho Preuby— terian Glreh (sco Confersion of Faith, Cliap, 26, Secs, 1,3,8, 4, 0nd Chap, 28, Beca. 1, 6) 3 thatds to say, Lo spoaks fiippantly of infaut baptfem, and, in tho for- mon nbovo mentioned, usea tho following words: “Tho nations awalt, With tears of st gorrow, o re- lgion that ahall fudeed baptizo men and children, eltlior o both, but,‘counting thfs na only o bamtlful form, shiall take thEsouls of men fato Lo atmosphero D'squ'fi"'zm'n Jfth,—~TIo Liasuned T I ecification Tuelfth—Tlo Lasused langunga In re- .Yefn 10 Penelope auid Bocrates whicl 3 vnwarranta Dle and contravy to tho teachings of tho Confession of Taith, Ohap, 10, Boc. 24; that1s to say, in his sermon en- iitled i Houi-Oliture"'tho following passago ocours 3 “hekd s 1o doubt the notorious Catherino II, beld moro -(ruth and better fruth thon was Tuown ty sllclamslo Greoce—lickd to n bolfel $u a Say- for, of whpgeglory that gifted sonl know nonght 3 yot sud the grandeur of soul abovo mind, tiat T doubtuol that Quoen'Penelupe, of the dark Innd, and the doubte {ng Boerates have recefved at hesven's gate n sweeter weleome (han grested tho ear of Russia’s brillisut but falso-lived Queen, Specification Thirteenth—Tn o sormon printed on o ahout 16tis Soptember, 1672, from Poter 1il. 9, Lie mado uiso of loose and ungharded languago respecting tho Providence of God, BSpecification Folirtemth—Tn o sormon preachod at installaton of tho Rev, Arthur Swazoy, D, D., na pstor of tho Ashlar.d Aventio Probyterian Cliircll, Chicngo, aud proviously preached oliowt Jnatiry, 1972, i Biane dara Hall, Ohleago, e ropudiuted tho fden of u call fo the miufsfry, ond tanght that thooffice of the ministry, Iiko the proftsalon of Iay and mediclic, fa tho natural outgrowt of clvoumatanoes that a to'say, bo sald in aubstance, that the merchant i called to bis_ buainoss, the lawyer o hin profession, Just as much s the mint ister 10 (Lis dutica of his oflce, ond otier Atatemonts contrudicting thie teachings of 'the Confesslon of Faith in Ch Beo, 3, snd Formw of Government, Chuap, Confosnion of ¥ulth, Chop, xxx., Soew, 'L ud 2, Coufenslon of Fullh, ' Ohup, xxvily Bec 4§ Clwp. Vi, Heo, 4 3 Chap, xxix,, See, 8, flllkn(llmlluu Ltisteenth—~Tle hns mado falso ond mise leading statements respecting the Ol Testament encri- ficen ; thint fs fo say, that in the sormon, entitled * A Teligion f\\'ord&,")‘el peaks of the uforesald sacri- fleen, ne ** gift worship, and usea tho followlng and similar langungo: ¢ difts to the Deity woro tho iu- fant croopingn of rellglon 3 tho shindow of o coming reality, the munifesting of an meiplont love tiat did not know how to express itsolf. Not knowing that what God most wighied, was a puro heart fu 3fs chile dren, they loaded Hls temples with tholr jowela nud ralmont, snd Iifs altora thofr lambs," S Cone fesslon of Faith; Ghap, vil, Bro, 6: Cbap, viil,, See, 41 Ohap, xiv,, Be Targer Catechiam, Q. Specifloation Sizteenth—in 1o seriion afgresald, re- Uglon fu represoutod in tho form of amysticlsm, which undervalhies the ovidences of revealsd religion, and 14 {udifYerent to the’distinguishing doctriues of Oliris- fiauity; that iu to suy, that in tho sermon proackiod on the oceaston of (he death of John Btuart Mill, uhove refurrad to, and in the sormon enlicd * Vositlyo I Tiglon, printed in_ % Trutli for Ta-duy " alao, In the noruion, ‘ontitiod_“‘Uho Decliue of Vico," priuted fir the Alllance nowspapor; snd fu tho volume, called “Truths for wJ’-'y‘" tho_following und similur Ianguage ocours; *Ihat Ar, BN did not accept tho arthodox creed ia nol what s Hborol world need regrot tho most, but thut ho revealed litte of “tho rellglous 'sentimont nnd Lope s what wa st coufess to Lo o shadow upon hjs momory,” “Vietor Cotein of I'rance wue the rival “of Bluart Mill {n wisdom, in genius, in iutelloct " and so Qnizot, These threo wero slinilar and strikmgly great, Tt the two lutter posscssed the power of soutimont, That golden atmosphoro of lova nnd liops, that linngd sround religlon, enveloped Victar Cousin In it life. l{'svlll lol‘fn. Hotting out from (ho wumo pofuts of ought, Gousin slways camne up to_dlad aud huavon, and Mr, Mill to the practical of this life ; to the Lappi- nioss of man hor then pangod," ! blrk'flcnliml said, o ewploys the words used fo_tudfcato th trinéa of tie Biblo I an unseriptural senso, snd 1o & od |:salvation, and Christ wi - Blble, or - aalo logialation was cruel and ‘gonse differont from that in which thoy ara used by tho Evaugelical chrclion in_genaral, and tho Prosbylorisn. {Ohureh In parttenlar ; hint fa t6 By, thit ho d ‘auch words a8 reqonorntion, #conyorsion,” *ro- pentanco,” W Divine" 1 Jnalificktion,” © uew heatt, patvation, gavine, i S flml{lcalwn Kighteenth—lo, in effoct, dentos tho {ud’cln unturg of the condemmation of' tho lost, 88 aught n the Coufossion of Taith, Ohap, iv., Bec. Ohap, xxzlil, Bhortor Catocitam, g%t 3 thnd fato sy, i tho aetmionn entitlod” # Faith, and Obris~ tionlty, 'snd Dogma," pirintod. fn tho volumo’ called ipruthe for To Ayt hio isos tlio following and simi- Iaclangiingot 1o least traco of infdolity lomeens thio aciity s, unbellef brioga ol o hult, ‘and damuia i gouy, 1t by arblizay ocreg, bt 13 actully ne- rosting {he best flaw of 1ta lifo, Unbolief 'ta not al ar— Dlirary but & natural dsmnation, pecification Ninetesth—Tlo toachon that faltl svos, Decauso it loada to holy life 3 that salvation by faith ia not peaullar to Obristianily } tlnt malvation f8 & mattor of degroo, and that ho supromacy of fmib in sniva- tlon nrison oltt of tho fact that 3t goos' further thnn other Ohristian graces towards making men holy, that s ta aay, in tho sermonn ontitiod * Jelth Demiad. i {ho voluimo callod * Truth f a3, the following and similsr Inguage ocaure: “Faille gn Obriat 1o & vich woil, out of which rightoousnces a gorgeous bloom.™ “'If thera woro emough trith—truth of mor- als‘wnd odemption in. fho " Monammogan or Dudiist eystoms “to “'mvo tho - moul—falih would bo tho law of mlvatlon within theso systoms.” ¢! Salvation by faith ia not a crontion or in- vontion of the Now Tostamont, but fs o law that has pushiod its way up fiito tlo Not Tostsment from the Tontm without,” " No other grace could #0 ssvo tho soul, Oharity may do much. 1t softons tho heart, aud Uraga along n train of virtuons but it {n imited by the Liorizon of this life, - Vollaire and Paino wore bol Boautifal in charity toward the poor, but that virtuo scems inndoquate ; aud, of tho highat form of ohinte ity, n roliglous faith ix tho bost causo, and honco char- ity'muat {ako the place, not of & leader, but of ono tint {8 10d, TEvon ponitence is r ¢ faving grace,! compared with faith,” Boo Gonfeasion of Faith, Ohaps, 2, 3, Bpecification Treentleth—ls toaches that men aro 23 saved by works ; that s tosny, in tho sormons € Good Works," % Tho Valus of Yc:unhy," e Lglon of Words,” and ,othor germons, tho following snd slmilar Ianguage ocours: * Thofo in nothing sos cloty 5o mitch noeds to-dny 88 not. Divine rightoous. ness but bunan righteousucss,” * Hoavon s helght $0 which men elimb on tho deads of thisifo," ¢ Com. ing to the grave, e can only look forward will Joy ‘whio cau aweotly look back.” # Tho good dooda’ of yentordsy, tho good docds of to-~day, tho porfeoted goodnesa of to-morrow, a doep lovo for man, a con- nciousnenn of the prescnice of dod, wil fll tha' wholo plco with o noblonoss ud tisppiuiesn o, whios ‘oarth na thus far boon willingly o strangor. This will o & I'be s salvation 77 [Confes- II(:; ncli;“}‘l:; bhzl‘:lp. xi, Beo, 14.] - 5 [Gong Ipecification Tuenty-firat—Ho denlos the dootrine of Juatification b{l !‘nlfi, sa held by the Reformed alx:llllntnll!htu Wutm‘:‘n.l:hlur ‘Confossion 3 0 Ao 0 germon on- titiod dood Works,” he nses the following And. simi- lar Iangunge; * Works, that is, results—a now Lifo— aro tho dostiny of faith, the .resson of ita wonderful BI:I of light on tho roligious horizon, Faith, as 6 bo~ and a friendship, is fiml #ofar as ft bears tho poul to thia moral perfootion,™ Specification Twenty-second—TTo misropresonts tho doctrinal views of thoso who belieye Iu Juatification Ly Falth alono, by using langusge which ia oaloulated to ‘xmflue« the impreasion that thoso who hold tho doce rino aforessid divorco falth from morals, and bo- Lovo that men mey bo savod by an intelloctual: assent to a creed without rogsrd to personal charaoter, Specifioation Twenty-third—Ho haa l[wkun of the ortiona thoroof, in torms which involve & dental of ita plonnry Inspifation ns hold in_thoProsby- terian Church and taught in the Confession of . Faith, Ohspter I, and also in the following ges of Herip- ture, (3 Tim, Ui, 16: Acts 1., 10-20, aay, ina sornion entiilod "+ 0ld Teatdmont Inspiration,” ahd in sundry articles writton by him and Iu-lntud in the In- ferfor nowapapor, he refors to tho 100th Psslmus a **batilo-song,” a8 the * good of an hour,” “a rovenge™ and {n an hlrl(nlo printed in ‘tho. Inlerior Sept. 0 18, 1813, 668 tho following snd sim- | flar langusgor ¥ Tho - prominenco fgiven * to tho 109th Peslm fn my remarks arlues only from tho fact thint it hua long been o publio test of tho value of any given theory of inupiration, This ia one of the places at whioh the rational world ssks us to pauss nd apply our abundsnt snd bosst(l words, - Moat of {6 young, men, aven n the Prosbyterian Oliureh, Inow what the Ristorisn; Froudo, satd of this pealm. 8 fow yoars mince; éThose who acoept tho 109th Pealn 23 the word of God, aro way toward aufo-da.fes and m iready for on tholr aores of 8t, Bartholo- mew, and whilo thoy may, for 8 time, Tefect thvas words, thoy will soon demhnd o theory of {naplration vory difforent from the indefinfto admiration of tha past,” - pie(foation: Ticenty:fourtli—Fe 1as wpoken of tha Biblo, ‘or portiona thoreof, fu_terma which involve s ontal of it infallibility, andl w:hich tond to sbuko tho confidenco of mou in i(s divine authority,—ns taught i Confoanions of Failh, Ghap, ., that in (G say, it {ho scrmon on *Old Testamont Tikpiration,” the follow- ing. possngo ocours ;. Thare 1n, it -sooma to me, no other concolvablo methiod of treating thio Ol Teata~ ment thou that found in the word slecticiem. Wo must scols ul e permatint, trutly, follow i cantral idess, nnd love fhom tho more bocauso thoy wero oliminatod from {ho barbari sgea with su much norrow d bloodehiod,” Morsover, fntho artiole in tho Interfor abovo mentioned, ho saya that ¢ Curist doclared the “Ton Commpudments dofective;” also; fu the orticle writton by Lim oud printed in'The Interior, Sept, 4, 1878, bo fl‘mfl‘(l of “ batiles "e-moaning tho batties of tho Tornoltes—eugoged. fu it tho appraval sud by tho comumand of Jaloval !l surprased in ervalty thioss of Jullus Giesur.” Ho also teachies (bt the Mo- ust, and uscs the fol. lowing ond sillar language: * If Davids personal chnncler lind Luen procedeu’ by gonorations which aripyod fn blood, by gonerations. which punished ovor thirty forms -of offeuses with death, by genorations ‘which slow wonien and children, by generations which unisied . fmpurity by o 'fno of ono mu- Bt “from o flock; "aud, i reyred in such an otm bpliers, 'Dovid ' sent Urish . o tho front snd thus sociired Uriah's beante- ous wife, one cerlainly should nat ottribute this m- ‘morality to any lack of royelation, indeed, but rather to an absence of that quality of revelation found aftere wards fu tho morala of J ‘Moreovor, in an artl. osuu, " clo writien by him and printed in tho porlodical known o8 the * Bunday-School Teaclier,” and bearing date July, 1873, Lis uses the following and similar langusgo, Aud,” morcover, in a sermon eutitlod * 8t, John," priuted in tho volume called ** Trutha for To-Day," ho quses the follawing and slmilar Ianguage: ¢ Thord aro 10 prophecies of Nteral events in the Apocalypso_any moro than thoro {s in Tasso, or Teunyaon, or Whit- | tler, . . , “Torusto inquiro the meaning of thio soveral scils, and to inquiro. whothor Rome bo not flio * Babylon,’ would be for us to asck the * Desorted Yilago? of Goklamiti or tho ¢ Uoplal Land? of Jolu unyan,” . . ¥ . "Thie foregotug chisrgo withita spocifeations may bo proved by the priuted sormons sud urticles of Mr, wing, o abova meutioned, sud by tho- testimony of thio followiug witnesses ; - Oliver H, Lee, Horace A, Murlbut, Willlam 0. Gray, Oharlos M, Howe, Leonard_Swott, Willlam C, Ewing, PIr, BeCliry (of dunsen & McClurg), Messrs, Curpo tor'and Shejdon, the Rev, W, O, Youbg, tho ltev. J. D, McCluro,- tho Hov, R, K, Wharton, tbo ltoy. . L. “Thompuon, the Rov. R, Litrd lolllor, the Rov, J, Minot Bavago, C. O, Waters, e Rov, Artinr Swadoy, D.D, 2. A, 1tjdle, tha Rev. R, W, Tatlerson, D.D., A.D, Péuco, John’ McLandburg, tho Tov. lobort Collye Teury U, Millor; Willlum ', Goudy, the ey, Trowbrldgo, 3y OUARGE BRCOND, The Ttov, David Bwiug, Uolng u minister of (he Pres- Dylerian Olureh i the Unilod States of America, and &' membor of the Presbytery of Chilcago, doos ot sins ceroly receivo siud adopt, tho Confosaion of Falth of {lis Cbureh o8 containing tho pysten of dogtriuo taught in the Holy Serlptures, . i Specification Firat—Since ho bégan to mintator to tlio Fourth Prosbylerian’ Chiurch -ho hus declared to tho Rov, Robert Latrd Gollfer, a Uniturian minister {n charge of tho Gimrch of (ho Mossinh, (n Chicago, in anbutance, that ho agroed with Lim,'Colller, {n Lis {boologiet views, but fliought it bust o romin s bo was for tho time, ns Lo could theraby sccomplish more go0d for the cause, ‘Specification Second—Io does not sccopt and beliove dactrines coutained in to Goufeseion of Vaith, viz, : tho doctrines commonly knowy se prodestiuation, tho Perdoverance of the Ssints, and Depravity, Specification Lhird—Thut o lns declured, in a lottor 10 Cloorigo Ae Blrufoldt, Lo, about tho yeur J6GT, thntho Liad long boforo that fimo sbhandoned three of {lo five polnts of Calvinism affirmod by the Rynod of Dort, uamiug the threo, meaning threo of the dociriuen adopted and taught In tho Confeaslon of Fulth, : Npecification Fourth—That in o germon déliverod in'thie Fourth Preshyterion Clmrel, April 13, 1874, Lo mado statements whiclr, by fair implication, hyolvo & dishelief in ono or moreof the leading doctrines of tha Confessfon of I'uith, to-wit: Of Election, Tors soverauce, Original 8in, the Vicarious Sacrifice of Quirst, tha Teluity, aud fuo Dalty of Clrtt, that s to sny, is'usea o fo fowlug and siiflar lunguige : “ After the hundrod-year exporiniont, " thore 18 no Drobabilit that any mistousry gold will ba exhiausted npon uny lidactriuntlon of the Loathen world in do- nominatlonal ideas, for tho tendunoy of tho preacut fa t0 abandon seoturiax fdaas ot homo honoo there wiil Do little disposition to inculcato abrond doctrinea which aro yepldly dying by our own firesides, 1Tl Chureh of uglnd Jolus with” the dissontiug eburches (o Tdis ua & fact, ayd cares litllo for the apostollc auccaelon in a land whore tho Brubmiu can 40 fur outdo 1t in tho quantity ond ubeurdity of loly touchings aud holy pedigreer, Aud thero (ho Calyine fut conceals s five polnts, for the crowd of Indiaun philosopliors cun alwaya proposo ton points far mora obwoure, und thua all tho Protestant aects spproacl tho whole Pagau world with the Gospel reduced to iis slupleat oxpression, Dlessod era 1t Wil bo when wa. suall bo as fully askiamed fu Amorica of th thinga that divido s 8 we aro whon our fest touch Tudia or apan,” . * Can It bio possiLlo that 1t requircs Lome tralning, that fe, local snd youtbful projudico, to enablo ua 1o ste tho fmmonno Worth of our doguin, and that, ap- prouching forolgners not fully driliod in the scotxrian avtliod and tactics, wo fear Phelr amilo of unbllef or 1 7 Tt i ominous if, hoving & scoro or B of i deas, wo should all gt togather sud agreo to Hay Htlle about them to thia Chinsman nud that Tizahinin, Suchn condition of things would sgom to indicata 6no more slop along this patl, an agrosmont touay littlo about thuso differences 'to porsons not prgas, oud yot npon forelgn shores, Ve bavo coio to-day i s survoy of Ollatisnily 10 its {rucat slgnicance, sud henco 1u its yandorhge ubout from raco 10 Faco, from fslund ta continont, from Fiver to sos, wo may learn what aro ita most cesentin] parts, A &tudont” shntting himsolf up in bis roo; 1nuy, from ki Bilite, elaborato pesfoct systont Which sliall omit nothing Fegurding o huma will oF tho wuode sud quallty” of “ayeryl but tho world i actual exporiment moy not need, nor oven fintly wpr Troclate, ane-tenth part of this cloct-mado Bystem '’ ‘Thie spooificalioné containod undor Qhnrge 1 aro llod on as contatud tidugun fn mupport of Ghatgo }, tho sume a8 tepeated, vxcopting h, aha slztoenil, poRopilE il Lot ‘Lo foreyoliig ohargo with s wpectfications may bo*! praved by tho printed writhigs of Me, Swing, os above voforrod to, aud by thy tostiniony of tho following wits neasea: Tobert Lalrd Golllor, Georyo A, Bhutolds, and 8140 of Lho wilneasss vamea fn Olinyye 1, Tho Moderator—Is there & motion bofore the Rouso? ... GIVING THE ACQUSED A COPY, Mr, Ely—I understand the question now in Tho charges o preforred by mysol ordor is upoh tho roport of. the Committce. I offer tho following rosolution s : SR Tho Modorntor—I undorstand tho motion! boe- fora tho houso to o the smondmont nugqonl‘nd by Drof, Patton,—jhat lie moved tho adoption’of thouo amondmonta, y J r. 1ly~T supposod tho wholo subjoot mattor waa boforo tho hotso— 5 . Tho Modorator—That is truo, bt It must ©ooma bofore tho house in— LS Mr. Ely—And I om golng to offor tlio follow- ing l:nnlntlnm which has rolation to tho amond- mont. Tho Modorator—Yory woll. ' - Mr. Ely thon road tho followlng ¢ Tewolned, That_the order of proceedings rocome monded by the Judicinl Jommitteo bo adopted, and that, f accordancs with thig, tho tatod Olorc L. fhe plructed to Carninls o opy of tho elinsgon and speciicn- tionn, an amondal by {ho acousor, to the sceusod, Mr, Walker—Is that resolution in ordor ? Tho Modorator—I - undorstand it to bo In ordor, - g TIE POINT OF ONDER, BIr. Walkor—I shll have to appeal from tho dacislon of tho Ohair, The Modorator—Bo 8o kind as to siate your point of order, . Mr. Walker—My point of ordor is that the mo- tion boforo tho house is tho adoption of the ro- !’Ofl of tho Judicial Committoo. It sooms to mo ho rosolution is oleatly out of order. Tho Modorator—Allow mo to state my views of tho condition of tho business boforo tho house. A motion was mado bofore we adjourned Inst night (Monday) thnt the papora bo roforred to Prof. Patton to roport to tho Presbytory such amondments as ho hnd suggosted— Mr. Wallor—We moroly suspended notion un- til this mornivg to give im an opgnrtunn. to make tho smendmonts, and, that having beon done, we go back to the' oruifml ‘motion. “l]lr. Ely insisted that his resolution wds in or. - Much talk followed, thie Modorator finally de- olding that Prof. Patton’s amonded specifications ahould bo actod wpon firat, - .. Mr. Ely appealod from tho decision, the Chair was susininad, and Mr. Ely oxcopted, and ro- quonted that tho exception and tho rosolution bo spread upon tho minutes, REFERRING TIE ONARGES. Mr, Hurd moved that the amonded speoifica- tlona bo roferred to the Judiclsl Oommittoo, and flll%lthny o inatructed to roport at tho aftornoon sosnion. Dr. Pattorson thought it important that tho ‘Gommittoe should coneidor the amonded spacifl- cations, Thoy lnd been oxtended, and there. woro & numbor of points which it seomed difii- cult to dotermine without carofully cnnvasaing thom. Roveral of them woro passed over, or Eaflly Imsurl ovor, and it soomod to some mom- ors of tho Presbytory that moro spociflo action snonld be takon then wag srapnsod y Prof, Pat- ton. Ho (Patterson) could not, just on the mo- mont, say what smendments ho wishod to intro- duao, but was entisflod that thoro were points which ought to bacanvassod. Mr., Noyes hoped the specificationa would not e roforred, unless it bo a reforonco lhaolutolg noooasary. The triol should be proceeded wit! 28 soon o possiblo, PROF, PATTON PROTESTH, Prof. Pniton—I ulrnéfly wieh to sy that, in fact, whataver it may Do technically, my roport ° .this' morning in & substituto for tho charges whish I brought bofore tho Presbytory a few dnys ngo, 1t is porfactly competent for this Prosbytery now to put these charges in tho hands of the accuod, and it will bo competond for him, through his cowtsol, when the trin ocomez, to tako oxoeption to any one or more of thoso_specifications, It is not competent for this house to manipulate thoss specifications, It is_compotent for this houso to rocommend that I mnke changes. I have complied with their recommondntions, I havo. done so to tho best of my ability. I have mado them as apecifio as it is pogsivlo for them to bo made. It is impossiblo for mo to chnligb c}mm‘ . I am responnible for their prosecution, The book dooa not provide,,and it iscontrarytoall precedont, for the Km\ue toundertake todetormine what shall bo the form' of thoso spoclfications. . The fact is that this is & substituto for the charges, and tho true courso for the body to pursue would be to Iny that report of the Committao upon the tablo,’ tako up thoso charges de novo, us o substituto, end put thom into the hauds of a committee, DR, PATTERSON. I disagree entiroly with Brother Patton, It soems to mo this body has the right to deter- mino whethor the chargos aro such_as ought to be entortained by & body of this kind, It isnob &5 all compotont fortha prosecitor to put any-|- charges Lo plonses boforo the Presbytary, .and insist LLnt they shall bo entertained. ~The Book of Discipline, Chap. 1, Sec. 4, aays: . | Nothiug, thorofore, ought to bo constdered by any Judicatory ns an affcise, or admittod as matter of ac- ‘Susation, which canziot 'bo proved to be such fram Seripturg, or from the rognlatious and practics of the chureh, founded on Scripture, Now, supposo this body doos that. Many of theso chinrgea cannot ba proved from the Scrip- turo, on tho very faco of tuom and it is not al- loged that they ¢an be proved_ !from Beripture, or from the rogulations and practico of the Chureh founded upon Sceripture,” Is this body to entertain thom bocruso they are presonted P It cortainly is compatent for this body to say whother they will entertain charges preferred, and it is not gompatont for the prosceutor to eay that wo aro bound to oxamino his ohargos, whothor we regard thom within the scope of our ook or not. | Prof. Patton—It is competent to say whether an slloged offonse i an offense, but it is not competent for this body, ab thin stage of the proceedings, to detormine the form in which tho specifications shall bo put. Dr. Patterson—That is precisely the point of m?' remarks ; thatthe fornm may be dotermined— whethorit isan offenso sufliciontty specifio un- der the offensos of the book. ANTI-BEFERENCE, ; Mr. Fly—I do hope that this referonce will not Do nmdo, and one of my roagons, among othors, for Ho hoping iy thisi It will not. accomplish suything. Your Committoo discusaod the. ques- tiona now in Issuo and tho epecificntions care- fully,” Bo far as thio minority of . the Committoe in concornad, ho wos porfoctly sntisfied that the specificaiions wero sufliciently . definite, oxcopt where the words * other sormons" were usod, e was nlso satisfled. tint tho dofendant, hav- ing tho right to domur to the papers when furnished him, could best eXorciso bis right, and that,. ‘thioroforo, noithor tho Committee nor the Prosbytery ought to placo thomselves in the attitnde of spocial pleadors to the ploading. The minority of tho Committoo ‘was alao satisfied, und belieyes now that the best intevouts of the defendant, a8 wellas of the complainant and the Prosbyterian Church ab Inrgo, will bo subsorved by mimply trying this 0880 tpon tho faats, withont the specinl plond. ing, which wo_hnve sure evidence will occur if wo pursuo o different courso, And again : Sup- poso you loavo this to tho Judicinl Committco, What Tiavo you nccomplished? Tloro is no probe ability of thoir agroaing, and o majority and n minority report will come in agaiu; and then this wholo dispussion, perhups upon ench spoci- floation, will bo renowed, and what shall we gain? Whilst it is truo that ovory facility ought to_be givon tho defendant, and ‘that he ought to'be protectod jealously in every right, ud no membor of this judieature, the prosecu- tor or anybody clge, ouglt to wish to deprive him of any right that mignt bo to his disadvau: tago, it is also truo that tho prosccutor hassome rights. Now, eix, wo are attompting to do that which even a court of justioo would not do with all its striotness, and with all its pnctilnsgiu‘z,— I taka that baok; I do not beliave they do petti~ Tog, but thoy axo chnrgod with pottifogging,— we are attompting to pass npon thoso pl undlnFn in auoh & critical maonex as does not go to the ‘benent of ihe defendawi, bul to ths daivi- ment of the prosecntor, " What oblects sre to be aftalned Dby ibe amenduieuis? That {be de: fendant mway be put. perfectiy upon his (lul'enuni that he may kuow fwith rvasonablo certainty” what $ho charges aro, nothnthumnfhu enabled to respond to thom, and hove all Lis rights pro- footed. Tha simple. question fuvolyed- in the roference of these papers to tho Committes pigain, ko far as the intoroats of the case nud the wolfaro of the defondant aro concorned, is ; Aro theso specifications suflicjently spooifio to put the dofendant upon his dofense so that ihio prosecutor may tako no unfair advantage, and Fiint tha dofondant may not bo falen Dby surpriso ? 1 boliovo they are sufliciontly definite. TFurther than that : What {4 the provision under which it {u claimed that thoy are not sufliclontly definite? Jtia that timo, and placo, and eircumstanco must bo etatod 08 oxplloitly %o possi- ble” Thero aro cases in’ which it Is impossiblo, fu legnl proccodings, to namo tho pxact dato or tho oxuot placo, aud tho only ques- tion in oquity and fn right'is, Aro thoy ko dis- tinetly utatod that tho dofondant may bo put upon his defonge? I know from the full dia- cussion thut the Commitloo havo uiready given thom that thoy connot agroe upon theso points, TUF DISOUSHION GOES ON, Dr, Pattorson—I beg ta any the Committoo did agroo on thoso epoolfications yostorday, aud would agree now, unless somo o? the menjbary hiavo got new light on the subjoot. Ay, Ely—Tho polnt now in lssuo—tho suf- flolonoy of thess spocifloations—~wne dlacnssed, sud the Committoo nover agreod further than so tar ag to striko out the wards “aud otlior sor- mony " * aud other dootrings.” Mr, Darbor—I shall not talk 83 worth, [Laugh- tor,! 1 wish meroly fo oall attontion to the fact thaf woare a court under procedents, and I road from tho minutes of the (ienoral Assembly of 1770 something tpon thia point, which sgeme o to Lo qonelusivo ¢ vz 3 } I * All judicatiiros shall, for tho futurs]be plx lmllnfl{ carofal not o.receiva or Jitdga of nuy cliarged but aucl a'shall bo rononably rediicad to axgpeclalty in the complatnt Tald beforo thom, ks ~Bo tho question ponding fs simply whotlior 080 spnolflentions aro in form ;_and tho motion “was, Lo aavo timo, that thoy be Foforred to tho COommitteo to roport upon that fact. I disagreo with Brothor Ely's remarks that the Committeo onnnot agrao, R * Mr, Hurd sald ho mado tho motion out of re- fi"d to the propriotios of the onse, ‘Tho -Pros- yiory hnd not doolded to go fnto » judicial trial, but was oxamining the question as_to whothor thio caro wns such an ono aa shiould bo tried. ‘Tho motion to rofor waa agraod to, Mr, Hurd desirod to oall thie atiention of the Oomnmitteo to tho reloyanoy or irrglovanoy of the nfinu]flnlllons and oltations undor the. first chargo, to tho ohnrge itsolf. b Tho Prosbytery tlion adjournod until linlf-past 2 o'clock, AFTERNOON SESSION. . HOME MIBSION WORR. Upon renssombling, Mr. Kittrodgo atated that funds woro somotimes neoded to’ pay oxpensos .arising in conncction with tho Home Mission ‘work, and ho thorofore moved thats committos e appolntod to dovise monvs to raise monoy for tho purposo. G Tho smotion was agroed to, and tho Ohair ap- pointod Mossrs. Trowbrldgo, Kittrodgo, and Young as tho Committeo. REPORT OF TIIE COMMITTEE. The report of tho Judicial Committoe was thon oniled for, and b Dr. Pattorson sald : “I would say, Mr, Mod- erator, that. the Committee, if thoy bad boen dieposod to be oritionl,—n majority of thom ot lonst,—would ihave made ox- coptions to ' tho " indoflnitoncss of two or throo of tho speoifications, especlaily 1 and 18, on the ground that they are not suf- flolently explicit ; but thoy deem, on the wholo, that o partioular intoreat would suffor by lon: ing thom as thoy aro. And thoy, thoreforo, do not recommend any amendmonts to tho spoclfi- cations under thofirat charge. The two I referred to are Spoclfications 1'and 19, but, ns I said, wo do not proposs any amendmont to thom, as it wonld probably tond to dojay tho Presbytery, and they do not scom to the Committeo to bo sufilciontly important in their bearing to roquire a rigid application of what wo rogard as' the “ralos‘of the Charch on that subjeot. Specifieation 22 wo propose to amend, with tho consont of Prof. Patton, #o that it will read : In tho sermons aforcsadd ko imiaropresonts the doc- trinal viows of thoso_who bellove in- Justification by Faith alono, oto, * Al In the spocification that, is printed, it is not statod whero the evidence of _lis having misrop- rogonted doctrinal viows ocours, And Bpocification 2 undor Charge 2 wo pro- pogo to amond, with the consent of Prof, Patton, by adding words so that it shall rend : o does not accept and bellove dootrinos contatned in the Confossion of Falth, vizt -the doctrines com- ‘monly known as Predeatination, tho Porsevorauce of tho Salats, and Depravity, a3 ‘appeara from tho ser- mons above referred to, and from the tostimony of Georgo A, Shufeldt, Esq. 3 - The other ann!flcmons a8 smendod by Prof, Patton, wo think sre suffioiontly ux?liult. with, orhops, ono or two. slight. oxceptions, Tho lommittee rocommond that, with theso amend- monts, which they have now suggested with the consont of Ppof. Patton, the charges and specifi= cations be adoptod as they stand, e o Mr. Ely was vory glad that the'Committee ‘was wriger and moro amiable than ho had given them oredit for, and moved thoadoption of the chargos and spacification. Mr. Tarla suggosted o vorbal chongo, as appoara” shonld bo “scoms to nppbm‘." r. Pabtorsou—It ‘“appcars® to the proge- cutor. Itmny nover * spposr " o the Progby- :m-y. Wo know nothing sbout that. [Lough- or. ey The motion was unanimously agreed to. ORDER OF PROCEEDING, Mr. Ely offered tho following: Jesolved, That tho ordor of procecding recommonds ed by tho Jutifoial Committeo bo ‘adopted, and that in sccordanco therowltl copy of tho clinrgés and apecl. {lcatfons, na amondod by th Gommittos, bo furnisbed to the'accused by tho stated Clark, The Moderator decided that tho resolution was not in order. " Tho question beforo ‘the house 'was tho adoption of- the- report of the Commit~ e, ' 5 B S Mr. Blackburn moved " that it be conourred in, Mr. Noyos made tho point that, in tho_order of proceduro recommonded by the Committeo, it was miade the duty of tho Modorator to firat warn tho prosooutor, and then to furnish tho nocnsed Jith » oertitiod copy of th charges and apecillea- ony. 2 v Nr. Ely modified his rosolution so that itread: Zteaolred, That the orilér of procedure recommended by tho Judictal Committes Lo udopted, : BIr. Blackburn called for the question on his motion to adopt the report, and it was adoptad. WARNING-TITE PROBECUTOR, Tho Moderator—Tho first order of -procodure recommertded by -tho ‘Committee i that the prosocntor should bo addrossed in the Ianguego of warning prosoribed by our-book. I-rogard it a8 aufliciont in connoction with this polut to road £ tha prosoutor tho soction. rofarrod fo,—tho soventh section of tho fifth cliapter of tho Book of Discipline,~which is a8 followa : o proncoutor of o miniator shall’ bo proviously waried that if e fafl toprove tho charges o must himsclf bo censured s a slanderer of the Goapoi minis. try, in proportion o tho mnalignnuoy or rashiness thnt aliall appear fu tho prosocation, i A MOST PAINFUL DUTY. . Prof, Patton—I think it is proper that I should, at this_stago of the proceedings, say thnt I ucknowledgo tho roasonablencss of that eection in our form of fiovnmmunc; and, further-" more, that it has not beon lastily, or with any othor' dosire in my hoart than thut of worving the cause of truth, that Ihave undertakon the morb Rorlous, 18 iti8tho moat paintul; duty of mfi life, 2 'ho Moderator—Tho Presbytery ara aware of o rule inour general rules for'judicatorios, call- ing upon tho Moderator, 3 Whenever a judicatory §s about to st fun Judielal capacity, solomnly o announco fram tho chpir that the Dody s ubout to pass to thie consideration of tho busl--| ness aasigned for trial; and to enjoin upon the ‘mein- ora to recollect and regard fhelr bigh chiaructor, 08 Judges of o Court of Jesus Christ, aud the solomn duty in which thoy ave about to net, ', il The Boderator rogards it as sufliciont to read in tho hearing of tho Presbytory tho solomn and omphatic lnuguage of our Look"of Disciplino. '~ ATOUT TO PROTEHT. T'rof, Pattou—Mr, Modorntor, X desive at this point o givo notico of & protest which I desiro to entor upon therecords of the body in rofer- onco {o a coustitutional question in Lehalf” of myself and og many mora as may choose to, join, . NO.COPY MEADY, The Moaderator—Tho third point in tho order of procedure named in tho roport of the Judicisl Committoo -1, ‘that ““n cortifled copy of tho cbinrgos and spocifications, together Willi tho names of tho wiinessos citod, bo placed in tho liands of tho accusod ”; and, tho Modorator.must inquire whother thera is auch a cortified copy of tho clinrgos and specifiontions, and tho numios of tha witnesses cited, which ho can place m the hands of the neoused, g B ‘The Olerk said it had been impossible” Lo pro- pavo o cortifiad copy, innsnuich as tho amanded Glinrgos and spovifloations hnd_just been adopt- od, Ho would preparo one, and put it into Prof. Swing's hands at the earlicst moment. CITING WIFNESSES, - The Moderator—If that cannot be donn nntil the Clork propares & certified copy, it docs not woem to tho Madorator that anything moro can bo dononow, unleks the Presbytery see fit to order that the witnesses namod sbali be cited to appear at such fima us may be fixed upon. Hind remarlied thaf, In bls understand- Ing, nothing whatever conld bo dona of ‘tha vosent sousion, even if e cortilied copy : were urnished the ‘acoused, except by unanimous consont. . ‘I'ho Modorator ‘paid the witnesses could be cited, and road tho following rylo : : When complaint {s lald boforo the Prosbytery, It mut bo reduced to writing ; and nothing furiher 1 to ba douo at o firh nicoliu’ (nless by couent of par- tios) {lun_giving tho minister o fun sopy” o tho shiorges, with the names of the witnossca apuczed ; and citing all partion, and thele wituesses, to appoar and Ue hesrdat e yiext meetiig, which meeting eliall not Lo sooner thau ten daya after such citatian, A mambor asked If both paxtioaagrood to allow & thing to bo douo, could it not be dono? 2 ‘Tho Modorator—Cortainly, but that ngroemont could not bo mada until n certified copy hiad boen placad in the Lands of the accused; and, in the Judunmut of tho Moderatoy, it is compotent for tho Presbytory to ordor that witneases named shall ba cited to appour at somoe meefing of tho Presbytery to bo hold not eartier than “ton ‘days Trom the serving of tho citation upon thowm, GENERAL WALK, Mr. Walker mquired if it would not be proper to instruet the Olerk to furnish the aconsod & certifiod copy of tho obprges und specifications when ho wus ablo to do 8o, Was 1t necossary link it ho prosnutod to him in_ppon meeting, if hio othor oojirno was agroad £o by the partios? Mr, Nn{'eu—-’l’ho respondent in the caso is per- fectly willing to accopt o copy, or rogard it as al- ready ncoopted, sosaon aa tho stated Clork shall beable to furniuh it. Wo consider onvselyes as, in offeot, having nlroady recolvod it, The Modorator—1t still romaing true, how- over, that, after this atatoment, nothing furthor oan bo dono except to clte tho witnessos unless by consont of tho partl bo Instruated to fasuo oitatlons for Lo witneasos namod, aud nlgo for tho witnosags: that mny bo namod for tho acousod, < / ; Mr. Trowbridgo inquired whothor tho ton days' fmo muat bo conswmed. in tho scrvice of tho citations, provided both partlos agrocd, in oase tho matlor should go to s bighor judicatory, to mako. 1o complaiub. of Irropularity- on thnt ronnd, All know that this rulo was mado at o imo whon communieation botweon points at ol distant from each othor was nlcuodlngl{ Blow, and {t*did not apply to tho proront day, siuco it wan_oasy to givo notico in ono tlay that wonld un::lly hiavo required ton days whon tho rulo was - made. Mr. Noyes sald Lo iad bonn advised by the prosecutor that ho would naad, in ordor to pro- Prro his enao, the ton days nilowed by the rlo. “Dxl- Pattorson suggostod that the witnessos bo clted. ¢ Mr. Farls enld his motion contomplated that, and ndded to 1t,—to make it moro dofinito,—"'citad to appear at an adjournod maoting, tho timo of which i5 to bo Liorcaftor fixed by tho Prosbytory.” Mr. MoLood nsked if thoro was any roason for tho motion, tho langunago of tho book belng vory cloar upon the subject, - The Moderator thought, In ordor to romove all doubts, & motion to cite tho witnesscs should bo aage v Dr. Pattoraon urged that tho roport of tho Judiclal Commitleo in rogard to the order of ‘proceduro provided for that, It badboon adopt- ed, and tho noxt thing to bo dono was to clto the witnosaos. Btill, thero was no harm in a motlon, Mr. Trowhridgo moved to lay Mr, Faris' mo~ tion on tho tablo. Agreod to. A protracted disoussion then onsued as to the moaning of tho word ‘“citation.” It was con- tonded on tho one hand that it meant actunl servico, and on the othor that notification by mall was suflioiont, K TIME OF TIIAL. Prof. Patton sald tho construction was striot, that the citations woro to bo literal oitations of all parties. Tho first quostion for the Court to dotormine, the chinrgos having boon EI“ into tho Dbands of tha acousod, was whon tho trial should commoneo. Having set that time, it waa tho duty of tho Madorator to lustruot the Clork to issuo citations to.all {mrficn concerned to ap- poar at that appointed time, Tho Moderator thnuEL\t it would be woll to sottlo tho timo whon the ton days should com- menoe—whothor from the day on which the re- port was ndoptod or when tho citations had boen actually sorved upon tho witnessos. 'ANOIHER TEONNICAL POINT, Prof, Patton—Tho quostion naturally comos up hiore as to what is tho first mooling of tho Prosbytory. If this wero & meoting whoro clinrges wora preferred, tho acousod not belng rogont, it wonld not be, tochnionlly sposking, “‘tho firet lnoatln;iuf the Prosbytory.” It would bo- mocessary to cite tho acoused to sppear; having appeared, that would constitute tho first meoting of tho Presbytory. Tho charges would then bo placed in his bands, and nothing furthor could bo dono until ton days bnd intervonod. Now, the fact that Mr. Bwing is prosent to-day makes this what is toohnically called tho first meoting of the, ho‘({r,, ‘Wo aro to pus the obarges in his o c hands, an issuo tho citation from to-dny, and count.ton days from to-dsy. Unleas by congent of partios: it is' mot possi- blo to engago upon this trial boforo that. But tho citation must dato from to-day, bocauso this is tho first moeting; it is not-a grolhninlry mooting, but tho firat moeting of. the Prosbytery. And all we hiave to do is to fix-the timo of trial, ‘and lssue the citations for the partios to be prog~ ent, Afr. Barber moved as:-an nmondmont that written citationa to tho parties and wituosaea bo sorved on or before Friday next. Mr. Ely thought the adjournment ought to be long enm:fih to givo tho Olerk an opportunity to summon the.witnossos, Mr. Trawbrl?so nagked. how {ho Olork could servo o porson notica on n witness who wos 1 Europo. g < S Tty roplied that, it thio Clork wae unablo for any reason to 80rvon. sm:mnn, ho could ro- turn it to the Court with a note of the fact, and then it was tho priviloge of tho parties to oithor move a continuauce or go to trial,as they cloctod. YTIOF. BWING'S COUNSEL. Mr. Noyes—1hore arc. somo aspeots of this cag which, to my mind, do not como into view atall. They are vital. ones, and thoso which concern tho welfars of him who ia nrraigned at the bar on charges which, if truo, make him ono of tho worst men in tho City of Chicago, whore thero aro 80 many wickod mon, 1o is presumod o b inmocont wntll ho s proven guilly; and those charges, unproved, lying ngainst him, which are quoted _in this communi- ty, throughout tho Presbyterian Church, thronghout tho country,—for the oyos of tho land are upon ns,—are slauderous; nd yot you allow him to rest nnder these impntations Tor wuoks, and_ months, porhaps, to comply with a tachnicality. It is unjust, it iv wroug, thus to Lold Lim in suspense. 1la'1s entitled fo n triad, and to o trial b onco, occording to, the terms prescribed in our book. As I underptand it, the ractice in_civil courts is that the prosccutor Km no business to come with his caso boforo . tha courts mntil Lo is roady to roceed to frial. Ho lms to mako hig proparations beforchand. And if ho (Datton] woro not _rondy, he had no right to come in und #prend out boforo tho world theso chnrges.” Honce I asls tha thoso aspocts of - the case, which havo nothing to do with tho littlo auestlons of conatruction, of intorprotation of plirageg, but which conaariy € principlos of Jus- tico, of ‘the rights of an individual mun, of o moa acousod, ho considored. BUPPOBE A CABE— and lot mo be underatood a8 uot easting any im- plication whatever upon the prosocutor in this case; Buppose that some man, havingn spito and ¢ fooling of_malico in his heart againuta brothor in tho Prosbytery of Chicogo, should rosconte him booro this bar on cliacges whick, f_proved, would make him & vile criminal; sup- poso that ho stated, in tho oxhibition of his citao, that he snmmonod, a8 one of tho witnesses upon whose testimony ho reliod to ‘support his case, the King of Asbanteo, who was racent- Iy engaged in o litde “aileulty vith tho British Government, would we not lhave to wait and wait, and wait,'undor tho conatiction put upon tho rule, heforo this man (Swing) conld Do vindicatod? Itis not right, Si, Moderator. It ought not to be dono, aud I nppeal here HIMPLY FOIt JUSTICE,— for that which is fair, and right and honorable sniong mon. Thoro is another feature of tho cnio: If the prosccutor hero - makes ont his caso upon specifications otlier thon ~thoso which concorn snd involya tho testimony of Dr. Collier, the testimony thut iu expected from him will bo eutiroly cnmula- tivo toatimony ; and, if T undoratand the rulings in civil cavos, and, Whoro we have nothing to guide s in stich mntters, it ia fo bo: prosumed thal wo elinll follow thém an far s possiblo. Whon, in tha conduct of a caso, thay come to & Point Whoro & witnoss 18 npoded, aud his tosti- mony I8 simply of & cumulative char- nctor and ho is-nob preseut, - and cannot ~boe rut upon- .. .the stand, b ia nog tho custom of cowts to dolay the trisi in ordor to seoure hiu presonco, I vk, there- fore, na & mattorof slmple justico to this defoud- ant, who is not yet coudemned but gimply ar- raigned, that he e not kept in_susponso, aud that these featering charges be not enffored fo lie apninat him for wocks and perbnps for mouths, = Yo Dr, Swazey moved the provious question, and it was ordorad. "' question recurrad on the amondmont of DMv, Darber, that written citations be served on tho partics and witnesses on or before TFriday next, and it was agrood to, as was the motion s amouded. THE DAY FOR THE TEIAL. Mr. Hurd moved that, whon the Prosbytory sdjourn, it sdfourn to mok Monday, Moy 4, ot Lalf-past 10 o'clock in the morning, Agreod lo. Dr. Swazey moved thaf it be the Rense of the Proshytary that the fon -deys required by tha ook for the citation of withesses be reckouod 1rom the day of adjourament. e Alr. Ely mnde the polnt'of order that the mo- tlon was in coniliot with the Constitution of tho Church, and thoreforo could not bo enter= tulned. TIIAT CITATION MATTER AGAIN, Prof. Patton said in tho dlscusaion which had taken placo thologal gentlomon of tho. body, whoso oplnions he respected, had stuted that o cltation meant p sorvico, and that tho ton days datod from that morvico; houce, ho should not gcc:firdmg to tho usnges and cystoms of judicial adics, - ‘Tho Moderator—Do I undoratand your moan- Ing to bo that youinter}u'cnho baole' as seying that tho point from which the ton aays allowed shinll bo measurod In the time when thio citations arg sorved upou tho witnessou ? Prof, Patton—I do not claim to havo any opinion upon the subject, I do not know what « oitation means, l[l'm\lwlltur.]. Mr. Trowbridge did not seo the uso in beating around the bual, If Mr. Patton intonded to in- alst that Mr, Collior must- have a personal cita~ tion, ho should lot them know it, that thoy m|%{n, undoratand whothor tho trial waa theroby to bp indefinitely postponed, AR, COLLIEN'S TESTIMONY MUST DE WAD. Prof, Patton—It ix the intention of tue pronc. outor, B0 far' aa e at proscnt kuows Liw own mind, to {uslet that, In some way, the tostl- - Bwazoy's motlon, to tako such tontimony, 1s n hich eas g‘u 11::: :;|\mu u:mlg‘tf 'nlow iy “::‘:'.'m"nor mag + | mportant to L ! m:\nlmll r':ot,;onlvo {:.l o his testimony, and i membor remnarked that Mr, Qoll aida ot tho furndption of tho Soyor wra ont- not compol him to attond, laviog is dogioattion takon 0 O 10 submit to DI BWAZEY did not agroe with Prof. Patton in rolation to the Imlnt that tho %uaallun of how Mr. Collier's tos- {mony eliould bo proourad could be sottlod now 84 woll ns at any othor time. - They could nof toll how Im[lmrhm. bLis tostimony wan until they hmm)l it. o undoratood jt to be compatont for the Prashytory to dispono with tho tostimony of L3 !vllnogn Who gould not ho roached. Mr. Ely snid 1t would avall nothing to pass Dr. It did_ not out off tho prosos ::;elrn éo{xzxre:g\ln inat thg ond of ton days and outinuance “l%‘nn?n '1',"11"‘”’“}“ scause an {mportant . Trof. Patton—T think Mr, Noyes and T nPraun 88 to tho onning’ of {uu wmdc&\:l‘\} Hon. Tho 'ton days" aro matorial only as it rofora to tho partles, and not to the witnosses, | in tho caso. ~Theroforo, I am propared to snm. tain. Dr. Bwazoy's motion thl? the ton days be reckoned from tho time of sorvico upon the ac- ouscd; and, if_that ia sottled, it we can agrea on that, thon I tnink it Ia duo to tho Pros- bytory that I should say, in all fairnoss, that I ehould not consider mysolf in the discharge of duty In proocoding to trinl without tho testis mony of Mr.- Collior, His testimony is im- portant, and if tho Prosbytory doslres to know why I considor it important, I am preperod to give my ronsons, and will do g0 now, or at By subsoquont timo, o DIFONTANOR OF THE TESTIMONY. . I am preparod to show, gir, that tha testimon A of Mr. Colllor i important, if it can be had, an thia body, whilo it ought t do justioo to tho o~ - cugod, ought nleo to"do justice to truth and to ' the cause of our Lord Josua Christ. It is not my - CAUBO am plending, It s tho causg i of my Ohurch and my Master, and I considor that fidolity to that'canso roquires that I should insist, nilplnllmlnnry t0 this trial, that the tostimony of Mr. Qollier shonld be securod if ossible. X am suro tho Prosbytory will sae the mportanco of tho case in such o light, and will tako the nocessa stops to ge- cure that evidenco. £ may bo some damage to Mr., Bwing Lo delny. It may bo unfor- tunate for Lim that duln{‘ i8 nocossary, but lot him walt, rather than that the causo of truth sliould suffor by a hasty proceading to trial In a oaso In which such great interests are involved. I hiope, six, when this Prosbytery adjourns, it will “adjotrn for o timo. suMolently long ‘. to secura tho tostimony of Mr. Collier; and think, sir, wo can agroo upon & modo of tuking that toatimony which will shorten the time, an unn‘lJ‘lu us to ndjudicato ‘tho case within siz weoks, MR. NOYES RESPONDS, Mr, Noyes—I bog to bo permitted, sir, to re. spond, ospecinlly to somo of tho remarks of the rrnumu!m‘, and I domur only to ono statement Lot ho 'made, and that is that am Hor! ho did not think ' of protectl: tho Intorosts of the aceused until bgwl:c!unre that he could have tho testimony which he re- i,vmda a8 80 important to his case. Ho knew at ho time ho named: him to bo o witnoss that he was far out of rench of this Presbytory. Ho knew that it would take much time, probably undor tho most favorablo clroum- stancos not less than two months, to scoure hia testimony, Ho knew that the charges which he bas brought ngainst tho rospondont womld l;o- forth to” tho world. - Ho _lnew hat, 80 lmlgn 8 thoso oharges wero before tio publia mind _nntried, that e mcoused would “be subjocted to suepicion and diatrust ; and I only regret, sir, that ho did not Tinvo such thouglitfalnass o fow wooks 6g0, 80 a8 to provent doing thin injury, which most une quastionably is dono to thio rospondent by sny attompt to doluy The motion of Dr. Bwazey was agreod to. DROF, PATTON’S PROTEST. Prof, Patton—Allow ma to read the following protest in bolwlf of mysclf and a3 many as mey lesire to unite with me. The undersigned beg leave, respectfully, to' proiest agniust the nction of this Presbytery i cntvrtaining tlie recommendation of tho Judicisl Committoo witl Toference to charges and_specificationa tabled by Prof, Polton ogoiust the Rov. David Bwing, in %0 far ag theso rocommondations -relato to the rolovancy and dofiniteness of tha specifications, and for thofoliowing Teasons : .+ 1. There {8 notbing intho Bookof Discipline res quiring the appoiutment of guch o committe, and furthor, tho goneral rulo for judicatures, No, 40, ro- commending the anpointment of siich committee, de- finea the duty of {lie commitloa to consit n digesting and arranglig {ho papers and prescribing tho whols ordor of proceduro, 2, Tha recommendation of tho Judiclal Committea as what in civil procedure would bo called a * do: murror,” and should properly, therefore, bo thie act of the defendsnt, Tho Commilfes in making the recs cmmendutions werc, in fact, though not in intention, acting na counnel for tho accuscd. 3. 1t is possibly, not proper, for the accused to demur ot this stogo’ of {lia proccedings, or it would more legitemntely follow that the prosecution should bove the right fo sppeal, The fact. thnt the Hook of Dinciplin provides thint no appeal can bo taken until thio cuse 8 fusued miuht bo urged ns good ronson for the supposition that it does not. coutomplato tho right to demur, . Tt dtinctly atated in the ook of Discipline, Chap, G, Sec, 8, that nothing aholl be douo ut the frst meeting, oxcopt the putting of & ocopy of tha clinrges and 'spaciications Into. the banda of tho ac- cused, 5, Tt is provided ‘in {ho Daok of Discipline, Chap, 5, Hiec, 12, thnt the’ $mportanco of ‘the charges shull not b determinad until the witueases are heard, [Thera wore no algnatures to this protest when read, but Prof. Patton subsequently procured tho nomes of the following members of tho Prosbytery: ~ W. G Wood, J, D. Wallace, J, M. Horton, 1. M. Fails, Martin Lowis, and Willisw Brobston]. o% A REFLY. Dr. Patterson moved that the protest be re- goived, aud conulties be appointed fo reply o it. Mr. Johngon moved 08 an amendment that the Judicial Committae roply to it. Mr. Ely hoped the amendment wonld not pre- vail, ag hie did not wish to be put in the position of Laving to toply to & protost, agningt recom- mondations which heas & _momber of the Com- wittee had consontedshonld be mado, Mr. Trowbridgo moved a8 an amendment to the amondmont that it be referred to tha Cluir- man of the Judicial Committeo. Dr, Pattorson trusted that would not be ndopt- ed, He should not fool like proparing an an- swor to the protest without soma other person noted with him, and preferred that a ppecial commitice bo appointed to do it, Mr. Glon Wood could not understand why, aftor Prof, Patton had accopted tho l'nwmumufl-’ atlons, ho Fhould protest againat them, ‘T'he amendments wero withdrawn, oir. Wood said Prof. Patton did not protest aguinst any of tho rccommendations, but against the appoiutment of. tho Committeo, "Dr, Patterson thought, 1f that was thepoint of tho protest, waa it In’ ofdor’ to protest nguinst action taken n weol ngo without notice ? Prof, Patton gnid he could oxplain that. Whon ho proforred ha cherges ho stated that it way necessary to appoint & Judicial Committee, buc whou Dr. Patterson, howover, rend thy rule of the Jjudicnturo—No. 40—recommonding thut such a committees be appointed and argued that the wording of that rule waa that the function of that committeo, should consist in digesting and arangg the papors, aud preseribing, under the direction ~of * the™ judicatus the or- der of vprocecding, ‘he emid, “Very well, I have no objeclions,” becanso he certaiuly had none to ‘the Committee ravom- mending to the Conrt the order in which the trl should proceed. It wes Fm-reeuy proper that such A jcommitteo should bo appointed for such o purposo. What ho was, 88 e _question of ocustitutons vight, thal the Comniiteo hod transcended their Tuuction iu undertekivg 12420 re00IBMONda - tions with respect to material changee In thess claimed mony cf Mr, Coiller shall bo boforo this Judicatory before the tria] = commonces Whothor ~ fn _ihe form of his poraoysl Prnuowun, or whether thls judicatory will agreo o send & commisslon to seo Ar, Collier, or whether tha partios in tho case will agreo to take os, Mr. Tarls mavad thet tha Olarke or Madorator Lia toutimony In tho vrosenco of ana competent chiargos, While he was {n full nocord jusk now with them, and although nccopting voiy clicor- fully the recommondations thoy had made, l'&-\ pimply wished to puf on rocord his protest againat the position taken by the Commiltee upon that constitutional right. It was not nooossary ta debato the queation, which wag ono of courtesy, aud should bo sottled without debste If tho protost wns eouclied in re- spoottnl Janguage, aud Lo claimed it wan, Dr, Pattorson rematlked that it would bo very onsy to answer the protest. THE COQMMITTEX TO ANRWER IT, Tho motion to refor wia unanimously adopted, | and tho Moderator announced as the Commitico answor it, Messrs, Vattorson, Hurd, and Trow- brigo, 5% Pattorson asked that tho Committeo v until the next meeting of ‘the Presbytevy to pre- pare thoir anewer, and tho request was giantod Tho Prosbytery thon ndjourned, —_— A Warlike Rull-Dog. A bull-dog who alroady bore about his muzzla some not Inglorlous scars, accompunied Lin mnse tor‘ who carriod on his breast the Vietorln Cross, o the Ashentoa campaign, Having from hig breod a natural turn for fighting, ho distinguisked himeelf throngliont the campalgn, In ono in- stanco he rushed into the enemy's rauks, and simgling out one of his naked foos, so bit and warried him that he aotually brought in his prias oner {n triumpl, Ho was such a favorito with the men that in'a hoavy eugagomont thoir fira was ausponded foy & minute ta allow of his unins filmd retreat from ode of hla dosporate foraye, o lives to enjoy hils return_and his honors, aud i ane of the zroateas nets of Boleravia,