Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 19, 1874, Page 2

2 7 . THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUN TUESDAY, MAY 19; 1874, PROF. SWING. Who Shall Vote and How They Shall Vote. Dr. Paticrson Discusscé tho Issues Tnvolved in the Trink He Shows How the Presby- terian Church Has Changed. S And Thinks 1t Would Bo Well to . Reviso the Coufession. of Faith Ho Has Full- Faith in Prof, Swing's Orthodoxy. And Docs Not Think He ls Derellct in Ministerial Duties. —ee Criticism of the Specifications, MORNING SESSION. Tho Chlcago Presbytory met again inthe Tirst Presbyterian Church, corner of Twonty-first streot and Indinna avenuo, at 10 o'clock yester- dny morntng, to rasumo tho trial of Prof. Swing. “T'ho attondanco was lnrger than over bofore, tho loft sido of the houso boing 8o overcrowded thnt somo of the ladios wore requosted to go over to tho rigut among Patton's adheronts, Thoy re- fused, and Lienco many of thom wero obliged to stand up during the entiro scssion, The procecdings woro openod with prayer, which was followed by the usual discussion in reteronco to tho minutes, TAKING THE VOTE, Mr, Trowbridgo moved that tho matter of de- tormining how tho voto shall bo taken bo de- forred until thoroll was called, and that tho members voto in regular order. Mr. McLood moved as an amendmont that the Tov. D. J. Burnll, who had Dbeon bsent soveral Qnys, bo sllowed to sit in court without proju- dico to his voto. 3 This provoked eomo discussion, it being con- tended on tho one side that similar fuvors had been grontad to other members without ques- tion, and on tha other, that o man who had not heard all tho testimony, both oral snd docu- mientary, was not competent to vote. Dr. Patterson nsked it Mr. Burrill bad read tho extracts from Prof, Bwiug’s sormons quoted by Mr, Noyes. N Mr. Buzill eaid ho did not intond to answer any questions, He had heard neatly all tha tos- timony, aud read the rost and the argumonts as reported in tho newspapela. The amendment was agreed to, as was the wotion as smendetl. Dr. Patterson statod that Prof. Bwing was not able to bo present, his extremoly poor health liavizg obliged him to Ieavo tho city, STATING IUIB OPINION, MMr. Ely offered the following: Resolved, That beforo {he vote {a taken upon the cliurges und specifications, the roll shall bo called ; ench wamber of tho Presbytery to Lo allowed, an his Tiamo 18 called, to etato his opinfon of the casd; pro- \’Mm{, h;\\‘u'cr, that ho ahall not boallowad more than — minnics, Resolved, That {he voto be then taken, without Aobate, upon euch #pecification in numerical ordor, and then upon each chargo: tite Moderator proposing to cach mewber the question, * Hus specitication —, under chargo —, been 'proved? and upou whiol charge I the accused guilty or not guilty, and of what charge?” Considornble debats onsued, Mr, Ely anpport- ing his resolutions in a lengthy spoech, urging thit the jurors in & case, should uob net as spe- cial pleaders, .and thaf, if evory momber wag ‘allowed to make as long o spocch as ho desired, the end would not be reachied for months, K NO LIMITATION. Dr, Bwazey moved as an amendment thai na member should bo allowed mors than {ive hours, [Loughter.] Dr. Patterson moved as an amendment to the amondment, that the clause in regard to the lim- itation of timo bo stricken out. ~Tho quostions involved wore very important, and tho Presby- tery ehould set itsolf right upon thom. It was not the neago to limit the mombers of courts in the expression of their opinions, The Presby- ters wore eitting both oy judges and jurors, and n:'lllc disoussion was as fair for ono side a8 the other. Dr. 8wazey accopted the amondment. ir. Blackburn moved es an mmendwent to the amendment the following : Provided, however, Thut no wember shall bo allowed to #peuk moro than twenty minutes, unjess other et bers of the body are willlug to graut him their time up to thirty minutes, After more tally, the provious question was ordered, and tho queslion recurring on the ondinent to the amondwent, it was agreed to yos, 99° naes, 32, The amendwent wus concurred in~ayes, 31 ; noes, 25, The resolution as smended was adopted. Mr. Berber moved thac tho sccond resolution be roferred to a speeial committee, with instruc- lions to report a plan for taking the vote, Helf au hour was used up in discussion, those ko fuvored the motion conlending that o refor- 2nce would save time, and thoso who opposed it, tbat tho rights of all parties would be protecto by the adoption of the resolution. . Tho provious question was ordered, and the motlon wag voted down. T'ho resolution was npt adopted. WO, BUALL YOTE? B A «ido lesuo—tho allowing of Prosbytors who had been absent for u session or moio to voto— occupied o quarter of an hour, four applications for the privilogo being made. A motion {0 admit them was laid on the table temporanly, . JIr. Trowbridza moved that that portion of tho ruport of the Judicinl Committep in referonce to voting on tho spocifications be reconsidored, and thet it be chavged so that the vote be taken upon thg chargos nlone. lucl disoussion onguod, sad tho motion was finally laid on the table, OUT OF ORDER. Mr. Burrill moved that, in calling tho roll, the Qlers be instructed to call first tho uamos of thoso who aro willing to limit thomsolves to five minutes In giving an opiuion ; thut thoy he ul- Jowed to oust their voto, and that they thon bs axcused from further sitting at this Prosbytory b their pleasuro, Ar, Ifurd mado thopoint that, as the Presby- tery bad already adopted s rule, and ‘ust. r6 fused to recovsider it, whereby the opinion of tho Court was to be given before & yota wag tuken, the motion was out of ordor. The Moderator austained tho point. ‘A motion to adjourn wagadopted, and a rocoss waz taken until 2 o'clock. ————— AFTERNOON SEBSION. Tho Prosbytory roassombled at the hour above asmed, the Moaerator in the chair. Bir. Hurd moved that tho roll he ealled, and tho members proeecd to give thelr opinion oy tho pase, FIXING TUE TIIR. ' Mr. Holt offared g6 au amendmont tho follow- lng: T Ttgsolyed, That”each membior of the Presbylery, In Stating e opihion 1 tho saso, shal be AN to mutosy with tho prisieo of upcuking as miiol long- fi’ 08 other mumbers of the Presbytery give him thelr me, The resolution was adopted. L QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS, Mr. Hurd woved that s1} tho members on the roll ba ullowed to vote unlens spocifieally ob- jooted Lo, Atter quibbling hulf an lour, amendments waro offercd that the qualifications of mombure bo dotermined at ouco, and that p committce Lo appointed to report upou oredontiuly in the wmarniug, o Tha Juttor wag rejocted und the former adopt- ed, and the motion s nmonded was agroed to, I necordanao therowith tho roll was called for the purposo of setthng who was entitled to YOL0. Mr. Noyos aud Prof.. Patton poired off, and J, M, Gibsou, Jumes Harrison, and 0. A, Bpring, wore ' oxoused " from voting, thoy having beon uhsont during nearly all the time. LR, PATTENSON, The Mev. Dr, Pattorson then addressad tho Court ay follows, several mewbors Lavivg gants od him thelt time that he might sayall ho wanted tot Mr, Moierator, " I pexhaps owo sn spology to tho' Judicatory, for ttompting to cauvnss this, question somawhat at length. Ihave beon' ro. queated to do wo by n cousidorable number of Drothren, who wielied to liave their views sub. stantially in rogard to the mattor, #o prosonted that thero would leroaftor bo no misspprolions slon with rospoct to_tha ground, in tho main, upon which thoy and I probably would voto, par- tioularly the constitutionsl questions involved., I havo endeavored to cousidor candidly all tho aspocta’of thug caso that hinvo como bofare my mind: and I trust 1 buve not suffored any pro-: viona commitmont to swerve wy judgmous in anwesgontinl rospoct. Thio following ¢eom tomo tho materlal poiuts thint olnin special attontions DISCIPLINE, Flrat, Ihavo a fow words to 83y in rogard to tho gonoral subjoct of dlsul)t:llnu 1n caaes like tho prosent, Iam not ono of those Who denounae all disolplinary aetlou on the part of our Judica~ toties on account of atleged orrors in dactrine or dofective publio tonchivgs. Lvery Ohurch, at lenst overy Evangellal Churel, bos its distino- tivo privciples, whioli it must dofond sgalust manifess and witlful fnfringomont, 'The sama ia truo of overy pormaucnt orgaulzation in the world, But thore are certaln groat idans that ought to govern us, o=peeinlly fu relation to tho axerolse of disciplino_for nlloged doparturos from the falth of the Chureh, or sbortcomiuge in the dis chargo of miniatorial dut(. First—In oll doubtful cases it bohooves ug to loan towards tbe sideof ilberty. It is my Judgmont that all orthodox churclios posscssing 2 wido ocoloslnstical power, where there Lns boon no connection with the State, have sul- fored more from tao many than from tdo fow attompts at discipline for alloged unsound- noss in tho faith. Cextainly thie has beon trua in tho history of our own Cburch. Why the dlvision in 174{ but for tho oxereise of doubtfal Prerogatives P 'Why tho Gumborland Prosby- terian gohiem, but for on unwise uso of authority when forbearauca would hove saved a Inrge and usoful elomont to the Churol, whick wo are now endeavoring to_recover ? \V)xy. but for o like causo, the great Dividion of 1888, Which was hoaled four years ago without any material concossions on ‘eithor side, excopt to ignore Imavlo\la action? TIn doubtful cases it is safest 0 pronguneo in favor of liborty. Becopd—To geoura tho ends of dlxel{»llno we must carry with us tho cousciences not only of our own Churoly, but of other Ohurobes, and of falr-minded poople of tho world, Any action that scoms to savor of nocdless soverity, even if lawfual, is vot oxpediout, unless yital Interesis aro clearly at stako. Wao ought to heve grounds for dircipline, in a cngo lika tho presont, that connot be cnudidly questioned bofore we oxor- cigo it ; otherwiso roaction and disaster will in- nvitnm{ follow, What if somo orrors have beeu committed? Thoy should be such as are notiu- cident to ordinary human_ frailly, where we can believa that the lioart hna been right, that it may not be said to us, Lot him that in without as grnne or ke sin among you cast tho fivat stone. “There may be orrors and’ faults which cannot ba wisely ronched by disciplino, bocauso thoy wro ouly mistakes of jundgmont, and iuvolve no in- tonttonal wrong. It i8 too lato in tho day to iope for tho correction of such ovils by a lordiy oxorciso of occlesiastical power., If thers has beon hypoerisy, or ~ gross mis- demesnor, lat 1t bo clearly, unequivocally shown, and thon' lot tho word bo used, bub ot util then. We stand on eniticnl ground. Botter tnke no action for conviction, than to tnke doubtful aotion, tho consoquonces of which may reach through & whole genoration, And if any porson, then, is determined to continuo the strifo, lo the responsibility be upon his own hend. Truth i often better mdicated b{,lts own power thun by tho sbeer suthorily of n bare majority, ‘What now are tho questions ut issuo ? PIOF, SWING'S EXPRESGIONS, i 1. Not whother Prof, Bwiug iy altogother right i8 his view of I'rasbytorianiam, notual nnd his- torical. Ho may bo partly wrong on the point, snd yot hold and toach in accordanco with our wystem, Our form of goverumout provides for te amondmont of the Confossion, ad svell as of othor purts of our sytom; which implics that thero may be a majority of the wholo Ohurch who fecl that tho timo has come for rovision, while thoy bolievo that tho Confossion as it is, contging the systom of doctrine taught in tho Ioly Seriptures. Prof. Swing may bo right or wrong, ag to the oxtent to whioch such convie. tions hiave gained ground in the Church, and us to tho chaugea thnt lnve occurrod on tho sub- joot of theological prenching, nnd yat Lo guilty of no ecclasiantionl oflense. Prof, Bwing Ling s0id that some of those formulas have boon anod by o incorreot which look toward n darle fn‘(nflfim, or towards INFANT DAMNATION, eto, It wonld be more nccurate, porhaps, to say that thoss rtatements ave nob rogarded Lya large Eort!ml of the Ohurch as happily axprees- ing the truths of which thoy treat. For ex- ample, it i eald in our Confession that olect infants dyiug_ in infancy are savod bl tho blood of Clirist—a form of expression which 1 venture to say would now be avoided by threo-fourths of our ministers a8 looking towards, or soom- ing to imply, a dark fotalism, by sug- gesting tho question, What, then, of non-clect infants? Onlvin's Institutos wero published by tho Presbytorinn Bourd of Publication, O. B., in 1841, with only the general disolaimor on the snbject of reprobution, that thoy * may be re- garded ns tos unquatifiod.” And this work s wtitl ciroulated by the funds of aur Churah, Ian these Institutes (Book 8, Chap. 23, Sce, 7) oo- curs tho following passage: "I inquire sgzmn, how 1t camo to pass that tho fall of Adam, indo- pendent of any remedy, should fuvolvo 50 many nations, with their infant children in etornal doath, but bacause such was the will of God 2" ‘Then it iy added : * It is an _awrul decroo, I con~ foss,” ele, Again, hio ways (Vol. 2, Baok 4, Chiop, 16, Hcc, 21) ¢ 1t any of tbose who ave obje.:s of the Divine election, afior having recowed tho sign of rogenoration, dopart out of thiy lifo be- foro thoy bava attained yenrs of discrotion, the Lord rénovates thom by the power of IHis Spirit.” Soin other passsges. Huch language used in ono of our hooks fonds to fix an inter- protation upon_our Counfession which it acoms worth while to disclaim as not indorsed, now at least, by our Church. And I rany bore say that it eeoms to me on tho reading of Galvin that his idan iy that, whilo- the children of beliovers dying in infanoy aro paved, though thoy may not have boen baptized, he doubts the ealvation of thosp whoso parents werc not in tho covenaut. Whother some of tho Wostmivstor divives miny havo held that there sro non-elect infants, I do not kuow, Again, Calvin says (Book 8, Obap, 23, See. 1): “ It Iy not at all conslstent to trans- for tho preparation (of sinocrs) for dustruction to any other thau the socrot counsel of God ;" whicli is also assorted just bofora in the context, that God ralsed up_Phuraoh, and whom Mo will Ho bardeneth, **Whence it follows that the cause of hurdening is thosecret counsel of God.” And 80 in meay other passngas. ‘The langnage of our Confossion may possibly be explained in consistenoy with a less dark view than this. But who of ua would now scleol Eruciapl)' tho Jane gurgo of Chap. 8, Scca, 8 and 4, us in the beut way exprossing our view of I'redostination? Vo dnléur among oursolves on thoe subjoct of roprobatiou, and some possibly as not casontisl to the system of dootrine (nufi'bt in the Holy Seriptures. Still, Prof. Bwing holds, o wo all do, to tho doctrine of Divino sovereignty in ovory senso not_incongistont with tho frecdony and ‘responsibility of man, As to his views of xlunmun‘) preuching, lie may be wrong, and yet be guilty of NO ECCLESIAHTICAL DFFENSE w0 long a8 Lo rocopuizos the funda~ mental "~ jdens of Benpture ns o tho way of snlvation., His proaching may bo -dolectivo, veriously 80, s ju thut of othors who fuslst too lttle ou'the loye and’ froo grace, uud too littlo on tho sovcm]xn’i{ of Qod, and yot thore may be no eceleslustical offonse, unless we are all to bo arralgned pefore -soma critical tri- ‘bunal for the imperfoctions of our worlk, L2 AMNBIOUOUS LANOUAGE. . 2, Nor s it the question, whother Prof. Swing nlways usos the post lunguugo, or ox- proenes himelt with wuch clearnons that he cun- not be nullf' mivuudorstood, Lvew the jnepired writers ure lable to bo misunderstood on many points, _ Jamos corteinly tenchexs thab * a man iy }uuuflud by works; and nob bf' Iaith only ;" and o nowhore explains his meaning so 84 10 rocon- cila hin tonchiugs with those of Puul, And.our Bavior Himdell says ; ¥* My Fathor wgranter than 1, which hus heou widely misunderatood. Wora ot James und his Alaster, then, Kvangolical preachers? Tlie only question for us s, Doca it clourly uppear thut Trof, Bwing intontionally concenls the Gospol by the use of equivoeal lau- guago? And no doubts, as to his menning, In- dustriously clreulated by duy of hia brotiron, uro aufticient proof that lie means to obsoure the truth, Why, I have m*uvlr beon claimed by Unitariang while using tho sharpest disorhniui- tlows u my power to pravent it UNITARIANINM, 9, Nor 1s It the question, whothor Prof. Bwing preachos In Janguago which ne ivgouuity can ponsibly rosonolle with Unitarianism or somo athor wehete of arror, Bome men preach in the Mghv of ebarply-drawn thoological distinations, and are constaitly Tenclug n;fixiuut arror; whilu othors, ay faithful to wey tho lapst, prewol in loutt discriminating terms, lLut_jo popular lan- ii“m“r to the puolNe, and, ke Jamos and Jouus [imself, peldom uso Jangusge on any dootrinul peint that ould nob bo_easlly yikoonsfried. Aud stlll, liko Christ and James, thay teach no fulse doutrines, aud seem to touch nono, oXCoPy whon thelr tvords ara porversely twiated by wily oritics who chooso to cmn[mro thelr exprossiona with those of some alinost vavgelloal preachior who does teach positive orrors along withs his approximations to tho true Gospel. I8 not fivo dnys slnco a. lottor .was re- colved in this dly from an . honored ministor of o Church residing in a distant city, in swhloh ho explosaos his admiration of the amnnner in which Prof. B\\'lul{ nuta tha truth In hin volumo, “Traths for ‘To-day,” which the proscoutor Lias found to be o full of horesy. 4, Nor {8 it the queation whother P'rof, E’iwlng lins not sometimes usod fanlty langunge, There is scldom a hold and Pantlcnl ‘preachor who doca not pften use oxprousiona that are opon to critic- Jum, and that seem to bortler on doubttul views. Prof., Bwing, it must bs ropeated, dooy not pro- fess Lo bo o tratued theologlbn, and, ju tho cir- cult of his wido Dlustrations and rapid groupiny of gonerally relatod facts and idons, it wonld nol Da strango if he should somotimes put things in such relntions as to afford opvortunity for on ingonions dratie to dotoot nppenrances of implied orror whoro none was fntondod or thonglit of by tho spoakor. Porhnps wo cannot oxplain or da- fond all of Prof, 8wing's exprosaions, but this {5 nok tho point. TILE REAL QUESTIONS oro those: Is thore clenr proof that Prof. 8wing doosnot slucorely recolve aud adopt the Confession of Faith as containing tho systom of doctrino taught in the Holy Soripturos? And has ke been unfaithful, insuch o sonso as Lo coustituto an ocolosiastical offonse in tho dis- charga of Lis ministeriul duties in tho rospocts namod by the prosecutor? I put tho point of the sccond oharpge first and the firot last, where thoy proporly bolong, Now, how ars wo to angwor thoso quostions ? Vo must inquire what o sincero sccoptance of tho Confession fvvolves, Thore i a wido dif- forouco batweon a cordial * recoption of the Coutession as containing the avatem or doctring taught ju the oly Boripturcs,” nud roceiving overy word nnd lotter of tho Confossion ng the bost posnibla exprossion of divine truth, or ag ovon belng ocotrect ab sl polnits, A man moy not nceopt the ontire Coufossion i{mi.vslmu verbly, and yot boa good Presbyteriou, Thisoven Dr. Hodgo freely admiws in tho Princelon Xe- vlew, But a minlstor of our Church must hold, 1t 18 snid, tho ossontinls of tho Calvinistio syy. tom, us ombraced in the Confosslon. Vory well, Bat what are theso casentinls 2 Tho rounion of our Church was offectod on THE DOCIRINAL DASIS thnt * thoe Confousion of Faith should continue to bo roceivod aud adoptod us contuining tho system of doctrine tought iu the Ifoly Serip- tures.” But tho quostion roturos, How shall wo dotormino how rauch wns meant by this lan- guago 08 usod by tho two bodies whon thoy cnmo togothor ? Thoe Uhnrch had booun divided mniuly ou account of difforout consiructions of thesw torms of subsoription to the Confossion, nnd had stood s two bodios from 1838 till 18C0, In 1837, tho doctrinal views of tho Now-School party wora oxpressad in o protest in the Gonoral Assombly embracing sixtaon propositions, which wors Ly no meaus cooxtonslvo with_tho letter of the Confossion, and which the Old-School mn- jority regnrded a8 affording such ovidenco of ungounduess on tho part of the protestors that thoy ndopted n resolution, that cortifiod copics of tho protest bo sont to tho Preshyterios to which tho elguors bolongod, “calliug their at- tontton to tho developmcnts of viows contained in it, nud enjoiniug on thom to inquire into the souudness of tho faith of thoso who bad von- tured to make so strougo Avowals s somo of thoso wore.” Dut the world doos move, and thero {s_progress iu some vory conservative bodios, In August, 1837, & large convention of New-Schiool ministers aud oldors was held in uburn, N. Y., and tho spme statoments of true dootriug that Liad baen drawn up by tho pro- Logtors in the Assembly in Mny provious, wera adopted by that Conveution as an expresston of their foith, Now mark tho point. In tho Qld- School Association at Albauy, in 1808, o protost agalust tha action of tho Assembly, in favor of raunion on o given basis, was presouted by the minority, one of whom i now a mombor of this body. And in tho auswer to that protest, which wan adopted by a large majority of the Assembly, it way nssertad, by wnfl of defonding tho Now- Bohool body against tho charge of holding or chorishing crrors in their conuection, that the Auburn declarations, tho samo statements made by our protesters in tho Assombly of 1837, and thon pronouuced wnsound, * embrace all the cs- sentials of the Calvinistio creed,” Aud the lata Dr. Richards, who is called *that excellent and sonud divine,” {3 said by that Old-Scliool Asso- ciation to huve Leeu the leader in the Auburn Convention,—tlie samo man who wroto tho track on goneral atonemont, which is now among tha wbncnuonn of tho Gonoral Assombly's Board. ‘0 hwve thus u tolerably good dennttiun uf whab theNow School Theology f#; and that was indorsed Dy the O1d Sohool Association at Albany in 1868 &8 sufiiciontly Calvinistic. In the rounion, Al- bert Barnes and N. 8, 8, Boman and L. ‘I, Spear and Dr. Hickolk wero accopted us good Presbyte- rlans, whose doctrinal views had beeu long bo- foro {lio {Mblio, and not ono of whom rocoived tho entire Confession of Faith to tho lotter, as iu its obvious sense expressing tho wholo truth and nothing but the truth, Now I venturo to 8oy that the prosccutor regards all theso mon as far nstn:\y from our confession, although herays he swould not disfellowship them, DBut it Is to be shown that I'rof. Bwing doces not roceive and adopt the Confossion of Faith as containing tho system of doctrina as it was held by tho signors of the Auburn declaration and' the great body of Now-School mon at the timo of tho ro. union, otherwiso tho charges aro not provod. For such latitudo of construction was clearly un- derstood to bo allowable when the rounfou was offected. Accordiugly Dr. Adams publicly de- clared to the Old-fchool Assuciation before tho torms of reunion werengrood upon that we Now- Bchool mon would staud as tho ndvocates and representatives of liberfy. Aund his spocch was re:;‘lly applauded. More than all this: Inthe ntroduction to tho plan of union adopted b{ tho two Aesomblics ot Now York it is declarod that ‘ench rocognizes tho other 18 o sound and orthodox body” I suggestod this clnuse wiyeolf as o momber of the reunion Committee. It was ai first abjected to s un-, necossnry by one member of the Committeo, but was afterwerds adopted unavimously, Au this plan, with these wordsn 1, wis tnauimous- 1y adopted by both assemblics, In this manuer the sounduoss in doctrine and disclpline of tho Now School Church was in terms acknowledged, whick covered the wholo ground'of liborty that had been aimed ab in tho clauses that wero emn- braced in the terms of tho plans acted upon in provious years, Tor tho object was to sccure an Indorsement of tho liberal mode of subscrip- ilon to the Confes-ion that lnd boen alwaya allowed in tha Now-School Oburch, But it will bo nasked why tho torms proposed in 1868, with what was called the Gurley Oluuse, was rojected, by tho'Presbytorios, and the torms of 18GY wore aceepted, if both meant the mumo thing us to liborty?' T muswor, beenuse tho plan of 1868 was oncumbored by other offensive conditions ngninst which many of us voted in tho Proaby- torios; and becauso it was deemed equivocal, und theroforo suited neither party. I opposed tho plan of 1868, but indoracd tho plan of 1889, wlien onco T was assured by all tho leading men in tho Owd School body that wo wauld bo atlowed tho samo liberty nnder the torms of union which wo had always enjoyed in onr free Now-8chool Chureh, It was thus on tho basis of continuing to recoive and udopt tho Cunfesslon of Faith as containing the system of doctrino taught m tho oly Beriptured as both bodies had beforo ro- coived and adopted it, that the rounion was offected, It was undorstood on both sides that tho Auburn declarations wore sufliclontly ortho- dox ns an oxprossion of faith, although thoy presonted n moditiod type of Calvinism. It wo wero deceived in thiy, wae. must have Leon willfully and wautonl, fmtrnyod by our Drethron, and guilofully caught in utiap, —which Lo not believe, A ien may, therofors, ben ood Prosbytonnn. in the Ronnited Churcli, who locs not #eeopt the doctrines of Roproba- tion and Eloction, and limited atonoment and fnability and imputation, according to the stornor intorprotations of thom that wore given by Cnlvin and a large portion of the I'rosby- terian Ohurch. DBut PROF. BWING DECLARER that ho 18 & Tresbyterisn in tho New Sehool songo, Tho queation 15, now, huva the prosccu- tion proved that this declavation [a untrpe? It not, the spcond chinrge fulls, op puraly Prosby- torfan grounds, Tt is moroly an lnferonco thint s views ave in ovory eonse un-Calyinistic, be- cauno e doos not ucéopt tho formulated Theol~ n\;y undor thogo aspects of 1t thal are hold by Ll to look towardd s dark fatalism, The Con- ferslon ho nccopts as contalulng tho systom of doctrine tanght I the Herviptuvcs, bnt yob s hoing porfoct oxpression of that systom, ‘or ay bearing uo shade of oxaggoration ‘on tie slda of Divino Boyoreignity und against tho 1berly and rou{iauslblluy of muon. If guch & roception of the Confeasion Iu nob sllownble, §f wo must ull hold and teuch the very words of tho Confes- sion ot all poluts, Jot me bonasnred of it, and I will inptantly assort my froedom and muhood by golng ot of tho Churoh Into broader sud rpenor prturos, Bt I go not bollova thal our huveh requives any such thing, rior, sWING'S PREAOIING, Thep, a8 to pranching sud tonching in the ©hurehy i 16 to be underatood that n man must doslaroe unequivocally the Old Foheol Theology, or avon the Now Sohool Theology, or suy formu- Iuted Thoology, or be open (o ceplosinstionl im- poschmont o unfuithtul in the sonse of coms mittjug un actionablo offouna? Mwy nob n map prepeh tho (loapol for yours, anil yob nevay guard oueo vguinnb earplug envilors, usin g torms tholr nccoptod avangalleal s onse, when occaslon roruires, and using them fn othor sonsos, whoro iho counoation auggoests anothor wso, \"".l tha same fraodom which our Savior assorted when e Hometimes wpoke of tho reganoration’ in p wido mouge, and ngoin, of tho porsonnl now birth with o moro rostriotod monning? And {nnmen to ho dis- mrlhmd for unfaithfulness if ho somotimod un- wittingly usos vaguo or' ambiguoud langunge in his preaching, or if o {8 minundnratood by somo of-lis heararn, while the great m-jwlt{ are mot ouly doligited by his publio ‘prosontations, but aro, ad thoy doom, highly beneflted in polnt of Bp!rlluul‘uxpulm\uo? I it a lnw of tho Prasby- torlan Church that ovory preachor ahall proclude all posslbility of misliitorprolation, sud toach ovangolical truth with all tho preclalon of o the- ologloal profossor? Aud aro the nu{:lo and Oldera of our congrogations to bo told that they ‘ara unable to distinguish evangolieal pruncmug{ by its Innguago and spirlt, boeanso thoy caunof benr a theological oxaination? Buch “agsump- tlons would d% in tho Ohurch of Rome, but counot be accepted in tho Prosbyterian Church of the ninoteouth cantury. It iaenough for ccoloslaationl purposos that n Proabytorian ministor uses tho ourrant ‘plirnseology of tho pulplt of his own Churoh on dootrinal points, and toaches nothing contyary to thoe truths whioh this phraseology 18 oommoily undorstood to convoy. INTHRPRETING 118 LANGUAGE, Now Jot me sny, iu tho next placo, that wo are, in 'my judgmont, bonud to interprot the Inngungo uscd by the aconsod with n gouerouy tipirit, aocording to his position, and with & duo rogard to his mental and rhotarlosl habits. Hels n Prosbyterinn ministor, and has protossed to rocelve and adopt ainoeroly the Ooufession of Faith’ a8 containing the systom of dootrino taught in tho Ifoly Boripturos, Ilo now olalms to bo's Now Boliool Preabytorian, and alloges hig bojiof in-tho fundamantal doctrines which lio has beon acousod of na]euflur‘ using tho do- seriptive torms in the evangelical sonso,—in tho senge of the Evangelical Allfauco, Aro wo nat, in all fairness, bound to accept his doclarations na lonestly made, In tho ahsonus of clear proof to tho contrary? The prosecutor has ingeniounly ondeavorad to throw the burdon of disproof an tho aceused. And, even, if we should admit, which wo do not, thatsome slight presumption was rajued against Prof. Bwing's sounduess in_thoe faith, bythedoubts whioh theproseoutor has dona moro than all othors to eciroulate, that presump- Lion would be effectually overcome by the tostie wmony of his regular hearers, who are cortrinly men'of averngo intolligonce, equal to tho olders In this body wio are now sitting ny Judges and Jurors, and who toll us that Prof. Bwinqxprnnch- es and tonohoa avnuyioliunl truth, in the samo terms essontinlly as they have been nccustomed to hearit taught by othor ministers of tho Pres- Dbytorian Ohurch ;_and that they novor loard o word of unovangolical teachings from his lips, either in publio or in privato, Are ‘wo then to assume thiat Prof, Bwing has boon_playing tho rolo of an adroit kunve ; uaing words to deceive, and cnrefully hiding bis real moaning - der ambiguous torms? Prof. Patton, in hig closing nddross on last Thursday, to mako n point, insisted that we ought to give Prof. Bwing tho crodlt of honestly saying what ho monnt, But in the wholo of this prosecution Lo has as- sumod tha contrary of all this ; lio hus nssumod that Prof. Swing hag artfully covored up his raal opinions, 8o thnt only = skilled professor could offectunlly dotect and exposs his hypocrisy. Which of” these conflicting ropresontations oro we to accopt ? Daro we sssume that a Christion ministor of our Church ia o willful docolver and 2 iypoorite without unquestionaable proof ? We aro told that his exprassions, Teinity, Divinity, Ttogonoration, &e., might oll bo used 'by a Unitarian, lite James Freeman Olarke, and that Prof. Swing uses such words, sometimen, out of thoir ordinnry scriptural scnse, This is partly truo sand partly not trme, James Freemnn Clarko, in the work appenled to, in nvowedly en- deavoring to appronch the orthodox in the use of torms, does ugo such words ns Trinlty, Divin- ity of Christ, sud Rogenoration, with oxplaua- tiona of tho Unitariun seneo in which thoy aroused, But Prof. Swing used them, from hin ovavgelienl standpoint, without oxplauation, and without any bint of an Unitardan sonse, e"hnt aoos common_honesty roquire of us In suchncasn? Why, clearly, to accept his lan- pungo, not in somo forced sonso, but in its ob- vions monning, assuming thet ho is not a knave, Aud as to sn oceasional use of such words ag ‘e aivine,” respacting tho spiritunl nature and rolatlons of man, by such & _pootio writer, 1t is ensy to sce tho mnnux:f. Whilo it is impossiblo to intorpret tho word divivlty, as applied to Christ, in any such inforior,sense, in many pns- gagos—o. g., on Page 562 of Koeno & Cooke's new volumo—we fud these words: *“In religion it is not otherwise, and hence most useful must bo Lo forin shisy wnken of Olrist o diviue boing, and iuvitos tho beart to mova about such & con- tro of powor, holiness, and love,” . ... “The ‘momont you deelaro Clirist onlv s human being, you have weakened his iufluence upon the boul.” Does Prof, Swing use the torm divin- tty in the high Arian sonso? Not #o, suys £rof. Tatton, for be is a Sabelliun, or indorses Sabol- lianism., But tho Sabellinns do not seruple to call Chirist God—o. B tho_Bwedonborgians. If, thorefore, Prof. Swing had used tho word Doity, In speagid of Orist 1t would nt havo watisflod Prof, Patton any better than the word ho hag usod, for evon Di. Chapin calls Christ God, In the sormon called *The World's Gront Need,” ‘lmw vol,, pp. 46 and 47), tho moral and spiritunl ruin of man, individus! regencration by the Holy Spirit, aud & new hoart, uro cleatly recognized. But hero agaio wo shall have tho subterfuge of & decoplivo mse of langungo to explun away this plain nse of words. Bo, when Prof Bwing tolls of tho final soparation botwoon the righteous and the wicked, we aro told that bLis_words nre oquivocal, and then an appenl is made to James Lrcoman Clarlko to show that eyen tho phraso *oternal punishment™ is equiv- ocal., Then sll tho words of Seripture aro equivoeal, and wo ean find nothing truly ovan- elioal in the four Gospels, or in the writings of ho Apostlos, Does tho canse of truth rc:“flm auch troatment of & man’s languago, or such an assault upon his honesty, without o shadow of proof? 1t will not do, Agsin: We aro to intorpret the langunge of Prof, Bwing in the light of his montal peculiari- ties, his purpose jn proaching, and Lis circums staces, . J18 UKD 18 SENI-PORTIOAL, SEMI-FGILOROPMIIOAL. Such mon are slways prouoc to oxpross them- selves obsourcly, whilo frequontly using lnugunge with great porspicaity,—o. g., I. D. Maurice, Prof, gwing sometimes calls tho Gospel * o mo, of virtuo ;' somolimes ho calls God o * peac ofe, a8 John cells him **love” uud *high Iis meaning is nob obscure, 1f lis words ara fairly doalt with, But tho words of Jesus will not Deur torture. Prof, Swing hay felt lour: and deoly the necd of & bettor Christian morality in wocioty, and hence ho dwells much on tho neces- sity and yulue of good worits, us James did, ITe distinetly recoguizes ntonomont and forgiveness oy parts of salvation, but Inys out his strongth on tho side of worky, like James, whom Luther called an npostle of straw. It is in this connee- tion that hia is allogod to sncer ab imputation snd other dootrines, but it is at the perversion of thom that he aims his_shafts, ng' our Savior woted the language of Moses os ml«np[)]iud by au: ancionts, when oxposing thoir falso cou- structions. i Lastly, on this point, Prot. Swing has preached, sinco Lhio fire, in poculiar clrcumstauces,—ouco euch Subbath to s mags of heurors, most of whom wora not vogular hearers, and mauyof whom woro not couvineed thas tho Scriptures are from God. In such circumstances he wus naturally lod to adupt Lis sormons on tho Sasbbath maluly to bis ontsido henrors, and yosorve his more epecial nddrossos to his Church for Wedneaday oveniug locturcs, Doos it arguo uvfaithfulness in him to have shapad kLis dficunmnu for the benoflt of tho multitude whom Lo wished to brlug to tho acknowledgment of revenled roligion? Some of us might have pursued s difforent courso, but wenmgu have boon o wisorcourse? It ju casy to fiud faplt with o man who followoth nob us. But is it choritablo and Christinn to ack the enomy towards & man becauso ha, mny gother about him & crowd of Unitaritg or Univorsalists, or miscellancous poople, whom ho tries to diaw gradually to tho vross of the Xedoomer P—n multitude whom no one elso mmong us 18 able to ranch, ¢ Your mastor recoivoth sinnors sud oatoth with thom," was f complaint mado long ugo. . FUR TESTIMONY, A word now Ju regard to thorangeof toutimony in thiy caso, osides the staudpoint of Prof, Bwing ne a Drosbyterlan winistar, it s logitimato toappenl to his proaching and tepohing boforoho mll&ntored to {‘hn TPourth, Prosbytorlan Clurch, whioh embraced the membership of his former ahuroh with ¢hut of thoNorth Ohuroch, It iy, also, rolovan to appoal Lo his leotures end privato avowals, Ior all lhedo ate explauntory of his standpoint, and helps to oxplain his Inuguage fn the Jght of Lis sotual viuwa us Qhu{ are thuy moro fully rovealed; both for the (ime before and attor tho Lourth Chureh way organized, But the ovidence wundor all thosp hoady iy aloar and unciuivoesl, unless We peyumo that iy widors woro teo stupld to know what ovangelical prouching ls, ov Lint o ks Lpen nollng the part of an sdvoib decolver. Aud soma of the tosti- wiony iu this_oatogory 18 positivo and oloar, us the vopore of special theologivel convorkntion with Prof., Bwing on most of the polits in guos- tion, ‘The only enswer to thls Is, that f'rof, Bwing hiap thrown dub iuthe oyes of men who olaim to fnow sowething sbout thaology, though af oourse Joss slkiltul in datacting etroy, then the prowsoutor, Thus we arevedioad agnin to o conclunton pither thas Prof. Patton's juler- encoy uxe falye, or olso thab Prof. Bwiog, for bigh [ -abundent yield, whone integrity tho prosecutor says he hasn high roapeot, i8 an. arttul hypogrito, Thore i abzolnlely no other allernative, Lot those who now Prof, Bwing 'judge which conoluasion is more likoly to bo ocoriaot, £ & ‘That Prof. Swing often uses Jangungo withont wopping to explain hig meaning, which may ho oasily misundorstood if soparatod {rom his mnin dosign and talkon out of its conncotion, I frecly admit } and thoreforo ho ofton saysin ono dis- courso what ho might bo construod as contra« dieting in nnother discourso. But 1 ropeat that his.lauguage in: such onsos should bo charitnbly congtrued in the light of bis viows, as moro dollborately declarsd at otber times. I'ow writera aro ronily imoro molf-sustained, and yob very fowcan bo go ansily made to soom solf-con- tradictory. ‘L'io Doctor then yoviowod tho spgaifications at groat Jenath, showing whorein they wero doefoo- tivo, and that thoy liad nob been sustained hy tho evidenco, J1e made some tolling hits ngninat the proscentor, and was froquontly applauded, o concluded as follows: Igrant that Prof. Bwing is sometimos, ofton, obsouro, Bub familinrity with his sermous hay clonred away much of the obscurity which for- merly sosmed to mo to hang over thom. I do not agrea with somo of Yrof. Bwing's idoas in regard to tho valuo of formulated theology. But his views do not soom £o me at all Lorotical. The defects of hia pronching scom to mo to bo mainly vegativo, and to result from tho pecu- liaritios of his mind, I think I kuow that ho holds all tho dootrines of tio evangelival systom, and all the essontinly of tho Calvinistic systom substantially ap they wero hold by Albert Barnog, But he puts forward cortain ns- Feclu of divine trath, partionlarly the place of aith as & _sanctifying power, and the valuo of good works, with a now oarnostnoss, Ho hing some oxaggorations on the side of divino sovor- oignty ayd the work of God in human salvation, His dangor now {s that ho will too much oxalt humny sgency, and partially 1oge bis bold on the divino onorgy as tho grand Impulse of ail true obodiones and work fn map, Hia prorching soems L0 me too oxclusively human, just a4 tho proaching of some other mon sooins to mon dangerous osnggeration on tho diviuo gido. But 'wo ahall never #ao tho rolations of divine truth oxactly aliko, and it becomes us in thia respect to bear one another's burdens, and so fulilll the lnw.of Christ. A WORD OF WADNING, The intorosts of the Lyesbvterian Chureh are widoly Involved in tho results of this trinl, Youug meo aro for war, but lat them counsider whorsunto theso things,will grow beforo tho: carry tho confliet further. Our beloved Churclt may ossily bo_riven ngain, and tho noxt time it will bo divided for all tho future, or at teast until a broader creed is formed in oxplicitoess 08 & basis for rounlon, I do not beliove thnt our Contession is Incapabte of improvement as o bond of union. This conviction is gaining rround far and wide, God speed the day when tho Confossion shall bo earofully reviewed and be wmade & more nduq‘\l\ltu expresslon of the grounds on which we callnll to meot around the Aame orosa and mercy-roat. t A DREACH OF ORDER. Aftor Dr, Pasterson had spoken nbout an hour, Mr. Wood aroge and asled if the Dootor had no! oxhaustod his timo. Soveral of tho Indies on the loft hissod, but Mr. Wood said no one could bo hissed down. The Moderator hoped such an impropriety womld not be induiged in again, Sevoral mora of the Presbyters giving their time to Dr. Paiterson, ho wont on with his nddress. The Presbytoery then adjournocd until half-past 9 o'clock this morning, o ol U FRUIL-PROSPLCTS, In southern Illinols. Spectat Dispatehto The Chicago Tiribune, Joxesporo, Ill,, May 18.—“Egypt" is to bo, the prosent senson, moro than ever beforo, a land of plenty, Strawborry-shipments have at- ready commenced, ond in sbout threo or four daoy will bo lively. The crop wiil not bo as large s was at firat anticipated, in consoquoncs of tho very Lonvy late frosts ; but, if the average yicld may be judged of by the number of *‘sots” on somo plants counted, of which I have tho figuros boforo me, viz: 120 buds, blossoms, and bor- ries on ono plant, and 181 on apother, thora will ba cnough. . Truits of all kinda will, from prosont appoar- ances, bo abundant. Clerrion, blackberrles, raspberries, goosoberrles, ourrants, apricots, penches, plums, poars, apples; quinces, eto., eto., ara now doiug splendidly ; sud, if no un- forescen calamily, in the shape of drougut or other misfortuno boyond the control of man, overtako us, the fruit-crop of 1874 will bo enor- mous, The fruit-sipping stations along the line of the Illinoia Coutral Railrond, in Union County, are alrondy visited by numbors of com- mission-morchants and agouts from Chi- oago, Milwaukeo, . oto,—nll scomingly in- tent upou making tho ncqunintance of the fruit-growors, and prnuuuung their olaums for at lenst a share of the shipmonta, IHotel and board- ingbouso-keopera aro making ewmple arrange- ments for their accommodation. Fruit isshipped from this county to Ohioago, Bt. Louis, Mil- wankee, Detroit, Pooris, Keokule, Indisnspolis, Tervo Hnuto, and other polats 'North, end_to Now Orloans, Memphis, and other oities South, YVilla Rtidge, in Pulaski Couaty, snd now Maken~ du, in Jackson County, nlso make oarly ship- monts. The firat shipment of strawborrios this eeason was from Dougols, Union Couaty, on the 12th ; the socond waa from Cobden, on the 13th. Whent is in excollont coudition, and will bo ready for harvesling by tho last of this month or tho first of noxt, Oats ave fine, and corn is doing woll. & in Wostorn Michignn, special Disputeh to The Chicago Tribune, BextoN Hanponr, Mich., May 18.—1'ho recont warm dnys and genial showers bhave convertod tho entira fruit-rogion iuto o beautiful flower- gardon. Pear, plum, chorry, and apricot troca are in full bloom ; peach-irecs and strawberrios aro oponiug fast ; appla-trees aro just about to blossom; and the grapevino-buds aro be- ginning to swell. Tho prospeot iy charm- ing to tho oye of tho beholder, snd encouraging to the hesrt of tho lnd-ownor, Never hnve the trooes given bettor promiso of au Alrenay it is avident that con- sidorablo thiunlog of tho soung fruit will bo necossary to it largar growth. Tho flattering prospoots extend to all variotics. Last yoar it waa confined to tho small fruits. Thoy alono withstanding tho sevority of tho wintor, tho traces of which aro soon intha thousands of dend peach-trees that hava boou grubbed out in this vieinity. Tho stenmbonts_have commencoed plying be- tween horo and Chieago, although fall' rogular trips are nab axpocted to bo mado bofore Juue. hlorse s stiduien i MR. SAMUEL HINCKEY AND THE JOURNAL. CuiscENT FARM, sicar New ‘n\x‘l?)m)lz,lis%: IIL.} To the Editor of The Chicano Tribune ¢ Bm: On tho instunt of my doparture from Chicugo for my bomo, tho Zvening Journal ot tho 8th Inst. foll into my hands by right of pur- ohase. I fouud thorein my note to Thre TRIBUNE of tho smmo dato, with su cditorial comment apponded. With the permlesion of your valu- able papor, I will anawer tho latter scntence of snid editorlul in 88 fow words aa posalble, Iquotethus: *And wo rospoctfully sk the gontleman from Blonrop whothor thore ia not a Mivision of labor boiwoen him pnd his ‘three wos,’ by which ho is to undertske to run tho Domocratio politics of Monroo County, whilst e sons ruu tho farm," Again is tho Jouruatin orror, Ay Bous own, ocoupy, and uso, farm, Il and enjoy, thoir own pronilsoes, situate in Washt ington County, 46 milos distant from Uroacont Farm. Thus is the division-of-lubor quostion inposed of." "'3‘14”:5 % nmning the Domooratio politics of Monroo Conutly,” I will any that thoro Is ns much truth in that obsorvation as thore would bo if tho Journal wan to state lwr;a engagoed in “run. ning the Damooratio politics* of the moon. The men who olocted me to represont thom in Con- vantion at Bloounngton are all farmors, aud are honrt and soul in this cowss, which {s {o over- throw parfy Demoorutio politics, sud subatitute thorofor Slale Democratio polifics, In plain terme, we proposo to overthrow party policy, and laso bn it stond State polloy,—tuat katt af alicy which lopks to, and ropults in, blessinga (o the wholo community, and nob a fow Pnrl,y«rln h Thess mon, my constituents, will certify to avery word 1 nave wiltton touching their posi- tion nd mine. Tlo Journal must nat placa me In o falap position. The truth s, it wos 1y constituoents’ defoneo, more than my owy, thet vomnm«l mo to write tho uoto of the 7l Inat, Youps truly, Saarver, MiNoREx, —4 A Rogton mun" who has herotofore pald #30 por weol for board st Newport, has boon offorsd_the same attractions for the goming sea~ won ab #16, Whoroupon tho Tloatan Zranseript anluily ohsevvos thit Boston mon_aro alwaya in dewynd everywhors, and vorxmllkoly the New-~ port lanlords would profer s Bostou man at 16 iy dey b0 a Nuw Xork man ub §40, § THE COUNCIL., The Commiftee Reporis Against Sub~ dividing and Offering for - ,Sale the Lake. Front . Property. It Would Be n Good Thing to Have a Depot There, but the City's Title Is Uncertain, Tho Bnle of the Present Clty Fall Sito Roported Against: Miscellaneous Business. Tho Common Council mot Iast evening, Prosi- dont Dixon in the chalr. W THE OLD COURT-HOUSE. A resolution -dircoling the Bonrd of Publle Works to edvertise for proposals to purchase the old Court-Iioueo debris, wns reforrod to the Committes on Public Buildings. TIE WADASH AVENUL 8IREET RAILWAY. A petition of iwealthy property-owners on Wabneh avonuo, reprogenting 12,250 feot, for n horse-railway on that avenue from Madison to Twenty-socond streots,—tho same that was pub- lishefl in Bunday's TrinuNE,—was referrod to tho Committes on Sireots and Alloys, Bonth Divi- sion. A remonstrance agaiust the rallway was siwmilarly referrod, STREET INPIIOVEMENTE, An order wos pasaed for the Board of Public Works to proseut an ordinanco for extendiug Park avenuo from Htnnton stroot to Californin avonud, A remonstranco ngainst granting the right to construct =n elovated ratlway on Kinzie utroeb was reforred to the Committeo on Btreots and Alleye, Wast Division. An order was passod for an ordinance for fl‘lllug Ashland avenue from Tylor strect to the river. AN INVITATION. An jnvitation was roceived from the Froo Li- brary Bonrd for the Dayor, Common Counoil, an}l dlxmlll! of dopartments, to visit the Library uilding. Ald, §rucmua demanded that tho invitation bo roforred to the Judiclnry Committeo. Ho snw 1t In & plan to induce the Councll to increnge the Library appropriation. It was roferrod, STABET-OLEANING CONTRACTS, An order was pasaod dirccting the Corporation Couneel to give an opinion as to the authority of the Board of Publio Works to lat contracts for stroet-cloaning for louger than one yoar. An ordor was passed for an ordinance open- ing Eost and Wast Fourteonth strect abutting on the river. MORE PAY WANTED. A communieation from tho stokers of the Firo Dopartmant asking for an increaso of salury, was reforred to the Committee on Financo, ' ENGROSSED ORDENS AND ORDINANCES. An ongrossed ordor was paesed for the pur~ chese of o school-lot an the corner of Garibaldi and Twenty-second sireet. ¢ An ongrossed ordinance was passed prohibit- lufithn uso of calos by peddlers, n ongrossed ordinance on the subjeot of chimney-swoopors was taken up. 1t provides for tho appointment of a chimuey-swoeper for ench Divislon, who shall rocoive for ongh ona-story fluo 25 conts, and 15 cents for oach additional story, and not oxcecding §6 for sach smolke- stack clonned. Ald. Cooy eaid that if the ordinanco wore pasged ho would give 10,000 for the posltion of climnoy-8woop. bS Sovoral Aldermon made biggor proposals, and various burlesque amendments were offored. It was cstimated that tho aunual profits on ohim- noy-aweopiug would bo about £200,000, The or~ dinanco was laid on the table, TUE LAKE FRONT. Tho Committes on Wharves snd Tublie Grounds prosented the following report : Your Committeo on Wharves and Public Grounds, to whow swas reforred tha proposition to sell cortain un- acoupiod Innds bolouaing ta the olty with lunds on which the building etands Imown us City Hall, und also to subdivide, plat cnd advesiiso for salo the grounds known us tho Take Front, boundod on tho Torth by tho south no of Randalph stract, ou the west Dby the enst lino of Micnigan avenue, on the fouth by {ho north line of Monros street, and on the east by the Fight-of-way of tho Tilinols Cettral Rullwuy Comyiany, hivve had the ssmo under advisement nnd resgectfully submit the following additional report : Your Commltico find, iu rogard to platting snd ad- vertisivg for salo the grounds kuown ns the Lake- TFront, that tho grant of theso Jands by the Goueral ‘Government was to the City of Chicogo for the pur- Doso of a common, aud upon tho conditlon thnt the view to the lake should nover be obsiructed by any ‘builting or other obstucles 80 long o8 auy one property owner fronting upon these grounds should object to hinve his viow or ensement Interfered with, Weare in- formod by proposty-owners that they do ebject to the platting and sale of this property, and will apply fa tho courts for protection should tho subdivision aud sale bp ordered, Your Committeo find a furthor obstaclo in the way of a salo of this praporty In the form of an injunction {esued b{ the ion, Thomsas Drumniond, of tho United Btatos District Court, restraining the city from seling theso lande, and in which ho states, in words to this oftect, that neither tho Leglelatura of the State nor the ity Council us sny right or power o scll thess grounds ; and, {n case of the sala of thia property by th city, It would agaln revert to the United Btatea, Your Committce are of tha opinion that, 80 long ns thiese obstacles are tn the way, a subdivision of this Property would be of no force, {f uot illegal, nud that udvertislug in the press of the different leading cities of the country for the salo of these grounds, in wholu or fus parcels, wowld b o Licavy oxponse, with 1o ro- turnfug benefit to tiao city, a8 wo believe no foroign coptaliats or corporationy Would caro to invest upou tho doubtful titlo now held by tue eity for this prop~ erty, Wo nre of the opinion that the best Interest of the elty wauld bo soevol by tho ealo of thiy proprly, if 1he obstaelos in the way of selliug should bo removed, ‘Dut until then, no etion should be taken unless 1t bo in the way of purfecting the city’s interest in fho title, ‘We nlso Lolleve that the time hus now passed for make ing this ground useful as u common or park, but, oy tho dedication was for this purpose, the Councii Las wo right to divert it in mnuother dirction, unioss, upon furthor exnminution, it may be found that the city may = have thie right to soll, Your Committee belicve, with very *arye portion of tho property-owuors and heavy tux- asers i tho businces portlon ot to city, tlat tia ieat intorcats of all would bo served by tlits ground Lelng occupied by the seversl rallroads cntering tho clty on tho margin of lake with a grost unfon dopot 3 but, however much we would ke to sco such o dopob built, we do not beliove in oxtonding privileges to these rallrond companies to get posscssion of these landa that would not be uted to private ludivid- usls 3 siid that, howover advuutageaus to tho city such wanld migt U it sliould, not Lo mide aluss 1t is clearly shown ‘the Councll Las tho right lo soll, und then euch sle sbould not be made unlees tho clty's interest fn the ripariun rights is properly protectod. Railrond componies have the right underr tho lnw u10t only to sequire publlo grounds, but privuto property alwo, for dopat_purposes, by cotdemuation, and the mind of your Cormmittes fs, thut thisis tho Jroger way for thom to get possession of thess lauds, this moua would also ettly tho vexed question of tho Couuell’s right to sell, the proper price to pay for tho laud, besides settling the amount of subwidy that might be necessary to complota o salo by the Council, Yonr Comnnitied would thorefors roconnnend that the list of clty proporty herutofare recommended for sale by thie Cominitice’ be ruferred (o the Comptroller, with Instructions to sdyortise tus several desoribed plecos of Jaud for ssle, with tue exception of that knawn au tho Inke-front, snd that the order accompany- fng that roport Lo pamsed ; nlso, thot tho grouuds ouwhich the buflding knoin ss'tho Ofty-Tiall now stands bo ot mold; and that tha question’of the salo af the lake front be reforrad to the Corporation Conn- selfor his epivion s to whather thera are any logal Ghataclos in the WY of the Council ordering thuse i{ra“ndl subdiyided and platte nd* then orderlug hio satmo advertlssd for sal in patt or as & whole, ‘Allog which a reapocttuily subinitied, ONK: X3, Aveny Moon, o . BoidiiTz, Committee on Wharves uud Pubiic Grounds, Ald. Csnnon gave notico that e had & winor- ity raport which be shauld publish. "Ald, McQrath yaised the point that, if the ety hudno right to kell, it hud no right to recoive monay paid aftor tho condompstion procoss had bean resorted, Tho report was ordered Inid over for publioa- tion, ‘I'he Counoil adjourned. ekt ke dokte NG g INFLATION IN KANSAS. Lawnexox, Kan,, May 15, 1674, To the Editor of The Chicago Lribune: #im: Your oxhibif, in tho supplemont to yonr Iseno of tho 10th, with regard to tho septiment of Westarn papors, is very encouraging, oxeopt in tho proof it brings of tho amount of ignor- ance and vulgarity in Missourl, whick ia 100 por oeub groator thun T nad supposad. You put down our Luwsonge Journat (Rapub- Honn) #8 opposed to tho votp, This.is no lougor trua; its opposition, short snd foobls, hog coased ; und, wors the issie made noy, it wonld formally sustaln thp voto, as it practioally doos slyoudy In exfracts from pro-yelo papers. "t'he Lawronoe 7iduno la searcaly » Ropublle onu papor now, though it buy not formally left the party. It is vory mill-nnd-watorish, ro- eolvesno governmont pap, and ia anly walting to seo If it will ho good nlicy to join L o I ebiions Tl b hia Hests na oo fhe ant- tion, 'he Standard nover was Republican; wns originally Domooratio, and stpportad tho Lile oral movemnent in 1872, It is now nominally in. dopondont, but 8 roally all the timolooking for eumqthlug to turn up! : Satd 1wasat Emporia, soyonty-fiva miles. south« wont of this plnco, Iast Monday, I was orodibly informed that Lhero had boou no domand thery for iuflation from business-mon or othors, and that thero was no fooling whatovor op tho sub« Jeot of tho vyoto, Tofiationism is percophibly wonkening. I don't beliove tho Ropublioan Btato Convontlon noxt Foptomber, will dare lmnho it ém hmn.T i e o 'ue Ciuicaao TrinoNz fs doing & splon work oll lhromfi.\ tho. West, anfi(ng ngum ba more snlutary than its expoaurs of thir infintione bumbug. Yours truly, WiLttay Q. TExNBY, ————— THE COURTS. = Miscollancous Dusincss Transaoted Yontordays A fow months ogo, it will bo romombered, Les, Porrin & Co. filed billa ju the United Btates Oir~ cult Court against varlous Chicago parties for infringoments of their Worcostorshivo - sauce. Among tho unfortunates who woro doteated and enjoined from furthor manufacturing any spurls ouy {mitation of the plaintiffs’ brand wore Oharles Lictz and Willlam Lowis. * - Yestorday Leltz, bis occupation boing gone, flled n bill against his partnor, Lowis, for o dig- molution of partnorship. Leltz statos that in Fobruary last, ho formod a coparinership with Lowis in the business of manufacturing iable« sauco, perfumes, soaps, pomades, ote, The firm nume was to bo * Charles Loitz, agont for Lowla & Co,, London," and was to continne five yenrs, Complainant_was to provide the capital) and, uutil tho defondaut could malko up ong-half of tho capital, was to take the gonoral managomant of the financial part of the busiuess, whilo tho dofendant wns to tako cora of the manufactur~ ing. 'Tho profits wore to bo aqually divided aftor TLowis hnd mado up his share of this enpital, 1t ia now alleged that the business of the firm haa nover heen succossful, and that Loitz hias lout s good part of tho 31,800 contributed by bim, Lewis also hng noglected his dutios, over~ drawn his share of tho profits, and ovon con- vorted large amounts to his own use out of tho goodn manufacturod for sule, Now thot tha tables linyo beon turned, and tho shoo shifted to the othor foot, Loitz docs not find It so plossaut, ondin his furn asks an injunotlon to prevent TLowig from intorforing with the partnership nififnlm, sud to ronder an sccount of his operie tions, ITENS. Judgo Blodgett will exchango with Judga Hoj king for o \";euk and wulsluuvu town to-du‘; Judgo Hopline will tako up thoallof the Cir- cuit Court, relloving Judgo Drummond, who will probably hoar the casa of the State Insur- snce Company, en tho question of the National TLonn and Trust Company's sot-ofF, Judge Burns will bo horo to-dav to asaslsh Judge Gary in tho call of Calondar No. 1. TANKRUPTOY ITEMS, TIn the mattor of J, P. Btone & Oo., n dividend of 10 per cont was ordored. In the matter of the Peru Joal Company, the issuos were found for thecreditor, and the Com- pany adjudionted bankrupt. 3 BUPERION COURT IN DNIEF, Fiold, Teiter & Co. began suit acainst Groca O, GroNith for £034.17. A capins was issued for oG e C. Kolght T " eorgo C. Knight began a snlt against Benja- min ¥, Ehromun, olaiming 320,000%r bmmhju! contract. = Edward M, Bimpson suod E.A. Webster for ,000. Nathan Corwith snod Blias Bonok and Marcel- 1us A Marae for 31,500, . Hoyno, Horton & Hoyno began a sult against Richard Edwards for §1,000. Goorge B. Palmer brought suit in_trespnss against tho City of Chicago, claiming $10,000. Joha P. Cowing, Thilo 0“’“‘6‘ nnd George Cowing sued Thomas J. Kirk, Willizm J. Cole- man, and Frank Rhan, for 81,000, JMax Behweizor began o suft for 81,000 agrinsh tho Tilinols Mutual Firo Insurance Company, E. R, 1. Armstrong commenced au action againat the Faitfield County Fire Insurance Com- pany, claiming 81,600, » J, I, Chandlor suod E, G. Wolcott, T, A, Vane Vallonburgh, and J. D, Downier, for'$3,000. Tsraol Nosh, Francis Flint, and Olbarlos G, Boardman, sued Allen J. Btophons and Erastus 1lughes, for $1,600. The I Witbeck Company commoncod a suit for 1,000 agoinst Frankbroit, William M. Tilden_bogan n suit against Spar- row M. Nickerson, claiming £4,000, aud another against Ira Holmes, for a like amount, OIRCUIT COURT. Augusta Walberg sued John T. Tomple for 5,000, Laurotta Miller began o suit agrinst Henry G. Tawley, claiming 85,000. Henty Bovenschiulte began o suit agsinst tho Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Com- pauy, layiog domages at £5,000. . THE COUNTY COURT, In the matter of the ostato of John 8, Taylor, o lunatic, grant of conservatorship to Alico L, Taylor, under an approved bond of 4,000, Anton Domling was appointed guardian of Jacob Dunling under an approved bond of $1,600. Tho additional bond of Maria Hoass in £6,000 a8 gn::lrdinu of Herman Zobel, & minor, was ap- proved. £ Tho Court orderod that a rule bo ontered te filo objections to spocial assessmonts rolls No. 489, 468, 508, to 510 and 581 of the City of Chica- )y to-morrow tho 20th inst. - ecintnsscsements No. 9 of tha Village of Jofforson was contirmed, oxcept such purts to which objeetions wore filed. Tu the matter of the estato of Jamos Watt, tha finul nccount was approved und administrafor discharged. Adjudication in the following cases was or« dered: Mark Olifford, Susnnna Kemler, Mary A, Drooks, Robert Robinson, Hermau Refnsch, Georpo H, Hutching, Andrew Lillinger, Adolf Goilfross, Jobn_Farrell, Fredorick Utho, Jamea Doyle, Joseph Donat, b Schuvall, David 1. Wilder, Fratk Wernicke, Eliza J. Clayson, Fred- ricl I'rapp, Lowrence Crawloy, Qoorgo G. Lyon, dJohn Messor, John W. Licber, ITenry Amborg, Richard Barry, Mary A. Bogolo, CGottliob Stantt, Clnims _ngainst_the following ostales wero als lowed: George I Iutchins, SU3. Jumod Doylo, 400160 ; Gotilich Stuntt, l'llllllg‘ Wid- mer, $100. John Harnott, $£22,93: Charles C. Kooy 615.61; Mary W. Ely, 3100 Tito ‘wil of tho ato Mntihias Schusmm was proven, and lettors tostamentary wore jssued to, }Jnr Auna Sehiamm ; hor individual bond of sxo‘fluo was approved. THE OALL, JupoE DrumaroNn—From 69 unlimited, Junar Ntoorrs—371, 372 to 885, oxcept 75, Jupor Booru—176 Lo 100. Junus ‘I'ner—2,189, 234, 285, and general oall from 201 to 800, . Jupar Gany—119 to 140, except 133, 181, 141 49, Jupak: JaxesoN—211 to 281, excopt 292, JupoE MoRopents assists Judgo Uary. Jupck Bonng asslsts Judge Gury, JUDONENTS, Urrrep BTaTes Cmoulr Qount—Junas DRUM. MoNp,—Emma M. Farr v, Willjun T, Dickinson, Verdict for $1,081.68 und moflon for now trial, Surknion Count.—Conrrsarons,—J, 8, 3oad and Willimn G, Mead v. Georgo W, Swapts, §716,76, Jupue_ MoRonEnrs, — Patrick ~ O'Nell v, Davia Guary, Vordot §1,10:2,83 and_motion for now trinl.— M, Greenwaod ot al, v, A, L, Winno, . Verdiot $102.70, Cruousr Cousr,—Junge Baoril—Jobu Green vy Poter Wolf, §( —_————— CARPENTERS AT INDIANAPOLIS. InprawaroLss, May 15, 1874, To the Jditor af The Chicuno T'ribune: Sut: Wo focl it a duty to inform tho carpens tgrs, through your columns, thet this city is averrun with applicants for work. * Through the ‘miureprosontations of tho Roal Estato Exchaugo of this clty, carpentors have como from all over tho United Statos, oxpooting to mako from 93 to &6 por day, and, faling to got worl, have to Jenve the best way thoy can. ~‘Ihora uro now in tuo ditforont dopots of this olty atlonst 100 toal- chesty belonging to difforent carpenters wha have not monoy topay the freicht-churgos sa that thoy can got thom uwny. Mou having fam- ilios hipva moved horo, and, not finding worls, and bejng onb of mouoy, thelr familics, many o thom, are in o suffering condition, Iive hyn. drod ourponters avo out of employment st thiy timo in this cily, .and we think It will pe doing , our tetlow-workmen & kindness to publish this iy yourpaper, Many Oanvenrens, —_—— —Already tho land js filled with howls about “a le thing on 1c0”—the prico pub on it by tue ico compantos, Bvery puper conoludesits articlos with tho assurance that tho extortions of the ioe companies can no longer Lo endured. So far as e have noticed, the companigs remain ermuuy cool (why shouldn's thoy?) aud ssk, fiko 'Cwead, “ what they ayo going to do aboul it.” Tu fuot, tho {ce-nion probubly lilo to hava oltizont fume and pwant over tho mattor; It lae {5 oreased the domand for lve,