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® HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE; SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1881I—SIX'TEEN PAGES. nh SUSPENDED. Thomas Convicted on All the Charges and Spec- ifications. Dr. Solid ours Devoted to Much Solid Talk. pany . Shoppard Finishes tho Ar- . net Begun the Pre- vious Day, While Dr. Axtell Vindicates tho Defendant's Views About the Atonement. j Brilliant Closing Speech on That Side by the Rev. Dr. Miller, Essontials His Olient Was a Faithful Orthodox Meth- odist, fo All jad Had Contravened None of the Estab ished Doctrines of Mis Chueh. Dr. Parkhurst Makes a Strong Pre- sentment of His Side of the Case. pr. Thomas Leading the Youth Astray and Eagerly Anxious for a Trial. The Oase Goes to tho Jury, Who Boturn Their Vordiot in an Hour.’ Tho Matter Now to Be Fought Out at the Conforence. , PRELIMINARY, Tho alr in the Icoture-room of Contenary Methodist Church was falrly thick with tale amin yesterday, when the arguments in the Thomas trial wero resumed and protracted throughout tho day. In the anticipation of a large attendanco, the blue-tickat system of ad- mission was aguin rosorted to. Thoanticipa- ion, partly owing to tha fact that tho caso was drawinr near its close, and partly owlng to tho delightful wenthor pravailing, was moro than malized. not at tho etart, but lator on. Tho opening devotional exercises of the day » wetvconducted by tho Itey, Mr. {Inzeltine, ona of tho jury in tho case. In accordance with tha reduapetsm which has proyattod throughout this eccleainstical Joquiry from the begluniug. thooitielal reporter was dircated to go back to lat Thursday, and reat off tho journal of tho (dal from that time up to date, Tho record was slightly nmended in spote, at the diz reetlouof the Presiding Kider, nnd, tho docis ., baving thus Deen cleared, Dr. Parkburst hurled. ' anothor elomant. of discord Into the cuso by got> Ung ing polot aguiust tha defunse’s authorities. A RULING WANYED. Dr Porkhurst—I wish to give notice before wo Proceed that we sult ask tho ruling of tho Chair ea this point? Where “tho. supposed authorities quoted by tho defonse shall come in disagrec- meot with the Articles of Holigion, tho cate- chiem, and othor roooynized standards of doo- ining, thoy shui! be ruled out ag authoritios in thls case. Wo huve heard certain authorities Rad that plainly como. in contitet with them, ‘Theee are standards; those arc not. ‘tr, Bennett do not know us I undorstand ‘What is Impliod by this ruling out. Dr. Parkhurst—Bitnply that tho Court shall ia- Mnuct tho comstnitres that they fre not law, Ir, Honnett—Part of nur dofenso is that thoro fre no eatabifghed standards of doctrine othor tdan the Artictes of Rellglou. Dr. Parkburst—Thy Court ruled that out, Ar. Bounett—Tho Court gave uu opinion tn Tefereneo to that matter, and said be would Jetve tho whofo quostion for furthor discussion {othe cummittoc. All wo ask is to tise whatover Fechooso on thatinatter $n our argument to ‘tbe cominitten on tho established standanis. Dr. Parkhurst—We stl ask the Chair to rule on that question wn rule it out. ie donne Crue ask tho Chair to instruct re 4,Dr, Parkburst—Wo aball ask tho Chair to rulo that tho conflicting authors nro not authorities, ett Honuett—it tho Chalr dovs that, we ahall Ur, Parkhurst—We don't objeot to your rend- f ‘tora wock, if tho committee and oudionce on’t Kot Weary, but E ink amount te: annie tt wo don't think it will Mr, HennvttYou aro not the Judge of that. THE REV. MR. SIEPPAND, Tho Koy, Mr. Shoppard then rosumed his Waument. He had oxamined, he sutd, tho Artl- cof Kellylon that was eat to bo cuutravenud by the utterances and docuinentary ovidenvo Produced, und found that {ts “linqungo fs exceedingly broad und comprehensive, wdleuting no method . of Inspiration and fot contradictmy tho cluim Dr. ‘thous Rado of being tn accord with - biblical Silas upon the subject of the Word of Gud. tad Atguuxe was, "tue Holy Scriptures con- Hin all tuuge necessury to salvation.” Dr. daar ras Gad quoted this, and put forth the claim faltdy sortie jee our authorized teacher of man tone at na Hot to be required of any SrreqUR AuTHCle, OF falth should by balieved orGe ‘oO snivation, unicss found in the Word tte ud prosented tn tho I 1, next place tho‘atate- eae tha Bixth Asticte of Moligion, whieh, ibly, would. not bo ruled out by tho hn her (Parknusst) as bemy an ube ailonavio standard ta present in Fe louse, devtaring a limited inspiration for the dgaete or the Old ‘Testamont substantiated ofthe Wee yon oF Dr. Coouns that all parts of ang? V ord of God Wero not of equal authority na Vulus—were not equally inupired, toy etepuard read frat Popo's Cuinpendiom Cate nthon thi position; and alsu from Adam. tating ieee suying, nu to, the latter, taps attack ped 8 proseeution " might pore Parkburat—Hty thought dovl Bonkoy. {Sinlloat ight tho devil was a Mr hard roud ‘ mistakes fe tha goth oxtract reforring to tho Printers, romurising that Bie deren shad ae Stood On ipienalulo ground—was tourtully and loving- slong” for the, stability + of religipn. God, Adtrorgitblllty of | tha | Word ‘Dt Theties sivertiny ty the statement, Nor do enti i all the books of the Olt nmeUt uo Cary itfallible,” tr, Bhoppard sald De, mutant that there were corruptions aud Mead crigae 10 tha snured toxt that neodud bib- reat gtlciam to den with thom, Poe alized a Nopage mer of ubiections, and admitted that tet’ Tag cetlcully: infallible Old ‘Tostament Of thy Atd NOt the brethron tho “new Version” Ae yyestament in tholr hands? It was the prone ee caenues bad beon made tn tt, and tar Pieces Rhea en are srogarcns wero 1% In the Ught uf those feet would ‘clnius that ‘the Word of Ged as ands wus Intallivle? at jt nulninittes would do it, Waut the dofuise {Seca was doctrinal integrity for tho word of Adieeastng bin méclf brictly to tne verval ovi- fee, ae, Wuoppurd spoke ct taat given by tho Hayling tae, wtatements rade by Dr. Chomus, to the “it they Wore not abgalutely cortuin 48 Vination wus weed, ake WIRE tho ‘boctors ox rage ltue tothe conversation betwoon Dr. course of ne, Dr. Parkhurst, in which, in tha tpitedee H¥e minutus, the lealtesy atonement, and future Ty we Veto Cuuvassed, counsel observed Uterine ess the palné gor Vr. ‘Thomus’ Of De, Chet, 4 fe Otte fino with Probably reeiteke, though it was doubtful, and 4 Y Wor eluttned, that tha Doctor's language rary rine! With absolute correctyicas, Jt was peal ofl like Dr. ‘Poomus, for instunen, to ise Thora waking the Chute aud Gealdos the couyee Ported words were only a eeynient of OF the qonpttlon aNd therefore fot a fale Index i hes fitest. Th Dr. ‘tuouis’ surmon of Say SSataiieg Wes diutinctly stated that the Bible Gut ites? pauucy revelation from God, and “Thosg gah toroughout the wuthority ur God, Bot mere (agie— those publi utterances, aod Or tench, ‘arbal vestimouy—wore the only prope ‘y Walch to determine the gounduesy of ‘reat themnos of in- untshwent man's ylows, Only n few dass ago one of the counsel formerly connected with tho prosecu- ton was etl hyn newapaper core Apotdont to hive preached the sume here feal doctrines for which Dr. ‘Thoinna wis now belng pra: ted, and a day or go after that, tha ¥amy charge ‘waa brOMRE aRAlst an other counted on tho ating side. Mr. Sheppard Refnowledzed that ho didn’t believe the reports to bo true, but bo only montioned thom ns an ile Justration of the unrctable quality of verbal testimony in the arcalynmont of a brother for he “TE leave tho standards,” std he, itt vonclusfony! to be overthrown by the counsel for the prosecution If be can, and J comment tu your pationce, and love, and chari ny suit Ltt dletment upon this article for hereay, our beothor beloved—n tna that has. Unought patiently, aud profuundiy, and powerfully Upon these grent matters: on snaty that In aplieittint of hls. composition, unt enrnest and taborious fn his lifer. man whoso Iistory tits been 1 uted with ts nud with othor Methodist preachers, who loves tha Jhurehs whose history has been made In the Church; who his spurned avery tempting offer that hus beon presented to him to leave tho ful- lowehip of his brethren, In which he lia nc- aired his edueution and done his work. 1 com mend to your reusonnble and talr inteepretition the evidence on thls question, with the Articles of Keliglon, und Ido not feartho result.” Bhiey Dit. PANKITURST GETS IIS RULING Atthis Juncturo Dr. Gurney read tha toltow- ing, wineh bud been handed in by De. Murk- bursts Wo shall tako 10 position that, whon tho Articies of Iteilglon contaltied in tho Diselpiine express the ductring of the Church, this is the ‘ultimate or conclustyo expression of the Church, and tho tentching of Individuals cannot bo con- sidered to change or modify those tenchingas., We shuil also contend that, where the Diselpiine lins penized atandards of doctrine, agin tho ease: Of tho eateehisin,.and thesocontain an expres- slon on a doe! they are to bo held in the sntne conelusive Nght, Mr. Uounutt—May L make a auegestion? 12 this ruling fs to be considered inthe Nicht of ins struction to the comtnittey, wo suggest that tho proper tine to mate tt Is after the counsol upon both aides have concluded tholr arumonts, It Jy rathor extraordinary to make a ruling of ‘this chiracter whlle tha wezuments are In progress, T don't know what tho Court tnay rule, but | re- Bpeetrully request that all rullng bo’ withheld an the arguinents of both vounsel are con- eluded, : Dr. Varkhurst—It strikes ime that Brother Bennett Is correet. and f will eall ittontion to the fict thal wave notice that 1 should put this in—thac wo should for tho ruling. < Lb ches of these bruth- {Stultes, The Mresidiug Elder—Tho Char holds that bo ns no right tu instruct tho committee ag to tho law In this ense, but he witl rule for the benellt of the counsel If thoy greatly need it, [Laugh- er. ti. Parkhurst—We nsk for it now. Tho Presiding Lider—Tho Chale rules, in anawor to Dr, Parkhurst'’s requost, that counsel for (bo Church or counsel for tho defense may rend a4 part of tholr speeches from books and authorities; hut when e point fs ineadoned [nour Articles of Itellglon, our Chureh catechisn, wnaainously adopted by the General Contor- enco and enforced by tho Jtook of Discipline (paragraph 259) and tho estabilshed standards of doctrine, these works are ultimate authority. ‘Toe Chalr does not mean, by the word * ult moto” they aro “total "—uut are ultiinate aithority, und the viows of authors contrary to thom cunnot be followed by tho courts of tho Church. Dr, Parkhurat—Thank you, Mr. Bennett—Tho exception we tnke Is to 80 much of tho ruling a3 states what aro standurds Of doctrine author thou tho Articles of Keligion. DRi AXTELL ON TIE ATONEMENT. Dr. Axtell, with « small ilbrary of doctrinal works before him, arose at twenty minutes past 10, anid ho would try to get through pas near noon as possivie, aud addressed himself to tho task bofore him by referring to the subject of tho atonoment, us the very holy of holies of tha Methodist religlon—tho whole busis of thelr hopo ns sinners Jost ond looking to silty vation and heaventy lght. Dr. Thomas was on trial for his ilfe, and especially on this doctrino of tha atonoment. There had been growing up since the days of Ambrose two sate of idens in- tho Church, wonderfully con- neoted, and yot ench a part of its own system, ‘Tho {dea of Ambroso tuok more definit form in tho teachings. of Augustine, Dr. Thomas was certainly not to be expulled from tho Methodiet Church becauao he was nota consistant mombir ofa CulvintstiaChureh, The Acticles of Religion of. Methodist Church wore susceptible of an . interpretation that might inake the doctrines of Mothodlsar allied to the Nercest kind of Calyine isto, and, on the other hand, of an interpreta- Uon consistent with the whole Iino of Methodist thooloxy. In this cuse, the defonso wore beautifully cit dewn to one point, Dr. Thoms held. tho ntonemont ‘theury Inaway which wus preelsely in uccord with Methodism from its. beginning dawn to tho prus- ent timo, Tho Vresidonts of tho Draw ‘Thoo- Jogicul Seminary, tho Garrett Biblical Institute, und the Boston Theologival School were’ con- stantly tonohing the views thoy bald on this subject, and inno caso did they boli the pout elomentof tho atonement. Dr. Thoms, there. fore, in saying he befluvod: the atunement the- ory, but without bulding to the penal uloment, wus in preeiso aecord with Methodism, oven shoul poral: not with tha highest phaso of Calvinism og it hud been taught down to tho presont day, 1f was a nw of Protostantiym hat a int of religion was to be interpreted by the Scriptures, aud not put nbove the Seript- ures, + ‘The counsol hore referred to Dr. Wheodon's “Arminius and Arminius,” {u tho Hlbtotheca Sacra, aud, atter a fivo-minutes’ recess and broathing-spell, ton ebeerful utterance by Bt Augustine to tho offeut that two infants wore only a Jump of perdition; one, not baptized, sunk futo hell; the otbor, huptized, ascended to glory. ‘This was followed by n oltadon frow, Dr. Atayimond on the subject of hnputuuon. Tha Penal clement of the atonem the counsel doulared, was fieonsistent, and could not be built into tho’ Mothodist structure; nnd when Dr. ‘Tbonuns sald be belleved in Jesus Christ, O how fully, leaving out tho penitl clemept, ho lett out precisoly whut Arminiantsin must leave out to be a logical whole, Por contirmation Dr, Axtell wont to Calvin's Institutes, Vol, 11, page 3, aud ull Dr, Edwards ag equally ox- pilclt fa regard’ tw the imputaueo of the Adatnic transgression and its con. sequences, Ma uxt, turned bacle to Wosloy, Vul. T., page 482, on * freo Grace,” and, roferring.to Dr, Paomas’ characterization of tha pou! view us tho buteler thaury.” quoted is ‘ollows from Wesley on tho anine point; “it ian ductring that makes God wordo tan the devil; gs both more talye, mure cruel, and imMore Un dust," ete. ‘Pho founder of dethodten Hiewlsa spokvof “tho horrible devreo of predestiia- non” When bay spouker was attending the Garrett Biblical Institute, the Rov. Dr, Vittur declared Ina sermon that, thls pen Wus correat, "God bad goue inte a eystom of boundless butebury.”) Whon he attended oon- ference for the frst time, ho heard n very efor uent aud fervent ininister, tho Itev, Dr. Fowler, deulave that “such a system 1s tint is a system: Wut makes Christ a butcher.” And yot Dr, ‘fhomns was now arraiwavd for saying What all these_men nad said—for saying netuaily lees than John Wesicy had sald, und what any man in bis wober seuse must Bay, in looking at theso ‘two systems, WHAT WESLEY TAUGIT. Ho then tuok, up tho Articles of Ieligion, re- marking that Johu Wosloy didn’t caro inuoh for maklog etandarda, wanting to leave tho Church the Iurgost Hborty, The articics of tho Method- {at Church wore a Itberul and judicious abridye- mont of those of the Church of Enzland, Wes- loy struck out “guilt,” aud made other changes which showod that the Idea of inheront guilt in Indah was not entertafued byhim., 'Lorccouciic the Futhor tous” did not really express the viow of atoncimont in ita bust Atminian form, Wosley loft it as tho Culvinietla element in the Lngllali Church hud made it—Intorpreting It In tho lightal dentul of aay tty that cama to destroy man's freedom, and tho ronal work of Christ, the rou! Tecoucllintion, as the Soripturo suid, of mun to Gods Thuy wore Justified as Mothodters in suy~ Ing thera was x scso—e sonsy of fustice~in which the 'Fathor wus recongiicd tomun. Ho citud * substautinl authoritios" of the Church to show that man was cutirely free froin the impu- tadon of gut ‘The ideu of a quarrel tn tho Godbead—vet nny such thuught a8 that Christ stood in ma y to set between us the Father; ‘that eo Fatbor hid tho wrath, that thy Kou bad tha love, aud that the Holy host atood toacknowludya what was done fy tho fueu oF the Father by tho work of the Sunt. Te Dr, ‘Thomus was a heratic, tha 12,000 intnleters In tho MethodlstChurch wore heretics, Ho quated to show thut by the provision of tho Atonement fhe penaley romained forever uns executed, Tho best thought of the Church left ‘out the penal theory, aud that was whet Dr, Thoinas had dony, bo standing preciacly upon the teachings of Arminius, Grotlus, Linboron, and Curselluus, and all the advancod German thinkers, tho dovtrines of Wesley, of Fletcher, and of Mothodlem all the way down, ry Dr. Axtell, who was unnvic todo as he hid promised—get through by noon—resumed his argument Kt the aficrnoun session, which was opened with dovotional exerctaos, conducted by the Koy, Str, Cantine, one of the jury, Geoforce bo got to work, however, tho Prosiding Bldor announced that tho jury very much desired to hold an ovening scaion and Nuish up. Counsel acuulosoud and the argument went on, with tho understanding thus tha case would’ be con- Enrees 3 possible, before tho waboring tu uf youbor day, Ho read from Fletcher's dofense of Wesle: wha, tho spouker eald, was on tril for yn o fenso wimilar to thut charged aguinst Dr. Thowus—Lecauys he didn’t put in imputation— nal thoory did uot burp enough upon the blood, Wesley botfoved fully In to Atonement of Cbriat, but ho did not believe it In the penul style that tho, Heater rors tae did in that day. Some faymen without clear ideas of the Atonement anatened at wometbing that voomed bundy. “Coriat's blood Was the sue ua uur blued. ‘The debt was aid, and vanuot be ould agulv. Cry * Faith, ‘with, Lord, Lord"; no matter about avy deop Copentanos.” Hrothur Moody way aaked if be wouldu’t preach w thorough searching sermon Onrepentunce. He said be didn't sve the need oF it; “Christ did the works cry * Wo bellove,’ and fle stands in aur nt Thero was tot no leaving of sin, no breaking up the har ness of heart. no new charietor. Dr. Thoms ns ohnd got his protest onualnst this, To show that he owia right, — tho apenkor rend from Jtayinona, who wrote ‘on. th ide Atonement from tho Methodist standpoin Unguishal trom matterr of Individual belief, from Hodges, who aged tho word “nile” fatwo | This wes trite of the Nieens Creed, tho Apostles’ aenses sons to ndinit that in the proper and | (0 ‘and that of tho Methodist. Church, tinal sense of KUN Jeaus Chelat could not he grew upontot a triangle of conilieting punlahed fur our sina. A tien eoukd he aol | opintons-Arminianian, Calvitian, und Komarte Presbyterian now, nnd still etaim Uaat he dida't | lam. hold the penn! thoory. When it waa former fi this country, attar tho ‘Tho Kdwardsinn tieory of the Atonement was | Revolution, Weeley saw the grand opportimity ano into nt fength—the ono upon which the new | it hal to take a newstart In waat promised to be school Freshytertans and nerewauonnats | a weand empire. Previous to thie time tha stow. De. Warron satd thore was not no ringls | Meth societies bud sliply teed his notes: these that gave rise to creeds, It pathy, hav deetion to fed no sytas Pr with Uiat Dintant popular ob. ody thut thos soight to cram doze inas lows, the peopla’s throats. yrewd wus really a defense agnuinst doxmatiam—what a chiret tusiste) upot.ns matter of be Methodist authority Ut grounded redemption S, whieh were now Buperacded by the Wy Christ in the deinand of God for retrihutly Jon which he aunt. tho Method Justice, De. Axtell rejoteed, and airy, his abject butig to relegate did pot wonder, that 80. ni Mnessou tials (neluding inany OF tha views ho no proportion in ail the churches | had previously hetd in nla notes and Rermans) to. hod left this penal theory and camo Just to where Dr. Thomas stood. Was fie to he cast out of tho Chureh Leeause ho rejected H? His thon. ry of tho Atonement was sustained by all the authorities, Tho spenker was just 19 bie wt here ate ns Dr, Chotas was on tho doctrine of the aAMtonemont. He held exactly to nls view, aud wo a nil the Methodist clergymen th tho roont: and be thought itn Httle mean that Dr. Thomas shold be plexed up oni haetily prepurad sere tho tomalt of individual botlef. And among those anvasentials wis the catecnisnt. The pros ceutton aseumed the rile of those of tacient nies who sONAnE te tolet new things on the bo rola of the troublers of Aton; tho role of the very mien that ereeds were Intended to be used ne a defense aguinst, and he intended to sponk ipniinst nib suet fmevations, kinwing that the result inst be such ta had ever: heen tho resultof Kuen aetion—discvrd and niurrow- Inou when ho had gf hit Views vhurch, $n anothor ona, Ha (Theis) anid he bes two senses in which the word Heved ty the Atonoment— velieve Got as used, and It was thie double ig atonement In Christ for tho alss of the world." Fioteher rata thoy whro not to desecnd into minuthe—nat to separate by philosophy between Me doctrines of tweedio-dee and wweedle-dum, Tf Dr. Thoms belluved there wat a jreat atone ment and prenched it—aaid “Come and be eaved now by it" tho spouker detiod the commit Hud any bervay in bia tevching. Sot oue of his anntences deviated from Methodist thaolugy, (tee tint wave rige to sy muelt confusion. ‘he Word wis tised first in to sense of standard atthors," aid (1 its ether sense to mean ereterit of fwith, o¢ the tests of orthudoxy, Some Sol mou, Knowle Cut there. was ib law aguinst rpiuy jury ina trial ke this, set out what as standards jn the Northivratern, fielded the hymn baok! (Langt- hope,” added Dr, Miller, ** that he won't put Moody and Saunkes’s songs minony, then,” (More Innghter.] Suphose we tae up Wesity's formons. God forbid [ should say anything te impair that great nung. But great and ood have nade mistakes in some departments: wherg thete greatness and thelr woudness did not rently hive its proper. tinetions, it We tuke Ils Kurmons. We wontld i his touching regarding the THE PATIL. Dr. Axtell tuon went {nto the subject of liter- ality. Wo wero living li nstrange thio. Tho Age wanted toget downto a solid basis on all tho questions of religion, Ite wns glad of ft, There were Just threo courses open tu Metbod- jets, > Ono Wns to take no position and believe Just } of fr Qs thefe fathers did—to he blind, and obsttiute, | # on,’ Shullurly. (f Watvon was accepted ayn stand and dogued, und unreayoning, and, resist nny | qed, must wo not nevepL AMON othurthinjes tho thing It the shape of chinge—not budge an exploded philosophy ot Looke?. Or must wo nee Ineh. He had beard of no man who wad so great | cept his doctrine of the succession of the cons @ conservative thit he said he would Ne and pes, RUHISNOSS cele Was It not hutorious. tht dle an ald baehelor beoutay his father bad done | (Re Hist part of Watson bad been excluded from sobetore bi. [aughter.] Was it tholr'duty tho course of etudy iu theglogtoal Institutes? If Dr Thomas were to bo apralgned on the qiess todo pach ava it gia uns. 15 be bigots? Hon ue sare aus tutte he RH A “Down with hizotro aud stn” was the grand ox- . i brusalon oF Wesley: when he stuctedd uit WHHM EUG | irr ton wf irutus ue UNE CHO. Hee HOE HUTS eats oye; tho more ght poured hitolt,the moredt nf Toad nel ig eure TRAE AUREL Ot shat up. Did Christianity demand that ines if eat th tt nit ti Oo wanid be we Bhotld be bigots to be retigious? Carist plicer, nga tt pe ure ithor nt onnnnay West Himself upon larwe Nborality. Chrisdanity ent inn i fee eit Nea ne a inne gruthiered about Christ, not louing. not juss Weer inte seb Harring dards, Hut as tap basisas to opinions Religion inet | Te doctrine of eternal sousuip resulted tn a nothing to do with opinions. fchilam ard tho eruntion of nect Knows us Should thuy abandon a eiigie effort when this { (Varrentius, aud ft was propored to expel uthors modern spirit of Infidelity vate in and began to | Healdes, Waren, when ft was found that Dr. tear down suine of the outward detensea of Christianity? Adam Chirke himself rejected 'the doctrine, and tho effort was given up, ‘The prosecution stood ‘Cho remiluing ground was to recognize situply and falriy the advances of truth, on other doctrines thin those, but whteh the Pisalialte: setae eee ie Bt ita eros, nat Tho great offense af Dr. Charnns was that he | (tented to belong to tho domain of tnddivider wrist herd and he was broigne co trial an the haliofy und rok bu Geuibanl fase atone. of “art an honilines of papers, A very intellectual lady | Uuxy, Ti beeuuse Wesley, Watson, and ofiers brought a paper to tho spenier, ant sail De, | Wight have tuught those theories, the proscet- Thomas pretobed this sermon, and the bottom | Yon insisted un thom now, thon, to he consist hus fallow out of hell.” She had seen that in | EMI must allow the defense fo prosecute men tho headtinos. Reading the iauguage ho found | fever uelloving In baptismal regeneration oF words to the effect that, suqner than sity there | © GPUS ER of brutes, nse were stunt an Was no chance Hoyoud death for the sinner, ho | Mithors fo by sure, Lut In meottuin senge in tho would Jog hig rightarm,. He didn'tatlem thera ved thie. at gon u the de, ti Are L Was avy punlsnment In tho future, What | Mved tholr standard wuthority from the fae was te bo a Mberal, after all? Glad | tht they were covreetao far us, tried by the atono suld {© was “A ‘trust of the poo. | fuebstone of tho Niscipling, and thelr curreot- Pie. tempered by peitdences’ What was tho | W638 dud standard churueter inust always be de- Vitlsoretkie?, Cladstoncentd: “A distrust of | termined by the dactriue of tho Diselplinc, the peopls tempered by fear” Atman never | Woenover they traveled ont of the question of gathored an audience when be distrurted tho gents. Soe Mau E reuediny the inate of Shue Hoople. ‘To do so, he must bo in aympathy with | Mets they wore Iny deparuient where tt was This modoru spitity aid swith. tho heart ana | Smply a question of individual tnqutey, earnestness of thd people. Dr. ‘Thomas bad ‘There was nothing, the counsel neclared, in the gitta, ernce, nud fruits, No ono bud over | Attioles ur Kelfgion regarding Cuture puaish- Drouxhe so many souls ta Christ ws he, Skoula | Ment. Other standards of doctrine were ax- Mothodiam stand in tho way. of tuo grenton- | Sted outelde of thosy articles, and when they ward pash of this modoru spirit, sympathy, und | tented of tho mode of atonement, inapiention. Progress? If 40, th erent aplrit would roll-on, | MWA, future puusment tog did not bind the pee ese cdise Wold ber erusnad” beneath | conselonces of Methodist ministers, because thoy fe Thoro were Voishty. animudveratona in | Mill not constitute established stundurds of, doc Wesley agutast clinging to matters, at { ino tn tho Methodint Churchs opinion, instead of suing to the grent Cheist | Agta jiustrution of the “diferences amon Minselt ang tnetuy by tho band overy man bo-,{ Wecturs” in rozurd to theories and maces, Dr. enuso he was n Christian, working hand in band) filler reforred (0 the memorable an rou with hit, and nevar interposing any hindrance, outs CATON Shot dar mee ai a hairy if te bed ohlld of Got. He was glad that thera | Of Sunctiivation. with tne remark that doctors was this frecdom in Methodism. Jf they | Mxbt and did ditter about such things, and ye Mea atop toit, thoy would be dolng n new thing | Ue caually orthodox. Standari authors, he con- Tine words Ir a man Weeo cite out who ia, | tended, wer gueh ws, foterproted by the Disel- sono way soomed to diter from thom, areat | Pline-the touchstune of Shoe rolapiltty were harm would be done to the Chureh, They should | [i tecurdance thaccwlth. dint ee a tg, (fk think and lot othors think; bnve tho whole world | Confer upon then doginatla authority, “Thos for their parish; and the grout work of thoir | Wure standurds in tho loose or jiterary sense. To lives should bo ta spread Christian holiness, not | thls domain tho Chutea, now relexates tho, sere in thoory but tn tha henets of all tha DEOpIes ot | Tee a ee ae oe te ane tho earth. CAppiuute) | Ag ho stood before it haga aay parks se sil Almighty God, ho belfaved there was not one | "he" aitoe then proceeded ‘to show that the Tega at pour anlage ye Thuile lust General Conferoneo Ineortod In paragraph - 01 i a tho pbmuge mee vatnbltahod | standards oF Soo- ine.” With all respect for: tuo Court, thoug! THE REV. DR. MILLER, bu itl rulod. for tne rawyors, Inwas vor. tha cule. ‘Tho olustug speceh for the dofense by tho Rev | witteo toascertaln whut the Church meant by tho Dr, Miller, of Iowa, one of tho counsel for tho | Phruse. It go happened that the restrictiverule, dofonse, wan by all odds the clonrest, most sig- Adopted In 1808, was the rule upon this question of ‘whatwas meant jn tho statute. ‘hut ro- uifloant, and most commanding utterance sluco | strietive rule was constitutional, the ruly «upon tho begiuning of tho trial, It was scholurly and Seblch, pe ett wae ‘Bomtlanca anoeely, ant ery; ant ‘n tt m oe OF eens ara pola paar be rantings Ppeated by tuo first rostrictive rule, and nly ‘rom first tg last, and ita fmpression on court, at restrletive rule provided that "To ry, and audionue was evidently 4 powerful one, “Tpresunit,” sid bo at the outset, “that L need not spend thine in endeavoring to nuke at D 9 tecept urreztion of brutes, postanitennarinnisin, tha materiality: ture pilnishment, and baptismal regeuerit> General Conference shall not revoke, alter, or change our Articles of Religion, nor estubtish tiny New sliudurds or rules of doctrino con- 5 / , | triry to our present oxisting and estab fimpresslon upon you With remited to yourduty | fished standurds’ of doetriioe" AS tho Gene in th{ycnso, Tecouceda that you nro nutto bo | oral Conferency had) never — particular- rerdud us tho average Jury that wo find inthe | ized tho various items of doctrine, aside fram tho Articles of Rellgion, that were tosts of orthodoxy, it waS Devessury ‘to necertaln whit had bees tho uction of tho Church; bow the General Conference had proceeded in observing: tho authority of this first restrietive rule. White ithad pointed out how many ot those rules gould be changed, It hud pointed aut how othors could not be chanyed. It bud ever stood guard- fan over tho Articles of Heitgion nud the ostab- I standards of doctrine, Whatever other chinges might take plaice fn tha Methodist Church, it was clear that these atandards of tluvtrine by whivh a wan might by tried should not be changed. “bis first restrictive rule furnished an infallible erfterion by which tho established standards of doctrine of the Church inight be distinguished from any other feneh tags that might be in the Church, “Lhe {1 fallible criterion was thls: that thoy’ were uns ohungenble, ‘bo General Canference of 1578, fn. Bultimore, upon certain standards of ductring court-room—that you ure men of trained minds, seoking for the bighost purposva, I avsumo you aro to do your duty, and L oxpect to do mine, It is wall, however, to free ourselves froin that sentiment, so widely dit- fused by sensational bendtlnes ta tho newspit- pers, and wssume ut londt, that Dr. ‘Mhomns is Innocent until he is proven guilty, Neither dol expeut to concade, what the prosecution big 1s guined, that wo are trying to win thiy caso on technicalities. ‘That is very tue from our mcthod. We want te present tho caso on ity merits, and Lask and expect you to declde it on its nerits, It has become a aitying, Almost pro- vorbial, that church trints do more burm thin good. It 14 hoped that this trial may do ood in wt Jeast two ruspeots—io cletrly sotting forth constitutes Methodist orth- oduxy = at in elvarly ascertaining the relations of Dr. Lhonuis and all who think cs with hin to that orthodoxy, ‘Those two points | proposed to be added by Alfred Bronson, Decertuined walt readily yiold the trie vers tut in | tvok tho position that, inusinuch as the this case, woleh will durtainly be a third good, } Uoetrines we they than existed constitut- As to whut constitutes orthodoxy, and whether | el wt body of dovtrinu, to chunge the _ torm of that body by thonddluon of othorteach- Pir Thomas suieud ings, contrary to any partieulir. part of this body, vis w change contrary to thitt boy as a standard of dugtrine, Ag 10 Tilture punishment, Dr, Thomas had nn fayonized nothin” in the Articlod of Rellgon, for there was nothing ia thom on that subject, Thoro wero certain doctrincs—formulas of tho Chureh—which, in addigen to tho Arti= eles of Religion, conatituted tha wholo, bor thore was’ not ono of these. by thut orthodoxy, Is heretical, wo ure not hero, let me suy, to try tho Church, Nor aro wo hire to approve tho tench. ings of Dr. Thomas—to say bow, far thoy tire correct or invurroct. Brethren bave ti tholr phtcus shown how fac thoy approved thou and agreed with thom, as Jucidentul ta the grent quesdion which js roally befero us, ‘That great question id nor, ‘Aro his views true?’ but *Are thoy fn antagonian to tno standard dootrinca of the Methodist Chureh?’) We will leave tt ta God Liz that critninated Dr. Thomus in his’ teachings, Stornal Metta teed te ey ot He bold that there was a wrath to come, It was what is truth, © Whutever your ver- | tho mode of administering that wrath upon dict may be, ~ MW onot identify | whieh he varied from sume of his’ brethren In the tninistry, ‘Tried by the restrictive ruly, it was secu how all these pretended doctrines of Methodlsn foll to tho ground. ‘Tho hymn-book had been changod until wl the Culyinisin was now outotit. And then, ns for the catechism, which playod some pact In tho trial, Ib wos adopted in 18; the restrictive rule in 1608; and it wi you ns bolding or approving his viows, or 13 Tejecting thom, ‘That js not Javolyed In this Juvestigation, 1f it wore, thon Tot ull Meth- odiat mintstera, would be disqualified to defend hing for hla reaches and mine, on nearly all ‘of thoso points involved in theao speoitications, Bro In wWoll-olined contrast, Although f do. it the catechism = su oudopted is to show eee reer ee eur: Ponies ite | Wit the. Genoral Conference mover droamed NOL ggrea with him in bis phuosuphy of tho | It was, imposing any new doctring on the Atouutnent {nso fur ne it vuries from what we | Church's atundard of orthodoxy, or, If it had, bundreda und thousands of Mothodist preaehors would faye rigen Up ugatust tho violation of tho first restrictive rule which said that those standurdg of dootring should not bo changed, ‘hore bud never been an wotion of the Church, in any General Conforence sluce 180K, that indlvated tht thoy Buphosod thoy were ebanging the Are Uales of Roligion or tho established standurda of doctrine, But oven If tho cutcohism wero a standard, which it wae nol, tho answers Were gall the governmentul thoory, and, ulthough £ do not belleve in the verbal thoory of nspira- ton—and 1 suppose Hone of you do—yol, us to tho correct crituriou of Tbical oritielen with rexurd to inspiration, § cannot suy that hound Tuva in harmony, So that I wish this putnt to he olvarly understood: that, becouse | stand boro and dofund Dr, ‘Thomas on the yuestion us to whother hls ylows antagonize Mathodist orthodoxy, does not Iinply that Lupprove what he teaches. Nor, {f you {a sour verdict should | elmply the Inuguago of Seripturo, and that noquit him, it docs not reficet your opinions us Rating bring ano back to tho old question; to bis teuchings; or, if you tid hin guilty, 16 | *Whut is thelr intorprotation? Th commvating on Wesley's doctrine of bap Hamal rogoneration, dong alnco exploded, Dr. Millur observed that tho great foundor of Mothodism “mive himscif away to tho im- mersionia (Luughtor.) The defense wus ready to show that Dr, Thomas had not antay onizod any of tho stuudurds ot doctrine in his views on cternal punishment, At this point tho court adjourned until 7:00 p, m. ‘Tho evoniug session, which was characterized by tho largust wttendatice go far, was openod with tho singing of o byinn, after which the Roy, Mr, Mevhurda offered prayor, WHAT DR, THOMAS TAUGITE, ‘Dr. Miltor, iu resuming bisurgument, addressed himself to the Inquirivs, What did Dr, Thomas teach? Did bis teuchings conflict or antagonize tho doctrincs /that had been indicated as tho critorin. of Methudlst orthodoxy? ‘Thora was dova not aby more suow what wry your opinions: ‘on thoue aubjects.| Whut are tho doctrinn| teats: of the Motbadist Church, and avo the teuchin; of Dr. Thomas antagonistic to thom? It is only Deouuse TL bave regarded him as equally ortho- dox with mysolt on those doctrines that are eriteria of our soundness that 1 apvenr hore, Whilto wo agree in thoay toctrines of faut, the philosophy of — thesu—faota, tho various theories royarding them, ara all matters reloguted to the domain of fadiyidunl opinion, and whother ho ts right in bis opluions rogui ‘or Whethor [im right, docs not 18 to our dilolity to tho doctrinal tosts of the Muthodlet Chureb, ‘That {4 tho posi- don Lexpoct. tomuintain, Wa ure bere to ox~ wining thoso three things: Want are the dov- trlooa of tho Church? what bua Dr, Thomas taught? and docs hia teaching antagonize tho doctrines uf the Church —_— 2 DOCTRINES OF TIE ChuNCI. Thore wasn tendency on tho part of many | nothing in the standurds of doctrine minis, he observed, to exaggerate the Impor- | that concerned the doctrine of eter- tance of secondury things. In mattersof doo- | nal punishment other than that tho tino this might bo termod hyperorthodoxy— believing above what is writton—and whon this waa dono toany considerable extent. and uny essentials wore oxalted into matters of primary or casential jmpoctaviog, the result must be dive cord, A church desiring to savo the world must udvance Its criteria, while to advance un- provision upog which a persun might be ro- celved aya momber of the Church, In that pro- vision the doctrine of a wrath ta como was plainly soy forth, and It was ‘uccessary, ty order to become a membor of the Church, ono should: vince adesiro tu Neo from that wrath by for- aing, Itdid not appear in evidence csudntiala -wus to localize vit to a cor | that Dr. ‘Thomas had: taucht anything ocoutrary’ taln oxtont. This was the ditiioulty | tothe fuct ‘of n wrath tooume, aud that that Wesley souxht. to avold, Going out |‘wrath to: bome was to be — avoided by reformation of character—u forsaking ofaln. He did teuch ctornal punishment to the invurrigiblo, and, Ike muuy othors wuoso ore the never becu called in question, be thoory of it upon the very they did—that oternsl with the cry “The world iy my pariab," ho sought to build up a church which should proach those great truths of Christlunity which wore of univorsal application, Whenever doctrinal do- snande wore varsiad beyond? the: ae: OF these signing toss resale itr prerual sulforing. ‘universuls, the reault was to create discon! in Who the incorrigibles wus tho most dini- tho Church and ta exclude large numbers there- eultquostion that could bo asked of " theologian. trom, It was such dijourds and agituuony ary As to tll, Dr, Toomas had nyt nrvached any dyes trine—had at ono time argued what was q amawer, bit, in tha outguaning uf hile feelings, expressed tho hope, Kome hw or other (heh he ida’t know how) that Ue eve: ofeternity wonld shaw that no man, perinpstw Outalde the pain of the opportunity te repent. ie hed in ne fnstimee satd anything that tne pated the motivity of the soetrine of future Puulehmoent ne taht by Christ and tho Apose Hes Henn exponentof tho enormity af reject. {hg Christoor as iin encouragement ty atiners te peraiat lin tholr tnrightoousness, ‘The hope that there might le some retlef ta the fden that all theough eternal ages the inmate soul should suiter was all that could be safd te be at Varinnen with the uannl teachiygea of Methodist tainisters, thorgh not at varie fh tnany of the most eminent thinkers in tho Chureh, ‘THE SUMMARY, Humming up, Dre Miller sails “To tho firat speelficauon concerning the ins Bplration of tho Seriptures, nothing has up. peared in evidence to show that Dr. ‘Thomas haa antagonized tho Articles of Fattn; he subseribed ote every ane of thase artieles, Hruther Shoppart bins shown that tho great authors, Dr. Chirk and Pope, hud axpressed. Chamiscives nie crongis then Dr, Thomas has against the verbal theory: that when It. came to tha question between dietution and inspiration Dr. ‘Thomas, with the grent ines of urthadex thealowintts 4 well ts Methods dat imitisters, belleves tit luspiration but not tn dictation, “On the dovtrlia af the atenement, the ptnty common Kenge Of this is, that Dr. 'Phomas bie treated somewhit contempriausty, L will ads iit. tho mi iste use oF tho Seripture terms this matorialistic tse, that ts, born of anting. rehunian wonmatg, sational uyangellsts unit persans wh ve never. perbips looker into 1 theotuxl. eal work, with it Mureter Bible ander their aring rise np and confront the most solid and learned theaoghin wid tel kite he ts init faiken—thut thi means the ftert) blood of Corlst—nnd tse these tering concerning: the atonement and the Insplradun of tie Seripuares fu this Hteral sense that olght to make every Bensible and earnest min revolt. Are wo to stand with one of th noted evangelists “and sty the whol Bibie is inspired—the King James on-—eve te the doting of the ‘1's and the crosses Of the 't'r'? Are we to stuitify ourselves te- fore tho wortd in Gis ina atonement, wre we to tuke those external sling that showed the Inv sintinit agony of tha soul that wus poured cut upto death, and then have witnesses sit here and, by tholr testimony, endevor ty prove a “mun heterodox of that necount, tid we enter- tain for 4 moment suet testinot “Tthink you were all consineed by the time Urother Axtell got througt that Dr, Thomas re- Sects the penal view of Culyiilent eonverning tho atenement. (Suites.[ Ur. ‘Thomas now holds the ylearlousuess of the deatli nf Christ uses tho ‘term frequently in bis preaching — poly. auys Unit it was on vicarious at. fering fur mau Mis divergence or ¥ ie Ing from many of blscbrethren in the Church ison the question of ww 1 wtlesists the Vicarious eleinent—a Mere fon of the philosophy of the atonement, concern wlet tho standards of doctrine have sot on uttertnes, and about whieh wo nt odist thoololans tree, Thi ab poor souls Hke Some nf tts thautwe ate not ta be saved on aecount of the, philusopby of it; that, while the meunest aud must fynorant. of us can believe on othe Lord Jesus Christ and be saved, we can tet Cheatagtins dis. fer with recurd to their speeulittions upon wherein subsists the suving clement of that atonement. “And on eternal punishment | think It suMees to eny hu hag reverted bis feelng—bts howe, but fs tatizat ne doctrine contrary (o (ae standards: of doctrine in the Digerptino, “Now, then, on essenciils—that 13, on the nue thoritatlye doctrines of the Methodtst Chu be is an Method{at, ond voting |b a Mothoilist. Iu the domain of individual ophijar he varies from many, but serves with many Methodist theologiaus? but this varying or ugreetue mukes nothing whitever as to the question of bia orthodesy aa Judged by .tne standards of essential doctrine. + hon the question §s snp! expel or suspend oman on none Ja perfects hiss Shell we asteintlatls WHO eclly correct on tue caxentitly? Shall we play tho rate of the Mharixes und pay tithe of mit, unise,” and’ cninin and. jnore tho wefultier mutters of tha aw? Shall we ene deavor ta break tha heart aud break the cone idence of ovr membership, and break the con- idence of the workl that we are trying to snve, by finding a man guilty on matters of individ opfifon in wafeh be is amenable only to him sclf, his awn evn ev and reuson, when he stunds clonr on every mutter that the Church has lald down as a tiniversal test of orttudaxy That is the question that is and I betluve, bretaren, Unit you will :suy concerning the charges Unt are wrought Here by the prosccuuou, * Not Rullty.” Mothodism {s not a little social etiquoe whose members git down to muse thomselyves by pat ting one another on the head aod sayy, * You bolieve as 1 do in every respect, und thorelore you are 1 sound Methodist’ tis net oud narrow an ifetitution as that. Methadisin fg not ony: shristlantty in care nest, but It ly Coristianity in dead earnest. It mivitts that thy whol World necds to be Baved. It dun't propose to tie itself to what wilt localize It and tit it only fur one state oF society, hut upon the broad. Davis of undebutabie truth ft woes aut.to alt the world lo save meu. Hs want ts notdouteines its want 18 not harmony da all the teuchiuys and writings of {ts various wuthors, It docs not ugk noc cure for these. Its want Js great, strong, true, broad men who bold It up to the world and usk the world tu Chrlat,"" [Appluuse.] Dit, PARKIURST CLOSES, Dre. Parkhurst, in bisurgument for the Church, began by stating tho bistory of the trial, protnis- ing Co follow it up with the charues aud speciti- cntions, a statement of the difference between the Chureh creed und Dr. Thomas’ creed, ond some vbsorvations on the legitimate results of bis tonchings. The trial had been sppken of us a beresy-hunt, whereas it wag a trial which Dr. ‘Thomas bad asked for, Tho speaker und others hud tried to yet along without any trial, beliov- Ing that If Dr, ‘fhowas was of God his work would stand. tut there was 4 tle whon bit teuchings wero thought to be a blndrance, when til but seven out of 2 monibers of the Mt, Curroll Conference stood up und acknowl. edged that fact. Muving given bis pledge, he cumo to Contenary. Within one year tho intolligent, godly women of Centunury met and prayed God that thote children might ve saved from bis pernicious teachings. Then followed tho mecting at which thoy exproased tholr dissulsfaction with bis doctrines. Tho congregution hud been demoralized, und tho ef- fect bud gone to all the Methodist ehurenes throurhout tho city, It bis fueowell sermon tho probability of arraigninent was upott him, Ho hud propured bis detense and had it printed fo adyance—the elfort uf w Anished orator, The conference proccedings were the reauitot no conspiracy, but simply tho reault of his own preuchings. No reapwernble body of Inymen would give him anothor Meibodist church. Oue of bis own counsel in tha case domantod n triat ae well us bu himself, and this trial was slinply the result of his own demands. Othorwise it would never have ‘taken place; ho would havo recelyed no turthor appoint nent, and that woultt have onded tt, he Conference Comuittes hid been yoaded ‘und ‘challenged during the past year, to xo on with tho trial, and branded ns cowards for not doing it, Well, the trinkeume. God kiew that he (Parkhurst) had wo fight tn bls heart ln thls huniter, | [Suiiles and deriaton.] ‘The prosecution took from tho defendant's own sarimon—tho ¢ffurt of a master arater most skillfully defending hinself—and out of it found its muturiat for the charges, it was bis best production, aud thes touk it for that reasan, 60 ns to give bin the benefit of it. ‘Thon they put with that statements made when ho wis not padding and varnishing for the public onr—ut- terances which fairly explained the man. As to want gecucred at the preachers’ meetluy, It it waa true that but one witness had Lais- tifled to Dr. Thoniis’ xtatements, but there wore twenty more who could and would do Bo If it became necossiry, Tho peptocutton, in short, iad been lonfaut ag possitto, and tc was notleenblo that tho dofense hid not crous-ox~ amined, Byen Dr, Thomas himself, whew on tho stund, dtd not dony the substunco of, any at those statements, *'f talk a gredt dent.” ho had himscie sud, "aud T ubways aus what t uollove,” Tt was those statumonts that fad lodged in the hearts of mon, women, and children, and wore hurting tho Churely Or, Parkiurst suid he didu’t caro to talk the- ology by thy yard, as had already bees, done, ‘Thu jury were all thevlovical exports, When he talked Hapuloy by the yard he proposed to ba pald for it, ‘Thon, taking up the charges und apecitications, po wont over the several chunks of tyidenco and thom 10 their upproprinty pinces, laying purilediar wtres4 on ‘of the lad! lepary’s foll tuck on the Discluling, and read what was sali about bolleving all the canonical books, at whose authority thoro was never any douve in tho Church,” and yot tho defense eaing, in und enld De. So-and-Ho doubted with Or. Thon. He was positively ashuimed of suet a defense, Luughtor.) And thon one ot these einor ooks Was tho Hook of Job, though Or. Thoms confossod Unat he but es boen able to make ‘Up bia mind whether there over was such Aman agJob. [Much Juughter, severely roproved by tho Court.) INSPIRATION AND ATONEMENT, On the queation of inspiration, Dr, Parkhurst ralXed to the support of tho whole Bible, Old ‘Yostament aud all, und wont on to say that tho fyct that clreumelsion was now abolished didn’t touch the question uf tuspiration, Tho errora in translation were Ike the dropping of at" In tho tranglation of a deed, und tt wouldn't do for Dr, ‘Thoms to suy, *} bellove that the }ible contains tho substunco of the word of Gud,” Mothodisin didn’t belleyo in Laat wort of thing. If i¢ did, who woutd gay what wus ¢o be bellaved and what not to bobolloved? The result of auch avystem would be that oyery man would varry about s pair of sclssora and out out uf fhe Bible oll that reforred to bis ova wluy, audcverywhore rivato Pope readin mself, Dr. Thomas wouls nomabonly wonld be found a ttle tho word to suit h Tuomala aout fon my olac M olsa Peter, and atier a while there woulln't bo anything feft. ‘Tho Methodist Church didn’ Hove any sich stunt as thot, Coming town to the atonement, he remmrked that most of thate present nt the diserasion of that subject ai tho day must hive felt a good deal as. hia pationes must have Bean a yew lead de wed, [tlt sitters, Ho wag unable tovce what Dr. 'Tooma| tind te do with Calvinism, whieh wian'tot triab Tn his 4b surmion before the conference he stated the diferenca between himself and hie brethren— net betwee! iF and Calving three p ery few but jor n the prefix of tho word and Dr. ‘Thomas did not tse addectives unwit Tu vaseinge, Br, Parkhurst ri Aatlon by tho detenae from De marked that Palinan waa OD. uoly x0 fer his thentozy needed doctoring. ‘This sume Put ina Wada doubter, who, aon other thing: doubted whether the Chureh could tey tim for departing from tho standards, Tho quot, Wop fend oveurrel in nn wrtiele contributed Talifian tu tho Meteatiat Quarterty init counsel, had forgotten to rend. a note fe which tho vlitor xatd he wasn't responsible for ble views, While Pallumny doubted what tho Church could do, however, the conference at tty seston the very next spring went and dil {t—made tie wlaition to tho Discinline in regan to standards, tho esdacnes with rer views ou tho ing to de with it." Int the love ve bool ot tha Lain th Whale aren. If that ane por xition contd be hell, the whole system of thont~ ogy wand have to be changed. Dr. Thomus did nathotd the faith of the Methadist Chureh, fat was Connie it te feces, earnest: Jy end persistently and from convertion, He helt that tere was no ntomenent because as Hel Uitt there was any suerifive for sin, TUS bellefe were Gnitarianisn with muir and witter to minke Hf yo down. ‘Tals u Ns 1. Mun Is a poor deiitded Urrougeh Cauits mostly wot nts ose Inte and suspleious of Go's tov 2. Christ cume forwird, Uved, and died to anuke nin eee that Gaddid love ities tht He wad hot anigry of offended with man, and never hued been and never would ve. ‘To bo sure, He had said in His Word He was ended, aud that He would punish the stuner oternally, bat He didn't mean it-onty for moral fufluonce—did it te frighten man, but that, whenever fp time or clerniiy nin was willing toulye up the sweets of xin becaida he wad wweitry of its pains, le would be weleome, 4, Me need hls new home dleaven) it he 4 conditions, for he would Vand evil, f The utonement is a dird, & fag of truce, to let mun know that roukd come in it wad he pldased and when be plensrd, Sous fatherhood compels itm to muke Its wandering children ats comfortable in thelr Arusiderligs as poseble unde! natural lows: therefore God wit make comfortable for those who yet thore as they ean, ings of anpreckit : ‘This wus communtem In theolowy, eatd Dre Parkhurat; “ive will dogs we please ‘und when we please, aud you aren tyrant if you punish tas." THE CITURGIVS CREED. Tho erced of the Church. as be understood It, wis thi: 1, ‘The Methodist Church believes that man Is an otfender: that God, ug King, fs offended, 2 God's how says that punishment must be L- illeted for thy offense. 4. Unrist caiues forward, moved by the loye of God, and offers Hhuself 1 sacrifice for sin. Thit a reennciie the Father ta 4. t 1 now comes to the sluner by the oly Ghost and the Word of God, and offers to the of- femler forgiveness and hotliess, on the eon on that ne wil accept of Christ a3 hls Savior and bis Master. &, ‘This life is an opportunity to accept und be snved. AL the general Judument «tn: thant died hnpenttent, rejecting Christ, 1 vome onder the ponulty set up a be of- fented King and under the wrath of the ree Seeted Lunt, Was Dr. Thomas a Methodist? Tho brethren knew be wits not Coming ta the} ation, regarding fut- Ure pituishment, he sifd he need nat expliin the Testimony on that point, AN knew whit the doctrine of the Chureh was, and had known it Srom their infancy, ‘To spend me iuargument was useless, Dr. Mhouus had in no way on the stand ques- tioned the substanes of what the prosvention hudalleged tn proof. ‘There bad. been an nite tempt te cloud the Issue by Irrelevant mutter, and some bud got tn which wouldn't go mito the busher conrt. Having denled nothing, Dr. Yhoras evidently intended tu go on and tenets these pornicions doctrines, ‘The committes was to Boy whether thore was enough to send bim up to tha conferciice and stand bis trial; this committee could not expel him from the Church. A yood den) of sympathy had been manufactured for Dr. Thomns, but the fact was, be hud ne tden of coming buck Inte the Church wuywayy Tho seute in his theatre had been rented for another year, Whnt bo wanted now seus to be vindleatod—to turn bis back on the Church aud inurch olf under tiying colors. Referring tu the effect of his reed, Dr, Parkhurst suid it low= ered tio ides of tho slafulness of sin, and mide light of tho disease, go it the retnedy could be tnado. sinilariy light. It had nothing todo with an ‘atonement, 60. that men could come In juat a8 thoy. wanted, Go's Word wis apparently a Qi! gun Jonded to the muzzle, but.ng Dr. ‘Thomas preached it, jt was guly aimaple lox that wouldn't do aoy burm. ‘There was but ane rouson for a future proha- don, and that was a desire to sin during this probation, Tho wan who was boly and wodly didn't want jt; tho inn who wanted to iu here: did want it; and Dr. ‘Thomas preached It bee chuse ft went down, aud because, without It, he couldn't draw the people. (EH lsses, “No,” continued be, “you needn't hiss bere: we can prove that he satd i, and we'll put it iu ht Conterenee {f it's necessary.” in conclusion Or. Parkburst said (and he re- marked thut he was pained to say it) that there Were wray-hoaded fathera and mothers in Chie cago Who Were weeping over the downfall of thelr Bons. in duncing, theitre-gowg, card: playing, and drinking which bexan when they deceptet Lr, Thowiss’ touchittgs. * a perfect storm of blsses greeted this final drive, but the Doctor was perfectly cool, and mnerely retorted: Lexpected that from such & crowd ns this,” paid his respects to the Jury, aud gut down. tspoeit ie Nv ITARSIL WORDS, Dr. Sheppard correvted tho statement that one of Dr, Thomas’ counsel (himself), acting under the Doctor's inspirition, bad presented a rean- intion at Conference naking for the trial, If Dr. Parkhurst wasso informed, be was mistukon, ‘Tho stutement wus false, and, knowlng It to be false, the brotber would not persisc im It. ‘The Presiding Elder rapped very burd, and Dr. Parkburat got very much excited, anu it Jooked very threatening for awnile, but thoro was evidently no tight in tho brotbren. Dr. Sheppard sald ho dhty't believe De. Parkhurst Would peralst in the statement on bis repres ontution ” that it was tunceurate, and De. Parkhurst said he was very glad to bo mistrken, and to take iC buck, And then they shook hands, and tho Presiding Rider, who had called to his atd all the dignity ut ls command, tookod loss sovero, anit bade tho brethren kuin peuve, Thay did. The Presiding Elder therenpon took the Jury under his wing, nid at a quarter to I escorted them to f back rooin, Where tey forthwith bean to do- Uhorate on the case, with tho vourt in tholr midst to help them auton pointsor law. ‘The erowd In the Tecture-ros windled down cou= sluerably, bat quite a number remalnedt inthe pope of getting & verdict before they went (o THE VERDICT. At twonty minutes of 12 ono of the committes enme out of the wnte-room and usked for some paper, stating that thoy bad ugreed ona dict. Fiftoon minutes Inter, when thoro wero nbouta dozen peoply protent, oven Dr. Thomas having gono homo, the nine, followed by Prost ing-Elder Willing, filed Into the iccturc-room, aud the Roy, Mr. Van Morn read as follows: Wo, the commlitoa appolnted In the case of tho Rey. ft, W, ‘Thomus, 2. D., In whivh he ja charged with dlssominating doctrines contrary to tho Articles of Moligion und established ssananras of dvotrino of the Church, do Aud aw fullos Fi ane poe ttonton suataiied by six votes for theey agalnat. a oe nid spceitication austained by tive votes for und four yotes agutust. “Tiled spvclileation sustained by eight votes for aud one against, * First ohurge atiatuined by six votes on the Airat and second epecliea Hone and by one voto on the third spocttivation; pot sustainad by two vol eeond churge sustained by flye votes, in- clwafiug ail tho three. apecteations, and by'ene vola.on second and third specitiondons, and nob auatnined by three votes, All tho churges and speciiications aru sus- tat Be ding Bider—By paragriphs 20) and 0 Prostatnye Bide Jur the Diseiplive 7 tub that it te sertiod that De, Thonn ta suivponded from the mluiiry aod th privileges of tho, Mothodlst Bpixcoput b unttl the ensuing Annual Conference, This ended the trial, und these present were Alsrniased by Brother Agard, NEXT. No notice of appeal waa required, as tho Tro aiding Elder takes the record tu tne Aguual Con- foreuce, Which meots in Sycamore noxt month. ‘Tuat body will declda whether tha caso ehall be tried by tha whole Annual Couforence or by uw camimittoa designated by it. It by tho whole conference, it will alt uaa court with a Hixgup tn tha ebuirs if by a voutuitteo, It will bo cumposed of not less than Hftecn, auy one of whom can bo challougod by Dr. Thomas for cause, When tho committoo make up tholr yordict they roport It to the Annual Conference, wae dvuiston, bowover, |e not 4S BN) BD? pont ies to tho Judicial Confare: which vous bits Of B4vEn tNoMbers from three diferent An. nuul Contereuces, none of thous members of the 9 Rock River Conferance. prosided over by @ Histon, uid whose decision Is final, except én questions of lave, thore heli An nnpeat as to thos ta the ensiting General Conference. ‘Tho trial, or rather examinanon, concluded yesterday ‘was Aimoly prolininary, tind the ose Wilt, of enitrac, go through all tho bodies mens Hontyl. nnd 8 ven ar mare niay elapse betare It fat Hah Hesided whethar or not Dr. Thomas is aherotin from a Methodist standpoint, In tho mentwhile he will continue his mine istrations at [ooley’s, MCARTHY LO ‘THOMAS. CHICAGO, Sept. Z—My Dean Deore: You And thave offen sold in our proaching that wo ore prone to “overlook ove mercies.” And, for fonr you may be unmtadful of somo of tho merefes whieh yon enjoy fa your current trial, and wh Tenn see better than you cun, owing iy rich and peeyllar experience In oborch futhts city, Dthought it inight not -be ainisg for ino to remind you of thom, for your trint, compared with.onn T hadnt the Fourth Maptist Church seven years ago, Is like feo- water and 4 fan on warm day, 1. Tt ls. a mercy that notlus was given you that you were to be tried, In my easy 1 was nover wotiiled nor efted to appear. If 1 badn't et whit of ft through thea newspapers, my trial would hive been Nnisned ap withont ny having been present nt leat al. (ela mercy that you got your epeciticas tons at the beginning “of your (itt, Ceoulda't Bet nny until my terial was more thin half over. wh tla nanerey that your apeclioativns como oven within taree years of te hing” you whut your atteged aboricomings oruutred. In my tavee Peoutda't tid tout within forty yeara. In fret iny secitentions didn't contala a name o hate, or nt phitee, but were given tome in blank, and the blanks hove never yet heen filed up. One of them rend aa followst “fn that on the ome day uf — hy relited to— that ainan bod wrlghe ta ile inthis own defense, or words to at effect.” 4, ftisamerey that you aro boing tried bya Uonlted nianber of your peers. I myself was tried hy a Buptist town-mecting, including sov- eral very ienorint negroes, %, WLiva merev that you hava Dr. Parkhurst or. Suppose yuu bad uld J, Ke erey that your Jury are not also "Two men sat on tay counctl to s thelr own grievances, itisn morey that you haven dignified and fuipartial man like wider Wilting to preside over Our tht Ming was predominated over by tha es jac who wore Very hirge sbora and t, and sug wut to me every now W take care of your side or the Hl take eure of ours.” demurrer received - rial, when I offered iy ever. 1 was told’ te sitdown and shut my mouth, nid thit Chad no. right to discuss oF aneaddte with any polut of procedure whutever. %, It ismanercy that your trial is upen to tie public, ln ty case all the evidence against mo waa taken in publie, but all the evidence for me waa taken in private, i, Ik 4 n mercy that tho evidence in your case promises to He somewhat rational and con- xistent. Tn my case 1 was charged with proneb~ fora sermon of such a dreadful churactor that tho newapapers wouldn't print it, And the prool consisted In copies of nil the newspapers con- taining verbathn reports of tho sermon referred mM und then, ene, aud we ® Itisng y thut there is @ prospect that i be couvteted you will be told what leted of, Sst in my ease no vote estion of my gullt, but only we it I$ a suerey that whatever the verdict try bu fn your ense ft will nor bo Bo iticonalatent und absurd ny to muke yott a lnughingsatock, My eounell regarded me aa too big o Mar to proach, but not too Lig « tinr to be a Ueptist. So lt deereed that f ghoul go out of the ministry, but etay in the Church, And this notwithstanding 1 nover _ con- Tessed or repented Of anything, but alwaya toll thom to thelr fees, i season and out of season, that they and tho Fourth Church Den- cons Wore the Loss: liars of tha universe. tien great merey that you are Jn no danger of being dropped natraddle the ceclesiustieal fences in nit Is great merey thut your prose- Ve no power nor inclination tu teal your ney, Hf you have any, Whea my teial was vrythe Fourth Chureh owed mo $1,200, but a edd me SER) Cor costs Of vourt. “VW. tien great m that if you shontd bo deteated In your tet you wil ie defeated by a powerfal and honorable brotherbood, without the uld of which no party eun elect 1 Presidont, ani whieh [s the foremost religions factor of the world, Tit L, on the otter bund, have the mortl- Neatlon of Baving beet worsted by Baptists, So that I int in tha condition of uman who bud been run over and had tifs leg broken, and who sult that what grieved him tho most Was not that he bad fost alex, but that he had been run over by a swill-eart, It isn ereat oy {bat these things are xo, not. only far yoursake, but for the sake of your Jury, und for tho sake of the great stethodist denomination, Far tho curse of Gad abwaye follows the inicious prosecution of one of His ‘%. Look at the fate uf the Chicaga nce thoy mobbed rac. Miklow and have fallen pon them, oncot tho ministers who enzincered that plece of deviltry has left the city Wider acloud and gone fute tho blackness of professional darkness forever, Sumo of the mob havo fost thett money, bee Ine yolyod In scandal, and been indicted tn theCeim- dnul Court. As to the decomination, whereas it WAS then nt tho headin Caleago, in numbers and Influcnee, tt is now nt the tall, Ite churches have been rent und disbanded, {te houses of worshi) burned down, its pitblic institutions have lived for years on Cu vuln, aud some of its ministers have be- come & byword from ocean to. ocean tor their peculitions, both iiterats: and pecuntary. a\s for tho uld Fourth Uuptist Church, the seenu of the lynching, {t has nulther congrexntion nor minister. Tae people avokl it as they do the pest-bouse. Ags the house Is Insured, tho bust thing it can do is to get 2 pastor with a reputa- tion for burning down churches, and try once more to raike the wind, Bo mindful of your uiercies, brotbor. -Yours fraterually, Fuonnsce SICCAnTHY, —————— +» Mato av x Now Drinks, Acorrespondent writes to the London Daily Neies na follows in favor of introducing maté as Bnew boveruges ‘the Vor sume two or three years Thave been a “inaté drinker,” and am delighted to find nis- acif not alone In my “indulgence.” . Considertag the easy cummunteation und frequent foter- course Botween England and tho Argentine Ite- public, (thas been n sourco of wonder.tome that tho drink of Paraguay toa not long ago been popularized in this country, inthe Paris Exhi- bidou ur ize tho ™serbne” as it 1s enlled, wae sold, but, Judging from an extremely musty wndatale speehnen which L saw ina friend's hands, was perhaps not catculuted to inspire coniidence, ‘Tho tea (or hory rather) will keup in perfectly good condition fur a long ume if preserved tn the cowesian bag in which itis sold; in fict, [ have somo by ine now three years old. ‘Tho chief diticulty ia ta mike tho tea. Although, to quote the advere thements, itis done by © sluply pouring bolling wator,” yet this requires to bodone very deftly, or clst the pipe. through which tho drink is sucked hocames clogged with dust and twigs, and the cup which doce not inebriato”: fails alsvto cheer.” The provess of making, to bo successful, 18 thus performed: Having pro- eured your “inure,” which {4 a small gourd from “which tho teu da drank, put into It two or three | epoonstul of tho “yorbu,” or, tem, and thon, closing tha top of the maté with the hand, turn itup- side down, and shake It well, The ovject of this proceeding 18 to bring the dust to tho top and the twiys to. the buttom (when the cup Ly re- turned to tte wore positon) Having shaken ft thus, turn the gourd slowly round GU" thy “yerba™ hos Sulion back Just enoigh to euable yout to remove your band “from the orice with, ‘Out spilling the contents, ‘Then take the * bom. billa,"'a siiver tube with uw plerced bulb at the end, and slip the game caretuliy unter tho “yerba" ond turn tho“ mat upright, boing very careful “not to shake contents, ‘Thon pour bolling water," adding sugar if desired, and the drink Is realy when It haw stood (say, one minute), Bach “charge will bear eng erhups threy times, utter which {t shoul bo leaned, { fenr that some Euros wilt bo ineltied to abjoct to tho modo of drig ja ad foltows; The servant, ee ae teas" the. tae ’ tn onler to r ul oF “aust, the. wmnate’ is then handed to tho party one by one, and all draw in the iquid through tho aaime pine, But use acougtoms one ty anything, and L hive drink contentedly from tho steaming cup In very mixed gad somewhat questionibls compiny ero naw. Upon the prairiy, god should be quite ready to ropeat the doga,’ ‘Too drink haa one erent Advantaze—It 1g obcap; my mnomory fallé me tot. it fs about ove shilling a pound, ‘Tho maté und bombilla cost, uy, ten xbiiings. Lboliove, moreover, that it haa xrent “ettying powers,” Tho Gaucnos in Bouth Amerloa suy thot {f you waut to rilo" long and strong” tuko @ pluce of bread anda" mute. A Chitsnoe f onve moet on bourd ship sald that bo wont through the funing of the Commune tt Baris on mate Posalbiy, tke Alexander delktrk, * his right there was nous to iivpute," aud, while bia bungry but, uneullyht« ened follow-sutterers would” have quarrolcd ‘aver bls bouts, they ullowed Lilm to take by in perce, Apologizing for consiralny 8 0:1 of your space in sluging tho praises of * another drink,” L remain, yours. —————— “Panther Sam,” New Urleans, Pleayune. “Panther Baw," of ‘Toxus, was a typo ota elags of mento be found in wll communities. Hu tald claim to wooderful courage 1a fghtiog if whito = or Tndlaus, warvelous skill in markemanebip, feetness a8 a ruuDor, ol Hee og ig a bayerooin, He was chullonced litlos in tou rdoternee, und was beaten by a boy, When irene to whoutfiys bie oul oot Bi iat af irty pices, und after having Hi drunken Judian, Panther Sam Subsidy i A ——— Dotng Summer Kexurty on Horseback. Burtington (Yt) sree Preas, ‘Two Boston tauics came through Burlington 4 day or two sinco on an cyucat ja tour. They la on horsebuck tuust of tho Way, bub aro ace companted bys groom whu driv u covered buggy, for whiob they oxchauge thelr saddle whon ‘so {oellnod, ‘Thoy baye been throuxh the White Mountalns, and ‘aye pow dolag tho Adirgne davks in this Ways