Title Before the Synod of Illinois, North : In the matter of the appeal of Francis L. Patton against the decision of the Presbytery of Chicago, in the case of David Swing. Appellant's argument

Published Chicago, Ills : Beech, Barnard & Co.'s Legal and Commercial Printing House, 1872

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Description 1 online resource (68 pages) Summary The Presbyterian minister David Swing was a well-known, popular Chicago preacher. But Francis Patton, a Presbyterian minister who came to Chicago in 1871, considered him a heretic for claiming that men were saved by works. He brought charges against him; the Synod of Illinois, North tried him and acquitted him. A determined Patton appealed, arguing that the trial considered evidence that ought to have been excluded, that the judges were prejudiced in Swing's favor, and that Swing's "false and dangerous" preachings deserved censure. Before the appeal was decided, Swing concluded that he had incurred enough unpleasantness, resigned from the presbytery, and started his own church, which garnered a large following Notes Errata slip bound in Print version record Subject Swing, David, 1830-1894 -- Trials, litigation, etc Patton, Francis L. (Francis Landey), 1843-1932. SUBJECT Patton, Francis L. (Francis Landey), 1843-1932 fast Swing, David, 1830-1894 fast Subject Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Chicago. SUBJECT Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Chicago fast Subject Trials (Heresy) -- Illinois -- Chicago Trials -- Religious aspects -- Presbyterian Church Trials (Heresy) Illinois -- Chicago Genre/Form Trials, litigation, etc. Form Electronic book Author Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Synod of Illinois, North

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