The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-19

THE TRIAL OF REV. STEPHEN 4. TING, yR.
Fifth Day's PreceeaiaEs-Risai su.nins %
Of Counsei-The Case IL the Hands Of the
Court for Dccisioa-Rov. Or. Tying % Mako
His Dcfsscs for the Accused To- Night In 81.
Gesrgo's Church. eA' = .-..ess-t,
70 ns the naa summing up q sossssl In he or
Rev Stephen H Tying JE. accused OF violating one q
the cAnons Of the Episcopal Church. In preaching In
Methodist church. In New Jsssy. last summer. The
chapel Of St Stephens church, In West Twentieth
street. was crswdsd 70 IL stuost capacity fully one
third being ladies' Al eleven A n yesterday A. usual
the procssdmgs were opened with prayer
Judge Fullerton Immediately Afterwards proceeded to
address the court He said that the Of the
case BY his learned associate (Ar. Parker full
that u left hn but little to do but the iporsnce OF
the case, mot only TO his client but 70 the Protestant
Episcopal Church, must be his excuse for add
Ing 70 Il He would state plainly, and he
hoped without offence, what the case ,waA He
knew II was Q presentmsnt against the Rev. Mr.
Tyng for onnciatng In the parish Of another minister
without his permission II this were al this matter
would be easy but such not the case II went far
ther and Was dispute between the two great parties
Of the Church. Tho Evangelical and recognized
other Christian denominations while the other
elusive and claimed TO be the true faith u recognised
priesthood rather than ministry, bondage rather than
freedom. The trial. them meant by q forced and
unnatural Interpretation Of canon 70 lot body
gain ascendancy Its rival and then stine the
consciencss OF tho other. He warned the
court against . partisan Judgment Tho opinions
Of the court we're well known. for they no. con-
esaled, and they had perfect right to them; but IL
was his duty to state bis opinion lest hasty partisan
judgment might nure his client and destroy the unity
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church. tAppause.I Tho
thatn "a al m fOf
the other It involved freedom OF conscience in
voved liberty Of speech--nay, It tho revival Of
that spirit which caused martyrdom and kindled
the 8res Of revolution. II Mr. Tying alone
werc involved in this matter, he would not
speak in such strong language. Tho patrarchs OF the
Church had given testimony in this case-ahd II the
younger Typg had violated the canon. had the elder
80 had Drs. Dyer, Newton, Smith, MuhieDberg, Can
field and others who had preached the Gospel in Its
purity for years than members Of the court
had lived He then called attention to the testimony
which, he said, II properly considered, would cause
the case to end there. II they condemned the act,
who did they condemn He would call atten-
tion TO one whom all loved and reepected--one who
was venerated and quoted with love- he alluded to the
Rev. Dr. dublenberg. He then read Dr. Munenberg's
testimony regarded clergymen officiating In churches
OF other denominations, and having done so himself
where consent not asked granted, and his
having done himself Other portions were read
Ing The usage Of ministers OF the Church in such
lie then read the testimony Of Rev. DR. Tying al
ready published, specially referring to the hatred OF on
cating which had prevailed by ministers OF the parish
bounds OF another without consent being asked or ap
pied Tor, and ministers having gone 10 preach by In.
Walton OF his own Pensioners unchaljenged aud
ffee also az TO the OF the prayer cook special
services without responses whore books TO be
had the only exception being at service where dis
tngushcj presoyter read the services in one voice
and the responses in another (I.augbter.l He next
referred TO tue answer OF Rev. DR.. Newton IN
gard to the decaratio OF the clergy and iaity,
which he had signed and said there was another de.
ciaraton from the American Church Union" That
Union net somewhere in this city to preserve the disc
phUe Of the Church. which meant simply 10 silence such
men as ar. lyng aye. and they wanted to wrap them
selves IN their own exciusivenes He called attention
ing the bishop for having after long forbeArance--
i"fes, all his Ito. to en-
N. That their first coming in and might
be Their asst gong out. daughter And when men got
ny and passed resolutions sustaining the bishop in the
lyngsl friends should assemble also and write de-
c clSan Here is said be- !. ann l;.o. no.
1t stands forth a document Of which aoy may
BIO proud. APPLAUSE, He did not call the Epsc1.
"soceties;" that would be ilhperaL He spoke for
himself of It. Dr. stuoos called st. James' chur'h
"Msthod's, society." tLaughterl there were more
comnunicants OF Method u that Gay in inc little state
OF Now Jerseyhe begged pardon for calling IL little"
for big mon came from ittappause than there were
States That Churcn had lately held its centenary and
subscribed S. 300 900 Tor the spread OF the gospel TIE
spirit Of John Wesley was stu with them aud that
Churcn would still prosper msugre efforts TO bring IL
into rdicule minister OF tuat Church did no, skip
mp and then SIX down apau, give out text cy
"Eem ~ read what tie wrote for hfteen utes,
anu then with whisper step down again. laugh
tori Ho then alluded TO the TACT Of nm Episcopal
minister condemning minister OF another oenoni.
he had no commission from on high The
poor Indian who had only seen God in the clouds
or heard him la the winds would certainty
be drawn back from Christianity by such iberai opn
IONS Now, what would be the result OF the uaiY II
and on the contrary fnoi, it would be the Of
spread OF liberal opinions. which could not AMI would
DC hindered II found guilty OF any crime that crime
would simply be for preaching Tho gospel
Tho speaker then read The under which Mr..
Tyng tried remarklng ttat Dr. Stabbs examined the
canon from the dust OF ages, and when he mr. F.
wished to put ministers the stand 70 show toe
usages OF the Church. the counsel the othor side
admitted II, because tney knew that such testm,ny
rng preached In that church without the per-
mission Of Drs stubbs and BosGs The Rev. Mr..
stubbs but of Dr. Boges he was, therefore. able
to consurc, Tor he had not tho express PERMISSION u
q majority OF Ibe ministers OF the parish. ons is
majority Of two and It takes Messrs. stnbbs aud
Boggs to make majority OF themselves. Great laugh
teri Now MT Iyng, . not !, Sas true S receive yer
oil not oiic3e either OF toe churches OF these
but he did obtain permi s,on OF the an-
tnorties vt ST. James church, and that is exactly
hos matter stood The gentleman then related the
circumstances under which Mr. f.pg onicmted, the
notice OF the same N the nessrapers by M
that notice. his gong 10 Dr. Stubs and
his again gong TO The Bshop not TO
TO promote peace and unity OF The church, and pro-
mote concord among brethren. 'As woil might tame
necksn So far from lettering Mr.. lying such course
cormorauts 20 1shlpg With rope around their
the prosenters took would have made him do TIE
He not the FIRST VINO was ordered not 10
preach the GospsiPeter aud John obtruded into the
cure OF the sadducees--tgreat laughter)-and ia
latter desired them desist. But what did they say
''whetner "a right In tue sight OF God to obey you
more than God, judge yer Aud that should be Mr.
1yngs reply. Had DIR. Stubs spoken to him, and ne
replied, II cannot 60 back now, because have been
announced TO preach and must preach the Gospel, Ut
Stnbbs should have answered, Go in pcace-I Will not
trouble YOU But preaching was not his ony olencs
Be threw aside his robes and appeared 10 plain CITIZENS
dress, and he gave out hymn from Methodist ny mn
book containing
Hasten, sinner to be wise,