Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-07

III tne case OF new Vharles u. bmythe, at
the meeting OF the Presbytery ofthe United
Presbyterian church in Elevenlh-street
yesterday morning, the following report was
submitted by the investigating commltsees
Firat-That the accused, having Invited two
gentlemen to take lunch with him on sabbath,
Anil 10, 1870, conducted them for thih end 10 1
festautsnt, 10 which Il kept bar for the sale
seoeniGTks X ia The oourre OF The rspast the
accused called for apd drank o. slipped guam.
nty Of gin ard milk, one q his gussis, y IKE ~.
the olher calling for and dlsposlng Of pitcher
o. gin and milk, ThiI, too occurred A. time
Ssth w " ! viols,lon or III law Of Ike State.
Thiyd-That the bill incurred 10 the eptltc
entertainuept wa, paid for BY the accused,
foufsh5TbSs sithoaSE The company va.
seated IN private room, no blessing was asked
at lesst andibly OF apparently, Cd thSTepast j
promise made to one Of Ria Euesis,a Reporter
tsipoos q he ssSSstS ID SS.sfieS ~ 70 ssii;t
manuscript Of the sermon preached By the az
'"'fs X fsTssSHTiso oiRouxsrAsoss.. u, ~. Il,
FifHt-ThAt the accused did not hak either Of
his guesta 10 take any ihtoSicstitg drink, II
they called for any sewerage OF that nature
they did 90, not ~ virtue Of apy specific in
a sS is % W. win goa Ssy sf'
warranted them in doing 90. w
| lSeeonda-Ths accused Appears TO haveibeen
| laboring at the time alluded to under . on
siderable degree OF physical exhaustion. r''lJ
Third-The quantlty Of gin used By him on
/ the occasion seems to have been not large.
scented to justify the belief that the accused
| exhibited on the occasion 10 question any
| symptoms OF into Nieation, .t.. -I..gr., f|.a'
A dlscussion arose upon the foregoing
matter. Two clorgymen were In favor OF
I hia attnRnnatnn Wa nnaltv mt In wpNo
when the report was adopted by q majority
Of four 10 two in favor Of rebuke. Tho ae-
cused acknowledged his sin, but declared
| that his physical condition called for the
stlmulant, else he would not have used Il.
MI. Bmythe then made speech consisting
| OF contrition and defiance. Some of the
| prcsbyters becoming dissatisfied with hls
| speech, gave him until the afternoon session
10 express his contritlon on paper. s....ga
The presbytery reassembled at Q p. M,
and called for the statement Of the accused,
expressing hls views and foollnEs as to the
| point on which he had been found guilty.
He said he did not think he could do 90; Il
/ would be an lmprudent thing TO do outside
| OF the Presbytery, for which no had private
reasons, and had Impaired them connden-
Tally 10 some members Of the Presbytery,
and he believed II was satisfactory 10 them.
Exceptions continued 10 DO taken 10 the
statement, and tho yeas and nays were
Before they were taken, however, other
| objections were made, and Mr.. Smythe, In O
| few remarks, defended his statement as
being as clear and full as II could possibly
be made. Of conrse they could all record
their votes according 70 their consclences. ~
He stated that the report had been drawn
/ up with care and impartlallty, and with
| kindly feelings, for which he expressed his
i NhanEa htfN Ia al - H.,
seen q stronger condemnation OF the llbollous
matter in the Sun. The matter was well
summed up In the resolutions, and with
/ great care but he did think that admonlsh-
ment would have been sufficient to cover the
case. He, however, had no hesitation In
submitting to the judgment Of the Presby-
terry, and TO the rsbuke, and he regretted
that the cause which led to the same should
| ever had existence. The promise required,
that he should walk more clrcumspeeuy Ia
/ future, was hereby sincerely given, IN
/ The statement excited considerable re-
mark, several members considering that II
was not altogether satisfactory, and did not
come up squarely and fairly TO the point.
| A resolution was finally offered that tho
statement was satisfactory, so far as II gOes,
and which, Of course, left him still open TO
the rebuke. This, however, was not re'
/ celved with unusual favor, and tho gentle.
Il !
and express himself moro fully, so that every
member could vote for the acceptance Of tho
statement as being satisfactory. 10 .1F15gH
| He subsequently consented TO the follow
| Ing words being added to the statement;
am torry for having committed the offences
i or Sins Of which the Presbytery have found
| me guilty. coupled With the promise here
The roll was then called and The statement
was accepted by a vote Of six yeas and one
nay. -. .-r- s..Ig .. liE'gEJ -s-.tt...
The accused then rose and remained stand.
i Ing while the rebukc was administered by
Rev, DR.. Harper, who was deeply moved.
He referred to the solemn circumstances 10
which they were both placed, 7 ID r#F
4 He spoke OF the sins Of which he had been
convicted, which q multitude, however,
would consider no sins at all. No bitter
ness was felt by the Presbytery against HIM
| In the sight Of God, lie had been guilty Of
misunderstanding, and his conduct waS not
marked by that appearance OF desiring "a
shun the evil which was due from one 10 his
posltlon. lie had boon guilty In at least
countenanclng what was wrong-the indul.
gence In intoxicating drink, Il encouraged
those who were with him to indulge also,
as they knew he was to pay the expense,
Hls conduct was regarded as reprehensIble,
and no should bow down aud humble him
self before God. ...-r...-. III a..r ..I
The gentleman then spoke OF the harm he
had done to the Church, and cited the sneer
| contained In the newspapers, and concluded
With a solemn admonltlon. a.H g'4s
Amer the infection OF the censure pctl-
tlon was presented from some any Of Mr..
smythe's parlshloners, asking to have tho
relations existing between them and theli
pastor dissolved. Tho petition was not al
lowed, and the court Of Iuqulry Immediately
adlourned.-M, Y. Tiass, Gu. I.1s rn. o.