, 1874-04-01
MCUAhl
He Begins His Defense Before
the Council,
Lie Offers the Customary Pro-
test, and It Is Over
ruled. >
A Touching Tale Of the Sour,
Cold DeaC0ns.
And How They Intcrfored with tho
Work Of Graee.
His Delicate Distinction Between a
Lie and Deception.
Which He Illustrated by In
cidents from Exodus.
Ho Denies Or Explains tho Various Charges
hiade, and Semo Aro Dropped.
Discourteors Way in Which His
AtIhercnts Arc Treated.
His Delicate Distinction Between a
Lie and a Deception.
Which He Illustrated by In
cidents from Exodus.
Ho Denies Or Explains tho Various Charges
Made, and Some Aro Dropped.
Discourteous Way in Which His
AtIhercnts Arc Treated.
Adjournment Till This Morning.

Adjournment Till This Morning.
MORNING SESSION.
Tho Baptist Council, called to investigate tho
charges againBt tho Roy. Florence McCarty, re-
moved it's sessions yesterday morning in the Union
Park Church, the Moderator, tho Rev. 4. j. Frost,
ii tho chair. Tho caae for tho prosecution had
been closed ut tho Inst days session, and the
tlofense was to DO takon. up yesterday morning.
The Council sat With closed doors, only tho re-
porterB and Dcneons being admitted. Tho usunl
devotional exercises proceeded tho regular pro-
ceedings. hfr. MCCARTHY WIS on hand, attended,
by hls counsel, Mr.. Beach, while Messrs. Bury
aud KohllHaat conducted tho prosecution.
nAv11N.
Tho Rev Mr. Gordon directed the attention OF
the Council to tho statement OF tho Roy.. AIR.
Ravlin, to tho effect TINT some member OF tho
Council WAS the Chicago correspondent Of tho
Era,ninc7. and Chronicle, published in Now
York, and that his writings showed that lie had
proiudgcd tue case. II this were true, this 1nom-
bor ought to bo expelled.
Prof. Mitchell said he did not bolioyo thero
was any evidence to show that the correspondent
WIS 4 member Of tho Council.
Tho Rev. NIr. Whitehead said it WIS well
known that 1Ir, J. o. BraYman was tic cor
respondent in question.
In order to settle the question. al the mem-
bors present indicatod TINT mono Of them WIS
the correspondent, by rising to their feet
NO APOLOGY, GENTLEMEN,
Tie folloWingletter from the, Aav. Mr. Raylin
was read:
20 the Ecclesiastical Co,.,,cil Assembled at The Union
Furk Baptis. Church:
DEAR DnEFuREa.: have never been officially In
reneuH ske a to tha donc
for the position Ihad assumed, and the little speech
aa he ZEE gast ~ D'
4 tho matter wus of character i grave enough to
ease It certainly would bare been just and hueiucss-
like Tor mo to hayo been officially notified Of what
Feelng that nayo dono nothing but my plntn,
simple duty from tho purest motiyus.- nothing, cer-
a of h Of ao5 it
Council, and shall, therefore, mike 10 apology.
..Wlth ma1tee toward none. md chsrisy oSara all"
s CHICAGO, es:, March 81. ISL. " : A>' A'''
It was moved, and, finally carried, that. tho
Council revoke its action by which Mr. Rayfin
was made an honorary member Of the Council.
Mr. Barry, counsel for tho prosecution, ill.,
CURED what the limo Of defenso was to be.
Tic Moderator sad that the defendant would
10 permitted to introduce testimony to robut
that offered by tho prosecution, but hc would
OF witnesses.
lrr. Mccarthy rose to speak, and Dir. Bury
got up at tho sumo time. Tho for1nor demanded
TINT "that man bo compelled to cit down.
MIR. Barry. Expressed his contempt. for the
reverend, "braggart, as he called him.
THE DAILY PROTEST.
5tr, Mccarthy thon read tho following protest:
solcuanly protest agaiuBt tho Rev. Or. Mitchell
charges preferred uganat no is that q alnnder!ng
him aetnaad that he withdraw. or else that that
also soemnly protest against this Council lsaring
my witnesses aud defense on tho first four charges III
hsyls me- to no I'D o.
Eus Of thia public accusation First, the witnesses
for the persecution wo5o ksRt from stfaggng Sec;
volunteer witnesses were called 10y. and obtained
car, they cannot be by reading tho papers: Fftl
there the bent Of all opportunities to hlliao mo,
te,naid iii these privileges in my defense Of these
four chnrges, and proest-tndtgnnntly protest, us
ssapst liz eraei a aaa snotnoaa sa Sloag sa
eoeInny protest against being arraitned On ono Of
The sugarsd only py 1s w5iten tss
her being SICK, and Without my having the privilege
at being confronted by her, according to Baptist
6t4nI.
Tue Moderator promptly decided that the pro-
test Has out OF order, and TINT it could not be
received
hEr. Mccarthy theroupon handed tho protost
to the reporters, resumed his sent, u1,i an-
nouueea ILLS readiness TO- proceed with tho
dofonse. He said ho would nut bo restricted by
DIr. Bury or tho Council US to tho manner aud
order in which ho should talko up the charges.
Tie Moderator announced thar Mr. NlcJarthy
would De allowed twenty minutes in which to
mulio his opening address.
nIr. MCCARTHY said, with some heat, TINT he
should claim twenty days II ho roquirod it. Dir.
Judd, counsel in ecclesiastical caso, had oecu-
piol ono Of tho civil courts for weols, aud when
lie was sick the court adjourned for Ills cou-
venfenco.
N1r. MCCARTHY then proceeded to rond from a
printed slip the spoeuh he had prepared for tho
occasion. This III too long to publish AZ whole,
but is so amusing that coptous extracts aro nude
from It:
DnoruEa MopEn4Ton: u is now three years ana
tateu months since became pastor Of tho ulon PaFk
ls unanimous and tlusiAatte,, but had not been
e ysss nsss ssEp9H Sxsa1 IT, hR
syior b.. rsylsrs adhesens, eonsisns aaialy d
o l.d of Dracon s. 4: :scrhner, had Just s'eaambod
to majority of tho church, and Pr. Taylor Ind 70
stgFSasr. a
joy d pcaccful .raatorate. The church had in III
EMPLOY female a5ssonary who ~ was nssh1eyous and
Cagod hsl iuat expired, denandoa aud procured e1
removal. She waH frlcnA OF the scshuers, and hel
tat alo,,t twenty, rs aud lat, tuok ,ar letters an
went to other churches. But there wss nothing like
membership which usually tutes nlacs on tho adysn
ota new pastor widely different from tp old ono. Il
beacon scrihnsr rhlsel Ills hand To heaven IN tho
tuAncss meeting nnl said: LAS sure aH seru Ia God
IN Heaven, that mau lnoaning ,nc) ahall leave thtR
chnrcE."
Deacon Bcrlhnnr was soon after hls taken sioI, aud
was for long time III invalid And during TINT tim.
the church WAS IN comparative peace. Tic onl,
Drawback was in tho Eeeatel visits Uf DR.. Taylor tt
this city, This gattetInn VIVA In constant coniulnf.
catlon with the sarlbnor faotiou, aud though raadue
n Eew osleans Ind tas stagolsE facility q rsappeaE
x9ere4lop, ihua Iaft us shy, Oh bie Arpt VIII wles
was present, trcnetl, htsa with uprkeA courtesy
sbut could uaycr Induce him to reciproto H. t