, 1874-01-24

What Dr.. Burroughs Has Done and
Left Undone.
The Dcacons Refer the Subject 10 a
Special Committee.
Dr.. Everts' Address to the Congrega-
tion-.-Their Warm Response.

The Dcacons Of tho Firat Baptist Church met
at o'clock yesterday afternoon IN the ante-room
adiouing tho lcoluro-lall, aud, aftor eating their
lunch, took up tho Durroughs+Evorts contro-
vorsy. bIr. elliott presided, Oh usual.
THE LETTER FROM TIE COMMITTEE.
The communication from tho Executive Com
mitteo OF tho Board Of Trastoos Of the Uni
vorsity was read. It simply called attention to
the fact tliat Dr.. Eyerts had thrown out asper-
eious ngainst DR.. Burroughs, and mentioned tltat
they proposed taking notice Of it. It did not
state what thoy intended Ioing, or make any
specific charges agnlnst DR.. Everla.
DR.. EvElTs' DEFENSE.
Then followed the roading Of tho following
defense by DR.. Eyorts:
DEAn Bnsr1inEw: You hive ki.aaIy notified n,e that
the Executive Committee Of tho Doard Of CAlcago
s sns ,asd he G @
ful,ae uf my conduct In tho prcnlfLcs.
Iu tho first place, would 6o 3lBtied In
nErus1Na TO nErtY
to charge made III such MI Irregular manner, by
Committee Of to Board who oyrrslep their pnwers In
committing tho whole Boafd to such grave arraign-
tbs memJers II ills Oolnmlttco uro free from tho
Charge Of partsanshp III tis 9t|es, and Of 4ubAiaiz
In tho secoud place. regard tho
ACTION 1anKotrAn,
ssas u ' ns mass a It not h's sy aay in No
sstsls nsa ~,na, @ ~ ssasS ssss,t "ss
outside matter upon tho Church with the evident ill.,
tent Of breeding lstrust and strifo within is
berskip. ..-.-...
EVIDENT ANIaIus.
In third place, might object that the ani1nus Of
attack is too evident TINT truth and public Justice
orc not s obecs for If They were, tho acknowledged
narily and morally responsi1c, occupying hgh it,
crury and educational positions, whose character Is
xa nSa so before
III tho fourth placo, ask, Why did tho Executive
Committee, in making tho accusation, Select point
presIdent7 II Ia because the other polllta could
not rtady be made to cover fictitious 1saue with
points ] are st an.ong u.s. of tno highest reputation,
and their truth or fa!sity might @ oasily oe Shown
In tito fifth plnce, n uusanivocay ] deny tho false
ssuo said to b. found IL tic art,ric Of Mr. Stone.
Thers IL no dcfucation charged upon DR.. burroughs
consequently as coudonng the otlunco churgcd upon
the Board of the University. Great injustice m there
fore lone me by formally clar9ng mo with siaslder,
u1a that before asking or aowing explanation or de-
Eeusg bcfUfb the Board.
1u tue sixth plaee, we come to
and the proofs Of It. The words used were tho follow
rw: i3un Prof hIxor and Dr.. OlarEe stand high in
and honorable olcla Htut.<ns, mud tltir friruds
eve they have besn greaty wrpngtd by ex parts Hate
nenta aud intcreated testlntny rcgard 10 tho his
men to be dopreclAted u the interest Of QUO wuosu
own affairs lafo been loosely malluged ,lat, u IL
allcgca balanca aganss him Of {20,Oou ou.d
Le accounted tor after A:efnl inyls gAt!on iy
the most expert booaxgeper, thu haaAco ina
ly Cancelled by tho uoara oi Trustees y"
This IL referred to mercy illustrating the au-
tLorlry upon which mainly tns administration of
A1essrB. Clarke aud Mixer las bueu niisreprr-
scented aud dsparagea. 1n SUPPORT Of this Charge
aganst Dr. BuErolgnA Of great eareesaness III keep
Ing tho accounts OF tho University ,-carnessness
great " to compel the uoard to jump tlem-le fol-
NS coMa1rTEn or 1svEsr1oAl1oN. '.
The Committee appointed to investigate the state
eon, Pollard a,,I Burtis This il their t.st1ony~n
thu cAse If two Of them, submitted to them beforo
p'bltsa!io IL the case Of the trd. vonctea for BY
sou gave uotuils 1ud illustrations of the tlcuics
In tIo way Of tho Committee which 1naue
o Saels a % tssi hs onoss
Bworn 10 have eecn received by Dr.. Burroughs and
tue receipt uf which he acknowledged when h!s attcu
tion called to particular caseB, hut whirh It
were not entered upon tho books, md for sene of
Which no vouchers Of y NY kind could DO found,
7tantintes Mr.. piclcrsons statement; tllinks the
moneys that could no be accounted for by regular
tays that after cndesyorng Tor months, night after
night, 10 osaiu meetings with the President, and to
tavo tho hooks present when together, and tnaly to
Of them wcro expert accountants, boeamo dlsgustca
with The stute u tho accounts, and declared tho
o liz 10y s no easso hs 1eof o
dcfalcation, but only that vouchers wunting and
Batlbfuctory atate,ncut from tho boota lnapos-
hihle Mr. james L. Tyler, e3.Mcmber Of tho Board,
writes under datc Of Louisville, Jan. T., 1874: AMY
recollection ID that tho uccouots OF DR.. Burroughs with
tho University bad been running for many yeurs aul
werc in hopeless confusion. 4 committed waa MP
pointed to make settlement, who found 1t imnrac
aca3e to reach aatsfactory result aud there waa
nna4 JumI.lnY VI the accounts, but Of tho precise
anount iu disuto cannot atate. My own memory Of
tie tnattcr was thus aatGd to MIR. 6tanO.