, 1874-04-02

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Whom tho Council Ind rcaBsemblcd, Mr.. Nc
Carthy stated that lie had boeu suffering all dny
from severe sorc throat and general fooling OF
Illness, and ho earnestly begged that tho Council
would adjourn until lie could recover sufficiently
to proceed. This request was refused.
WHAT WAGNER WOULD NOT sIax.
Mr.. McCarrhy then produced in evidence q
copy Of the paper ho drew up for Wagner to
sigu, III follows:
CHICAGO, Jan. q, 1874.
l. David g. Wagner, do not believe my pastor, Flor
enco MCCARTHY, to bo guilty Of any OF tho species Of
immortality or nrurity whatever, and promise that
will ncver say . word retocng on hta claracer until
have first said II to him aud to the Board Of DeaconH
Of the Union Park Baptist Church.
Atrs Cyrus tostitod that the pastor Expressed
rogret at haying writton tic denuncia.ory lot
tors. He wrote conuiliatory 1ettorB to Messrs.
Jones aud kiugsland.
aIr. Gordon said he would like to have tile
lottor8 produced.
AIr. barry Haid it was tho first ho had eyor
known Of the existence Of such lottora.
Mrs. Cyrus plainly expressed by ler face that
aho did not believe word of this.
At this point, Dr. Mitchell took tho chair, at
ask a few questions.
Miss Trpp recalled, corroboratod the account
given by Mrs. Cyrus Of tho remonatranca con-
corning tho letters, and also tho efforts 20 undo
Tug QaIQ1HCs
Mr. Paront and Mr. MCCARTHY testified shat a
settlement was mado Of tho troablo with Mr.
Jones. .
wAnM on wAnN2
Mr: MCCARTHY, Mr.. Durtis, and hlr. bingham
testified that tic pastor did not Bay ho would
- warm" the church, but that lie would
"waru" it.
In reference to tho charge Of prenohing d SER
mon untecoming minister, the Acting Slodera-
tor, Prof. Mitchell, said 1t would not bo admiH-
sible to show TINT tho iusinuatona in tho sermon
wore based upon faotH.
Mr. MCCARTHY claimod tAat no should DO
granted an opportunity Of proving either that
tho insinuations wore true, or else TINT they did
not refer to anybody in tllo church, and, there
fore, woro not zeprehonsible or unbecoinlng
11ospru. doodspcod and Whitehead argued
against the introduction Of any testimony on
these points.
Mr.. Frost did not suppose TINT anybody at-
tributed the inHnuatioug AZ applying 10 any
member OF tho church.
NO HErLEoTroNs.
Mr. Mccarthy distinctly disayowed any rotor
mon, but they had boen parceod out, and II he
waA saddlel with tho guilt Of having meant oor-
tain people, hc waH ready to mako 1t good The
truth VAS, lo was very caroful not to moan my
body.
Mr. Frost moved that tho question OF truth as
to tho inBinuationH in tho sermon bio believed,
and TINT tho Council oonfltlo itBolf to considcra
tion OF tho question OF morality and ltneas.
The Moderator rulotl tlB motion out OF order,
on the ground tllat the chargo did not involve
tho question OF truth.
Dir. MCCARTHY submitted 4 claim to DO allowed
to provo tho oat,Bos Which led to tho state OF
mild resulting III tho deliyary OF the sermon.
Tho Moderator ruled thnt tho Council could
not permit the introduction OF such proof,
THE DIRECT IBauE,
Mr. Goodspced understood TINT tho peculiar
circumstances under which tho ao.nlon was do
lyolod, or preceding its doIlyory, wero not to bo