, 1874-02-06
MCCARTHY.
Meeting Of the Congregation,
Tho Church TO Do Closed Sunday,
Only Ono Man Willing to Defend
Him.

a general inoettng Of tho members Of tia
Union Park Dapttst Church was held last oyo,,.
INF Ill thu lccturo-room Of TINT oditice. Deacon
a. ". Kings1and presided. Tho attendance was
mot very lnrgo, but Tho propondorance Of the fo.
malc oloinont was noticeable.
THE OLD STORY.
Deacon Rood lnado tho oponing speech. and
rocou'ltot, In language often published tho lte-
tory Of tho ohurol. troubles. Ho did not want
Brother Mcoarthy's fr1cnda to Imagine that tho
paslor wnB being peraocutod Tho n,oct,
Ing Ind to decide whether Mr., Nc.
Cnrthy waa to continua aY their
spiritual at'riser or othorwiso. uo hopo,l, for
tho sako OF Christian work, that no such thing
would bo tolerated. What parent would intlust
tue man with tho moral training Ut a child !?
The nun who wrote such lettors as were nd
urosHet to certain Of tito Dencons,-tllo man
Wllo preached in tue temple Of God such obscoi,-
isg I'll .ney had listened to on last Sunday ,nor1l-
tue high md holy duty Of tho paHtorato. lie
nay gone homo tho other night troubled In
OPENING THE nInrE
at random, ho happened to find the 10th pec}na.
which ile read for tho bonelt Of The meeting,
:, Some pooplo aaitl, by way OF hea!ing n.attory,
TINT Mr. Mconrthy II driven to dosporatiou''
might NJ become insane. Ho Thought it bettor that
Mf: AlcCarttiy should bo driven mad than him
self or nny other motnber Of tho congregation.
Hoy could thoy ont, or sleep, or work. whilo
thotr names woro bundled In tic mouths Of MEN
~ things Of infamy? Tile matter should end
T. that night, ono way Or tho other. Tho pastor,
# no roaignoa, would be paid his full aalary,-
tho majority Of tho congregation would 10.
COULD THEY AFFORD
60 ar1go aall OF the congregation away :? There
woro , doubts about Mr.. hlcCnrthy's purity, a1,d
now could 10 be further tntruato1 With tho con-
d,lct Of their spiritual atrairB2 Ono pnper, Tl1E
TRIBUNE, Kaid Monday that McCarthys sermon
waa OF character 60 painfully Indecent that it.
could not reproduce 1t. Another had DECLARED
tAat tE,a language used by lin. from the pulpit,
lau u oeen uttered in tho lowest place Of amuso-
ne hoped Tho meeting would end the wLolo DIFF
iacultY, and concluded by Offering the follow
ing
pnEAMnLE AND nEsoLur1oS:
thy, haa rreacled sermon from The pulpit of this
church, on tho ,nornny Of last Sunday, whinl Las
,,! isglaeed ed nsolf an Woud disgrAce tho ock over
Resalrcd THAT bellcva 1t to 10 The duty Of tho
Board Of Deacos and Trustees uf tile Church to Or
der that thore will DO no service in tits loyo on tho
coming sabbath. N'''
Mr. Kingsland-1I: any one motion to
matte 2
Ntr. Reed moved that tie resolution ba aaonto1
which, wna seconded.
hlodolator-Aro tIoro ary romarhs7
Dlt. JOHNSON
rose IN tho body of tho hull nul said TINT he lad
beon brought TO Jcsua by Pastor Mccarthy,
who Ind Immersed lin III tho baptismal watcrs.
t any one SHOULD haye respect for that man, ho
hoped that Mconrthy would b'''' be- sus. H.
pended from ll1s functions. It was
time. AS man converted to Christ, hc hoped
tat tho scandals Of the church would bo ended
In t.n1 fira5n e{a1.
Ho hoped tlo whole business would be wound
up in Bonle rational manner. 10 supported
tho resolution.
Tho Moderator said that the mecting was not
on expression of opiuion from the lnonbors OF
&ho church.
alr. D; :: Wagner hoped thut tue placs would
pcacon pickott said that somobody in the
body Of the hnli WAS making an uuuoonIly noise.
4 DEFENDER.
Ar. Wimot, son Of Old England, roHo aud
ii II the Deacon means myself. am not afraid
to Bay tint tllti'k this Whole affair farce. I
Ilils is Q hunbug aud L shame. am ashamed
gf tho whole concern. II Mr. Mccarthy brought
Dr.. johnson from tho devil to God; If lo was
70 eloquent, 10 awoot, 80 onticing flaughtorl
~ to do that miraelo, I don't hoo Why tl!e Pro-
[cssor Of phyHc should como hore to abuse his
savior and consout to have him cruc,tiod. Zap
olauso. I'm down OH the wlo!o thing. I'aYo n
with Mccarthy. I don't like this hum |
Deacon piolotit did not think tlat Mr.. Will
not'H opinion would lave mich effect, liz |
1oped tho church would bo closed.
- RUNNING uE,,ArE. |
Deacon Heed roBe to explain that, Mt tho gec- |
md 1uootng held after tic trouble, lo had stated
IN: Mccarthy was not guilty OF any orort act, |
| lady had pleaded will him for AIcCartlv that
lAy. 6ho Bail ho waB Insane. 1Io sud to her:
Bring . doctor; If those WHO aro called hts
llemiea did 90, they would be accused OF per-
Mr.: Wil,not-Is Brother MCCARTHY guilty Of
ho things you clnrgo against him ?
Deacon Roed--You had better ask that quog-
lon Of Brother MCCARTHY himself.
A[r. Wilmot-You made tho cIlnlgos why not
toto thom, and give him fair cll!laco?
Deacon Street-Thore nro plenty Of charges
gainst him, but they IRE not tit to bring boforo
public meeting whore tharo arc ladies aud
E,ildreu.
Mr.. Wilmot is all very fiuo to say.
Deacon Street did not fool, aa one OF tile
hurch officers, that the responsibility should
'st with them any longor. Tie churcl sllould
boulder it. They should act that night. lie
hleusrs. Nowell, jones' nnd Deitch wore in
ayor OF closing the church OIL Sunday for iii
aryceg but Sunday-Eclino
NO sEnVIoEI SUNDAY.
The question Waa called, ind it was agreed |
'at tha vote should bo determined by raising
10 right haud.
About dozon hands wore raised iu the anir-
atlro, and there woro none tn the negative,
The Moderator decAreu tha church cjoanl pnd |