, 1874-02-28

! Mr. McCartly-1 an sorry to say that nv
| counsel is not q member OF the Baptist Church.
Mr. Dauy-Wil Ar. Mccarthy agree to zbids
by the decision Of the Council. provided hs is
accorded permission to speak in his own de-
fense7
! Mr.. Goodspeed-Is Brother Mccarthy willing
| to mako this 3 mutual instead Of ali e1-parte
| Council, and, il 80. upon what conditions And
will he abide by its decision?
Mr. Gorlon-If understand Baptist usage
correctly, no lawyer or other person not u2en-
Der Of the Baptist Church eau speak or give tes-
t!mony before the Council. Hls evidence can be
| presented in written form, but canpot be re-
ocived orally.
J Alr. Goodspeed moved that Mr. Mccarthy ba
permitted to state whether he would be patty
to the Council, and upon what conditions, and
whether be would abido by its decision There
WAS no OCCASION for his counsel to be heard now.
4 personal statement from the pastor Was all
that WaH required.
Tire motion was submitted to tho Council and
carried almost unanimously, whereupon Ar. NC
Carthy came forward and prepared to speak
He inquired:
as my counsel included in tho motion ?"
The Chair-l think not.
ai'cAErHYs SPEECH.
Mr. Mccarthy then proceeded TO say that hs
knew the Council would be kind enough to
listen He would ondeavor to doliycr Ms re~
marks in q d1spassionate way. lie wished to
dispute the formality aud prorricty OF the man.
ter in which the Council WIS convened. He had
tue utmost confidence in the piety and fairness
of most OF the delegates. and was willing to bo
tried bY tho,u ; but he wished to be understood
as saving that he did not regard tho Council q
having bcon called in accordance with Baptist
usage: The Baptist manual (f1om which ho
Council III cases where one o; the con-
tending parties refused to call Council, and
rejected Iii overturcs for settlement OF diii-
culties, and reconciliation. That was tho
u the expectation OF appointing committee to
review the charqes Understood to hayo been
prepared. and see il those ciarces wezo 60 seri-
Gus Is call for Council. Tho charges were
not read. and the meeting adjourned without
having acted mon the oHestinn of calling a
Connc,,::. There vas no nnwiilincness on his
psrt to have IN investigation. Ho hzd clamo1ed
for COW OF tie charges. and for
trial upon them. They had not been
furnished him until yesterday, aud he protested
voice IN the selection Of fhe Council which WIS
~ % haoa hm 1@'' - was l;ks nactsn@ inv tn -.
~ naus u!ul: ~ "no nHe paIIAns 10y ~
cure cou''ct4ou. AAo HouheA ra7 Soutlo9eo VI
good men, IN Whom he nau pertect commence,
but it was Ill ex parto Council after all. He read
casas of d,f1;cnltv between pastor aud Deacons.
srhera the Chnrcf, ia nnahle ia a1inst them tia
rh-h ~ o1 ;x;+a atha~a >, comn ~ a1I s,M
tfate, potn pattcs e6t0elns 70 aoloe pJ tue
decision. he protested that tho proper way
WAS to first present the CHARGES to the church.
md II thev ware found Of sufficient t.rayity to
summon ConnciI tn dopose the ruilty party. in
ea.a ~ 1.stn- ~ 9;a,ds sao;steG III ara,fs ~
s'4o1 80 tao.ot au 41eH4 - - eno - ~ ~
be orougnt 10 Justce' 1'ut to1s "ss nos tao
case in the present affair. When the Society ad-
3uu1ned the question OF calling Council had
l1sd called tho ConncU. n ungeemly Lsste
"a It anneared to him. 4 Vas not
properly eoassne4, suu 10 ,as Ias ti'.. 5.s5
maao 1t 4 mutuat eooucn, uuasss .ne1 "ool9
agree upon certain guarantees ~nteh s -. ne ma na1
drawn up, after having conferred Win LIS Legal
adviser. II these were not agreed to, ho "oula
recede from tue Council, and sutamon anotnet.
It Was, however, MS eafnest desire 70 naks ka1s
Council mutual.
ms CONDITIONS; -,
Alter hAvlng hela @nspeIeo M conference mtu' r
bis attorney toz moment, M: AcCasthJ Pr
souted tho guarantees anu condltlons upon WHICH
he should demand to ba tried, as follows:
l. The jurisdiction Of thia Council is only ID
';o' I. proceedings sa.n b. public to thu member. ..
III: gs;ss Fl s:s;s; asS5ss n,r. ~, n1.e,
Of nreferrlnr u ch.rees md hayine item tried.
4 No charxs shaH be tried any further than words,
acts pro1ina:e dates Names and p!aces ars given ia
the specification. Observation-Disclosures.
,s:t trs xeeFa sfter H. daSegT Of ch.rrsa md
s;ac,tin9s aass ina1s "eeAs A'sR >I' o'n'ef'
Tha cor7nr ,h,r ,o+ re,7nt anv ster to 10 u-
clded IN he speciacaton wch hs. already been set-
tied and adjusted, nor concerning which tho ista
Chapter Of Matthew LIB noe been 1oho"eos aos ~
which there 4 ou1J ono witness 70 the same ae&
pron1ea u iiaGsny' cnapser - tess ~ ~
the .bsence Of INV Of It's membe1s.
= The common 1aw shaI be followed ~ close1J u
uossiba IN regard to witnesses aud t4sdnaony.
3. The Witnesses shall 10 sole1ny sworn to tell ths
truth.
~ Each party s0an n9 peltea a 70 teesi =, /,
.dsisn = snI sdvoc,ta ~ causa Each uartT shall
hava tba nsitlegs Of callina in aud Questioning u
needed Witnesses and engaging freely in debate, md
employing professional legal a4slstaucs and couush
tbs trial.
MCCARTHY CONTINUES.
He added that no should plead fervently l@
these rights, for upon item depended bis rep1ts-
ton. lis life and soul. They we're accorded 70
the common felon in the dock. Would tho
Council dcpy them to him ? These articles IN
yolyed the vital question OF hls guilt OF tnno,
ccnco. They wore landmarks as old and sacred
AZ the Magma Charta itself. II they weso
adopted. he should 20 out OF the trial IS clean
n the clcanesk among them; II not, he
should 70 out and let them ~
Him in his abseuce. Mr. HcCMthT
crew very much excited as he exclaimed: WIN
Ton do for 1no what YOU do for RAFFERTY, 1fyoo
nronose to try mo ia three hours you shall do
+, nv absence" He explained that one Of tho
naacons I,ad told hi "a t,1at two hours WAS enough
notica for Iirn aud three hours would be enonss
for the Trial IL protest." cried the pastor,