, 1875-09-24

| .... TIE IRA BROWN TRIAL.
| Tho investigutinn Of I'll, charges prcfcrEcI
against Ira Brown by c, 4. 'jayd. oil was l,egnn
iart night in the Ada 4sreas Methodist Church.
Tho numbers Of tho Eomfnst.co reso: II. +.
+, j.azisr. Chsr|os ". barnes, William T. H.nit!,. i.
fc,tnton. Dr. r. G, Duncan, 4. j. He'll. taothrt
NSht", Brother ilifelnY. Brother flage, Brnhnr
lachsrdson. aud l3rothcr 1'o~nls. Tho detend-
Art. Ira Brown, aud lin attorney, Norton Culvnr
i 70 70 in attendance, and there was good muster
ot nouberH IT the congiegation
II" Rev. 4. Nnrnoy slated that ho wAa ALI
tho i. ci to prrtide Al tie trial, snl accordingly
took t. 10 chair.
De,'o tionai c1crcibea varo then hold, and after
o.her r rcljmnaric4 tho Trtsllont read the
charges a nj rpecifcationA, which haze alreajy
nrp.ate.' II ruE Ta,DusE.
Whom &l. 'eHdant ~as called upon for his p1ea
Mr. Culver. *ked for the reading of the commits
rim ,y Nh, Ii tho Court war held THIS VA.
,lone and A1r. Culver then "bjcctcd IN the Court
proceeding s,r7 further, ~ tho authority wa,
snau'rtut 10 IT 10 or place for the trial spec-
Ati.
Tne rrrt,,cnt u, ersu!na sl.* aa,.c:on, ,. In wsr
Authorized totfy "a. 'os 4ns one during bis YEAR It
Mr. Culver entered ~ e.celtion I" The tnrt'a' IT
of ,c i.r,rt anil ttie, m1ta f0.na1 pjectan. shy
carg~s snd nr.ry al Tho specifications. which were
heveraIy uvcrrntei4 .,,.. ..
unsrtakcu by lii. Cuive r They all kn.w lct.
a,out TIC mntter. Hpu,e 'iHt:d prejudice ng1iupt
tenaut aud Impair nvsa avh, !, !" ia nzwe5 !.
were trus brown osht 10 !, 'touuced,"-a rciu-1l
which greatly tIrt'cdthe aud e, re: !, c,a. 49,,
D!.jcction1 were eut"retl t. II II. ta9s aad T. e..
Duncan "fur rauae,' and III 'rt' g"ulle's" were es
cnHett frnns service on the ca. NJ nte: IAtIr racs
wcr1 not snnnr =. ns9 II y a., ~ 1r hs t nr sf
sir. Jn1ne. Frat+. attorney for the Church. then
{ttr% IN II ncr
wh thu troub1". 1hey believed INT the ssrsu,,s
suits 4ns. ~. :hartt vet" in't't ID; actsn1 IT
,rioe rs.nbers u the press to cuor nst.ers iSvu
LIS at1nlpolnt.
tc-tl1e. - being rseu. i Tho el,.ion Of Trustees
Jnus 3, l77a he heard Thomas. In whnt " nanlo TN
legal proceedings hid he,a ins,'"d mt Tho de-
fets'aut ~ 70 what lie tThnnas) shonlh sar.
III crf'sa-e1AMInat1on witness said this ccIsfod =
few minntss beForn she tegua Injunction va asr'ei
Drown. during which tho iator sad he had INDUCED
Thnnsas t. 70 lack on the Trustees Of tho .:u rc4.
S M ,1 as ssa H. e. s9'ss1 1.ss a sS.' 1 " LIN
Th- reporter Of THE TnIpcHE was next rtlJa d aid
stated tln defendant had OIL occasIon offered h II
50 10 ~ write up the rtprch and tone 1pwn an him.
uneanny which attached IN him in connection will hit
recent "bonncs " by tho nev. Mt. Dan4iug.
crosne aaninativn by ,1cstn,isats co1ute who, lko
many other rcstifoesera thinks great deal can ts
sIr. Il. n. ver.ey daposed thss Brown bad ch.rac-
tarizc tbs church fight ru.sn dirty business. snd
that himself and party Wntf!d cuntlnue bringing suits
until tho church was beaten.
Tha inquiry was adjourned tn ibis ersn!ng.
THE FIRST CHURCH.
II IL not yet aetued who the Es.tor OF The First
Methodist Church is to b. Tho Board Wish to retain
Dr. Thomas. and Il that IL impossible will then turn
their attention to G. G, Ttuse Superintendent Of thu
Relief anl AID Soclety. 6oue Of the members favor
The Rev. Mr. Jtw7tt Of tho Frht Church u Aurora,
who Will probably a,s called II neither Of the o.hors
can bo secured. The Eev. Mr, Caldwell, Of Jolct,
who Las been spoken OF In connection With tho Frts
Church. IA sele :to for Aba Street Church. Tnerc
ls however, considerable feeling In his favor for thc
First Cnulch fu Dr.. Thoms. cannot be retained.
The N.v. J. II. Caldwell h,k for The Iass two years
hcen col,nectel With the First Methodiat Church Of
Joliet lie to 1a church under anything efc
than favorable auauiees for n tho tiuu the conRreEa
tiou waa DIVIDED one psEty seeking sle establishment
Of smother church. and tbs other at'heInE hrnaiy 10
tbs nd organlxaton lie enteroi npon hts work there
was IN extremely difficult iast unier the c:rcunl.
st1nceH, he las succeeded in aln,oet doubling the
at the congreRatn1 md in awakening new religious
| !ute1ast, which IL felt throuahout tho ciy. lie
| IL 8entlcnlsa Of fair natural ability.
tevuut Chratiau. uc il full Of energy lossrsscd of
gooA soc4A qualities, and although not a uan Of tie
cpn1nou people, tn looked up to and calcuiaol to win
ths esttcm OF those among whom hb iabnrt even
sl.!a Of Ais church roatlona. 1n the pulpit be IL
plaln practical and impressive, and By ls industry
aud religious zeA Las won An anv. .bs reputation ~
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