New-York tribune., 1875-03-10
THE COMMITTEES REPORT TO THE CHURCH.

rnittee was read In the church, A was
o Did you hear it readi A. The report OF the COMMITTEE
read in the church, -
O Yes, A Can You tel me when that was'
% Oh don't belong to Plymouth Church; yos do You
can tell me II you were there when 1t was, better 'han GAIL
A. think was present ,,.
O. Then you heard the report read, didntyou' a. 'ni
very likely did ,,..,o.,,.,
ne mat Ton on the weeks after the pub
icaon OF the Woodruff scandal and they talked the matter
did you hear that, A. don't recolec hearing IT,
Did YOU hear this read "He says that Tion was AZ nr
mysterious and noncommitta, bat on their way nome "
Brooklyn Tlton invited him into his house. where lhe
,, was exhibited to Mr. Beche" Did yon hear that readf
A. don't remember hearingit
O. Didn't you hear the whole OF the report reeo A hs
don't remember whether did not hear the Whoio VI
Were you there when It was resd' A. DON remember
whether was there; don't remember the report 'A
vas nrs.ent at the meeting ecoect the right meeting
@ And YOU don't remember the reading oil the repor 40
Souf A. don't remember what the report contained az a
O. Do you remember reading Of ii A. don't recall II
now; no, Sir. g.,
O. Do you remember who read it' A. No, no not i"as
trying to recall who read 1t. .
O. Do remember what took place after was reao n
am trying to remember the night
O. Never mind the ngh event is what you are swearing
TO- Did not Mr. Raymond read the report! don iemem
ber who read the report
q.
read, remember things that took place that hgh
that IA the night that reference to-he evening"
O. Do you remember when the thing was pat TO Voe-'he
question upon the acceptance the report and Its adoptoh'
A. Ny recollection Of that meeting very indishnct on
O. DO you remember that there one vote In inc negse
A. No unless it Mr.. Moultons
O. Well, A. ] think Mr. Moulton voted no.
O. Then YOU were present. you, when he voted no' a.
think was present
O Don't YOU know whether You present. A said
thought | was present at that meeting.
O know you that you thought you were but want 10
know whether YOU don't that you therei A only
want to be sure Of meeting that ALL only want 10 DC
sure Of the time II that the night that Mr. Mouon-
O. Idont care about the Were you there when Fran
els D. Mouton voted upon question OF the adoption OF
reportf A. was present nj the unic fahciS ~
voted no something ,
O. But you don't recolect what II was' A. don recohect
what it was
O. You don't rccoec what the subject Of the note was' A.
do not.
@. And when was this! A. Idonr remember the time.
O. Can Won tell what year it was in? a. My impression is
that it was last yea-.
O. In 1874, was it not' A think it was In 1874
O. Whist time in 1871 A. cannot remember the time
O. Was it not late in the season? A don't remember the
tiine Sir, at all
O. And remembering it are enabled to remember
what took place between you and Dir Ton in 1922 A. Yes
Sir.
O. So a. to retail the whole conversation? A Yes, Sir oil
that have ietaied.
O. urmom,ry then, OF old events is better good deal
than OF new events?
Mr. Eyarts-You oil yht not 10 argue with the witness
Mr. Fulerton-I ask him IL tha; Is not
The wiincss-Dd yon want to that' You asked
me my memory Of old events better than my memory OF
new ones; you asked that question.
@ Well did A. Well was going to say that man is
not responsbe for hi. memory. remember certain
things impress him. his while he may forget
other things did impress him, whether they were
old.
O Then the report Of the Committee vindic,ng pastor
from terrible charge event that made an mpres
sion mon ycu. 4 1t did make any impression materially
upon me i did require it.
@ How. A. did require that report to vndcate him.
q No. Did you vote the report' A don't remember
SEVERE sTEICTURES on THE WITNESSES MEMORY.
O. DO you remember whether anybody else was
there besides yourself' lLaughterl A. Yes Sir
O. You are sure OF that? A. Yes Sir think would be
positively wiling to swear that gentleman there be-
sides me.
O. Well am happy hear that yo1 positive about one
ching Hive you read that report since was read that
nightf A. No; that recoect; no, Sir
O. Have you ever had book in which it prnted' A.
Not that know OF no, Sir.
O. Did You read in the newspapers after was published!
A. / may have; don't remember
@ Yoa don't remember thatf A. don't remember that
have; no, Sir.
@ Now at meeting. do you recoect who presided? A
think Mr.. Freeland presided
@ Wasn't Deacon Frceland' A. think Mr. FTeeland;
yes Sir
@ Sure of it, are you not! A Wei, am sure Of that as
can be Of anything.
Q Were you not in 1874 member OF the Examining Com
nitlee Of plymouth Church? A. Yes, Sir; no, Sir.
@ Well now, which it? A. No, Sir; not 1874.
@ Not years A No, Sir think that my term Of office
as Of the Examining Committee expired on the first
Of January, 1874 think.
O. We'll don t you know! A No, don't know positively,
Sir Of the Examining Committee at ali that
year by virtue Of my holding the Office of deacon
@ You QG0 you not, member OF the Examin-
ing Comm;ee' A. That ia the point trying to get at,
Sir There been change in the rule; when that change
made don' recoectseparains the Examining Com
mee from the-separaing tho DeacOns from the Examin
ing Committee.
@ Now wasn't the report this investigating Committee
submitted Examining Committee OF the church Of which
you were one A. Think it was.
@ One moment. A. think it was; yes Sir.
O. Well A. And l think there when that was sub
pitted.
@ And didn't you pass upon h' A think so; yes Sir.
Q. And approve OF it' A think So
O. Wasn't it ready A. think it was.
q In your hearing' A. i think
@ Well did you hear that part Of the report read which
purpors to give your testimony before the Commee' A.
thiuk it must have although don't recollect 10.
O. Don't you now recoec having heard that read the part
Of il In which You are that the True Story
was exhibited your A don't recollec 1t; no, Sir
O. We'll then Committees report must have been read
% you twice. in your hearing twice not before
the Examining Committee and before the body Of the
church, A. i think
q. How! A Very likely.
@ We'll. member Of the Examining Committee you ap
proved Of the report whatever it was didn't your A. l voted