New-York tribune., 1875-03-10
The winc,,I say that asked Brother West when he pre-

The Wltnees--I BrOtn1 Wcbs, hO
sented his the charges had been presented 10 Inc
he had exhausted the remedy laid down
in the New Testament for person having aught against an
other brother member Of the Church He stated that ne
Then proposed that there should be committee on
three upon Titon and before the formal charges
shond be to him. that is my best recollection now
Q. Was that Committee appointed! A. IL was
q. Were You one ofiti A. Twas.
q, Did you go to hmi A. did.
q. To Mr. Tiltonf A. did.
O. When did yon goi A. don't remember the day, Sir
O Did you receive letter from Mr. Titoni A. Not at tha
time Sir.
O, Well, very soon after, A. WELL that was-must have
been months afterwards; must have been months afterwards
O. Look at that page H. Exhibit IT, and say whether thAt
the letter you received from himi A. think II Is, Sir
@. That is its A. think 1t is, Sir.
O. Now, you went to see Mr.. Tion. did you' A. did
@ Who with you, A. Captain Duncan and Deacon Gar
butt
Q. Yon had conversation with him' A. We did
O. Now when was that, A. Well don't remember; II was
prior-to the serving the written charges upon Mr. T'on
O. Where did you see him A. Saw him at the ONCE OF tue
Golden Aoe
@ Yes; what took pacc' A. think the CONVERSATION
with Mr. Ton carried through Captain Duncan a.
my memory mcthe main conyersatoh-0aP"
Duncan stated that he had called upon Mr. that the Com
mttec had called upo1 Mr. Ton in relation to charges ta'
had been presented before those charges had been formally
served upon hm-beorc tho written charges should be sefe
on him.
Mr. Bvaxts-scrvcd upon Mr. Tilton' A. Served upon MI
TtonAr Ton said that he member OF the Churcn
hadn't been for three four years. that he was MOI
amenabe TO its discipline and that he should not come beioe
sbeforc the Committee; and he used expression a
remember like this that forty yoke Of oxen could not draw
him before that Committee"
Q. What Committee; a. Before this Examining Committee
@ Yes well Is that what you went there for, to get MN 10
60 before the Examining Commee' A. No; event tnere
the Committee thereto with him in relation 10
these charges before stated the fact that charges had been
preferred against him. and to ask him what he had to say IN INC
matter and what course he proposed to take.
q. Well, did you exposulatc with himi A. don't kho"
what yOu mean by "expostuate."
O. Well, you the little while ago; what DO you
mean by n' | the same you do. A. Well, don |
know in what sense used IT.; don't remember.
@ Well don't know in what you used It, except by
its context A. We went there to converse with Mr. I1ton
ard in advance to report to Committee Mr. Tons views
and OF mind before the formal charges forwarded
O. Well what did say about the charge that he had made
against Mr. Beechcr? lie dsnt say anything about the
charge only that he not member OF the church. and
would 90 before tribunal hc not amcnable TO its
Jurisdiction
@ Well did you ask him to go before the rbuna' A. No.
we did not but We told charges had been preferred
against him.
@ Did you him whether the charge fase' A.
No, l did not
u Dld you take m 10 TASK IN any way IN Ciist All sP
for having made this charger A. did no. because Mr.
@ Did anybody? A. l don't know; not in my presence
Q. How A. Not in my presence.
Q. Well this Committee. understand you appointed
and sent there to do wha Mr. Wcs you think according to
Scripture should have done! a. That the osonsbe
@ Well then. why didn't the Committee perform their
service; perform their work. A. Wel the Committee-Mr
TIlton met the Committee with
@ Or did you think unscrpual because there were
three.
Mr. Evarts-Oh, let him answer
Q. Let us have the A. What ia the answer'
Mr. EyarsThc question is Why didn't you proceed to talk
with him member Of the church!
MIR Fullcrlon-No; haven't asked you that
Mr. EyarsYou asked him he did according to the rules
Of the New Testament
Mr. Fulerton-That different from the rules OF Plymouth
Church, take it.
The WitnesS-The Committee appointed motion Of
@ understand it you have got the Committee appointed
have got down to Nlr Ton now want to know why you
didn't expostuate with himi A. The Committee went there
purpose Of talking Mr. Tlton and hearing any exps
nation he had make before the formal charges
served upon Mr.. Tilton
@ Why didn't you do it whom you went there, A. think
we did it,
O. Now tell how you did A. Well say that Captain
Duncan the spokesman the principal spokesman that he
Mr. Ton that these charges presented and that
they presented in writing before the Commtco and that
before church wold take any the Committee
would take any acon-any further action it, they had ap
pointed Commit.e OF three to wait upon him. That is as
as ] can remember.
@. Yes, wait upon him =, A. Yes, Sir to wait upon
him