Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-06

Its session at the Memorial Church, Rev
Dr. Buffers. to-day.
Rev. Mr.. Clutz moved that the members O,
chial reports to the chairnan OF the commit.
tee on tie state OF the church and apportion.
ment during the morning session Without
1t was ordered that the order OF bus,nes,
for 20 morrow morning At 8 O'Clock be the
presen tation and Interest Of home and foreign
Reys. j. w. Goodlen. Samuel @. Bontz And
n. z, McDaniels were received as advisory
The report on beneficiary education was
presented, and after discussion deferred.
ihA TRIAL OF BRoIHER GRAVES RE-
The subject Of the charges against Rev
Crlel Graves was then resumed, the follow
Ing resolution being adopted:
"Resoired, That the evidence be taken upon
Gil the specifications under each charge, and
after due liberty shall be allowed to canvass
said evidence, that the vote oe taken Ten, upon
TO cali for the question sustained, or mot
sustained and then that the vote be taken
on each charge In the totality. until all the
TIE president then directed the trial to
proceed.
Counsel for the prosecution said they would
now proceed to the trial of the second charge,
The president decided that before proceed
ing To the second charge, the mem bers of the
synod should have the privilege of express
ing their views with references to the charge
OF scbism.
DR.. Kemp, of Baltimore, a lay delegate,
said his mind was clouded as to the charge.
DE depre Gated the organization OF q secret
society In the church. and thought the refusal
OF young member OF the secret organization
70 admit deacon, who desired to enter while
In accord with q Christian spirit he thought
Dr. Graves, In refusing TO divulge what the
society did, placed himself In the attitude of
brow beating the synod. The brother, he
allegiance to his secret society than he did
to his church. He thought IL became the
synod TO preserve its honor and dignity, and
enter into the consideration. Unless Dr..
Graves made clean breast OF what the
secret society did, he was afraid there was
ReN a saSt, eacs s. 81 6e had bsrs
Brother Graves altar to install him, and
harded him the right hand of fellowship.
He had good, warm feeling for him still.
did Brother Graves create a schism in his
church? He thought Dr.. Graves, in organ.
izipg the society, did 1t for personal reasons
church, as Kind Of ' BODY S guard sd Oh he he
thought the act Of organizing the society
was q schismatic act, and tended to create
The Rev M ine SrsVss rose 60 vote
said that the brother had counsel who were
honorable men, and they should speak for
nm: he insulted them by speaking for
Rev. Mr.. Graves-"My dear brother, I
have something in my heart cannot tell
DR.. Barclay-"Oh! we object.D
The Preeident.-"Now wait o minute-I
must decide. Idecide that DR.. Graves is a
member Of this synod, and has the right to
Mr.. GRAvBs FEELS PANIED.
Mr.. Graves said he was panied to think
that he should be accused OF creating q
:chism. He offered to tell the mystery OF
the synod, and he still kept that offer an
open question. Under such circumstances IL
panied him to hear the brethren still enter
tain the doubt that his conduct was schis.
matte.
X.J. Richardson said he did not think the
evidence against DR.. Graves sustained the
The point was raised that, under the reso.
Of order.
A motion was then adopted that the Sec
ond specification of the first charge be pro-
ceeded with, namely: "That Rev. Z. Graves,
while pastor OF the Third church, did hold
regular services independent of and to the
Injury OF the Third church, in another por.
authorize and countenance formal invita-
gregatiop."
The prosecution presented newspaper ad-
Graves preached in Raine's Hall In Balti-
more, and invited all who wanted to form q
new church to come forward and sign the
roll.
The prosecution read a letter from John
f. Skipper, showing that he stated to toe
council OF the Third Lutheran Church that
the new church would take old members
from that church without letters of dismiss
church knew them to be Christians.
John F. Skipper was examined as q wi
cessary, as q large number Of those who had
belonged 10 the Third Lutheran Church said
they would leave 1t, and If q new church was
not organised some said they would 60 to the
ened to 60 over to the Catholics. Mr.. Skip
per said that Mr.. Graves had nothing to do
with the newspaper announcements OF his
In teb ton to preach in Raine's hall. Witness
said he made the announcement by request
Of committee who favored new church.
Rev. Mr.. Graves had resigned his old charge
to secure harmony and peace in the church.
many members Of the secret Organization
belonged to the new church.
Mr.. S.-"Three."
Rev. Mr.: Owen.-"Oh, We object to such
A member.-"I hope this trial will not be
bur ' and prolonged with legal techni-
A THREAT OF WITHDRAWAL.
Rev. DIR. Barclay.-"Tnat Ia what have
been trying to get at all the time. am here
simply as Christian minister, and If am
TO be met with objections, and quite captiOus
ones, shall withdraw from the prosecution
and abandon the charges. We are not trying
criminal. Brother Graves Is not charged
with murder, nor with horse stealing.n
Rev. Mr.. Owen.-"Let me say. as Q minis
ter of the Lord Jesus Christ, that Ii the pros
ecution Is to be permitted to ramble from
one charge to another, and am not to be
permitted to defend my brother In my own
way, having been appel nted by the synod
so to do. too will abandon the case. We
must proceed with some system. 1t is not
synOdical to proceed otherwise"
Rev. DIR. Hill at this stage was introduced
by Rev. Or. Butler as An advisory member.
The prosecution continued the examina.
ton OF Brother Skipper. 1t developed that
the trouble between Rev. Mr.. Graves and
his congregation was the same as has over
come many churches. Some wanted him
and some didn't. Those who didn't want
hi m seemed to be in the majority. Brother
Graves resigned and his followers went with
him and a new church was formed. The
serious charge against Brother Graves APP
peared to be that the Third Lutheran church,
his former astorate, felt that he had poached
on lis spiritual vineyard for souls already
presumably converted.
Rev. DIR. Owen testified that Bro. Graves
said to him that he deprecated the trouble
in the Third Lutheran church; that he should
do nothing concerning II until his resigna-
ton was accepted; but after that, If suf-
ficient number OF brethren Invited him to
preach, and paid him the same salary as he