, 1876-10-20
THE REV. BOTT.

II. L. DArts.
THE REV. B0TT.
Tho Formal Charges Against Hl,n--.The
Dcncpns OH Their MntLlc.
rotTfspondeact .ytts 1ark kesntd.
PiilLADELpHIA, Uvt- 14.-The Rcv. Mr.. Boil
will probably becume we'll known to the public,
by Ills cuphon.ous name at least, before his
troubles aru over. 4 sequel TO The exciting
Hccne In htA church and au amusing chase alb
ruptly ended by d set Of false tseth-givcn III ta-
days Haala-took nlacc Inst night ut 4 meeting
Of his deacons and church members. Tho pro-
cecdihgs Will explain what SONIC Of the charges
arc which arc tnado against tho holy man.
A little before o'clock lust evening tho tlea-
cons md such Of tho. mule members uf Bolts
church as have desire to fairly look into tho
ilttlc "!hd!scsrttons" with which lie Is charged,
assembled in tho par1or Of Mr. Cl1arlcs &. Lewis,
at No. 140 Richmond street, directly opposite
the church. whero Mr. Hott was at TINT very tine
holding q praycr'lncettnE. About twenty-five
gentlemen were present, all members IN good
staMlingoi tho Twelfth Baptist Church. C!,arlcs
Modoutor; John schnltzu was chosen SecTcta-
~. Mr.. Thomas Al. Thompson, the flcnunciator
Ot Mr. Dott, then rose and read q statement
about lils standing in the church, which Mr..
porter Of ihu Philadelphia Fienf,lg Telegraph.
Tho dcucons present corroboratcd Mt. If Iff.oln1,-
som III his declaration, that he Was in excellent
standiag US a. 2 msmber. en- After tllis personal ex.
paper, giving some Of tho chnrgcs agnll.st AIr:.
BDtt. It BY M means covers all thut lAas been
nilcgcd agalnst him:
qa 51S1 9s! 1 II 1fS9T Tas, nys s 2s. e.
Church, tho iioy. Thomas b fott, viii. cnnimct
a1$ssenins II ~ Shtl:t5aa l r m1s1es # S3e Gesps
frcusont resort called lilo ): Fish iiousr," xaii
se Si beeW y ssy sG ei nae oeepe
as club ground. Upon hIs visiting thls resort ha
Tas accoMpanisd, Invariably, " sIster of ih!a
plsII;es.; asSod lin h's saS's: % Gs sa.~sSsd,
The lady not being satisfied repeated tho Inquiry
upon another vl.it, when ho snl1 hsa nu1ne vas
Easton, making lls nan,c in fnll Horace Easton.
md sho answoted that she did, and mcniipar, tbs
sssI hs sa yen s re- nsf Erssa hs iay y
Twelfth bapt!st Church, ani stated lIst Wis very
much muc doubted the Indy accompanying him being
Th,s alarmed tho lady of The grounds, =. The
cnI sd very 1fet ies a. ,egsra1 tho shstae!er
es@p.y Sa ss "a Ss 81 sSsny sSs e,ea
vrroA.in Ae GuuttM pMi.Nlhk sno INV Ao!1co
ahsl inc lsuY. Taonlaa b. bost 10 Do 0ae and 1thc
saMS M ea0':, nesnon:, h,u ,,.,, ron h,v h,n,. - :,
the basgmont window. and went up Into tho church
Gaa DoK IT, ~ os g aci n th a hsr
tba sSse ne shs Inc @ NM M
Jon giys r,,r your no,r,o II Horace EaStonI%% liz
gave hcr Il, understand thus thu church
T,lles objected 10 ministct Of
the Gospel aud hs wife nlayIug. croqnet,
md tha: tho n,c,nhers who were strict In ihc!r
ylews might object and cteate disturbance IN ths
cnufe M, " TI:, Mo'taas, 'ts, e ioowmg aa} ~ Mott
lie .y anu o ea, :" H.
rhurthf III sI,i.,, h., ~ ,s IL ,uaitn. Sra o
On ta aoyo. suuay ths s snnose i ~.
maas an sttenpt Ia enor t!,o chnrch, b.lt nIterud
her mind and pas4sd down Rlchmond street. Tls
lady itom tfle Fsh Honse, who visited the cAusrh,
a ot fo1sSss tsS nsr a;o,a NH. n n,ov. lin, ,r o,t
MG ~ aalsnss ssGna anlo 10 p,nse ahat Mr POL
a p sdg a ernss nssn an ri ns "
i,eng tha opy dirpes oaa to liz no Wounds ia aues
| tion.
Mhieh rhould be aiovs soproael,, pure, and unsul:
lisd, 20 ~ ~ T., dearimsni u thH twelfth Haptlst
r. sIo M t.is ~ gehert ~ a,so
bo make the.a eharaas @
opt unce rfo1thanWht I'M iuisnt,ons Srs ,,nt
ia cirar I'M tno uyifs That beset dir Church. Va
t1o,natd fill Investigation III thu aboyr chayets
In ths avont oF ths church ret,lsng to have inli
aud far ttal, or should obatAccs 10 placed 10 pre-
vent full mud far Investigation ofchargcs pro.
!eTEea as heretofore, W. snat nPpcal 10 9h'sheF
"''"A''' "e'pss'iu"s ,T',nm.sM r,our,o.
'"gnHAs ~ 116o II t:onI GoGrsSS. .,,S..,
| NxcnEy +, usaSamp
| No, 10ie Lacy sttuet.
Ancr III, cl,rrr werc rrn,1 Il ,v,, ,Inrc,I and
ro+reI ,h"t & ters IN u,,,s - FIJI mi ,i'nt I'tat
witnesses be brought forwari TO silhstantiaie
~ va,in,s .n,,;s /" H. i,'Iia, ,,"nt ~,
| tuo 'a!.oua SunNs ~ ~ inu,eilhent' lhe