The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-02
PRICE THREE CENTS.
ELECTED FROM A SANCTUM.
NOW BROTHER BtPTTsTs ENDED ~
INTERyIEtv Nv BROOKLYN
The Rev. Runs l.. Perry, Editor OF the We
ticnai Monitor. Walks the Rev. Justin ..
Fulton Out OF his once Into tho street.


Fulton Out OF his once Into tho street.
In Brooklyn church circles for several
dnys pnst rumUr has been in circulation TINT
the Rev. Justin ID. Fulton had bcen chnstisci by
n colorcd divine. who is also brother Baptist.
1t was said that Mr.. Fulton hnd been thrown
down stairs. kicked. and horscwhipped. but all
Of these versions proved to be incorrect Mr..
Fulton WIS only gently elected from the office
oi the Rev. liufus l.. Perry. Corresponding Ssc-
rotary OF the Consolidated American Baptist
Missionnry Association. and editor Of tho Nd-
nohdi Monitor. the soricty's organ. When q
sun reporter called on the Rev. Rufus l.. Porry
yesterday at the dingy little Office of tho Moni-
tor. at II Columbia Heights the Secretary and
editor WIS out. bnt young whte printer came
In from the back room and asked the caller to
be scnted.
The noor Of the sancum wns ittcrcd with
papers. n pile OF letters lay on the vacant desk,
and n small library OF we'll thumbed books
were scattered nlout tho room. On the wall
hung picture Of the colorcd Bishops OF the
Methodist Church and photograph nj gnther-
ing oi colored Bapt sis in Richmond Va. the con-
trail flgure Of which WIS the Rev. Rufus l.. Perry.
Soon the dOOr was opened and the original OF
The picture. shory. thick-se'. very dark skinned
negro entered He was lr sscd in n bibk
broadcl ith su |. wore II irlt hat on the back OF
his hend and had stunp Of Il cigar In ono
corner cl MS NOUN. moments conversation
indicated tlut the lt'v. Mr.. Perry WIS II man OF
much native shrpwlnoss ne wull As uf some
"'lu alton. He laughed heartily WHEN toll of
IT," rumors concerning his assault on Mr.
Futon. -. ru :.
cal It thnt. certainty put hini out of here in a
hurry, hut didn't str kc him or Kick him. Ho
cam" in b"rr and used insulting language and
greatly provoked mo, and | took him by the col
lnr ami showed him out oi tho door, md told
Tim would horscwhp him II he repeated his
remarks. He walked away and didn't say any
What was the trouhl,, ahout?"
~ grew out 81 Mr. F4lt9n's attempt ~ get
crntroi 81 IN" Mo""or. IL hud b, en arraIged
oi the Board Of TRUSTEE : an tried 10 get me out
aitn"tll"r. He and the Rev. Charles Graham
OF N'w York. also white man, then got out "a
err ulnr mnking churg's against me OF inter-
ottP',nns otP nnL,,m mm' mrurnpT n,onrys,c. sell n9
pl" and pock'tins III" pro '','ds and ui running
the pnp'r into bankruptcy. These circulars
wrr" 4 Sirilni.d broad 'nst. Just ic orr | went
~ Richmond, Mr.. Fulton came ia here and snid
that the lo"nl trustees of the asso 'lation were
gong to met NJ his study aud hear the report
VIII, a. WIS 10 b madr To- the Convention. I
tod him that MS Corr spending Secretary II was
ny us n'ss 10 nnk"t1rrep"rt. and tn. trustees
hri notiinE I" do with It, sp Ike OF the tillsit,
or tn charges b" hnd made against me.
81, llr said, Perry, they aro true. you know
With tnq, said. You are dirty puppy
and pui him out.
Then Grnham went down to Richmond and
uif''l' 'i..hiI'N h-Hin-l nlf'. n fpnlnit ittt OF
thirteen investigated my behavior, and found.
AZ YOU So" 10y the official report. that the asg-
ing NJ sud charges WAS ronsp racy to inJure
the us"fuln"ss of the said kuIus l.. Perry to
the dlsparug"m.nt of the ability of coored men
In the work of evanye zation. They completely
exon"rni"d m".and was unnni inously reelected
Corresponding So retary. The circulars sent
out hy Fulton AMI Graham were lasely false,
and hnNn don" grot injury to the society. am
conSidcrinc IA" advlsubiliiy of suing them for
lihel. Ny lawyer tells me that l could send
them to ,inil without any doubt But I doni
want u do that"
Mr. Perry has clippings from the newspapers
ana the htt"rsnnd circulars bcarin ny on the casa
carefully filed for use. The endorsements on
them nre in Greek. which he says he writes
readily.
Mr.. Fulton WIS callel on Inst evening BY
Sun reporter. but he had no rccollet1 ion Of such
rnc With the Rcv. Mr.. Perry. He said TINT he
could not imagine whit gave rise 10 the report
that NJ Perry had shown any violence toward
h,in, ton n'"rniug his newspaper business with
AR Perry he dii not cure t. speak