The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-05
SAMUEL AND JULIA.
cuprp AND CROSS PURPOSES IN -HE NEWARK
PnEsBYTERY.

CUPID AND CROSS PURPOSES IN -HE NEWARK
PrEsBYrEgY.
The sst session Of the Newark Prcsbytery furnished
sensation OF widespread interest in the matter oil The
trial OF Row Mr. See for violating ST. PauVs command
In that lie did not compel TO keep silence IN ms
church. The Presbyery is now IN session again. ana
yesterday, at the close OF the afternoon session. wen
IN toward evening. took up what Is known Us the
Bowman case--ssand thereby hangs tale. I" Upon
motion made tho session prolonged IN order that
rcport might be presented IRON a special
committee appointed at the last meeting OF
tho Prcsbytery tho above case. heV'
DIR. y. Smith read the report. Before giving inc
of latter is best TO spread out In broi Inc
facts OF the Samuel A. Bowman Is a sooc iooN-
ing young imb OF the law" twenty cght years old.
who resides with his father at Caldwell Near the Bow
man family dwells Miss Julia orion who, though bind
the ordinary sense, is not as regards the iovaoc
Qualities of samuel Some Gvc years ago Julia com
nissioned Samuel TO go 10 New York and purchase
piano Tor her She gave him $40 lie bought ior nor
u piano that, as no declares, cost 1851. Saihuci
now wants the $l05 no paid Tor inc piano
over the amount given him. julia u appears Is lu,to
willing TO give this il she herself is taken also 10 inc
latter part OF the offer Samuel objects Aud there The
remains. Out oft, however, has grown anoth9r
casc-tbat which is now before the Presbytery. II
seems that Bow mans father owns property on Doth
sides OF Tho church at CALDWELL and got INTO dispute
about certain fences alongside. Mr. bowman go' .no
Df the church. Rev Charles T. Berry preferred grave
charge IN the church against young bowman, VINO was
member The charge that in the piano transaction
Samuel paid only $3.50 for the instrument ana basey
pockeed the surplus $25 belonging to MISS Juia inc
pastor has paper signed by the piano dealers saying
That $3.50 price paid. Bowman has receipt
showing that $3.50 paid. lie was tried ana Aus-
pended. Hc demanded hearing from The Presbytery
a committee appointed and II was TINS which re-
ported yesterday. In the report Kew pra D. r.
Smith, j. +. Stcarns and j. Reeve Sayrc, the commit
declare that they gave the matter careful exanin
ation find that the church nj Caldwell erred IN
finding Mr.. Bowman guilty OF The offence charged
against him and executed sentence upon him with
out giving him trial. Instead OF a tral there
was u nero elaboration upon certain ruinors
Tho report concludes with the recommendation
that the session church at Caldwell he directed
proceed to the regular trial oil Mr. Samuel
A. Bowman, aud to issue his case according 10 the
rules prescribed their Book OF Discipline; and IN
nsmuch ms the sentence Of suspension pronounced on
Mr.. Bowman publicly read from the pulpit that
they publicly this action OF the Prcsbycry
ami their intention 10 proceed accordingly.
A motion to adopt the report was vigorously OPP
posed by Drs. Wilson and Mcllvaine both OF whom
COMMENDED that they could not indorsc or vote with
propriety upon the report without having It clearly
proven wherein the Caldwell church had erred. Tho
motion To adopt lost and It was decided TO con-
slider the report to-day after the examination Of cand-
dates the ministry