The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-22
PASTOR LLOYD'S VICTORY.
ExONER1 TED AT A CHURCH MEET
ING by A yOTE OF 40 TO II.
His Successful Defence Under DiGcuities-A
Nj Modernte Drink Ter Like Dr. Crosby-Thirst
ut n synod-Mr. Lloyd Resigns his Pulpit.

NJ Tolerate Drinker Like DIR. Crosby by-Thirst
ut synod-Mr. Lloyd Resigns his Pulpit
Last evening the Rev. William Lloyd,
pastor OF the Madison Avenue Reformed
Church. was given tho chance to tell his side Of
the story. The remarkable charges brought
against him by some Of the members Of his Con-
sistory are mainly based upon the reports Of n
detective was employed 10 shadow Mr.. Lloyd
and did so for three weeks taking notes of all
his movemonts-who he saw, where he went
what he ate. and particularly what he drank
Here is n specimen OF his reports to his en-
ploycrs:
Dee. 3i-sA NM Lloyd left his house and went to
ne church hemancd there ten minutes Came out
took sixth avenue car down to zlisl's real cstat,
ae 5" ry ys N SOs s dress, Win bnsE hat and
seaSy to S' Ss at t'S hJa sS' os '%@ % f6l 5p s @
,tr,et a hue boy went WIN them carryina n keys
boy eatns a. soon a. he had unlocked the door They
ressy r4en returned 70 The agency, and lei, the
st rhrythrG stree, " iady with wh "SGn" Whom 'oMp Mp
LLOYD was acquainted got into The car, after Which
jSatic5 Sr I$yg len he Barnssn, SsoE.!$,s
lini-.y in Beehkcr street lev mcnsts iaicr ur
Llo,d arrived loot the house H. went N and
he camc ca he Went pG' to *" naeh ReioTmsd Ta
to fISSE e Grand 7's son 5S c l and eS eS' rSS wS
IN, Forty second street snanee To- the harroem aud t"ok
another lie then walked across town to Third avenue
es st ha%S5A oA 'sI2n S < sS rSSd SSiS'r M @
n 9mnryn m ,. apd r iemniped ~ 'n.rs ten minutes % atr
uiai day
The report of Jan. 2 reads as follows:
WENT aud ,@ s s; s Sa dnr. hi, & d so Tss ws S IND
liaison River Railroad we.uns room; after which e.
iisn Went Directly 10 the ,iraud mon o,el and took
snd 'I naf s an SGSr When %'" he u" cs down @
ne wa sge ,amHed y t9e lazy preyioH,M d.,
Fourteenth street walked aero, 10 siSn s,crue and
tered the house o Dr Lindsay rhsy STAYED horc ihr,c
hours during which time the only person who cii thc
oGsc Nf LloSd walked iifoas to Hrosdway aud enter
II hot rum na' From n""a he Gssna csn,ra HUT Ii.
ne ~rn5 an, & tnf 'II',m@ , M,@s nn Rooms ,l 9nl
dinner be visited zii,. rcai estate gsene, again and
in,"mpany WIN h; 4. D, Won't T. lggs at hoi~ IN
ItN ,i,,t, ,',i.t Nt I,oNI i.-,m 'sft,i ", N'l M
h.ar when they came .ui .s ioek down u. N.n " T.
h9cN T. lti's n-euc, aud irom there to ID lanis'>
Thes, reports were sprung upon Mr. Lloyd
! az a private meeting between him and the Con-
ry.ant the story Of what followed j. diverse
! shaw and Mr. Clarkson Of the Cou-istory assert
! that Mr.. Lloyd was about t. swear that he had
when they stopped him. MIR Lloyd declares
| positively that he was not about 70 swear T.
any such thlnS, but only proposed to make oath
! that he had not heon guilty Of unchristlan con
! du 1. As to the drinking he says he is an Eng
lishman. has always drank in moderation.
| anu does not deny that he has drank
| thirteen times in fourteen days. NJ the
detectives reported H. docs, not consider
| / unrhristlan conduct To drink liquor Tho
Kny. Dr, Howard Crosby who has occupied his
| Du pit. drinks constantly in moderation, ~ he
hgs. stated publicly, high .represeniaii,o body
| held meeting at one Of the large hotels. AMI
eighty pr cent. Of them drank liquor.
| the Bleecker street lady. he ayers with the ut
| most so,lemniy that his relations with her hay"
I4rt.l Is
| known - her husband nnd his wife: that the
Visits 10 the various houses named by the icter-
| for boarding hous'. that he is deeply indclt-
! td To- her husband. who is lhysirian for suy-
nl mt n Europe. Tn GO tor. h. says, took thn
| six children in his arms. carried them into
aso a5 oTa Taeed dogi r yd S by gnar ' an IN In and
| dcbt of gratitude to HIM. To be charged with m
| un lue intimacy with Tie wife OF such u friend.
| and without the slightest ioundaton Of fact Mr..
| Lloyd thinks IL an outrage. lie challenges any
one 70 point t. single at of his life that las
| boon unehrlstlan or unmany
Tho meeting OF the members and Consistory
| Of thr church. Nisilant guards wrrr stationed
| at the doors To exclude reporters and every one
| who tried 10 enter WIS closely scrutinized and
Identified heiYr" he Was admitted. II was IN
dcnoun,ins the nlu-,i .c of oxcludin.: the IRE. :
after the publicity that had been given t. the
| charges against him, nndr 10y men who had re-
| used L. sNe dhelr nAitfs or 1, lare nm puu-
| l.iy. The Cpnslsi9ry firmly refused e.
admit any hut members and pow hold
| cr- When the meeting WAS opened a
determined effort was made hy Mr..
Lloyd friends e. have the reporters admitted.
The dis 'ussl"n lasted oyer an hour, bui they
w.rr al h.st outvnt"d, and tho reporters .wh' had
| hO n Standing IN ~" hnll outside. We're uotiisd
| rather hrusquely ~ Mr. CiArksun tnat It was
ihr orders ci tn. Cons story that they should
| leave the building. Tia y accordingly marched
out INTO thr ram, and the henvy doors were
The mrriing was q long and stormy one
Mr., Lloyd made q, ,sprc III LASTING two hours, in
I.a.. q INN Z