The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-09
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and Leaves the Room, when Some
Dear llrOther Calls HIN liar.

| Hnu Leaves the Room, when Some
Dear nrother Calls HIN liar.
NRw YoRk, May SIN the Brooklyn
Presbytery to-day the final vote was taken
on the charges against DR.. Talmage. The
Secretary announced that 45 votes had
been cast, 25 Of which were against the
charges aud specifications, 10 in favor Of
sustaining them as they stood and four for
sustaining them in part. a 'F
II was moved that the preamble To the
charges be stricken out. This was object
ed TO, and II was then suggested that
committee be appointed TO draw up min.
ute which would be acceptable to both
sides. This was lost. Rev. DR.. Rockwell
offered resolution that the evidence hay-
Ing been clearly disproVen or fully OK.
planned as to any guilty purpose or intent
OF deceit, that the charges he dismissed,
and the Presbytery here express 10 DR..
Talmage its heartfelt confidence In him as
. minister Of Christ, and desire that he
and his church may share abundantly In
divine blessing,
DR.. Vandyke at once gave notice OF
complaint 10 the Synod In regard b the
manner in which the trial has been con-
Quoted. There were various other reasons
expressed, one Of which was that the Mod.
orator had secretly brought DR.. Talmaee
and j. w, Hathaway together, whereby
they entered into covenant not 10 testify
at the expense Of one another's character.
Moderator Ludlow denied this assertion
50 emphatically that DR.. Vankyke with
drew It.
DR.. Talmage then asked leave to make
a few remarks, and said he felt happy and
was thankful 10 the counsel who had de-
Tended him so ably. He was also thankful
70 his brethren and to the press for the
fairness and generosity with which they
had reported the case. He would 20 out
OF this trial with increased hatred for
everything like sectarianism, for he had
the sympathy OF the entire Presbyterian
Church, q handful OF this Presbytery ex.
cepted. He had also the sympathy Of the
Methodist, Baptist, Congregatio
Reformed Episcopal and Catholic
Churches Though he was Protestant in
every respect, he would prefer to be in the
Catholic Church, for they had but one
Pope, while In the Protestant denomina-
ton they had hundred. But he pro-
nounced his benediction on oil the COM
mittee who formulated these charges, and
who would not hear one OF his friends, but
spent weeks in gathering up oil the ven
ON OF his enemies, and the action OF that
committee had made more iniidels than ali
OF them will ever be able to make Chris.
tians. he thought that the senior mem.
Der OF this committee would have been
very careful about making this scandal,
because OF his own past experiences. There
was some talk Of his leaving the Presbytery.
He thought he would stick to 1t and 70
with his people wherever they went.
The power that was the bane Of the Pres
bytery was now broken, and there would
be more room for free action in the future,
Some Of the brethren said they did not
like his preaching. He Just as much dis,
liked theirs. His way Of preaching was
poor enough, but he knew theirs would
never save the world.
In conclusion, he prayed for the mem.
bers OF the Presbytery and their families
and commended them 10 God. ~.
DIR. Talmage then left, and as he was
going out Rev. Mr.. Green, who was one Of
the committee, jumped up and said Dr..
Talmage had been guilty OF another false
hood in what he had said in reference TO
the committee.
The Presbytery then adjourned until
Monday.