The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-11

Cut Loose From PresbyteriaAtfsnA-l
Singular Coineideat Appearance
of some of the Principal Actors I'm
aPast Great Case.
Special Correspondence of the STAR
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Dec. 8.
In letter some two months ago / dwelt
briefly upon the Tabernacle Church
troubles arising out of the ecclesiastical
trial of the famous pastor, the Rev. DIR.
T. Dewitt Tafffage, and showed how his
opponents in that trial, not satisfied with
the vindication given him by the Pres
bytery by vote of twenty-five to twen-
ty, were bent upon appealing from the
verdict to the Synod of Long Island.
Since then the Synod has met, and after
voting to have the testimony taken in the
case printed, adjourned to reassemble at
the call of the Chair. As the testimony
(the charge was falsehood and deceit) has
within few daysappeared in book form,
the presumption is that the subject will
shortly be before the Synod again.
But Dr. Talmage's people are unit
in his favor, and the other night the
Trustees took action, which, while it
does not remove the case from before the
Synod, practically defes that august tri-
bunal, and will doubtless result in the
society severing its connection with the
Presbyterian denomination. This action
was in the form of resolution which for
a single sentence of 1875 words equals
some of the historic sentences of Secre-
tary Evarts. But for all that it is long,
its meaning is clear, especially when it
starts off by declaring that "1n view of
the wanton and persistent pursuit and
persecution of the pastor of this church
by wicked, malignant and malicious
men, under the garb and pretext of &C.
clesiasticism, having for it's avowed OBJ
iect his destruction and the destruction
of the property and peace Of religion in
this church, etc"
1t then goes on to favor the separation
of the church from the Presbyterian de-
nomination, and requests the pastor to
initiate proceedings to that end. DR..
Talmage conveniently went out OF town
Just then-he had intended going before,
80 that the word conveniently" must
not be construed to his prejudice. A
night or two ago he returned, and have
it from one of his Trustees that he left
the matter entirely to the Church to de-
eide, believing that the Church would in
its decision consider it's own interest
That the Church will decide to 90 there
is little or no room to doubt, but now
comes the question, whittier will it 80?
At first it was believed that it would es-
pouse Congregationalism, but within &
day or two the Reformed denomination
has come to. be regarded as the one likel,
to receive this accession of strength-ar
immense building in the form of al
amphitheater, one of the largest organs
in the world, and a congregation to bt
numbered by the thousands.
The pastor was long connected with tht
Reformed Church-his previous field be
ing the First Reformed Dutch Church o.
Philadelphia. His old associates are
therefore now very naturally pressing
him to return to that denomination
Then, too, an identity in creed woulc
make such transfer easy, especially a
the polity Of the Reformed denomination
is less cumbersome than that of the Pres
byterian, since single body, the Consis
tory, discharges all the functions repre-
sented in the latter denomination b,
three Boards. That the supposed feel
ings of a part of the Brooklyn Presbyter
have little or no weight with the grea
body of the public Certainly the nor
COMMUNICATE portion) any one can see a
a glance. Even with the religious ele
ment DR., ,Talmage seems stronger tina
ever, for only the other night he was ir
vited to become President Of the Facult
of the local lay college, and the first on
of the four professors so voting appear
by the records as that beautiful Christia
character, Rev DR.. E. P. Ingersoll,
the Reformed Church.
Meanwhile DIR. Talmage goes chez
fully in and out among us, wearing n
rusty hat and long overcoat, his face til
picture of good nature.
1t is strange how several Of the pril
cipal actors in the recent great Plymont
Church drama all at once, as if wit
one accord, appear before the publ
l wrote you week ago of the deaf
of Rev. DR.. Burlington, who was instr
mental in calling the great Church Cou
Gil that in 1874 undertook to inquil
into Plymouth's method of interpretin
. portion ofythe Book of Discipline. II
funeral took place on Tuesday, and
find foremost In the list of those me
toned as prominent at the obsequies, tt
name Of Rev. Henry Ward Beeche
Could there be anything more mob
than this expression on her-Beechers
part!
But more than that, it is said that M
Beecher, during DR.. Budingtons illne'
manifested kindly concern for the .
Hicted pastor, that was the outcome of
nature SO large and SO benignant as
think only of relieving distress and sen
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