New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-18
MR.. T1LM4GE'S COMMON FAME.
NO REPORT YET MADE UPON 1T.

NO REPORT YET MADE UPON II.
IIE COMMITTEES POWER ENLARCED-THE ACCUSED
CLERGYMAN DECLARES THAT HE NEVER FELL
So HAPPY us LIFE.
The Brooklyn Presbyterv met yesterday al
ternoou in the Second Presbyterian Church to listen 70
report OF the committee appointed two weeks ago
10 investigate the all sat0us made b. " common fame
IN reference 70 Mr. TaiDage. Inc Rev. D.. J. NJ Ldd-
low the moderator In spite OF the interest fet ID
The expected rerCrt. the attendance outside OF no
clercvmcu and Delegates small The special con-
mitlcc through It's chairman, the Rsv Arthur Crosby
presented the following port
Your committee report Progress and rs m the r'1fs
OF some members Of the committee there - q doH' dS
10 Tue e1it., 81 cur !, "o'-t "a ~ h. &
PEELED TO recommend judicial trial. We -n'ud he c1-
rccrd ~ present VIA sneA J. coMiueI4A',.u, u
charge 2nd sotrfrHt''n' ma We -N-E-.t l.', ,
The Pr sbyery adtourn- IL adjoarns 10 meet W o'clock
IN Monday next, when tle committee Will 'e i'~J 80
report m fCll
Dr. Spear moved that Tire report be accepted, and tho
Rev. Charles Wood moved as IN amendment that the
committee be- discharged The Rev Dr. Van Dyke sa'd
that 20 discharge the committee now would Doe bgE-
handed ge. lie would feel graded by such pro-
cecdncin his clsc, aud desired TO give tie P1,-by-
cry fair ,tcc thai III such case he would carry tie
matter higher court l tho church and have j, made
right.
=. T. Freeman, who was one OF the counsel for Tie
Tabernacle the recent fut, Gcc ,ed that IN" commit
had flel a IL dG;y DO. having ifs report ready
ll ll -5
rot done It yet.
M Ta'narc whose WI, sat beside Him. SAID That BE-
bad no interest in the matter against tie rc-9
tons except so tar Ne they affected his engagements.
on Monday next be Was going West and would Dee gone
G-ht dsgs. HI, ENGAGEMENTS were with the pun
li1 and he could rot break them. THIS IL NV case,
ho added and there r. % be cor0ner's Jury, hope
there VIII bc a corpse present We ought to meet later
this week, and by that time the committee can rake
over my entire life and find out II tneIe anything
wrong l. unfair uu; it or for two or thlcc vces
Mr. Crosby replied That the committee was over
worked and that the nature and extent o.; the common
tame which vas to he investigated was sufficient to
OvorwoTk men Of sensitive moral feelings.
The amendment OF MI Wood then lost and the re-
port OF the committee adopted.
D.. VauDyke then SAID that II charges were made
a-alus; any man by The world the flesh Ort4e devil lie
ought TO Dee tried. am II innocent acquitted lie read
from the Book Of Discipline, aud offered the following
resolution:
PlsOlrcf. That the committee be instructed that y
they find hat the common fame against Or. Talmage
tl6ls All the condition OF the Book OF Discipline. chap
g. section D. they snail formulate such common lame
into charge tn specifications and the lnns OF the
Witnesses TO support 1t, ana submit tao same TO the
The Rev Nj Wood and others conterdei that tl-
would give the committee dangerous power. After
long discussion the resolution adopted by vote OF
19to15.
Mr. Talmage subsequently remarked that he did not
know whether necessary HIM 10 lie present at
meeting and Mr.. Crosby SAID That De thought
,netLo,ls NJ Dr,ocIiD9 "Ol +" n~olle i'm M Tl.mace
suppose ought 10 come here and give you speci
men. A. shall be away over one sunday, sh0h,h
nso Mr. Crosby and Or. Van DYKE to 90 no 20 he lab
crnace iu the different parts "a the day and snow
COZ creation how TO preach have long thought that
VI Cr1-5ra once refused o. similar Invitation "a
Thought the Tabernacle would uo enjoy sermon from
NJ Tarmasc-wcIl they VIII give youa warm rscep-
" Wien III, question Of a5oarnae un,l March u &c.
n. nal. NJ Tain d .it. hoe