New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-21
uOsrITALITY or me TABrRNACLE.

TIT Erv. Nj. IALNAGE OFFERS The BEOohlYN
rErsnYIEIY TIE Use OF HIS CHUKCn-IuE
REV. NIP. CROSBY PROTEST.
Tie principal business that came before the
BROOKLYN prcshytery Yesterday morning was the
consideration of paper read by Dr. Spear. relating
e. the witnesses Ia the trial OF the Row. J. Dew lit
1amacc. Ar. lalmagc's friends were out III full
numbers. aud were bent upon submitting br,
Spears paper TO the Long I-laod synod. which is in
Session AT Jamaica. and winch Will probably con-
slider the appeal m the TaiinaQc case tod y. Dur
inc the s.~- on If the Pr,.hytcry yesterday. the
debate 90, times being very animated Mr.. ialmage
cal reclining at the end of srttee With bus feet
comfortably resting on the seat iu front - nm.
The Rev. Lew, K. Footc chairman Of the com
ttee 20 secure tine signature, of the witnesses 10
the evidence given at the Ialmage tral. reported
that all except five Of these pcron- had affixed their
signatures 10 thcircVldcncc alter hearing ~ read
Mr.. IaImac, aud VI jor Corwiu however, had
heard ouly portions of their testimony read, ard
Some statements iu TIE EftcIS were thought t.
b. Incorrect. Dr. Spetl paper reviewed th' .cii"n
of the committee appointed tosccure the SIGNATURES
showing that The testimony had been read % FOUR
teen of the wiiuc,~e, Who had signed the raWl> (;
that Nh. CoINln and Mr. Itlmagc appended their
signature assuming that the testimony wr> ror-
rect that five OF the Wifnc..cs Nc--r~. Dickinson.
Van pyS. tI4iinck Crosby and Bright. did moi APP
pear fore toe committee to listen a. their t,stl-
Iuouy, but that they claimed 10 have read their
testimony winnie II was 800 the BroOilyu Library,
az the witnesses, dr. Porter, no Enlopt; aud that
Mr.. llalsrN signature was not obtained IN TIC
regular toiu.
lie paper WIS finally adopted after several
omissions aud alterations at the suggestion oi Mi.
1aimac,'. opponents. aud viii hc sent 80 lee synod.
After had nc-u dcci4el - hold the meeting. OF
tie Prcshy terry ~ .Ty quarter instead oi uoni!iy,
Nj. Ia.ma-c offered the use OF t.c Iahcr-
Iacle free ~ expense tn the Irc,brirrV.
This served a. another bone # contention between
Mr. 1almagc's friends and hi> opPOLcnts. he
former argued that 10 was desirable % leave Mr..
Crosby church account of the dlsagrccablc as
soci.tion~ connected with the trial, and that Nh.
Jalmag's uIagnauimity ought 10 bc met IA the
same >piru. Nh. laimagrs opponents rcpiied that
lngs Mr.. JamagC, church. WHERE thc d--ociafl ons
wouid b. even more di~aglccahir than u tlc prs
eut y ace OF meeting " feel very much like saw
ine that TINS - designed L. widen The breach" SAID
Tie Rty. Nj. COSBY. " II i well known that
twcnty-tNo member, Of tins Pieshytrrv declared
that Nh IIlmsge wds guilty 0t iai-ehood and de
cen
1t is not true" interrupted Dr. Spear earnestly.
il d, uO true.
Now. them" continued Mr. Crosby, " for this ac-
ci rental majority To- pass such vote l~ dcsignedly
for the purpo.e Oi breaking mp the PTcSbNtery "
BROOKLYN, aud ir behalf 81 righteousness protest"
After several mot iOis for the yea, aud nays had
been put Wa dee dcd by vote Oi u 10 10 hold
the first needing. u CANARY, 10 Nh Iamagts
tabernacle. resolution Was passed allowing Di.
Van Dyke AID Ar. Crosby 70 sign tier evidence
again. after nearing Il read by the Rev. Mr.. Foote
wien 1t will be- submitted 10 the Long Island
Sl.uoI.