, 1879-04-18
SWEET BELLS TANGLED.
The Kilkenny cat-cage Yc!ept the
Brooklyn Presbytery.
Talmago and Ills Enemy Attempt
a Little LOve-Fcnst.
The Prasbytery Has Dooeuoy Enough to
Refuse to Stand 1t,
Apostolic Blows and Knocks
Stopped by the Police.

fiptctat n.hastA 10 TIE 1rtauns
.NHw Yons, April 17.-Tl,ern VIVA excitement
enough IN tho Tatmnge trial to-day. Wien tho
Rev. Tlscodotu Il. Euylcr: madu the opcnlng
prayer, neither l.c nnr my other member could
have forctold the exciting and discrcdttab'n
scencs that werc, to folloW. Tic session was one
VI excitement from bcginn!ng.to cud, ntnl was
prolonged some tinu hcyorl thr usual hour, to
give tho rresbytcrs better. chance to crin.inatc
nn, rccr.ntnatc cacl, other. DR.. Spear shedding
teass Or. Van Dyke breaking unexpectedly In
10 worry solemn scenc, DR.. TatplaGe walking
down the atslo nrd shaking hauds With Mr.
hathaway, d laty In thu audience
CALIINu DH. VAN DYKE 4 liar,
nnl tho Moderator leaving the chair in dlhgust,
were few Of tho Interesting Incidents. DR..
Vnn DYKE wns, for the i!rst time, openly accuacd
on thu floor ot tho Presnstery Of bcitg tho
1eudtng mover in tho prosecution. When this
gentleman sald: II have no Ill-fcclng against
Dr. Ta1nagc; God knows haven't" tho au-
tlicnce lauEtlod slertsivaly. md, short simc
afscrward, sIr. willard snid DR.. Van Dyke
ought to be excluded from voting MS well rs Dr..
1altnagc, as he Was juat MS much q par ty to tic
trnl.
Ar7na SUCH uAnD BATTLES,
1t was scarcely surprising tllat tic old proposl.
tlon Of sIttIu. with closed doors should again
he brought up. Immediately after anening thu
Moderator ANNOUNCED that ho haa Invited Broth
ors Ta!,nasu aud Hathaway to meet hn and SEQ
II they could not settle their differences, as they
were being placed In Il false attitude l,cfore tic
public. They understood each uthos thorough
~, and wrote letters to the presbytcrY. DR..
Ta!mngc rcat1 his letter, and WIS followed by
Mr.. Hathaway. Hoth notrs lad this expression
with cllaueo OF names: "ln Yiew of this proyi.
GUS adjustment, hereby
DECLINE TO ATTEMPT To v1EDIcATE NJ CHAR
AcrEN
In this respect at tue expense Of Dr.. Talmage."
'illesn lrttcrs created a sensation. Dr. Spear
was overcome With emotion, md uensly avesy-
hody was yislbiy affected. Dr.. Van Dyke Oh
iectcd To tho proceedings, mud was laughed at,
md told he lied by n woman. llc remarked
TINT women camu thero a,,tl forgot tho modcsty
ot their Sex. Then he withdrew. DR.. Talmago
said: VI wish at this polnt to offer Brother
Hathaway my right hui,l OF fellowship. We
power on Garth to stop u.s." [Applause.J
Mr, Crosby-A chnrEe Of slasnlcr ~"
CANNOT DE TUT DOWN
by perBonal settlement between tho principals
tj,fsc times.
Hl2 atEH1 FuRAQt$ HA1 A@C&EAf AVHV+@s&VA
Of what passed two years aeo.
Mr.. McCu1logh-l would like to ask tho
defendant whether he lad reasous to believo
Mr. hathaway guilty OF dishonest practices.
DR.. Spcar-1 answer for Or. Talmago that he
declines to answer.
Mr.. hlil1ard--It would be m unfortunate
thing for this Preabytery 10 Indicate to conf
n,unity thai 1t Ind any hesitation III thts
n,Rtter.
Afr. McC1c'fana-Tllero ara d fen things
which possess. Anour others Is
coNsolnNGE. ! :"'
L Garnet consc!Fnttosisly vote for this motion.
It Is not u question Of friendship. It Is ques-
ton Of vcrac!ty. 1t these letters present no
evidence, what hare VIC to do with thcm1 I
would hayo Gcen better pleaseI II ono parfy had
said In his lcttor: II have s[nncd." TO vote
for this motion would bu, 10 my 1nind, siinple
process Of wtltewushing, aid for that am not
pEcnarcd. Lot Us bring In, at the end, II We
can, n cloan lcttor Of acquI.tnl. The passage Of
this resolution would stutify The Prosbytcry and
llold 1t Up 10 universal contempt.
After long rccriu'[lattou' md
n1rTHn wqnps:
between the council md Others It w9e decided
by close vote to rotan the fonrth specification,
despite tho prlynte settlement bctwccn tho
partles concerned In It, After sono further
sharp discussion tho Moderator capped tho
climax by leaving Tho chair, permanently as l,o
declared.
Amid great disorder and confusion tho Prcs-
bytory adjourned.
Just after adjournment, Wednesday after
moon, tlioru was ''~
AN ENTERTAINING scuFFLa
between ono or two of The elcrgymon, ncws-
woro crying thu evening papers, and tic Foy.
Alfred TAYLOR, Of tlIc prcsbytury, called one Of
them to the STEPS aud boilght conY,
l3cfore lc had tinc to pay, tho sexton
solzcd tho newsboy and pushed him Oft Tho
atcys. Mr.. Taylor calcs him hack, md, whe,,
hu caAle,. the sexton ngnin pushed him away.
alr. Taylor then selzel the sexsnu by the
shoulders atl told hlm to Jet the boy nlouc.
sCUFrLE rot.l.oWEn,
| In which q Tr.1atea nt tim church joined.
frlnnl of ALr. Taylor tnterfcrel md struck the
Trusted several vigorous blows. The appanr.
auee of several policemen put al eaa to ti.e
/ fight.