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with On tho subject and advised that IL did not

business to collect subacri ptions mud to assign
the pews. In the summer of 1876 he went to
Princeton to study for the ministry carrying
with him n letter from DR. Talmage which de-
srrihed him MS man worthy OF all condolences.
Alter he had gone away from Brooklyn an arti-
Gle written by DR.. Van Dyke appeared in the
Presbyterian. which contained u statement Of
Tamage called upon Or. Van Dyke. and learn.
ing from him that Mr. Hathaway had asscntrd
To the statements in the article alluded To IA
being correct. hut that he had not given
DR.. van dyke that Hathaway, was an i,
tho funds at the church dishonesty. and
used expressions which led DR.. Van Dyke to
doubt Hathaways integrity. and TO fear that no
had made a serious mistake in endorsing
him to the PROFESSORS ut Princeton, ms be had
done. When Mr.. Hathaway returned to Brook
Ign in December. ut the close Of the seminary
term. he found that there were many rumors
man. went to DR.. Talmagc and demanded an in
formed him that Van dyke had said that he
Hathaway had given away the Tabernacle. and
had betrayed his trust. and thus led Hathaway
TO believe that DIR. Van DYKE had ahandonrd
| Dyke and told him what he had heard Van
| Dyke Indignantly denied that he had ever said
! what Talmage had reported him rs snying
! Hathaway again called on DIR. Talmage. and de-
| carpd his intention OF bringing the whole mt
| Talmage strongly Objected. threatening Hatha.
way with destruction II he dared ATTEMPT 1t. and
| also refused to go with Hathaway and confront
| DIR. Van Dyke. declaring that he did not want to
soc him, whereupon Hathaway left him and re-
| paired Immediately to Dr. Van Dykes study. to
| nsk him what he should do. Ho had not been
| there more than i've minutes before DR.. Tai
mage appeared. Seeing Hathaway. he would
| have Withdrawn. but DIR. Van Dyke called him
| in. After a short interview. which will be given
| in detail upon the stand. DIR. Talmagc asked
| hathaway To step outside the door with him.
| When they We're alone. he asked Hathaway to
wait until Friday evening. when he promised
| That the whole matter should be- satisfactorily
| adjusted at the meeting OF the session. To this
| Hathaway agreed and accordingly. on Friday
evening. Jan. H. 1877. "a resolution WAS passed
| 10y the session unanimously. dec airing all the
| rumors about Hathaway false and slandcrous.
and copy OF this resolution was gwen to Hath
I'm regard to Dr. TalmaGe's attempt to induce
his nephew and another gentleman TO give
| their names 10 Il fraud ana deception. for the
| toward the debt Of the church than he could
otherwise obtain, ne main facts are already
| them but ON the contrary. justiiles and de-
| tends his conduct in somewhat violent terms.
| But We shall also show the not unimportant
| fact that ON the day before he sent the tele-
grams TO his nephew in baltimore he en-
firm, MIR. Daniel Talmage. to assent to the
| crooked and deceptive course ho proposed.
telling him that he must have his name to uso
| on others. But, OF course. ne an honorable and
| truthful man. Mr.. Daniel Talmage utterly re-
| fused, and showed his uncle the immortality OF
his plan. Yet II was after he had received this
| humiliating rebuke, the day after he had thus
been warned, that pr. Talmage sent the tele-
| matter OF history. and received the singing re-
| ply which WAS in such remarkable harmony
|
already expressed. anc we may add. with tho
sentiments Of ali honorable men.
| Specialization six refers 10 course OF deceit
| full and undcrhand conduct, on the part Of Dr.
| Talmage. which would he disgraceful in any
man. and is, Of course. doubly 80 in Christian
minister. whose honesty and frankness should
| be unimpeachable"
After outlining tho facts in connection with
| the trouble over Orgnnist Geo. W. Morgan in
the Tabernacle Mr.. Crosby added: " The right
Of the session 10 control the music in the church
we do not question. but the evidence Will show
that DIR. IAmHIn'S conduct has been uepgltful
| throughout" As 10 the last specification. in
| which DR.. Talmage is accused Of falsehood. in
having announced that the papers all said
that he was 10 be tried for heresy. Mr.
| teacher OF truth and Righteousness. When
there is an evident motive Of personal interest.
| and when there is series OF false statements
| linked together. one covering another, or when
they are frequently repeated. or when they
| manifest ingenuity in their construction. or
when all these conditions concur as they do in
| this case. then the broadest charity can only
conclude that they We're falschoods deliberate
Robert Waugh the first witness. said he is a
| printer, and WAS assistant foreman II the Ciuls-
On the night Of Oct. q 1876. he saw Dr.. Talmage
in the Office. The witness nut DR.. Talmage's
| valedlctory IN the forms, aud took out another
| editorial. He also inserted an advertisement of
| the Adrdnce. THE vaedictory published on
| Oct ~ 1916 headed Good-by, Old Friends "
was identified and read.l The advertisement
was an electrotype when II came INTO the vii
cTo %sS 1 aSHT the 'Tq%p
ment 1t was headed =" DR.. Talmage's An
| nouncement"
Mr.. Waugh continued: The usual time Of
setting up and electrotyping II from one to three
| hours. | don't believe that the advertisement,
as IL came into my hands could have been made
in an hour. The foreman gave me the eectro-
type. Thought that what was being done was not
correct according to the wishes OF the managn g
editor. did not notify any Of the propretors
OF what had seen, because did not know their
address, had no other reason. received no
further directions from the foreman that night
than what have stated. The next morning |
WAS told to place q copy OF the paper as II first
went TO press on the managing editors, and the
secretary's desk. The foreman was Mr.. COBB.
l know nothing about him.
mage had any connection with the valedictory
or with the advertisement. | only saw him
there, about i've minutes. don't know mat
paper to be placed on the desks named got
my instructions from Mr.. Cobb; Idont know
whether DR.. Talmage spoke TO him. 40
Il. Remington. the gun manufacturer testified
that he was connected with the Christian at
gan his connection with the paper IN
1872 and ended i In 1876. The witness : IN
terest as stockhoder s Increased while Or, In
organized and the total stock issued TO tho wit
ness was 100000 He then held a controlling
interest in the paper. and in that sense was
chief owner. After he became chief owner his
relations with Dr. Talmage, were pleasant
wrote to witness, asking him TO take financial
In this letter which was reRd Talmage said,
among other things. speaking Of the Christian
al Bork. g II should be the exact exponent OF
your own principles which happen. also 70 be
! my own. We are now an adjunct OF the ChTlS-
tan Union, the paper Of Oliver Johnson, the
spiritualist free lover and Frothinghamitc in
! ndrl. / feel that we must cut loose from such
influences If wo are to have the blessing OF
| God"
The witness also received long letter from
DR.. Talmagc. dated Aug &, 1875. In this Tai
mage speaks Of the EFFORT TO get a suitable pub
| Usher, and discusses the qualifications OF sew
ernl men for the place. He says Newspaper
business needs to be done with closed doors
and we cannot afford TO have our plans tele-
graphed 10 other newspaper Offices He speaks
OF Mr. HallOck Of the Liberal Christian, and
says be (HAllockl strikes him SO favorahly That
hethinks they could not do better, unless they
could get Major Corwin. He then discusses
the salaries and the conduct OF the paper.
Mr. bennington, resuming his testimony, said
he never found fault with the conduct OF the
paper AS carried on by DIR. Talmage. " l may
have criticised some OF the editorials to some OF
my friends 80 he said " never found fault to
DR.. Talmage or IN sucn way ms to reach him.
DR.. Tamage offered to serve the paper FOL
nothing when ho was urging MAJOR COrwin as
publisher. lie said that II Mr.. Corwin did moi
make the paper n success he would serve the
paper a year for nothing. The condition on
which the promise was made by DR.. Ialmagt
was fulfilled. Mr.. Corwin's management was
not a success. On or about Oct. ID, 1876, wrote
Nj. Il lRn sal