New-York tribune., 1879-04-01
THE PROCEEDINGS.

The Pre-bytcry was called TO order at the
usua hour by the chairman. After the minutes bad
been approved the Rev. Dr. Spear said: hold II my
hand "A personal communication which Or. Taimage
wants to make this Prosbytery ana as his counsel
with your PERMISSION. Will read IL" Dr. spear then
read az follows:
To the Plesb4crg Of BrsOE'an
Tne uuutrsI-ned 0cns now on trial upon the charge
OF fa4choud and deceit. 'cCs constrained TO call cHt
tcnon of the Prcsbytcry tho fact that the Rev Dr.
Van Dyke, whoIs member OF that body ana hence one
OF the judges In this case when dl.cn>slhG motion
which had been offered by Inn on Thursday m Est
week publicly declared that II thc PTesbvtcry refused
10 receive as evidence certain alleged mler-
views between the undersigned aAd certain newspaper
reporters n, wouid nevertheless read such lntoIEe|s
outside. and let them have their rul weight with him
when maknEsp Ills decision as member ol tbs court
amazemcut and be herewith solemuly and earnestly
complains OF the manifest Iiiusiiee to hin IFoIved IN
the supposuon that any I.e'ErL snouu SIt IN "a, a.
judgment upon his case, VINO has even I nalt1 4h ne
presence OF The court tbat hc would under any possible
circumstance allow anything 10 have weight
with nls mnd other than the evidence
spUesIs 70 tie Prcsyjtry in the name justice t.
take suitable Tor his protection against a'y
thau is required by the cui-Gtcued mora srLse Oi "
candid world No man surely - nj 70 slt as ms luugt
newspaper interviews were admitted as evidence or
he would neNeIthee-s TeaG thtlh ana Ii'c MN ,lgh
their due wtIrht with IS mind. thc Book OF josephine
accords To the undersigned fair ana impartial tnai'
and th- can mad only ~ bsiDe The fhal JudsieH'
excuypIy upon the evidence accepted by TINS court
Ii is with sreat reluctance that the undcrsigncu mas
this court cf Jesus Christ, and he now uvokcs III LIS
bcnai The protection wci, the party on trla lie
he coud not Justice rights and the inter
involved IA TINS trdl do otherwise. lac ace ara
tiOn 10 winch The undersigned Has referred hs Ju L4
called foIth the rc'Tch'nslvc comment oI Tic luh c
prcss aud ne now mpOrcs the Icsbytery TO lntepUse
in his behalf the shield of ITS protecting arm All Ci
"A''- - T. DEWITT TAIMAGE.
PROTESTING AGAINST TIE PROTEST.
Mr. Cfosby-t seems to me that. while appreciate
the feeling tnat has prompted Dr. TanaCe TO make this
DECLARATION aud doubt that il comes from HIN
With all suCerty that at this sase OF the proceedings
IL IS entirely out OF order The declaration made on the
foof OF the house III the course OF speech Is by no
means pant OF the case in any way or FORM There
have been a good many declarations made here IN
speeches which have aferward been declared 20 have
been merely rhetoric and had no meaning III them, and
surely If hat has been the among some 1t may also
have been tine with others At All events we 40 NOT
referred " evidence or not before tie ula Is
over In the paper that has just been read to US the
the PresbYtery save the evidence that rat, Is Is
brought in here under the rules, ana tha' lS
are expressly told that all the circumstance OF
The case must be taken into account and TINS one
ii those circumstances Of The which every Prcb-
byter has night to take INTO account. Incie was
esfv ad i-tice in anything that Dr Van Dy ke said
occasion snd 1t seems to me that the protest is
uncalicd iOI
DIR. VAN DYKES EXPLANATION.
DR. Van Dykc-Mr. Moderator, was unfortunately
not in the house at the time the roll was called and
only heard the concluding portions OF the paper which
has lust been read you am informed that 1t Is pro-
test based upon declaration that made or aln
suppsed 20 have made in the course Of debate IN this
Presbytery. ] respectfully request that the alleged
statement OF what said should be read, so that may
know ] did not hear IT, would ilke TO kho" "ha' l
am accused OF having said ID the PfesbyteiK -,
Dr. Spear-It is in the first sentence. Heading tho
Hrhr D. Nan Dyke-Now soemnly declare said
any such thiUg and Will prove 10 you most cOnclu
. ffts1sB Bfelf y n.
the reports such Language as IS .tr1 tne,e oGeafI
namely, the report Contained ~ me 6ioc"g , N1'S &
IN order to satisfy my mind thought would
Ie1Srt IS1H IN fEE SEwYoRK TEIBCSE and il Just the
other way-t Ia exactly the other way ara tncIe an
CoTTcctlv reported to have said tins " WnetheryOu
,,le b ~ interviews out or not If Dr. Tamage goes on
tbe witness stand, hoped lie would propose 10 ass
him whcther these interviews are genuine ana correct
II he saws no VIII believe MIN and dismiss the matter
from iny mind but II he, Delng asAcu tht questI.u
whether these interviews are correct "neI Icuses 10
ur or saws they are correct, then whether you AUNT
them not nere as cvidenc, shai Teau tne, gu U'su
aud let them have their due weight upon nv ; nirG ~
did not add the words their due weight IN
making up nay decision as "a Judge OF TINS court,
but their due weight upon ny II n'nu & "s " GrsS,
stances OF tue debate clearly show aud as MI CtOsDy
,n ,b1s cts. in regard 10 the circumstances under
which tlo facts proved IN this court occurred;
and that nd qH pos St"1n the %odtTstor sitting there
AS toe law officer Of the Presbytery 10 preserve 0rde
is not he enued in order 10 say whether nc sha rue
ont or rule m those interviews s be not entitled 10 read
them 10 find out in order that ne may Llhke Iust
sane Tcht that You have Mr.. Moderator, and am lust
as mucn judge IN this case as you are u II @o9d NOT
,mDeacn you moderator In thls traI 10 fead those
Interviews il would not impeach me; but Sir, want
Won 10 bear m Inud thai with possibly perhaps singular
tiousuess, have not read ono line OF those
interviews, not line OF them. III DI; Tai
maze cnes ON the witness stand / shall ask
him as nv right is whether thRt just and true re-
mort OF his Interview whether ne bau any euou
~ N me ssys he had 10 such interview II nc says
Thai is moi lust aud true report If he nat does
him any wrong Will believe him ana displlss " from
- r,td ut In he declines answer that question. or
if he I'D units interviews arc correct IN eiLer case
sbail read Them aud Judge for myself wheshe they
. ~ nroner tfstimoDy 10 come before this court.
Dr sbear-Dr Taimage felt that i wac Que 10 Dis IN
a,d rghts a accused, that TIE attention