The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-25
RESTING FOR DR.. TALMAGE.
mr.. CROSBY DEMANDS THE RIGHT TO
CALL MORE WITNESSES,

And Dr. spear Give. Notice thnt he will
Fight such Attrmpt-Dr Van Dyke and
Mr. Crosby Make some Contradictions.
Tho Rev. DR.. Talmnge did not attend yes
terlay's session Of the Brooklyn Preshytery
but instead scut letter to Moderator Ludlow
saying that after bearing up under the strain Of
Eve weeks Of tho ecclesiastical trlal. the henlth
OF his wife had given way. and it was neces-
AIRY for him to BIS by her side during her pros
tratlon. Ho adds: It's matter NJ more i'm
portnnco 10 inc what becomcs Of her than what
becomes Of mo. Please snyto the Pres
bytcry that l hopo for n full vndication."
Mr.. c. n. Nichols. trustee md elder Of the
abcrnaclc Church. and Chairman Of the Pew
Committee. explained tho system OF tho assign
ment Of pews. and said that the practical op-
GRAFTON was that OF n FREQ church. Every man
chose his pew. and tho trustees accepted what
he could afford to pay. One man now pays
$500 year in ono sent. md man who sits in
better seat pays IS. He had never seen a map
OF tho pews Of the church containing prices
hxod upon tho different pcws.
DR. Spear said that they might 60 on with cor
rohorntive Testimony on the third specification
without end. hut they did not think that that
WHa necessary and he accordingly rested the
cnse for the defendant.
Charles Wood had testified to having told him
CDR. McLelland) cprtain things which mad been
implyinR that coniid"nc,. had been BETRAYED
He wished 10 have Mr. Wool buck on the wit
DE- S AK N W Mr. crn.6 he bns .%d I a ba
DIR. tn image was u linr eud 4 scoundrcl.
Mr.. Wood said; !" | said so in your presence,
and in thnt of DR.. Van Dyke and "A member Of
the New Jersey Preshytery. ut a meeting OF a
society, when then there was no seal of conf
de9ce questioned the pronriety OF a mans
acting as chief prosecutor In this case who was
vulnerable rs to rashness and ccnsoriousness,
and then said that Mr.. Crosby had said, that
DIR. Talmnge was liar and q sounded. had
reason to suspect that would be called to Ac-
count Tor That statement and that dreadful note
book came 70 my rescue. md lotted II down Mt
what said "
Odd you ever say in my presence that Mr.
Crosby had told you TINT DIR. Talmage WIS a
liar and scoundr,l7 A.-les. sir.
The Rev. Arthur Crosby was then recalled.
He testified as 70 bis tnlk with The Rev Charles
about the stories thni were anoat against Dr..
Talmage. and expressed my disgust and alb
horrrnce that they should be rife against q
minister and member Of the Preshytory |
said that II these statements were true. DR.. Tai
nlagr must he li9r and scoundre. am con-
member saying to Mr.. Wood that ] did not
charge the elders Of the First Presbyterian
Church with unkndness townrd Dr. Seayer
but MS Mr.. Wood put thei statements against
Mr.. Seavrr's. held to what Mr.. SeHver said.
but / did not say that would not believe them
on their oath. or use such form Of srcech. |
did not say that wanted to drive DR.. Talmage
out OF the Presbyt.ry. | said that II Or. Tai
leave the Prrsbyterv. don't remember having
said TO any one that intended u drive DR.. Tai
mage ont OF Brooklyn or out of the Presbytnry."
DR.. Van Dyke then testified: Mr. Wood
never told me directly that he had heard Mr..
Crosby say that DR.. Talmage was a liar and
scoundrel As WIS passing down the stairs
after a meeting heard Mr. Wood say that Mr..
Crosby was very vulnerable man, and told
Mr.. Crosby that he had better see Mr.. Wood as
he tMr. Wood said that ha tMr. Crosbvl was
vulnerable. IL was said after a secret meeting
IN the committee room in the Tract House. in
New York"
Q.-Do you recoloct saying to member Of
this Presbytery thn Or. Talmagc was n buffoon
Al don't remember IL.
Odd you not say to n member Of this
Ireshytery that DR.. Tnlmage was not III To be in
the Presbytery? Alt hns been my opinion
tor many years that DR.. Tumage was out OF his
place in the Presbyterian Church that he was
uncomfortable himself and made IL uncomfort
able for others in the Preshytrry rs he did not
seem willing TO submit to Presbyterian rules.
Odd you say that the Tabernacle was a
rotten and sinking concern? Al don't re-
member saying That | had the impression
That something was rotten in the Kingdom oi
Denmark there. | know that the debt nj
the time OF NV Augustus letter was 500 600
may have said that It was swamped with debt
Q.-Do you rrcollect snying those things "a
me7 tLaughter.l Al do not. sir recolleci
that on several occasions You spoke severely oi
the Tabernacle and Of DR.. Tamage's methods
The remainder OF the session was taken Ut
with discussion on n motion u strike from the
evidence the Hffi lavit Of Gen. c. II. Howard
The motion WIS lost. Mr.. Crosby then gave no.
witnesses. DR., Spear said that he would resist
the effort to have new witnesses TO the very
death. Pending tho discussion on this topic the
Presbytery adjourned.