The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-21
APOLOGY DEMANDED.
The FircbrRnd that WINS Thrown int tho
baptist Ministers Conference.

bnptst hiniaterS conference.
In the Baptist Ministers Conference, yes
tcrday. tho question. what John the Rovolaor
meant by the metaphor OF the bcast with sevon
honds and ten horns That nrose from tho sea.
was discussed. The Rev DR.. q. w. Samson Of
llnrlcm had found in his reading that the
number G6G 10y which John the Kevclator dosig-
mated the beast. means Titan" orthotcmporal
power TINT brushes down moral TRUTH and he
beloved that the Roman Catholic Church. by
her assumption Of temporal power when pos
eiblc 10 assume IL. had assumed the curse of the
boast OF Revelation.
Bro,hcr Grsslcr Of EIiaabcthport. N. j.. con-
| Cured with DR.. Samson. and viewed the vision
Of tho boast Us not u mere philippe against tho
rapacy.
Brother Holden Of Newark said that he would
have liked to see DR. samson strike tho tenn
pornl power Of the Iomish Church. and set it
forth M n fact that tho Roman Church is n
beast. and huge one.
"Amon" n brother shouted. 1T tramplcs
down. II possible. whatever comes in lbs way,
and is the beast Of Revelation"
Tho Rev. Dr. waylanl IIoyt said TINT he dis
covered marks Of the beast in Revelation in tho
Roman Catholic Church Of to-day and those
marks are" h. added "indcliblc. and that
Church glorcs in thcm to-day"
Yea. sir; 10 day ~ u brother In n hack scat
from Tho 6rcthrcn.
DR.. Hoyt cxpia that some Of tho marks he
rc'crrcd 10 are that the Church insists on entire
supremacy. and IL. in spirit, n dcspotism like
| one in the middle ages religious liberty Is. in
us cArs. an npsurdiy. ANA 30 IL freedom OF
nrothcr Hughes Of Grccnpolnt Ind Bible
| ~ hand when he nrosc and said that the ex-
| lunni ~ the boast H. In the Revelation itself
brutnrr Lodge ma that be had t. dissent
from hs old teacher. Dr. SAMSON. Brother
| Lodge believed TINT tho Roman Church is Just
! INC lruSt lhr scriptures moan.
The Rev pr Potter was sorry to hcar the
! Clnirrrnr' ihaj the Roman Catholic Church Is
| tho h'Nsl spoken OF. II SO. then that church
ought tn boz prayed for. md not triumphed
! brethren. he Inferred that II would be lnd
day for tho Baptist Church IL it over gained
Tie E,y DR. Daniel Reid Of williamshureh
! SAID That although much learning might not
! HllhN hidi,' hlil obscure. llAuEltrrI Dr.
| samson had said TINT ~ between Professionalism
! u Is impos~inlr. exclaimed Dr. Reid. while
Chil olci-m rtlinG. us 10 does. the claims IL put
| lor,h In the middle agos. II was sublime i'm
! claim infahhliiy. Tho Church too. is intoI-
! Grant oi other forms of rii zion and Of freedom
| OF speech. The Rny. Mr. White oi st. Louis
/ Protestant. went about the country not long
/ ago, exposing the confessional IN the Roman
/ Catholic Church. an while lerturinE in Quincy
H.. and IN other i.acgs. was Wohled ly the IN
I huencc OF the priests Tor showing that tho qucs-
/ IONS asked IN the cun'rsslonnl are the most
D W
| hu.nnn imagination to conceive
| ,lroihcr Simonis smd that the Roman
! roofs OF our punh' schools and churches. 1t
| would. u 1t could. blot out Professionalism. and
| l9i 10 death IFS n ,nisi'ts at the stake
| brothcr justin ID ia ton said that an i'm
| mgnse amount 81 rubbish and twnddl, had been
! ulkci about the purston-he Thought 50 hon
| had been ovcreomplimented Tor lis learning,
lul 10 WIS mistaken IA taking the word Of
/ lrrnWu-. who wrote IN the second century nfter
] CHRIST. TINT ~. IIffNT visited Home II ln
! did. then why didn't Paul. or some ono else
/ say 500 Dr.. Fulton WAS fer going straight AZ
! the hensi OF prN pho'y. and rs for Dr. samson =
methods. he tDr. rulionl had something hot in
his heart that wanted utornnce.
Don say IT, brother. Brother Heddcn in
Or. Fulton said that he wouldn't and con-
| tinued that this - the greatest Roman Catholic
! cliy IN the world. That money r. on its side md
power Is on its Side; hut that here. in the Bap-
| tst Conference. the Roman Catholic religion is
shid u 10" rs good ~ any other that no Protest
| ant missions art needed in Europe because
NAY cnurch q 2 proper work thcre and that
| should he bygoncs. That last opinion was from
! the c-saylst. pr. Fulton said. and the ESSAYS
| WIS 80 conservative that during the war III The
| mellion he uu r'd NJ word Tor freedom.
Then the Rev pr Gillette sprang To his feet
and asked whether Dr. Fulton would takc back
| the expression that Dr. samson was not out
| spoken Tor freedom.
n lie viii say that.he didn't take that atti-
| tude during th' war will retract" DR.. Fulton
| replied firmly. but looking ceianty at DR..
] IT NNflNNU TtlNtufNs lut was silent. Inc
! Moderator raped. and said that the discussion
! was out y order Then Brother Gcssler said
| TINT pr Fulton IA forgotten what Is Christian
! courtesy. and ought To apologize. Two or three
! brethren. who wcrn ON their feet % speak sat
! down seeing Dr. samoan gct up. H. said that
| a." records of the War Department would show
| what Pc did. ami VI ontsomery Blair knows what
| he ala. Then he defended Tor a minute his at
| ttuie takcn In the cssny and said that the Bap-
| tst ministers ought % rend more. As he sat
| down brother moved TINT Dr. Fulton either
| apol9-iH' or D. requested To 90 ont Of the
WI IL ~ 80 .aNNa
/ brother said. ana h. amended the motion so
/ that 1t SHOULD he Kindly 10 request Brother
! Fulton to take back what he had said
| BROTHER Gessler said that the laws Of the Con-
! ference had been violated by DR.. Fulton and
| thnt II the mombors were not Ia be protected in
| thor rights he should resign his membership IN.
! Brother Fulton faced tho Conference with "A
! very red face, and began t. say TINT he might
| mover attend the Conference again. Just as the
] Moderator arose % pat the question. Ii was
/ carried and Brrthrrn lloyt. Reid. aul Holden
/ w'ut 10 lirother Fulton and argued with him.
/ 10 length d. tU'tpn HroS' and HWh ward y sud
! inst brother lloli was anxious 10 hnVe him say
u1' a. regretted t'nt io referred la the li- us
/ sion o. anything outside of the suhIert Il that
/ enough p h' aak'd. aud then sat down. Muir
| wuis ~ disnpprohltI on ran through the SEATS.
! rnur' Of winch Wrr, audible. These were. " No.
| cir" Not ru.ueh!' uNi Thnts uo uuuIosyl'
! Too hadl Too htdP followed. rs the min T.
! l.rs whi~lyrDI t. each otlnr Finally. MIR.
! NaNnu oi Vermont WIS in'rslu .od. and no
| I'm Ilred."