The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-20
DIR. FULTON REPLIES.

THEoLoGIANs THROWING sToNEs-DARK FUTURE
OF THE BAPTIST CONFERENCE
| At the Baptist Ministers Conference on Monday
the apology of Dr. Fulton was not accepted and
committee appointed to labor with him to induce
him to withdraw his statement of the circumstances
attending his suspension. This committee has Wis
tied the Doctor. but with what i'll will be
from the following interview had by a HERALD
porter with DR.. Fulton In reply series of inquiries
the Doctor said he had idea OF withdrawing his
preface" that 1t merely stated the fact that the
Conference had given him fifteen minutes and then
refused to hear him in his defence and give him
the opportunity to make his apology then. and that
it gives the dates. He wants the public to know the
position of the Conference well his in this
case. my SURPRISE. said the Doctor. sis great that
the brethren should be disposed to trfe with this
thing. since, DR.. Hoyt said. complied with the
vote of the Conference and they had right
my letter to committee can go to the Conference
next Monday and claim my rights as a member, and
there is no power to keep me from them. wrote
the letter. not because felt that my language
discourteous, but because they pronounced it so.
and, as gentleman, defer to their opinion, albeit
they had been wanting in courtesy to as to be
the wonder of the community well a surprise
to myself am willing to leave this thing for the
judgment of the future. When consider that be-
terests of people of color being swept into the
vortex of remcdiless run and that the arstocratic
sentiments of the South, united with the Papstic
purposes Of Rome. to draw them away from the
truth to error and that Baptists, to large extent
consent to it, feel now as felt then. willing to re-
ceive opprobrium to myself if. by so doing. can
call attention to their perils and wants. Had my
letter been received in the spirit in which it
written and had retraction of personal insult to
t.oar. a6n haua
week with letter resigning my membership from
body where ! have received treatment dis
courteous and ungentlemanly as to excite the won
der of the community and to render 1t incompatible
with my education and seif-respect to have remained
longer member Of the Conference
THE BOTTOM FACTS or CONFERENCE HOSTILITY.
Being asked to account for the present hostility Of
Brethren knapp Thomas: Miller and Potter, the
too small a man to spend words on" In regard to
DIR. Knapp DR.. Fulton spoke with great warmth. He
expressed his disappointment and surprise at DR..
Knapp's hostility. aud could only account for it on
the ground that he (the speaker had condemned DIR.
Knapps participation in a recognition service in
DIR. Jefrcys open communion church in the fall.
"He has been my enemy ever since" said DIR. Full
has deserted. He leaves stone unturned to do
injury. Why, only a few years ago." the Doctor
added when was In Boston. and his brother, Pro-
fessor Knapp, a missionary in Spain, compelled
by lack OF support to go to the Presbyterans,
got letter from the missionary secretary in Boston
and came here to New York. raised $4,000 and sont
Hasey Knapp to Spain to reclaim his brother and to
re-estabish the Baptist mission. That mission is
Legation at Madrid And this is the return get
from DR.. Knapp The way In which he talks about
bringing Inc back surprises me. The old adage is
true in his case that men who live in glass houses
should not throw stones. l have Washington
Market men in my congregation who induced to
put their money in the broken bank of which he
director. and of course, they lost all. 1t behooves
man to have clean record before he talks about
brother minister DIR. Knapp has talked about me-
have heard of the Master driving ont of his temple
those that sold doves but those that stood for
God and the truth. When DR.. Knapp was asked what
Ia q ause
he is ut it and always at it,"
DIR. MILLER CRITICISED.
In regard to DIR. d. Henry Miller DIR. Fultons sur
prise was almost boundcss. They have always been
good friends, and when Dr. Miller's only
sick, few months ago, Dr. Fulton sat by his bedside
aud when he died preached his funeral sermon. This
sermon has been published in a neat memorial
pamphlet, copy of which to DIR. Fulton on
Saturday, accompanied with letter in winch the
writer (Dr. Mer) this language-"I think l
know you better than you know yourself. have
found you, with all your rude antagonisms in public
OF the kindest hearted of all brethren in private
never think Of you anywhere but my brother
OF consolation at my side. with my dead boy
| dissent from your measures and way OF doing
things. And if you understand that dis
sent il not schism. and that difference of opinion
from your is not opposition to you you will be
| happier man and better loved by your brethren;
aud your recognized abilities of head and heart will
become consecrated to the unifying of Baptist
| interests on Long Island How man could write
talk he did in the Conference Monday is beyond
my comprehension" For Drs. Hoyt, Reid, Folwell.
Adams, Rhodes, Taylor and Smons DIR. Fulton feels
profound gratitude for their defence of him, but for
the future of the Conference, under it's present
| agement he has grave fears. ats future" he
says is dark. 1t has fallen into the hands of men
| who to be incapable of discriminating between
it is going now it will become dead 1t was u
| few years ago. when resuscitated the corpse"