The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-18
DID DIR. FULTON APOLOGIZE1
THE baptist MINISTER'S UNDECIDED
As 10 ms TEMPER.

Brother Daniel Reid, OF the First Church,
Williamsburgh. held letter before the eyes OF
the Baptist ministers in their Conference yes
terday az he seized tho first opportunity to find
his feet and face the brethren after the clerk
had read the minutes Of the previous meeting.
Il have letter from DR.. Fulton" he said.
fumhling he letter. and It is in the way Of
mn apolog,. 1t is as follows:
Centennial Barust Church clinton avenue near Myrtle
Brooklyn. \. y. Justin u. Fulton. Pastor.
BRooNLYS, Feb II. 1879.
IT, n, Ne,s iiol Bipaa Minister na,er,ncs.
DRAM BRNrpRtN In spcaking upon an essay delivered
20 your body Jan 10 entitled The Beast Of Prophecy"
lmade ON Jan 20 to the political position q
the author OF the essay which reference deemed BY
you to be drDurtcous On Jan y you did me the cour
tesv to spread upon Your minutes the exact words to
winch Non tooS exception For this mark oi justice and
respect thank yuu Immediately after tins resolution
was offered O.. suspend me iron membership until such
time as tu alleged h-cuurtcsy was Withdrawn ON
this motion claimed the tiIht TO be heard which was
couc' dcd Go 800 o., unanimous vote. declaring that
should have fifteen minutes ~ which TO address the Con
ference with ut interruption But when commenced to
SPEAK was interrupted IN such wny and To such Al *
tent mat fHud 1t impossible 20 proceed and Withdrew
from the Conference uuhcari. AWr thu. the resolution
ruspcndins uc ruu membership uuu the dscon &C. iu'
LANGUAGE W.. Withdrawn" was Adopted J regret ttis
In saying Co. Nuuf. ift asuu,i rs words uttered ny
me weo decm, .rd discourteous ~ you,
Sui, -s JrsrS d Frlros
Before q lnes tie lester had been read
the minis;..s lne j their eyes and looked at
each ether !ai. -e,ui-astcnished and question
Ing way. tomD shook their he0ls slowly and
Others smiled dniuugiY As the Rev. Dr.
Rod folded sr tl, oticr end say down. ,ha Rev
DR.. FoNnl spraus to his feet and moved to re-
ceivc brother fuitun's acknowledgment. md
that al erwarI tho brother Should be rcinsiatcd
~ ironher of the Conference. 81 second the
motion" cried some member. without rising.
nj nr Of H..
essay on The b asst of Revelation" and he
whose political record the Rev Dr. Fulton had
30 Sharply criticised found his feet and said at
first. in quiet manner. that It might be proper
for him to say word. For twenty-five years
lie had known Brother Fulton. They had
crossed eacn others track IN a friendly and de-
lghtul way in Washington. time and again.
Personally. they held no differences. As he
understood the action OF the Conference in
Brother Buttons cnse. II was not taken because
Brother Fulton had said what he had said con-
c'rnlng him Brother Samson). but because
Brother Fulton had said what he had said
on such an occasion. All through the
country" continued the Rev. DR.. samson.
The press have taken tho matter up and
are. in error rs 10 the question involved
teen with Il IL ,ussions on The subject THE Sun
has brought ont soriething. But IL the Confer
ence asks nio. then | Will give history that
would otherwise have slept in my BOSOM II
asked by the ministers. Will clear the whole
matter ~ from the bottom Then the speaker
raised one arm and pointed toward the ceiling,
will delight to meet in the upper world-the
scenes trat saw during the war, and how
Brother Goodenough thought that all that
matter could now be dropped II Brother Full
simonds OF Sewsr" moved moved to amend Br0 0th
fOwells motion by hereby relnstatlng Brother
Fulton" and Brother Taylor seconded the mo-
ton.
Brother Halsey Knapp the Washington Mar
sSeap opby S %ss hd PSs2r % '4e I n6
derous dirrrncss OF manner. lie oblected 70
this amendment saving that Brother Futons
Teiraction should be thorough before he should
be reinstatcd in the Conference. The Rev. DR..
Thomas said that in the letter just read.
Brother Fulton's account Of the proceedings on
the day when he WAS suspended from member
ship was s:ated in peculiar way. Unfarness
was certainly imputed to the Conference Ivy tho
brother in not letting, him speak. Further
more. the words that DIR. Fulton saws the Con-
ference court.ously allowed To be spread on the
minutes the words that the Conference OBJ
Jected 10 were not said 70 be the exact words
that Brother Fulton used when ne Committed
reported by Or. Fulton ms the words originally
used in his speech on the Beast Of Prophecy
While Nj. Thomas was speaking Moderator
Halsey Knapp said that Clerk Potter would DO
Moderator While he Brother Knapp spoke.
Then Dee moved. ~ q substitute to previous mo-
tions o. refer the letter. the acceptance and the
whole question to a committee OF three. The
Introduction to Brother Futons letter wRs not
healthy. neither was II Just 70 the Conference.
d.. Fulton, on the day Of his suspension, per
Sisted n bringing foreign subject INTO the
discussion, and ly his manner OF eXpl aiming
nlmseli adder Insult % injury. he Ut. hnuppl
xas there and kn-w just what was said by
Brother Fulton. Newspapers had taken tie
uatter ~. and more by, religious than by sec
tartan papers, the ConterenSe were unIustly
represented, In whit is called the religious
Christianity a Faiuref' in which the late
trouble with Brother Fulton was brought uu in
tho most offensive way. IN 2 professedly re-
ligious newspaper the proceedings Of the Con-
ference on 49,. luy OF Brother Fulton s suspen-
zion from membership were termed IA perfect
u more
dci"nd.ug itself II Brother Fulton can't apOl-
SSEizs y wv on ~ ne rom tne Doit2ln oI ms
Brother DANIEL Reid arose to pour oil on the
waters, and said that while he disapprovcd OF
DR.. Fulton uierance. yet the brethren must
remember that mnny Things had been said and
say some things ~ return. Some men on that
floor mad referred % Brother Futons past his
ought 10 have been rali~d 10 order 10y the Mod.
orator, uut they VIZ" not, because the tide Ot
sentiment was against Or. Fulton. The sus-
pended BROTHER had not been the only trans
Eressor. The brethren might not be satisfied
Brother Hold continued. W th all that Brother
Fulton bad SAID H. ms letter. hut il MAS great
thing for Brother Fulton 'n take back so much
as he had. Il was more than he had ever done
would take back what tuoy hnd said about him.
Brother Futon might speak ont more fully.
1he Con erence ought not TO ACT IN the light ~
what neNspupors may say 81 much Ms in the
consid ration of whit our Lord Jesus Christ
s ,Syys Il @l ogniSHs are to be S9iiS
newspapers are not better fitted 70 teach Than
My substitute was not seconded" said
Brotncg hnrpp. hurredly. and 50 Brother
" IL was! { was 4" called out several voices
Taon 90 Efv pr ]. - Conant snid that tho
headanu front oi Brother fuIton's Offending was
an artr.' over hl- own signature IA the HtTdd
on the d.y n.trr n.s -usprns on from member
shin. Ihe Ar1urr W's tht uggress9r and his
accept Or Futou.- oIo-y Il would s.yr coun-
lrnnn " TOM i.- ."u- ihW aN, G'en all