The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-08
DIR. FULTON NOT TO GET BACK.
The Baptist Ministers Opinion or Him and OF
the President or Cornell.


met in tho Mariners Chapel yesterday the ru-
NOR was whispered among tho assembling
brethren that an effort was to be made to re-
open tho question OF tho Roy. Dir. Fultons
recent expulsion from membership in tho Con-
ference for refusing to apologize to the brethren
for using an offensive expression in reference
TO tho Rev. Dr. Samson in open Conference.
The pretext for rcopcning the question was TO
be the alleged incomplete action Of the Confer
ence in expelhng Brother Fulton on the Gath OF
February last The ministers had voted to ex-
pei Dr. Fulton on an amendment to an amend
mcnt to n motion, and tho Chairman mad not
fThe report OF THE Sun of Feb 25 has itthatthc
alleged "nmendmcnt' to cXpol Brother Fulton
was substituted motion for any other action
then before the ministers. and this. 1t is believed,
Is cOrrect.-llEp.l
When the ministers were called to ther seats
yesterday the Rev. Mr.. Rhodes said Inas-
much as there are various and conflicting views
among the members OF the Conference rs TO the
merits and method Of action. recently taken in
the case OF DIR. Fulton, and. inasmuch as II Is
deemed undesirable that his case should be re-
opened for general discussion. therefore some
members Of the Conference CO. the Rev. Drs.
Williams. Macarthur Elder Armtage Samson,
parmy and Brethren Rhodes, Holden, and
olwcll-through me beg permission to submit
resolution 10 you for your adoption, hoping
that ii may lead only 10 harmony and good fell.
lowship. The resolution is that committee OF
seven be appointed TO whom the, whole, case as
pose Of attempting the adjustment OF the whole
matter satisfactorily to all concerned"
tf,Ytssnr rupr.. 14i.s-r-n.sss.isarsi.n
or merely to the correction Of the action OF tho
Conference in expellnR him.
Brother Rhodes could answer only for his
own views OF the resolution. 1t was to correct
the mi nutes OF the Conference. which stands in
Brother Halsey Knapp. with some energy.
said that Brother Herr and DR.. Elder. when
they asked him to sign the request for the reso-
Sign was 10 correct some irregularity in tho
Brother William Reed objected TO debating
the resolution in this way as II was anticipating
trouble.
Church. Williamspurgh. put the question 70
the ministers as far as to say: Brethren, shall
we turn VIZ gp pSeSp n,,or over 10 D h E,
nearer tho brethren. said: One minute, Mr..
Chairman. l am SURPRISED TO see such mo-
facts as well as the words in the motion. There
Is only one design in Offering Il. The whole
question was adjusted satisfactorily ct the time
question is now opened to be adjusted satisfac-
toriy as the resolution reads, then II Is not to
be expected that every one will be as well salts
fled as we were then. Only one will be satisfied.
that is the brother himself. The only way to
open the question here Is for the brother him
self to send communication TO this Confer
ence. We have been called an old woman s
! society and sewing society by him.. This
looks like IT, II we play with the subject in this
way. Do the clerks minutes need correction.
| or does the action OF the Conference need com
| pletion in expelling DR.. FutonP II so. then a
| dozen motions would have been ready on the
| oath Of February to cinch the motion OF ex.
| pulsion. / protest against the appointment OF
| brother first makes some move himself"
Brother Lodge moved that the resolutions be
noe T @ ~ S ns m %e NAV WAS ef
| pQne or may refuse 70 act. DR.. Parmly said
but this question will not be definitely settled
| until II is taken up here and decided.
Brother Miller claimed the right to be heard
because he had been silent during the trouble
| and because he had refused 10 vote on the ques-
| ton Of DR.. Futon's expulsion. In stirring VI
some Of the brethren TO Introduce this resolu'
| ton, Brother Miller said impressively, Dr.
| Fulton has gone from house 70 house soliciting
the brethren TO help him. II Dr. Fulton had
| only said TO the Conference half that he has said
| 70 the brethren behind the proifered resolution
| then he would have been rcinstatcd In full
membership long ago. Let the brother make his
Amen was said in a bass voice. Then We
can take him back to Christian fellowship" 49,
brethren rejected them-1s to IL.
A season OF praise and prayer followed begin
| ming with the hym.
Look how we rrovel here below.
Pond II these uihing TOYS
10 reach those hoher JOYS
| Brother Titus from Ithaca was introduced by
| Brother Rhodes as visiting brother. III sale
| that AS he lived almost in the shadow OF Cornell
| University, whose President, Andrew ID. White
| was recently appointed Ministcr 10 Berlin, IN,
| brethren might bo Interested in knowing hoy
! religious men looked at the Institution. Presi
dent White he said. has been taking pains L
| dispe tho IMPRESSION that is abroad that Cor
| nell University Is "a nest OF skepticism. Brothe
! Titus wished that he could agree with presi
| dent White; but the fact is that there have re
| sided at the university for three years a.
! students and out Of all these not seYenty-si.
| can be called Christians. and of every ten pro
| make q shipwreck OF their religious faith with
| in two years after thor arrival.
Brother Titus. exclaimed energetically that h
! WIS glad that A. ID. White Is TO be Minister &
| Berlin. His going away will be benefit TO IN
students Of the university. He is man VIII
writes at the head of a certain class Of writer's
| As 10 his religion he is thought by orthodo
| believers 10 bc in the extreme wing Of the Uni
| tarians but he Processes to stand within tn
realm OF evangelical thought But he has lee
tured 70 the students this last winter on 8 Witch
| craft" on DemonOlOgy," anu the " Cos DC
| Miracles" all Of which he has described as
part Of systems passing away.