New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-15
FEsTgEITI0Y IYD EESlGNITl0M
A CARD FROM TIE REV. DR.. FUTON.

GARD FROM THE REV. Dr.. FUTON.
To the ECttor Of me TrtbHHe.
SIR: In an editorial Of tins morning You IN
innate chat made . mistake 10 not making my bow
90 the Conference weeks ago Grant IL; oni you od not
el. gogy ll.t have performed t-aJ pleasing tere-
,,.nv. ON January 20 criticised essay \ portion
NJ rne language used was deemed discomteous Twice
r. was withdrawn The following week asked that
the words referred in Le minutes he placed On the
record The request was granted motion was mace
that c suspended until the discolreoHs language "as
,-f-tdra7vp Before the notion yotoi on 1 arose
and eudoavo-el TO withdraw ne words to winch "olec-
ton was made. A portion OF tine Conference headed nJ
Gentlemen who mad been in sympathy with tie rebellion
one u W hom had been officer IN tAe C"nIeu,ra'e
ARMY insisted that Ice not heard could HOi apoio-
gze or resign. Having funeral 10 attend atef Wa4'-
I'M an h,ur i'm frutess effort % speak took ny de-
parure The vote OF suspension WAS thrn passed MY
friends that ought not to rest uuder this vote
of ceDsura and insisted that prepare letter to be
sent Ia the Conference Withdrawing Tor the third time
ths Ianpgca which Dr. samson, against whom II was
spoEeu said over and again did him no hG US
tjce' The letter was written. and signed H. IL was
r.ferred 90 a committee The committee Kept tDeir own
counsel dld not confer wi me- asked me 10 Withdraw
statement OF iact and without seeing me reported 1hs'
the suspension be Continued. \ oJ" "a' 'o''' "a 80"
question at that time.
O 9t-ousspc the resolution TO adopt the report, a
motion 70 exclude made, and carried By small
yots Then came the proposition for new coiniI1ee
and this was refused. Then Or. samson wrote letter.
md ,.i-el mo to sign f. ala so, but 70 objected
IN The Rev T. u. simmons wrote anothefi signed
mat Roth were referred committee ana IDS COM
1,ttp brought IA report which gave satlsIacJlou anu
YVES restored after months OF minimizing ueiis anu
trials such ar need not BE- described once IN Ihe Con
frre might have stayed away ana made no Iuithef
= IN Fat a. most Of the troubles came rom Wudt was
7iffeU 70 papers sald outside OF the tOhltIehc
ana ~ am nor quite ready 10 stop speaking OF Writing
a. iufv may prompt, and a. nc any tine Whth some
honest ut.eranse some truthIu leitef sn'hu s4Fc
INC ,e,oer ohence the Conference might resolve IL
ar amin INTO a plnaIy body and proceed to de
trace me safety well as seI-icspecI seemed 70 ulu
Ito me gaton which was yesterday accepted aLd
,vj,tcn hermit. me 20 WOrR unulndtied 10 YOU VINO
v rhat the Conference Is but an as-oc!aton ana tat
ON from but the expression OF Tue oIlhlOh OF
. INN NOT affecting the position OF the excluded party
In llur as nothing is charged against MS cuactal
ifbcr IN tine church in the DENOMINATION restoration
IN rhersp IL OF but little Importance. but Hs IN the
esUstton thousands in the Christian "oilu an eAciu
sion rom ministers Conference would have the same
ecf ~ The exclusion from the PresDy terry would nave
in inc PRESBYTERIAN Church, 10 became matter or the
highest Importance that the vote VI suspension Do re-
INV that am out, permit me TO express my high aI-
nfsciation OF the brethren with whom nave mingled
We have been friends for years and nope VIII 80 re
min "A one OF them said. You getting now the
pavxs van ought TO have had in 1864 and 80" IL j.
,rne The ignt r. not The spirit OF slavery IL
/ rot load Romsnism rides q fierce heat They who
Work To-day nor In the future 70 De injured by
having All men speak well OF them. Thanking TIE
TRIBUyE ia uniform Kindness, remaln Win senu
menus u ''"'''' JUSTIN D. FULTON.
No 255 CarIton-ars., Brooklyn. May -, 1879