The sun., 1879-05-02
SPEAKING FOR DR.. TALMAGE
THE RLT DIR. SPEAR'S SUMMING UP
BEFORE THE PRESBYTERY.


cu.ed MinIster-Con-idering the Charges.
Tho closing scenes Of the trial OF DR.. Tai
mage by the Brooklyn Presbytery were entered
upon yesterday afternoon before a full eccles-
nstical court. a large company OF visiting
ceRymen. and throng OF Tabernacle Church
members who had gathered in the Lay College
building at Clinton and Amity streets, to hear
the speech Of Dr. Spear in behalf Of their pas
tor. Mr. Crosby. Of tho prosecution. had some
threads OF testimony to weave into his proof
before the case was ready for the speeches. DR..
Burchard. OF the New York Presbytery opened
the session with prayer. Mr.. f. W. Hawley.
Secretary oil the Christian at Work Company.
testified that Or. Talmage paid s1.75O into the
Christian at Work. and did not pay 81. 500 adj
ditional. as he had testified. DR.. TamaRe sent
10 the witness 81 $50 in stock to be cancelled.
Mr. Willard said that they disputed rs matter
OF fact that DR.. Tamage had said that he had
paid 80 500 worth OF stock. Mr.. Hawley said
that DR.. Talmage and two others went on note
for IS. 900. part OF the proceeds OF which DR..
Tnlmaee used to purchase the stock OF the
Christian at Work. which he owned. and that
Or. Tamage had subsequently offered to pay
50 800 on that note.
Dr. Z. D. Porter testified that he attended the
annual dinner Of the st. Nicholas Society and
Mr. Crosby asked him II he did not there have
a conversation with Mr.. s. D. Morris about the
retirement OF DR.. Talmage from the Christian
al Work
Dr. Porter-I decline to touch any such mat
ter outside OF this case. want to be courteous
and fair. but don't believe in trying twenty
people. when there Is but one person in the case.
Mr.. Croshy-Did you not say TO ex-Judge
Morris. on that evening. that Dr. Talmage's ac-
tlon in leaving the Christian at Work was most
rescayi
DR.. Porter-Before this trial had wrong
opinion of the facts and l told Dr. TalmaRe
that was glad OF this trial. for /; had resulted
in a complete clearing up OF the case.
Mr.. Crosby-Did YOU not say that any one
who had acted in the way DR.. Talmage had
ought 10 be in State prison?
Dr. Porter-Now. am 10 be put on trial.
decline to answer have said that once. and
my language is always simple. and usually in
The Moderator asked the counsel for the
prosecution to desist from asking the ques-
fions and Mr. Crosby yielded saying that the
Moderator might have properly made the same
we're conducting some Of their examinations.
The Moderator said that he could not control
courtesy between counsel. hut that the counsel
for the prosecution were bound in honor to ad-
here to the agreement made AT the last adjourn
Crosby persisted in calling s. D. Morris as a
new witness. to prove that Dr. Porter had made
previous Rverments inconsistent with the testi-
DR.. Porter who was yet on the stand. said that
n WIS well known that Mr.. Morris was un-
friendly to DR.. Talmage Mr.. Morris was not
Mr. Crosby then offered two ahidaylts. made
by members Of the family. Of Can't. Elbert La
a tRst he BAD not ubscT6sd $500 toward paying
scribe for him. The Moderator ruled them out.
Then Mr.. Crosby said that he had nothing more
DR.. spenr the venerable senior counsel for DR..
Talmaee. then began the summing up for the
defence. He was unable TO stand during the
n Epppeh - Moderator n
vited him to the platform from which for twenty
eight years DR.. Spear had preached the, Gospel;
DR.. Spear sat in cushioned chair and rested
his right arm on n small marhle-topped table.
and reaG from nulky mannscrirt 9rginninS
Brethren." The audience was respectful
throughout. DR.. Taimage; curled up in cha :
closely watched his counsel. When DR.. Spear
was treating OF the familiar facts In the case
Mr. Miilard took up the speech at the begin-
ming NJ the treatment Of che first specification
and read the argument upon that and the Sec
ond specification. DR.. Spear then resumed the
delivery. and continued with increased anima-
ton.
Dr. Spear said that every person when ar
raiGned for an offence charged against him. IL
70 re presumed lhhocent uhtIi proVed EulLy
that no person thus arraiGned is 70 be- convicted
except upon evidence that precludrs all reason
able doubt OF his guilt; and that the final iudg-
ment whether OF conviction or acQuittal. is 10
be hased solely on he evidence submitted dur
ing the trial. DR.. Tnlmage looks 10 you for a
just and honest application OF these rules.
The charge in this cnse is that Of falsehood
and deceit" In the several particulars set forth
Falsehoods md decets are ot two classes: First
those which relate 10 promises or things which
one has agreed TO DO or not to do. Secondly
those which relate 10 facts or hinGs which have
already occurred. This indictment charges
falsrhood and deceit against DR.. Tamagt
almost entirely upon the ground Of words used
or alleged misstatemcnt- MS TO facts. The qurs
tion is not whether somebody else has been in
jured by his words or acts. or both. or thinks hf
has been thus injured; hut whether his words
or acts, or both. ms referred TO IN the indictment
embody the crime Of fasehood and deceit
fe il IA vrl flA nj N n a
have YOU any right 10 pass judgment You arr
not 10 condemn DR.. .Talmage for an impru
cuiSritrs that God gave him MAJ and ti especiaiI,
you are not in or'i-r 10 work up an immorality
10 strain at gnHt and swallow camel. more
thnn suspect that such rule OF judgment woult
bring us all 10 the srnfIol
The charge ia aserious one-it false. crue
injustc.. In form II stahs DR.. TalmaGe 10 th'
he,rt II does not impute o. him mere erroi
OF judgment. n heresy in doctrine. or m i'm
prudence In practice: hut II brands him befor,
men and angels AS false man, u false minister
a false pastor. II writes these terrible word
oppos lte 10 his name and asks nl mankind t.
read them. ! do not know who first invented
the language ol thls formulated charge: | Dc
not mean who first invented the words. " false
hood and deceit" but do mean the brain tina
FIRST put these words into accusatnry relntion
with the name and character OF Or. THlmage
as "A condensed expression Of alrgations as
sumed 20 he made boy common tame. Tha
man, be- he friend or foe. was engaged in YER
grave business. grnVrr than perhaps h
thought. H. friend. must presume that h
undertook the tass with grrat reluctance. an'
only after repeated interviews with the part,
accused / should not he surprised to leari
that tears rolled down his cheeks and that evel
his pen tremiled In his fingers
After speaking In praise OF DR.. TalmaRe
in r, gard 10 whose character he admitted thh
he mad been IN some respects mistaken In hi
previous opinions. DR.. Spear rected the fact
connected with the rrtr-ment ot DR.. Talmag
from the Christian at Work as they had ap
p"arrd I'm thr testimony on the trial. Regard
ing the testimony MS n whole. the following
propositions were submitted; /. There is m
proof shaving that Dr.. Talmage WIS in an
sense u parry either 10y knowledge or procure
nrnt. to the Insertion Of the Adrdnce advertise
mrnl published In the issue Of the Christian a
Work that rontnnrd his vardlctOry. entitled
"Gond-hy Old Friends" 2. There is no evi
denre showing that he directed any copies o
the paper t. he place on the desks Of the on
on the morning Of Oct 10. 1876 8. The trsti
nOny OF Mr.. HAork in r'iutlOn TO an interview
b-twr.u him and DR.. Talmage and MIR. Cor
win nj the residence OF Mr. Corwn, In the even
Ing of March g. 1876. even q uneonrad tied an
l-'t to stand lust ',s Mr.. HHlock gave H. ha
nothing TO do with the question before YOU
which is whether Or. Taimage " acted deceit
fury" or not IN his withdrawal from the tdl
tornhp OF the Christian al Work in October
1876" The charge against him mas no relatio
t. That interview. and the interview has no r.
lutiOu TO H. 4. There is no evidence shown