The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-11
DR.. TALMAGE TO BE TRIED.
cutRGES or FALSEHOOD AND DECEIT
MADE TO the PRESBY1ERY,
Tbe Committees Report on the Tabernacle
Pastors Methods OF rreachInR-The speci-
nca1ons- TnimnRo Threatening 60 Try tho
presb,tery Unless They will Try Him.

rre.bytcry Unless They will Try Hin.
The meeting OF the Brooklyn Prcsbytcry
Yesterday was most exciting. The middle OF
,ho church tho Second Presbyterian. at Clinton
orl Fulton strcctsl was reserved Tor the Pres
1y,rs. and among those who occupied these
sol's wcrc many with snowy locks and several
vh,vrrc feeble with age There was one col
nrcd prcshytcr in tho number. The side seats
orIthc galleries contained n thronR Of richly
dressed gontlcwomcn, who famed delicate per-
fumes through the room. In one corner
mron:of Talmages elders sat in bunch Elder
h. H. Corwin in front. DR.. Talmage and his
young wife came in together. She was seated
I'm A front pew and he strobe around to tho
ccniro aisle He wore n smile on his face. and
looked TN unusual yigor. As he passed DR..
Horny j. Van Dyke. his chief opponent. the two
exchanged cold looks. without any CLEAN OF
recognition. The Row. DR.. Spear. one of the
clitors Of the independently whose former
church. the South Presbyterian. was combined
with Dr. Van Dykes church. greeted Talmago
pleasantly.
The Common Fame Committee app cared
at the door together and walked up tho centre
aisle IN procession. the ltev. Arthur Crosby. tho
young Chairman in advance. the venerable Dr.
Wells following. leading the Rev. Adam Me-
C.rland. the blind preacher. Elder Corwin
pissed the reporters table rs the Committee APP
preached humung:
See tho mighty host advancing
Satan crosby leading
The Rev. ]. NJ. Ludlow. the Moderator.
opened the meeting with q two-minute prayer.
and after the minutes OF the two meetings had
been read hy the Rev. J. Milton Greene the
secretary the report Of the Common Fame"
Committee WAS called for. Mr.. Crosby. the
nephew OF the Rev. Howard Crosby read the
rcglu In a tremuipus tone. He said:
ia a. Ttluages methods n he
ani r'ir eject Your '"nmitt.e rcnort That common
unchah.c a..u.es aud witness ot THIS. however. We
N.h'r trin ns tuh'i,hed sermons nor from any otncr
s.-., ,uil, or lrNai have We learned anyu.ins
H sl,pt,' M ,epnamH "a some d'rScu , a,d he
iruuiai, in cur con y..io aud ,aiechisus, do
M YAK te g'a wn', ne sr ggf2,e e -
thl' samc 90 h. mctiois as reported IN the W,4s tf
,., and b.. Afo,tc. Viii the practice the CHRISTIAN
uwH 800 ths rcrsons OF Ter ministers ergera. and
t.r, fir worship chapter H. section In time o. nut.
Dr. ~'t.ug l., all the people attend with gravity and
rhrrr B. tro oten the public mni.riuan. OF Or TAI
H.. 'I NI' .' tv',,'i, ,,'l ,, VI" NY r, AS
m VIZ .,iin, ', s rg r',I '
have hccn aurrwnrd met BnL apart from TINS which
ra, have been due Ia tosctune or change 81" ilnn We
' ,rinn, some 1 ~ Vcr nv :. ,u. wcr n
.''-,uins to ac,s Of cvh rrs.r' n'' ~" -cu. i'
C'ed mlutuics what many Of them ar only too 'ascr
nd-Auempuns To cure wee m thc vicious aad
n Iaath.oms 6Saa,.' Ton9ms.k .nc n,s m
tore nrse audience even tholsh 'Tsitc. snd names
6 on a .shi rrSSab,, op .s,ns w Mem . EARN
ta,r sol uiucs aud run morei 90. i-ht Of Ennana,,
rird-A. .iaitb c',ncth by htsrin-. amt hca-in by
II II ic,cr, DIN. Of haSan wie'e,,ne.. 30 it. m'aiui
io = ngi pGn"t,c e,'neT o. lg 'ai'" OF g o'.
not desirable io.bl, To bring Gni. uin.t~r. T. N,
Guc.. we are vi assured ~, Gs co6aer.n. bu, We
tcncyc that tie u-e the Improper netn' Is We have
noted does tend O. hrins religion iufn ctrt Hr' ana ~
recommend uat the frr.tAtf 1l"i COG, pafi = our r'
Il has tecn from the nr-t .nc,rc anu earnest Re
ramor e6sr.in. b. rainaae Win unifoi,u,., "a, IT
such nature Thai We mi-ht b. sil. cli.,i, ntu.. o.
rcpor 20 the Prcsyiers ihatthere ueed of uher
action IN the cas- lui a. our in'e,ussreu irgce ini
ct igl no,-i and deceit ialn- al he comuon, OF chap
AMI NV ~ w ~ r,,, Nv i tr,t w. re
eNpro.. conviction AZ To the guilt or inn e,ncc of u,e
w. tseye tina, flii air and impartial .i j.. c.esr.
due To pr ramare, to the Prcsoyiery ct ookyu. AMI
Il pr r.lmas' .uooent n the sin. laid to III chart,
"" l"He,e Wat the more unruuth and ~ chl!t lh''-
character shine forth and the more complete - l' n,
honor aud influence ut the CHRISTIAN minister Vail Dee en
haucci u. en- the other haul. -" De- eu'y. tue ruu'
Of ihe church dcnanls ihai Ne h,i .h9nl TO- ~ N ~
maze. be- ecd or ir upon t the ioSun char
eommdS lame WIN ra TRsS ant deceit Ti"' '"''
Specification In that he acted deceiuully and mad
II "tldrAwai from the ed'!gLsmp OF the 'h''f''' t.
ssciacauon II In ma at various times he puh,h.d
viti him. WITHOUT contradicuns ihem staenen,- VIA,
he kne~ to BE- iH,e or celcn'alsd ~ give la,,s ,
a. the FIRST SPECIFICATION.
decarauou-, IN vauou. and Emulate forms Of speed
iS ~, ~ ,iaI sn u' tsn, mn, .it w's rs VA
without rrsrcnce 10 We do.HL question: A'"onsh "
Gegassn.a Il" ie ~ me s S S!ao ., i prss,l
siceh.aueu YIN that in the early patt of The yea
tac aynent tho d,nt ol the church. To te dec' al,
stciaeaua1 II In halin lie Year ir7- hg acted an
spoke dcr.iuully reference a. t matter OF rcrnlug
neut n,e orsauist OF the tabernacle fresoy terra
saceidcauon VII In that he publicly declared
da,, Foo . 1874 that all the newspapers said tha, D.
rre..iol. calca'aed 10 ave the i6prc,-on mat he
ed TO be- arr1sneI on tnIt fa-' '',n ',sh ne hn
fa.- hood thereby dcceiVing the people,
A't s,aaoeS 1' i %s ono''f'
BsooSlrs March 10 1870 ii McDousAlL
LIST OF WITNESSES
) ualiock T. Remington. Henry Dickinson =.
H1S' y b.ii = ~ + 'ii' ,o' IS RE-
coe.. + C,ssg,weu. Fred B.kgr. ln1s b. feaf .ai
H nyt c"'A Az pg,rson Nm Person A,u1
G.,t{ Alert Latham. Dan.el Talu'ase. } Gie,n
The Rev. DR.. Spear offered tho followin.
which tue Rev. Chds. Wood seconded:
A.a - That ia, consideration Of ne report lu
on KIM, .,' . .,' pos o. '"N'"s Wy y"
i''eei Thlt ue acuon oi uie ffcsnyi'ry deelar'
j. IrY.a-r o. be- charged bi common tame VIII ie.
hr.Ia.d decent. auI Wlth Using Improper mntiivi.
b.. t0Alu- trudlu- 90 bang religion tptp contempt
ltfrN revoked. aul th Il committee tor iartnh an
.-t.tu conference WltI INN mai ti" -e--ith u ii
tuH.t tuurti either CultctNtlN ur - pHratrN,
appointed g. consist al nyc luiusicr- anal tIrc esd,
unNt small ia referred au papers. uucuuitut- Hl
.rHs Unil' ctfd by tIt Committee VI winch ii trN NJ
ti4Nt BE- Chairman ami that TINS new Committee H
I..t lrt Judgment as 10 what acuon Il any, shall
is.' 10 in iIr cas".
d. Spear supported his resolution in a vigoi
Gus speech. He snld mnny oil the charges ar
barred by the limitation OF time. the acts aIle1s
tb"u- more than a year old.
Dr. NAudykc asked IL tn Committee had ha
arln'"reuce with DR.. Talnage.
Tun Rev. Arthur Crosby replied that IA
committee had had fruternu aud irirndl
c0uirrcurc with DR.. Tamage.
Dr. Van DYKE said TINT Hs 10 the statute G.
Limitation, which rs now claimed as a bar lu 90
proceedings against DR.. TalmW.e 81 that Is las
h"tDr. Van Dykel iet like being "A luw break
fortue first time in his life, What would b
sad in the world II it D. held that the Pr"a1}
try refuses to take up the trial OF Il crime Do,
cause il IL "A year OldY Why, the clNll law J.
the matter Of debt allows seven years. dom
s.r.n h" added. " wnat else We have To do tina
T. prnce.d to trial. II Dr. TalmaSc doe o..
demand u trial. he either does not undrr-,ju
tur gravity OF the situation, or else lac may We
hay. Save mo from my friends
DR.. spear SAID That "A specific thing must !
g.arutl L. make a crime. lie then Tusttru