The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-24

sold the bond to the church for 400
will call Mr. Tnlmngc." said Lawyer Prnr-
sail to his former pastor. Mr.. Tnmagc looked
NJ suddenly from brown study and length.
enlns on! he took, two s,"pe. and, WIS ai the
lamiiarly and eyed Clerk Snrdekcr as he took
the onth. He kissed the book. mounted tho
at his muddy clothes and seemed to think that
be- was Gravrscnd farmer. who had suddenly
been called In from ploughing.
What is your namc1" graycly asked the
"T. ~ witt Talmaec."
Mr.. Penrsnll.
lam" said DR.. Talmaec.
. DID you receive n written subscription from
Henry $ Elmorc toward the payment oil tho
debt Of the Tnbernaclc -
weeks or ten days before the gcnernI oor vwS WSs
ggm g25e II inS church. hfyG@T Isot
from tho platform when he announced Il to mo-
The subscription card Of Mrs l.. c. Singer OF
2l4 Schcrmerhorn street wns handed to the
rnstor, II was for u 600 and under her name
were the words. For terms see he pastor"
pr. Talmngc was asked II those words were In
d" They nre." said Dr. Talmaee. Think
wrote tho words while | was standing up. |
mink i Is my writing because II ia 50 bad"
Mr. TalmaGe was not permitted to testify
what the terms were. NJ they were fixed upon
before Fob H. Mr.; psarsall offered TO show
thnt they wore that Mrs. Singer should sur
render 81 900 bond she had against the Tab
ernaclc. and should a'cepther pew rent free for
a year. Another fruitliss oiIcr WAS made To
show that the present debt OF the church was
100000. ana another TO show that Taimars's
S. 6p0 was to bo pnid in 1--WE yonrs' si 600 10 he
taken from his salary. Then Mr.. Talmage was
dismissed.
Capt. Alfred Latham who was in bed sick on
the day Of kimhalls efforts testified that when
| his granddaughter cnme home. she told him
that his name had boon announced for $500
thority, anl he did not know. Mr. Latham
sworc that he had never subscribed the money.
and n It he had not authorized his grand
Matthew Arhuckle, the cornct player for Tai
| images Tanernace. sworc that ne subscribed
| and that he had paid tho sum hy check
A.. NNhhni wers, thG conditions OF your subscrip-
| ton - asked Mr.. Pearsall.
WAS 70 be rendered a complimentary con-
cert, and aarecd voluntarily out Of the pro.
SSedI Se & 81 y tge & eo9sgr s to pay omg1ns toward
su9srriFtion some time last summer" said Mr..
" Are You nm artist ?" asked Judge Nelson.
| looking NJ from his minutes.
am sir. said ihe cornet player.
was aroused e. eloquence in, summing NJ for
| the defence. Talmago twinei his arms In and
! Eyarts like. around his chair. and sat in ad-
| miraton OF the speech. His eyes flashed and
| his facial muscles twitched. a. though laugh
| was trying to escHpe. when there was caustlc
| eNcoriaton ~ the nine trustees who subscribed
and then ran. EX-Treqsurer Hall a powerful
| the pastor. and the solitary female parishioner
present watched the case closely. Mr. Tenncy
trustees were all interested. There was r.
| more Of tainted memory. who subscribed So 600;
| Sllcorks. who subscribed $1,000: John f.
who subscribed 81 .0OO Mr.. Hobbs. who sub,
| scribed 81 900: and Mr.. Pcnrsall tho rlaintif's
| be rustling among the dry bones Of the seven
trustees who signed and ran II their suhscrip-
| the Jury confirmed the subscriptions some Of
those trustees who signed and ran would have
| chance 10 answer In court a demand for their
| subscriptions. They had pleaded the Baby act
that the whole debt was not legally subscribed
| children. They had done worse than boys
| dodging snowhas-they had hid behind mar
| ricd women. The answer Of Geiston 20 the
counter claim was a document designed for the
newspapers and the public, and not for the
Mr.. d. Z. Barnard. for the plaintiff said that
| the trustees who had res igued hal been pictured
a. parcel Of ro-ue,ss, That didnt re lect credit
upon their pastor: What was tho good Of min
ister who doesn't keep his congregation in
ordcrt II" should az least see that their morals
culation. The Court had confined the unintN
20 the debt as sinted on the day Of subs erption.
raised II It had. the plaintiffs 81 900 was due.
But ne deienc, 5 own figures showed that only
Ell, ,5l6.3l had been raised. II the whole amount
10 be- raised was 81 short. the plaintiffs sub
scrlpuon was not due. ns II was made on the
eonditon that ali the debt should be raised.
The whole amount II the debt had never been
pledged. and IN" sum could not be sweed by
Arbuckle's contribution, the sale OF the organ.
thefthi oi the peWs. ana other assets counted In
Judge Nelson said. in charging that the YER
it was question whether il was TO BE- for 81 .Si2
or Tor $3i2 IL iQr the latter sum. the the jury
must d"termine that the church had reasonably
complied with all the conditions under which
Mr., Gelston made his subscription Of al 900.
and bad fairly and reasonably raised AN amount
equal to the debt OF t12 900. The Jury should
not reckon in the pew rents the Arbuckle sub
scription. the Latham subscription. the assets,
culation 10y ME. Kimbali, and did not enter into
The Jury retired at 5I. Justice Nelson Civ
ing them notice that he intended to wait for
| their verdict.
Tie following letter and kilograms were ruled
| out Of the evidence:
BrooSrry reb : 1879
| DEAR BrEIHRrN or THE poARD ~ Irrsrhfs Mr Ilonhs
an.A' Il At your annual pseup; tiii could rai-e e
mo-. o. y pny our ,nul, @ d, eel nko taxing II
start with. tness yet mighty mrnse By sub.
drrtase t Msy ihsyc by wcdaesy S,5nias ,e ' nmi i
gaFm F 9l M whSS you S eo9 a. 40 Pi,fnsy 4 sni al
,ne money + rH,ed otherwse ~ nothing to eG paid hoT
M ni ersr} ,S ves s % s5'ss' , u VII WI & SS &
Trusces snd pastor viii live years longer church
wil be q9adfuIle IN influence and It WI be -omethns
70 be gao about ihf9uEh sl ttelmN tne work ever
1ne t. & s, s s S acne nST e. s9 Va wSS err dsy
whioh 'haii ieoio DIS question: "'''' ''''
Yours anecuonatey, T DE VIII TALnAGE
TelegramAl
BBooKLrS, Jan 80, 1873
T1J5G Ts2f Fsag Esg a S ,.;so. rey., for
ss6 ss esP 5 MI II S5 & so9s @ y .uS,Stog sI y1
do The same anl Tie thing done il You cannot the
matter Will uoihe undertaken IL is tonight never
Nothing unless all debt church and college. For the
Lords sake say yes Telegraph ne inmsdiately
| T DE VIM TALNAGE
| BRooELrS, Jan. 80. 1873
| John Timng, EulW Hu4s, HlhfpoIe'
viii you ami Mr. Hobbs allow me 90 pledge you each
for h'e thousand dollars provided ! make up 10 each Of
Won prlN Nacly, the difference between your subscrp p
| tons and i've thousandi Telegraph nnmediateiy
r DE VIII TALSAGE
answer Of John F. Talmage toabove telcgramsJ
| BALTINoRE, Jan 30, 1873
| Rer 7 De Wit TdWags
Cannot permit the course suggested FrAnkncss earn
esiness and iaith without deception will command sue.
cess Do not telegraph sgaln Hobbs and sell used
W now thinking aud talking over IT.
| JoHN +. TALNAGE
At O'Clock Foreman John Young sent the
following note to Justice Nelson; The Jury
| cannot possibly agree. not even II they were TO
remain over night Thcy stand six TO SIX" Az
| - they came into court and repeated the an
nouncement, and Justice .Neilson discharged
| them for the term. They differed, il is said on
| the fact rs 70 the conditions on which the sub
scripton OF Gelston had been made. There was
a German member Of the jury, who could not
understand English well and much trouble
was experienced in explaining tho testimony to
| him. One Of the lurymen sent word 10 DR.. Tai
| mage that II they got an Intelligent Jury the
| Tabernacle would be sure 10 win.
|