The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-02

books that were sent for review. They paid
$500 outside to have the books reviewed. Mr..
Tslmaee Intended 10 leave the paper in the fall
OF 1876. Active efforts 10 sell the paper were
begun about April 1873; II vas A. open ' TACT
thought that he had seen letters from DR.. Tai
mage to Mr.. Remington on the subject OF the
sale of the paper, but he bad no distinct recol-
lection Of the letters. DR.. TalmaRe rarely at
tended the meetings OF the trustees In the sum
her l lsG but Ms o H@wey WSs quite 91rs
Mr.. Hawiey added About two weeks before
proposition from c. II. Howard 4 Co.. publish
ers OF the Adrdnce, TO insert an exchange al,
yertsement. The first letter was mislnid. and
tho next week second letter came, asking for
an immediate answer: l left the matter In Mr.
C9nklinR's hands. He advised us to take the
for 1t. In tho second letter tho firm said they
wished to avail themselves OF the next issue for
=" On Oct, o. 1875, Dr. Talmage was in tho Of
fice more than usual. He was in especially line
spirits on that dry A noon he WA was standing hn
Yes The paper was ready for the press nbout
proofs except the one of the last page The pa
per had not. when saw the, proofs any ca;
never knew that Dr. Talmage visited the Office
evenings. / never paid for any extra composi-
ton or presswork on tho night OF Oct. .; l
careful examination OF the. proofs the night be.
fore. at the request OF Mr.. Hallock. | first
learned of the change which was made that
night in the paper at 10 o'clock the next morn
ing. The paper which l found on my desk at
o'clock when | reached tho office. contained
neither the valedictory nor the advertisement"
Mr.. Hallocks name was called. but he did
not answer. and the counsel for the prosecution
said they had no more witnesses to present at
| that time.
DR.. Van Dyke said that. with Wow to hold the
| Presbytery to what he deemed to be a good ex-
ample in the orderly exercises OF the afternoon,
he offered the following:
Rorod That hereafter the examination Of witnesses
shall he conducted In strict accordance with chapter ".
vent confusion witnesses shall be examined nTst by the
party Introducing them, then crOsscNamncd by the OPP
pose party, after which any member Of tho udicatory
or either party may put additional nerrogat0ries But
sion " the Moderator
Re-Srei q That In carrying ont the instructions Of
the Book Of Discipline. quoted In the nr-t resolution,
counsel be requested W obs the following rules hrt
this trial shall be put answered at any stage Of the
examination. second-That no question shall be put
with the hvOwcd apparent design OF confusing uie
witness, or Of causing him TO contradict himself or Of
imrcaching his character. Ihird-ENery witness ~
every stage Of his examination shall be permitted TO an
swcr questions In his own way. fOurth-rhe com.
potency credihity Of any witness, described in
chapter O. sections T. may be challenged by either
party. hut snch Oh allengc shall be regarded charge
against the witness to be sustained by sufficient evidence
That's to erect bombprooi about some wit
| ncsses who are to come said n TalmaRe pres
| bytcr, soto voce. DIR. Spear said that the doe
| trine OF the paper would work great injustice
| 10 the defence, and DR. Van Dyke said that on
that ground he would withdraw the paper.