The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-18

NOrHER CERr LDILr DtBt1E IN
rUE BROOKLTN IRESBrIERY


Iultunge'H luNihlbh 10 ~ ihtths
T,, Broollyn Prcsbytcry met in the Soc .
o,1 PRESBYTERIAN Church in Clinton street. /
ur,s.lyn. at . o'clock yesterday afternoon. To +.
,oteup for action tie rrpur, ot the committee /
amounted to iuIu.re into DR.. TamaLe's Conn ?
r,n Fame" The rrcshytcrs. who for the most /
,,r, are silver, -halred men. occupied the centre
s,ats Of the house. \ weli-dresscd throng OF fe-
,,oin members 81 the Tabernacle occupied the /
s1. seats. Or. Tnmagc came in with u broad !
.mi,e and shook hands with many 81 his ac-
tooyielgeh opponents. His beautiful young
win. tail, slender woman. with bright brown |
o,,,s and auburn hair. sat close TO him. and
manifested much greater interest in the pro-
c.Yliues than did her husband. DR.. Taimaec
,urlcd himself up in a seat and seemed to- DO
wholly uncoucerncd rs t. what Was 10 follow
I'll. Moderator the Rev. James VI Ludlow. She
,nstor Of the Westminster Presbyterian Church
prayed: Make us very kind. one toward an
other and on our brother. regarding whom We
shall deliberate we pray for blessing upon
him. May his church be Il garden OF the Lord.
in viii ID each plant shall be nourlshcl."
The Roy. Arthur Crosby. the yodng minister
wlo was tho first 10 bring W the Tamu;c in
curry in the rrcsbytcry thus becoming tho
Chairman Of the Investigating Committee. made
g., following report from that committees
Yor Committee report progress. rud e. m Tie minds
o SOME OF the wcmucts Of the Committee there D..
600 fs tu tue rNcut u our powers. 500 u.d Ash tle
rnJ,try t,iu.truci MS whether il ca.cwr shonli 10
t>,e'. 60 present Will such recommendation Charge
AuI We suggest THAT when re rrc,nyiery adjourn 1t
Committee will ue ready TO report ia iuL
Dr. Spear moved to accept the report and ;hc
E'v. Charles Wool speedily added an amend
mont that the Committee be discharged. which
amendment DR.. Spear accepted. On Dr. Van
Dykes dcmandiug q division -. the question.
tho vote WAS taken On the proposition that the
Committee be discharged. There seemed to DO
an cqpnl number Of voices on the two sides Of
the question. and rs the Moderator WAS unable
t. decide. DR.. Van Dyke called for the yeas and
nays.
&C. would condemn the adoption Of the mo-
ton said DR.. Van Dyke "as the most high
handed outrage ever perpetratcd in ecclesias-
teal courts. and most injurious TO the party
who stands probably accused at your bar The
distinct statement has been made that common
fame charges DR.. Talmage with ialsehood aud
deceit. and Of using improper methods of
uroaching. and two-thirds Of the members Of
the prcsbytcry vote t. have u committee inNes-
iigate the nature and extent Of this common
fame. and now. when this Committee says that
II has made q. degree Of progress in is work.
you say that they need not 10 any further. II
this action is taken shall feel degraded by the
proceeding. and l give you fair notice that
will see To- Ii that "A higher court Of tho church
Elder Freeman OF the Tabernacle said that
any course but the discharge OF tho Committee
WAS a high handed outrage. and ne felt that the
rroceediuss from the outset had been such.
The Moderator cOunscllpd moderation In
euuhaically saving that the path laid out Tor
the Committee was 50 am thH' w"yI4rinE
man, though fool. could not err therein. liay-
ing the willingness 20 find the nature and ok
tent OF the common fame. n 70 could. il WAS no
unjust reflection upon any man Go say that they
hadn't been able 10 lind what they were booking
Tor Mr. Freeman ayerrrd that the Committee
had filled in ii- duty t. the Presbytefy when u
failed to obey requirement 10 report at that
meeting. He criticised the Committee with
severity for MT being ready.
fouudly ouvinced that the best Interests % the
church would be maintained by passing his
DR.. Taimage rising. said: II have no in
tercst in the resolution presented either FOR or
AGAINST II. except - inr ~ NY cnE3semeni,
are affected. | told tie Comm. ttne. ~ toll the
Preshytcry. that on Monday wouid leave FOR
TIE West. II be- gone eight or ton days, ann my
rhEagrn,ehIs are WIN lhe puul'I anu "Nhh'l p'
cancelled. should ike To be here when you
pass on thi- matter. II : my cAs". II yuu are
going 10 have CoronerS Jury hopr you VIII
fore the following week. II the Committee
could report ~ some day later IN me Week, |
OVER nv .ntIrt iI, and fnd Oh; Il There ~ any
thing wrong IN y. rs Unfair to put 1t OF 'or
The Committee. through Or. Wells said that
and through Elder Hab'ocG. they added lh9i
stage Of tho case It discharged them.
Dr.. spear said that he d,d nol see the, higi
hauted outrage contained ia the resolution On
discharge the Committee. but the r--olgtlo n
would. II adopted. leave the Prrsoytery IN 10
sitinu oi infr.iriiy and moons ,-irury.
Nj. Crosby sad the Committee md already
been oyer-worked. Al this there WIS rippling
laughter where the gentle women wers seated
Wrl' added the Youu; minister, the ma
turr and the extent OF the common fame "a
wnlrh we have been Instructed To examine il
sufficient to oyerwork men OF sensitive moral
DR.. McCleand tho blind pastor, who Is a
member of The Committee hoped that what had
Teen -ail a, from the Committee would not b.
taken Ia Affirming the truth OF any OF tIe per
hicious reports against llr. lailnhgr. u,
Committee had not yet come 10 the truth OF
them.
The Rcv. Mr. Drake said that it WIS to tn,
interest o.! DR., Ialmage. rs well NJ T. Unit Of
thr Pfcslytrry. Tor tue question o! the charges
o. b settled now.
WAS lost. aud the Commitises rcpOr, OF progress
MIS- formally accepted,
II Il man j. charged sai Or. VAN Dyke
With anything by tho world the flesh, or "a,
devil ne should be tried on those charges. an,
!. b" il innocent he should be- acquitted. and d
D" is guilty he should be- crnsUrrd. The discl
film" compels. in matters Of Investigation into
minister's common lame, that me ruhor mus
pl",'-ti|ns nnT@i, ms Le.n rtf.rr.d =, ii',
COMMITTEES u pass upon the other disciplinary
requirements. whether the rumor Is general
uau declining, That j. what they are to rrpor
H. DR.. Van Dyke then offered the following
R... i That the Committee &c instructed tlatt tlr
lnt ihat ilt common .aur asuusi br IHNt- itltl> al
tc cua'4uuus OF Tic lIItltrHu uts 900 iNc bnfe OF li'
t4i+Nr tiaI stt'.uu sl % IltiH
common lame intna charge with sitrh nu0 H. and in
lH.c.u ne Witnesses 10 support and submit the sam
l. Ic ficspyicry.
The Row Charles Wood said that that was civ
Ing the Commit go dangerous power.
DR.. Spear said thar thu Prrsbytrry moved
great dral TOO iast. and Il had done Ia form VIVA
j did not intend tu do. It's pos zion was not IN
f"Neltlous. l. had declared that Dr. Tanning
WAS charged boy common fume W 10 iNisehoo.
and deceit. ana yet had Il committee 70 wOri
10 see II TINT was true.
DR.. Van Dyke said That there was policy o
delay prevailing and objections were inter
posed Tor this ooe Al cYery point
After much further discussion Mr.. Val
Dykes resolution Nas passed hy 10 vote of ~ q
10. and tie question 90 a time for tho Commit
tee To report was considered. Tho key Arthu
Crosby closed speech d"ta. Ing o." diff 'u,tlr
of tho Commuters work hy saying: Will NJ
report on this matter until Hu. ready"
Elder Freeman suld that 10 hnhooycl IN
Prsoytcry 10 bow down 70 u young man wh
used such arrogant language. Elder Frr"mu
WAS called 70 order. ana hn repeated hls ro
mark, saving that the young minister WIS an
roeAnL The Committee, Nh freeman Hlde
might have had report ready ~ an hour
a - re- a. if