The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-11

time TO say It, ] am ready for trial, and we
have been ready for trial for ninc years. The
Tor YEARS We hswo bncn oil es9ayeTy tra
mitteed, and ii would be very strange il we
were not ready for trial now. Iwant an inves-
years. lApplauscl For forty, seven years.
That's the time arrived in this country-at
and my, own soul l am aware Of ten
thousand imperfcctions. but between, my
brethren, / challenge investigation. | stood
up in this body one month ago. and said; | am
hero now prepared to answer any and every
once. but It was not given TO me. want trial
now. | waive tho ten days which am told
ments in my pocket, aud with the witnesses all
here to answer any and all questions. | will
prove that an atrocious crime has been COM
Jesus Christ. II the presbytery doesn't try me-
at l0b o'clock next Sunday morning, In the
bnllpit OF me Brooklyn Tabernacle. will try the
There was a whir OF applause at this, and
Mr.. Crosby with flushed face demanded OF the
lead d to eoarSg tRe Eo S said bT TV Van
R2y . Eithdrgw it, 81 withdray IT." said
to nm accused man" said Or. Van Dyke with a
cough. " know my friends here will not vo-
late the rules" said Dr. Talmage
was asked TO meet the Committee in u
hrothGrly conference, continued Dr. Talmage.
mako record Tor all time To come. That record
may go to the world. / want trial. Taking
out uny gold wntchJ i wnnt II to begin now
at twenty minutes to 8 o'clock. | have no fear.
Mr.. Moderator. | have been trying to sorve the
Lord jesus Christ hero in Brooklyn and TO
bring men TO God. | never laid straw in the
way of any brother on this floor. During nine
years have had opportunities TO say many
pleasant things about almost every member OF
this body, and have ALWAYS said them. never
! threw an obstacle in your way. | have found
| mHny obstacles thrown In my way hut not by
| any persons except the members OF the Brook
. Tho Rev. Alfred Taylor said that II the
minutes. or NJ the most. twelve minutes and
thirty seconds. have shed light on the charge OF
! q ont ~ existence. Tho Committee had been
| loading ihe thngn little too heavy. Why didn't
! they call him tAlr. Tay ORR They knew that he
! knew something about 1t. and they knew where
| he lived.
Or. Tllmngc said that he had wished to havo
| tho Committee look at documents and evidence
| which would explain much to them, and to
| question his wife. who was with him. but they
refused; lie conld. he added, have spread
| everything before them in ten minutes.
| tn" Committees recommendation for trial
on the charge OF insehood and deceit was then
| hduIt"d by the Preshytery Tulmage voted
| aye heartily. There were only five negative
| votes.
| UU"I.hE IT; "ihHsc : Wtl,urhWa rom inc
| CrisiidI az Hurk. DR.. Van Dyke made a ref
! mr. rar. los who have had the ear Of tho Com
| nitire where others have not. and | solcmnly
! believe that they mean ths destruction of DR..
/ TlImagr. The devil has hoen sowing TIRES in
thus matter. | confess that the personal contact
! have had with the heart OF DR.. Talmagc has
served ~ brush away many Of the preludces !
hive hitherto entertained toward the man. This
/ hunting &, irl uittee tnis nmhulntorv Committee
this remembering Committee. have made "a
| search fHr and near Tor Witnesses. They have
| not. however. sought to hear more than ono
! side"
Dr. Van Dyke shut on the debate by calling the
! previous question. and the first specification
! WIS adopted hy "a 10 -. TRlmage voting for II.
/ TIE other sprc locations We're then adopted In
tu'ir order ly the following vote: Second. %
t. q. third - Co 2; fourth IS 10 Il tn. 29 10
sixth. ~ tQ 3 seventh. 70 to g. DR.. Talmage
voted Tor them al.
When Dr. Van Dyke moved that the Pros
! hytcry adjourn To meet again IN secret. DR..
/ IulWarc. who sat in the seat behind him.
I Jumped to his feet and said Let's meet To-
morrow morning md go right on. protest
| hga INST any secrecy from this point ont. They
! having beaten us openly md unrondemn"d
/ being Romans. now do they thrust us ont
Z prviiy Nav, verify. rather let them come and
ietrn ~ out" A. he closed his Biblical quota.
ton, Dr. ra,mage lad his hand softly on bald
| spot on DR. Van Dykes head
The Presbytery then adjourned 10 meet NJ Q
O'Clock this morning to prepare the prclim-
iuarlcs for the trial.