The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-21
-TALMAGE AND HIS PEERS.

THE BROOKLYN PREsBYTERY PREPARES AN Ex-
PLANTATION OF ITS FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE
SIGNATURES OF WITNESSES IN THE RECENT
TRIAL-ARRANGING FOR FUTURE MEETINGS..
The Brooklyn Presbytery held an adjourned meet
ing yesterday morning. in the Second Presbyterian
Church. to take final action upon the report of the
committee appointed to secure the testimony OF
witnesses the Talmage trial previous to sending
the case to the synod. The moderator Rev. Dr.
Taylor. and the secretary. Rev. j. NJ Greene. were
present. The chairman Of the committee appointed
to secure the signatures of Witnesses Rev. Lewis r.
Foote. made verbal report. after which the follow
ing paper was read by Rev. DR.. spear:-
The Presbytery Of Brooklyn hereby represents to the
Tai%ags on the charge Of iasohood sna deceit i ap
pointed committee for tho purpose Of reading the tes
ihs during tho trial as DIRECTED in The Book
held on, Monday Of last week. and then re-
Charged sSss Tho s s
occurred and that earlier action should have been
taken 10 supply Il possible, an appropriate remedy
disregard positive mandate OF the Book of Discipline
the want of reasonable ton to the and
authority OF the rule on the subject The iresbytey
one OF its members who was Witness In the ease IN, In
place where record Of tho testimony deposited
had road his own testimony and subscribed his
Of the rresOytery; that
he had done the same thing and that In aditon thereto
he had secured the attendance of several of the wit
spoctivey read the Of their testimony signed
hs esnrnG the action Of these as .ntrey
unauthorized aud OF no legal effect whatever whether IN
teorgonzed the COMMITTEES and directed II read the
Of any to The same and report the result to
meeting ON the immediately ensuing Monday. The com
and diligence and the report the time specified
frst-That the testimony had either by the committee
or by oesn read to fourteen OF tho wit
Green. Morris Shelly, Leverieh Waugh Crasbe, Reming
ton @ and Mrs ad ramags ana ha hess
respectively to their own Testimony.
and Mr. Corwin, whose testimony very voluminous,
and who owing to the urgent Of other engage
their to the same without hearing 1t read in
thing they could do in cooperating with the direction
rhsyd-That five OF the witnesses-namey. Messrs
Dickinson Van Dyke HalIock Crosby and Bright did
mttee acting under authority aud that quonty
tho has been read to them under any a
have and signed their testimony BY themselves but
bytery hence in its judgment any legal
The rresbytey informed of the fact that it
iogti-That one Of the wtncsses-namey, DR.. Porter
Is in Europe and hence that il has been possible
read his testimony to him and procure his subscription
F-That as the Presbytery informed tho testimony
of Mr. Halsay from the record without the
ad this ss ah Ssen
signed b, him returned ali Of which proceedin
The PresbyierT submits This statement that tho Synod
Of Long Island in considering the complaint made against
formed of all the facts relating to the subject matter The
without any attempt to Justify even excuse the failure
the OF the testimony dur
Is omission without intention to violate the
rule in the for which all the members share
what 1t shall do in view Of omission which the Pres
bytery sincerely regrets.
DYKE the committee discharged. After a few
changes had been made the paper was unanimously
adopted.
ovERTUREs FROM THE TABERNACLE.
Rev. DR.. Hastings moved that in future the Pres
bytery should meet in the Tabernacle. DR.. Tai
mage he said, had rendered its free OF charge,
and he (the speaker) in favor of the meetings
being held there, In order to demonstrate that all
bitterness and differences Of opinion had been for
gotten. Or. Van Dyke thought the time had not yet
como to make q change, and hoped any movement
in that direction would stop. Rev. Mr.. Crosby
of the opinion that the Presbytery
would be broken up by such change DR..
accepted for time. at least. and that the next
meeting be held there. The suggestion was ac-
cepted by Dr. Hastings; whereupon Dr. Van Dyke
ways paid the janitor IS. He had understood that
the OF the Tabernacle had been paid
lieve the Presbytery of any burden should be just
before being generous" The question was finally
put vote, which resulted in twenty for hold
ing the next meeting in the Tabernacle and five
against After permission had been granted DR..
Van Dyke subscribe to his testimony before q
committee of the Presbytery in order that he might
not be upon record violating any of the rules tho
Presbytery adjourned to meet quarterly hereafter
instead Of monthly.