The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-25

nas---7i .ass---7li- sHouiu nave laken no appear or any
other adverse action.
as well as yourself; but it is addressed to
You. because from you learned that 1t was
needed.
I am, dear brother, yours truly, ETC.,
E. T. BAIRD.
To this communication DR.. Baird, after
conference with committee OF the Presby-
terry, made the following
Ezplanatory Addendurn:
i, What I intended to convey by the letter
addressed to DR.. Witherspoon was the ac-
knowledgement that have done things
which now see to have been morally
wrong, and to. express my penitence and
sorrow therefor, especially in view Of the
great injury to the. cause Of religion result
ing therefrom; what I mean to deny in that
paper is that designed or desired to do
wrong to the Church or any one.
.45 !, ia. .t 100. e. T. BAIRD.
THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF coNFER-
az &" r-,;.;tfs5 ENcE. -.s, -Jt.,t ~
presented by the Chairman, Major Robert
Stiles, is as follows: ~ /.
To 4 !, ths Revsssnd Fihs Pres0ytsry Of East
- Hd7a0UeT:: ~ @.,as..,li
!, . lour eomaittee beg leave; to report That
they lave conferred with, Or. Baird, Wfth
the following result: - $ '.'l-
/. IN regard TO- statement concern
ing Judge 'Outd, on page 179. or DR.. Baird's
published speech, the latter admits that the
word "falseiy ought, not to have. been
used by him as applicable to Judge OuId's
testimony Ut occurs In the sixteenth line OF
the, page, and he,willingl recalls this word,
stating, In addition, that he never believed
that Judge Ould Intentionally testified to
anything he did not believe to be true.
DR.. Baird also states that lie did not in
tend to characterize Judge Ould's testimony
as a slander, or charge the Judge himself
with desienedly originating a sander, as
might appear to be the meaning OF z few
lines, lower down; that what he meant to
say was simply that Judge 0uld's tes-
timony, as it appeared In the papers,
was not correct, and that newspaper
SANDERS had grown out Of: if; that
his only ground OF complaint against
Judge Ould was that he did not correct his
statement after its ircorrectness was called
to his attention. and he was referred to eyi-
dence which Dr.. Baird then regarded, and
now regards, as demonstrating the incor-
rectness OF bis testimony as published in the
papers; that Judge Ould's failure to make
this correction was the more remarkable, as
he did publish card in which he ereferred to
other parts Of DR.. Baird's published letter,
but made no mention OF this point, which
DR.. Baird regarded as vital to his reputa.
tion.. DR.. Baird stated that he desired tc
limit the paragraph referred to to this single
ground Of complaint.
The Doctor says that his printed speect
is greatly condensed from that delivered il
Presbytery, but contains little, II any, new
matter, save the Postcript," which upor
its face purports to be an addendum. since
the meeting OF Presbytery. The statement
concerning Judge Ould was certainly in The
speech as delivered, though DR.. Baird is no
certain whether he mentioned hitn by name
2. As to the reference to DR.. Hoge, th'
Committee of Publication, and the Presby
terry. in paragraph w., on page PIP. Of BIZ
published speech, DR.. Baird states that hs
had no intention Of refec!ing upon DR.
Hoge, and in view Of The statements made
by him upon the floor OF Presbytery to-day
would most heartily repudiate> any and al
such reflections. Nor did he mean in The
paragraph to intimate that the committee OF
the Presbyter prosecuted him to secure th,
sum Of money referred TO, Or that eithe!
body, or any member OF either, was inhl
enced by any mercenary motive; that II th'
paragraph in question bears such con
struction, or so far as it bears it, he desire!
to recall it; that as to the committee, o.
their part in the prosecution or trial OF hi
case, the views which he had uniformly eX
pressed, and the only exceptions he hat
| ever taken to them or to their conduct a
his Judges, are contained in his letter from
New York, to be found on page 226 of tn
printed record containing his speech.
| DR.. Baird added, that as to both these par
agraphs of his speech, and any other para
graphs or portions in which injustice ma.
have been done to any one, he had no heSi
tation in saying he regretted their publlca
| ton, and that he asked the forgiveness o
any and every one whom he may have thu
injured in the excitement arising from hi
circumstances. He also stated that b
should embrace the earliest ft epportunit
to make publicly such statements as tn
above, and such others as seemed to b
called for by justice and fairness under tn
circumstances. ..-
Your committee, recognizing the some
what vague and therefore broad scope
their instructions and duties, beg leave t
submit as an addendum to their report
paragraph written and signed by DR.. Bair
Iyiven abovel, in which he states succinctl
what he intended to convey By the pape
submitted yesterday as part Of the repoi
OF the original committee OF conference,
which the Moderator was chairman.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
| ROBERT STILES, Chairman.
"ss DIR. BAIRD RESTORED.
The following is the paper as tinall
adopted, after consideration and amend
ment:
Whereas the Presbytery finds in the p;
per submitted by DR.. Baird, with the az
dendum made thereto by him, and The stat
& ment contained in the report OF the con
mittee of conference, a distinct and pen
| tent acknowledgment Of the moral Wron
done by him and an expression OF peniteI
sorrow for the great I'M ury to the cause
Christ and to our beloved Church resuitin
therefrom; and whereas numerous testlmt
malls have been presented from person
| of various denominations, expressing col
/ fidence in DR.. Baird, and tending to sho'
that the sentiments OF the religious publ
are strongly in his favor; therefore be it
Resolued, That the Presbvtery does no.
remove the sentence Of suspension frol
DIR. E. T. Baird, and restore him to the o.
flee Of the Gospel ministry.
The resolution. was adopted by the TO
lowing vote: 33:s.;. 5e4,t
AYEscReys. @. D. Armstrong, %. D., c. II. Rea'
spoon, D. D., William N. Scott, j. M. Rose, j.
| Anderson. William F. Bishop, and Rn!ing. Eide
P, Haw, E. W. Cone, and John Dopnan.
! NoEs.-Revs. 81. D: Hoge, %. D., Thomas L. Pre-
| ton, D. D.. James p. smiths Thomas II. Newton,
D.. and Ruling Elders 4. T.; Brooke and Robe
i Guild. #,H,.5 -s.s......g
I The following
| ,.., ). EXPLANATIONS - ~
was admitted to record: 'f.'tgs