, 1880-12-21
~ IL w a. " AVAAe
Evidence Discovered Which
Places Talmadge in a
Dilema.
The Production Of Contracts
Which He Swore Had
No Existence.
Another Crusade Instituted
Against the Queer Instru- .
ment of Providence.
Juy Gould Says the Greatest Panic
Ever Known Is Hard at
Hand,
For Himself Ho 1fas Bought No
Sllarcs III tho Past
Week.
That Is, Barring the South
west System Of Railways,
Which. He Needed.
4 Decline OF 1-2 to 2 t.2 Gents
in the Price oil Winter
: Wheat.
Tho Market Affected by the
Chicago Flurry-Aspect OF
City Politics.
Effect Of the British Court Decision On
the Edison Telephone Com
pany.
4 Decline Of 11-2 to 2t.2 Gents
in the Price OF Winter
= Wheat.
Tho Market Affected by tho
Chicago Flurry-Aspoct OF
City Politics.
Effect Of the British Court Decision On
tle Edison Telephone Com
pnny.
TAL1IAGT.

spttta, Dt,pa,ch to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YonK, Dec. D.-rha Rev. Dr. Tai
mage Is In trouble again. 4 now phase OF
the campaign against Tal1nngc catno to light
to-day, and so1,ie very damaging evidence
against tho pastor OF tho brooklyn Tabcr-
paclc is given to the public. Tho Charge
against Dr. Talmage, this time, Is willful
perjury, and n special meeting Of tho
brooklyn 1'resbytery will be held at an early
date, antt now trinl will result. Ills ol'-
ponents hnye what seems to bc very positive
es,lence of Ills guilt, and Dr. Ta1n,ago rt,-
fuses 10 make any explanation. 1t Is cEnrged
that DR.. 1'almage, while testifylng OIL
on his trial, under oath, fn regard to
his leaving tho Chrlstia,l ut 1Vork and taking
tho editorshtp of the 1lduancc, swore posi-
t1ye!y that he had 1nate
NO CONTRACT
with tho Atludncc previous to his leaving
The Chrtsttn7s ut Work. a written contract
with the <idpa7sce Is now produced, nlatlo
some days before Mr.. Talmago's with ldrawnl
from tho C'lristit1se at 1p0rk, and bearing his
own signature. There Is a conclusion to be
draw,l from the fact tint this new disclosure
comes Immediately after tho withdrawal Of
Beacon Corwin from the Tabernacle.
Whether these two facts i,ayo any
relation to each other tho public are
8. liberty to Judge. Willie tho trial was
in progress. the prosecution tried tn learn
whether DR.. Tnlmngo Ind ever made def
ntcontract with the Atlua1,cc. They could
not find out.
DR. TAI.slAOE sW0rlE THAT IE HAD NOT,
,laj. Corwin was then Talmagos warr1est
friend. A few weeks ago Dr.. Talmago and
Maj. Corwin quarrclcd. Now the missing
ey!dsnce turns ttp. md tic signatures to oi!e
Of the contracts was Witnessed by Mai. Cor
win. Where these contracts cotl!o fron,, or
how they have been produced, nobody
knuws. Tho production of these contracts
created Il profound sensation among tho
Presbyterian clergynlcll OF Brooklyn+
A number Of .1nembers OF tho
brooklyn Prcsbyteyy were summoned
together on the call OF the Rev. Arthur
Crosby. These clcrgymcn represented not
only hiyformar prosecutors and ctergynlen
who voted for his conviction, but SONIC Of his
former friends,
THE CONFERENCE
was hold Wednesday afternoon, Dec. II.
There wero present Dr.. Henry Van Dyke,
tle Roy. Arthur Crosby, tho Aev. MI.
Neanderv the Rev. 1[r. Halsey, the Rev. MI.
Foose, the Rev. Dr.. Wells, tllo Rev. Mr, Free
man, DR.. T. T. Cuylor, the Rev., Mfr. McClol-
Ian, alkl tho Koy. Archibald Mccullough.
The composition Of this conference Is OF
much Importance in tho case. DR..
Van Dyke gets the credit Of be-
hg tho prime mover Iii the
war upon Tal,nago. Mr.. Crca'ey md Atr.
Aclalllough wero tic prosecutors appointed
BY tho Presbytery to prepare tho casu agail,st
Dr. Talnago, md Mr. Loander, Dr., Wells,
anu Alr. Mcclellan voted ngnlmst Ta1mage.
Bit. Foster originally yutcd aEa!nst Talmage,
but afterwartl asked leave to change his vote,
and voted for ncquttta!. hir. 1lalsey md Mr..
Freeman were friends Of Talmage, DR..
cuyler was .oxcuscd from voting. Dr.
Van Dyke explained to thu conference the
bearing Of the contracts TINT Ind been dis.
covered, and pointed out Dt. Tatnage's tcs-
unony OIL tho subject. 1Io said he had writ
A FRIENDLY LETTER
70 DE. TalmaRe On Tire It'll Of December,
telling him Of the existence OF tho contracts,
and asking him 10 explain thu 'tltsparity bo.
tween hitn md Ills testimony, but that Dr.,
Ialnago had made no reply. A. committee
WRs then appointed, consisting OF Mr. Hui
sey atd Mr.. Foote, to walt upon DR.. Talmage
and ask Hin for all explanation 0f his u1,
pieasant position, II le Ind my explanation
70 make. THIS Committee has not yet 70
ntted. DR.. Ialmage Inns been out sof tl,t
es1y for some days, and to-day ho refused II
oe secn. DIR. VAudyke prepared. fol
uaa Use Of the Conference synopsis
o. DR.. Talmago's testimony oil tn
thflsttan11t-1York subject. III which Tai
mage expressly denied tho existence OF M,
eontract, atrl 1t would bo difficult to taaks
ac!earer exposition Of the grounds Of tho 80
1loas charga Of perjury tIan will soon b,
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