New-York tribune., 1880-01-13
REFUSING AA INVESTLGATION.
ACTION OF THE rRoOKLYN PREsBYTERY-pR. VAN
DYKMs INQUEST DENIED.


DYKES REQUEST DENIED.
The Brooklyn Presbytery yesterday, after
long and heated discussion, denied 30 DR.. Van
Dyke toe investigation be asked Tor in reference
- the ALLEGED sIuderous u,tcrances Of ,Ir Ianage
The Prcsbycry assembled at hali-pas 3 IN tue Cassoh
Avenue Church. but ut the request OF that church by
letter quickly adjourned TO FranKln Avenue Church
The moderator DR. g. II. Taylor, pre,d d. The letter
Of Dr. Van Dgkc t. the Prrsbyiery, dated December
% winch THE TRIBUNE has already printed, was reed
Another letter from DR.. Van Dyke urged That the
Prc-bvtegy Institute iud c investigation OF the state
mcuts OF MI T&inage abou him, claiming hat this was
mot iu the spirit " stcfe but % an earnest desire Tor
p.coc upon basis. 10 continues " There can be
no true peace a the Prcsbytery OF Brooklyn and IN he
churcho, unG.r its care while it3 ministers stand
pul y accused OF moral rottrn-ess, and tie accuer,
himself member of the Pre- bytery IL not required to
produce to poOt5 Of Dis accu alton. LEAVING the sub
ct 10 your uaud+ DeZ yod I'D excuse me from iuiAef
participation in the proceedings OF the Prrsb terry until
you have yiua.ca..a your own and NJ honor in the
1reus s."
The r ~. Dr. J. D. Wells moved that the request OF
/ Dr. Van Dyke he Granted, and that commission OF
10 MN ,ter5 and two cders De- appointed 10 iny'st-
gr,tc and cite Witnesses ana report to the Prcsuyety
| 40 "a special IAo ting. lie urged that Dr. van
Dyke felt that h. lad been fiandered IN TIE
accusation OF 'iaosa. rotcnue-s made By Ir Tamage
and that u vas his right to demand proof and Tie duty
oil The P. Try To- give Lin tie fullest Investigation.
DE- scar chen del yOrcd long address lie claimed
flat r WAS for the Prasbytcry to determine at IFS own
discreet .n whc,hcror not would give TO person VINO
supposcd tina; ha was sandered Investigation. Tie
gave his reasons foropposng judicial investigation He
went over with much muuteness the statements Of Mr
Talmaec about his accusers, failing to find IN any Of
them reason for a "jlilcal investigation &"
/ Of Dr. Van Dyke. He argued tnat II the purpose
was to force q judicial Issue on Mr.. Talmage 1t
! ought 70 fail Mr Tamage could not he called
upln 20 rrovc tru'h % his alleged accusations he
could not be comp He'd as witness 20 crimhite NM
SELF: that the gatiOn " granted would ia It's piac
deal workings bc unjust Dr. Van Dyke. He should
vote against the investigation, a. u wouid take uuch
time aud would hc iutOlcrabic nuisance, % DIS
| grace TO the c0iImuu,'y, and IL serious dAIn'
! IDykc no good and nobody any good. but it would do
Immense Dr. spear said that cessation from crlni-
To- cni y balt lie would oner resolution mat they
found no charges against Dr: Van Di ke Whch were
worthy OF investigation aud that would iuuy Vhdicaie
, hln. l., -. -, ,-
Dr. Van Dykes request 40 sald that Dr. van DYKE =
statements contained in his letter. were true TO the
knowcge OF AL present, aud he was not the only one
VINO suffered from this assault The words OF Mr.. Tai
mage had carried abroad false and Injurious impress
about certain men and these had rlsht TO an n-
! siigatou by the Pre-bytery.
d. Ludlow. the former moderator said he wished all
ouimoseS 20 cease aud he offered resolution a sub
stltutc for that OF Dr. Wells Ii was 10 the effect that
tac Pre,hyery was not aware OF any aeSterous replIt
about d. Van DJ kc ana lTatcrnaly declined 10 accede
| Dr. Ind,ow ana Others advocated this and n warm
discus ION follow red lasting until tue Rev Mr. Crosby
tr.cd 20 stop debate by mOviny the previous question
on the resolution. point OF order ihat the pres
cut question could not bc had when amendment
to be considered raised aud sustained. DR.. Sh"I
wood criticised Mr. iamase and opposed the substitute;
he advocated iHyes stieaton in fairness and Justice
| Oldrn tho Rev Mr. McCullagb. DR.. Butler Professor
d. G.. Eaton ana Dr CuyiCr spoke before the vote was
taken DR.. Ludlow's resolution was slightly changed.
! 80 that it read as follows:
RssOred That the PresDytery not being aware Of any
reorf AGAINST reputation ot the Rev. Dr. ii. j. Van
DYKE. such the section or the Book O' Discipline CIV
|
knowing nothing against ms tharAc!Sr lat'rnay de-
cline TO accedc 70 he request preferred III MS ttcr
made personal explanation or tho matters of his phi
! vate history winch Mr. Tamagc had referred. NJ.
discussion stating that for ten months he had endured
| such an ecclesiastical assault as few men
| had ever been subjected 10 and had en-
durcd n patiently and kept wonderfully silent While
! pamphlets assaug bin were sent all over the world
after thc ra he had k"pt stl' ana htd only replied IN
two short spoch"S uh' ~ re fle,pYteIy am oho oui
0g It. lie proposed ina; II the brcthcren would reca
az the hard nps hy Ead sais ABOUT 3 hH hey he would y
| past In the name OF Shrist he, ne asked
the Moderator tRi- WAS not fair He urged that hi;
grave should he aug ana tho whole tlnS tlocd INTO
| IT, He said he trcd Of hgnting anu never fought
! Mr. Crosby said no could not agree to Mr.. Talmage's
proposition: hat II utterly impossible.
| What they bad aid they believed 10 NC true Why al
d. ralmaee TO take back what he said II 1t wdS
Clerk Greene criticised Mr.. Talmages utterances.
| Mr. Crosby went out inter giving nouce OF
protest ANA mplan against the action or the Pres ~
i,ry. Professor E'ton sud that II Mr. lnmagc would
nud ont what his opponents had slated ABOUT him that
ask The ~ him. DE- Mlaid defcndcg Mr. lalnage
and latter repeated Ills propOsitlOD nut sad the
brethren were not wiling to go nan way ana rect nun
but he would go the "hoic Wgy, ana there
! ana tGen. IN he presence OF the Presbytcry and
or God he recalled everything that might have been I'M
pleasant any member of the Presbytey of which he
The Presoytcry then adjourned to uoet this morning
i'm the place at a. ln after voting TO hold tho
next vuartery meeting IN the Tabernacle.