New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-08
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

The DUNKIRK HEREsY CAsE.-The follow
ing il the report OF the committee OF the buI-
faIo Presbytery in the case Of the Rev. T.. i.
Adams, of Dunkirk, accused OF hercsy In de-
nying the doctrine of eternal punishment
THE Presbytery has learned with great pam
of the serious detection OF the Rev. Il. L.
Adams. pastor of the Presbyterian Church AT
Dunkirk, from the doctrines OF our church.
Loving him as one of their own number, con-
secrated to the blessed work of the ministry.
and admriDg the candor with which he ex-
pressed his views In the lrenui' conference
bcld with him In the meeting OF the PresDytery
convened for that purpose, the members Oh
the Presbytery had hoped that the result OF
that conference and of the subsequent IN
terviews of the Presbytery's committee sup
plementcd by the private c0mmunlcati0ns vi
individual brethren, would be manifested IN
disposition to abandon his erroneous views.
Disappointed in this, the Presbytery has been
compelled to resort to the judicial invesiga-
ton provided for by our constitution, ana tne
charge and specifications which were preferred
in the name of common fame having been
sustained by an almost unanimous vote, the
prcsbytery now very reluctantly and it ven
tures to hope with spirit of Christian Tor
bearance, proceeds to the exercise OF the ms
cipine which III ITS opinion the interests Oh
the cause of our Master demands. With the
hone that by having further time for reiiec-
tion and prayer our brother may be led TO
knowledge of his errors and return 10 the
doctrines of the Holy Scriptures as set iortn
in tie standards of our church, the PresDyteIy
hereby resolve that final Judgment III TINS case
be deferred until the dated meeting OF Pres
byt,ry at Westield on the second Monday OF
September next, and that IN the meantime
the Rey. L. p. Adams be and Is hereby
suspended from the fTerei mcst OF teIlin9
point in Mr.. Adams's defence Was his reference
10 the doctrine OF election. This stern, exact,
logical doctrine of election, with ITS infinite
number. its elect, and by clear Inference non
eject infants, and with no possible salvation
for such as never proiessed the Christian
religion, and who therefore are cast INTO
eternal tOrmcntS, is nowhere preached III our
PRESBYTERIAN churches as in loyalty to the
standards Us it ought to be. Ii Is ignored.
slurrcd over. Do not men who preach thlbk
il tue q If so, they ought to preach 1T
boldly. If they think it not true, Is II TO be
under stood that they ought to preach IL All
the same, or else withdraw from the frespy-
terrain churches, as those VINO nave pen iaiSc
To their ordination VOWS not only, but TO TIE
VOWS of membership! If these vows are to
take precedence of truth and honest cOhVic-
ton and honest utterancc. II may be wen TO
jnduire where there l. left one entitled 10 cast
The first stone at u dellnqLtnti
SpiKJTUALIsM FXPosED.-At Round Lake re-
crnt!y an exposure of spirllualstic shams was
conducted 10y the Rev. a. A. ante. ne Kew
Mir Wendell, OF Albany, wrote line or Two,
sealed the envelope aud handed 1t To MI.
Rooiuson. Nh. Waite appeared 10 go INTO
trance and gasped :" In his two lectures Dr..
Armiage has interested many" Dir: Robin
son broke the seal. and actually looked pale
wI,h surprise, when he read that same SEN
tcncc Mr. Waite had not touched the paper
and vet knew the contents. The wine ana
water mystery" was next exhibited Dr.
Armitage held glass and received some
sherry, Dr. Patten some port Mr.. Worden
some lee water, President HiiIman what Mr.
Waite said Was WhioAey, but as these gentle,
men were al temperance advocates they did
not verify the statements. The different
houOls all came from the same pitcher, Whlch
apparently was filled with honest Ice
water. The different glasses were then all
emptied back, and behold, ice water AGAIN
thcn port, Whiskev, water, etc. Ihe cXplaha7
lion revealed clever Use OF oXallc acid, ah!'
Mr.. Waite was then tied by Mcssrs. Grliilth
and Chambern and placed III the caDlntt
and spirit music was heard, bells were
Iuug and other sounds were produced. he
curtain of the cabinet was raised ana Mi.
Walte was found securely tied. The cabinet
was again closed and his coat was thro" II
OUT. lie was examined, and was found Sc
culply tied and in hls shirt sleeves. ne IA
Veuport brothers famous knot was then cX-
piaIned. The Rev. b. II. Robinson, who
mad been bonanza eariIcr IN the even
ing silver being picked from ms ears,
eyes and nose, now tIed Mr waite, ana ms
hand WIS grasped by that gentleman before
he could secure his seat. Justice Gntith tied
Mr. Waitc's throat, and the knot was 1t once
tiIOvn OIL pellet ana slate seance was next
given. Messrs. WOrden and Rogers receiving
spirit messages. DR.. Armltage and the Rev
y H. HoynS,n were made acquainted with
the torn card mystery, their pieces beng read
by Mr. Waite while IN il supposed trance The
tcatS. especially those connected with Spint-
ualism, were all cleycrly performed, and the
auaZrmcut Of the gentlemen on the platform,
to wnom was explained the wonderful slate
trici, that astonlshed the Rev, Joseph Cook.
may be imagined.