New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-24
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

LOCAL MISCELLANY.
DIR. VAN DYKES NEWLY FOUND EVIDENCE.
oTATxMKNT by DR. SPEAR oNK OF Mr. TALNAGE's
couNsEL-THE CHARGE OF PERJURY NOT sUs-
TANNED.
The Rev. Dr.. s. r. Spear. of Brooklyn. who was
one Of the counsel of Mr.. Tamage IN his tIial for
rouncing the action of the Rev. DIR. Van DYKE in
Spreading before the Presbyterian ministers, OF
j;rooklyu the alleged new evidence. regarding
Dr.. Ssar declares the conclusion drawn from
toe evidence that Mr. Taimage is guilty
of false swearing unwar rf,dn raos;v a"9
the letter sent him December by Dr. Van Dvke,
Consulted with him lDr. SIP 'arl. and on his advice
paid attention 70 It. The sdv,ce was lou9ueu o
The character of the letter and MIR. laiuages views
of the relations OF the writer TO him, ana III "
Spears view Mr.. Ialmsge consulted his own self
respect by ignoring the letter. DE- spear ai9o SAYS
,hat DR. Van DYKE should not have made the ex-
hibit of the which be ala TO tue Ten Treesoy
terian ciereym who met December 10 un 10
had sought or secured q personal Intervi3w Win MT
Tamsor He also deprecates the pu lc scandal
cans by the publication OF the matter III the news
papers. for which Dr. Van Dyke says he Is not re-
eponsible .,.,C
In regard 10 the evidence submitted to the Con-
ference, DR. Spear says tbat he mas carefully ex-
sn,ned IT. and Is willing TO stake MS ,scb as
convince any five hundred candid men That the
evidence does not sustain the conclusion o. faise
latter is accused befre the Presbytery he can show
that the accuser false sccuser, and Mr. Ialmage
need fear the result OF another tTiaI II IL 0G
curs As to the contract mad by Me-. Ialmage Win
The Adrdnoe Dr. Spear write, that he IS tod Dy mr.
Talruage hat he does not know what hsd Decoiue
Of IBIS copy OF It, and the only other SoGy and
The latter could no. produce it. II must have oeen
kept aud produced BY some one who IS now mucn
Talmage In conclusion DR. Spear writes that ne
has no idea that the PresbyteFy OF BROOKLYN VIII see
the least occason 70 the recent alleged disclosures
for a new trial of Mr.. Talmage. and he Is sure the
Presbytery could perpetrate no greater folly imam
the taking up Of the case would &C. a.,
he attention Of TnpTME reporter ; was SS tbs
terms of his contract with Howard q Co., Mr.. TAI
maze agreed on October 4. 1876. to insert ID the
issne of The Ch,iston al H0rk for October IL an
announcement that he would I'D one month cave
that paper to 60 to The Adrance In order that
such an announcement would he pnbnshed OctopseI
IL 1t would have been necessary to insert IL IN he
paper by October o. as the paper vent to press Inat
evening Yet on the morning Of that day MT. al
mage declared in his testimony that he bao no luea
of inserting anything in the paper about bis LEAVING
It, SO that whether he wrote he vaedictory edlto-
nal on the afternoon of October 8. or on the day
before as it's date declares the contract convicted
him of false statement when lie swOre that be
had no intention before the afternoon of October
o. of announcing in tue paper that ne was 10 iea'e'
FUNERAL OF THE REV. DIR. IRVING.
The funeral of the Rev. DR.. Theodore Irving took
place yesterday at the Church OF the Holy Trinity.
Bishop Potter read the service, assisted by the rev.
Dr. lying Rice and Cooper. There was large at
tendance Of friends and the entire body OF st.
johns school, of which the deceased clergyman as
superntendeDt. WAS present. DIR. TyDg reviewed
briefly the life OF DR.. Irving, dwelling on his merits
and peculiar talents. The remains were taken to
u Greenwood Cemetery for in, erment.
DR. Irving was born in 1909. He was the son OF
DR. Peter Irving brother OF Washington Irving.
When the latter appOinIed Secretary OF Lega-
non at Court of st. James Theodore then nine
teen years old accompanied him as his private sec
rotary. On his return to New-York young Irving
beg an the study of law. but soon received an APP
pontment at Hobart College Professor of History
and Beles-lettres. Here he remained thirteen
years and here in 1885. he wrote " the Conquest
of Florida In 1850 he resigned his professionally
at Hobart 10 accept similar one In the College of
the City Of New-YOrk, then knownas The Free Acad-
envy II was here that he decided on entering the
church. In 1855 he was ordained An Episcopal min
iser HIS first rectOrshIp was In Bay RIdge subse-
uuently he had charge of a church at Richmond, ).
T. and later of the Church of the Mediator III TINS
CITY, Afterward he was induced to accept the pres
idency of a woman's school in Canada, out finding
his health never strong unequal to the climate he
returped to New York, and founded similar lnstl-
tuition IN this city. which be named st. Johns. HIS
last position the church was as assistant rector at
the Cnurch OF the Holy Trinity. where he preached
his last sermon year az. His last literary work
was More than Conqueror," published IN 1873