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appearance, and the cour; resumed.
! Or. Itarkhurst-Wil!ia1n Caldwell is. placed
upun tho stand in rebursal OF the defendant.
Will the CLERK please read Dr. Cald.yells test-
| n,ony on tho FIRST sttnrcstfEttion?
! The, testimony was read once more, and Park
| ".Dz. Caldwell. will you tell the court why you
are so positive in your testimony Oh the words
The Atnncu'et:t WIS TO reconcile i'an t" ti"'l
/ because the discussion awakened popul:a,
t interest," tile subject of the utcnetucnt. und
| have my manuscript still, and IN my sermon
! referred to that form of expression without
| ferrins to the man, explaining wherein
THOUGHT IT WAS IIEEErtcAL."
ri The Clerk then read tho Testimony Of tht
witness on tho situation at the time tho Doctor
'e IT, ss aas il you :" 'es e oea
| and lengthy speech ot DR.. Thomas
:. .Hecsuse, when rne meeting closed, came
downstairs with Brother Adams and remarked
til him that Dr. Tho1.:as hna evidently and spt
views of this theory OF the at0nenfnt. anC
| Brother Albums was of the same opinton-shat
it wits specially -prepnrcd speech"
'.Was 1t iii tho form Of Il general conversion
| with tl,s preachers Sitting in their chairs:
The discussion WIS by no means IN shat
;. Did Dr. Thomas arise and address tho Chair.
in the usu'l foriu OF Il speech Ut the preachers
| = lic Gid, and at considerable. length"
us :here any re'z:ar time: In pracssct: Tor tho
length Of those dseussons?
"lhGFE Is uUtic. praC[lGuilS+ WQGu Lu6 uSEus-
sion Is interesting"
How long were these discussions OIL tho
atonement eouti1ue1l mean e at t!ch session."
| Cru-,-tx;t,i.ilAltiou-''Wh What. was the date Ut
| this ueettns!
| About twt, years ago last spring.
"Cnu you give thu. exuet ti.lte:
| Il cannor.. 1t was i'll March or april-Narch,
| I think.
| JOHN NATE,
| Il new witness. WIS next introduced In rebnrtat
| meeting years lust spring. whcn t'r~
Tn.'uius spoke or the ntoncment. NJ thar meet
"Christ did not die 70 reconcile I'M angry Col 10
man, but to reconcile man to God.
| Cross-cxanined-E Bishop Merrill delivered tno
opening address at tho meeting. OF which hc
| could not remember the exact date
| The prosecution here rested. and Dr. Miller
wished 70 offer Il lot OF documentary Testimony
| ports OF tho Chicago Investigation, Il! they up
peared IN the Chica=o ln:lcrs: also the reports
III the Northwestern Christian .ittrsTHtr- t!'-
| jcctcd =o, Objection sustained and exception
tuisen-
| Eoth sides having closed their case. Brother
| rarkhlrst addressed the court In hehaf ot the
| prosecution. He said tint the defendant bud
been ca.rgct with teacht.g doctrines contrary
to ta<,sc OF the Church. M testnsin: hid been
introduced by the prosecution which tlM! NOT
| late to ono or tho othc- of the charves-
TILE COUNSEL THEN REVIEWED THE Ev1-
| :. D::NCf:
| MS presented in DR. Thuuas' sermons, In hs
conversation With preachers, and members III
| tho church. After having read cx1rncts from
| the sermon relating to future punishment,
| soun,l Methodist doctrine II it be 80.
| there Is no apology needed for thu unt-
vcestl53 Church. There Is not ne1nper
OF tue committee who has NOT preached tho
| terrible truth that when men tic iupenitsnt
| they nre. forever losr, and they did not think
| they were destroying tho character of God
| thereby.
! DE-. THOMAS THEN AROSE,
and, with richy-,notulated voice, In which
there WIS just the slightest suggestion OF sas-
ness. musiCs.!ly-t throughout in the lnirtr
| key-ac proceeded to read his argument. ia
| which he ut great length uud In slnsnista knolo
language defined his religious views. OnSe IN ~ !.
pay It's respects to the sfeuth-like pessist-
t ency with which he had been snarled a'.
lanst'ass ] s1 Us St pshea ] as that Of lnnas ana with
n bitterness of satlre which was SO delscafciy
shaded rs to cut deep into anything having less
than ailisatnrs hide he replied TO- the a. st..rA
mons, and his. honcstls-espressed thes.
eca, a,nsn views mns Tine plea is this IS 0g oapnni de
| It's pcrorattou was exceedingly Affecting, anu
many In tho vtst andtense we're moved to tears. a
| sted unI left tho platform II few uf the brcth-
| reu grasped him whrn,ly by the hand. anu as Ut,
| walked down the ui5le after tho ADJOURNMENT OF
| the court he .wns warmly congratulated ny
! unuy Of the Iavmen. who. for upwards OF nn
hour. sat spcllbou.d under his eloluent ple1.d-
ing for Alvotcing tho Gospel or ChEist 1fofn LAD
chains OF q narrow cccle5in3tlciStn.
AFTER 4 RECESS OF NEARLY TWO I1oU!:s
| tine court reasscmhIcd, and, inter prayer by
| brother Cody, Dr. Miller, OF counsel FOR the ue-
| fense. began his argument ana saio taat to9
! flaming headlines over sotuo OF the plol!Sneu
| sermons Of DR.. Thomas might lead some people
| TO believe that ho was indutEints in hefe6}-
The idea that the people IN me COUNTY, WEI ~
| the newspapers il regarded noth IN tne County,
and in the city as a good JOKE The peopie
| tun'1 want tu reud them- They saw the
| rntIntl
IucIor was preachin. heresy. The speaker. on
| reading some Of these sermons. ~as piGasea ~
| tnl NOT a truce OF hcrcsy IN them. Wheia tne
speaker WIS tirst asked to nike part in the tr:'i
| BE- examined published volume Of Dr. Thomas
I sermons, and found .--
/ NOT AN IoTA OF HEKEsT.
! While there we're many things that neither be
| nor Il prominent theotoGian. now onv oE me
bishops, did not believe yet they dill not '''.d
'hnx ns1 in ,se the rescnins of the ~
! o.ttst Church. Tho heresy was only ~ y.
the headlines over the sermons I',so,,a! IN
not Il ttiuoloSiun and it is time shat tho Ci,irct.
| made tho Distinction The Doctor is man OF
heart not Of unaytical power; nc y a.s.' =
| c.,tion have admitted. because they pussea ~
dis logical efforts and lit upon the gushing
language IF funeral Sc ser my n .nnt n[!.arn,.,a
WAS :naie The basis or tho hcreticul ch:tr~es The
spenke: understood that~ l!tsnop, ot,aa hn,.
eo''1a t1 the not pf0iseoo0c &c Convicted @ on his
! sermons, ana then tho latter picked up tfltX-
! mcnrs OF alleged conversations which the hear
crs honestly. M doubt, related. olt Us they
were not theotoeinns, they were very apt M 10 (,
| ,nsl,nt3rrstand them. So,ne ol his frentfs inay
| haze. OyerpersuuCcd him to allow ehe punnen-
| rfou Of these peculiar -eachnEs, anu no aouoe
| many OF these friends have
I EXAGGERATED THE IRREGULARITIES
| which, white differing from those Of bis bFcthsen
| In his ministry, were mot hostile To Methodist
octrinc lie muy hare depleted tbs cnr u
tiou5 Of other churches. nnd tnis might 1ot 10
| p.euSfng to thosc preachers VINO na's :.
| liking fur Chicago pastorutes. 1no HIs1
| charrc specifics preaching nytinst the tnsplru.
| lion or purts of the Bible tie bus preAeneu
tint lh scriptures cuntnin all that As necessary
| rn suiyutIon The I),eto- h.s never deubtcu the
| enI,p11!clty Of tho hooks or scripture 1no
| Uuc,ur's statement thAt some OF tna oooks welo
| not verbally inspired IL founded on lne otst
| critical scholarship Of the asc ~. N1Iet tnea
reu,i 4 rrructs from works nf Auntn IlarR, 10
| shaw rhut even be did not believe that s!l 1no
| ln,oss were OF equal Inspirntl0n- These WeIo
followed with extracts fr"i,, iopc = tneoioEl.
| and thou the Doctor proceeded "1%h nv ate.'~
meut hewins quite c,rsc to the lire OF .nAt w.
tuudc in behalf OF tho defense at tho tnaeago
| investigation
| mr.. XftIE1: RELATED THE HISTORY OF =
liE!:E-f TRIAL :.
in which a preuchvr named Warren was impA
| Gated In his defense he thozouxnV snomen te..
Thai ht. did mot differ FROM Adam CEaIk a4o nen
s,ftliy ceased Its lAU0f- httSF