, 1881-09-07

| Arll. and then trying INC Tor TINT atnndArl nnd
| cSpelIlAs .rc lf Tho position thut tnnt can ''c
al Is correct, te General Conference ,nnv r.ta0-
llst, n aiat,t,nrat nnA call Dr. Thonas' acrl,una
| TINT standard, and then you could Nfl be tried
for hcrcsy II ya, dill lnt preach thnt standard
| (uuHhtor aiming tho jury aud tho attsllGnccf,
and tho whole thing wo,l!l bc In confuson.
Thnso portions Of tho Disc!nltnefn regard III
tho admission Ut members nnl tho urlatfn Ut
t!cncn,,s nll elders refer only tu tho Articles Ut
! 1tcljHtau, and 10 10 established stanttarls nf
toctrtne. In Short Tho nuthorlttus NIL ahow TINT
n,lnlster can be tried for hurcsy only tOr dis
se,ninutlu2 doctrines cn,itrary to tho Articles
nj l.ctIHson. shprofose ask that tue prose
10 mako il specific. II gil ~ aivxotlo,i. md
avsrment*, anu that tho th!rl specification 10
At this ip pons I' tho Court ordered rcccss uusl
2u'cluck.
Dir. pAnK11unsr ON THE DE-
| N1tr1tIt1:N.
| At tho nftcrnuon session thoro wero nboNt
twenty indies present. ana TIM Hui,ural attcnd-
| hncn VIVA 1hrger than III tho morning. Whrn
| 1]r. rnrshllrst cn,,,p In 1le was accompanied by
afr. H. II. tturst. who. 1t npprared, hnd been re-
! tntncd ur Induced by him tu net M bis lc9ni ad-
vIser-to toll him l,ow to conduct tho case. =,
| After prayer by tho tloy. Mr.. ChHse, tho roll
WIS called, and Mr.. l1ayltl WIS ngaIn absent.
However. II majority Of tho committee wns on
| uH hhnd. and tho ttitt prt'cGEieh.
tlelursts hnvluK bcen tElldc TO chanRe the
pnCu Ut nlcetlng. It WINS decided 10 huld tho
scssions hereafter tn tho lepttte1.roDn, nf The
Centenary Church {aasn!sssH 10 10 without
| tIGkct}, tho first ono to cosninenco Mt o'clock
ihIs murnfng.
Tho Presiding Eldcr-Wc will tlear from tho
counsel for the church IN rcgnrd 10 tho DE-
! m,trrGt.
Dr. Pnrkhurst-Uf conrsp | hnye had uu tItno
to examine carefully tho cs,nr4es nnl spcuitlcA-
| A. L.. H.
hnvc spent tho tfmo since adjournment In
louklng ovcs tho demurrer. and l,ayc compared
soN,o III tho puints ukcn With tho phrfscufnry
used In tho charges md In tho specifications.
There aro soverll points tn the demurrer which
| sdlnk uro mt well tnken. but thore Rro Othurs
that I uni inclined to think nre well taken:
Tho punt, for instancu that ttlero Is it,tlcInit-
ncss III the charges md that Brother ,rhomns
cannot. from tho chnrgcs and specifications.
know what ho Is churgesf with. or what be hns
tu n,cot, MT. Inclined TO think IS true. Aud,
what Is tnurc, 90 fur as | have anything
to 10 with tho casr, would prefer that
1TS,hsr ThotnSs soaa ne shnsae snt!y e. j'
have y rntr opportunity to n,cct 1t.
could 20 IN a.ad a.,enl IN hour going oyer tho
ani answor them. but wa havo Rot to 70 nycr
thonl ail after the clntrRes urG nttletlctl, and
simply rorcr TIC demurrer TO- tho Court. rskig
permission to 80 fur HH1oftd tho c1dr9rs as td
| Mnot I'LL rcnsoltAble demurfDrs.
THE CiIAnG Es ,rU RE AMENDED.
Tho Presiding EIuur-llaye thu counsel for
DR.. Thomfs anything further to sayS
b1r. Bennott-wu lavo nothing It they will
ahlenu THUR complaint.
DR.. Purkhurst-Or cutsrse cannot do thnt
now. It cannot bo done III Hive minutes. And
thoroforo tho best l can offer 10 do, II It IL
ngrccl to- and tho Court CONSENTS, will Gc 10 Try
| ii f1n1nry0tu 1nGrf1inD Il n'rtnNIC
pared to proceed. l lon't think car lU any
GottGr ihnu that. Il don't thlnk It w0ntl ho just
to tho case for nlc to promise more than that.
will c,ldcuy0r to IoyOto all tho ti1nu from now
until thon that cnn possibly devote TO 1t.
Mr. liennett-fr sou amend your complaint
and draw It up specifically, 10 us 10 meet the
objections in tho demurrer, could you let III
havo II copy Of II, that wo may Iook It over boz
fore you brIll1 1t Into court tomorrow morning
DR.. Pnrkhusst Yes. X you nre where nn
1,etweou aud O'Clock In tho mornlng. could
not promise to bring 1t to ynu. My opinion Il
thnt thore will bn oniy very litto difference
hotwGeu us Oh tho questions i wouA
shy horp that l hnvo but ono purpost
III view III thiA mnttnr. hnd that Is perfect FUR
ness: md Will ind pr0yu to tho cotlnsos thai
a s'vantnse ~ @ @ et ""yshins taat b. viii put Us
, cont1tct. Tnu question bus 1eGti raised US tt
wn @sdx tao IA Inv M nt II SYr no MS O. q
others wnnt to npper rs counsel shntl rtllao III
otesten ts 9si y + M Vt M! - =. , .,,,
! reoess and aolIiu axrecmcnt b1twcon counsel y
to tue amendiaents o,n tnay save f,ue, "IG, dt,
sa a al psis"t p~ss are s'sSt s,boss x1 prsoess 'os
rho motabess Of this committee havo left i'm
pnstant Interests. a. @ tnye tho eoutse! On gota
! Will bu satisfactory, nnd WI do not hnye to II
/ nvcr tho same ground tomorrow morning,
@ S4er ptspos
, amendments will nnswer tho demurrer aNa dis
> pose Ut II. and VIC coult know 1t, VIC shall hnv
r Dr. raskhurst-1, think tho brethrcn wit
w!1 M wf;,s snaf Rt on o 1ao VII, III
. spcoIacattons, and only aavInx tfe matter te
fssG ~ ny ySss a,s wae at sr ~
viii hot acccpt-Jtlst what VII! 10 with thou
hsrs r ST. sashorx " 5hs sf n
! without ',lcst!nn; that ] Gun bo rea,]y bofDfp
ro 70 sle!p. eonId not 10 ~ ilttnc!l minutes
vi The FrssiiInF h!dsrSs!y oSIy Ssjeet Is to sav
. tina. l would iike. before l dlu, to scc til!
n Dr. f%artborst@i % d oo,std ~ oyor the c,n.,rrcs
9 strIkss no is well takcn: ind tho point q ID
. think thero VIII 10 nY dsusrocNent. Dr. Tuatn
rs ought 10 knnw lrilnItly what VIC chargo HI,
'a o u sF o pas assra css
s SS'ss0 asn wit tak on srsss sssso Ss: SSs:
ton, ~ son very vol sos, whnt e
General Conference ghnli or shnl not Ito. AM
, snervforc. lnstcud Of our gulux oil now MI
talking, 1t acenls tu mo fur butter 10 ufcr til
inattor until toulUrrDw morning. I cortN!nl
: could not couscut, without lttlo t!u,p. to p
h pei, OH paper Us to these chArEcs ind make III
II ehtukea.
= HEspECTFuI.i.Y DECLINED.
). Mr. IIcn1ptt-It OCCURS 10 mo TINT th
- courso will nroil rclsonaston OF thos
" . Issues aud sare limo. Dir. ForkhuFst saJ
- th4t thoro are parts OF thls denurrt
10 which ho thinka Aru well taken: thu
:: ho VIII prcacut tn tho Court tomorrow morntll
y u complaint, whtuh complaint will ntmtt-ni! til
" t,0tttts ut tho demurrer thut ha thinks arc VIC
;, takun. Thosu pnrts Of tho du,nurrcr that, h
- docs not Mdmt Ia tho compliant w will nslS Ii
: l'scsi.iln4 Elder to ruo specifically upon wlt,
~ ont lub,tto+ anil VIC will tako nur exception
20 20 thruw III our prpuuso ~ tho rnttng goes.
!, Tho Presiding Eldor~Do you hHrco to thu
" llrothcr Iurkhusst--wIthout dobatu7
u ur. rarkhurst-1 think it IL we'll cnouEh t,
the Ills ut tomorrow 10 ta&e euro or theulsclyc
,.,,tt tI,g,,l hof IN nnutt,it,te