Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-01

and family, Temple +. Jones, Henry 8. Ames,
St. Louis; G. w. Lamar, Davenport, Iowa;
8. D. Ryan, Dubuque, Iowa; Willis F. Day,
Buffalo, N. "; F. Backus, st. Paul; and j. B.
Gilfllan, Minneapolis, are registered at the
Excelsior house.
DIR. THOMAS ANDTHE HERESYTRIA
Tho Journeyings of the Reverend Gentle
man In Wisconsin and NIinnes0ta-He
Like Lake Elmo-Progress of the Pre-
liminaries for His Trial for Heresy.
4 [Chicago Tribune.]
Owing to the continued absence of the Rev.
DIR. Thomas, there has been no progress in the
arrangement for the preliminaries for the ap-
preaching heresy trial. The fact that the con-
ference committee had presented formal
charge for heresy, involving three specifica-
tions, alleging false teaching with regard to
the inspiration Of the scriptures, the doctrine
of the atonement, and probation after death
for those who die in their sins, was announced
in the Tribune several days ago. The Rev.
DR.. Willing presiding elder of the Chicago
district conference, still has the charges, ana
will retain possession of them at least until
DR.. Thomas is furnished a copy of them
when, both sides knowing just what
the issues will be, there will pre-.
sumably be no improperly in max
ing the full text of the matter pub
lie. The gist of the allegations, as
already published in the Tribune, furnished
very good general idea of the charges which
the doctor will be called upon to meet, but,
as is not unnatural, there is a good deal OF
curiosity among the general public to see the
whole matter set forth in black and white d
curiosity which the Tribune has sought to
| satisfy, but which, owing to DIR. Vikings
| unwillingness to make the charges public just
at this stage of the proceedings, it las been
unable to meet. DR.. Willing has notified DIR.
Thomas by letter-or at least attempted to do
so-of the presentation of the charges by the
conference committee, but, owing to the I'M
certain nature of the alleged heretic's move
ments in and among the Wisconsin and Min
nesota summer resorts, the letters have evil
IDENTIFY notfreached him, or at least had not up
| to Tuesday of this week, as will be seen
further on.
DIR. THOMAS HEARD FROM.
In letter to one of the members of his con-
gregation in this city, which was received yes
terday, DR.. Thomas furnishes short running
account of his journeying among the Wiscon-
sin and Minnesota resorts. The letter is dated
Lake Elmo, Minn.,-a stationon the Chicago,
| St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad
twelve miles north of st. Paul-W Wednesday,
July 81. The DOCTORS first stopping place
of note, after leaving Chicago, was Madison,
Wis. From there he went to Kilbourn City,
where he remained couple of days. We
never enjoyed anything more," he writes,
&C than the day we spent at the Dells.' He
next visited Sparta, stopping two nights and a
day at the mineral springs, From there he
went to St. Paul, where, after seeing the
objects of interest in the city, he was driven
to Minnehaha Falls. His next stoppingplace
was Lake Minnetonka, then Wayzata, and then
Lake Elmo, where he arrived Tuesday, the
Goth. While in Madison the doctor preached
at the Congregational church, and again in
the dining-room of the Park hotel, a brass
band leading in the music on the latter occa-
sion. Since arriving at st. Elmo he has re-
ceived pressing invitations from a couple of
| St. Paul ministers to preach in that city next
| Sunday-an invitation, however, which he
declined. A number of Chicago and Aurora
people are at Lake Elmo-a place which the
| doctor describes as "more quiet and restful
than any he has yet visited on the trip" From
Lake Elmo he will 60 next week to Clear lake,
Ia, near the Minnesota line, and thus, as he
says, 'sWork along towards home" The only
reference in his letter to the approaching
church trial is as follows:
HE READS THE TRIBUNE.
"Having no certain place, have received
no letters from Chicago, but see by an edito-
rial in the Tribune that Drs. Hatfield and Jew
ett are moving in the church trial. It may
cause me to return earlier than intended,
but I shall be glad to have the matter brought
| to an issue some way"
In postscript the doctor adds that he will
| be at Lake Elmo over Sunday, after which
| any letter will reach him at Clear Lake.
Should DR.. Vikings notification reach him
| at Lake Elmo it is possible that he may aban-
don his Iowa trip and hasten home, as he
himself intimates that Drs. Hatfield and Jew
ett's movements in e.church trial may cause
him to return earlier than expected. At any
rate, his return to the city may be expected
within week or SO. If not in receipt of q
notification before he arrives he will un-
doubtedly get the document very soon after
his return. 1t will then be in order to answer
the notice, either in person or by let
ter, wherenpon he will be present
led by DR.. Willing with a copy of the
charges and speculations, as prepared by the
conference committee. The next thing to be
done will be to arrange the preliminaries for
the trial. The chance of the committee, or
the jury, as it might be termed, rests with DR.
Willing, who presides over the trial as the
Judge of the court. In conversation with a
Tribune reporter, the other day, DR.. Willing
said it would be his one desire to select
s5,1s-TA JURY OF FAIR, IMPARTIAL MEN,
whose honesty and whose candor would leave
no room for question as to their fitness to dis
charge the duty before them Mistakes we're,
of course, possible, and the book of discipline
had therefore provided that the accused should
have j. the right to challenge jurors
for r. cause, state his objections
to their serving in the case, and obtain
the decision of the presiding elder as to the
validity or otherwise of those objections. DIR.
Willing added that he hoped to secure a jury
in every way acceptable to both parties before
going into court so that there mighe be no
contest of that sort there. AS to when the
trial would probably take place, he presumed
it would come off as early as the fist week in
September. It would certainly be held in the
city, but just where he could not tell until af-
ter consulting with DR.. Thomas. In all prob
ability the proceedings would be open to the
public, as is usual in trials of this sort,
| though on that point DR.. Thomas would also
be consulted.
As stated at the time, when the conference
committe presented its report, DR.. Thomas
| had three chances to refute and disprove the
charges against him. The first consists in
the approaching trial before the committee,
whose verdict, however, is by no means
final either way. At best, its authority is
simply delegated to it by the Rock River con-.
ference, through the presiding elder of the
district conference, and when the former meets
this fall it is at liberty to review, concur in,