, 1881-09-01
RELIGIOUS.
The Trial OF Dr.. Thomas vii! Be-
gin This Morning-Moro
HeFesy.
Conferences Of the African Method
ists and Colored Baptist
Churches.

THE THOMAS TntAL
Tho trtul NJ tho 1suy. Dr.. 'fhunlhs. late pastor
nj t.outrnury Methodist Church, will l'c otn1lti
thls tnuruing nt 10 o'cleck. Tho ltcv: W. =.
willing, Presiding Elder Ut tho CiIlcaHp Irsstlct*
will presItlu md will open tho procoedinEs Ny n
stntunnnt Of tho charges prhferrcd. fle Will
tbon nunt,luco r0r tho first ttmo the nntnoH OF
Tim ,ucnbor8 oil tic committee who nrp tn sst
upo,, tho casn. Thls onn.nlttee mist consist
Of MT lenas ivg, anu hrlDre II br. 'FhofftAS VIII
| ho called ,lpot to p!ra' to tile tharEcs n''sie
nunt,,st him. Tho case Will lhon nrt,ceeA Hccor.l-
tus TO tho pIan lnitl Own III thu !sn0k VI llls
| c,psrc. Blnnld tho committee catac to tho
conclusion TINT 1,r. Thn1nns Ia guilty. fhoy VIII
s,tst,,. him frpsn the ministry. hut tho cttso
ca.it,ot bo lnnl!y dispoacd Ut TIL tho uonerstl
Catfercncr rntiiles tlotr tleufslon nissl IN "uy
cnso ii rccnr,l ur tho present rt.,ccahIn4s VIII
uo laid hoturc It. Thu trial will TO strictly
limited to tho question: "ltas lir. rhnfnns. rui.
trary to Ills ordination VOWS. tntight .loetrihGs Il
ynTsu w III a9 Ss ft"@Ais o y okee u e. Tno tru
ihost c1.re sorsr 3 Of c,n9 stat" @' W M'ss nc
Rfcs,t, tuor Of tho blok. 1nd y m Gt,isrt,na,t @
MINT sxy y fcss px % ~ thi5ty III o.ro %Ite m III to ,e sc
viii frnni,s IN washington s.rcet llnne.liat.ly
tnpusi tho cltrnce to the ,; r!"'l'; Aro,ina ,,n.
II Mntt Il fssos'1s two h,e sSa'e IN '9 nsf ror
a,sasf fr n, T4S ,So.o r%2 a uvs a!y ey Sysss 'sG IT
s s tsriaiottis ii parties t1 Il at,A tho nswsfnpsr
, | reporters. md II few church Henp!o Wnose E1um-
% slais "f .he co.n@ttee Te yery assasS e e
tno Usual orowl Will l,s'!rr Ercatsr d.snGtss, , tt 70
tin proceenxs mud wi! cert.!iailS eniauce ~ H
!, tic comfort of those whu aro ob''Sca 10 III
: present.
p1s. Jl:wErr's 11Et.Ess AND mr. THOMAS
. i THAI.
To The Editor Of The CAteaao Tribune.
). CuAulorrE, Mch.. Aug. al.-la l.r: Jcwott
R t q ty tsf hs xf,S ass:iE s + W.
= ,ustnrs ut tito sutsiu time fl Aururn, ILL.,, Dr.
at UniyersuiIst. our rolntious were very kindly.
jIc was very piensunt FRIEND counted n!!ii
~, 1l2 pNnt-Fatinos i nnn rcynr"i .int.s nuvGr
~ nrrd Hin NJ fntia,nto boiiof in tho tlpcrlnc nf
oi,tlicss misery. al never hcnrd ~ lis preaGaI
Ing thu utctrInc fur wh'Gii noosea @ .nr n', Iu w,
from wnieh r r. mi NJ, III, ~ urrat falt, f IT,
~ nd a. ,nIioh III i uuGlD tttld tu,llor hutnanty
N hs, rs 10 uegt' sea ,tuurnt,1mnin ~
r llut MRoi, notner aGe ny f,itp,r uro6a,ot
Ih1i8 @ 1n,x,tf ~ ~ IHf 10 tnnIt on my nni Us :
~, whcrc hn stcui II happcne.l II tills Wise: W.
seatc toESter @ ncra9 " nn1''tfr fr h~rora
ki. Sebrs!ta thInk 1t was d tho yeas s!s: y,
SsssIH Sa IT @ p"t s!s N%s
IL aaSis SS'' : ses e. SinYsw!so 1s Fl, Fl
,s. thnt yf!st n""r',,nItv IN thfy iii
M '"'ist Snyo Il future rro1nttnn IN orslt
ie to vIndtcnte tho 1astce OF Gont Gso t11 rnm ";
Dcs1 invnul Hsst1r1.x tile Doctor t3ut lsu!ieftu
si p,'', a and H. ssrdi9an d pa
GohRrna9.sns IT, s,is i ift ~, dn,,bt wHtUycr u1l II
tho mni If his iirn belief TINT vnst riultitndcs
ut ut ill. who died wicked aud nmnen1sna srntIr "n
el to hnve. Snd wi w, ~, nH. i,;r w n,,n"ars
anl tho prosecutor OF r. Ihonns on ,,,,is ,n,s "
nnnsff as sn ',; nj nnntl,er sot inr pubo .isoY
h n not want to believe this Of h!:l., a'thon
tore IL aitaEet1er to4 mMcn ,a, ~ nv ,s ,r~v
MsmHne's tssaw' '@''o ''''''~1>' JAMES OuWTt,N
III
cha THE a. NJ, Il. CHURCH..