Daily Republican., 1883-08-01
REV, DB, g. =. BR1STOK.
He Indignantly RePels the Charges
Made Against Him.

ley. Ut. ueOfkt h. DTlStOT, WIN IT.
Gently withdrew from the passionate of
st. Luke's NJ. Il. Church, Ne Sark, and
returned to his home in Ba. timOre, in
view Of the charges Of immoral behi-
viour made against hir, on the testimo-
ny of several boys whom, he states
he had previously reprimanded for bad
conduct. has addressed letter to his
ecclesiastical superior Of the Newark
Conference, Presiding Elder knowle s.,
which is published in the Baltimore
Sun.
After referring to the affair In general,
Mr.. BristOr thus more specifically states
the case in the following language,
which is his own
con Thursday or Friday, July 49,
20, 1t is said, ruinOrs affecting my moral
character reached the ears of certain
officials of the St. Luke's Church.
These individuals in secresy proceeded
to examine into the matter. Not the
slightest intimation Of such rumors was
given to me, although l was on Friday
and Saturday in personal contact with
these officials Upon Saturday, the 2lst
inst, the Sc. Luke's Church excursion
was attended by a majority of the
church officers and my sell AT various
times that day some Of these officials, as
| have since learned, met me privately
on the steamboat and discussed these
rumors other officials remained in
Newark working the matter up, sum
mUning distant officers, and calling you,
sir, from Ocean Grove ! was not only
kept in perfect ignorance Of the matter,
but the treatment received from the
officials upon the excursion was most
gracious and atfectionate.
about nine o'clock on Saturday
night, when kindly informed by your
self OF the rumors, and notified that the
church officers were then in session,
dazed and shocked AZ | was, i'm
lnediately proceeded with you 10 that
meeting, and there in positive words
denied the Truth of the ISLANDERS. 1t
was decided near midnight to postpone
further constellation of the subject
until Monday night. Before adjournng,
however, when it was said that the for
mality OF a ministerial trial, with its
publicity, might be necessary, plainly
told OF the condition ofmy wite's health,
and of my fears that any such excite
mtnt as a trial would bring to her
might cause death, and that while most
positively affirming my innocence
would rather quietly withdraw from
av.rt what I feared would nrov,. a iat.,
n>rit4mpnt tn those whom i loved b.t.
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