Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-04-03
FOURTH EDITION,
BRISTOR GUILTY.
The Committee that Tried Him
Recommend His Exposition.

NecOmmen0 HIS kXpWsllOn.
NEW YORK, April 2.-The committee
appointed by the Newark NJ. T.. Confer
ence to try the Rev. George K. Bristor,
ID. d., on charges of immortality,
listened to testimony for the defense
on Tuesday night until II o'clock. DIR.
Bristor denied the charges, and called
az witnesses some members of the Off.
cial board of St. Luke's church.
The Rev. Mr.. Fitzgerald, the ap.
pointed prosecutor, called no witnesses
in rebutlal. 1t was six O'Clock this
morning when the committee heard the
last argument and adjourned. The Rev.
Mr.. Parsons spoke for the defense, and
then DR.. Bristor addressed the COM
mittee for three hours with arguments
and entreaties.
A member of the committee said
afterwards that it was the most vehe-
n,ent and able address he had ever
heard, and that he was unaware that
there was a man in the Conference
gifted with so much ability and clio.
quence. BristOr's final appeal, he said,
was tremendous.
The committee convened again to-day
at 10 O'Clock. and conferred upon its re-
port. This was agreed upon by l
O'Clock. Two hours later the chairman,
the Rev. DR.. Todd, in Conference,
and stepping before the presiding Off
Ger, Bishop Andrews, said the commit.
tee desired 10 present report. All the
members of the Conference were present
and the galleries Of the church
well flied with women. Tho brief re-
port was listened to with hushed at!en-
ion.
The committee unanimously find that
the charge of immoral conduct is sus-
tanned, and that the said George II.
Bristor be, and hereby is, expelled from
the ministry and membership of the
NJ. + church.
AS soon as the reading was finished
the Rev. Mr.. Parsons arose ana said
" am requested by theaccusel brother
to make an appeal to the General Con-
ference. | request the Secretary to make
a note Of this appeal The Bishop
directed the Secretary 10 make the note
in view of the appeal.
No vote was taken on the report. DR..
Fitzgerald was appointed 10 represent
the Conference at the hearing of the APP
peal. The Rev. Mr.. Gill moved a vote
Of thanks to the committee for its " f.
deity in disCharging its onerous duty
but as the case stands appealed, the
Conference thought it was unwise for
II to express an opinion on the commit
tees work
DR.. Bristor was not in the church
when the report was presented, having
left the city for Philadelphia in the
morning. He SAID before going away
1T was all cut and dried;th only thing
| could gain 10y coming was TO get the
testimony reduced to writing for future
use" DR.. Bviotor's father said the |
meetings. Of the committee were unfair. |
Ho took occasion to deny report that |
mis- son was expelled from Dickinson
Colleg" for immortality.
Many persons Thought that DR.. Bris-
tor would be arrested as soon as the in
ended. One Of the news
papers OF the NY called upon the pub
lie prosecutor to bring him to trial in
court.
Yesterday aMethod!st layman who has
been Otti CialIy connected with the cast.
said: DR.. BrlstOr would have been
arrested last week but for the interter-
ence Of a certain man. The latter found
that some of the boys who were witness
IS against DR.. Bristor intended to have
him arrested. The r fathers had tlles..at
intention. while the other boys and
their fathers did no, want to take the
case into public Conrt.
well, this gentleman whom refer to per
suaded the boys not to make the necessary
affidavit, A. for Prosecutor Keen, know
mat he fet il was not his duty to make the
charge. hu' only to prosecute it should some
body else make it,"
He has studied law since he left Newark last
hummer. and his speech was orderly, lawyer.
ike, and a most overwhelming in power, but
MS cause was weak. and the COMM tee was
unanimously against him.
Some Of tie specifications were rejected on
.echnic4i grounds. For instance. one alleged
IN otiense OF July n. but the testimony
howed tha ii was committed past mi Knight
md therefore IN July ~. Others simply al
not wrong 10 90 cer'ain things and it may be
hat S1uc Uf these were rejected
lIOSe i ecINcItlGn- which charged one or |
ne other Of ne gross Uiienscs wore mostly
sustained. Some members Of the official
l1ArI o.. -. LuKe'S Chur Il testified that
3rISt"r aLuIittel at the first irvcEttgatip
lav'ng Committed the less rot the c two o.
gnSe..
Mr.. Rr.s'ur va. few years avo. pastor Of
he New tasue n. T. chlrch. and the chair.
nam Of the ~ = i.te" Tint tiled him was the
fev 'nrh '"'iG au"X-PastJr Of Grace " +.
hugch, o!thi city,