Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-07
MIR. BLAINE AND THE CLERGY.


On "Wednesday morning the gentle
mems parlUr i'll the Fifth Avenue hotel
was filled with clergymen of various de
nominations who had gathered to meet
james G.. Blaine. Rev. DR.. James NJ.
King of the Eighteenth street Methodist
Episcopal church called the assembly to
order, and Rev. DR.. Burchard of the
Murray Hill Presbyterian church was
chosen chairman and Rev. DR.. Macarthur
secretary.
Rev. Dr.. Kingthen presented series of
resolutions favoring the Republican Ma
tional ticket. Rev. Dr. spear of Brooklyn
commended the resolutions as satisfying
his head and his heart, and they We're
adopted without dissent. Rev. DR.. Burch-
ard then named as Il committee tpu ,ttS,
Nh Blaine, when he should be brought
before them, the following named gentle
men: Rev. Dr. James King of the MethO-
dist church, Rev. DR.. Spear of the PrcaDy
tern church, Rev. DR.. Macarthur of the
Baptist church, Rabbi Browne of the
Temple Gates Of Hope. Rev. DR.. J. g..
Roberts of the Brooklyn Congregationalist
and Richard Lawrence of the Friends
Meeting House.
The clergynen then went to the CORR
dor ON the first floor, and gathered about
the foot of the stairway, down which
walked Mr. Blaine, leaning ON the arm of
Dr. King while Minister Levi =, Morton,
his son Walker Blaine, Mrs. Blaine and
her daughter were on the landing above.
Rev. DR.. King and Mr. Blame paused ON
the fourth or fifth step from the lloor, and
Rev. DR. Burchard was introduced to Mr.,
Blaine by Dr. King. DR.. BurChard then
assembled to the side of Nh Blaine, and
addressed him as follows:
1--WE are very happy to welcome you to
this circle. You see here representatives
of all the denominations of this city. You
see the large number that are represented.
All are your friends, Mr. Blaine, nOtwith-
standing all the calumnies that have
been urged in the papers against You. We
stand by your side. We expect to vote
for you next Tuesday. We have higher
expectation, which is that you will be the
President of the United States, and that
you Will do honor TO your name, 10 the
United States and to the high Office you
will occupy. We are Republicans and
don't propose to leave our party and iden-
tify ourselves with the party whose ante
cedents nave been rum, ROmanlSm and
rebellion We are loyal to one flag. We
are loyal to YOU
The speech visibly affected Mr. Blane
and moisture glistened in his eyes.
Rev. DIR. Spear in turn welcomed Mr..
Blaine and assured him that ON Tuesday
next he should vote for him. Rev, Dr.
Macarthur followed in an address Rabbi
Browne was next introduced and made Il
brief speech.
Rev. Dr. j. q. Roberts of Brooklyn also
greeted Nh Blaine and gave him as,ur
ances of support. He was interrupted by
cries of "plymouth Church" and "Halli-
day He stopped speaking and Rev. Mr..
Halliday, assistant pastor of Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, was introduced to Mr.,
Blaine as the pastor of Plymouth
church, Mr., Beecher being the preach
cr, added Rev. DR., Macarthur. Mr.. Hal
lday seemed somewhat embarrassed and
said, II am man of plain ways and am
out of place here, but you all know how
my heart is.
The resolutions adopted at the minis
ters' meeting and presented to Mr.. Blaine
declare that the triumph of the principles
/ OF the Republican party is essential to the
welfare of the country and To the prCSer
walton of the results of the late civil strife
and consequently that the election of its
representatives in the persons of Hon
James g. Blaine and Hon. John \. Logan
Is imperative, They express confidence
in the purity of the personal char
aCter of these standard bearers anC
also believe in their trained capacity
rs statesmen to meet the claims of tn,
| high Offices for which they are in nomina
ton. They protest against 1.-THE corona
ton of conceded personal impurity as rep
resented by the head of the Democratic
ticket, and while we deplore the necessity