Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-21
AN INVESTIGATION.
Public Formulation OF Charges Against
Rev. j. ID. Murphy and Daugh-
Ter by Geo. \. Eaton.
The Matter Set for Hearing Wednesday
March x.

. TO remained rom referring To this maj
ter, iecause il WAS not considered
legitimate matter Of news, being stricl
ly personal and private; but 10y tn
action of the parties themselves 1t ma
been brought hefore the public by pub
lie investigation, and Is now prupe
matter for newspaper publication.
ON the 9th day OF February the fol
lowing letter WAS sent 10y MIR. Eaton I,
Rev. j. ID. Murphy:
THE DEMAND.
FORT WORTH, February 0, 1884.
Rev. d. Murphy, City:
Sir-I have already been too deeply
wronged 10y you and your daughter tc
be willing to tanlely submit to a con
tinuance of such treatment. am de-
termined that this matter shall be
fully investi sated. propose that you
select two members Of your church
and that | select two members OF your
church and that those four
select the fifth, aud that this COM
mittee then hear the sta'ements of
both parties aud such other proof
written and oral, as either side may
submit. Ii you decline TO accept this
proposition, | will be forced to take
other and possibly more unpleasant
means 10 obtain redress.
Yours, respectfully,
GEO. $ EATON.
THE REPLY.
The following reply was sent the
same day:
FORT WORTH. February 8, 1854.
Mr. Geo $. Eaton:
Sir-Yours OF this date. handed me
by Mr.. Thomas, TO hand and contents
noted. On consultation with my
daughter. who consents 10 your propo-
sition, i will say that as soon AS | can
confer with my church ana obtain
their consent. which / will do to-
morrow, / will inform you, say 10y
Tuesday at the latest. and a- much
sooner as | can. ! could wish that
your proposition had come 10 me
without "A threat, Respectfully,
J. ID. MURPHY.
THE CHURCH RESOLVES.
On the following day, which was
Rev }. ID Murphy brought
the matter before his congregation and
asked an investigation.
The following resolu ions were pre-
sented 10y MIR. Hanna, who moved
their adoption:
RS lived by the First Baptist church
Of Christ, worshiplng AT Fort Worth,
while in conference assembled,
First-That ihi, church respectfully
request Geo. > Eaton To withdraw the
threat contained In his letter OF t'rbru-
iry 9Th, 1854, to Rev J ID. Murphy.
IS II cannot recognize the same.
Secnnd-rhat this church cannot rec
)gnize the right of AN outsider To die
ate TOR assist Ia form committees in
lcr, and cannot allow said Ealo t.
select part Of the committee pro
posed.
Third-That though there is no
iehniIe proposition to settle any sun.
losed injuries done by brother pastor
md his daughter contained in said
etter, yet as brother pastor desires "A
council Of ministers and members of
other churches 10 ACT in concert with
Il committee of this church To iuycsti-
gate any charge that may he made
against him and his daughter, and
specially auy Injuries done by them To
said Geo.S Eaton, therefore this church
Will call such council aud appoint
aud request said Eaton to
specify in writing separately by what
injuries brother pastor has inflicted
IN. and what injuries his said daugh-
er has iuii lcted on him, 50 that said
council and committee may nvesli-
'ste them fully and report 10 the
'hurch for it, action thereon, ana this
hurch hereby tenders To said Eat n
IN opportunity to appear with all MS
estlmony, both oral aud written, 80
hat said council and committee MAY
consider IL.
Fourth-That said council shall
rave power To send for PERSONS and
'apers and swear said witnesses the
ruth 10 testify, and sit with open
oon.
II e resolutions were adopted, and
he clerk WAS directed To furnish Mr.
eaton with copy.
A motion WAS then made that the
moderator he appointed Il committee
one To invite the pastors o. the b. D.
Isl churches Al. WeaIherford. Den, n
nd Dallas, and Brothers Link anu
hayden, together with suit
bic number of discreet members
rom their respective churches who
hall cumoose council to act in con-
lnctlon with committee OF five ap-
oihted 10y this church, and all to act :
an investigating committee upon ,,
ne charges referred Ia. Messrs.
lanna, Tay lor. Wells, Stone and
inch were appointed, and Moderator
ough added. "Wednesday, Frbruar,
,, nj IA. IN was set for the trial.
Mr. Cough offered the following. !
hich Were adopted:
whereas, IL has come to the kuowl- n
ige Of this church that sundry re. q
Dris are In circulation derogatory to q
he ministerial character and personal .
andingm our pastor, and
whereas, on account Of said rumoIs p
has expressed himself as discouraged a
ON further pastoral work; therefore y
IL G
Resolved, that until he shall have <
'eh tried by competent ecclesiasticaI 9
and adjudged guilty of u
that We ~ "A church do .
sure HIM If our confidence. co-on. l
alton, ~ mpathy and prayers. o.
LONG LETTER.
Mr.. Eaton was notified by Clerk u
nch, and sent the following reply: u
FORT WORTH, Feb 10, 1884 -
; ;hu Ftson, ESQ. Clerk First Baptist q,
My Dear Sir:-Yonr favor of III. lltb ,.'
slant, inclosing resolutions OF ynur n
nrcii Is before me. In reply to the 70
:, RESOLUTION l would say that m, "A,
ter wns addressed Ia Mr.. Murphy Ms W
iadividuhl and not u the church. n,
wrote 10 him an he head aud respon. III
ne hi.inber 81 his family, and M, nj
ect was Ia have an Investigation OF ed
uni&tunaie difficulty that had arts. n,
bel wetn his daug bter and myself
with which he Wa connected in M,