New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-08
PASTOR DOW'NSS POVERTY.
"PERsECUrED BY CHRISTIAN BOSTON"

SIR TkBER IN TIE PiLLOEY-A sCoRCH!NG LITTER
FROM MISS DAVIDSON.
Bo,TON, Nov. Z (IpcciGl)-PaStor Downs oil the
Bowdon Square Baptist Church. at the Friday evening
meeting promised his people something sensational.
lie spoke OF his troubles which he attributed to the
world the flesh and the devil, and said:
..Now that the Investigations MADE 10y the courts
are over. and pending the decision OF Judge Allth
propose to carry ou the wish of certain members o.
thi, church and society, by having an inYcstGauon
and have determined that this investigation shall be
. thorough and conclusive one. 1t shall begin with
the pastor and end with the pews. There are many
facts which have not yet sccI the light of day regard
inc he internal working of this church. The investi
cation will show the nmost workings Of the society
The examination mnst he thorough. Ii must be a
survival of the Gttest. Let every one among us
prepare for ts coming We shall clear up the disgrace
that i. hanging over the Bowdoin Square Baptist
Church ii we clear ont the society even to man.
Mind yor my hcarrrs ask for no support when tell
Won nv true financial situation, but the truth H. II the
whole OF Boston were offered to tonight FOR Sl2
could not buv it. II is not pleasant ms friends. to
send your baker butcher and grocer away from You
with their bills uncocrtrd f. i, not pleasant ID think
the family which il dearer TO YOU than life Itself il
almost without means OF support II L. lnl'ed,
unfortunate Ice placed IN such position mat y one
Of iny children should die tonight would b' unable
fO bury n without Gtlt'N2 mo ''Ht,
Then there /, another side Of this case " men q" me
Christian mind should be worthy OF consideration.
Even If were guilty of the charges which hove been
alleged against mo thcIr any thing III the Muld lua
oc, ion, the course toward ne which the Christian
world has taken Remember # pcrchaoce tlN
brother -umheth Judge not har-hly though thysol be
tcupt,d Such - the Scripture teaching. hut
rcrrcyc the practice OF Christian Boston Is dih'r"nt
In the Fin Islands thcy KILL and then conclude
rs eating bin. In Boston may ,Iy, they only kH
him."
lie then read letter from Mis-, Matte :. Davidson
Which began by dcmlndut an investigation oi her
relations with Mr. lihcr and then said Pcndmg
such investigation would say that | never ~ any
sense Whatever was wiIiIn. party to any criminal
relations with Mr. 11bcr. bat that the several t'a-
iiuu- rrirricI To came about against my earnest
rrpir-t, and aUpeAi,, ana when | was alone IN tho
hou.r with hr. Iaicr practically helpless from
c,rtniu iainting -l"ll- which was then sometimes
subject The very first Sunday that Mr.. ahrr
attended church after iis protssrd conversion told
N,- Tabor what bad occurred between her husband
and myself 4. Mr.. Downs well knows. Subsequently
| again spoke OF the matter H. Mrs. Inhfr ~ Mr.
Ilcf presence he never attempted deulaI OF H.
| I,! not c\iosc him the trst instance tor two
reasons one oi which viii appear VIII te nye-tig'-
ton /, made The Other because he Threatened to
dtIracr ,uc and put me ont of the way II SAID any
uung to auy our about it. winch threats have been
renewed ucr the a began by The recount OF four or
I'VE ANONYMOUS letters, all OF which have boon traced
by "A leading expert 10 Mr. Tabor. ] now submit my
ca.c 20 the church aud shall ABIDE by IT, decision