Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-16
M. BkALE REsIsss.
He Had TO do This or be Tried BY
the PreabYteFy.


He Mad 10 do This or be Tried sS
the Presbytery.
Jgzrs-svs. JAu. is.-Ies RsS. D. J.
Bzs {. D. D, tAstrT 2. the Prs: Prssey.
te-.kr Csz.cE hare. whose services iIns-
ets:e.y alta, TIE te31 gave hin co1Iites-
sire r-2-.-eEes. hkE caci1s5 70 ratign-
Il Fa.tal, t-aaAFsI q i5s Car ortB lfon
Cen tA.y, wig L ~ e49st II TIE ehufen,
sss.e. .cl-3ay t.Ei The se4sisl hs3 presented
:. lie pastor the c.o!e= .. rssiSEiag o.
b.tEeriEg charges hstors ih= presbytsfy.
TIE rsvs:s-t gentleman promptly accepted
re Sis: t!opasiiicn, ara las irtornsa TIE
session inst ne viii resign Flnsl Estlol
vii ts ;aEst w!ihtr IL asxi few eays.
Il Is believed taEt this sci!on vi! agra.
Ancng TIE members q ire church, a. d.
BsH.e Las -l4ly WARE friends ard earnest
s.pp9r-krs K-ong lis constesatlos a. vel
s. o1ts.1e Of Lis churcn.
III Bsals gtt into trouble ~ tscliuing 70
suYrsE1e. lis EpTsu7 rseolds 70 The local
cor uit,es when asked 70, snd " his ao.
EeLs- on an extended vacation after the
severe lst2Ts Incurred 81 the dls.stet.
A4s.L:ly s. a eongtsgstignAl meeting
NAKED cy scenes o; disorder rarely Wit
1A.se3 IL s church, the congregation de-
cI5si tins; Il it3 10; wish Dr.. Baals 20
leave. s1b.eq 1ertly be sgrss5 % re1lc-
;ion 0. several hundred dollars IN his
saia-y. Nj! Y1!toa, however, Il appears,
l. determined thAt change g. pastors
uu-t be mate, and unie-s d.. B4sle with.
1raEE, hs vii. ckt!y the matter to the pres
tGtery Dt BsAle Ebs OUT OF town to-day
Il 4 his versioB Of this attest phase OF the
t.5ltie could nos be secured.
ID., B-ais was formerly pastor Of The
Presbyterian church e. 81. Georges and his
Elective AID uniting WORK diEsely a:ts.
tie grssi aJni Eoa hin great pTA!ss aEi
p.ontEsEee
JoEssTows, Jan. I2.-At the Pfesby.
terisn church meeting to day the Rev.
Dr.. BeAls announced that the session had
decided 10 postpone the communion ser.
Woes for two weeks on account OF the re-
cent troubles in the church. he said
that, as be had been accused Of dis
honesty By Mr., John Fulton. an elder OF
the church, both in public snd By letter
be though that II was dns him that Mr..
/ Fulton make public declaration on this
point that he was wrong. He then read q
letter from Ms. Fulton TO him, hrst max
ing AZ earnest request tha. Mr.. Fulton
( retract bis charges Of dishonesty. The
letter is as follows
R.e D. j. Bear, d. D,-siB; Your favor
D. tie Z3d instHn, is al hand, endorsing
check for Sl25, II payment 81 deb; and in
tsra-t Of zone years ago, on NY return
from Virginia,
TIE charge Of dishonesty Il emphasized
here; no man, especially minister OF the
gospel, hsz any ,gh; to borrow money and
not repay II promptly uatsr tie plea that
ne Il not sbie 10 DO 80. would have an
sEEE-d your Communication sooner, but
lad 70 Erst ascertain from the bank Whether
your cheek WIS., worth anything, as | have
been iEt1!m d ty tbs cashier Of the bans
tina, some q yoEr checks have bsen dis
h9Eored. /. is all right In Tits casa, how
ever, and enclose you bond 10 guard yor
iycL any person finding the note whict
YOU gave me, and which was lost n TIT
/ I'd.
glad 10 know tha. you are paying sew
erAi other bills 10 town, but Il Is spmewhR
sad % know that Il Is only tsar Of man tina
egmp-ls you 10 do %, wnea the fear Of I'll
Lord should have n aie you do il before.
JoHs FELTON,.
Dr., Beale, after reading this, said tina
Mr. Fulton lad furnished him maps To-
use in preparing history Of the food.
Mr.. Fulton then said that he had beer
insuIted at the church meeting on Decem
Der 10th, last, and that what he had sale
shout Or. Bsale being dishonest was ssii
in state OF great provoeRtion, and that
as Dr.. Besle had paid him his money, b
would modify his statement. He said b
did mot think Dr.. Beale would cheat an,
person, and that, il it would make hsr
mony in the church, be would resigi
the eldsfship at once. He then shoe
hands with the pastor and retired to BIZ
seat.
DR.. Besle said he wouli not be Statistic
until Mr.. Fulton made public aeknowl
edgement that he was not dishonest i
any way and said he would be willing t
answer any charge Of any kind betor
presbytery.
, The statement that the session ha
presented DR.. Beale the alternative Of ri
signing or answering charges befor
presbytery is untrue.