Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-15
BAUSMAN'S HERESIES.
The Investigating Committee Holds a
Star Chamber Session.
FUTILE ATTEMPTS AT SECRECY.
Independent Oil Producers Are at Work on
Two Great Schemes.
TILE ATTEMPTS AT SECRECY.
MINOR NEWS FROM THE THREE STATES

SPECIAL TELrGR An TO TIE DISPATCH.1
ROCHESTER,, PA, Sept IA star
chamber session OF the committee ap-
pointed 80 investigate the alleged heresy of
Rev. Joseph Rausmau was held IN the
Presbyterian Church here this afternoon.
The committee consisted of Rev. DIR. w. o.
Ca'aDbe!l, Of the First Presbyterian Church
CE Sew wickiev: Rev David ). Kennedy, of
the First Presbyterian, and S. b. McCor-
mick, of the Central Presbyterian Churches
of Allegheny. and Elder Wardrop, of the
Leetsdale Presbyterian Church, Elder
Shaw. the remaining member being unable
to attend
The gentlemen were met at the depot by
Rev. Mr. Bausman and conducted to the
church, where they were Joined by Elders
James Ewing and Andrew Mccullough.
whose letter protesting against the ad-
vanced views of their pastor led to the pres
ent investigation. At the expiration of two
hours Elders Ewing and Mccullough
emerged from the building and betook
themselves to the store of the former.
quarter of hour later the other gentle
1nen also left the church and went to the
depot, accompanied by Rev. Mr.. Bausman,
in time to catch the evening train for Pitt
burg. During the time spent at the depot,
Dr. Campbell, Chairman of the Committee
impressed upon the others the necessity of
preserving the utmost secrecy in regard to
the meeting. As the members shook hands
with Rev. Mr.. Bausnan at parting, it was
evident they felt cordially toward each
other.
When Rev. Mr. Bausman was seen later he
refused absolutely to say anything in regard
TO his inQuisition, saying that he had prom
ised DR. Campbell not to give it to the !
lapers. He declared, however, that he was |
entirely in the dark as TO the future action |
Cf the committee and the nature of their !
report. They had given him no information |
aud had expressed no opinion.
When Elder Mccullough was asked rs to |
the action to be taken he said emphatically: |
Il don't know any more what will be done |
tnRn you do. They didn't tell me.' Elder |
Ewing was equally ignorant, or non-com- |
initial
Despite their efforts to maintain secrecy.
however, it has been positively learned that |
the newspaper reports of the utterances of |
RcV. MI. BauSman were gone over in the |
meeting. and that the pastor and his elders
were closely questioned as to their accuracy.
4 he truth of the newspaper reports was not
denied by the minister or his elders, nor did
Gev. Mr.. BruSman deViate a particle from
bis previously-declared disagreement upon
various vital points in the Westminster
Confession Of Faith. nor upon his on noted
adherence, on the question OF eternal punish
lncut
Rev. Mr.. Bausman's opinions on this point |
cannot be better demonstrated than i'll q
declaTatlon made by him to q brother Pres
lNterian: 81 do not believe" said he "that
lnen ana women, surrounded as they are by
temptation and trials, and beset on every
hand by evil infiuences,scan do enough of
evil III 20 or so years to damn them to be
eIeTuaIly lost"