The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-16
DR.. ELLIS TRIAL.
The Accused VIII Proceed With
His Defense To. Morrow,

Little OF interest transpired NJ the trial OF Rev
Dr. John w. Ellis yesterday. The location oil
the iudicatory was transferred IRON Cavalry
Church to the lectuTe-room OF Howard Church on
Mission street, near Third. Rev. r. Chalmers
Easton DID, the newly elected Moderator. pre-
sided, and before proceeding with the process
against tbe respondent, X. Metano the young
Japanese licensed to preach yesterday, was in
vested with the ministerial Office by the Noder-
ator.
AS Rev. DR.. Sample, the retiring Moderator
had presided at The previous sessions of the eccle
siasttcal court DR.. Easton proposed to vacate
the chair and also that DR.. Sample should con-
tInue TO preside. DR.. Ellis objecting to this pro-
eeeding DR.. Easton rendered his resignation,
which was unanimously rejected. The Moder
atOr lhen appointed DIR. Sample Vice Moderator
and the latter clergyman then took tile chair and
charged the court
A motion was made to strike out speciica-
tion tlIee OF charge three, on the ground that il
had been clearly refnted. The specialization
charged The respondent with falsehood in de-
clarins to the judicial Committee that he had
rendered S100 to the clerk described as "short,
stout, dark man." who refused to receive the
money. The motion To strike out was drgued n
executive session for TWO hours, and alt h ough a
number OF the ministers appeared disposed to
acquit DR.. Ellis on this specification, the oion
was finally ruled out OF order by the cour t. al
though sustained by the Moderator, and The
charge Will not be disposed OF until the termina-
ton OF The trial.
After the noon recess Rev. Naryan Sheshadrl
DID, OF the Presbytery of Bombay. in connection
with The Free Church of Scotland was invited to
sit as corresponding member, and by invita-
ton addressed the Presbytery upon the progress
of Christianity In India and Japan. DIR. She
shadri, who is fnelooking old gentleman, is
converted Brabmn. and has for forty -seven
years been prominent minister Of the Presby.
terian Church in India.
The remainder OF the afternoon was occupied
with The reading OF the testimony of John Me-
CEll0ugh. y. w. Johnson and Hugh Fraser. as
Transcribed by the oiIelal stenographer, after
which the Witnesses affixed their signatures
Tomorrow morning DIR. Ellis Will proceed with
his defense in Howard Church, where the re-
naming sessions OF the judicatOTy will be held.
II Is expected that the trial will continue for two
weeks longer, as DIR. Ellis will call large num-
Der OF Witnesses Hereafter, also. the court Will
sill only from $50 o'clock in the morning until
O'Clock, holding no afternoon sederunt.
Ii Is said that some members of the Investi-
eating Committee now regret having instituted
the judicial process which has proved a much
longer proceeding than was anticipated. Ii is
argued that much haI m to tle church at large, as
well 10 tie accused. has been caused by HE
sensational aspect OF the Trial, aud 1t is now be.
leyed that the matter could have been heard and
adjudcated privately. thus obviating the neces.
silly OF a Presbyterial trial.