Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-11
GUILTY OF HERESY.
The Reformed Presbyterian
Church Expels
FIVE OF ITS YOUNG MINISTERS.
The Vote stood % to 3s-Durins the
Voting and pom the Announcement
OF the Result There Were SEN
sational scenes.

PITTSBURG, PA. Jnne l0.-The sensa-
tional trial of the six young ministers of the
reformed Presbyterian church ended to-
day. and the synod by vote of % TO 81 eN-
PEELED five of them from the church.
The charges against them We're scandal,
libel and in declaring in favor of the right
of franchise at a meeting in the east end of
this city
Immediately after the announcement Of
the vote all the suspended ministers left the
church. They were met on the outside oy
several ministers who extended to them in
formal way the right hand of fellowship.
The scene during the voting was very eX-
citing. The names of the expelled are Rev.
+. NJ. Milligan. j. K. Alilligan, ". II. Reed
W. l.. c. Hanson and j. c. X. Niilligan.
Rev. A. w. McClurkins appeal was sUs-
tanned and r. b. Burnett, student, also
-cf1rged with helesy has rot Yet been
tried. The verdict was not unexpected,
and several ministers notified the synod Of
their Intention to follow the young men.
When Rev. j. +. CarSons was called he said.
In view of the result of this vote Just
taken, and in view of other facts. as soon as
the result of YOUR libel is settled.
am going TO leave the COvenanter church.
| refuse TO vote ! will never vote again in
this synod"
Rev. Thomas Logan of Rochester gave
warning that he would vote mo- against
everything that may come up.
Elder McAfee spoke for the fourth
church of New York. He did not say ex-
actly what his congregation will do. but
it is well inferred that it will go out of the
Covenanter church.
Rev. j. L. McIntherey said: II would
rather stand with the Lord than with the
reformed Presbyterian church, vote no. -
Rev. John Teas announced his with
drawal from the church and asked for a
letter of standing. He is Il missionary
among the colored people in Alabama.
Rev. j. H. Johnson said: Il vote no.
First, it was illegal, as there was no written
testimony furnished this court on which to
reach Judgment. Second. it was unjust
and wrong, because the sentence was
Third, the vote Of this synod does not
represent the sentiment Of the people, and
you will hear from the people later" APP
plause.
The moderator made an attempt to sup
press the applause but could not.
Dr. McAllister said that this is his
church. and any buster or show like this
again, measures would have to be taken TO
to stop it.
Rev F. NJ Smith of Baltimore declined
to vote, because on next Sunday he Will
tender his resignation to his congregation
and leave the church.
Rev. T. vi. Milligan was first to catch
the eye ofthe moderator after the announce
ment of the vote He said:
In view of the fact that this
synod has found me guilty
OF scandal, libel, and following a divisiye
course, / therefore appeal to the bar
of enlightened Christian conscience
and place myself on trial
in the Monongahela presbytery
OF the United Pres byterian church.
He yyac fnllOxyaf nv Rev / Mill
gan, w. H. Reed, ". l. c. Samson and J.
c. Il. Milligan.
After adjournment. Rev. Thompson of
New York said there would be no
split and. no new congregation formed,
as that would cause fight for the church
property, and further, there are now
enough congregations. But said the
doctor, there viii be slipping away into
other congregations until the church will
lose large part of the younger element
and those whom we expect TO support the
church in coming years