Evening journal., 1891-04-23
MR.. CAMPBELL ON TRIAL.
NEW CASTLE PREsBYTERY TAKES
UP HIS CASE.


duct and Violating a Law of the Church
in Getting a Divorce From ais
wife.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CRY. April 22.-The first
business of the New Castle Presbytery
this morning was the election Of classical
and lay delegates to the General Conven-
tion of the Church, which Is to be held
In Detroit, Mich. The following were
chosen: Rev a. L. Bunstein and Rev.
J. r. Miligau, j. f. Price and w. s
Dickinson; Rev. w. p Swartz, Rev. DR..
Osmond, William NJ. Candy and o. g.
Toad were elected alterRates.
A call to Rsv w. H. Logan from the
church at Princess Anne was presented
The reports from the pastors of thirty
four churches showed total member
ship of 4, 406, of which 255 had been
added to the church on profession of
faith and there were as adults and 1853
infant baptisms since the last report. In
these churches there are also 1870
branches comprising a membership of
1903 Of the Woman's Mission Society.
The total amount of their collections was
81, 602 2S, and the total value Of mission
packages and boxes 1884 30
The examination of Rev. John E .
Franklin who applied for admission to
the MINISTRY Of the Presbyterian
Church as a licsntlate was postponed
until after the hearing of Campbell
divorce case
When the Presbytery resumed at noon
the hearing Of the Campbell
divorce case was taken up
The moderator announced that ali
persons not members of the Presbytery
should DE excluded from the room. A
debate followed, during which the exclu-
sion of.press representatives was debated
with warmth. Those who wished to allow
the reporters to remain proposed to gov
ern the news sent out. 1t was finally
agreed to allow two reporters present.
The witnesses in the case came under
this ruling and among others Rev. q. Il.
Stuart Campbell was excluded from the
buildjngs
Rev. ] R Campbell was then formally
arraigned on the charge preferred
against him by the synod of Baltimore
and entered plea of mot guilty" The
moderator appointed Rev. ]. f. Stone
cipher as stated clerk
Rev. John Squiers, who conducts the
case for the defence, then entered a
series of objections to specification No. 2,
which having been stricken out of the
original count by the Synod Of Baltimore
it was, he asserted, beyond the power of
the presbyterv to have them reinserted
The alleged offense against good morals
was not committed wit hin the jurisdiction
of the presbytery, and had not been
formulated within one year after its
alleged onmission. The charges Of
''unministerial conduct" he aHsailed as
being too general, as they proposed
cognizance of acts committed over
twenty years ago Mr. Sqaiers main
tanned that there was no scandal in the
community in which the defendant
lived. committee had investigai ed it
and he had gone there personally,
but not breath of scandal
was discoverable anywhere. The
Synod of Baltimore was responsible
for the spread Of the scandal This
brought Rev. ]. L. Malone to his feet
who claimed that Rev Mr.. Squiers was
arraigning the Synod of Baltimore. The
moderator agreed with him, and DR..
Galley and Rev Mr. Anderson were on
their feet to defend Mr. Squiers when
the moderator ruled them out of order.
When Mr. squiers had finished the mod
orator ruled that be must reduce his de-
fence to writing.
REV. W. P. .Swariz had just risen to
open the case for the prosecution. Rsv,
McEwan Bell interrupted with tne
announcement that the testimony of
Sidney Wilson would have to be taken
to-day aud he was obliged to return
home in the evening. Mr. Swartz made
a tart retort to the effect that the pres
bytery would decide when and what
testimony should be taken, when he was
ossF ubn ~ lo ~Zr 80. H.. I IL 4
that he would speak for the presbytery.
Sidney Wilson, son of the late Sena-
tor Wilson of Maryland, member OF
the firm of attorneys which conducted
Mr.. Campbell's divorce suit, was called.
Rev. G. H. s. Campbell came into the
court room, but was ordered out by the
moderator
Mr.. Wilson testified that In Maryland
two causes are allowed for divorce
adultry and three years desertion. The
law did not require notification in case of
snol-residents This divorce was delay ed
TO give Mrs, Campbell an opportunity to
appear. Copies of letter written by Mr..
Wilson to Mary A. Campbell were pro
duced and recorded as evidence Sew
eral sharp passage at arms occurred
between Messrs' Swartz, Malone and the
witness. This witnesses testimony was
intended to show that no attempt had
been made to hide the proceedings from
Mrs Mary A. Campbell and that she had
been fully informed Of the progress OF
the trial
At $50 O'clock the presbytery adj
iourned and at z 80 p. m resumed its
evening session Rev g Fl s. Campbell
was called and after his evidence had
been heard the testimony Of Mrs Mary
A. Campbell. which had been taken in
Philadelphia, was produced. In it she
charges her husband, Rev. j. r. Camp.
bell with cruelty and alleges that shortly
after their marriage he repeat
edly treated her with violence
by striking her He also had beer
guilty Of violehce toward their baby By
throwing it roughly into the cradle. The
affidavit also charges him with i'm
moral conduct and marital inf
delity, also that be refused e
make any provision for their child Thu
testimony Of number OF others taken il
Philadelphia in confederation of this waI
produced and read The presbytery theI
adjourned until 2 80 o'clock to morrow.
To-Day's Session.