New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-05


Dr. Mckinney, you must either rcract that statement
o take your seat.
DR.. McNnncy-I will retrac / want 70 vote
inteligcntly, but do not know how to explain NY
self 10 suit YOU
DIX KING UTTERS \ DRAMATIC PROTEST.
al thS point Dr. McCutcheon called for the previous
question: but 1t was never put The Bishop. who Is
friend Of fair play, his feet In an Instant but
not 20 soon As Dr. King, who stepped quickly TO the
front, and for the first time addressed hi, brethren.
Though wholly unprecedented, the effect wa dramatic
in the extreme. lie said in tones that penetrated 10
the furthcst
"Will any brother call for the previous question
when mans HE j. al stakel My God
The audience was thrilled, and if a vote had been
taken at that moment tho charges against Or. King
would undoubtedly have been dropped. But the Bishop
informed him that If tie call for the prcvou, question
lad been seconded. he should have asked if Dr. King
desired to be heard before it put. Dr. Nc
Cutchcon withdrew his motion. and the debate was con
tnued, but the tide changing DR.. Kings favor
Dr. Price desired 70 have the report sent back to the
committee for it to whether or not there was any
for action. DR.. Crook wished 10 have all refer
encc to the expert testimony cut ont Dr. Ferguson
defended the action of the committee and DR.. Long
acre. another member. moved that special com
mittee be appointed to consider the case. AT this
point DR.. Osbon, Il third member. gave the name of
the expert as Daniel +. Ames. DR.. Wheatley offered
the following substitute for the first and second
ons Of the report but il lost by vote Of 90 to
81:
Whereas. There is no evidence hitherto submitted
that will convict any member Of thi> body Of having
written and mailed to its several members an an0ny
Foughkccp>le meeting. We can Only state III respect
Of such letters that most decidedly object 10 the
writing and milling Of any ANONYMOUS letter a, IN
ministerial and wrong, and especially When 1t cllis III
question me purity OF motive and pr3gly oi brethren
acting within the limits Of their cluvhN rights.
The discussion ran on for some time. amendment
after amendment being offered only 10 be laid the
table, leaving the committees report intact.
DIR. sTRoBmDGE LOADED For BEAR
When DR.. S,robrdge rose TO speak. lie stool on the
cushion in front of the altar rail which commun
CantS and pencntS kneel. After few words, he was
interrupted and before he resumed his remarks another
brother addressed the Bishop. but Dr. Fo-s said that
DR.. Srobridgc had the floor.
e thought yOu were through said the intcrnpcr
Il am not replied DR.. Strobrdsc ! am here. and
am loaded for bear He thought that the Conference
should not convict DR.. King the testimony Of sin
Gle expert. but that it should spend $1,000. If ncccs
sary, in getting the fullest evidence possible.
Dr. McGicw tried to find ont some more fact, from
the COMMITTEES, but not more successful than in hi,
previous efforts. DR.. Day moved that the conference
should hold an afternoon session. meeting nj 80 p. H.
Dr. King at thi, point advanced TO the front Of the
church III, voice tpmbled Is lie began to speak, say
Ing:
| desire TO say TO all mI,svingS on the part Of my
brethren Is 10 whether have ANYTHING 10 >ay. and T.
all the queries IL 10 why have kept silent until
now. that have a response 10 make. \ report has
been made by This committee. undoubtedly with the
best intent. The result far has been trial and
conviction in the eye OF the public. That conviction
has been pronounced through public prcs> 10 the
American people. | thought. when the motion ~ adj
jourmcnt made, that / ought 10 arise and SAY in
The presence Of those who had shown confidence in
plan'e ar, and crcl Of Amen want to make ia,
response publicly the insiuuauons Of the commit
tee have been made. (ipplau>cJ am not DOW in
condition OF body and mind 10 peak. am, however.
not afraid to face rcord Of Twenty-Five Years in the
6rGnc " Mi ow 1 nc E o my RTre o
O'Clock 10 state what have 10 say.
TR. KING IL Ills OWN pTFTNCE.
The church Wa, crowded I'm the afternoon, and DR..
King faced an audience eager t. hear every word he
uttered standing beside the Bishops table he spoke
slowly but with great carnc,tncss at times His re-
marks were delivered without notes, except a few
joted OH two or three pages Of nOtcpaicr. At
one point he read from circular letter which he pre-
pared last week I'm answer 10 inquire, from many
friends detailing the "pcisecution IS he termed it,
TO which he had been subjected during the last low
weeks. In this letter he had mentioned Ly name
Dr. G. : narrower and the Rev. Field lIcrmance. but
in read NJ he referred u them wo members Of the
New York Conference and who had no: seen
the letter knew who they we've. until DR.. Narrower.
after Dr. Kings address. rose 10 make a personal cx-
PLANTATION
DR.. King asked for the reading Of The report. tina:
he might know the direct Charge After hearing IL
he bean lis address. which lasted foriyfve minute,
He said that the report trial and Judgment Of
himself because he the only one mentioned IN
II. Up TO this point he had been tried by the press.
70 th, he did not object. II only he allowed the
privilege Of replying through the pres. He would
have preferred direct charges but that I, to- late
now. he said With terrible emphasis repeating That
too late now Up 10 this point he had been silent
and h, silence had been misunderstood by some and
m,construcd by others. lie had been silent FOR three
reasons:
~ was tot cognizant that there was personal
charge against me-
~ Co1,co,, Dcloc God Of innocence of guilt had
nothing TO d"fN.
able way By employed detectives. The air was fun
Of rImors, and didn't pIopJee 10 -p'ak until Mc"
what the men had TO say who were pursuing me-
THE METHODS or THE DETECTIVE
DR.. King after referring to the anonymous letters
sent four years ego, when he was the victim Of re-
lentcs. persecution for three days said that while
he was sick in bed few days ago ministers and lay
men BY the score came to zee him, few of whom
he saw, and In answer 10 inquire, which had been
made. he had prepared circular letter. signed by
himself, - which were appended niidavts bearins ont
his statements. The letter, including ule names Of
The Two clergy men which he did not read, wae rs
follows:
New lo.k March -, 1792.-ln rcspon.c to certain
Inquiries. maze the following statement and append
-. saturday forenoon, March ~, Ia92. 6. ;. liar
rover told 1t member Of the Sew ofh conference that
he lad traced the roughlc"rc circular 10 The pfniG'
w.o do my WORK. uIc National League. j. ".
fIntt * son. Nj. Pratt is one OF the trustee, u
IT. Andrew Chmch. Mr.. H. said that dcIc"ilNc
Wcnt 10 NJ. Pratt Office. and showing the hendng
of our XVIII Amendment documents, asked Of some
clerL I'm the Office: Can Won tell Wh're this ":e
printed ," The clerk said "l', this was printed
at our Office for the National League After 4 day or
w., Mr. II. say. another man went to lratts Office.
Holding one II thee POuTIhrcp,c circulars III MS
i5d The aercdye said 70 sierh l Hay {o@
thc detective -aN: "Ob. am from the National
Icarlc Once, and there some clerical error IN
Ills document which wait 10 correct The clerk
aid: had nothing 10 do with that; Mr. Pratt
he'd charge OF that natter Then the detective asked
II he could write Il letter, and Sat down and wrote
tvn letters and took away the envelopes, and these
envelope, claim. the same Kind ~ those con
t,inlng tie Poughkecp-ie circular.
ON saturday March -. after y. m C. :. llalI0wcr
r.Ilcd at he j. W.