New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-08
sUIr AGAINST DIR. MACARTHUR
ANOTHER BAPTIST MINISTER WANTS s''s'
1850. FROM HIN AND OTHERS. M


$500" FROM HIN AND OTHERS. v,a
A most recu,.r suit came up before Judge McAeA
NJ the superior Court, on Monday. II 10 orouU'
the Rev. George Tompkins against tine Rev. p
Robert s. Macarthur. the pastor OF calvary BsYE
Church: Iinus A. Gould, David A. Haynes WIZ
n. Isaacs James A. Merchant, Ransom FSst
Louis H. BIackman, Edward Colgate. LOUIS u 49,
Henry Bean, Newell Bliss. Henry c. Conser. -.
ID. Squires Carter A. Saunders and Henry rf'm~OS
who, three years ago. formed tho ADVISORY Comm~s
OF Calvary Baptist Church, and Elizabeth J. io.S
Mps. his wife, for alleged conspiracy to ruin Nd
The amount of damages asked for Is 100000 1ne
complaint was served on October &c. 1890, but ~
not come up until Monday. owing to the sossaD
Of Mr.. Tompldns In the West. Linus A. Eouas -
counsel for the defendants, ono Of whom ne Is =.
died demurrer In which he says that tho statsme1s
In the complaint do not constitute cause Tor scu0a
Judge McAdam reserved bis decision faW ~
Lewtnson are the attorneys for Mr.. Tomphm.
On March 4, 1888, Elizabeth J. Redpath and u
Rev. George Tomphns were married. Mr.. Tomphs
was made Baptist minister In 1884 in England y
Dr. Spurgeon, but has never had charge OF any
church. He was the proprietor Of a hotel. Howeves'
he and his wife lived together until April 70. 'ses'
when they separated, his vito leaving HIN "
cause she believed that her life was In dancer. S~
said when she left him, that since they nao -
married he abused her and treated her IN On "
tremcly harsh manner On several occasions Nc
struck her and pointed revolver ct her head sayina
that he would blow her brains out Shortly anI
they had been married he made over good deai o.
his property to her. When they separated they were
living In Ontario, Canada. On May ~. 1885, MI
Tompkns brought suit I'm the High Court OF Jusuce ~
ontario TO recover the possession Of Ills infant ehn
and the property which he had made over to ms VIZ
lie lost the suit and entered an appeal. In JUNE.
1888. he and his wife met In the calvary Dsp~,s
Church, OF which both had become members. VIZ
Dr. Macarthur and the Advisory Committee iea'ne.
that two members OF the congregation were man '.s
wife, but did not live together they at once W. :
work 10 rennte them. As result Of their hpo'S W.
and Mrs. Tompkns were reconced and both signed :"
agreement not to quarrel any more. For about "a
months they lived together as the 1ess,s
Of the work Of DR.. Macarthur $50
the Advisory Committee Of his church. ness.
the agreement was not kept Mr. Tompkns sa'
PEELED from, the church. When. later. IL was 49,
that Mrs. Tompkins was also to blame ior III. -,
ton, slie, too, was expelled. That was In '"o
part Of 1850. On October %. 1900. Mr.. Io"p--
brought suit against DIR. Macarthur. the AcSr"s
Committee Of Calvary Baptist Church anu ~.
Tompkins for 100000 damages. because ne a'N, y.
that those persons had consptred to ruin h'"'' =,
said that the agreement which he was 'hase 80
agn was drawn up simply In order 10 ns s's. .n1
believe that his vito was willing 70 Ior not appeal
ive WITH him ds sa IN >" Canada As soon TAG %s
that appeal expired he Il, said sui. h for VIZ q
him. lie old moi pi rss ,ssn for over two ye:. "
%snt 70 " srt charge Of Baptist church. as . re
succeed, he said because whenever ne me- WscArhss
wrote back that hs had suspended MI '''
from Calvary baptist Church -. ,.,r about tho cae
Dr. .ay,nr there was no information 70 % n
out a: ,is q so1'pc,A s ssS sS co@a
None cI inc MANY Of them are ISnssr ccs
With Calvary Baptist Church Mr cssss" With hes
not be found. Mrs. Tonpkns u 10 oA'''s'