The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-08
DIR. ALISON IS AT BAY.
He Calls His Enemies by Name
and Tells Their Grudges.
THOMSON THE CHIEF OFFENDER
After Rather Heated Discussion, the
Assaulted Pastor Makes Caustic
Response.

against the charges fhat had oeeu made
against him lie Vas pleading for tEat
which he said was worth more than life
!tseif. MS reputation. ard - the lrnpss-
stoned words oi MS perorAtlon came taFn-
bling from his lsps. the audience 2a- spell
bound ia siieat admiration q MS oratory-
kfsBIauaA mad broken 0at once Or tETfe
while nc was speaking. ana the moderator
mad cautioned the assembly against y.
rule having been made against any deIu~
constructions when iJr. Alison had closed.
however. the clapp.Hg % hands rang
around the room. and continued for
minute or two.
Or. Alison talked for about three hours.
and ne talked plainly tie did uVt minee
his words. and Ii he had anything 10 say
about a man be called min - Eame ard
said g. Re ven, fully into al tlc history
o. bis coming 20 ih.s city from Phiia1ei-
phla. and said the most unw.sc thing ae
ever dld WAS % 20 East or a summer va
cation and let Dr. George, formerly -
this city. occupy his pulpit This was tae
beginning % h-s trouble, and he spent
good part 81 his time last evening IN Civ
ing Ia detail tie story - il. He made Dr.
George Our 20 90 a villain. and said be knew
what he was taking about. he coaid prove
everything he sad. lie took up one after
another the charges against him, Or rather
the stories ABOUT him. that he was a liar.
q thief. etc, and denleC them earnestly
aereely. DT. Alison was very much in
earnest. there could DC 10 question Of that
in opening his speech be sad.
IL has been my privilege for large
number o. years 10 enjoy Praby,eTian
sessions bat ! have never had the prlgl-
lege, ~ such Is might he called. Of stand
Ing IN the position which ] occupy tonight
and ! hope none OF y0G viii ever have 20
stand in my place. + know ] do not need
10 ask for your prayers. it HaI been a
f.rff ftf me
evening that a g00dly number Df brothers
ard ssters have o0Ned doNu and asked
God that I might Dc guided right. re-
gre. Mr. Moderator. thas / shall have 10
use some names tonight, and tell some
things truthfuliy that ! would rather n0t
have TO say. ou; this Is - unusual occa-
son and unusual methesis must be reoog-
nzed."
How He Came to seattle.
He then told Of his first visit to Seat
tie In lsg2. when he was OF his way to
Portland 10 attend a Presbyterian meet
ing lie had stopped at the Rainier ho-
tel and the evening o. came he was sit
ting IN the office reasfing paper, In fact.
reading his predecessor farewell SER
mon when a Post lntelllgencer reporter
asked the clerk If Fhe gentleman who
had registered from Philadelphia was in
the house The Post-Inteligencer was
then printing "a column headed The
Passing Thr0ng," aud next morning his
interview with that reporter appeared
in that column. The next day two elders
of the First church called on him, and
that was tho starr OF his connection with
the church.
lie Denounces Thomson.
After he had preached in the church
two or three Sundays he went back to
Philadelphia A congregational meeting
was held. IL was supposed that that
meeting was going 60 be unanimous in
the call 70 Dr. Alison but 20 the sur
prise of "A large number. this man sit
ting here, this man. Il. II. Thomson.
arose and made speech in objection.
and ! have heard that il was one Of the
hitterest speeches ever made in church.
He did not know me personally. but he
was against me. He said he had AN In
tuition that Dr. Alison. of Philadelphia.
was not the man for this congrega tion.
nnd he said that he had reason to he
ieve that my church IN Philadelphia
would be glad 20 get rid Of me-
His Trouble In Philadelphia.
Or Alison b1id OF the trouble in tho
Philadelphia church which AIR Thomson
had heard Of. II all originated over his
being asked 10 make an address at
Rohart BURNS anniversary meeting. The
president Of the society. 80 Inviting him.
had said There would be liquor on the
table. but he did not suppose Or. Alison
would object 20 that tut lie did object
20 IL. and in his reply declining the iuv.-
tation he told tho society why. Il wae
because Burns hal died when a young
man victim of tnfempcranca and he
thought 81 would be- an tusulf TO his
memory n have iquo~ on tie table. 4
reporter cot hold nj thc story and II was
printed an1 10 offended oue OF the strong
est men IN htu church. wholesale d.
auor merchant. This man was one ~
the Eraudest men BE ever knew. and hiss
one fault WAS hie business lle continued
AZ the sc,,on1 meeting Thomson ala not
open his month. he feir tH3t az LAST IA
had been sat down on And s1 Z was can
"a "a this pastofafc G-d forgive me II
am uncharjlahle Thomson never eefs
mad he sits back aud laughs sut enjoys
seeing the other fellow er- nervous. ANA
! SUNNI De said g. himself thcr that she
dav would carne when ther woulf nof nat
that he was right 3u3 they wrong. Thorn
son afterWart came 10 uc AMI said hC
had been mistake when DO opposed me-.
he dId nos know - hc fid II Md vet
he said. 'nerhap- ; 30 My cousin lIarrT
Whffwurth wanted ssi.. au1 what he
wants ! do naf van Thomson com
fesse3 that he hat q mean stretk I'm hiu.
ami ne HAD fann1 &c out since Themson
had also teIi htu5 that Pee elsa NOS }kr a.e
sermons b:t teld hHm net 20 miui thst
much. for hc ws~s peculiar WAn lie
went on
-lt looked very ms.H - thsueh Tnom-
son Was TRYING 80 please ~t- s..sHse ~
ths eamlme election frs elders Nrt sn
not know how +, raN frees us rIr 49,
Vorsa Thomson far rlsett-n as e}fe,. ANA
dla 10 to heap --ais ar ERE cu piss .s48
nut after the ciectieu hn was fHe some nlH
Thomson. ana he bas hera tae same ever
since"
fls spoke ~ hls salary. vh.-r was 81, ,.,