The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-09


Pastor in spirited and Affecting
Address Declines All Compromise
and insists on Immediately Leaving.
Dr. Alexander Alison viii not preach
again IN tho First Presbyterian church u
rms ctfv Ills pasfCrate has been dis
solved ~ the Puget Sound Dresbytery.
and Or. C4lvin ~. Stewart wiil announce
the decision iB the case 70 the eongrega-
ton next Sunday morning.
The preshyfery proposed tnat Or. Alison
should leave OF April J. 1sas, bat a. BIS
urgent request the dissolution Of pastoral
relations was made to take effect Immcdi-
atei~ Three ELDERS Ia the church. DaEid
Aieyers. Fsben s Osborne and K. H..
Thomson. sofe aIso ordered % resign
Their positions. Meyers was convicted Of
circulating untrue statements about DIT.
Alison. while 10 CHARGE against Osborne
and Thomson we're sustained, bat they
viii be asked % leave the session for the
cake ~ peace and harmony.
The pFcsnviery went into secret session
81 l0:ai O'Clock Yesterday morning. and
dtd not finally adjourn until 1922 last
n5Hht While the session was an extend
81 one. there Rere no difficulties enc0un-
tered. and their action and discussion was
harmonious After the decision had been
reached pr. Alison asked - be- heard.
and he made very feeling and affecting
speech
The Rebuttai Testimony.
Notwithstanding the long session the pre-
yipus night. the members u the presoy-
terry and Inc supporters and opponents Of
Dr. Alison were on hand az o'clock yes
ieriay morning The pfesbytery got quick
j. 10 business and after the opening eE-
erc.ses the petitioners began their rtbuttal
test mony. for whick they we're allowed an
hour. the evidence presented To bc in reply
only to Dr. Aliaoa's speech the night be-
fore. Irving =. cole first appeared for the
petitioners. lie said he arose 10 speak
with great reluctance and with a sense or
the great responsibility resting upon hm.
''What desire, he sa.d. lis the hest
Interests Of th.s church. We do not come
here this morning with any Intention Cf
making an attack upon our pastor. or say
ms anything u0kind about him. bat We
want - correct ore or two statements
made by him last night which seemed "a iit-
tie unjust. and perhaps not altogether corr
rect. ne probably m'sgndersfood he things
himself Ny brother Thomson. VAS st-
tackled last night. m.th others. by our pas
tor. and accused II having AZ all times
since the pastors arrival pursued a policy
of conspiracy against him and of having
acted n an underhand way { desire -
Pay in reply that 3. Is ms honest opinion
that Thomson has acted in perfectly pro-
per way. holding the views ac d'd concero-
sng pr Alison. and his conduct has not
been unworthy a Christian gentleman.
Open Vote Not n Fair Test
Reference was made last night to The
vote az the meeting Of August II. OF isi TO
~ We do not believe that was a far test
OF the opposition TO Dr. Alison. FOR the "ca-
son that g was an open vote While ID Is
true that everyday ought o have the cogr-
age or his c0nV.ctious. 70 Is fact that there
are many people who shrink from voting
aga!ast their pastor !n large church meet
ing MANY ~ the ladies of the church were
50 worked up over 'he thought that th.r
would bt Obliged 20 ge5 up and vote against
Or. Alison N that meeting that they went
home sick There ware also people wla
voted aye IN that me- ting Who afierWard
sad they wau,d have voted no bad the
vote been SECRET ore Therefore. e.s 30
not feel that b WIS far test of 'he rcla-
tive strength ~ the TAO elements ln this
cougrce3- Zen. Nor d. We think that the
vote taken f1r afficeFs az the meeting ia
pctoher when Che elders and deacana were
s,ecfeq WAS fair test I'm fhat lass
e,set:on There was opposition a number
~ men we're put M AS candidates hv tha
minority. and AR. Field of M, opposition.
racc.ved Eh'r votes he wouid have hot
1h had an our friends stayed iu fhc rnsrn
taat night fivermorr hash ths lowest nu..,-
Der of votes for .hs majority. either fe2 ar
~ So. Y Teu take h.s vote and Mr.
fieif's real vote. there is NOT mEch d.Cee-
encc
Only Cod ~honid Iiuic tho Church.
~ great deal BIAS boom ea-3 as d, whether
tes maior.tv or minority should ra.a tn This
church I 70 a1' know that e. .s fruc taat
anybody ts .rNtnr - rlte thts church T
Know ] ana mot 'r' nr - da 30 ar3 da