The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-06

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upon sx,rstuaG eoass8e ratt9rs. Illose NO
taye ;alked 9Th Hse a. al el1rr q me
eanrr-s sssve renrese atess 10 me tifaE rdetr
Aouis sefs a4rzerHs for spiritual 1o9t-
fsoulolalnf has rot been mate 20 M
avainvI hzs aratsfy or MS voice, bus cosa-
pis5ns s. rsssae ard fs igud ta8f taffe are
mang VINO 20 aWay from said es1ufcH 1'1E-
Ery snI uafesI. T9at w1ether stlci8 S5ske
sross from fne pastor being 50 FAR above
theno ga sztT.fual Ilfe a. n0s 70 reach tl1eEa.
or 80 fsr below them in spiritual NE 80
rst 10 reach thrra. - no Discussed. bat
thar they 10 10 aSay from tae services
hungry aud unfed s. affirmed, and THERE
snav ~ uIauy. Rho. because o. disSsf2
ton with SAID rreac1tug services. are a.
sent3nE fhen1seiveN fran sid services, and
are receiving the Word from other pulp.ts
Iu divers other denominations and 10
claim that the existence Of these things
shown bv all % fHess records. are suca
that Il g. impossible In truth to desigTssf -
the complaints e9siuss our pastor rs tTl-
fling or - insignificant. oGt that on the
ot1er hand they are OF extreme gravity.
and are sHel - inpevii tae very hfe Of
oar beloved congregation. and DO there
fore urVe That said sesss9n Re censured Tor
presenting such improper and untrue mem
orial 20 tais pres1yt terry. and that the pray
Or o. said memorial. as above complained
%. ~ re5ectedf
The complaint was referred 70 the 5u-
oicial committee which Was augmented
10 Eve members b. the addition II TWO.
and y composed % Calvin ". Stewart.
Thomas MacGuire. =. J. SOue. ". \
Mackev and W X Loose
a committee on procedure was then
named as follows: =. NJ Davenport. Rob
ert Boyd, James l. Laurie, p. Smith and
George Kellogg.
" Z. Ballard then sprung a little sen
sat inn har hat All - ali tn
the petition for Dir. AlIson's removal be
ordered hF the PTesbytery 70 appear At
this mornings session as witnesses. 10
answer such questions as might be asked.
After q little discussion this was carried
by r vote OF eight TO four J. A. Gould
thrn presented resolution, which was
referred 70 the committee, providing that
after last evening" session no persons be
admitted except the members Of the pres
bvtcrF and OF tie First church. Before
the meeting adjourned Modera tor W. a.
Major arose and made the following re-
marks.
~ might say that IN al the proceedings
here I hope the brethren viii remember
that the position I occupy as moderator IS
. difficult one, and I purpose In do the
very hest 7 can, according to the rules
of cur church. and ] hope the brethren
VIII help me, so that We can DO things
decentiy and ia order 81 will be my de-
To- mutation ia E+ht every man q ttffii nus
W. viii make better progress n every man
vino comes before us Is heard.
DIR. Alison Talks.
Dr. Alison then arose in his seat, near
the moderator's table, aud said.
AS one who has some little interest IN
this meeting I reciprocate the feeling
which our moderator has expressed. and
l trust that this meeting viii be as frank
As 1t can be. and that every one who has
anything 20 say Will say It, have been
looking forward 4 long time 10 have the
things said TO my face that have been
said behind my back. Il IS my desire that
every thing should lee said that can be said
against nee. The newspapers have. un-
fortunately been used 10 publish things
about he pastor Of this church and the
church / stand here tonight in the house
of my friends. and / trust that before this
court Is ended we shall find that we can
all see with clearer eyes"