The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-06
and in tones of evident emotion spoke as

and in tones of evident emotion spoke as
follows:
nearly as long as the pastor has occupied the
pulpit, want to thank you for your courage
in making this statement. am wife and a
mother and l heartily sympathize with you.
demand that DR.. Brown occupy his pulpit
Here Mrs. Cooper secured recognition
question of privilege" [Applause.]
This brought John F. Merrill to his feet,
saying: The house of God is no place for
applause"
Chairman Dexter-I hope you will all keep
quiet through the whole proceedings of the
evening. We want only what is right.
Mrs Cooper-Mr. Chairman friends and men,
oers OF the church: l, of course, was not aware
that there would be anything of this kind to-
night. Had known il l should have been en-
tirely ready to make full and complete re-
Spouse. To do that l need to consult my own
diary at home, which gives facts and dates
1t makes very great difference in respect to
dates.
Ny friend, Mrs. Brown-I hope she is still a
frlend-has got her dates very much confused
fortunately keep an account of every such
transaction
In reference to Mrs. Stockton I will say that
IN 1880 she was one OF our very best kinder
gartners. She was trained by Mrs Kate Wig
gins for kindergarten work and was sent to
the Willard Free kindergarten. We never had
more afectionate and better teacher of little
children. She was proyerbial for that among
all the teachers. She gave up her work in
about year. She was with us only during the
time OF her training.
friend of Mrs. stockton asked me to place
her, if could, in another school, We did not
have another kindergarten here In which to
place Mrs. Stockton, but there was an applica-
ton for a kindergarten from Port Angeles,
Wash, and we sent her there. We had reports
from her there that she was doing excellent
work, and that she was beautifully adapted
for it.
AS far as my memory serves me, she returned
to this City after being there one year.
had three letters from Port Angel es, which
now hold, in regard to Mrs. Stoc kton, and
those letters simply state that it wo uld not be
well for me to highly recommend her as
teacher of little children, as she did not, like
many others OF US, always pay her bills or
make arrangements TO pay them, and in the
letters were inclosed some of her unpaid bills
This is the history of Mrs. Stockton And
whatever she has done since that time-tye
years ago-as she herself stated, / have known
nothing personally.
At the time of the little trial in connection
with the Turkish tea was told about it, and
think Mrs. French viii bear testimony that |
said nothing whatever about her.
heard she would make application for men,
bership in the church, and in speaking of it
my daughter and 1 both remarked we were
course of life.
In regard TO the interview with the pastor at
the time she speaks OF Mrs. Brown is very true
put not at al IN regard 10 the time. 1t at
the time OF Mrs Stockton's return from Port
Angeles. She has not the dates correctly
What occurred was this: l saw DR.. and Mrs
Brown going upon Streetcar, and I said 10
DR.. Brown he had better make INQUIRY but a
statement of broad and unpleasant nature
was never made in any way. l spoke to our
pastor as feel we always should speak to our
pastor. Ny misfortune was that his wife was
with him. 1t is our duty and privilege to sug-
gest TO our pastor, and L have never heard
from either DR.. Brown. or Mrs. Brown that
q N On hat rs
did they should have told me at that time.
That is all can say about that matter until
can consult my diary ! am satisfied Mrs.
Brown is very much mixed in her dates.
DR.. Brown then arose from his seat near
the piano, near the rear of the platform
came forward and spoke as follows:
This whole incident was contrary to NV
advice. am, however, not one of those who
are disposed TO say TO their wives what they
shall or shall not do. am bound to say 1t is
her right to speak in behalf of her home She
Is strictly right In her defense and in her
statements concerning Mrs. Cooper and Mrs,
Stockton.
On the motion of DR.. Brown Deacon
Barnard was elected secretary.
The first business was the consideration
OF the report of the joint committee, read
ing as follows:
subject have come to the unanimous conclu-
sion that 1t is unwise to enter upon any ex-
tended investigation expressed in the fol.
lowing statement:
This joint committee, consisting of the
standing committee of the First Congrega-
lonal Church and special committee of the
Bay Association of Congregational Ministers
submits to the public the following statement
bearing on the case of the Rev. C. o. Brown
ID, against whom serious charges are current
In the community.
The committee of the association desires to
be understood that it is not Entrusted with
any authority under the usages or according
TO the principles of the Congregational
churches to either convict or acquit or even
to investigate This is the function of the
local church, assisted at its own request by an
ecclesiastical council.
The standing committee of the church.
while recognizing that it isits duty to take the
initiative In this as in all matters of church
discipline, yet asks the attention and the can
did consideration of the public the the follow
ing facts. and the committee of the association
lndorses most earnestly this request
Elrst-That there are possible CONTINGENCIES
IN the processes OF the Superior Court, in
winch our brother will be arraigned, as well
as the defendant in view OF which he is for
Didden by the evident necessities of the case
ana by the imperative interdicts of his coun-
sci, from making public those statements
when he confidently believes would remove
the suspicious now existing, aud that we deem
1t lnadvisable for him TO make any statements
10 us privately which he is not allowed to
make publicly.
Second-That we have found our brother
eager to welcome, and impatient to insist upon
the most thorough investigation of his con-
duct And as soon as the impediments now