The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-30

This report was drawn up at the meeting of
Monday night and adopted unanimously.
At this point DR.. Brown, who was sitting
Just back of the speaker, arose and adj
dressed him as follows: "Dr. Mclean, NAV
| ask you to state the spirit of my message
to your com mittee on that matter that
night?'
To this request DR.. Mclean responded as
follows:
AS l came out of the Office where the meet
ing was in progress DR.. Brown was sitting and
waiting for our action l told him that the
report which had been adopted by the Bay
Association had been presented to the com
mittee, and ! felt sure the whole matter could
be discussed without his presence. 1t was en-
tirely amicable. simply said we were going
to take the course that had been determined
on that afternoon.
When DR.. Mclean finished speaking the
pastor of the First Church arose and in
feeling tones, addressing DR.. Mclean,
said: 81 thank you for that
Deacon Barnard, who has acted as Sec
rotary at all of the meetings of the COM
mittees, then read the preamble and reso-
lutions adopted at the meeting of the Of
ficers and trustees Of the church on Tues
day night, as follows:
at the meeting of the officers of the
church and the trustees of the First Con-
gregational Society held January %, 1896,
the following preamble and resolution were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS Certain limitations of immoral
conduct have been made against G. o. Brown,
DID,. by irresponsible persons and without any
proof as TO their credibility now be it
Resolved That this body expresses full and
entire confidence in Rev. G. o. Browns integ-
rity and good moral character, and will not
credit vague and damaging insinuations until
they are proved before competent tribunal.
Chairman Dexter then said:
Va, have hand 4ba raad;oo +bo a,d;,-.
of your joint committee by DR.. Mclean.
could not say a word additional if I tried
Let US suspend judgment before we accuse, be-
fore we take action.
have been accused by some of my friends in
this matter. | am sorry that they have mis-
judged me. The time will come when you will
be sorry for what you have said against me.
1t is uDchristlan.
One OF the most peculiar remarks has been
made-that we were going to whiteWash some-
body. Let me say that l the las { man in
the world to WhlteWash any friend or any
enemy.
Let us wait at least before judging until the
result is known in the right and the legal way.
DIR. Brown here arose and returned his
thanks and gratitude to the members of
the joint committee and the officers of the
church who had passed the resolutions.
and apologiZed for the remarks which he
made concerning the press at the prayer
meeting two weeks ago, excusing his faux
pas by attributing his words to a nervous
and irritable frame of mind. He then
added:
Gladly would open the whole record con-
corning the matter, but / recognize the fact
that am fighting battle for my brethren
throughout the country. Ii l should not fight
this there is not minister in the whole
United States whose salary is known to be
large enough TO make it worth their while
who would not be made the victim OF black
mailers.
He concluded by citing the case of the
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and the man
ner in which his congregation treated him
pending his trial, and said he felt his con-
gregation held him in similar estimation.
His closing words elected considerable APP
plause.
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper arose and said she
wished to say few words. but she was