The San Francisco call., 1897-06-22

the Judge advocates remarkable Statement
slso; al ms motion to receive me was seconded
py Rev. A. Adams, D. D., long editor of the
Advance, and still with il in a lesser editorial
capacity. DR.. Adams had given week to
stuaylhg the case from the official documents,
ana spoke with great eloQuence and effect for
nan an hour, supporting the motion. His
words were ten or twelve times interrunt
with great applause.
lie argued that the letter from the Dubuoue
sssoelat tlon was from a coordinate association
ana conld not be re iected on any fair prou nd
nor nor "lIhout grave discourtesy to that associa-
non. II we owed courtesy to the Bay Con-
ference we had shown it bv granting the re-
quosted delsy, and that our committee had
Ne HNseeiveo wee ana rejected the papers they sent.
NV ~" We owe also courtesy 10 the Dubuque as
soclat Ion, which is at our door and which can
" SHOWN only by receiving Dr. B. He and his
S, wlIo hAo listened to DR.. B. in his church last
1uuuey with profound interest 1--WE agree
t .nat II was marvellous sermon" No such
testimony as they of the Bay Confereu ce pre-
sci, sent VIII ever lead Us TO condemn this man
% "no mas oeen honored as the assistant moder-
unued applausel
:, pr, Scott tben spoke half an hour without
eLcltlng the first response. he moved 10 sub
sutute the recommendation for a council and
mat found second; then Dr. Wallace spoke
nVe minutes with profound effect, saying be-
siues the words in the printed report, "Why,
thls accused man was in Portland ecturing
tor the Y. NJ. c. A. and for the Congregational
CIub and baptiziIg our baby in our own home
at the very time one of the lying reports he'd
II that he off on q junkeung trip with
mat woman" The effect was electrical-over-
whelming.
DR.. lcox followed, showing that the same
men who have pursued me pursued my noble
predecessor till they drove him into
ms ms grave; that then by ttardy justice
| the California association has passed
resolution clearing his good name and by
implication rebuking those who had
accused him. In the present case the Chicago
association proposed to see 10 it that DR..
Brown should not be driven into his grave.
lGreat apPlause.l
DR.. Simeon Gilbert, cousin of the lamented
Mrs cooper, and for fifteen years editor of the
Advance, now connected with the Inter-Ocean,
said: THE action of the Bay Conference was
| utterly atrocious." And he proposed that we
| fed bearing, greatly beloved and with great
influence among th5 brethren. 1t was long
| before this manifest that motion 10 receive
DR.. Brown would sweep rything before it.
There were other peeChes. DR.. Corwfn spoke
nobly for me. 1--WE know something of the
enemies this brave man has made and we love
him because of his enemies" Every one OF
| the four or five who have served on this coast,
and who knew both DR.. Mclean and DR..
Brown, are my friends and spoke for me.
DR.. Holbert and all his delegates (three)
voted for me, and Dr. Holbert made a brief but
telling speech for me. He is the successor OF
DR.. Hoyt now of Sacramento, who is vainly
trying to get into pulpit in Aurora, near
here.
Dr. Philip Krohn of Lakeview Church then
said in LOUD, clear tone, 81 move as q substi-
tute for everything now before the house that
DR.. Brown De now received" More applause
as the motion was seconded by three or four
persons in the same breathl
Brief discussion OF the substitute followed
when Mr.. Breed, Sunday-school superinten-
dent OF Lakeview Church "a man OF splendid
presence, OF about so years, tall. high browed,
gray mustaChe), moved the previous question.
Th.s was al o'clock and admitted no debate.
Moderator Bushnell sAid, ''ShaIl the previous
question now be put?' roar OF aeclamRtion
said AYE" few sea ttering and dlscourag ed
noes" followed the putting of the negative
Then followed such a scene as have never be-
fore witnessed. The audience assumed that
the previous question" had rece ived me,
whereas it only brought the question OF
reception fairly before the house, but with
out waiting for the chair to declare the result
from every part of the house they sprang to
their feet and rushed TO the 'front.' part of the
room where was and hundred hands were
| held out in congratulaton. The din of ap-
pisuse and congra tuIation such that 1t
was several minutes before The moderator's S
gaVel could be heard. When IL was heard the
audience WAS seated. order restored, ayes
and nays were called for by rollcall and the
calling of the roll occupied the rest the half
hour. Several private tallies ike my own
showed that "a voted "aye" and 25 mo-"
most OF them exp aiming that they voted
so only for eccle esiastical reasons, not
| believing DR.. B. guilty, but the secretaries
who were both my friends, counted 80 to
70, their roll being In two parts, and SO
8 little confused, but we must OF course accept
the result as announced by them, so it is 80 TO
70, more than three and a half to one
When the result was announced and the
chair said ''Dr. Brown is therefore received"
the app Huse and congra tulations were re-
newed ana continued until scores had come
forward to greet me. 1t was an hour calculated
to effsce much of the sadness of the past year.
| The brethren who had pursued me thus far
will need the commiseration of every one be-
cause OF the swift condemnation they viii in
vite If they undertake anything further. l
shall try to think no evil OF them. doubt if
one OF them could get pulpit within a hun
dred miles Of this city, such is the feeling
toward them to-day.
My dear iather came Unexpectedly from
Cleveland yesterday morning and with my
wife was present at the meeting. Mrs. B.
could not refrain from saying, 81 wonder if DR..
Mclean remem bers that l told him that even
| ing in Oakland, you killed DR.. BaTrows and
you are trying to kill my husband, but you
cannot do it, sir -
Dr. Waterman's mastery report ought to be
| prin ted in full and we hope it will be.
have tried to give you an exact account of
| whattranspired, and although some oft might
! have more appropriately come from another
| yet did not deem l had right TO Withhold it
! from those who have so faithfully helped me
to win this victory. l have omitted to say
| that three letters were important besides
! those from persons in the First Church. one
from DR.. j. @ A Henry of La Sale avenue
Baptist Church of this city, one from DR.. A. c.
Hirst of the Centenary NJ. Z. Church of this
city, and one from DR.. Ollie of San Francisco.
The last was quoted by DR.. Silcox with great
effe ct yesterday; they ell declared absolutely
their mistaken confidence and love for DR.. B.
The Two parts OF the committee presented
their reports with such kindly respect for each
other, anc their differences were entirely
technical rather than on the main question
Ton which they ell agreed), that although
there was intense feeling there was not one
acrimonious word. As a consequence there are
no heart burnings or divisions here to be
healed, for which we thank God. The breth-
ren Blanchard, Waterman, Silcox, Adams, Cor
win, etc, who managed my campaign, are to-
day receiving congratulations from every
quarter One of them, Blanchard, was told to-
day, at could not have been done better by
Daniel Webster" At every point their po-
sition was buttressed with the indisputable
documents. Everywhere their opponents ran
up 6gaiDst an answer which was stone
wall. Judge Woodlands document was
powerful help, SO also the statement
last sent by DR.. Waterman in his report
emphasizing the fact that the First Church
stood Overwhelmingly by me, and sent me
away with clear letters and resolution in
my favor
most OF those who have voted against me also
came forward 10 congratulate me, affirming
that they wan TED the result and were ad OF
1t, but only hoped that 1t might come by what
they considered in more regular way.
Among these was Major ReddingtO himself
and DR.. Scott in his speech assured me of his
friendship.
circulate among those who have helped me,
like Mr. and Mrs. Folger, Mrs. Blake Miss
Wiley, c. p WOlcott, Deacon Vasconce les,
Deacon Dewing, Mr.. and Mrs. Nash and Miss
Henderson. John Seymour, Rev. DR., Wiley
and the many others OF whom YOU know as
well as /. l shall never forget their love and
kindness. II will take some time TO do this
for me to write them all in such detail. We
can afford to be charitable to those who will
shed many tears over their sad failure to ruin
their fellow man and brother minister. They