The San Francisco call., 1897-05-18
Baptist Ministers Indignant
at Slurs On Pastor
Gibson.
-" The Attorney Should Be Made
to Answer" Says Rev. M.
P. Roynton.
Rev. S. S. Cryor Denounc,s Professor
Lloyd's Unor thodoxy at the
Presbyterian Union.

The Baptist Ministers Union was turned
into a regular Endorsement meeting OF
Rev. J. George Gibson yesterday. Indig-
nation at Attorney Deuprey's attacks on
the pastor of Emmanuel Church was ex-
pressed on all hands. and vigorous mo-
tions of Endorsement ard sympathy for
Mr.. Gibson were unanimously passed.
The Christian ministers were present al
the meeting, as they had been invited to
hear a paper by Rev. o. c. Miller, on
1.-The Gospel That We Preach"
At the conclusion of the paper, Rev. M.
P. Boynton drew attention to what he
called 1.-The tendisb attacks" of Attorney
Deuprey on Pastor Gibson. II tnink Mr..
Deuprey should be made to answer for
these attacks" said Mr.. Boynton. Rev.
DIR. Dietz at once jumped to his ieet, in
dorsing every thing MIR. Boynton had said,
and a general discussion followed, in
which Durrant's attorney was unani-
mously scored.
twas finally resolved that Rev. Nj. P.
Boynton and the Rev. DR.. Dieiz should
be appointed committee to bear the
sympathy of the meeting to Pastor Glib
son. In order to make the condemnation
of Deuprey more vigorous, however, DIR.
]. Sunderland and Rev. w. II. Latoure tie
were finally added to the committee, with
instructions TO frame resolutions tor pub
lication. The following resolutions were
finally adopted:
In view OF the recent reflections and insinua-
tions by Attorney Deuprey and daily paper
of Alameda against the character OF j. George
Gibson, member of this body, we therefore,
the Baptist Ministers Union of San Francisco
and vicinity, make the following expires sion
First-That Mr.. Gibson has been in our min
istry in California for several years and has in
every place borne an unblemished reputation.
His character has stood among US from be-
ginning 20 end without the slightest stain.
Second-In the unfortunate and awful
| tragedy which occurred in the church build
ing of which he was pastor, he has been
brought under trials, the depth OF which nc
man can measure, but in them all he has
| borne himself with great consistency and TOR
! titude, and in such a manner as to draw tc
/ himself The deepest sympathy and fullest con
| fidence OF his brethren OF this union, and, we
believe, of all Christian people who know the
! facts
| Third-we regard the insinuations and at
| tecks made upon him as utterly without
! ground, basely malicious and diabolical, and
! in the name of fairness and justice we protest
| against these attacks and insinuations
| Fourth-It is the desire and hope OF thl:
body that Pastor Gibson will see his way cleal
TO continue his pastorate OF Emmanue
! Church.
| L. Dietz are hereby appointed committee o
! this body TO convey to Brother Gibson ou
| deepest sympathies in these repeated and ag
/ grayated trials ana our enCre commence II
! his Christian and ministerial character.
! Sixth-That we request the daily papers o
! San Francisco to publish this action.
S. C. KEETcH, President.
| W. F. BINNEY, Secretary.
| The committee, of which Rev. NJ. P
.Boynton is chairman, will formally pre-
| sent the resolutions to Pastor Gibson this
morning.
Professor Lloyd of the Pacific Theologi
cal Seminary is the latest Congregations
minister to be accused of unorthodoxy.
| The attack on the professors div nifty was
made yesterday morning in a paper read
by Rev. DR.. Cryor before the Presbyterian
Ministerial Union.
Dr. Cryors subject was 'The Second
Coming OF the Lord" but incidentally he
severely censured some or Professor
Lloyd's teaching at the Presbyterian Sum
mer School held last week in the Y. NJ.
C. A building. Professor Lloyd was &C.
cused of being both unscriptural and un-
historical, and in the discussion which
followed no one said DR.. Cryor nay.
Rev. Richard G. Hobbs made an ear
nest appeal at several of the meetings
for ministers to ask their congre CATIONS
for aid to send the corn to the starvin 6
people of India.
At the Congregational Ministers Club
yesterday Rev. J. P. Dixon read paper
on the want of Emphasis"