Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-01
|E AND HE'S GLAD OF II
V. Dr.. C. Browns Final
Play to the Galleries.
SPECTACULAR CONFESSION

SANITY Sinner Acknowledge His
cuilt, Expresses Contrition and Then
Quits the Church
ban Francisco, Jan. 27.-Rev. G. O.
Drn now of Chicago, has confessed
be Bav conference of the Congrega-
Dal church that portion of the
rses connecting his name with that
Matte Overman are true. He ap-
red before the conference very unex-
tedly, expressed the deepest contri-
n for his backsliding, resigned him
10 fate, was chastened and dropped
of the Congregational ministry,
IOk hands with the chasteners and
Ned by declaring thaL he Was glad vi
The opening of the conference which
I to consider the Brown case was de-
.Eed until nearly 3 O'Clock on account
the jubilee procession, and the main
.ue was. further postponed by some
sultOry talk. This was not done,
,veyer, with the slightest idea that
4 Brown would appear, and it was a
|Vrise when he entered and was intro.
he'd by his namesake, Rev. G. O.
spvn, of Oakland, at whose house he
been staying since his arrival on
coast
Dr. Brown smiled, shook hands with
triend, and, coolly removing his over
Nj, proceeded to read long statement
hch declared with elaboration and
application that "a small part of the
cusatiOns against him were true"
'pppng several times during the re-
HAL to recover a studied calm de-
teanOr
The confession was referred to a
fmmittee which unanimously decided
at he be dropped from the roll of
pDgregational ministers, and this
tCOmmendation was adopted by the
tnierenCe. In his confession he says:
A small part of the accusations
eanst me were true. For any wrong
|iiCh | had done, l had sought forgive
Ms both of God and man, l had
fned utterly and with adherence
fon it long before | was publicly ac-
Eed, In the mad tumult of that
fcOne which fell upon me, pursued
i the papers for $50 consecutive days,
fth every nerve on fire, with mental
Eers in confusion and moral sensibil-
PES benumbed, it seemed almost right
defend myself, my family and the
fRnds who instantly espoused my
fus, by methods which are justified
warfare. But, brethern, if | feared
pen, fear no longer. Today l can
with Christian, L fear nothing so
luch as SIM and with Tholuck, Il
Fank God for the conviction of sin
There were several times during the
Fogress of the first council when l
|ould gladly have told the brethren all.
do not wish to be understood as
Fusng the young woman, who begged
+ to refrain.
NO action but my own could then
FPnye me either of my pulpit or of
fellowship in Chicago. l confess
ne Dubuque and Chicago associa-
MS that did them grievous wrong
accepting fellowship of the one and
FsAlng that of the other. l herewith
[9uest that my name be dropped from
FSfOll OF the Chicago association. +"
W. Brown read the confession to the
v conference, and in. every tone of
l voice was tremulous plea for
f'V' After the conference had rem
[u It's decision of expulsion he
F'uea somewhat broken in spirit.
I'sf'neless he tried to keep brave
|l' and when asked what he thought
VuI the action of his brother minis.
4, replied:
y Is al for the best, suppose, yet
Hard Tor me to bear"