The evening times., 1899-03-14
invited TO leave A
PREACHERS COUNCIL
Methodist Ministers Object to
a Presbyterian's Presence.
Were Holding Secret Meeting and
Resented His Attendance.
/ Meeting at Which Recent Rcmarl =
by DIR. Cadman Upon Bible State
ments Was Referred To.

New York March 14.-There was live
ly and unexpected interlude at the regu ar
weekly meeting of the Methodist Episco-
pal preachers in the Methodist Book Con-
Germ Building Twentieth Street and Fifth
Avenue, yesterday. Though the gathering
was supposed to be secret. the presence
of several strangers was detected, and
, among them was a Presbyterian opponent
of the Rev. Stephen p. Cadman. 1t was
{, inferred that they had come to make
notes of the proceedings. and they were
elected
The Rev. DR.. T. L. Poulson presided. He
received word before he called the meet
ing TO order that there were men in the
| hall who had no right to be there, and he
promptly took measures to get rid OF
them.
This is a private meeting, said he 10
the assemblage, and none but members
are entitled to be present. II there are
any here who are not members they VIII
: kindly retire.
AT this friendly hint several men arose
from their seats and left the hall. but as
/ the programme was about u proceed the
Rev. Charles Waldron, paslo. of the Simp-
son Methodist Church. OF Paterson, y. j..
, sprang 10 his feet eXcitedly and addresse
| Ut. IOulSOH.
There are others here who ought to
leave said he.
NO no. you are mistaken" said several
! OF his ne!ghbOrs.
/ Il an certain that I am not said Mr.
| Waldron, firmly.
Where are they?" asked the ministers
! Point them cut"
! There is one. back there" said Mr.
| Waldron. pointing to man in clerical
! garb who occupied 4 seat near the rear oI
the hall
! Why. he's a member, said one of the
clergymen, mistaking the direction of Mr..
WaIdron's finger.
NO, he isn't" said MIR. Waldron. Il
/ mean that man who is sitting beside the
| brother with a beard and white hair. He
is the Rev. Mr.. Gallaway, pastor of the
| Third Presbyterian Church, in Paterson
In his pulpit yesterday he attacked Broth
| er Cadman's address before this associa-
tion at our last meeting"
All eyes were turned upon the inter
| loper, who looked uncomfortable but
! showed no intention of departing. One Ot
the Methodist ministers who sat near him
him tapped him on the shoulder and said
Il guess you would better get out
Mr.. Galloway rose to his feet at this and
| said:
Mr.. Chairman"
He got no further. From all over the
| hall came cries Of NO speech" ''Leav,
| the room" Get out at oncen
MIR. Galloway took the advice so freely
| offered and started for the door. storm
OF hisseS went after him as he walked out
| and one of the Methodists remarked:
| II guess he must have been in the brass
| business before he entered the ministry. "
Because OF the interest aroused by the
address of the Rev. Mr. Cadnan at the
! meeting last week there was an especially
| large attendance yesterday. The Rev DR.
| Bradford p Raymond, President OF Wes-
! leyan University. was the principal SPEAK
! er, but he made only brief reference 20
/ the possible inerrancy of the Bible. which
! in Or. Cadmaus address aroused so much
| comment.
One possible result of Dr.. Cadman's re
marks was the presence Of d man at the
door Of the meeting room who distributed
cards bearing this inscription set around q
| picture OF the Bible.
"Oid-time religion is good enough for
me. The old-time Bible is good euousu
for me-
Following this was the quotation from
Revelation. xxi. ~:
Aud II any man shall take away from th
words Of the book of this prophecy, God shaI
! take away his part out Of the Book OF Life. an,
out ol the holy city, and nom the things wAIll
are written in this book.
The man said he did not know his EN-
ployer. and some of the ministers were dis
posed 10 order him away, but it was finally
decided TO allow him 10 stay
DR.. Raymond $ remarks We're chiefly con
corning prophecy. He spoke OF the mani
festations OF the prophetic mind high an,
low. and an illustration OF the lowe
order of prophecy he cited the Biblical his
tory OF the time Of Samuel As Furnishing
examples Of its higher form he cited IN
time of Isaiah saying: The last part O
Isaiah was written by prophet in th
| time of the exile,