New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-13
MOMENTS BITTER ATTACK.
ASSAILS DRS. CARSON AND FOOTE AND
BROOKLYN PREsBYTERY
USES HOT WORDS IN DENoUNCING THE
L MACCLELLAND ON TRIAL.

L MAcCLELLAND ON TRIAL.
An open letter assailing the Rev. Dr. John T.
| Carson, pastor OF the Central Presbyterian
| Church, Brooklyn, and the Rev. DR.. L. r. Foote.
pastor OF the Throop Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Brooklyn, accusing the former Of dis
honor and charging the latter with making a
| speech which was false and sianderous" was
| yesterday given out by the Rev DR.. Alfred H.
Moment, pastor OF the Emmanuel Presbyterian
| Church. B1atbush- Or. Moments name is signed
to the open letter. It is addressed TO the Brook
! Ign Presbytery. The letter viii be printed IN
pamphlet form and distributed among the mem
bers OF the Presbytery at it's meeting next
Monday.
The of the letter was DR. Moments dis
satisfaction at the way In which the Presbytery
treated the charges against the Rev George L.
MacCielland, the former pastor OF the church
OF which Dr. Moment is now in charge The
charges against Mr.. MncClelland were based on
alleged misconduct They were dismissed on
February g. and q letter of dismissal from the
Presbytery was given TO him.
DR.. Moment, referring to the Goodness OF
what was done" IN Diminishing the case without
trial. summarizes the MacClelland case. He
calls attention TO the fact that three commit
tees appointed TO investigate the charges
against Mr.. MacClelland all made reports con-
demning Mr.. MacClelland Continuing Dr. Mo-
ment says in part:
BY such dismissal you gave clear papers to
all of which could have been proved. Won mat fhe
responsibility OF the original trouble of which
have taken it; and you joined your hand TO that
OF her pronounced enemies IN Gripping the infu-
ence OF Emmanuel Church. We all have our severe
condemnation OF the mother that wilfully stranges
mother Three years ago she brought forth this
Las win The
MT to put the rope about this little ones neck and
end of the rope and DR.. Foote the other. while
'nS No maloFy eReeFed them aboro od =, ad
by a good man than was made 5y DIT Carson in
In his long and numerous speeches he always pro-
Iessed 70 speak in the interest OF Justice love ana
MS MS power TO prevent anything being said or done
Was it TO se to On gain the ends y
that the burden OF wrong would not fall on the
accused though 1t might be placed at the door OF
sons speeches were all taken down; and should
as a member Of the first committee very well
knew they will be sad comTnentaTy on how even
can so far forget himself as to put Justice love
DR. Foote'S false position in this whole case has
been on account OF mis- prejudcereveT MS ms one
for WHICH he IS most inexcusable. Dr. Foote as
sured Mr. MacClelland that he would receive ms
letter from Presbytery-a promise he had no right
ali into his confidence: declared he knew more
about the case than other person. ard then
made serious charges against certain people in I'm
manuel Church That speech false and SLAM
derOus, being the product of preiudgment and not
Of the certain knowledge he pretended. Such has
been that good mans false position and it IS time
that he should call a halt in his many activities
in the Presbytery till he puts himself and tries 70
put the PresbYtery in a becoming Christian atti-
tude toward Emmanuel Church, which both he and
II have tried wreck
Through the influence of dishonor, prejudice and
ignorance you did what lust Self-respeCting
body OF would ever do Last October you
deeply imbued with the thought that Brooklyn
in great need Of in the work of evangclization
Since then. however. YOU have demonstrated Your
need of the evangel, of the first principles Of
right and wrong.
DR.. FOote is a warm personal friend Of DR..
Moments. He greatly surprised when he
read DR.. Moments open letter. member of
DR.. Foote'S family said Yesterday that he was
much surprised at the accusations as if he
had been knocked down. Dr. FOOte refused
TO make any statement to the public yesterday.
Dr.. Carson was equally retiCent. y lively time
is expected at the meeting of the Presbytery
Monday.