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Article THE PBO OF TASMANIA, ← Page 4 of 4
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The Pbo Of Tasmania,
. ¦'¦¦¦ ¦ .. .. ' ¦ ¦ 1 est ^ hshed by the course he ha done , and which he would not h ^ e dared to do , as he observed him had he known the power of Mr . Armour , whom he had refused to hold intercourse with . He considered he stood entirely and honourably acquitted , ¦ The Rev . J . Garrett said the principal points had been referred to
sufficiently , especially by Dr . Tiirribull , and he need not refer to them again . They had that day had additional evidence which had removed all doubt as to the inno observations of his reverend brethren , and would go further assoUzie—absolve Mr . Ewing from the smallest scintilla of suspicion with reference tuto ¦
, ' . * 'Mr ; Maelanachan said so much had been said by the reverend members of the court that he would merely express his concurrence in the general opinion . 6 C The Reverend Moderator then addres said he had heard the opinions of his reverend brethren with great pleasii ^ the evidence they ha ^
Ewing ' s innocerice , H ^ of Providence was to be seen in his exculpation . He was sure Mr , Ewing would agree that the presbytery did well to delay the proceedings until then , It must have been obvious that Mr , Cohen ' s previous evidence was incomplete , but Mr . Robertson ' s evidence had supplied the deficiency ; there was a little period of time unaccounted for , and Mr . Robertson had supplied the defect . With respect to the making of the statement to Mr . Armour ,
there was a difference of opinion to the extent that one member of presbytery considered Mr . Armour might have misunderstood 'Mr . Ewing , whilst the others thought he had invented the story . He ( the Moderator ) had thought from the first there might he some difficulty in deciding on that point . He need not now , however , further advert to it , since Mr , Ewing had heard the opinions of the Presbytery . He trusted Mr . Ewing would recognize the hand of Providence in this trial . Providence often ordered these things for its servants , that they might become more devoted—more zealous in the cause of their Master , "
We most cordially congratulate Bro . Ewing on the result of the inquiry ; hut surely whilst such grave rumours were rife , and left unanswered , we at the , distance of some thousand miles , and the Brethren even of Hobart Town , at a distance of 120 miles " from the scene of his labours / ' were not so much to blame if we ( until the charges were properly answered , as we admit they have now been ) were led " to believe that Bro , Ewing was not the most eligible of Prov . Grand Masters . "
Trusting that the result of the inquiry will lead to a reconciliation between Bro . Ewing and the Hobart Town Brethren , we can only again express our regret that we should have published anything tending to inflict pain on our Right Worshipful Brother , in vindication of whose character we have felt bound in justice to publish the above decision of the Presbytery of the church of which he is a minister .
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The Pbo Of Tasmania,
. ¦'¦¦¦ ¦ .. .. ' ¦ ¦ 1 est ^ hshed by the course he ha done , and which he would not h ^ e dared to do , as he observed him had he known the power of Mr . Armour , whom he had refused to hold intercourse with . He considered he stood entirely and honourably acquitted , ¦ The Rev . J . Garrett said the principal points had been referred to
sufficiently , especially by Dr . Tiirribull , and he need not refer to them again . They had that day had additional evidence which had removed all doubt as to the inno observations of his reverend brethren , and would go further assoUzie—absolve Mr . Ewing from the smallest scintilla of suspicion with reference tuto ¦
, ' . * 'Mr ; Maelanachan said so much had been said by the reverend members of the court that he would merely express his concurrence in the general opinion . 6 C The Reverend Moderator then addres said he had heard the opinions of his reverend brethren with great pleasii ^ the evidence they ha ^
Ewing ' s innocerice , H ^ of Providence was to be seen in his exculpation . He was sure Mr , Ewing would agree that the presbytery did well to delay the proceedings until then , It must have been obvious that Mr , Cohen ' s previous evidence was incomplete , but Mr . Robertson ' s evidence had supplied the deficiency ; there was a little period of time unaccounted for , and Mr . Robertson had supplied the defect . With respect to the making of the statement to Mr . Armour ,
there was a difference of opinion to the extent that one member of presbytery considered Mr . Armour might have misunderstood 'Mr . Ewing , whilst the others thought he had invented the story . He ( the Moderator ) had thought from the first there might he some difficulty in deciding on that point . He need not now , however , further advert to it , since Mr , Ewing had heard the opinions of the Presbytery . He trusted Mr . Ewing would recognize the hand of Providence in this trial . Providence often ordered these things for its servants , that they might become more devoted—more zealous in the cause of their Master , "
We most cordially congratulate Bro . Ewing on the result of the inquiry ; hut surely whilst such grave rumours were rife , and left unanswered , we at the , distance of some thousand miles , and the Brethren even of Hobart Town , at a distance of 120 miles " from the scene of his labours / ' were not so much to blame if we ( until the charges were properly answered , as we admit they have now been ) were led " to believe that Bro , Ewing was not the most eligible of Prov . Grand Masters . "
Trusting that the result of the inquiry will lead to a reconciliation between Bro . Ewing and the Hobart Town Brethren , we can only again express our regret that we should have published anything tending to inflict pain on our Right Worshipful Brother , in vindication of whose character we have felt bound in justice to publish the above decision of the Presbytery of the church of which he is a minister .