Show OF A KASCAL the case ot bev C 0 brown formerly of the congregational church san francisco ie receiving public attention by virtue of the open confession confes eion of the man the sacramento beo kizee him up correctly in these words seldom has a civilized people been treated to more oua spectacle than toofe place before the bay conference of the congregational church a few daya ago when llev C 0 brown stood before a council of ministers and smilingly smi linely bore evidence that he was a liar a perjurer a roue and of women bat that god hd forgiven him and that be was now more than ever qualified through experience to preach the gospel lie interspersed hig remarks with quotations aroca scripture and brazenly an that he was now in a position to preach from the text wages of sin ie death not only did abia man brown while preach lne the word of god arora the pulpit take unto himself a mistress a trusting girl member of his flock but betook the home where lived his bite when confronted with evidence of bis hullt he and perjury to his other crime and going further he maligned the character of good women of the church among them being the late philanthropist ot national reputation mrs sarah B cooper not only that but this contemptible bound blackguarded and besmirched the character of the froman with whom be had banned binned he had perjured himself but he had not the manhood to perjure himself like a gentleman for over two years rev C 0 brown to hia vocation of preacher and hurled denunciation at the men and women who believing him to bo guilty wished to rid tae church of bis presence at last after bavine lived a life of hypocrisy falsehood and blasphemy for two lony eare brown was given to understand that the bay conference was in possession of such overwhelming evidence of his guilt that he could hope tor no mercy then and then only did be decide to land confess and this he did by taming the confessional into a hippodrome and making a show of penitence the most farcical perhaps that has ever been witnessed |