The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-17
REV. MIR. KALLOCH.

We remarked yesterday that the society worshpping in
fremont Temple had voted Mr. Kaloch innocent Of the
charges brought against him. and that he would proba
bly, resume his ministrations In the sacred desk Our ex-
pectations already realized Tho Boston papers in
form us that he preached in the Temple Sunday morn
ing and that before commencing his sermon he address
ed his congregation at some length in relation to his
trial and the reasons which influenced him to appear so
soon before the public His remarks appeaf OF length in
the Boston Courier but contain nothing besides dec
aration that he had demanded another trial. of the
least general importance.
AS q matter of course the Temple crowded with
listeners and gazers. Probably it would have been If
Cater Mgee had been announced as the preacher for
the day The Courier notices the crowd, and offers some
reflections which seem to us appropriate and just 1t
says
.sThe fremont Temple yesterday morning was filled,
crowded, jammed, packed The stream OF humanity
which poured into it torrent, not tide. Not a
creyce left unoccnpied by the eager throng Abso
lutey overlooking at last the other doors were shut ana
barred, and the multitude Of men and women remaining
outside disappointed suito for admission to the sane
tuary was a spectacle for men and angels.
sCoud any who looked on imagine that any re-
lgious impulse credabe motive OF whatever char
acter brought together these continent throngs from the
highways and byways Of the city, Did they up to
worship God 1T only to lay the incense of pru
rent curiosity and disgusting aduation upon an altar
raised by themselves to the glory of the Rev. Mr. Kali
ioch : Truly we have seen no more melancholy exhi-
bition Of human weakness than this minister OF the
Gospel escapes conviction for adultery committed II at
ALL under circumstances which show him to be fool as
well knavequite as deficient In ordinary discretion
regardless of every obligation of honor and religion
The grounds Of his escape from the legal consequences of
his guilt by disagreement of the jury need not reca
pitulae BY the Judgment Of whatever is sound, even
charitable in public sentiment, If he is not utterly
dened he is left at least in that disgracefu position
made up Of the most unavorabc impressions and very
discredtabe suspicion Morality scandazed religion
AL ,,nfxx ha ,afrllnr
is degraded new stumbling block is thrown in the path
of Christian faith another Encouragement given to our
confidence in manhood, clothed with the highest trust
which can be reposed In it,
Under such circumstances, guilty innocent, one
hardly help conceiving that minister OF religion
would be overwhelmed by the profoundest sentiments OF
sorrow, shame and humiliation His own character tar
nshed the cause between God and man dshonored, Evil
stands jeerng by and points triumphantly at the down.
fall of Good Guilty nnocentand it is not for us to
authorativeiy upon this is quite
enough in the which undisputed and ndispuabc
TO bring such consciousness home to mind not utter
ly perverted and heart not altogether corrupt One
would think there far more than enough to induce
n man capable of perceving the necessary differences from
his unhappy position to avoid rather than seek the
public gaze and to endeavor to recover the good opinion
of men by those which alone could settle public
Judgment in his favor.
But the exhibition of yesterday could not fail to sat
isy the least reflective that Mr. Kalloch loves triumph
rather than sacrifice and is willing TO rest his cause upon
that sort of popular appreciation which would hang HIM
tomorrow with the same zeal which leads the crowd to
follow in his train to-day As for the multitudnous mass
of silly and silly whom morbid and incon-
sdeate curiosity mpeled TO throng the avenues TO the
fremont Temple yesterday, presume a grinnpg ou'
ang-ouang clothed in priesy vestments, would have
served their purpose just as we'll -
We have not frequently referred to Mr. Kaoch In con
nexon with the charges which have been brought against
him. and have carefully excluded from columns all
reference to the testimony by which the charge
sought TO be sustained As cannot however refrain
from utering condemnation of the he is
pursuing, may not be improper that we should state
of the more important points of his case pre-
sented in the recent trial.
II was proved, and not denied, that on the eve
ming of the 5th Of January, Mr.. Kalloch, with Mrs,
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