New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-05
THE GROWTH or A SCANDAL.

THE GROWTH or SCANDAL.
One day lsst week our sanctimonious co.emporary
which is go sorely exercised at the enormi.y of The
TRIBUNE in showing the public the and strange
tenets held by recent Convention in Vermont regacd
its readers with the following paragraph:
VlcTIM OF THE REyVAL.-There is a strange story
shoat in the Seventh Ward Of this city, which in.
volves tie reputation of an eminent Methodist divine
ard q distinguished clsss-leader belonging to one Of
our down town Methodist Episcopal churches. II ap'
pears that very pretty young girl who had been in
the habit of attending the Church in question: urder
the powerful persuasive influence Of the no less good
looking minister. wes induced 10 number herself among
it's members while the work OF revival was gong on
last Winter Ii has recently been discovered th at the
unfoI unate convert in some uuguarded moment, lost
her sefespeot and that the time is fsst approaching
when her shame will be made more manifest. Upon
being questoned by her friends in regard to the au
thor Ct the misery which is entailed upon her, the
poor deuded girl frankly admit; that che s unable to
point the individual with any degree Of certainty,
but she nevertheless is certain that the paternity lies
between the class-eader in the church aud tue minis
ter. We learn that the reverend gentleman has re-
in the church to which he transferred by the 40
tion Of the last Conference.
This delicious morse CT scande so worked upon the
imagination of of the readers of The Herald that
he procured on Saturday the insertion in The Erenag
Post Journal generally careful in its statements, of
the following:
scANDAt IN TUE CHURcH-A CrFRGYMAS ASp \
CLAssLEADER Is TROUBLE. = During tue revival
season OF last Winter yOung girl of eighteen residing
in Madison street. became the sussc of impressions,
and under the belief thst she was regenera,e, was
admitted probaton into one OF the Methodist Epis-
cnpa cietes. Some days since 1t was discovered
that she advancing IN pregnancy. An e1 ANNA
ton was bad to learn wbat had wrought the maiden
this foul wrong" when the matter was found to be
complicated rather singularly-tbe preacher, the Rev.
VIM. p Corbett, and Mr. John King, classeader,
inc IN hQr ustQ
relationship. The investigation is still IN progress.
The clergym hiss wife and four children, who usu-
ally spend the season at watering places, while he
remains alone at home. Scandal bath 1t ths he s not
cny gifted rsvvalist, but is famous fer gaIlsntry
with young girls-a fact which seems to have besn
substantiated. He is said to have been seen a. Dry
One sheinoon, about four months ago, he visited
first class house 10 Mercer street, where he en-
c7unteTed three young men Of his acquaintance. lie
told them that he cslled 10 see young woman wno
was SICK and who seemed TO be peptent. tie lett
soon aftervald, AID, being watched, was seen to call
again at the came place in the night tlme lie is sa1
to have been frequent visitor of places Oh dlssps
tion He has popular address, and Is very success,
full in revival efforts The Conference had assigned
him this year the church in Greene street, but the
congregation have requested him to close bis services
The question OF paternity is yet unsettled
Since then the story has been repeated with vari-
tions and additions in all the forms which psnder to the
popular appetite for scandal such for instance as this
from The Sunday Atlas:
PREACHERS AND THE WoNgS-The " flesh sp-
pears to be getting stronger hold upon our spiritual
brethren daily. We can scarcely pick up paper
that does not contain half dozen paragraphs OF Sc
ductons, forncatons elopements, &c by clergy nen.
Tie latest case in this city is said to nave takeh
place in the Seventh Ward, where one OF the most
popular OF the Methodist cergymen implicated IN the
transaction. II is said that very young and pretty
sister who was brought out Of nstures darkness into
the glorious ligh and Liberty Of the spe during Tue
~o,ta 10 loat
self ruined and about to increase the miscellaneous
population Of this wicked city. The young lady says
that the paternity of the ''comiog event belongs
either to her class leader or her pastor, and sue
don't know which. The clergyman is the Rev.
VIM. 7. CoIbett, and the class.eader 10 M Jonn
Kirg. TIE reverend gentleman has wife and iour
children who usually spend the season a. watering
places, while he remains alone q. home. -
And then follows the remainder OF the article 10 me
EuniHg Pos. Tie Sunday Tines Odds to ths arti-
c.e of The Post
"The Rev. Mr.. Coibitt is the person who is poPu.
larry called the American SpuIgeoD, sfer the popular
LoIdor preacher Of that name."
Whatever their authority might have beer, taese
fppsnt gcssps could hardly have been so thoushtiess
to suppose tina, the minister Of the psin seaman
Chapel in Cherry street would be likely TO receive any
such salary ss would allow him to send bis Wis anu
four children to watering places. They should nave
known bat, indeed it was barely adequate to MS SUP
port in humble house in Madison street. Tney must
how ridiculous is to state that man TO Tnoi a'
they represent the prayerful embraces Of tie ~n.te
ewe.lambs Of his flock are so easiy accessible,
should be reduced to the faded and wrnkled passes oi
Dry Dock or the splendidy miserable unforIuaaeS oi
Mercer street; and, on second thought, it might nave
occurred to them that persons stand II greaef nseo
Of the legitimate sbors Of Christian minister 'nsn
women Of doubtful regulations, and " young women
"who were sick, and who seemed to be penxent' IN
" FIRST class houses" in Mercer street
We are authorized by Mr.. Corbitt himself 70 sse
that the whole article, from beginning to emo, Is s'
false as it is improbable. congregat'en Oh ~" last
evening wa. bis answer TO the assertion thst Tue con-
"grege,ion have requested him to close bis services
Yesterday morning he made the owing ssasemsnt;
"As certain charges have been msde sgannt my
character, take this opportunity to deny az tue
charges and insinustions which have been maze ana
hereby give rotice that hold myself responsese TO
meet oil charges that nay be brought sssAs' my
moral or Christian or Ministerial standing.
Mr.. CoIbitt hiends were aI about him yesterday
ard he was never stronger in their coasdercs Tney
ssy tia. the gid herself has iscisd thai M. Cotbt