Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-01-15
TnagE clergymen of the Methodist Church

The indianapolis Amsricln, paper edited by
member of Mr. DaiIy's church, says:
Our readers will learn with profound regret,
moro than surprise, that DR.. Daily, the Presi-
dent of the State University, spent most Of last
week in this city, so much under the Influence
of intoxicating liquors as to be seen staggering
in street, and to demean himself in rude
manner in the Union Depot, Offering insults TO
unprotected female. For the latter he made
acknowledgements TO the friends of the female
and the officers Of the depot, and for both he
will be brought before a committee OF the
church at the earliest possible moment We
forbea- comment for the present further than to
say that though DR.. Daily has long been sus-
pectei of free use of intoxicating liquors; he
has managed to keep the facts from the authori-
ties OF the church so far as to elude detection.
The habit has, however, been growing upon
him, until concellment is no longer pOSsIble.-
His friends in this city and in the State are deep
ly mortified over his conduct in the city last
week. the details of which are tho revolving for
publication.
The number of clergymen that have lately
fallen very low from grace has attracted our at
tention. Only day or so ago we published a
sketch of the amours of Peoria 0ll) reverend
with beautiful and blushing young member of
his flock. Not only did he ruin his frail par
ishioner, but he laid hands in secret on the un-
fortunate product of his and her unhallowed
passion. Not only did he do all this, but after
all, when the evidence was gathering and thick
ening upon him, he brazenly stood up for trial
under an air ofinjured innocence. When, some
months ago, the Rev. Kalloch, of Boston, was
caught in JJF1grante deEieto. the whole country
became excited and Mortified to think that
Boston clergyman-preaching midst an air of
so much Platonic sentinent-and withal, quite
renowned for his ability "to point moral and
adorn tale" with fine drawn pictures of the
weakness of the flesh in an unregeneratcd state
should have so sadly lapsei from out his
spiritual armor. But case upon case has been
happening since-(quite noted one in Brook
Ign, n. Y.,)-and many others TO which we
could refer upon little reflection, were it ne
cessary But those nameI are enough to show
that the ebulilious and qualification of either
human or devish propensities are not strictly
airy longer within the pale of the non.sacrifc-
ing laity-blt that the the competition among
their higher breathing brethren of the Tim
macnlate tie" is really losing the excitement of
novelty. Such revelations only show how
weak are poor mortal men and women-sancti-
fed or unslnctiied. Men in the lower and
less pretending walks of life sin daily, and
passed over as unworthy of gossip
or remark-but when the man OF the pull
pit gives way to a gust of the ''Old Ad-
am" within him, he falls like woman or like
Luciler, never to rise again. And all this goes to
show, we think, how important it is that all
men who take upon themselves holy offices,
should at the outset obey the apostolic recon-
mendatiOns concerning marriage, which were
no doubt intended as specifics against the "lust
of the flesh" To expect that any set of men,
even midst great deal more prayer and fasting
than is common among the devoutest of them,
are to invert their natures. is to expect and look
for the Ethiopian to change his skin or the eop-
ard his spots. The one is about rs possible as
the other. Men who are born sensual and gross
in their nature, in nineteen cases out of twenty,
show sensual procliVitics all their life through.
Aud many, very many of them-for men are not
to be reproached for their natural inheritance
make good and useful and honorable citizens
when rightly and favorably circumstanced and
settled in life. Some men are restrained from
indulgences by fear, some by pride, but the
fewest number by the strict surveillance of
well disciplined conscience. There is no safe
guard to community ike putting men beyond
the reach of temptation. And whenever the
Clerks records of the different counties in the
different States show that marriages are con-
tinually falling off in number, then may we as
certainly look for startling revelations as for the
dropping of the rain after the gathering of the
clouds The acquired stoicisul of no man-be
he religionist of ever so straight or strict
Sect-when his nature is against him should be
trusted "Watch and pray" all such most as
suredly should, but more especially should those
who have the guardianship of frail inexperience
attend to the first part of the injunction.
The Boston correspondent of the Springfield
Republican, in speaking of the meeting of the
Legislature, thus alludes to Gen. Gushing:
1t was real pleasure last winter, to see him
coming to the house early in the morning to at
tend to the sessions of the Judiciary Committee;