, 1860-07-12
Clerical PlaXArIeb.

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Everybody has heard of the Scotch clergy
man, whose sermons were 30 excellent that
one Of Els congregation asked him why he did
not nr1nt Them. III am afraid," was the conf
DENTAL answer, "that 1t will be found out that
theY have already been printed" A good sto-
~ Is told Of an obscure English clergyman,
who preached to country. congregation, q
famous divine, during tho time that the plague
ragged in the metropolis. The rustics were
greatly alarmed upon being informed from the
sacred deak Of the terrible pesti1ence that pre-
vailed among them Some years ago, cele.
brated English clergyman preached aeainst
the sermon. twas wholly copied from q well
known work, and printed without the slightest
Acknowledgement. Mr. Alfred Bum, the theat-
ricai manager, detected the larceny and pub
lshed both productions in parallel columns,
simply asking what faith could be reposed in
the reverend pilferer? within few years.
enough to repeet discourses from such famous
sermonizere ~ Melville AID Masllon.
English preachers are ieas liable to exposure,
however, when they take the productions Of
American clereJmen, as the British public are
not familiar with the published works Of trans
atlantic divines. Some years ago We printed an
account Of q noted London preacher, who de-
lirered in the presence Of q party ofAmericans
| a discourse written by the Rev. DR.. Bartol, of
Boston, and published by Crosby, Nichols &
| Co, It seems, if we believe the London Cr1tic,
that an English clergym obtained great re-
| putstion as sermou'zer, On the strength Of re-
New Life, Unfortunately for him the latter
volume has now been reprinted in England, and
| the plagiarist exposed. The Critic tays:
| Under ordinary circumstances, We should
have considered that we had taken all the no.
tice necessary Of reprint in England Of ser
mons which had found favor with an American
congregation, even though the preacher were
no less q parsonage than Dr. Bushnell; But We
are credibEy informed that some Of these SER
mons have already been heard and admired bY
an English congregation. One be himself
preached at Fettes Lane Chapel; that, hover.
ct is not amongst those to which We have allud-
ed. Nor are We aware that Dr. Bushnell sec
ond time crossed the Atlantic, moved BY q
vision like that which summoned Paul
doubt, does he dream that those beautiful dis
courses wherewith be charmed his hearers IN
The North Congregational Church in Hartford
have no less delighted an English audience in q
particular church at Holloway; and that be has
not only won for himself reputation for orig
. iuality, subtlety, acuteDees, learning and elo
auence, but be has been lle mems whereby I
brother minister in another land got credit TO-
the possession Of the self-same qualifications
Whether the Rev. plagiarist Of Holloway stil
continues to patronize the productions Of trans
atlantic pens, and to lend the charm Of hi
+ | voice and action to the original creations O
trans. atlantic brains, We cannot say; he, 70
, some reason or other, incurred, we belleve, tn
censure of ecclesiastical authority, and has now
| in consequence, established Free Church
whittier he has not been followed BY our infol
. | mant, and we are therefore ignorant from wha
source he now gathers food for the hungry soul
| of the Free Churchmep.