Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-06-07
our RnINIsTER's TRIAL.
aE REv. W. H. HAYWOOD.

49, .'ien was paF paetOrs rev. morn |
ton Hasep. and one Of no common clos
quence Onr best-I had almost written
good--ennrch members loved him. ! am !
sorry snet lew. thorned by the words
ored 70 excle bis brethren and sisters
"A closer walk with God"
regarded him With other emotions than the
fruits Of the spirit.
Like all other good men. he was care
fully watched ~ those who would have
been transported with fiend like delight
could they have found a flaw in hib cor.
duct.
WE'LL we'll = said Mrs. Monroe. the
wheeFwrights wife, to her husband. as
they sat at the break fast table one morn
ing. suppose Mr.. Haven did kiss Fanny
Lawton. She wac almost one of the FAM
lily what 10 the world wss the harm p
But ST. u the wheelwright, 4 don't be-
iieeg that be di& kiss herr
Fanny herseII sad ae lld. feplisa The
wife.
This seemed to be a clincher to Mr..
Monroe He deliberately wiped his face
cast, thoughtful look, and much slower,
He had hardly taken his shave in his
hand and hogan to apply it on au unfnish.
ed spoke before Deacon Brown came 10 -
The Deacon stood awhile chewit a small
fragment of shaving and talking about
this. that, and nothing. Suddenly he
said:
Brother Monroe, have you heard about
our mipister?
Yes replied the brother.
Then there was not word spoken for
several minuets. The wheel-wright Justify
worked on the spoke-the Deacon looked
out of the window.
At length Mr.. Monroe asked, 10 low
tone Of voice:
What is to be done p
Something must was the Deacou's
answer, 'or the cause will suffer-
And then be walked rapidly up the
street.
What is the story about Mr.. Ravens
improper treatment of young Ladies ? ask
ed the cynical lawyer Thompson of w God.
ward, the tavern Keeper.
What said the mixer Of cherry cob
blers and drawers Of strong beer, the par
son is no better than Others
Have you heard of the sanity priest
Haven's fall ? was the question of enc
infidel TO smother.
Yes; just as thought it would be ha,
ba, ha F!
Something must be done,' were the
words of Deacon Brown, and that soon,
he thought. but did not speak
So from the Wheelwright's he went to
the house of another DescUn-BentoD
johnson. He heard the story, and being
An enemy believed it, and was determined
to deal with the offender
The deacon called upou the minister -
Deacon johnson was so kesman The
story in full was that Mrs. Barnard, a
grass widow-that Is, a woman whose hus
band had heard, as she was passing the
parsonage, Fanny Lawton say to one of
the children. You lost kiss from your
father by not being in the house when he
got Some this afternoon. from the lower
village, and / got it,
Mr.. Haven denied ever having kissed
the girl, and suggested that the deacons
should write to Fanny. who was teaching
school about twenty miles distant, and get
at the truth Of the matter.
The deacons did. They stepped into
the minister's study and wrote. 10 few
days there came the reply.
You ask me iC on che occasion Rev. Mr..
Haven gave me a ELSEWHERE we were.
end who were present In answer l state;
Rev. Mr.. Haven did one afternoon, while
was staying at his house. and in the sit
ting room, give me a kiss. No persons
but ourselves were present.
Deacon johnson was elated, end imme
| diatel7 wrote to his wi!e's. cousin a Young
candidate, that there would sgon be va
cant parish where be, no dcubt, could
receive a call.
! Deacon Brown was tbunderstruck and
| disappointed. Fanny Lawton's word was
| not to be dOubted-it was sc plain a mat.
! ter that there could be 20 mistake. Mr..
| Haven, after all, vas wolf in Sleeps
| clothing. Still the minister denied the
| charge. He could not do such a thing
without being a aware of it. and knew that
he bad never kissed the girl, or any other
! girl but his vile, before marriage or since,
| in his life.
Deacon johnson brought the entire ma t.
| ter before the church. He was excellent
on such cases. The charge contained two
! distinct alies ations.
! l. Rev. Thornton Haven bad been guilty
of a great improperly, which rendered II
expadieut that he should be dismissed fror
! the pastOrage
9 He had lied in the matter,
Fanny LawtOD was sent for. and the
church called together Rev. Scion Dick.
insou. the pastor of neighboring church
! was preseft to moderate the meeting -
The meeting house was filled. Every
member of the church, but the old bedrid
den Polly Stearns, was present. The tsv
ern was well Represented. All the scofferi
~
who could get there were in attendance.
The church meeting was duly opened
Deacon Johnson then brought forward hi
charges.
Fanny was called to testify. Her ties
timoDy was:
One afternoon-I think it must hav,
been early in March-three Of Mr.. Haven
children aud myself were alone in the sit
ting room; their mother had gone to tn,
sewing circle Mr.. Haven came into tn,
house. from the other village; the children
met him at the door which opens from tn
sitting room into the hall; as be came il
they went out, and he gave each, as they
met him kiss-then coming in, gave M
one
A painful silence followed Miss Law
tons testimony. At length, Deacon John
son put tue question:
Did he close the door before he cam
into the sitting room1'
The answer was:
I think he did,
Had pin fallen on the carpet, it woul
have been heard in any part of our lsrg
and beautiful sanctuary.
Then Mr.. Haven rose up and said
Miss Lawtou, what did you do will
that kiss | gave your
Here. it is.' said Fanny, holding up
species o! confectionery sometimes Gale
kiss.
Then there was another pause. and 81
lence that was oppressive. All were to
much amazed, and either grstiied or mol
titled and disappointed. to move. Most c
those present held their breaths.
'FannY.' said our blessed minister 'di