Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-12-14
The Rnyd Case.
from the St clairsville Gazette ]

tFrom the ST. Cairsville Gazette
Mr.. EDTToR-It was with pleasure / |
read your noble and manly defence of-as
you truly say-an unjustly .persecuted and
much injured man, Rev. Samuel Boyd
Having some knowledge of Mr.. Boyd both
as Christian minister and gentleman, per-
NIT me, through your valuable aud truthful
paper, to offer few remarks on this sub.
ject. For upwards Of twenty years Mr..
Boyd resided in Wheeling or the neighbor.
hood; Tor five years was the respected Prin-
ciplc of the Second Ward School. In all
that time even bis enemies can't point to
Christian and gentlemen. dt was left for
the Rererend brethren ofthe 50. CtdirsriHe
| Presbytely to discover he was all wrong
Why2. Because he ,oould not betray his God
his conscience, or has sacred office; because he
would not make Gods house the place
wherdin to incucate war, politics, hate and
prosecutions; because be was too noble mind.
cd to barter his principles for paltry dol.
lars or popular opinion; because like them
he would not become a recruiting officer,
and in his zeal for war and politics, forget
the souls perishing around him, but chose
rather to preach salvation through Christ
to sinners, and like his Divine Master, teach
peace on earth, good will toward men, -
For this cause, and this alone, have those
high minded men prosecuted a brother min
lister, and when an oppoi tunity offered
tred and iealonsv. For ton vears these
men fawned landed. and wben anv b;pb
work. for which thew were unft. was to be
done GLADLY cot Mr. Rnvd to do II hecause
il wouid reflect credit on them Vet ali the
time thew hated and envied what thew felt
be nocsnssed-and tbav aid not-sducat;on
talep, and true n;etv Thev could not an.
nreciate Mr. Royd's b;oh nr;pc; nles m with.
draw from his church rather than rs a
minister of Christ. yiolnte his conscience,
but they felt this act cast rcproach on them;
and when the opportunity of Mr.. Boyd's
domestic difficulties arose. how gladly thew
rushed on their victim. When be, forget.
ting their tender mercics in the Church
affairs. and still trusting in them as breth-
rem. appealed TO them to trv and adjust
those domestic difficulties, how did thew
renay his trust? By violating every Chris
tian feeling. every rule Of inslice. and con.
, trarv even to the laws of Their Church
was nroved bv tbe vote of censnre nossed
nm them At the late synod in parkersburo.
They susnended Mr. Rovd from nreacb.
inc and Cbnrch membersbin. and made the
domestic breach wider They Thought bv
. tb;s net to drag Mr. Rovd down re their
own ,cvcl Have tbov ione sop Far from
II And with ali that both civil and ecclesi.
! astical law has done to iniure him. Mr..
! Rovd tbis dov stands b;gber in tbe esteem
i of every good man than the Reverend in.
ou;s;tors and nersocntors nj the St Clairs
villa prosbvterv Ono Roverend Rrotbe,
u tbat stands aioof from Mr., Bovd. NAV
! look MT vcrv far hack, and with shame re-.
cali the cont,ast of the manner Mr. Rovd
: acted to,vorJs him when under sore dificnl
it's
= With reg,rJ n Judpe McTlvaino's deci-
sion in ,be late d;vorce case hv ali nersons
y NOT influenced bv marty feeling. there is but
u one opinion, that il was most unjust. But
= when the church set sncb bright example
y Of ins.;ce and consistency. The law could
II not but follow in her wake For, notwith.
u stonding the numerous witnesses bronght
hy Ms Ri ara;nst bor hushanJ and he,
: Iauvnr,s cleycr h;ttor tortnr;ng and twist
9 inc cverv act of Mr Rovd for seven wear,
9 nast not onn rW ont c1nld ho found to ;1st;fy
= her her, leoyno @ hsr husbands bouse, 80 fel,
;. the sa;d iaw,er ,yhen in b;s defiance of his
g worthy olent bo b,a ~ descand r. the
J mn,varrontoblo ob,sa bo uSeJ toward Nj
! Bovd. and tried TO make the court believe
Tho w;,nnssoo .u r.vo Nv d fsse teS,;nonv r.
/" eloouent, talented and gentlemanly defence
s but he had trnth to defend. We cannot
o but admire Mrs; Booyds very convenient
aa,eT eav,Ga ner h; ~,on
= ond sonar.t;n,r m nttaobod fam;lr. ofto,