Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-10-24
CLERICAL DELINQ UENCY


Eveuing journal
| have recorded so many cases OF cleri-
cal delinquency in this country that | am
almost ashamed to continus the list, but as
| see that the American correspondents OF
the London press devote sometimes whole
columns 10 an elaborate account Of sny
mishap that befalls an American clergyman,
don't see why / should retalia'e. l really
thought had got TO the end OF my teiher.
and that there were no other classes OF Of
fences to be mentioned. | was quite mis-
taken, as you will see. quote ccr6utin
from yesterdays papers:
"At Owcslry, yesterday, the Rev. Ed
ward Nucke.,on, Vicar OF lIsseley, in
Warwickshire was charged with defraud
ing the Great Western Railway Company
/ 5y travelling on their line without a ticket.
The defendant was suspected OF dclraudinC
the company, and was watched for several
weeks. Facts were deposed to, which dis
closed sn extraordinary system of dclibsr-
ate and ingenious fraud. The magistrates
convicted the defendant
The details are given, which fully bear
out this statement. lie had clearly pre-
sumed npon his cloth. or hi. position. but
suspicion being at last excited, he was
watched and detected. This was mere
money transaction.
Case number two: The Rev. Dr. c.
Beaumont. ore Of the cler-ymen at Brigh-
TN, was last weak publicly thrdshed in the
street by Captain in the army, for having
made improper proposals 20 his daughter
The Captain was arrested last week. and
the reverend Doctor wanted him bound
over 10 keep ;he peace but the magistrates
refused, and thus manifested their opinion
OF the matter.
This, however. il not very remarkable
case bu, what do you think OF the follow
ing one:
The Rev. Mr.. Harley, rector of Turves
ton, in Buckinghamshre (hc was appointed
10 The living, sec, in 1862, by the Dean
and Chapter OF sstminster), was brought
before the Buckingham petty sessions at
the instance orthe Society f0r tho Proven
ton of Cruelty 10 Animals. The charge
against HIM, and he did not attempt to de-
ny any of the facts alleged, was briefly.
that on the previous Sunday, af.er evening
service (mark that y, on arriving at the
rectory door, lie found small dog that had
often annoyed hir:i ,aEi calling his servant,
babe him cS.Sh ,Le animal and tie his head
ana fo:c feet in bag. This being done,
.ae Hsv. Mr.. Harley obtained from the
, mouse a bottle OF turpcntine and proceeded
/ To anoint the hinder parts of the dog with
this pungont ointment, after which it WAS
set at liberty, and you can imag me the con-
dition of that quiet ncighborhood, during
the siilnoss of a Sabbath evening, a. The
tortured beast ran bowling home. The
Rev. Dir. Harley made no excuse except
that the dog was nuisance. and he took
that course to rid himself of it. These are
the simple facts, and as the case has clio
tied columns OF the btterest editorials from
every paper IN the Kingdom, / give you
the exact words Of the decision Of the mag
istrates f.a.-
We have" they said, given this case
our best attention, and the law in relation
10 il, and We have come to the conclusion
I that the law has not been transgrsssed by
the act which the defendant undoubtedly
and cOnfessedLy did perform. All right
enough, if the law does not touch suoh a
case, but imagine it would have touched
it if the offender had been Tom Nokes, the
navy. But the presiding magistrate thus
continued We therefore dismiss the
complaint, and | have much pleasure in
informing Mr.. Harley that he leaves this
Court CithOuL q stain on his reputo-
ton as q Christian minister and q
humane man"
So then," comments one of the London
journals, " IL is Christian, gentle and mer-
ciful, especially with the savour of Even
ing Prayer upon the lips to administer a
burning turpentine enema to stray dog,
by way of warning him off the premises"
| cannot forbear quoting another com
ment on the affair, which comes In the
shape of alstter from one OF the reverend
gentlemen's own parishioners, who says:
"Thc reverend gentleman calls at my
house oftener than is agreeable to me, and
hitherto, out Of good manners, have dis
guised the dissatisfaction which his visits
cause to me but shall /, after the late de-
cision OF the Buckingham bench, be .justi
fed in serriug him as he serped the
dOg?"
am sure the general answer Just now
would be, Amen, 90 mote it be.