The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-01-26

tention Of other men to his wife. Thence
resulted jealousy and consequent cruelt
wbioh embiltered her existence, she says
and induced her To ask for divorce.
DR.. Fischer tells another story, however
,ubstantiated by other circumstances; tina
abe granted favors to the Rev. Henry Mat
uce, who had worked himself to be thu
agent Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and had ingrstiat
ed himself with her. The injured husband
instead of applying at the police court, stuck
10 Mr.. Weston Flint, the president of the
Y. NJ. c. A. until he presented the following
charges against the reverend gentleman tc
the association
To the Young Mems Christian Association Of St.
Louis;
al, James Fischer, Of ST. Louis, come before
you and make the following complaint against
the Rev. Henry MAttice, agent Of the ASsoelA-
ton.
al. charge him with introducing himself
into my home and family under the sacred plea
of religion, and through evil council and strange
conduct, stirring up strife between myself and
ttdelia Fischer, my wife, embittering nay domSS-
tic relations, and making my homo the abode Of
discord and unhRppiness.
~. charge him with entiong my wife away
from me and the home provided for her, and
from singular motives persuading her to separate
herself from my bed and board.
~. i charge him with taking her Into his own
house, where he lives without wife, and dwell
Ing with her under oircum stances calculated 90
despoil Der reputation and bring great discredlt
upon the association Of which he is the trusted
agent. And upon these charges am prepared to
proceed to proof, and pray from the association
speedy and impartial hearing before its honorable
body.
JAMES FIscHsR.
A meeting of the association finally acted
upon the matter, and Rev. Mr.. Mattice was
lightly let down, dismissed because the as
ISOLATION could not pay him enough, and
other reasons, or, as some Baid, he resigned.
He comes to this city, and is at once made
a "little God on wheels' by the infant Asso.
ciation of this city, and needs q careful
watching by all who are any way connected
with unsophisticated and susceptible women.
There are other reports of hardly favorable
character,i in reference to Mr., Raymond. Mr..
Mattice is reported to be separated from his
wife and the scandal attached to his name in
St. Louis is immense and widespread. As to
the motives and character Of these men, or
men like them,we have no comments. Our
readers can draw correct differences from
the foregoing facts.
On the part Of Mr.. Mattice's friends it
is claimed that the Y. NJ. c. A. Of St. Louis
the charges against him, and
them unfounded, and continued
to employ him. Whether their report upon
The matter was Wh;tewashing affair for the
purpose Of saving his reputation, and theirs
for employing him, we do not know. But it |
Ieems to US that our Y. NJ. c. A. would do |
we'll to employ men who need no defense.
Alderman Edward II. Spencer, president |
of the Y. NJ. G. A. has requested us to say |
nothing about the Rev. Mr. Mattice, for the |
present, assigning, among other reasons,
hat they had hired him for month, and as
The month had only about half expired he |
would rather not have anything said in our
own papers about him until after his time
was out. Our view of the matter is, that If |
Mr., Mattice is an unworthy man the sooner
le is exposed the better, and the sooner the
Y. NJ. C. a. discharge him the better,--and
hat it is hardly proper for the Y. NJ. c. A.
% attempt to cover up his foibes they
should employ their energies in fighting sin,
not in cloaking it,