The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1870-01-13
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NE aiisssa Aisu,iAssl of the Rev. Sim
On Marshall from the Baptist ministry
for undue Intimacy with y neighbor's
wife, ormsd the subject Vt =, pArayraph
few days ago, IN these columns. 1t
turns out however that the sable Simon
has Incurred the iIi.wili ~ the 9e1finfia.
ted, but ,ro~ar,ii And. ybldictiys ShpJes;
and ,hasiLsfaRG A,dssii sJuehtdo pse
his position In the church 10
humDle and disgrace the Rev.
Mr. nfaishail, by declaring that he,
the aforesaid Marshall, being guilty OF
the ofieise rbarged, H. no lousr Of tho
ch ,n,'h drtife iiihistry. But A"e ksv.'
Mr.. Shores hss msniie.,ly mistaken his
MAIL, Th- Rev. Nrstiuvshai t,nss y sptr-
II that IL not u te humhled, ard declar.
litss that hs = ~ q. ntinue l." Irvnch when
the seitu der u''t., iDu>tr hiui, hc de.
hc- ,hs Rev. ~. :Sinr-s tn do i.,s worst.
Tia, i,e cLr,rtiAo psb!ie" msy have
knosls,ip. ft't farce which ,iic Rev.
Mr., Shore. .iecisrss resulted In the Rev.
Mr.. Marrl,sll's dismissal from the church
and ministry, the latter cause, The pub
location of the following. ...f.a..
s.d viNDIcA1lox.
Al the church meeting held In the Mt.
OrnnRo church, OH the 9Th Instant, on
motion Of Rev. r. J. Shores, the case Of
Rev. Simon Marshall was brought up
for Investigation. The only evidence
against the Rev. Nj. MARSHALL was that
Of an abandoned, false aud wicked wo.
man, unworthy Of confidence. and
capable Of doing or'ssying sslysfius TO
crafty her hate or desire for revenge. To
rebuff the tsstlmony Of this bad woman,
The Rev. Mr.. Marshall presented eighteen
church members. all Of them In full fsl
|owship and good standiag. To the sur
prise Of all, aud to the indignation OF
many, ths Rev, NJ. shpsss pstlaside tie |
evidence Of the eighteen. accepted that
,f the abandoned woman, aud declared
hat the charge against the Row. Mr..
had been maintained.
RE ~ Reverend Mr.. Marshall srose,
md, with the intention Of re-
against this fragrant
outrage, spd TO show up the unregularity
Ind invAiidity Of the procssdin4s ~ we'll
. the Rev. Mr.. Shores gross -.
Of =, authority And was
Ibout to proceed with his re.
marks, when the Rev. Mr.. Shores, then
Ind there, In the house OF God, and In
} furious passion, attempted 10 engage
he Rsv. N. Narshs1i In battle, deacon
al she while. hanging 10 his
light arm In "a sndssvor to deter him
foman act diAgraosiul 10 him ~ min
stsr, and violativs Of both the Laws Of
God and man. '-., 81 -. &c.,
nut al m" ~ su kssp,uE Win MT
Dhorss' character. He 10 wolf In
sleeps clothing, And stops Of no snsans
10 reach his ssfflsh Aims. provided he
does net impsrii his own psrsonsi safe
y, Tbs volt II him 10 growing too large
for his shisp covering. and the people.
both white and eolercd, are rsp.
Idly finding II out To his :chargs
b0ob y Woo Ioiooo Tcoci
State, aud am without understanding, l
have TO reply that the place o. my birth
was not . matter Of my own choosing;
tut no rsbsl ever treated me as unfairly,
or dealt with me half as foully as he
hsa As to my "understsndlng," II the
Lord had given me no more brains than |
he has, and imposed upon me- - bad and
rsvengsful . heart ~ his, would never
feel myself called to the ministry.
In conclusion / have to say ] shall pur-
sue the even tenor Of my way, perform.
Ing my duty a. man and minister, |
sud giving no heed to the farce which
The Rev. Mr.. Shores is pleased to term
my dsmisssl. ] am known In Cairo |
and Alexander county, and those who
know me Will tsstify that / have lived
"a honest aRd lav abiding life, striving |
" do my duty toward al.
SIMON MAasHALL
Elder Beach Ridge (colorsd) Baptist
church, Alexander Co., III.
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