The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-13
THE MCFARLAND TRIAL.
vnE OPINIONS or THE PRESS UPON
TIIE TRTIL iND ITS RESULTS.
rhc Revelations Of the Mcfarland Trial
Trcc.Lovc Doctrines Of the independent.

.cr. ouar'crs that fcs even o. the eli Informed
relieved to exist IN the heart OF c risiian COM
nuuity. II was known TO some that the free love
school hal among It's pupils aad friends many
literary vprabonds. male and female, hargots
uron The ,krts o. tue rress and society, who "ct
prrcaicus living bv their wits, and end what they
got ut on taer luss. But 1 is trial Of McFarlt MI
has unearthcd state OF moral corruption more
Widespread and alarming than had been imagined
hitherto. We cannot doubt that 1t Will be of rub
lie he' cn' " We chuhot cleanse VIC Guy and TIE
wei for rs 10 know that there are men, and men In
TIT midst Of US, teaching In our RELIGIOUS aud our
political papers forming public sentiment expound-
Inc moral principals, aud protesting to- he advanced
leaders OF social reform, who nrc also, and at the
same time undermining the whole social fabric. and
introducing into social life among us such manners
ard customs would make a city worse than
Mctmondom, and equal In deprayty to Sodom and
We nave devoted considerable space In recent
numbers Of this paper to show that the Independently
idea OF what Is a Christian IS not the gospel
idea; that II reiorts the very gist and marrow OF
Christianity, and adopts the essentials of Chris
salist eopsistcntly holds. Now this seFarland
trial discloses the IndFendens views Q. morality
10 be as defective as it. ideas OF ohrrisua"iy
ipdtpendeHt CO.. led the whole OF our blessed sa
yicui's Sermon on the Mount and triumphantly
eaid; "That Is our creed" In that sermon occur
these words;
1T hath been aid. who,oever shall pu. away hi;
aHto n aSn sTs e ~s b S9 swsS It's Vile
.syng for the earc oflornicauon caneet2 per TO com
yofced, commlt,cth a1uery."
It will be remembered that at the time ~ the kin
ING OF Richardson. and when the Aston House onfe
uor'c9 marriage perpetrated, called attention
to ihc uttcrsrces ~ the TdsTeBd.t&. lts teaching
Il subject OF rarr'gc aId divorce Was abhorrent
60 our ideas OF Chfistian morality. These we're
some OF It's words:
40 chain two human bcinrs last 20 each Others
hd agalnsi The pcIpeiu3 protest OF gaed and wound
1hc ercIt iud dFcn Lu.S lave no ri!ht 70 az thgr
OF 81 any any % Ss t Si on ,bat a , % rdy
and Wiz Wiz aat ne rroie.t Of hcit eTu paydaa
s s2sr 65nao ron snSSs ~ Nb oefa 5n
safhS two pcrver Is The tcash
Ns 10 c ~ acc Of Of sacred clam OF
Now compare those lines with the verses from
the seraOn on the Mount above the sermon Is
TIE hdsptndtHrs creed, tire n sage Just quoted is
iy. But the tiial Of Mcfarland has thrown adIi-
tloual j hi on the subject. Oliver johnson, one Of
the editors OF the lsdeI eEdent. vas put upon the
ttsnd ~ witness for the prosecution.
Tho Otse,tST reploduccs Ouver JVhuson's tcsti.
md aid.:
"Ana ths Is the morality, isit that come. Of reject.
re s freeas S9o s We S f'r@ nc on ne Mount S
nr ne saH9 ge w9rIr ana az ssgP hnn i t-sL
= @ p" y ", ai- - le e,te,,l, a. nov Bot hey
tr1e "s 'innSSC'Pe nI,~ en- ,,' a,d niar.
vb5t st he rxrce cd OF their rel gcion OF Inc vial
ara a,c.ri l. Leaf w!thou, lisht. These ptroao.
uhc~ and eioruer have heat bnt they shut Their ewes
y inc F' s9@e OF ,hgt pfoIes 20 ne p,op5. az
EVIL - the Mormore clam 70 DC holy, and the Oneida
ff ~. very Hh. snd Virtue s sh r iren Inc =
torel wa rns enkAole oaihinE Have We made oar
ier th,tyc rnr.i tod onr creed or yor cannot So
Sio sSa1 VT riS.t Sc - Whole Ss' ME- VS. G' aS
Nv. % tors, three flurt rlor et pr.
t,pi, rov an epkte II doctrines Bu the u,J Col e.
tat .urcC vlcA j "a tiouins sscr fee o. Chr.t NId
Of hc Cor. b, tle LgiIsadsgi spd ne school e.
fni the Irrof 81 "a IN us Views of marriage con
tra.tco win sermon o. the lounti W hld rrcct
w. 3m. Hit levy - eagg to every i,stiaei q
G-d un' altogether oyey.'"
IL TRIBUNE TIE rETv.LovE HgAnQutRrrns.
Firm he Courier de' E.ais yr.s. HayI2
W'h 'cw exceptions - che yericO has been raft.
Ga il he pres; he Tribune, almost alone, dis
a. a,.,alc Is ,g1 ilcd by tic tact that Eicharl.
enc of tie editors of tIn' journal: that Il
". Tgircir,'lg ufu'"h pe iulaerces and Olots
having tHoi origin 10 ~, oNrr ''ai the intimacy be-
ty,,. Rc'otlsu and MIR M,Fa-'lnd Was formed
nu'. L.u., rr.t tc I,.l1se. d.s,ue the seeming
I.iua. RIA A'.ch c.0--e, Il, IN, tecoUo for = me
vim I,st tie l,,qu utor- Of tint sect ofmale and
u,nh inowu ~ 0ec.oy,rs. To conclude the ury
In This Us done wh't Iur'Cs o. an cunurir- have
always done ~ .n'..r ca.cs aud ~ hicD IN like man
ucr they Will cOUtnuc to tJ Ter lorg time vet Is
Las ucquue' man MO, Wolhdc In lis mot Ger
ished af,clou.. torn ~ TIE most cruel 'uGer"e'
vI.ch rod 10 the irt 0f Wan TO nrTr. crl9r' nv a
Dc, ,. AR W. ~, &C !, COM ~, . ~ rssnAes7as
NiN4A lAN yArttN' " 7''e s7 loht4seao "
him.
rHB TRIBUNE TREr-LovrRs TO snow A LESS
nRAZLS FRONT.
Fron. ns Nee Nl,sn D1.'y Lsrer.
The bnr-l'r is simply after, Your prop r'v-Ae
80. s. yuut re- wlic is trash, uo,..Gg. &C.
l,ctiug YOUR Ioror Tut Tie g nicer o, ,0.', Nifp
Nhcn he troies into youf domestic premise u1der
IT,, eGTsT u1 r be- Of Sn' -, ,1T
lie, on nd society OF moral pest thors AMI io'1
" rse than eny burglar ~, ever picked lock ~
100 nd u il afI ttsa ..tf1N al
l. Mt Necessary that you should wait 10 each hun 10
trc act-it IL enough 20 know that h" tas pcrpetra
ted he offence, and that the only wy to right your
wrong rs 20 shoot him on sigut. TINS, 10 part res
cuos your honor, aud is the orly way IN Which il
eau be rescued. To let the aduefer i've, IL to pub
Ash our di.nonor daily and hourly 10 the world.
Ilis = our view Of The case and y public opinion
frcc-loyers Of Tie 2iiipHe sci col ana other moral
pests of Ihe community Will SOW less brazcn
'front.' than tcy have carried On In tie last lew
.HE LIBEL SUR THAT MRS MFARLASD DID Sor
DRiSo.
BYort TIE boston I0EscIipi Nay II.
Since the public Of the intercepted letter
non Richardson no one has thought Mcfarland
would H. declared guilty. OF murder. TIT letter
va moo damagin. to The deceased than mytlhng
The original soon alicr tie INST shooting, and made
rome comments, Wh'gh 50 enragcd Mr.. McFar and
hat 81 ordered her Bo ton lawyers TO bring IN &C.
ton oftel against ne editor and nroprietors Of TIE
IrchSGiH tor s 1880 damHgts. Under me laws OF
L.--l chu-otts NE action could not be sustained, and
rGdor uOso liberal stltues In favor OF fearless and
honest journalism ihofo @as no libel Richardson
teiurted that lc opposed this action. hut Mrs. Nc.
Firaud thong, Il world irghteu oiler ne Wsuaucis
from comments upon tie case. No Boston paper
Mr. McFIrland'- 'risnls that they ru listod tie
fact in tie New York and Western pllyt. TIE ,pi,
Lt'I c me 10 TRIAL leIns abandoned before tie
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