The New York herald., 1870-01-11
:. SHEpHERD ASTRAY.

Rcryorted EIopement Of Methodist Clergy.
man with a Young Sabbath school Teach
er-Grand Flutfer In Church Circles-The
Young Lady a Member Of a Respectable and
Wealthy Family. -
The congregation OF the Seventh street Methodist
Episcopal church Is IN rare state OF excitement
owing to the sudden disappearance from among his
ock OF their pastor, Rev. Horace Cook and the sen.
sation is the exhilarating from the fact that
ne went not alone. Indeed, the scandal excavators
have unearthed the shocking revelation that when
he went he was accompanied by one OF the lambs OF
the folda sabbath school teacher, the daughter OF
one Of the leading members Of the congregation and
repor ted to be about seventeen years OF age.
How 1t happened is not very clear, and when 1t
happened has been set down. with reasonable ap-
proach to accuracy, as some time between Friday
evening and Saturday morning last Cook left his
home about six O'Clock on Friday evening, after
winch time he was seen IN company with the young
lady. He had previously offered an excuse to his
wife to AVOID attending religious meeting that
evening with her. He was away all night and his
wife In terrible state Of suspense until on Sat-
she would never hear Of him again. A similar
note despatched to the father of the young lady,
VINO had accompanied the Rev. Shepherd with the
additional information that the parent In general
terms, need experience no anxiety to the welfare
OF his daughter as she would be well taken care Of
These letters were mailed at ten O'Clock A. NJ Of
saturday, In this CITY, and reached their destination
about four O'Clock M Of the same day and this fact
gives to the assumption that the SANITY duo left
by one OF the many steamers that quilted the port
The sanctlfled Horace was one Of those "dlvines,,
who have a peculiarly "taking' way among the la
dies, and was the pet OF the congregation. He was
appointed to the pastoral care OF the somewhat ars
tocraic Seventh street church last spring by the
annual Conference. Prior to that time he had dis
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chester county, during period OF nearly six years.
He is about thirty.sx years of age toleraby look
had been married to his now neglected and
disgraced spouse about fifteen years, when
was about fifteen years too long for her personal
ever rested upon him as to his "affntes' or amor
Gus propensties, though 1t had been repeatedly re-
marked that he was attentive and exceedingly
courteous to his new companion. But then there
are SO many clergymen who manifest this pecu-
looking benlgnantly into tue depths OF the ewes OF
the wives and daughters OF their 'consttuents'' that
nobody ever thinks anything OF that And their
way Of doing it Is SO sleek and tame that II is
believed almost to be their duty 10 do uln fact 1t
Is clerical accomplishment.
When Cook was missed on Saturday there was
rare hubbub among the elders and for lear that his
absence might be the result OF some unavoidable
accident or deteuVion a supernunerary clergyman
was drummed up and performed the sacred offices
for the church on last Sunday. But the arrival Of
the letters above referred to on the day set the
question at rest, and "husnn was the waichword and
still continues to be the standing order.
All efforts yesterday to learn the name OF the
rase erfg o Of mes o ae
matter by prominent members OF the church, but
they cannot long conceal the true facts OF the case
Some OF them still profess to believe that the clergy.
man and the truant daughter Will yet be found not
TO have erred or to have aDsented themselves with
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the happiness Of two now detected families, that
such will prove to be the case.
He leaves his family in rather an awkward pre-
dicament as he has made 1t rule TO live almost up
to the extent OF his income. lie has two children,
one or whom, youth OF some fourteen years Of age,
bears the reputation OF being bright and promising
young man.