Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-01-16
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The following bit Of church scandal
Is attracting considerable attention at
Reno just now, and will perhaps be
read With some Interest in this neigh
borhood, as both the shepherds In the
Methodistical vineyard are we'll known
here. but have evidently fallen from
a since they left this neighbor-
hood. We copy from the Reno Cres-
cent OF last Saturday:
CHURCH IMBRodIIo. Saints. INK
sinners will sometimes fall II ana
fight, and when they do so, as the citi
ZEN of Reno caa testify, the war Is as
fierce and the weapons rs carnal as II
the contest was between the subjects
of his Satanic Majesty-the gentleman
in black with q cioven foot, crumpled
horns, an arrow-pointed tail, n
brimstone-colored gloves. Last SUN
day week the Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock
Withdrew from the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and announced his in
tention Of holding an independent SER
vice in the schoOl-house, with 4 view
to the ultimate organization OF a con-
pregational society. Up to this date
Mr.. Hitchcock had ministered to this
people under the control Of the NJ. +.
Conference, and the tongue Of SANDER
was silent when his name was men-
toned; but no sooner had he severed
hi. connection with the NJ. f. Church
than the Presiding Elder, the Rev.
Mr.. Anderson, preferred charges. Last
Sunday evening, publicly, from his
own pulpit he charged Mr.. Hitchcock
with criminal and grossly immoral
practices. in Violation Of his obligations
rs a Christian, all Odd Fellow and Il
Mason. Strangely rs the charge
seemed to one acquainted with the
accused for years, rs 4 prominent anu
honored member Of the Church. an
active Odd Fellow and Il Mason, 1t Is
much moro a matter OF astonishmcnt
that the Presiding Elder, Knowing or
even suspecting the truth OF these
charges, should have for a moment
permitted the pollution Of Gods holy
temple, risked the eternal welfare OF
Gods chosen people, and sanctioned
the violation OF Gods sacred laws, by
continuing the accused in charge Of =
church organization. The worlds
people, they who see through Il glass
darIly, caunot understand, and we
presume have no desire to become par
takers In, that spiritual regeneration
tltt finds anathemas for otfenses out
side the church organization that are
honored within It's sacred pale; neither
do they believe, though the guilt Of the
accused be admitted, that the charges
were preferred in the spirit OF Him
who said, "Let him that is without sin
cast the first stone" 1t Is not our
province to assume the defense Of Mr..
Hitchcock; in fact it does not appear
to us that any defense Is needed, for
we have yet to find any one man,
III or child who believes that there
Is n shadow Of foundation for the scan.
dalous charges preferred by Anderson,
Personally, we know Anderson to be
n liar, a hypocrite and q knave, will
the sole redcemhlg qualities Of igno'
rance and stupidlty-a disgrace to the
profession he makes. a burle'Que OF
the calling he follows; he should re
cant the one and bo kicked out of TIN
other, after being compelled to estab
lisli or retrlct publicly the charges Ii,
has publicly made. II Mr.. Hitchcocl
Is guilty as charged, the two will d'
we'll to travel together; il innocent
liz is entitled to al honorable acquittal