, 1873-12-11

10 kht Edtt1r n} 1HS tHFG9o lT1puHes
SIN: You Beem to haso found q weak point In
my armor, and strike homo, straight and strong;
but, "a my father and mother were Irish, it might
bo vol for mo to claim tho national right to
speak tuice before expecting to DO understood.
surely would not ASH for great proachora an
immunity in crimo md, In supposing tho poaHi-
biiity Of Mr. Beechers guilt. while positively
opposing nn Investigation. I hecm to overHsato
my argument. Great usefulness. lille TINT Of
Mr. Beochor, Inns an Inherent right to uuus,al
caro- in tho bringing Of accusations calculated
to damage or destroy 1t. It is a principle
admitted in Jurisprudence, that tho mag
nitude Of tho interests inrolvod should
be takon into confederation in every cas- o !; and
whore the faith and hopo Of miluons aro moro or
loss at stake, thoro should bo greater caro- than
where but ono or two aro Interested. It would
be unjust and impolitio to attack tho reputation
Of tho humblest miniater Of tho Church on such
grounds us a atory in m obscure newspaper; ;
how much more unjust to plnco the great SER
vices Of Mr. Doccher in tho scale against such
authority. My supposition Of his guilt was to
relieve tho conscieuce Of any who may entertain
belief III it, and feel bound thereby to got up
great scandal-hunt in tito church.
+ simply place hia gifts over against tho sua;,
suffering by any act Of his, and requires no do
fonso against tho unknown. do maintain tha.
neither Church nor 8tato authorities aro called
upon to anin, and scont, aud hunt after private
sins; that. before proceeding to judge mud
punish. tl,oy should wait until an accusation
haa boon made on respectable authority, and in
rogular form. No such accusation lies against
Alr. Decoher or mr. Bowen; an investigation,
under present circumstances, could be moth
ing but Pau1-pry search into private family
anairs.
l mover but once SAN ar. Dcechor, and this
was in Mr. Tilton's house, whore ho waa as an
Intimate personal friend aud sympathiziug
that Of tic break between the two families and
my inmost soul shriuks from any movement
toward bringing the relatons Of these families
I, before tho pub public in in such Hn { l'ght That That
hsTe em h1s nd since been Romen trouble Ret"'9a
beck during all this plymouth Church squabblo
-1nuat be evident TO all but who has any right
to usirt upon knowing What it is which IL titus
withhold from tho public? Arc there threo men,
or three families, in tho land SO humble that
they have not a right to settle tlcir personal
or family difficulties among themselves It ia
in urging thia right Of privacy that I dwell on
TIC point Hhloh troubles 50 many ; peoplo, VIZ:
claim that whatever it is that undorlics the
Dccchcr, Bowen. and Triton covenant, it is uosh-
Ing that intesferes with Mr. Doecher's usoful-
ncus, or which ought to interrupt hia work.
Nu Dlb 10 uGAEl any Lo1e ~ Ab44Gk
OUT Dir. Docchor's Bna before listening to or
reading his sermons than to understand the OK
act nature Of paul's "tAorn in tho losh" before
1eading lis Episiles.
Wore Dayld's songs lcss pure aud sweet
For Lila tempted heart and wandering feet7
Were tho stones III tho Temple lcsa fair an1 good
That Solomon bowed to gols Of wood ?-EAittler.
Whitfield vas great proacher, und did the
world good service, although ho was the apollo
giat and ally Of Shareholders aud slaye-trsdors, ;
George Washington was d humane man, al
though lie did drag = poor. escaped slaye-
woman bacL into bondage Childo Harold !"
is 3 noble poem, although written by rake /;
md Thomas Paine WAS statesman, philosopher,
aud patriot. although ho was All inddel. The
| world would bo poycrty-striolou to-day il do
| p1ivcd of the lnbors of all the men who would
| llayo failed to pnsa unacathed through Church
! Investigation. So, eyou admitting Tho poHaibil-
ity Of Mr. Dcecers so failing, insist that, with
| out fear Of injury to Tie cauHo OF morality, ho
may be permitted to work away until ao1no regu-
lar accusation is brought against him. ANY man'B
general reputation for deconcy should be ausNer
| enough to such q charge as that which loa
| against him; aud repeat that, when tho Con-
| gregational Church takoa Mrs. Woodruff for 4
[oader, I must decline tho houor OF being ono Of
| tho led. 1t il not possible that Mr. Deechor
could 80 fall without coming very soon to bittor
Repentance; and would IoaYo God aud him to
! settle it. Especially aa no concealed guilt eau
be 80 detrimental to public morals rs is our mode
Of trying criminals before jury OF q hundred
million pooplo. large part Of whom take les
Sons Of the culprit and mako q hero Of him.
JANE GREY 6w1ssuELM.