, 1874-07-31


SIN In common with every wetl-wisher to the
carso Of religion aad good morals. I feoi q pro-
found interoas in t:le graat Bcandal llut ia now
onerossing public attention. II tho pastor Of
Plymouth Churcl, haa beou guilty OF tho ct,u-
duct charged upon lin, We may wsll e1claim,
" o what fall is i,ero my oountryDon The
cause Of truth and morality will, Indeed. survive
the shock; virtue will still bo virtuous. and
cl,s!lauge tho respect oi manktnd vice will at1ll
10 vicious, and ba so adiudgod By the 4oarts
dcenest Instincts. think eau even SEQ how
good may result. though Dir. Bacch1r DO
found guilty. Aside from impEossing, with ter
riblo emphasis, tho old LESSONS j" Keen thy heart
With oil diligence for out Ut it are tho ssues OF
life. and "Let him TINT shnketh ho standsth
take heed lost be also fall. 1t may be shat just
sucla lightning -sttoko was pocded to destroy tho
postileusial yapors Of freo-loye, or, In srusr
phrase, lust. which enBhroulod sono Of our
people. sitting tlloBe groas sentiments OF virtue
which even heatAou natlons have not failed to
reco.nlzo.
Yet much harm will certainly be found among
tho Arst-fruits. The rock 0l otfause bong 10
great, 1t caunot but be tlat many Will btuiuolo.
Those weak III fa.th will be rudelY jostiod. Tho
scoflsug aud pfofane will feel encouraged. Lib
ertininm will carry a more brazen front. Again
wall bo reaIizad the BAD truth, SO often illus.
tra,sd before. tAat the seFerost blows Glris-
tia1ity aver receives are III In tue house Of lta
friends. And, besides WHO cab contemplate
without utter sinking OF heart, the fati Of one
30 great, aud, "a Aoratoforo NIL havo felt. 10
good, ~ Horny War, Daeehor7 Personally nn~
known to hin, dapsecaiing many Of lls theolagi-
cua opinionH, l Aage yet Aeesa aeetastosned to
regard Mr. Beeoher III embo1,lnE In Il pre- e'1si"
nont t}egree, tho nobest attributes ot our ooul~
mon humanity,-
~----the elements
So mixed IN him that Sa.m:s night stand UP
AuA aay tu Ill tho world, Thta Ia Il n,sh
cann.t, viii uus, botiove this lnDn tie base
charneter as. T.lton declares, until she consl's-
sion III foroea npui, the.
And yet a.n sorry to say that looking at the
case III 1t NOV stands, Eegaiaia. it in shs Light Of
tho evidence TIM. has a!seadY boon submitted,
tue odds aro tent tulls ngainBt tho gralt preaoh-
CT. LIS strength IL III lis reputation, aud IN
.lat Of his aeGusor. But t4s will nos autllco:
man hut that will do air. Bseohar no good, II it
bo natlo evsdeut tAst 10 IL guilty ot tl.o charges
his aaeailant has preferred agaluht tiln. The
vial question III not wAetfler Theodore Tilton
has proacl.ed aud praetiued freo-loyo, but. Has
Henry Ward Dcoc!ler been 80 prnetictug, while
divert pb!ie attention fron tho fault of tlie lAt-
ter, by dlawing q dark piotura OF tho former, ia
Il las pee,, yalI that ws hnve the word Of Mr..
Deechea aKAtuat tl1As OF Dir. 1iiton, and that'
auoh being Tho Case. tllu issue Cannot bo doubt
fa}. ! AN amazed that such . p!eL could 20
thought Of. Nothing could ho further from tho
truth. Tho terrific arraenmcnt which Mr.
Ytlton has seen Ut to bEsng agasnst the nsao&lyn
pantor docs not rest upon tho foruer's HNoEn
statement alDne. 1t IL elltuently documentary.
rhcae Documents purpprs to 10 Ill part tfoul mr..
I.ovcher, aud iu part froua hla alleged aocon-
pco III guilt. Neither Mrs. IAtun uor W.
3.aecLer il tho HtAteulouta they hayo made, dis
uutu the getllllu0nesB OF the d0euMonts IhoY
clal1n merely tint their meaning Inns boon dis
tortod that they are mt inconsistent with tue
iuuoua,,ce OF tic accused. Huol.. however, III
not tho natural Impression they make Oh the
.niuu uf thu unprecedented reader.
Thoro IL the apology,-tls Wonderful apology.
Tho gounlpouoaH OF tLla paper W4a questioned
BY III, Doecl,er'e frlullls ut lhe outBat. But ha
d0os not question it. II IL, III faut onntlrtnol by
subsequent paper from Air. noecher's Aand, IN
which hp Bpoaka of It ~ tiny apology" New,
il tho caae he as Mr. Titou atatas it, ttls doou'
ent is perfectly ntalligiblu, as In fnos, alo thc
9asious other writings sahn.ittesl ~ pyoaf. Ia
pleahlo OIL any otllor hypothesis. / do LAY
lint ,.ayo not yet boon aG!o to conceive ct any
othvr explanation tAat IL not. to say tito laaat,
extremely forged. I'M more thu ready TO con.
| culo A!l TINT has been said touel!nB Mr. Heae!.~
er'a warNl Eeaeroua, i.apN!slVa natMta. haoll
lAan alo mt accustomed to oxproSa tho1holVos
by hayos. In thoir zoai to toll tho whole truth
| lhey often 50 qulta heyona tho tratls Taia ts
| particularly tho cAao whuu thoy are speaking "
! 1r Auajunt themselves. What might appoar to 4
| colder and moro calculating nature W only q
| fully Or mistake, &BHuu,eA III tholr oonieHA!oaa
| ths dark pulaEb sna dseaA ptoposs44na Of Ill.,