, 1874-12-26
THE lsEy. L. L. HAMMOND.

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A x,ntc,nc,,t Nv tho r,cv. ~. r. %v,,,,..
ton. OF e,ulcxh,rr. a,t.
10 the Editor Of 3he Chicago 1ribunr.
GALEaBuI0t ILL.,, Dec. 2D,-On Doc. To-. md
again Dec. II, yolir editorial columns made cor.
tain statements respecting tho Rov. Il. p, Hum
mond, tho wo1l~tnown Evangelist, wllct, state.
ments hnvo cauBod no little rogrot hero, among
class Of people to wnom tho best supnort Of
your paper III duo. II tho types really teIl your
mind, you l'ayo boon lotl to givo tic powerful In
huenco Of your paper to number Of very clpa,,
md tranat'aront slant1ers II surprises ,pany
among US that great metropolitan Journal. like
TIE TRIBUNE, should consent to ntakn ropu.a-
tson for fairness OIL tho secondhand tlings Of IN
obacuro country piper tho Gulcsburg Plain
deater), whose a,,gry and reckless cEargcs wo
sno You quoting With full editorial sanction.
Some ono lns nado q mistako, aitI mn surc
mono Will DO moro cordially willing tlinn yourself
to hayo any misunderstanding corrected.
You mention n ..st. 1,ouia nr,yo-nrh,orn
nm ou,,,,,o1, IT,, ,ru 11.s,..,,, -. 40
,,' eapso W ~ au, ll"in1.onu 10 .aoof hefo III
~" noetl"es III " T5 PUT ulem. Mr bmltlt, Of
st. Louis, convert In Mr.. 1lammonds meetings
a year ago, was nero fow days, lIo came m,
oxpcctodv In AR II ho hoI,oxo1 H.. go, "
NM, Io ,rsu 49,. nj, t,na ~, ~ '"u ooce"'
~ =. ""u ~. l"'u u','o " 'AF' H., OF any
one elso I'll tile city anu his behavior did coll
yiuco good many tint tho atsonps l,o was
making to 1.-Two d Christian 1ifo waa somct1,;,o a
t,ood ,sco, ottar t, t,,o "a, ho,,t.,s.
;nG ns o.,t 1sm',1,",a n 'as ,'.s ps'ze-hsht
i'e' ",o "'"''Ao'''ios7' u n'7 u1eou'eftou past.
again. you speak Of q supposed acanlaloug
passago during h1r. Hammond's stay in r1oyi-
donce. II. l.. son,o voars e,rco-of a o,,,rao J.,
ono,, n,.nt,n,. W ocr.a,,a, ,ass,,.,e. salso III
s,nnoao ~ 10 ~ ros,,'tas j., |.'u aoe
6"ppoao 10 Aa'o resulted IN u'1 undigutled Hcan-
por out of town by tho dsgracod
prencl,or, Tho ct1itor nf fila GnIcu1,,o
p,a;n,ienle,- totd ,t,a r,thor atr,nn s,or..
ra,,r .sa,,a,, H., ,.,,. 10, s a.o'J o'lo.c
so". tapu4 Wv Dus W. haa oeafd htm talk
nal"nge1s ~, polofe ahu "ofo not surprised at his
however, Thig slaulcr uas very nuick1v cxn,oa.
n, hv ,nttor ro,o,,ott tr,-, H.
~ ~ c.n.s ~, s,I I 'ao I,oaon. itincpal
,, oi 'no o'a'o No1ma' ochooI At providence, CIV
stating that Mr. II. won wide RESPECT md otYec.
tiou xh;,c IN provi1onco tbo, = ora,r,, - ~
frin,u1a hnlc linn fnrorail otthn rn;<ao a,o ~ .a
mud tIat II yas universally ncknnwinrc,1 tnn
WV eScaIicni nv wa @ M ~ nnrn,ao aa pe'n every
Yon atato' fnrthor, INK * r. ~ 4 hr,thor.
mon r. Ga,aut,r-r ,tnato..u, !ptosnet-cloEs}-
llammonha cinra,er h;s !. IT, oHposo Mr'
man ia naalor Of I'm 1rnynraa,;s. rmrel1 r.
na anv ~ 10 q, H. tt;"oa ~ A1hcss
liz hcoinninr hnxaror i'a ~ ~ tn.u'n. an, rIoh
,nina ~ 1'a,invm H. ny aas saenacd ootef-
rinaa h,.sncr;tn mi fra,1 n1nie"t aMn T. ilss-
omb If wt,othcr ha vnmi1 hn ;i,;,,s, 10 " ~ aoast
tho titlo voi, r;rn hin, M IT, II r., ~ 1.cshR
er" f cnmrsc tbo 1,aasor +, n,,a,io, @ oap n
,;c,t - s!n laS;sos IL QUESTION naa clear
raga rn" H. ~ t t!;epaes r. 70 accept
nossc in Wow nr t,o 10 nu' a.e tit IT, ~
estiu,nto maY not bo nItorotor n i,,Jic;o1 ona 40
lint ionsn aid ma1tco,n rmota roaar.1; pne & oa
,nnn i,o IL yill;nr tn abor mnv mi ts se..r, 'no
;n,nor,onco With, atr;ct r,;,,;t, asaao aii
nero,r, item s41 ''~'S' '"pA' ''"'''5 "o"'1 Aos
You further lcscriho tin ro);c,ous .;tr,,,on
Ina nnv"r rforc aean to aa a,, 81, nalcspn
nnd i",i,n.to ,apnon, H." n. 4y meh acn eoral
lar rornus cl,mrchna n,nornn"na a tor or5not' 95
lon, niienntions nro t,,rno1 to fr,ou1u,, @
ppirit Of Chrintian kjnduass il iii arnag 't elio
iac M NO tGini,' iayo anrr'Iv ntiocoeI H.,
mn1 and hia wnrls norn h1r" hno.' "tii
t,,at srlar nav ~, ~
ut work for .oSi oitect they aro ,nnst ~ n9a i,Ia
wnrd ,yti, ronr ,,arnntas;o :" Meli.aon
reference To Mr. 1ian,n,rn.i'a 5abnra T., t mh
,n,t. ia mou 1arn W,,oa aoi saoIi7 III elas COM
sork Inst Saturday. Ho i,as heam znatn,,gs an5 ua5
uIlofatrahle. 'r!oso rnn hovo ,r"ta;,n.s ia; I,u
alos! constan1iy lcattts WITH one Voico to their
confidence ~ INN as 4 mnh deeply in earnest to
10 go0ti. He Is unique i'll mRllner ana methods |
3ut. aHilo from al tint is eccentric aud Deculnr'
here il IN underwriting fidelity to what iI,o 1nan
lolda tn bo hin n,;spion nni1ar f:nI yix IT,
,orsm.i;nn n,o,, "a r;nbtno,,a,.nar e'"' VIA tue
i, t'raat ,na ~ ior;t6 W. .ei:s';e
M l1u h4uAt tualulh5 " fouslou6 people horo
col tint fflcaelltaDlb good has beel lo.lo through
tf. l1am!nouda fundamentally, nllied to /
h0 Chribtinu corporation of tho cl,urcheH
pr il tho end vet Va bo1aye that thn
cyiyal OF yi1hirous74ess now ~ rrnrross
n,onn y. ,vih a:nnti,,,,n ,,r ,,sar ~ Ftobicss
;tS ~ - ~. ~. 1 eus'Mo NV NV Ptuots VI aA eS-
o"oloiu y, ~ ~ 6ouu o1eGss hre apparent every
n.y. Ho are persuaded! TINS hundreds have
utetly taken Bldos with God, untl will live
0blor lives for IL. / AMI sure that my words |
eprcseut tho overwhelming Observation-Disclosures, nf
M regiog snnti1no,,t in ti3;4f cn,''n,n,;.,. ,,oa
m ionlt tl1nt snool. fnr ~ nrant ~ . .!oa
" . t1 i s ttots NJ ~ r. .4.o !,1e11 t1a!oiaty |
: =, t'o Ac"uota " AAtS 4HhuSE nefeaponl |
mar nave written llas boon Mt tho expressed |
esiro Of u largo number Of your Subscribers. az
81 III at the request OF ministerial brethren,
o,noorora ,, Mlt! mo IN alr. Aam'nonds meetings.
No Would Ako inserted, also, tho following
Elof Testimonial to our united confidence in Mr.