, 1874-06-30

Alroady the hol-llcadod atlyocntos II Doecher
nro dnnonnclnH .Iiiton with iuaiscllmhate zonl.
Wo cannot Join lit tals cr.tBado against him.
he was tho editor Of tho Independent tho most
influential religious weokly III tho world, and
was alBo oditor of tho BrooklYn Unton-a strobg
aitl successful political daily. Nonors Noro
hloaped upon him. and IN the emily summer Of d
glorious. ,1]ut the bliglitihg frost Of this ono
scandal, which involved Tllton's nano killed. all
tho blossoms n tho eardch Of his lifo and loft
lin worry Job atnong mon bercft OF hta o.
sores Of slandor, robed in tic garments Of
Disgrace Ills editorial trusts were revoked.
hlon who Ind knowa him and respected
him turned awny from him and left
I'D any ono to look upon llis faoo. IIe printed
pnper Which found fow readers, nlboit It was
aby conducted He was oharged with stabbing
a good mans reputation, md tho ourso OF Cain
was iaia upon him: Tho ground lle tilted Yield
In Tho meantime how farod It With tho other
party to tho Hcandal7 Il ia tho boast Of rlynl-
outh Church TINT ita seats fonsel for moro
money this year than ever before. ialo College
flung VIDE Tho doors Of lts Theological School
students AZ tho best living exponent Of tho
morals anl othtcs Of their chosen caliing. Ho
nude leoturing tour 10 the Wost, and whore
tug prico Of Admission VA wns ~ hxcn a. as atIt, ~ tne
Of tho hall. pymoui6 Church grow
too Email 10 accommodate tho crowds
which thronged It. Money was wanted for
now church, aud tho tnonoy WAS rnisod IN day
authorship Of q weehly paper, md the papor i'm,
mediatoly acquired q circulation unprecedented
In tho history OF rellglous Journalism, Dr..
Dacon, called as Moderator Of Council corr
senod to critteIso Plymouth Church, could not
Withhold, In his subsequent oomnents, on tho
proceedings glowing euloHy upon tho characsor
uf Mr.. peGcior. Flo mngnittcd neenher'a mag
nauimity, whlo likoning, Il!ton to dog, It ap-
nears then that Bccultors fame fattenel on Til
ton'a dsRraoe. Who thon shall blame this man
for brcaking long, painful. self-imposcd
silence? Who shall oriticlRo him. whcn in ono
mighty effort to free himself from false acc'lsn-
tions bo lfta up his two arms againHt the middle
pillars Of tho temple aud burios all tho Phi]istihes
Of plymouth in tho great grave Of his own
misery?
From the Eric {F'a.> Dfspntch.
Aside from theHo facts we hive roaBons
based Oh private information. for believing that
oifenso against sIr. Tilton's domestic peace, al
though tho oiFonse was not an bad aa many poo
plo imagine, since It involved hlr. Beechcr a.
most exclusively. 70 such IN oxtent has thfs
misrepresentation boon carried IN ordor to brenk
down tho injured Tilton aud build up the ofrond-
ing Deooher that tho former HOW comes forward,
after four years Of rotioenco aH crolitablc and
mMKnaulLI1ua 1e IL III OVERWHELMINGLY Auu nlOhHH
tlio silence to yindicate his good nafro. And wo
wtll venture to say that DO emo oan road this vim
dication carefully without being impressed with
tho vigorous nnn1nnss Of its author, aud by tho
faot tllat he Is Il mitch inturod mat,--rot to Bay
the intended victim Of q bnAe conspiracy OIL tho
part Of some Of tho managers of Plymouth
Church.
From tho Rochester {N. ~ Democrat.
mr. Dcocler cannot. 1t BoGms, II ho has a truo
regard FOR tho Church, for tho moralitiea. or for
himself continue to remain silent. The Amer
lean people is au Intelligent community. It III
accustomed to weigh evllouce. Il y not oasily
delutlel. It will boliovo that Mr.. Boecher has
committed some hofnous offenBe which should
unfrook him. md mako his procepts OF no effect,
~ Illustrated by his iife unless he proffors aomo
creditable explanation Of tho damnatory lottor Of
, }an' Il }sn. Il
49, .trou. tho 81. Jostph t.,1as.) Gazette.
Tho eauctlmonioub, hypocritcal mantle which
haa covered the sins Of Henry Ward Boechor in
the past, In its fall exposes skeleton OF cusscd-
neBB equal only to the ideality Of sRtana worst
feature. The religious world would 10 bettor OF
with Inn rotten and forgotten.
From. Tho 81. Paul Iress.
Plymouth Church can HcnrceIy retRtn Mr..
Doecher III it's pastor In faco OF this public
charge against him, unless Mr. Deccher sllnl aA
publicly aony tho charge and prococa to demand
a complete Investigation Of the facts.