, 1874-06-26
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fHENHT WADn HEFNHEH.


article in this papor upon tho 1lton-Doechor
scandal has come to pass. 1Ir. Theodore Ill
ton, pushed into corucr by tho assaults Of tho
hev. Leonard Bacon. tho pillar Of Now England
CongrogatlonalIam. aud placed Ia position
whore, II he longor romans silent, ho mist ot1-
duro tho unenyiablc reputation Of boing COLI
ssderod llar md 4 s1anderor. has at lust
made public tho foundation for tho charges
against tho Roy. Hen.y Ward BoeoLor.
which hayo hitherto rested upon rumor
and the statements Of irresponsible par-
tics. Tho nature Of theHc chargos is
not giyou IN tlota!, but as Mr. Tilton apoa!ss Of
tlom as "offenaes which I forbcar to namo or
charaotorizo," and Us in tlo sumo connection ho
prints lettor In which Mr. Doeohor Expresses
the most humble contsition and pontenco, and
oven wlshes tint he woro dead. 1t may be as-
Aumed that thoy are Of tho gravoBt character,
affecting him not only as minister
but also 40 man. A brief reylov
of tho oaso will prepare tho render for
tho statua it has now reached. Theao charges
first Raw tic light in tho columns OF Woodruff
antl o|sylin's Weekly, paper published by tho
notorious AIRS. Woodruff and hor equally noto-
riouH sister, Tennio g. Caain. Tho character Of
theao women, who from tho most charitable
Po'n1 o' VIC" ese aa'ohsnfoSses' mid Oh theif
p"P'' "a'on "as nos = long hAoee suppressed oy
su' "us''oi' '''0o 4o' 'a i''''0eSAs "ho Aa"1'oas
aa"e'a "as no' ""oh I'd 10 secure any eseoesce
for tho story, but subsequently it camo
ooA'Ao sno pu'n'' u1ec'ty IRON Alf'
n'nly " oo"eu' ptona"ens nomoer
r94Ao"'n oau''A' a"u 'lu!ieo''y lfon
"@'' 1"Se'' - 0"''' 4nAono. *""S 'uo puo"o ~
oIeo w." a'.s a.a'' 1o'"'"'s 'Ao eo'au"l' ~e@t'
~, 's' 'ss'Do A'e oo'no''
Nsa "''4 : l'0a'n sD' 'IAs "sAaizas'on
-" - e .I e1' "'s'.'' "s"''' ~ "o' 'ai'ns
~ ", o~ $500, ~ ,@' e','' "04''o'ei'k ~
~, M ', w.. w. 1.' aA ~ o." ~ ~ spfoao'
e s0'A P"'0eA '"' 1''"'s' ~ A41uoaen onatcn
Allo 10o eons1'sA'.o"''' uvuo'a1pa''oo' ana De-
~, ~ :, 'A "A .''A sno soa1'''s'
, ,.e o", 'p''>S''o As.ee'AeAs
w.. 's' ',.' 1o' 1''"o''' "ou 1"too' os
''',e.4 e'eA'''s wv" ~ ~ D1o~oaNs Aosst'ea
49, AosNs'o1'
''e"' =. e>o F.oa''e'.'s III suo par*aerantp
"'''' ~ "a' A''a'a wv 4at'' Au' s&ots "ea ID
WY '''' n1'"'n' Aaa nau aa6utnea o'@ehsiohs
~D "SAo Ao.to'aaD'o' Alo oos"u 10 sof'ooslY
4"!uie nos oniS iSn'oo1n enuroh, bus Other
conefeea'lonal chufohea' Iho protest at first
ca1ne IN a friendly spirit Of adyioe, but
It was unhoeded. Plymouth Church firmly, and
YiAf4nnf1r rofn r. N,ou ala
and virtually informed tho demonstrating
churches TINT thov could mind their own buai-
nosa. This action suporinduccd tile calling Of
tho Congregational Council at tho insta1 CO of
tho Reva. storrs aud Dudington. OF Now York.
ostonBibly tho object Of this Council was o de-
sermino what constituted the conditions Of nem-
hership In tho Church, tho .nodus opeTazdt OF
terminating TINT memberahtp, and aomo
minor points OF discipline, but in real
1ty this sandor WAS tho impalling
cause aud it colored all tue proceedings of tho
Council. 1he finding Of this Council, Is our
roadorH will rcmombor, was that thore had been
aochn'cal laches on tho part OF Plymouth
ennfcn' Which "as warned not to repeat the
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Tue Sofalet' II IL impossible to doubt, from Its
senofaa tenor, that tho Council expected
flymoath Church would 1nyostig ate md def
aateiy sess'e shem' sineo that ti1no, however,
11snnoosa oaurea aas taRen no ataps IN tho
nfastor'
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w." 'F $Ao ,opot' - wv o'''De' 'neousn 1no
so'a'''s " 'A' 1"0eps"as'" t'S nlaeo aoflos Of
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