New-York tribune., 1874-12-01

INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH ITS DELIVERY AT
BLOOMINGTON, IND, IN 1s72-IIGs TEACHINGS DE-
NoUNCEp BY A PROFESSOR IN THE STATE UNIVER-
sITY THE SCANDAL WHICH FOLLOWED - MR..
REFCuER's COUNSEL N SEARCH OF INFORMATION
REGARDING THE CASE.
From The Indianapolis SntineL
The Sentinel, hearing Il rumOr TO that effect,
AT once scr work ana found that ME- Beecners couh
sci were actually on The track OF MT; lllo as lre
turer an IN search N authentic Information regirC-
g his celebrated discourse delivered at tLe state Uni
verstY at oomlngtJn, Oh the tHeme ol HOhe' sweet
Home - February 1877! on whch occasion one OI Tue
Professor rose his place IN the audience ana De
nouuced the doctrines which Nj: HtOn pre1chei Ia
pursuit OF Information on the cOllege eeute WHICH Inen
took place. aud subsequent social scandal winch
made tne story OF TtOn's lecture more notewor hy,
Mr. Beeehers cOnfd niil friend Shearuan nld written
to the opponent Of Mr. Iton, on tha memorable occa-
sion Prof j. L. Gay. II is 0t coqrre Impossible 70 say
precisely what Information Prof Gay has forwarded as
me mas REUSED 10 be inerv wed on the subject Jul an
investigation OF the quarrel which cost the Professor MS
tnaton serves SNOW. with every degree Of prODa-
bty what must have been the nature OF the intelli
gence hch he had to give Il Is OF KIND to backen
Mr.. Tltons general character, oy aHorulpS coIaeral
proof the stories already IN circulation IL regard TO
lis free-loye prGcyltles hr Ilton IN nls lecture i
uome, sweet Home, whicn had been s-lected oy the
students for delivery, dwet upon the subject viii
warmth OF Imagination and la1ty OF morals mat was
described as startling. He acquired almost complete
sway over younger portion OF his audience. VINO
rusne up the stage 10 tne speaker when
ne closed and declare their adhesion 20 tne new IGe
trlne Of which they regarded him as sort OF upose
Foremost among them vas one who attrr%atd hppn@ed @
the theory " practice Pfo Gay wrote Ietlef " tAe
newspapers ia ls1 OF wnIcn the foloWinS Is the part
mo the present ihsue:
Is aad yourself night rle hat ID ee:
and -hkpt eiafs De-
vrreS Fauv SGas and Of ne eptens
the Ne Of The UEIen true tA1i Cd ThIi
"a. for part Of gatraseu as
ladies' xno are University the los; napp9Prate isd
unutshe drrsd tbem He aIi he
before olOv Impulses Epe ustDetS
Of nature" asD aDSas pro-Isa
lie Dlute4 SIth sods
ssnned % repeat here bat Sho qnr eoarnc,
nust nave noa.ht lie seemed 70 be n
terus With Chach for be said 4 he h2d hs
he both Nos eonhlde7Dg nst
s.rrut of ;b humb Of the Chu., submit that
afr1ut both Nay
all veil Faculty
sAar shat the
their free felt bound
enent that he would crush
TIE State Clleh" These The whT t
jenouDcs the esuegt aiterauce oi s
man The zna
Of ihos minis sho cA-
by the rb.tore eoqueucS o. thi. dangerous
Among the many beautiful sentiments put forth ~
Mt ri!tOu was 10 the effect lhat-"n aay two
among them promised each other enduring love- tAeF
were, IA fact, a. much man and wife la the eye al
heaven the sanction OF the law and the benedietiss
OF the priest had pronounced them So" At Least
couple OF those VINO listened him put lis theory
practiee 10 Disgrace OF the Institution and taeir
own MISERY Tue great scandal which ensusd,
whether could fairly traced ~ the lecture NOT,
had effect of creating strong reaction IA
favor Of Prot Gay. ana the who failed 10
AIln ti tiI.e ackuOw l.sgea their error.