The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-09-03
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IN this degenerate age the man has
at last been found who is willing to
cast the first stone. He is a minis ter
too, and lives in Chicago His name
ID Mccarthy In a late sermon he says
The hour has struck when the pulpit
and the religious press must abandon
Mr. Bcecher or else share his ruin .--
And ! must declare to you to-day, that
regard myself as specially qualified,
aud therefore specially called upon to
stand 10 the van and lead OF in the ut.
tcrauces Of the gospel ministry in this
sad and embarrassing emergency.
There Is no scarcity, m this city or
elsewhere, OF Christian ministers whose
lives have been stainless, whose walk
has been living and beautiful exem.
pliieatiun Of Christian morality aud Of
tho Christian spirit But ! honestly
believe there Is not one in this city, if
there Is one ia the whole country, who
can present 60 a congregation such
singular aud convincing credentials Of
personal purity as myself After hay.
ing been q preacher Of Christ for SIX
trcu yeats, during which time / exer-
yiscd nay profession at different places
al over the United States, having lived
an This viii unmarried, and having
discharged NY professional duties iu
the most ihoughlless and impoitic
manner imaginable, Il was tot uutil
last winter. iu this city, that q one
ever p esumed to call Ia question my
character and conduct, ur threw me In.
TO the erueible To- be tried by tire.
But NY time bad at last come. aud the
trcacherous deacous Of the Fourth
Church joined hands with the Jealous
ministers Of the Baptist Churches OF
the city agd Invoked an the resources
OF intrigue aud cruelty at their com.
mani 70 crush 70 death a poor brother
miuister, whose only oiIensc was that
hc had salirzed a topcr's nose. lie.
solved 30 destroy him at al hazards aud
At auy cost, they secured the whole
community, they eudgeled their mem
Dries for thrce years back, they held
midnight meetings with closed doors
and darkcaed windows, they plotted
aud eauttiyed, they faved aad storm
ed. A last they drew up charges in
which they published 10 the world that
was a grossly immoral man not im
moral merely, bat grossly immoral -
Aud fof two months aitorv ard the cu-
tire community was anxi0usly iuqaii-
q ( who the unfortunate lady was --
Meanwlile tie whole North American
irees came 60 the assistance 81 the con.
spirators, ard their terrible charges
were published in every village from
Alsska 10 Florida They were pub
lished 10 hiebmond. Va where ! was
toul aaj brought up and attended cob
iegc. in FRANKLIN Tenn where ] bad
ms hrei settlement. ~ Rochester y.
y where ] took ny theological course
ard ii Miidletopn. \. y. where ne.
sided before | came acst Il was con
hdcnuy expected that Ia this way some
evidence might u procured 10 c8r8bo.
rate the charges Chicago held lie
breath. aud listened lof damaging "a
mors ltistenc8 ia vain he whole
country looked oa 10 Silent surprise
aai indignation And y hen these dea.
e0usl and ministerial aksassias. iacia9-
ibg ih their number some d The great.
est libeuines that ever lived, and
smartfug under the exposure 81 thrig
lewduess which ! constantly gave to
the pahlic. handed ID their spccisca
tons. they did Hgi dare to Intimate That
aaywhenc, o. a. aHy lime - aay word
d g,stafe. Is tbs pFcseGce u any Is
iaAie ID earth, bad ever lcea salisy
IF anything uatecoaiug gcateman.
4 Christian. e 4 minister Now. when