, 1874-08-31

thiA'nkol u LEH ulIlGtGDnku CGntufY. lACT isd-
tion ia nHogothor one Of special ploadng they
BnIply pin thur faith to tho Hki,kB Of 1)Sechers
plymouth ponNtcial robp, aud freely grant him
abnolutlon Of TUG con,nittal Of real and imputed
t1clit!1uonoles. Tley evidently rovel In faltl,-
tho tntt that oVorc0nosl mountains Of evidence.
Tho report uf thts friont1iy Oo1nmttoo In almost
Too srccloua to call for criticBre- An nrdeut do
sira pasmeases tho document to snse Boecher ut
my cost, md to cus.Aurve and prosorso from,
utter nnniliiatton tho manifold colossal interosts
Of plymouth Church.
"1NoENfCuB AND nEalAnrAn1E+"
From The Fndtttaapot,s Journal.
This business llas boon aon'cwhat prolific IN
remarkable tlocumenta, and tl,o report published
tltls morning iA certainly not tho loast ingenious
and remarkable Of tho lot.
CLEAR AND sTRoNG."
From The Cincinnati Gazette.
II Ia d cfoar and strong Rsatement.
"oouhp COME TO no orlrEn nEn1s1oS."
FROM tie M,leau&es Rtseo71ain,
The judgment Of the Committee waa not 1,nc1-
attached friends Of Mr.. Roocller's, who Ind Al,
abiding faith Ill Ills Christian integrity. hut also
because tho ovidonco produced wan Of 10 incon-
cluBivo Il c!arnctor that tloY could como to no
other decision.
"TllE VERDICT or Tl1H CONDENSATION"
FROM III Cincinnati Commercial.
It Ia long and ablo document, evidently pre-
pared by lnwyosr who know tho value Of woak-
oning tho force Of adserso testimony a!nl
hsrsngthening thu caBo Of ciiont. Tho
vordct Of thu congregation had boen ma!o up
she t!ay tLat Mr. BcecLcss ,lofo,,se was pub
Ist1od- Indeed, 1T IL doubtful whether clronn,-
stantia1 cvidonco Of any sort would have had ANY
OBJECT upon their conclusions.
"coSB1nER HIN DLACKatA1LBD AND LET nfI
From, tht La.fst,fe couritr,journal.
Dir. Becchors Committee has dono ttB work ns
vol m la could laye expected uut1or tue cir
cumstnuccn, and Moulton hha tho police to
thank for gotltng away from tho Plymouth mob
with whole hkin. Hereafter. whonevor groRt
man gets into trouble, it will bo just az vol,
Perhaps to consllor him hlackmailed and let
him 20.
'Erss rs;aMourn cnnnun NooxrHY."
from TIC C;xciHHHH Enquirer.
-, Doecilcrs 1ury1nnn havo found verdict.
They wore little ]ato, Tor larger and al in~
partial jury found n verdict several laya ago
but ucithor tho latoncss Of tho verdict nor tho
verdict itectf Is Of nuy consequence. There
| nercr was f. greater farce Of g trial thau this
Plymouth Church mockcry. The jury find
commit adultery With Mrs. Iilton 1t Tho times mud
places alleged, nor nt any tisncB and placcs not
alleged. ThaY evidently meant to do their duty
by thcir employer. They not only lind as above,
but, in order to cover tho sholo ground md aayo
themselves fnrthor trouble. thoy find That 10
Isn't guilty Of a,'y Of tho offonaes charged BY
! Theodore H}ton, "now Of hereafter, to mo THO
oxquisitcly sl1ggeatyo phraso Of tho tolegsaphio
! report. That ought to be conclusive. But thoy
| so further than this. Thoy Welcome Baceher
| and so'no other things, but unhappily omit to
| welcome lin to their wives. Tho Committee
olnng to tho rulca OF evidence when it suited tho
| purpose for which they wore solicited, and de-
| iondant who employed them. Tho report Of tho
| Committee roads aH though 1t wero mado up
| from Dcechors priTato statements to tho Com
| mitteo and not from tho testimony, for tho
letters whore authenticity iH not denied rcnoxse-
| lesslY uppot tho opinions Of tho packOd jury.
|
| PLYMOUTH CHURCH---A POPULAR
| FUND FOE rTLToN.
! 10 the Editor Of The Chicnyo Tribune:
-Four or five woohs ago, II q communication
to your columns, I said, In regard to tha plyua-
outh Church Investigating Committed:
hcttero there ia now bc!ng rloted aud carried out
chpo In Is hat 1 ese sosplracy sssnst
Justice which, IN It's einous enormity will shock fl.
tire aea as It goes down 10 them lii history. Men Of
capable OF wIckctneaB so-callod Christians If This ecu.
| tury were. I ueteva those mcn arc convinced oi
rns to esaeo @ taxG to ser aony
thoir power tho confessed lbortlna upon his throne
agatn, oven though that throne should re4t upon tht
| bleeding soul Of Ills arrealing victim.
Though 1t required no gift Of prophecy t
mako correct prediction OF this kind, yet ltf
perfect confirmation, 80 fn1 az tho report Of thu
Committee iH concerned. iat after sll, quite
startling, in ta revelation OF tho utter disregard
OF tho first principles Of trrlthfulnoss BY those
| so-called investigators.
Tlle ahamoful position TINT Plymouth Church
is to occupy has now been taleu. 1t will Aavt
Rono sporodic Byiupathos nnong phnriaeoB nut
side Of Brooklyn; Int it will bs virtually piyu!
outA Church for Boecllor, md against HIM III
tito world beside. plymouth Church cousrol
several of the leatt!ng pupcrs OF Now York, a1lt
wielda n ynst socinl influence there. This vii
all bo brought to boar against I1lton mud 1toul
ton III the lawguits that have bcol begun ALT
will DO started pertaining to these Issues.
Now, will the peopo allow Tiiton, poor as ho
In, 10 fight thcge battles alone? The cause o
Truth il ut stake It III now a question WlIethe
Door lnat,, With truth OIL his aido, and wrongod
beyond powor of words to doscrbe by tho fnyor
ito OF rich 1unto, Bhnl bo allowed to bo STRICKEN
down in hia appeal to tho courts Of tho land, TO
want Of frieut.n to prosecute these mon. I bo
iicye there Hhond bo call made for all who foe
like ii to send coHtributions-s.nal! sutns. larg
aums. any snnB, IL penny contribution Il yo
like, just as sach ono fluids conyenient-t
Tllootloro Tilton, Brooklyn, for defrnyn
law-oxrensou against BcecE,er and Ills accossorio
after tho fact. \ froo-wili Offering. believe
If euch MI appeal is mntle, and in such q wa
TINT tho puonlo feel IT TO be in earnest, .hero vii
roll into Theodore Iilton's oxclloquer raapons
that will mako plymouth Chulch groan throng
all itH yaultad aiH!cs. II.