The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-13
SELBY COLUMBIA DECEMBER 49, 1874 VOL

The GLENDENNINa VERDICT. Tho
Official finding of the jersey City Pres
bytery in the case of Rev. John S.
Gicaaeac!cg, Just made public, is QUO
of those documents the logic of which
it would be difficult to find out. In
the face of the results which followed
upon Mr.. Glendenning's "visiting"
the unfortunate Miss Pomeroy $50
frequently and ut auch unreasonable
hours, and living on such intimate
| terms with her as to occasion public
suspicion of impropriety," &C., Of
which the committee convicts the re-.
verend gentleman by vote of IL to S,
they yet acquit him of the preceding
and principal direct charges, involv-
ing her downfall and shame and ulti-
mate death. In no other way are the
terrible and sad results which fell upon
the young woman accounted for than
by the admitted intimate relations of
the accused to the deceased. The case
is most mournful and distressing one
in all it's aspects. The unfortunate
young woman, in dying, declared that
the man with whom her relations had
been SO intimate, and towards whom,
it appears. she had nons but feelings
of sympathy and affection, was the
father Of her offspring. Tho ouly re-
lief IN The case is that respectable
minority OF the Preabytcry seemed to
believe this statement, as on the
primary and most serious charges tie
votes were respectively to II and 8
to IL. Aud yet the Fresbytery dis
poses Of A1r. Glendenning with a
solemn ce.snro on the lesser charge of
compromising his Christian charac-
ter"-if he had apy-by the "visit-
ing," tue intimacy" &C., and orders
his pastoral relations with the rartiQu-
lar church with which he was con-
necte6 to be dissolved Even from
this mild sentence, Mr.. Glendenniug
proposes to appeal to tue Synod for IL
reversal OF judgment, and says that in
the neantime he will continue to
preach. The judgment Of the Presby-
terry is understood to stand till its re-
versal by the Synod
In view OF the testimony before the
presbytery OF the dying declaration Of
Miss Pomcroy, Of tho respectable mi.
nority of the presbytcry that expressed
their belief OF the criminality OF Glen
3enning's relations with her, and the
great minority which pronounced him
guilty OF compromising his Christian
character as above. it will he difficult
to induce the public to consider him
guiltless of the chief acts charged
against him. There is no reason why
cases Of this kind shonld not bo tried,
as they are i'll courts Of law. without
fenr, favor or affection. and without
permitting sentimentality and personal
predictions to prevent tho admins
trntion and tiwart the ends of Justice
The crime. az charged, is terrible
enough, but ID made sickening and
hileous by tho contcmptible unmanli.
ness and brutal seGshncss which per-
m'ttcu the poor victim to go to her
grave to save the perpetrator of her
ruin. Religion has nothing to fear
from The alleged crimes Of such men as
Glepdenning aud Bcecher. If human
folly could impair divine institution,
it would be when indiscreet professors
OF religion try to throw sleeps cloth
ing over manifest wolves. It is a
striking proof of the vitality Of Chris
tianity. that despite the misconduct Of
hypocrites. it is constantly increasing
it's hola upon the respect and conf
dcnc. Of the world d-Buuimo,'e Sun.