The New York herald., 1874-09-21
The Religious Press on Scandal, sci-
ence, Politics, Religion and Educa-

Tho Religious Press on Scandal scA-
ence, Politics, Religion and Educa-
tiOn.
Our religious exchanges have OF late hardly
time to complete a review OF one ''statement
concerning the Plymouth scandal ere another
one, fresh from some morbid brain, makes lts
appearance. Hence, while the Christian Union.
the Examiner and Chronicle and the Christian
Leader Of this week were discussing Mr.. Moul-
tons latest addition to the scandal literature,
Mr.. Tilton has given them another morceou
for next weeks editions. The first named pre-
sents in striking contrast Mr.. Beecher and
MIR. Mouiton as two very unlike men. It
quotes Moulton's own words from the state
ment which he pretends to have drawn up for
Mr.. Beecher, and in which the Plymouth
pastor is made to say, 81 have committed no
crime" whereas MIR. Moulton knew that
Beecher was an adplturer, Again Mr.. Beecher
is represented as drawing up paper in which
he denied all guilt and with which Moulton
declares he ''was very much pleased" The
Union sees no reason to suppose that Mr..
Moulton ever tried to tell the truth in this
matter and it judges him to be utterly in
capable OF understanding the truth. It thinks
Mr.. Beecher's efforts to soothe and conciliateF
such man as Tilton was like "tryin' squirt
guns on the internal pit" But while it con-
demns Mr.. Beecher's judgment in thus trying
to repress or suppress scandal for the sake
of others, his efforts in this direction it says,
bespeak q disposition not one jot less noble
than his friends have always known his to be.
The Union also devotes couple OF columns
to Professor Tyndal1, and it thinks the Chris
tian Church is falsely alarmed by his address,
The Eram,ner and Chronicle treats Mr.. Moul-
tons statement as if it was confirmation OF
guilty secret held by the parties in this con-
troversy, and it asks, What was the secret the
suppression of which was deemed SO vital?
1t will not admit Mr.. Beecher's innocence
until it shall be proved in court of law, and
it thinks MIR. Moulton is as worthy OF
credence as Mr.. Beecher. And if the secret
is what Moulton says it is Beeche- should
get out Of Plymouth pulpit and out OF Brook
1yn. The Christian Leader, which has from
the beginning been the sturdy champion OF
Mr. Beeehsg'g innocence, analyzes Moultoaa,s
statement, which it declares Contains not
particle of evidence to support the charge OF
adultery except what rests on Moulton's SELF
contradicted and doubly blackened word.
His statement is puerile, unclean and bias
Mr. Halliday's testimony, which he (Moul-
tony passes over altogether in silence. The
Leader also fires some hot shot at Professor
Tyndall 1t is disappointed with his address.
1t is not worthy of him. 1t is weak, obscure,
vain and boastful The Leader would rather
know him for an atheist-if such thing be
really possible-than suspect that he Is
coward and hypocrite.
The Baptist Weehly has ON obituary on
Guizot; the Baptist Union an article on the
attempt to exclude the Lee avenue Baptist
church from the Long Island Association; the
Fi'eeman's Journal a leader on Political Prin-
ciples in the United States;" the Tablet one on
"Mary and the Cross Though in it's head
| ing Mary comes first yet it declares that after
the cross of Christ in the name Of Mary is
the hope Of the Church. The Boston Pilot
thinks it is high time that the Irish voters in
America were something more than hewers Of
wood and drawers of water to the democratic
party, and that hereafter they must demand
places on State tickets. The Chicago Stand
ard, stanch and we'll conducted Baptist
| Journal felicitates itself on having attained lta
majority this week. But, like many young
men and enterprises, it sees its twenty-first
year with heavy burden of debt resting on
it and nothing to pay it off with.