, 1875-12-19
GLENDENNiNG.
The Alleged seducer OF Mary
Po11aeroy.
How He Was Called to the
Presbyterian Church at
Henry, ILL.,.
Extraordinary ElIibustering to Get Him
Thsre-The Church Disrupted in
Consequence.
L Mother in Israel Who Doesn't
Want Him 10 Minister to
"0ur Daughters"
His Sympathetic Support, and
the Public Indignation
Against Him.
An Interview with the Man Himself
How He Looks, and What
He Says.
He Claims that the 1ersey-City Preshy-
terry Disposed Of All the Charges
Against Him;
Tells Hard Stories Of Miss Pome-
roy, and Of Her Relatives
and Friends;
And Declares His Intention to Remain
in His Present Home.
An Interview with the Man Himself
How He Looks, and What
He Says.
He Claims that the Jersey-City Preshy-
terry Disposed of All the Charges
Against Him;
Tells Hard Stories of Miss PO1ne-
roy, and of Her Relatives
and Friends;

From Our O.cn Correspondent.

From Our O1on Correspondent
HENRY ILL.,, Doc. 18.-Until very recently, few
people outside this immediate neighborhood had
heard Of this Town OF Henry. ard the townafo1k
didn't reckon it much OF place anyhow. Bu=
now, Henry, instead OF being vaguely remem-
bered by tho outside world Us the site Of the big
lock on the river is one Of the most exteueively-
advertised places in the West. It has given
birth to sensation OF ute extensive propo1-
tions, and decidedly unique in its way; and the
town, in consequence, feels its consequence; +;
and every man, wocaau. and child. IN the town,
in consequence, also feels consequential, and is,
so to epeak, filled to overaovipg with secBe Of
the magnitude Of this same sensation, which all
seem intent upon magnifyine.
IT'S ALL ABOUT dLESpESN1Va;
an d Henry has loomed up into extraordinary
prominence as the town to which be has been
called to oficiate as 3 minister of the Gospel
the extraordinary fact that such town could
be found being what e1cited the sensation nnd
gives prominence to Henry. Tho slckening
scandal In which be lately figured at Jersey City
need not be recounted in detail. Newspaper
readers will remember that it was proved. By
testimony conclusive to everybody except the
Ptcsbytery which tried him, that Glendenuiue.
with promise Of marriage. seduced Mary Pom
croy, the organist Of his church, and that,
when her shame could no longer be con-
cealod and she had confessed the truth, ho, by
1ouri.hing pistol, frightened the wretohed
woman, about to become q mother, and sick and
henri broken rs she was, into signing Eetrac-
tion, e3culpating him. a few weeks after, t1n-
1,1r5 ~ har n17n
aud his guilt, she died and John S. G]enden-
ming wil1ibe longest remembered Tor the coward
ice with which then, to shield himself, he sought
to hemp infamy upon her in her grave. her
deash sayed him from conviction in d court Of
law. for there WAS no witness left to teetlfy to
his guilt. But An ecclesiastical tribunal-the
Presbytery Of jersey City-laid hold upon his
case and, as mankind nowadays e1poc. OF
occleslastical tribunals in such cases, acquitted
him +; but the acqnittal Was Of
THE MOST DAMx1xG SORT.
With all the pressure that could bo brought to
bear, ho was acquitted Of the charge OF seduc-
ton under promise Of marriage, by judgment Of
five OF his Judges that be was proved guilty,
against the votes OF sixteen TINT he vas not
proved guilty OF the charge OF bastardy. he
Was acquitted By verdict Of nine of them that
he was guilty, to twelve who voted not guilty !;
and Of obtaining the retraction by threats and
violence, two Of his judges voted to find him
guilty. Then, IL IT to illustrate the pitiable
vhitewash the affair Was, eight Of his judges
found that it WIS proved he had given her an
eugsscment-ring. is, had been engaged
to marry her.-while thirteen found that not
proved and they all found that he had compro-
missed his Christian character by indiecreet at
tent1ons to Miss Pomeroy, and calls upon her at
unreasonable hours and dismissed him from his
church. OF, as it WAS euphenistically put severed
his relations TO the church in Jersey City az pas
tor.
From this convictions acquittal, which would
have driven him from the pulpit, Glendenning
appealed to the Synod, which enabled him,
pending tho appeal, to retain his pulpit and
draw bis salary, until he found it necessary to
withdraw his appeal, and the action of the Pres
bytery stood confirmed, and, BY the withdrawal,
he escaped expulsion from the ministry. This
much Of his record is briefly recapitulated, that
these who havo forgotten may recall who this
man John 8. Glendennipg is.
It then seems to have occurred to him, and to
his supporters, that 1t was
A GOOD TIME TO $50 WEST"
AT any i8ter Ill 0ePse9oeA AAsoss *1o Aooo1 sVA&a4
Church here, which was probably the
most influential, az it was the wealth.
lest church organization in Henry. want
ed minister They applied to the Rev.
Jonathan Edwards, D. D., Of the First P1esby-
terlan Church, Of Peoria, and formerly Pre5l-
dent Of the Washington and Jefferson College,
to recommend some one- He suggested Glen
denning. This Was in September last. There
suit was that in October, the Rev. John 8.
GIcndennine preached his "tEiRl-sermon" here.
It was not really superior effort; it was not up
to the level Of what would be called brilliant
in the larger towns; but it Waa far more ornate
than they we're in the habit of hearing here, and
vas quite effectively delivered, and, on the
whole. produced favorable impression.
But even here there were people who renen.
tered that affair in New jersey. aud
who knew enough about It to 3na KNOW tnas Ien-
shepherd OF the fold hereabouts. The next
evening. a meeting Of the congregation was
held and there Were so many such people pres
ent that his name uas not pressed TO Fote
and. bT an ea1;y adjournment, discussion was
avoided.
three days after,-on the 7th Of October,-a
accond meeting was held. Many OF those in
tarested. feeling, as some OF them have told me,
that it couldn't be possible TINT such = mnn
would be employed Us minister Tor the chutcn.
did not attend. It VAS stormy nlght' and, ala
told. Lut twenty persons we're present. vote
wa then taken on the question of calling Glen
den,,inp to the church to preach for Year. and
wns carried by fifteen to five; and. OF the fifteen
votes. ten we're cast by the four Elders and their
families.
This excited ...
4 sroax or EyD1GNA11oS,
which extended beyond the congregation to sho
town and adjacent country geueraly; ana
numerousls s-signed petition. protesting against
the cali to G1endennlng, and asking that another
meeting be held. in order shat the V1e"e OF the
full congregation might be expressed, was pre-
scented to tie Elders. So vigorous vas INC PC