New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-11


cherished as Henry Ward Beechcr ana with arepu'ao
prior to this circumstance Stainless and who had taken
oath TO his Innocence upon his own conicsson "i'cr
ward under these circumstances was dcposod
| from the ministry.
| Tho Rev Mr. starsburg who was scttlcd-he may be
within the recollection OF my learned brother-who was
setted over tho First Presbyterian Church NJ Albany
with large congregation Of the influential ana the emil
pen men connected with tho State Government OF that
city: he was said TO be genius, an able and an eio
ouent preacher, apparently exemplary IN all tho REIN
ons Of c and it is said by my informant that he led
tho congregations and the public sentiment to adopt
the language of my informant, " as Beecher ana TAI
| mage lead the sentiment and tho emotions OF BrooK
lyn audience" Well, he accused OF debauchery OF
herng with negroes In tho indulgence OF the lowest de-
hatchery He was put trial and no was deposcd and
mover was his eoauent again heard in the pulpit
The Rev. Mr. Southland the Of the Senator Southland
from New-Jersey; he the founder OF tho calvary
Protestant Episcopal Church In tho City OF New-York
He was accused Of immoraes, but as the information
GOES the matter hushed up and he went TO Newark
and founded the House OF Prayer, but he could not re-
MAN, and went South and divided his time between tho
pulpit and the low dens OF Southern cities, and he died
| drunk in vile brothel in NewOrcans
Tho Rev. Dr. Reed was settled ut Maiden. Massachu
setts over Con regational Church Well you rccocct
1T Is not necdfu would scarcely be decoous for me
to state the crimes which wero alleged against him III
connection with the youths both male and female the
children OF his society proved guilty OF this dis
gushing and rcpulsive vice and crmc and was depo'ed
Mr. Charles Rich settled over church in Washington
City where tho Rev. DIR. Sunderland now L. He tooka
charge Just Boston, and he accused OF gross inde
ceuces and immoralities; need not relate them and
he too escaped the Indignation OF q mob and became
fugitive He was deposcd from tho ministry, and died
upon farm.
| The Rev. Mr. Thompson was settled over Presbytc-
rian church Buffalo, and tho Arch Street Presbyterian
Church at Philadelphia. He charged over and over
| oil
says that he suffered. as he must necessarily
| have suffered, from the simple accusation.
Mr. Pomeroy ono OF the most eminent Congregational
pastors OF the East for twenty-five years the pastor
| OF prominent church in Bangor. Maine lie was MADE
the Secretary of the American Boarda position as you
know of high honor and trust He was traced to houses
of Ill fame In Boston, York and the West He denied
his guilt to the last made tho that he went to
these resorts TO persuade young women to leave their
| bad lives He was charged condemned. and deposed;
| and his fate what you very well imagine
| Avery you remember, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church He murdered his victim, IL was charged: anu he
| met tho same fate as Farchd.
Mr.. johnson of The Evangelist. great rcformcr and
ultra temperance man. and who led That wellEnowh
moral reform movement at ono time and you remember
that fhe Evangelist at the time spoken of was the great
organ in the country OF reform. The account says
One day an elder in Dr. SINNERS church was talking
to his pastor about religion. is all sham he said
Before You talk to heather like you had better
convert some OF your own Minister'S Why. what do
you mean says the other. mean that some OF your
most eminent pastors and editors be seen any night
in the third row of theatre, sitting with prostitutes
in their laps. Go with me tonight and will show you
ONE" The pastor said he would co. and they did 20
| and he was shown Mr.. Johnson. tho pOus editor OF
The Evangelist great advocate OF temperance ana re-
| form generally, a distinguished Chrstian-hc showed
him in that relation lie tried, ho confessed. and he
| was deposed.
Well, you remember the case OF Kalloch of Boston Ut
must within your recOllcct0n) who at one time ex-
cited so much attention for his distinguished Oratorica
powers and you remember what his history was Well
gentlemen, have great many instances OF that kind
furnished by gentlemen interested in tho subject OF
this examination, giving instances Of the inirmiiy and
the fall of pastors and relgonsts Of high standing the
Church, and of high reputation in the community. do
| not care to present them all.
You remember the case OF DIR. Magoun, to whom my
learned friend has often listened. have. with great
| admiration. He Is the present President OF the
Jones College, Congregational institution. He was
| lcentious. He depOsed. But he confessed end re-
pented and he was restored; ana now he is leading
| minister of that congregation
Well tho of Horace c. Taylor OF The chiefs OF
| Oberlin-he guilty Of seduction he was convicted
no was imprisoned; but he released. and he was
| restored, but he fell again.
| I am just now furnished with memorandum to the
| effect that the Rev. Richard Fink Of Grand Rapids,
| Mich, was recently found guilty OF adultery with
young sister Of the church, and his resignation was
| accepted lie very popular young man. and was
termed the Beecher of the West" He. however like
| man. and Alexander Hamltonlike," the memo
! randum says. confessed.
Well tho OF the Rev. Augustus Doolittle Tor st.
Clair he changed his to- who did not long main
tain his connection with the Baptist Church Hoosac
Fas-I had not looked through the memorandum when
read It, would not have alluded to that There
little information upon this subject to be derived from
publication which has ioubtcdly fallen under the OBJ
servaion of my learned friends upon tho other SIDE by
the Rev. Mr. Farchd tho pastor Of the First Congrcga
tional Church. in Mansfield Ohio am not proposing to
read gentlemen, for the purpose OF argument any part
of this production OF Mr. Farchid. But refer to it
merely for the purpose Of the history which contains
| upon this particular subject.
The writer Of these pages was for seventeen years
sociaed with minister in college wo:k ami for several
of college church He was an earnest preacher, and
| especially gifted in prayer. Three years ago he was
criminal intimacy with the wife OF OF the deacons Of
his church Although times for years there had been
| credence to the story the witness told The wit
ness marcated and mobbed The accused denied the
charge and asserted his innocence with the
asseveraons that fell from human lips. The denals
and assevoratons were repeated day after day in the
solemn manner for three weeks until, at length,
the horrors OF hell got hold upon him for he believed
In future judgment and future retributoD and he then
confessed that the charge declaring that moth
ing but the unboubtng belief of an endless he'll bad saved
and years this criminal intimacy had existed his accom-
pcc sitting before him every Sabbath and her husband
| an unsuspecting receiving from his hand, each two
months the bread and the cup Such is the mystery OF
| inquity: man may preach with fervor and pray like
| an angel, and yet live like a reprobate.
shall not read further of its personal application to
| Mr.. Beecher.
Well gentlemen Is not the whole history, then, OF man
kind adverse this proposition of Mr.. Eyars and
that necessarily overthrow OF all the teachings
SEPARATION well OF experience Luclfer the great
archangel fell Two of the chief disciples of the Lord
living under His immediate influence, exalted and re-