The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-15
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Of one OF his brayest soldiers, and
then had that soldier placed in front Of
the battle that he might he slain, IN Or
der hat the mau Of Too might enjoy
fully and perfectly the sensual pleas
urcs in company with the amorous
B~athshrba, there has never been 50
much Of the lechcrous disposition man
Tested by those who set themselves up
as oracles and c%xemplars OF good NOR
ais, as at the present, Bcecher played
tho role Of the sad-hcarted. moral
teacher, who was not appreciated by
his better. half, and won the affection
ale regard of Elizabeth" by his fire.
quent visits, reading his manuscripts,
nursing the baby, paroxysmal kissing
and many other little attentions which
an amorous old sinner knows so well
how 10 marshall into requisition In all
Of which he cultivated a homogeneity
Of feeling and aspirations after the
same objects, religious literature blend
Ing all into one. The conquest was
complete.
The echoes Of the terribly scathing
philippe Of Beach (the able advocate
for the plaintiff had hardly died away
ere a case OF q similar character comes
TO the surface In our own State. In
this case II Is an eminent Methodist
minister, who has been preaching, and
in good repute, for over forty years,
who is ovcrtaken in an attempt to dis
grace one Of his own parishioners. and
AN orphan! The secret was disclos'
ed by m anonymous letter addressed
To "Miss Paralcc Nailor, Fostcryillc,
Tenn" In this letter, which was writ
ten by the Rev John w. Hammer, Sr,
from Nashville, The writer refers to the
7lh chapter of the Songs Of Solomon,
and said in substance If you desire to
be with me, or to make an appoint
ment. 1 will be there. There will he
no failure on my part, will be ut
F~ostervillo on the Eth Of July, Shelby
vile on the 10th, and return on the
18th. The appointment for the last
date will be the best" The letter was
addressed inside "Dcar One" and da'
ted June 25th, 1875, and was signed
Sad and True" A commission up
pointed by the Bishop to investigate
the affair met in MurfrcosborO several
days since, aud after hearing tho state
merits of witnesses, including those Of
tho young lady implicated and Rev. DIR.
Hammer, in which the latter admitted
his authorship Of the letter. and stated
that that was the full extent Of his Of
fence, and that the young lady was not
contaminated by any criminal inter-
course, the commission decided TO aus.
pend DR.. II. from ministerial duty un-
til the next annual Conference, which
will meet in Fayetteville the 9th OF
October, at which time the case will be
tried by the Conference.
This is a sad case. 1t affords but
one more verilicatiOn Of the doctrine
of human dopravity, which seems to
DO confined to no ago or condition in
life, but which. of late years, seems to
find more of its victims among the sc.
nile than the juvenile. The difference
in the treatment of such cases here and
at Brooklyn will strike the most casual
observer. If our Sad. and. True" man
had only attempted his pomegranitc
game in Brooklyn, he might have had
his salary raised. But here in the
South, where tho people do not toler-
ate communities Of organized free low
crs, as they do in New York, he is lift
cd out Of his ministerial saddle and
will receive the opprobium such con.
duct 30 richly deserves. and but for bis
age, perhaps something more serious
Alas, for poor human ~depravity! VIZ
hope that lunacy will be proved upon
DR.. Hammer. There is ground to be-
love that he is %demented, despite his
oratory and former socia! standing
Let us remember how many in this
world, in the church and out, would
fall il tempted, and yet will fcol pious
and holy in condemning the offender
In this case.
Then gently scan your brother man,
Still gcEtlcr sister woman;
Tho they may gang n kcnnin' wrang;
To step aside is human
Ono point must still be greatly dark,
The moving ohy they do it:
And Just NJ lamely can ye mark,
How far perhaps they rue II.
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