The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-03-23
condition. This concluded Mrs. Mitchell's

condition. This concluded Mrs. Mitchell's
testimony.
OUR OWN GAY ON THE STAND.
Mr.. Evarts then called John l.. Gay, and he
testified: I reside in Bloomington, Ind,
and have done so for three years. have
been resid Mt OF that state for six or seven
years. 1 also resided in North Carolina, and
also in this county. / am a clegyrnap and
have been for thirty years of the p. e.
Church. In 1872 L was con nected with the
Indiana State University at Blooming ton,
which was and is open TO both sexes for
study. This has been so for seven or eight
years. Mr.. Tilton laciured there on the
ninth OF February. 1872. The subject of
the lecture was marriage and divorce, azd its
Title was Home, Sweet Home" During that
lecture be gave an account of the marriage
relation as he defined il. He told them to
follow nature in the formation of the mari
tai relations, not the laws or nature. He
used very ill terms about the church and
state. He said TO the audience that he would
not permit the state to interfere or regulate
the formation of this relation between sexes
and ii be could have his way he would
crush the state and the church too He said
If any two of you love each other
and promise to be faithful TO each other,
that vow makes you one. without the IN
PREVENTION of priest. He said that as they
came together without foTmality on their
mere desire, without church or state. they
could separate in the same way. He said
there might be difficulty about providing
for the children born in that wav, but that
the state ought to take care of them. There
were forty-two CIR forty-four
female students there az that
time. These young women were of all
ages, varying from Is to 81 or %. / have
been here two weeks to-day, and came here
on business with the church. Cross-exam-
ined: was written to by Shearmau about
two months ago with reference TO this case.
received two letters ans replied TO them.
Sherman said he thought INV
presence would not be necessary. ! gave
nim some facts about what L had told here
but did not give him all | recollecied, be.
cause L filled the sheet and thought had
given him enough. Not dollar of expenses
have been paid me. Sherman sent a tele-
gram to my home telling me TO come
on and it was forwarded to me to
New York. Evarts gave me no.
tice to come here TO-DAY. After this lea-
ture of Tilton's / addressed the meeting
and he made reply. The president of the
university presided at that lecture. He lee
tured before similar audience the next day
| in the college chapel on the same subject.
L heard he was requested to repeat his lee
ture by the officers and faculty.. / heard
that the students passed resolution of
thanks for his lecture. L did not attend the
| second lecture because / was disgust ed with
| the first. l was member of their faculty
| then and continued there six or seven
months, when resigned in consequence OF
| persecution / received for the action |
took that night OF TiltOn's lecture. / was
REQUESTED To RESIGN.
L do not know Prof. Warrick, but have
heard his name. / heard he was an
elocutionary reader in and about the college.
| never heard him lecture in the college
building. In the forming of matrimonial
| relations, 1 hold that the laws of nature
| ought to be followed. Ishould not feel that
L was married by VOW or resolution to a
woman, nor do not believe so. ]
hold there should be some divine or re.
| ligious sanction by either chui ca or state. or
| 10th. L held there is no valid cause for
divorce except that given in the New Tesii-
| ment, namely, adultery. Under any ether
| circumstances than adultery j hold that a
| man should not be divorced. i believe Mr.
| Tilton advocated desertion as a cause OF
divorce. or "blathered" something about it.
| he reviewed the laws of the different states
on divorce, and advocated their har-
| nomination. l am not well &C.
| quainted with the laws of divorce in
| indiana. hold that marriage performed by
ajustice Of the peace Is valid and legal
marriage, though not religions one. Re-
direct examination: After Tilton's lecture
I said to the audience had never heard a
more dangerous lecture, both to place and
audience. Tilton replied, running hi.
hands through his hair, that he did not wish
TO measure swords with that gentleman
on the subject. He said he had been asked
to deliver lecture on this subject
by both professors and students, and thi:
stirred up an opposition and feeling against
me which kept on increasing, and in six
| weeks after L was constrained to resign my
situation, and did so. Since that l have
pursued my calling as a minister. / was in
New York two weeks when / received the
telegram from home, day before yesterday
| Before that 1 had no communication from
any gentleman connected with this case.
went and consulted a friend
as to my course in the pre- misses.
had no desire to be called
on to testify 10 this case; or of the letter
| written by Gay to Sbearman. which was
| offered in evidence. Alter brief argument
it was ruled out, but allowed to DO marked
for Identification. The witness then con-
| tinued I" There was a change in the laws
| regarding divorce in Indi ma the first session
after Tilton's lecture" This concluded
Gays evidence, and the court adjourned.