The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

of southern cities, and he died drunk in
= vile brothel in New Orleans. r.
The Rev. DIR. Reed was settled at
Maiden, Mass, over Congregational
church. Well, you recollect-it is not
needful and would scarcely be decorous
for me to state the crimes which were al
legged against him in connection with the
Youth. both male and female, the children
of his society. He was proved guilty OF
this disgusting and repulsive vice and
crime, and was deposed.
Mr.. Charles Rich settled over church
in Washington city where the Rev. DIR.
now IS. He took charge,
lust out of Boston, and he was accused of
gross indecencies and immoralities;
need not relate them; and he, too, es-
capped the indignation of mob and be-
came fugitive. He was deposed from
the ministry, and died upon farm.
The Rev. Mr.. Thompson was settled
over a Presbyterian church at Buffalo,
and the Arch Street Presbyterian church
at Philadelphia. He was charged over
and over again with adultery, was tried
several times, but escaped. The account
SAYS that he suffered, as he must neces-
sarilv have suffered, from the simple &C
cusation.
Mr.. Pomeroy, one Of the most eminent
Congregational pastors of the east, was
for twenty.four years the pastor of
prominent church in Bangor, Ne. He
was made the secretary Of the American
board-a position, as you know, of high
honor and trust. He was traced to
houses of i!l-fame in Boston, New York,
and the west He denied his guilt to the
last, and made the excuse that he went
to these resorts to persuade the young
women to leave their bad lives. He was
charged, condemned, and deposed; and
his fate was what you can very we'll
imagine.
Avery, you remember, of the Metho
dist Episcopal church. He murdered his
victim it was charged; and he met the
same fate as Fairchild.
Mr.. Johnson, of the Evangelist, great
relormer and ultra temperance man, and
who led that well-known moral reform
movement at one time +; and you remem-
Der that the Evangelist at the time
spoken of was the great organ in the
country of reform. The account says:
"One day an elder in DR.. Skinner
church was talking to his pastor about
religion. 1t is all sham, he said. Be
fore you talk to heather like me you
had better convert some Of your own
minister's Why. what do you mean?
says the other. 4 mean that some Of
your most eminent pastors and e litors
can be seen any night in the third row OF
the theatre. sitting with prostitutes in
their laps. Go with me tonight and
will show you one The pastor said
he would go, and they did go, and he was
shown Mr.. johnson, the pious editor o.
the Evangelist, great advocate OF TEN
perancc and reform generally, distin
guished Christian-he showed him in tina
relation. He was tried. he confessed ant
he was deposed.
Well, YOU remember the case Of kal
loch of Boston, lit must be within YOU
recollecton,) who at one time excited s.
much attention for his distinguished ora
torical powers; and you remember wha
his history was. Well, gentlemen, | hav
great many instances of that kind, fur
: nished to me by gentlemen interested il
the subject of this examination. givin
: instances of the infirmity and the fall G
pastors and religionists Of high standin
in the church. and Of high reputation j
: the community. / do not care to presen
them all.
e You remember the case of DR.. Magour
e to whom my learned friend has often lister
: ed, as l have, with great admiration. b
is now the present President of the Jone
S College, a Congregational institution. b
, was l!centious. He was deposed. B,
e ne confessed and repented, and he was r
e stored; and now he is q leading ministe
= Of that congregation.
e Well, the case of Horace C. Taylo
e one of the chiefs of Oberlin-he was gui
s ty of seduction; he was convicted; /
was imprisoned but he was released, ar
q he was restored, but he fell again.
l am Just now furnished with mem
q randum to the effect that the Rev. Ric
al ard Fink. of Grand Rapids, Mich, was r
d Gently found guilty Of adultery with
ID young sister Of the church, and his resi-
e. nation was accepted. He was vel
Sc popular young man, and was termed s'tl
" Beecher Of the west" He, however, Iii
n, a man, and alexander Hamilton-like
"a as the memorandum says, confessed.
Sc Well, the case of the Rev. August
Id Doolittle for st. Clair, as he has chang
Vn his name toy. who did not long mainta
er his connection with the Baptist chur
I'm at Hoosac Falls-I had II
looked through the memorandum vine,
It. read it, or would have not alluded
on that. There is little information up
ed this subject to be derived from public
at ton which has undoubtedly fallen unc
he the observation Of my learned friends
len the other side, by the Rev. Mr.. Fairchi
rn- pastor of the First Congregational chul
aid in Mansfield, O. am not proposing
To- read, gentlemen, for the purpose of Ar
in ment, any part of this production of
by Fairchild; but refer to it merely
ga the purpose Of the history which it c
opt tains upon this particular subject.
AS The writer of these pages was for S
ent enteen years associated with minis
e. in college work, and for several years
of that time associated with him
e of the pastorate Of college church.