Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-09-04
GREY. WARREN.COPELAND.

IN Fr.ruERs-HEs Orr AGAIN To
EYrsu FIELDS AND PASTURES New.
The particulars of the career of the
"Reverend" Copeland in Tennessee, and
his final flight from Knoxville, after re-
ceiyins a coat of tar and feathers, are
detailed at length in the Press and Her
aid of August II. His exploits in Bal
timore during the assembling of the
National Sunday School Convention
last May, full account of which first
appeared in the BaLiimorean, are well
remembered The Tennessee account
above referred to says:
The Press and Herald Sunday morn
ing created quite sensation in the cry;
At frs. the wonder was that we should
devote our entire first page, on SucH
day, to history OF the exploits oi d
clerical Jeremy Diddler inwhom hnoA-
Vile had no interest and who had DO
interest in Knoxville. 1t was not long
however, before squads OF morning
readers began to gather on the street
corners and compare opinions. Each
ono seemed relieved that each other
La5 the same conclusion with himself,
and all concurred in the decision that
the hero of the life romance was none
other than an obtrusive lawyer and
cushing preacher established in our city
Under the name of L. Z. Copeland.
Throughout the day, the interest In
creased, and We fear Sundays Press and
Herald seriously disturbed the contin-
uity Ct the moral reflections OF many
Knoxville church-goers. For this, we
plead in extenuation the good moral
and social results of the publication:
To show that the readers of the Press
and Herald were not mistaken in the
identity of the personages, it becomes
us to offer few facts touching the IN
dividual, which may be compared with
the facts given IN the article from
Maryland journal, which is reproduced
on our third page. This we proceed to
do.
TIE HERO OF "FIFTEEN ALIASES,
who figured as w. f. Copeland at Mil
waukee; as Ware at st. Louis; as Ilor-
ton at Canton; rs Simmons at Memphis:
rs G.. w. Warren at Wilmington; as
w. Z. Cope land at Baltimore; and as
such other persons as suited HIM at
other places, for some reason or other,
selected Knoxville as the field OF his
summer operations. So, on the 2Sth
of Nav last, he made his appearance IN
this city as Rev. l.. f. Copeland. On
the train, he had met with Rev. Mr..
Marker, OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, aud Presiding Elder OF this
District, to whom, after finding out to
what church Mr.. Marker belonged, he
showed, besides other vouchers, his II
cense as n local preacher of the NJ. +.
Church, signed by Rev DIR. lIlbbard,
of The Syracuse On. W District. Ilav-
ing ingratiated himself into Mr. Man
kers confidence, the latter, upon their
arrival in the city, introduced him to
Mr.. Daniel Lee, a very Respectable mer-
chant of the city and member of the NJ.
L. Church, to whose house Copeland
went to board. Having fully taken in
the situation, Copeland concluded that
for the sake of the appearance OF bust
ness, it would be just the thing to be
come a lawyer. Accordingly, at the
last June term of our Circuit Court, he
applied for
ADMISSION TO TIE EAR,
was examined by committee OF law
yers. and admitted TO the roll. He pro
cured place in one of the offices at
the Court House, and hung ont his sign
as a. F. Copeland, attorney at law"
Business did not come upon him like
an avalanche, nor, indeed, did he seem
90 care much. For he still seemed to
bear in mind that it was not alone hls
duty to save the innocent from temper
al punishment, but to "call sinners to
repentance" 1t was bnt an easy thing
for him to combine worldly with sacred
duties. So, having shown lis license
ana church letter Crom the Church at
East Marion, y. Y.,) to Rev. Mr.. Gold
man, pastor of the Chnch Street Church,
he was, of course, admitted to the priv
iegcs of the church. On Sunday, June
Goth, on invitation of Mr. Goldman, he
filled his pulpit. morning aud evening,
preaching with something of his Canton
eloquencc, and to the great satisfaction
of the congregation, who accepted him,
of Course, as worthy of the calling be
professed. These performances, ofeoHrse
gave him only partial introduction to
our citizens. 1t was necessary that all
Our people should become acquainted
with so valuable an acquisition to pro
professional and ministerial circles.
Therefore our local papers Of June 22d
contained tue following unique and at
tractiYe notice:
'DoT DoRG.
Lecture at First d. E. Church Tonight.
Mr.. l.. F. Copeland, attorney at law,
formerly of New York, but now resi-
dent OF Knoxville, Past Grand Deputy
]. O. G.. r., of the State of New York,
a strong advocate of the Temperance
cause, being a member OF four different
temperance societies, has consented to
deliver his humorous temperance lee
turc. entitled dot Dorg," under the
auspices of Holston Lodge,a No. Sc, |.
o. G. II. He will deliver the lecture on
next Friday night at the First NJ E.
Church, aud all are.inyited. Seats free.
The lecture is of humorous character,
and has been delivered with striking
effect in many of the cities in the North,