The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-27
ONE OF BEECHER'S FLOCK.
why a DEVOTBD LADY FRIEND CU7
LOOSE FROM HER PASTOR.

Moore saws was Taken bv n Preacher
Her vesina Experience with Ciergvmsn.
Miss Augusta Moore. n good looking.
though eccentric spinster who was n witness In
the Beechtr trial, and, notably, one Of his most
enthusiastic adherents, quit Plymouth Church
last spring, asking for a letter to the Tabor
nacle Church In this city. OF which DR.. Taylor.
one OF the pastors outside Of the charmed
Deecber circle, Is tho spiritual guide. Her
action, viii h then surprised and mystined ali
outside OF the Beeoher cabinet, has been OK
planned by Miss Moore herself In pamphlet en-
titled Against the Ministers of the New Yorh
and Brooklyn Ministerial Association" 1t re-
counts amusingly. though without the authors
intent, her efforts to have Justice melted out to
the Rev. William James, Congregational min
lister OF woodhaven, l.. l., her step brother-in-
law, who. she alleges, swlndled her out OF
several thousand dollars worth OF property.
The claim on Mr. James was suoh that she
could gain no redress In the courts, and she
sought to recover the money through the
Church.
She went before the Board OF Deacons OF
Plymouth Church Just before the trial, when u
Deacon Belcher told her that her case was .
good one TO try before the church, and In her
lack OF sympathy IN any OF those cburch broth.
eis OF mine, so far az looks and words went.
S ID w G% 'S You
Deacon Belcner, laughing, "or you'll have her
defending sel 6s,n then Mr. Bscher commonded be.
He may change his mind when he sses this.
Brother Beloner. It Is ooy what Is evil would
ever harm Mr. n lliday VINO stood looking
on with singular express on. promised to write
TO Mr; James, as did Prot Robert haymond.wno
she thinks has the art Of putting things"
Her accountsiys; lie sat near me In a morn
ing meeting once, some weeks later than his
that 1 was Interested 10 his remarks. f6ey
were on the Higher Life. / tiled To speak with
him at the meetings close, but had he been
twenty yeus OF ave he could hardly have de-
parted more niinbly; I've often heard people
Mr. liza. liday also tried to dodge her, and after
waiting two weeks to near from the promised
letter. and learning that Mr. } mes bad been
seen in his house In the meantime. she ssysi
" took hold Of our assist mt pIstor aud held
bin until he appointed with me meeting IL is
am zinf how iOath men are ~ act PROMPTLY aud
grsciously tue right part, aud how afraid they
are Uf eacn other" At their interview Mr.. Hal
had done wrong. and told her when to meet the
examining committee. As a result of the COM
wrote that he was sorry to be unabls to see anT
way In which the committee could help her. as
moral claim. las II that were not enough, in
ter oiates Miss Moore IN the urinted letter.1 lie
Of the churcn, as such. undertaking to
| carry all the priv to burdens OF its menu
hers IL Would swamp tae church chu,h drs1t, "
take up ner case; That DIR. Edward Bsecher had
| said that the church could act. and that y
would not do to pass unnoticed sucn a state OF
| things. The msdDost villain was he who took
| legal advantage against moral right. The
power Mr.. James feared. She added lis Ply
mouth Churcn to give minister, keeping back
| money can prove was tortured out Of me, the
very triumph that he wants. the me 81 keep
| Ing nis spoil uneI .miued and unrebuked2 IL
| this the spirit OF Plymouth Chufcn2 W mt to
| know" sue wro.e to Henry Ward Bsecher
| skiIg him to use his tongue for a few minutes
| to have the church do that which his brother
Edwar mai decli Al ed twice over II was perfectly
| competent to do. lie wrote that he knew there
| was trouble somewhere, 10 he had had several
| IL
| church action or NEGLECT OF action, he knew
| not care for other peoples trOuOles. l do. {
have always sorrowed for you, ana still snail
| continue TO do 30"
| YORK and BROOKLYN Congregational Minister'S
Association, of which Mr.. James Is a member.
dlshonoraole, and untruIhful conduct. Inc
committee. Dr. scudder, DR.. whippls. and the
April I, 1875 and Mr.. Mckay, OF Plymouth
Cnurch, slipped out after them. They soon
turned vita the report That the charges were in
the nature OF questions affecting the right to
property and not proper TO be considered oy tho
OF f.lsehoOd md dishonor ,bls conduct on tho
part OF minister OF his body. That, think, Is .
moral question" She went To the next meet
iug of the association in November last, and had
formal cnarge read, accusing James of dishon-
0ra6iS ana irS S ~, Gonines In regard to
her sole use ana benefit also Of making Else
snd malicious statements, and ola systematic
evasion - all attempts to have tho trouble ex-
aminsd before any competent tribunal. The
charges went to a committee, before which she
As Tor MIR. James," she writes "his face
turned spotted, and twice he Jumped from his
seat as N II mad been not and left the room.
Evidently Mr.. Jamss couldn't msgine
how the committee could clear him; think
even DIR. II. VI. Storrs was puzzled" The COM
mittee passed by the proof which sac says sue
laid before them and allowed James to eyads
every answer, out took every way To catch her
In her words. sac sums up her condition thus !:
Zone woman, poor, cheated, almost worn out,
pleading and striving to regain nor own. and
mn
all their skill to defeat her, and all OF them mn-
listers T.
Last April when the Besohsr forces carried
through the association an approval Of the Ply
mouth pastor. the committee reported that tho
charges made by Miss Moore were not sus-
tained, aud that they nad found nothing In their
examination TO impair the confidence OF the az
The report was adopted. Miss Moore asked /:
DO these men OF do they not believe In the
BIbe2 Intend to obey III l charge on every
member OF the New York and Bro klvn ASSOC ia-
ton that susttins MIR. James that he AIDS and
thief then thou cOnsentsdst with him. Pa l.,
Il. She thinks that D.. h. NJ StOrs Is friend
rather than bipartisan to M Bee her, and That
he uas some axe To grind. sorry am :" she
saws, III Mr.. Deechsr mas need OF such sort Of
'lpers. II ANYBODY on earth has better loved
OF more admired Mr.. lieecher than have ! am
glad, out | am sore bewildered at his ttctiOs.'
She wrote to Plymouth Cnurch, IN Withdrawing.
saying:
l d. not think It reht TO remain a member OF .
church lnat cannot amor 9sie ia eS'e 0i '1Gh wr0ns
haven, whose quit ABUNDANT ~ proven. the associations
has ADOPTED and covered BY management Of Rev H. M
| StOrrH
Mas Moore concludes the story OF her trouble
by the following poem, entitled "Conspiracyi'
She's the lone anu the weak so push her 10 the
| wall;
Freely shared her earnings away her al |.
Yes take nor cash and credit aud nor good man -
What tght has che 10 good thlag'r MeAways th0ukhs
| the same.
She was forever giving; but she did desire 10 keep
Inis portion from her father but lal our plans u
deep,
We took her by the Conscience knowing that she could
| not bear;
We crowded on her closely. drove her 70 despair.
silver HAITI Dimes ut n Premium.
| From ne san frir1seJ BaiietiH. AU0. 10.
one of our enterprislug brokers adver-
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| MUM, paiahle IN gold. rms Is the Only KIND ~
silver com that - anywhere noar par. 1t Is now
| seen that ClAgres. ana an unwlss thing IN dis
| continuing me roiuage ~ half dimes IN 1873. Re
| taiiers nhi II Il nicult to keep themselves sup
| pIlrd with "A sufficient plumber for purposes OF
| change, ma thus Llthculty promises 70 become
,un more prominent. 40 tho merchants Of tina
| PacIhc coast decline O. handle the nve cent
| MCKEE CONS, Wa do not thiuk IL would be ask