, 1876-03-11
THE BROOKLYN SCANDAL.
A Counterblnst from an Anti-
plymouthitc.
The Late Advisory Council in Its Re-
lation to Congregational
Usage.
/ Beechcr Han Goes for tho "Advanco"
and the Roy. w. ". Patton.

THE cooH'eReIes' ~ 1F a" "H''os'0-"
~, ~. Ha;,.- ~ IA. ra,.ano T-1bAus:
CHICAGO March nops: ~ you 49,
days laAuc. 80 we'll sots 1ofta sne 'nooe u i'o
poninH adopted by most OF tho pastssans OF
1,sschnr that doeiro to subtnf. In reply feW
s..s. rti.h t,.t,oro v,11 o.nrnss tho jioas of
"o'os, "nioa . oo., u. ,ho.o rhn In ;,.f,nco of
Ahf8e nunoeE " .n'eo "o. ~. t,,.a ~ ~
Plymouth Church, % nos DO" tne hhee 10 tne
Bfooklyu Daa1.
Tho vsi+or first claims for tho boleaguerod
,.;ast ~. n,otoction oY tho maxim laid down by
Pt'Vss ."' ~ :. -. =. .,,..,,aj
blackstone tnst Ivory uau ~ ~ NJ ~ easoonoa
Innocent until pfoved Builty' 1ao maxim 10
noaa. only. On trial poforo a court, d man Ia
fo.s7 s9. :.,s.... Viii t,n ov{3.nco uho,,a
W " u''n'eu .4.1oso1s ~ 49,, % ~ =. ~ In -
10 eho contrary. by Nhon ID 10 ~ W ~
deotntd3 Why by Judge aud Jury anu
tho officers Of tho Court, Aro tho wttuasses
MIN nc,aonnIly know thu pyisouor's guilt to c.
Ae ~. ,".,a,ont, n, m ,,..na rhov ran.
teoui n,u' '"noesn'' os Nv As
cent, except 10 theory, or ho would not hAvs
been arrested aud hold to bait. It does not
,,.,, t,,or th.t avorv mnn ncouand ot Grimm
ue-a, ."sn' ..s ~. .,s~,, 49, t,,.oonn+ ,,rtu
proved guilty boforo d Civil Court or osher
tribunal. Some Of tho grohteat criminals at hts
tory. othorvfeo would paaa muster as tnnocont
sn,i h,rr,to.. srooturoa Evoc Ju9az 1scar,ot
-,.,,,t T.. ,,Sbnl xt}thort rnnrnach
taar uss 10 1b1 1na%a r,a ~ I'LL "poA''o "''"oo'
sTEra !. ,vi,i hc aocn TINT ,,h,,o n man should
mi IN os,oonocs rriitv nmt;i n1nrel st, outa|de
- courta tha nnastin13 ~ whst IN nroof Ia ono
iatt to each aS ono's own Judgment and moral
Eitnosuns tho cnnios.;ous and canduct Of tho
.nensei ,,.n',c,atan1asi .v ny;1ancc Mn t,,oae.
avon t;,ouch rot oI;e;tet, neforo auy tribunal,
nrc ien;,in.n,o ~ mstoria1 unon Which, To form ar,
oninfon: nod al,y Que hearing such evidence
,nmat fo1n, N holiaf NJ eomo It'll on tLo subject.
IIa ,nov fne1 Jo ti,n. - ,.o " ann to chnnco OF
S na aos, tnc:n. ts 20 q, ~ ten
t,n,onv, INK mil a,'ch In presented, bo las .
Belief. II to has % any mi mind worth apcal;ipg of.
Dnecbnr IL IL nronnr That tho pnl)ic Bbouid
a,,s'an5 tic oxnrcssIon Of = boliof In Lila euift
mill n r.annnhfc t;n,o Ina elnnsoa to enabIo
him n nreaent il tho t!pfenso 0f Which bis case
A. ia ausroutibln' No onO can .d,snuto Int that
s,cl, timo Iaa 1onr eincn been riyon him. VIC
have t,ad Lin ado presented to us before fnrY,
hasoro invcst,ratnr ConmItteee, md boforo tbc
nrcns The nnblic hayo d riuht now. not
npiv nv' to farm pu m opjnion. but to exnresa
H. 4 vnat mnioritv Of fhe American
uooplo helinyo Tcochor nroyca guilty OF
adnftcrv nn,l ara thov 10 bo asked 10 oetcom
him innocent nnttl go,ne iury can bo cot toroth-
sr honest nt,d rcsolnta onouEh to Withstand lie
Hnnliancoa Of IIymonth Church. aud to convict
him nf recori Mothjnts not,
This champion OF Tie Uroollyr antnt depro-
eates h;r cs,stlemrntion IN .cirrumatsutfai cyi.
nanv innocent ,nnn have heeu nut to deRtb GU
ench evirtonca. The fact etil] rnmainB, however.
tiIat crcu1natantint evidence may be, aud oftcn
;s far mnr., rniinlIIo finn nnv othcr. Wi,nuenea
NAV lie. hut facts mover. This Bpeciea OF
crime too. IL mover suscoptiblo Of
nrnnS Nv noniHvo tastfmony of mr.
rranr, tnnyto;,oc NJ tho yvtnl,asea. Tshr it
to tho nxt,amost cuBe of kuorledge sworn TO in
nnv nAHn In orr Courts. and the abgolute guilt
il sftor ali. mnttor of INFERENCE. Ia Ioector
to i,a mado an eIcopton al In tho erpilcntion
ar ali rnloa Of eyidencof dou't Won
dor that 10 and lis friends Losl
ncninet rIrcuuetantini eyidonco for II onyo!-
oes noor Deocher ia iss fcartui coils ~ terribly
~ IA tha enrnanfa of olt the flrnow nrieat Lao
soon.
What INDIGNATION i" Hens l,urls at the scan-
dei,hnntoraP IIn thinks II not nt aIf nrcosanrv
Tint oyory caso Of adultery amopc lie priest
wonld ssill shne though ali the yiolatore Of the
Seventh m Gomrnandment were an moi hunted down
In d hesaa % nf Bownn' N1iss Anthony. Mrs. swise.
holn,' Mra stanton. and iii o,hsrs u],o soeua in
clinod to yenti!ate The bottom facts Of tho acan-
tiEs With p rarvades this writers mind Ar
fnera m c3nrsctnra n In v,n1ieatad In ida mnt
tor INT thnt al Iloecl,erY Dors not iilton stand
by tho ruina OF bin wrecked home and kppcal for
Monlton Il .ts,,c IN tIda contest Doos nnt
E,n1,s Mo,itnn with Ill har wom.ny md
Chrirtian rTaeos ata,,d accuaod bv her pnstor oi
fnnl norinry ia th3s matter Ara tho chnractara
at theso ncnnln md many otl,ora nj TonJ ra.
mute. 10 be- lime ssda for lie dosa Of piymnnth
Church to ranI and tirape1e in Tia mira as tbov
wish 40 oniy thas DoscIur shRli hays liz sorss
unurobeu s e0'- '1"'' AA'' 1'' '''''
W.at sncarn thc,a R,rcher fon.,tca h.ro tor
ronr nowen. hecsuse forrnoth h. nrntions ~
rnw n,rosa ~ nanto,oi .;nt,rn. oor dornaaa ~ ~
noraonai ,ritnesa NJ nss,ors doh.nc,r;es T. ia
Or no neeonut ths. '1 ao corroIa'rataa liz vi,ois
awful testimony Of T,]ton. It II or m ns ~.
cnnnt wl.cn stn tails what fonrs,si rsv.ss.5on
~ cicrical voe hnye fron, t;no ~ t;,ns ~
venTa mast. beop sobhed INTO hta e,rs hv necc.
eSs victims. or soboarsou to lin by annaIlel
SaIow.cj,n1rhs smenhors II i. ~ ~ ~ snon,,ut
thas be- rolls upon Doechor m avn,nncnn nf
uroof conarmntory Of prnyious tostimnnv' ann. H.
rfant tn t,rv nnv 1r5inrrv n,Hn az can H., ~,
hmih,a rnmd a3ar riso ~ ahnv ~tarn uor ~ ~. NC
mi lat mn tali !. Hmm that .sicstS,n95 III ~, mi
contam,,t bfcI, ha inynkca anon WIS. as liz
so.nlat onGo~a is hnfn,s q nt,rsod ~ o L. uals
rarro fnr H. Phs1aeos r. pira,out, cnpp, ccnvp ~
md fnr Iii their 1cs1,ticai def"naer.