, 1876-03-06

haen llsld up ~ sIaniosor and 4 ilar OF t!ls
foutcst type, until my character has been black
enod By s!ie worst Inventions and 1ntsropresonta-
tfona, that have At tho okll Of yop, gentlemen,
roma Of whom bolieyo him innocent, bson driven
TO pronounce ha Euttt It IL your action and tho
providence Of God which have forced mo into
thiH trying and unWoIcomo position from which
hr1e ps,'P: sFnak too lonE o,n.oon VII,
plymouth Church, Of vA!ah ho wah one Of tue
three original founders mud inentona various
acts Of ktnt!nesa performed by lin towards
Deecher.--ED IHinuxr.]
ally than oyar hayo dons for aoy o'!,cr tnh1,.
living or tleAt; aud l mover stopped dutng for
him uutii found out ho waE
An tNpuNE stAN.
thea lAlted, NRlted, and watched linn. AZ
last lo found ont. or sorlousiy suspeotod' t1a;
knew Of his guilt aud froin that day to thls lio
las bonn both eoorot and M open eilomy.
During ail thaae yearB my loyo for Tue oh'lrrh
itsof could not be wiped oat: IT, S,. .sry nsI!s
doad had boon burlol, aud at liz altas my chill.
tlren had besn baptisca. THO very thought q
leaving the church mado mo almose slck. could
not naao do r and Ea 0a b. ea.d iae e nas
this period lad aviIenoe, % beli6vou. OF blr:
Usechor's reformation, and TINT fact gnyo mo
fresh hope and great joy. But 1t did mol last
Finally, wus told That ought to losvs tho
chl,tcl. Ii did not like tho pastor. Ny decision
immediately was, that would not do It. said
10 tnyeslf hfr 1.oeofler iB only ono OF oyof 2Qo0
church members, and II ho Is tl,e pastor lle Il
III my church as ho had. PASTORS como and so,
bre tho church remains, and I wauted to liya and
die III Plymouth Church. uesiocs, WAS proud
OF tho Church, ol its work and snooess, aud 1
to1satty of : father's loye-a loYo not yot exti1-
eulsl,ed, although so fow ronnao Of tlioao with
whom worked 80 pleasantly In tho days Of ita
weakne8a and Its early SUCCESS. l boliovod my
goinY would injuye tho church. had no ntllco
Tho desire to Hnvo him and also tho church from
4 tosriblo explosion prevented mo from taking
prcciritAte action. In thus sustaining tile
church aud retaining ny o'd pew In IT.. II, may
to contradict ono Of two Of Sir. lIalliday'a la.o
n,taststernents about me-. l simply assure you
that It Ia mt true that told alF. Halliday that
to huh new churcl, for Mr. DBcchet. but
did uay that would haro heon willing After my
kottloInont With Mr. Ueechor at lr. Freo!and'a
house. Nor is 1t trno that at any interview with
shout him. nm not gwen to such alfcctlouate
demonstrations. 1io lid thus draw mo to him,
and put my hands on hs shoulders, aa Mr.
Decchor states -
hayo be0n asked moro than once why, II
With him lit Tho npitit Of tho injunction in
Matthew, Or speak out and denounol' Linn. Dc
not tho oircumssancon taBner thst question
Inst Monday that did urge him 10
widon tho clrole OF his visiting places,
lla WAS romonstratol With. and with
others roceivod promises OF amendment and
syidcIso Ct ponitanGo may M naT9 boon sa
In this to do my duty. hayo beon moved at
times, and, in part, by my truat fhnt ho Mas
ponitant Hlnu III paGt, By my admiration OF hls
public 9ervIccs aud my appreciation Of tho good
my pity for him III part, I foart by natural
shrinking iron, worry thanklesA task aud
largely, very largely by the faot that 10 full or
pos,lTo could DO n4ade without involving tho
which could not be base enougl. to tlins before
tho world. Theso woro the roaAona why did
not y0lunteor to appear boto9o tue Investigating
Committee Of 1874. I received no invitation
from my ono, and I knew that was not
but did not bolieve it waa my duty untnvited
to sbr,,as on TINT Committee my knowledge Of
his guilt, which would involve pames that had
batter ba concealed During these yoaEs l hays
suffered tho burton OF q perpetual ntghtma1e.--
burden which. In my lore for slr. Doooher, and
my loye to plymouth Church, aud my loya for
tho good na1ns OF tho Church Of Christ, would
havo endurod To my death, it. through tho ex-
poguro OF Aiy guilt lii auotllar case, and your
consequent action with me, I had not boon coul-
pelled to 1ol.oyo my soul Of ltu hidden burden.
1t Ii under these circumstances have boen sum
monod btforo you summoned, submit, In =
method uttoriy unfair to ING. l waa vary patient
mud worry slow to Bpeak, hut whom you compeliod
mo Bpoko md told you thnt Ind rcuHona for
believing Mr. Hoechor NIL impure nun, aud iu-
dicated what those rcAsona WcEe.
you DID NOT THEN MEEr NE As ci1n1sytAN
lAET1iNEH,
anxious for tho truth and tho purity OF tho mln-
{zfr oFHnn n ft1P hr1f nj
III exploiting tho Testimony, ngRinBt him. You
Instantly attacked me, told mo that you woga
considering, not MI. Decchor'A case, bnt "lny
caBs;" that ''ny wotla aud acts wc1o uuuoe
Investigation +" and you therefore addressed nc.
not by invitation, but BY "aummonB," to meet
you. In this yory summons which yon Hcns mo,
you oven volunteered your decision, before you
heard MO, that tho charges Against mo wer0
truc. II WaA notorious to you all, aud to all the
church, that your object was not ultimate aetlon
about a[r. Deocher. but about mo; and that you
| wore deWsing in this wny 10 expst mo from my
membership ia this church. Against kha pro-
testod, and still protest. That you hare no riGht
to remove mo BY trtck, instead Of BY orderly
| trial, In Which shall haro fnEnHlled mo tbs
| chargns, specifications, and nhmoa OF Witnesses,
| 1t appears to mo AL apparent injustice, whom,
according to n!l regular ecclesiastical procedure
ths accused must Taceivo Tug names ct wstacsaeg
against him, and Mood not furnish his own, that
i am NTH great flourish required to furnish ali
lniuo, aud receive nelther the nasnob nor the In.
dlctnont againss Inc. / hayo 10 otten and &c
etronuously demanded ua,a right Of being tr!sd
b. fair procedure. and no. by ndirec.ioo. Thai
fool shat I am under no obligation what
ever to reply 10 you. hnso, nevertheless
dee!aod to waive this aud q! my jnsi
auitable respect fur you personally, truBt but
I must eonfcss, With no respect for you ~ i
court to try my case. In snch question AZ thl4
you aro no proper tribunal. lfha members Of
your Comml.tsS have bosn carefully aeleotsd 70,
consrol its aotton Mr, I,oachor Ai1naelt III you,
chaisman;. Ms. Docohera bro.Lar IL a aooont
mombsr; Mr. Baeoher's ssaiataps pastor III 3
third momles, III. Deeohor's puhllslior aud en
| rloye IL fourth membor, Mr.. Doooher'H astutt
attorney is . tifth mombor aud oyery onn OF the
nine has already cxpresseA hts opinion that 11r
| noecles Ia innocent and TINT ssn guilty. Till
ID no impartial court. an4 ! appoal With coutl-
danoe from your decision already reoorled
agalust me to shst Of some proper and impartial
| tribunal.
!now proceed to anawer your dcmkud Tor ths
| evidence which has
CONVINCED MI or nh. nEEcHRn's QUILT.
YOU have demanded everything wlthoat "a.
sorYe allowing mo no assurance that the named
| nf ,ntffan cnfirnrnnH Ht1nn11 In nrrt ne}ni w,