Daily Republican., 1879-07-12
Letter from IlP. wells.
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j The ease undergoing investigation
that has commanded the public atten-
tion 80 long, has come to conclusion,
after q committee Of five respected and
responsible citizens have given the sub
ject due consideration. The committee
was fairly and honorably chosen upon
the urgent request Of the party accused
and w are in duty bound to accept the
verdict accordingly. But in doing so |
would remind the gentlemen of the
committee, that they have, presume
unintentionally, drifted into one error,
which have no doubt they will correct.
They state in their verdict, that Mr..
butcher went before Mr.. Cole and made
solemn oath that the charges made
against him were false. II the COM
mittee will refer to the affidavit, they
will discover that it was made before
the charges were presented to the COM
mittee, and before they were known to
Mr.. Du cher. They will also discover that
1t confines itself entirely to the charge
Of criminal intimacy with Mrs. Watson
called on Mr.. Fraim this morning
for copy of the affidavit; he said that
the papers were all locked up in safe
under seal, but that my version of the
matter was correct.
It Is not proper to oondone sin nor to
recommend the recognition by society
of the sinner. There comes time when
forbearence ceases to be virtue, and
when our relations to society demand
that We should be outspoken.
We are not justified in covering up,
under the plea that it ID an unpleasant
task, and not to the profit Of the read
or.
The great trouble comes from the cor.
ruption and rottsnness that is within,
and not from the exposition Of it. We
are therefore in error when We rest
under the conviction that mock modes
ty and concealment are required Of US.
II this were 80 1t has been very unwise
in the writer's Of the Bible to record the
sins Of David, Peter and others. They
seem however to have thought other
wise, and the record Of the events was
made that we might learn lessons OF
wisdom thereby. In fact society Is full
of corruption, and these special exposi
tions enable us to turn our eyes inward
with the command 'let him that's with
out sin cast the first stOne," and we
will all 60 away hanging down our
heads. "Let him that thinksth he
standeth take heed lest he falls"
While this is true, as before said,
there comes a day when forbearance
ceases to bs virtue, and when there
should be . distinct line drawn between
virtue and vice and then there should
be no uncertain sound in condemnlng
the wrong and in upholding the right.
There is . prevailing disposition to con-
done and wink at sin, and hold fellow.
ship with the sinner. This false charity
or fellowship with the violators Of the
commandments will in the end reduce
us to the low level occupied by the
transgressors.
The great conflict between truth and
error, batween right and wrong, has
besn waged since the first responsible
being came into existence, and will 60
on through limitiess ages yet to come,
until the lines are completely drawn be-
tween the sheep and the goats. There
fore while we DO not claim to be better
than other men, our duty to God, to
society and to ourselves demand, that
We hold no fellowship with sinners un-
til they repent Of their transgressions.
GEORGE w. WELLS.