Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-02-27

aEr. Hs. 4. williams, the Evangelist

Mr. IL. Il. williams, the Evangelist.
Tie man2 friends Of this gentleman in this
CITY Will read With pleasure tho following expo
sure Of tho slandcIs published concerning him.
| We copy iiom tho 81. Louis letter of "The L.
terror ci Chicago Of da:e Feb H. 1880: D.
Tho hl-absorbiog topic this week, 10 Moody
and other rGlg;Ous c..ccs 10 St. Louis, il the
OUTRAGEOUS and almost unparalleled conduct CT
IN" u l)bo Demo Eat Of this city in publishing
"lth details, 10 false cJlcr1, tho absurd story OF
| q 'dy laborng undcr soInu sraCgo haliuc ma
| ilon 10 the elect that shn Was tho abandoned
@l'o Of Rcv. MIR. Henry L. Williams, a liceo.
llatn OF one OF the presbytcrics of Ieycs (SUuth.
| crn,) who has Tor somo thrco or four Years boon
| aboIInG succ 'ssiuly as an evangelist 10 Texas,
but who hes bcoA cmpioye by MIR. Moody for
| several weeks to organizl and lead tho choir at
| his public m !ctin2s. Mr.. Williams is o mar
! rl:d rnaD, and hs xc,llent wife usually acc,m.
paDic' nrd assists h'm in his work. Sho has
been With him in ST. Louis al winter, and both
| ar1 well known and tndorsod here. This lady,
who l.bjrs Unlcr tho dclusion ref, rrcd to,
c'sIncd that sho vas married to Mr.. Viii Jams
! in 1851, at wiioh limo MIR. Williams was not
quito four years of age ! She says $40 ro)e-
| nizci him by his vooo, o!c; said that they
wero married in Lexington, aud Mr.. Williams
| was ncver there in his life. Sho said hn had
| OF cl boon clerk in an oyster house in ST. Louis,
| and Mr. Williams ever was clerk in apy such
house. Sho said her husbands uamo was
Henry I. Williams, whilo our mans name is
tlcArQ t. Sho shii tho father of her husband
wus dad, Int Mr.. WiIlipm4' father is
| living yat. But moro than sll this tho
| womnu admitted when c)nfrontod with the
rvIdchco that she was mistaken. Now
tho pout ct his paragraph is to c.untcract as
lar as possible tho damage said silly story will
work to Mir. Williams. OF coutso tho Chicago
| and other papers will copy it. 1t is tho kind
OF story certain class OF papers delight TO pub.
| Itch. Tho correction and retutation followed
| ln,mc dstcly. Tho Globe. Dcmccrat published
it Fidsy morning. Flday afternoon at four
O'Clock, 10 Library Hall, Dr.. Brookcs road
| well prepared papor rcoting all tho facts which
cGncIGSlvoIy proved that not only was thcro not
| d word Of tlu,h in The stoiy. but that, in the
uslurc If the c,s', it was impossible, for tho
reason that Mr.. William was born in lS47, and
Wa7 not quito fur years old at tho time tho
| story said ic married this woman. Not single
| statement in the published story was tru2. Dr.
BrCok,s followed his paper with speech clo.
quont with righteous lndlgnsIion at the mex
cusablo wckcdncss Of the publication of such a
story. Mr.. Moody also mado spccoh, 10 which
ho showed that no did not tly to shield Mr..
Williams, but lnimdGuly made 4 thorough TX.
amination {! tho whole affair. aud satisfied tho
woman that she was mistaken. MIR. Moody
| also made il vtry clear that hn infurmcd tho
agent Ct lhr Globe Democrat Of tho result
| Of his inv s.Ign;InD; told him that thero was
| DO. !: WoGi at ,lu,h Ia Il from beginning TO end.
| and War1rd Eini Bgalnat publishing it. Mr.
hlnody also stated that tho reporter agreed 10
notify him 10 ca-o MIR. Mccullough tho man
| agILg editor, proposed to publish It, in order
bat he might s'e the editor This promise
| the rOrcrtcr tai'cl to keep. At this point tho
XtitCncDt ut the largo nuilnLc} ran high.
I;ru nGI IcrniC.' AGAINST the Gl0tc Democrat
VS. lu,c@sc, R,;d a'h,id and irfiias unitcd aud
| voted GGorui: wit; The Christmas pres5Gt for
| q Resolutions pres, nlrd by Rev. Dr. Boyd, Bnp
| ilS: debrunciuR tho acl ut publication as 10
violation Of oil rconRniG vi lsps OF free Press
| But the case Ii not 10 roHt hcrc. Prominent
| attorneys have already cGicrcd suit In the pane
| ol Mf. Williams agsi,al The G!4he Printing
Co;nl ary for lihal cr1 s!sndrT, aaiting damages
| at S:!5,tOO. l';,is Eus Ia endorsed bj every
| m;n,-irr ~ the oty ~ i.r as heard roni.
| Mr. Williams ss s,ncr .asa. hut be il
| racsci inancIsiiY il 'hI+ matter by men
anD Will sco iilm tn'ol:t. Il IS not fl .nv
tito case If Fir. Wll4;as-it il not merely
the osso OF CvciY minister in iht city, hut the
case Of every inan Gr ssnman who values char
octCr aud runutsti1n. Paul appealed t. C1 iaf
aEd asserted On another OCCASION his rights
and privileges ~ e Roman ciiz,n. MIR. VIII
liaus aud his backois bavo d0Do the same.
These slaudcrous infdcl papers who regard not
man nor fear God, nu4t b. taueh! lesson.
! They ri .ot with sciYn the kingdom of grace
| and losa n1 occasion to saecr at Christianity and
! ring applause from tho uuWashcd ratblA and
| now lot them stand Mp betoio their own trbuna
a civil cour% of iIs.ic,-aud b. righteously
judged by tho laws of common humanity
They rlect mercy, and BOW let US have justice.
| Mr.. WlIsms wsos 20 msu's money, nor does
he sack vengeance, but the vindicaion of prn
c:plo OF light in which every cltz3n is equally
interested. Word just comes that tho Globe
people have sent for Mr.. Moody to propose q
compromise on tho bass CT apology and retrao
tiop Mr.. Moody should not listen to it Tor a
moment. Such settlement would be entirely
iosdcquato to meet the case. Manufacturers OF
lies can easily manufacture apologies. Is tho
language loo stronl? Listen. Mr.. Moody told the
reporter that MIR. Williams WAS Thursday hight
10 Alton with his wife. conducting religious
meeting, and would be down on tho morning
sraio. The morning Globe stated that MIR.
Williams and wife suddenly left tho CITY fol
paris utknown, nbd that Mr.. Moody did noI
; kuow WHOM they went. nor whom .hoy would bc
back. Can any apology ever sati,fy that? The
wholo article was of like spirit end purpose. tc
damage the work of Mr.. Moody in this city
But does not tho Globe Democrat publish Mr.
Nloody's rmoLs2 Yce, just as it does any
thing else it docs, for money. But suppose a
suggested that a suit would make change il
J this rcsptc:, and Moohy's sormons would DO
appear 10 TINT ropcr2 Is there DO other pa
per ? And suppose Moody $ sermons wcu'd DO
: be published in nny paper, it would bo entirel!
too suall consideration 10 suoh question o
this The good to be accomplished by verde
sgaiLst tho Globe Demcc;at 10 this case Is la
greater than oil tho coed that could como ou
of any mans Published sermons. Lot the sui
90 oo. Grant oDco that our secul lar press ha
this unhridled liccosc, and you cripple the pu