, 1880-12-04
r., Scandal at Dixon Puzz'ing
'''' tho sympat',ies of the
Observers.
. indecent Church WAR Fer
~ mcnting n Mnss OF Moral
Corruption.
NJ tbs 7illainy Of One Faction Balanced
A hv tho Others Puaillanimity.
u. s,ory Of Tho Preacher, Yot unhcard,
wv Likely However, TO improve
Ills Case.

r,yny ILL.,. 13tC. 49, iu Aotlll Iilke bcEll
,teanle,i ] tlcarly NIL ttay III hcorlng evidence
e'a tia question Of tlIe expulsion Of iates
~ t,a, nv trr l,a,,tist Church, ono of Ills co1il-
n, .,n,s being That tl,c.Icfcns!nnt Ind charged,
r"h,]i rt.mh,]si,c tiuls he Ind lccn kict:etl nut of
~ '%,t t' Church. Tlr teic'tsU first Offered III
r .,t,crrr iI,c record OF II pretended el,mrcIl
.,nnr bel.l In February, 4. ID. 1Siil, which
W. ob|cctr,l 10 oil the part Of tho plaintf!F
w. ,sr argument tie Court held tho objection
nsaI nnl would mt n,lnlit It until the proter
sraot s. vas ,rue t!lAt tho Council WAS properly
,'s,,u,,r,i a,u l,:nl authority u net. Tic
I"sn, ,I,c,. 1,ruyed that Wilder, tho fntllcr
sfIho young la,ly insultcd by Yates, alid
Iaies ...--.
MUTUALLY
,crpcl 10 submit tho controyersy-tflnt fa
rhelhrr or mt Yntcs Ind taken Improper
ubrrties with Miss Wildcr-i0 II lot Of tho
Rulst preachers, aAld to. bu lmumt by their
lrEjep. They selrctctl the liey. Mr.. Reed,
=, tmboy, tl,s I,ev. Ar. Caldwell Williams, Of
T,nIca, a,,! ss,llc others, who met atmt heard
the testimony or Tho yn,lllg lady, she testify
IN bctore tllc,l It's silp did yesterday iii
ronrt; tint they llcar.l Intes' story, and,
celebrating. tic prenc,ers found III favor
N Ya,rs,-tllat Is, that t!e should llave n
,,,tcr In regular form frnm Ills Church III
snhYette, as Of gonsl standing and credit.
Tie proof slluwcll that ;lll
THE PREACHERS
Fere called upnl to determine WINS rs to
whether or not l'uics should have tlllt letter,
anil that toy gaya It To him. II WAS I'LL ur-
biratlon. ai,,l tlu.l tu authority to cxpel him
from lle Church ur tlcpnsu hin from lilo
ministry. Notwithstanding Blictl fact, tho
preachers, In Alarci, 1870, nfter Yates Int!
commenced preaching for tho Congregations
aI;.s in Sublcttc, without any authority
from any Que. anil without notifying my
on, niIl without n0tlcut0 Yntcs, recnnrench
Themselves. md, without hearing any eyi-
dcnce. decided tint, because Yntes Ind left
lie baptist Church md
CoSr. oyEl, TO THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
ttey no longer deemed him worthy to be n
preacher NH! member of the 1}aptist So
ecty, and expelled litu, as tllcy Thought.
Atter hearing nEl TINT, tho Court decided tint
liz actinn Of tho trcnchers ln March, was nl-
warranted, because they lad no authority to
ast, and excluded their ilnsllng. The conduct
d all tic parties to this scandal Is
most fouI a1,d disgusting. So
lonK as this man Yutcs rrInnfllctl
al}aptist, his bretllrcn were willing to Ito
almost anything to serccn MID protect hin In
bis practlccs. How any set Of men, md
specially ministers of God. could, after
hearing tlse story Of Miss Wlttlor tliow Mrs
lnIuNll that this man Yntes ,nado
THE MOST INDECENT PROPOSALS
10 ler. say TINT !so should remain In tho
~ t,t1 ne
minister, is something beyond the luiaeiua-
tim, mil how tho young lady could, In
Two days after receiving tho III
su|t 70 to, Yates house, and visit
w'tl him and others, and take ten
there, Is beyond tho comprehension Of de-
cent people; antl it Is astonishing tint slio
Mould voluntarily come from llGr home IN
Iowa tb this SAte to tell licr story In public.
lrs. Scarborough
STILL. REMAINS IN COURT,
md listens, III tloes Mrs. Ireland, md several
olher females from Sltblettc, with seeming
Pleasure 10 al1 that takes place, md seem to
ie'lsh all tile rough points. Although Mrs.
Ireland gayo her testimony yesterday, sl,s
bus becn III tho Court-lIouse NIL day, listcn-
ng anil knitting. Mr.. NVildur told, III
1 very dull and uninteres,ing wny,
bow Yates followed him down cellar
nd asked him what lie was going to to
seoat Ills daughters mAttcr, whether or not
eewas going 10 "kntfo !" lin, ailtl Wilder
nade no reply. Ono could not help but feol
sympathy fur Mrs. ireland when she tols!
,e aes story, aud to feel like kicking Yates for
Misconduct, hut
TIE SYMPATHY wAs SOMEWHAT D1ssI-
r.trED
when she still continues to sing in his choir
NIL attend his prayer-mcotlngs. While
s'npath1zng will, hur, ono cunt help but
aespse ler father md brothers for allowing
M aaes to remain III town q day
s"ef Ills coMttuct to their Bister
w. w. aallg!ser was known 10 them. Tho old
Mea ulat rlH!.llealleh men nre dangerous Is
ssAuic!y exploited by this trial. 1t seems tliai
seatbofo"gli allowed this man I'ntcs to tnlk
. Sh'a' i!vo hours In his own house about llis
'uh, ulsnptS OIL tho yirtue of Mrs. Scarborough
"''aout exciting his rnge, and, really,
a lie 1'lD NOT uEr MAD
suolt II until some weeks or months after.
,', "alas, a'id ho md Ills vito still con.
va vAaea 10 Sing In his ollolr, and wlcl
.a'ca lett Payson, ILL.,, that Churcl,
sr sa'e '1la lis regular letter or deluit.
t "S,,sot1sseGal!onalists of 6ublOtto MI stand
~. y, aates, and quite number of thc Dapttsts
ns.t IT, backing him nEnlllst tito 1Yiltlurs ard
n.p nsp!s1 Preachers. lilo wllola caso disguise
%s'S ,s People, and moro especially II It
mhoHAcEfult w. IT. THE liAlrrlsr p1iEACIEERE
i. %4o Aeasl Its case md gayb him Ills reguln,
'H~I @.. 1fo1h that Clnrel, III S,ibette, It show,
H.. Sa., oat for Ills becoming Congregation
w." IIs'' ll's Sls woult l,uve been I,lsled. .AYh,
;". ;s', iee'ois|'s ablcsIollcd husband docs llo
IT,. GtaHu Yates within nil inch Of hls
tas,, u n mystery. Tho Cour
rrvssa rvs. r. with TIC testimony OF Mrs
M1s iI!sa itowhrElgr, of Substto, corroboratlnp
,,,a. e i1e,atNl In regart to her visit to Yates
,. iates. by Ills counsel, says that
I, inE sinnY OF "THE WILDER 01MI." IT.
,I,'s1 nul entirely warranted, and Will bo OK
tn.t tt.u''eh T'la caso .locs not attract much ut
lors "su.i W. from tilo outside, nut many specta
in,s'sns present bcsllcs tliose III sumo wn,
el5ss'sd ela5e3 ~, The evidence will hardly be cot,
,.,,. ssa tills week. md Is expected tn bu Inter
~''s.s When Yutes tells his side OF the slury
s,,., THE DOCTORS.
''a' Ot'patsh to The EAteaeo Tribune.
M nssEfA, "a! Ill, Dec. 3,-Tlo Northern Diyts
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