Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-10
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tecs-oi ufsa, wishou. rhs slightest gugses-
uon on his part-urgicg lin TO cmplste the
example OF ono Of lis athIcli, rigals, Mr.. Chss
Courtney, aud 10 saw the. Brooklsn Pfosby t,,y
10 t.o. 1t will be Remembered thM when MIR,
Courtney lorcsaw that Mr. Haneo wts ytr7
sure to beat him in q boat rsc,, Mr. Courtucy's
bOal w's suFrer;iousIy s.Hcd in Two, thus
rend"ting 1t impossible for him to row, AID
saving lin tts hu initiation Of dsfest. Az 10
ir. iain:gs's former trial fox lyipg ani other
onlJc'lonGbi pracl:c 8, he escalol o)Dp!o ion
ny very sma'I nsi ,ilty. there is good rea,on
ior Eic! 70 'aer that 10 tho c,5d trial. which
- e'0n " lake r'sas. tie ms Mity vii be
| arslust him. Hence, tho trustees wis |, urge
! mat he shoul Hsoil tho impsDtcg c:Iau =
| ty cl'tin. biz norn-c.Ju With the Prestyeri, a
Se"oI'l14l"n' and ihus reodtrl0e it i'm oossible
| ior any pfc'h! tarV or SgDad TO try ip. This
scHamc is ;bvicu'!5 m1d,lsd up2n Mr. Court
| h"y'S plan Of sasing lis loais, ard it would
nhTa been Clip inli rr tho lruslecs sud Nir.
ia!m1gn TO ack5o@ledge 10 whom Lbty ge;e
'nirt'cd lar the i;ea OF saving ;hoir Prcsb;-
! ttrr.
| Ia c>nrcrtlrg GU !Ee ottcr % Sunday
c1orpin", Nj Ealmago, with GIi the cItulcnco
CT an rX!!tcd Gi5trlitl, daac.ibci tho "wantou
a'5 ra'ss' eat Insult aud p3ts2uul0u' to wh,cl
he had been sui .otcd by other ipia:s:crs nr TIM
Presbyterian body. Those dcrraved neu had
sep' spy who BID en- lis window ledge a,
o'aht. 10 ';scn 70 his conversation. Il tbs ~e.e
| t!u'. tho isct wju!l r. Il G; it,!c C cGit CD n
TIE br0caIjn Itcs3yte;iaas Eu: wn must re-
fioEo'r mat the sc:u'a!iln is made !y rGn
%hn haabeca chsrg93 by Christian ministers,
| 1":i airj add III Eagi land, with want Of vera.
cly, aod that no proof in support Of it is cif.r
ed, lo point ct fact, the supposed spy was
undoubtedly small boy With q fondDe8s for the
circus, who hoped TO oslch glimpse Of MIR.
raImago in tho ect Of rshearsiog his next Sun
day. scrmor, ard 10 thereby gain useful hints
az to the best way Of standing on bis head
anothor persecution WAS reference to mis-
understanding whca occurred. said MIR. Ta!-
m1Re, 'bctw,ap mo and o gentleman" three
years ago While tie distinction which Mr.
ls!mage makes between himself aad gentle
| mao Is ncre rraisegorhy in point OF truth
than of grammar. he can hardly claim that
when he vas 90 trial for a specified tff,nse
It was persecution % tt part of bis opponents
| 10 produce evidence Of their charges. There is
| nc rule of common or ccccssstic, law which
outlaws 10 three years iaIsehoods told by minis
ters or othsr grave otfenses ptrpatrated by them,
aud Mr. Taiuagc ought Dot to have felt iu0ig-
anUt al charge which expressly admitted thst
Al one period he bad beeo ia such close relations
| gIh geoi!, man that S misunderstanding be-
tween them became possible These instar Of
! ,nsult sEd persecution W.re apparently suficiert
| 10 trc the Hcarts OF rlr Iamage's audience,
10 that be made no roiereocs 10 tbe crowning
Io;uit end outrage Of which nearly halt of the
! emhcis oftho Btooklg Presbytery were guilty
! when they vCt?d 10 fnd him guilty Of fa!ser
| hood.
| While Dir. TsImage feels thai. 10 yieB of
these Irsul's aud CT The probability Of his Coz
Vicloo. 1t Is his dusy as q prudent man TO
sbandon the Presbyterian deDomlnatou, hs
initiates that VI he chose To expose the
moral rot,eDness Of DR.. Vspdyko aud
! !ho other Presbyterian ministers who ttiuk
Mr. Tsimsge ought not to tell falsehoods,
be would "mske taequat fJr scandal
uoogcrs for the NIX. year." He has. as he
alleges, plenty of materials with which Ger
tsin vague gentlemen" have supplied him
wherewlsh to furnish forth this appotzng bsu-
quss. 1t is to be hoped that he will not be
prevailed upon to withhold bis avarging aim.
1t ia his plain duty 10 expuss any moral rotten
o'ss' which to his knowledge exats 10 the
Brooklyn Prasbyttry. Hc ought to say plainly
! what his charges against bis wicked enemies
are. Thcy did cot vaguely charge him with
|
ths! hh told lea, and thty thcn proceeded to
| p.ovs their charcss LIT Mr. Taimsso be Is
tfsl k. 1t d.. VaudSke has told lies; OR if bo
has pub his name to n sl5sciip.iln piper, with
the undorstandUg thai ho was net to pay tho
am0u1t sub;cribod bY him, but that It's usne
was 10 be used to ioduc, other pcoIls to sub
scribe monaY under ia'sc pretenses; or II no has
sbusi trust-ssy OF q misrepresentation bad
baou cIuGded to hln, and has s1caked into tho
Ofioo at late hour 10 sUrr9ptiHously uso its
advol Using c)lunrs 10 tho intcIests of q rival
paper; or if he has been guilty Of the hypocrisy
of attending ''totsI ahstoroe meeting, and io.
forruiog those present thst he was q "tota ab-
staiocr." when he VISA nevertheless. 10 tho habit
OF dtiakios wioe--,f Dr. Vandy ke aud his 1850
ciates have dono these things, let MIR. Tel mage
ssy 30, and hiog them to lrisl. 10 order TO
purge tho Presbyterian denomination Of suob
unworthy meu. Moral rottcnucss" is doubt
l;ss an elfq1cnt expression. 10 Mr. Talnage'
| opinioo, but it is open to tho charge OF vsgue-
rcsi aGd is therefore Ineffective.
Ihe withdrawal of Mr.. TaImsge will, OF
cou.se, save him from ni danger Of conviction
AID deposition from the ministry. llo will be
1T the head OF pcw scr9hsto soct, without
ary oDe to claim authority over him. Never
; ,heIfss, his reppi alton will not be cleared by
his wihdraWa Whcu Mr. Ccurtneys boat
gss saq.d. he svol4cd The humiliation Of 40
open dcIca. ny big opponent, bat he convinced
ever; body that H.! gas afraid 10 nee: hr. IL su
Ian. b,o.uss no kneH that he would be beaten
II llr. rtlmsge esas the Prrsby,,r5, it will bt
thn u5lvc rsa! o!iYsoD ttst be did net dare tt
: RI ke new :rial b,c.nsc he knew that tbt
cSarsI against iin worn true. Perhaps hs
h.d be,'er stay cpd lske the chances Of pev
,r;al. People may theo imagine thss he is in
= noconi, aud hat he desires to have his io5o
Q Get C, proved Still, he IS free 10 follow h
ogn iuclina;iop.; sod if be ostsbshes ne'
s.c-, and makes Sir. Ccurtuey his asslstsu
" ,uiu;slcr, he msy continue to Gil his tabernacl