Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-17

dragged by Mrs. D. before the bishop
and made, under threats of violence, and
while tears streamed down her face, to
deny what she had for the first time di-
vulged TO her father a few moments pre-
vious. What pathetic picture was this
before the bishop of Missouri A moth
erless child ruthlessly forced to tell
falsehood and hide crime acainst the
purity of the family circle and
her own person, while agonizing tears in
scaldiDg drops coursed each other down
her blanched cheeks. Aud for what was
this shameful picture made? To shield
a man, to use the mildest figure of
speech possible, who had DEGRADED his
high calling and contaminated with his
treacherous touch the purity of innocent
girlhoodl | tell the Rev. Jardine to his
face that if there is a lie in this state
ment it is not manufactured by mel
If | state the Rev. Jardine appeared
before DR.. D and urged him to horse
whip Mr.. H because of reflections
duct of Jardine and one of his flock, will
| be accused of telling a lie? / say to
Jardine, if the statement is lie, it is not
a lie originated by me. DR.. D-'s an
swer to Jardine was characteristic one:
IF you want Mr.. III. horsewbipped, go
aud horsewbip him yourself | have
nothing to do with it. My answer to
Jsrdine is in similar words. Do your own
horsewhipping. Do not sneak about
poisoning the air with your conduct, and
then ask others to beat down the foul
stencil that you have created.
Again, mother went before a promi
nent physician of this city q have the
statement from the physicians lips and
can give the name of the mother) and,
apparently in the greatest anguish, told
him that she needed bis counsel and ad
vice. She produced package of letters
written by the Rev. Jardine to her
daughter, the contents of which were of
such character that the lady's sense of
propriety was greatly shocked. She i'm
plored the physicians advice. She could
not, she said, 60 to her husband, as he
would undoubtedly use violence toward
Jardine The advice was freely given,
and steps were Immediately taken to save
the girl from Father" Jardine. l tell
the Rev. Jardine that if there is a lie in
this statement, the lie did not originate
In me.
Am 1, therefore, telling ialsehood in
saying the Rev. Jardine lives in this
community through the forbearance Of
fathers, brothers and husbands. And
should l not add, through the forbear-
ance of mothers. 1t is the mother who,
while protecting her tender offspring,
shrinks from the scandals which such
practices as these / have mentioned
arouse. She would rather suffer in silence
than bring before the public story that
a loved aud loving daughter tender
plant of the household--hadb been shamed
to modification and to tears. There are
mothers in this city who, if they would
speak, could make the spots on Jardine's
holy vestment come out SO dark that the
whitewash of hundred commissions
could not bring the virgin color back
again.
have not told one-half of the cases
that have come to me; [ have not told Of
the darkest cases that have come to me:
have not told of young girls being
shamed and mortified by Father" Jar
dimes indecent and repulsive questions
while preparing for confrmatious at the
confessional and elsewhere; have not
told of his enticipg girls TO disregard
parental authority, but | have the state
ments of the former so clear that they
cannot be refuted, and the latter have
on the authority of parents and daughter.
Jardine cannot accuse me of telling lies
in the transmission of these statements
If there are lies in them they are rot
my lies. But | have told eoough
for the present A full statement, with
documents, letters, afidavits and all evil
dences that can be obtained shall be
drawn up in proper form and published.
MIR. Sherlock, myself and Others who
have acted with US owe that much to this
community. Public opinion shall be
the arbiter between truth and Jardine.
If have told lies in this matter, and to
Jardine's detriment, l deserve the scorn
and contempt of my fellow-men. II
Jardine has been guilty of what | here
charge him with, a whip should be placed
in every honest hand Ito lash the rascal
naked through the world" -