The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-27
INeH York HeraldI


sey-A Prey to Remorse-His Peace and
Home Destroyed by Abandoned yTo-
man.
New York Herald
Racked By remorse Rev. Jonathan Il
Daily ended his sutferiDgs by committing
suicide. This was The substance of a mes
sege received by Mr.. Duane Searle, an init.
mate friend of the unfortunate clergyman,
who resides in jersey CITY, anu is one of the
officers of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Church. This was the last church
tbs deceased minister was pas
tor of. IL was to Mr.. Searle aud
his colleague that on May % last the pastor
made Q confession that ne was no longer
worthy to preach Gods word aud surren-
dered mis- parchment He bad been in charge
eftbe Church only 10 Y days wbsn he vol
unfairly severed his connection with il. His
action during The brief charge had aroused
comment. He was known aa brilliant
pulpit orator and an earnest and tirelsss
worker in the cause Of religion. Ills ser
mons disappointed the congregation. Thsy
were commonplace aud lacked rhetorical fire
He was nervuns a1d rarely left his home
The last Sunday he occupied the pulpit ne
appeared 50 have mastered his nervous
trouble. IG WAS evident then that he had
decided to relieve himself OF the great bar
den he bad so long borne and acQuaint tina
church officials with his sin.
The cause Ct the pastors downfall was
dissolute woman. While in charge of tbs
Market Street Church, in Paterson, che aD
peaIed at his home one stormy night in the
winter OF 1888, andappealed for shelter. She
wss homeless and friendless che declared.
He was a charitable man, but was loeth to
receive her. His wife interceded for the
stranger, and the preacher reluctantly ad.
mitted her. The stranger wss Aon S wsrt.
She feisEed illness, snd Was nurted by the
pastors wife. who, although In fea0e
heal b, exper ded her little strength in cari0g
for the viper who pois med her husband
;hs Stewart women moaned as II in
great pain. Mrs. Daily, who Was too
i'll 10 leave her bed, aroused her husband.
The plan CT the woman succeeded, Mr.
Dali : return ed TO his Eife's room suffering
int Dse agony. He made confession to her,
and cTGyed her forgiveness Sue f0rgsye
him. Ihsy decided 10 turn tie destroyer Of
tbeir happiness out OF doors the following
dsy. They did not execute this 0scis on.
The Stewart woman had fully recovered the
next morning and greeted them with de-
f8nce. Ghe bossisd OF having them in her
power, and on pain Of exposure insisted
upon their retaining her as q member Of
their family. They feared her aud dared
not turn her into the street She was NO
man OF vicious habits ard created ssveial
scenes while intoxicated at the pastor
home. When he was transferred to Jersey
City she grew worse and was twice arrested
for DRUNKENNESS.
To every one she narrated her terrible
charges against the clergyman aud painted
him far b.acser than he Was. Almost nightly
would she scooe, strangers passing the houae
by standing on toe steps Ts peRting her accu-
sslioas The pastor dad not dispute her, but
be and bis wife invariably appeared to try
Snd pscify ner. Unabie TO endure the strain
aEy longer, the victim OF the abandoned
crtstuTe's wiles determined 10 rid himself OF
the obnoxious woman by diyulgipg bis
So cIet. After his confession il was learned
tbSt the woman ghO had wrecked his lie
snd home had destroyed other happy homes.
She mad been p-s =wsy by her husband be
cauee of Ter fajit lsss9sss, and bad avenged
herself by leading malIisd men from The
| path OF virtue and then exposing them to
| their wives. She did BOT long survive her
| triumph. Relatives had her placed in au
! asy iun for demented women where sbs died.
alter his retirement DIR. Daily went 70
| live with his aged father. a prominent resi-
dent of Woodbridge. n. J. He WAS stricken
| with illness, and physician Was furnished
| him By Mr Sesrle and the stewards of the
| Jersey CITY Church, VINO deeply sympathized
| with the unfortunate man He was i'll for
six months, when his physician recon-
men6ee than he travel in the hope of regain.
| ing his health Pastor Daily entertained the
| hope that his long aud excellent service in
! the church would be considered when the
conference was spprised of his fall, and they
would mRte out some mild punishment and
not dismiss him from the ministry.
The conference resisted the influence
| brought to bear in his behalf. His parcn-
ment was accepted and his services were for
gotten. The conference adjourned few
dsys ago. and Mr.. Daily was acquainted with
| their Judgment. He was at the time study
/ ing medicine in New Orleans. His retentive
memory and previous knowledge enabled
/ him to complete his course in q few months.
o. April q he wrots 10 his wife at Wood
bridge that he would that day start for st.
Louis. where hs intended locating. ana ex-
| psctec her 10 rei1in him there. he stated
| that be would write as soon as he arrived al
ST. Louis. Mrs. Daily aud her father waited
impatientiy for intelligence from her hus.
band, but more came until Wednesday, 8
letter was received from the Captain of q
| Mississippi River boat plying between New
IsOrFaDs and ST. Louis.
Mr. Daily had Osen 3 passenger on bis
boat. lie noticed thss mis- passenger vas an
intelligent man, ana evidently Ia great men.
| I'll distress lie feared be conte m plated sui
eide end the Captain made him share MS
spacious sia,eroam. He al ways looked Mr.