The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-08

and. nevertheless, went blindly forward
regardless of consequences. He was
caught IN a very compromising position,
and his captOrs made the most of it.
They had intended to catch him; they
set trap for him and he weakly, fool
iShly, fell into it. 1t is not probable
that any explanation which the doctor
can offer Will be listened to. 1t is eX-
ceedingly doubtful whether he can
make an explanation which will clear
his character and restore him to his
place in society.
abilene Chronicle: For years this
man has traversed the State anu clothed
in the livery of Heaven, he has de-
nounced his political opponents as sOts,
rutfians and law breakers. He was the
cO-wOrker of Sister MOlloy while she
was in Kansas sweet scented pair.
Together they labored, together they
wept over others sins. They spent days
and nights in lamentations over the
wickedness of the world.
Citizens of Abilene, men who are the
| husbands of faithful wives and fathers
Of pure and innocent daughters, can you
afford to go upon the streets and make
excuses for this man? No matter how
much you may condemn the method Of
his taking off. We are making no apollo
gy for their actionS-in our judgement
it needs nOne-paint it back as you
may, does it excuse our reverend
brother? Does it lleSsen his guilt or
the enOrmity of his Otfense to the
morals of this community
Dr. KrOln: To this note l replied
that l was going, that L would meet
her as she desired, that she might regis
ter as Marry JONES'" for her protect
ion. L had already arranged to go to
| Clay Center on the $50 train, on matter
of business, as three gentlemen in this
city can verify, and having thus
previously arranged to go to Clay Center
by the way of Junction City, l
simply thought, since she had arranged
to 90 there IAN arrangement of which l
absolutely knew nothing until received
the above nOte,) l could see her there
and learn what she wanted.
The extreme beauty of this explana-
ton lies in the fact that no train leaves
for Clay Center from Junction City
until the middle of the afternoon on
Sundays, and the Dr. could have left
here Sunday noon and made just as
good time.
DR.. KrOLn TO the editor OF the Junction
| I,T,, D1,,,,Iy;cys,,. 1-,,n.l-oI hnr
door and she came and opened it. l
told her | guess | would not come in as
it would not be right. To this she said:
please do not go; but come in. Every
thing will be all right | still insisted
on going to my own room. but she urged
me again to enter and | did so. After
entering the room l Signilied my inten-
ton Of going to my room but she again
impOrtuned me to remain, which l
finally did, knowing full well that 1 was
doing wrong. She then locked the
door and we began undressing. | was
little more expeditions in the matter
than she was and had undressed and
gotten in bed by the time she had taken
of her dress. BY this time it must have
been nearly l o'clock.
AtcbisOn Champion: This story while
it may be untrue in some particulars,
has undoubtedly enough truth in it to
be regarded as the announcement of the
end OF a career bright in its inception.
and which might have grown brighter
to its close, but which from hencefOrth
will be lost in ''cOld obstruction" The
mans worst enemy can ask for no more
than will fall upon him. His sentence
is for life, and every day will be more
Wretched and fOrlOrn than its predecess-
or 1t is a rule, and probably just
one, that what is an error, venal yield
ing to temptation, an escapede, on the
part of man of the world, is crime
in minister. Every minister should
think of that before hand.
Council GrOre Cosmos: DR.. Krohn is
a well known Methodist minister, and
politician He took an active part in
temperance agitation, and has since
been prominent in state politics. But
he has fallen from his high estate, and
possibly, like the great cardinal, no
man will see him mOre-that is in the
role of a divine and reformer. \ poll
tician or an editor would not look well
in the pulpit. Ministers should not
become worldly, and lust after the flesh
pots of Egypt. We hold that a man
who has ordained himself to the holy
calling should not depart therefrOm.
The following paragraph was clipped
from the editorial columns of the Kan
sas City Times:
DR.. KrOhn having pleasantly alluded
to Mr.. Lifts of Abilene as this despic-
able creature in the office of the RE-
FLECTOR, - Mr.. Lifts turns around and
genially refers to KrOhn as snake that
turns its venOmous fangs on men who
cresS its poisonous, Shiny paths" We
know nothing Of Mr.. Lifts, but it does
seem to us that if there ever is time
in the lives of men when they should
sing low that time has now arrived in
the career of the Rev. Philip Krohn.
Laurence Gazette: The prohibition
wOrshiperS will doubtless be exceeding
| " shocked at the revelations recently
made public, that their adored disciple,
Rev. Phillip KrOhn, was caught I'M
dressed in a young lady's room late at
night in a Junction City Hotel. We