Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-31

DR.. WILLIAM STEPHENS PERRY,
Bishop Of Iowa, has got himself into a
very deep and nasty hole through the
recent controversy over the confirma-
ton Of the Rev. DR.. PHILLIP Brooks,
against which he was mischievously
and questionably active. DR.. BROOKS
friends in casting about for mode OF
furnishing Bishop PERRY have STUN
bled on book by the Iowa divine called
Life Lessons from Proverbs" the
major and best portion of which, it has
been discovered, were stolen bodily from
lectures by Rev. GEORGE FISK, Of Itch
field, England, delivered over forty
years ago and now out Of print. The
discovery is we'll calculated to develop
one OF the healthiest scandals in the
history of the church.
The New York World has secured a
copy Of the very rare book containing
Rev. FIsH's lectures entitled 1.-THE
Christian Character in It's Connection
With Secular Pursuits" and devoted
considerable space to comparing it with
that of the Iowa Bishops's work, quot
ing passages and whole pages that have
been stolen bodily from the former
without change except Of a word and
punctuation here and there, and trans
ferred to the latter, as Bishop PERRY S
own elevated thoughts The few
changes, which are for the worse, pre-
clude the possibility Of Bishop PERRY,
when preparing his book, having mere
ly cut out the passage from Mr.. FIsK's
lecture and pasting on the manuscript
sent to the publisher. In this view Of
the case his crime is more heinous, so
his critics say, because the alterations
show he was trying to conceal the
theft. He failed in this, and merely In
jured the literary value Of the original
passage. Here is an instance Of the
Bishops fragrant piracy:
BIssoP PERRY's BOOK REV. GEO. FIsKs LEG
There was a young TURE
sbeDberd stan n gl There was 8 young
among the hosts oflshepherd tanding
Israel, arrayed for bat-Iamong the hosts OF
tie against the Philis- Israeli arrayed ior DAT
tines, a STRIPPING ruddylte against the Phlhs-
and yyell-fsyored Theitines-a stripling-rud
nnIse 81 valo- was indy and well-favored.
beart. the glance ofIThe pulse OF valour was
defiance in his eve; theIin his heart; the glance
voice OF triumph on hlslot denance IN MS eye
lin: he stood ungirded the voice OF triumph on
before the mighty man his lip. He stood UNI
~ war whose spear girded before the nigh
staff was like a weay " man OF war, whose
er's beam. Not a nerve spear-staff was like
onivered no vision Of weaver's beam; not
fear dimmed his keen nerve shook; not one
cIa.r eve He was con vision Of fear crossed
sdent in the strength his path. He was con-
mat was on his side fdent in the strength
and his cause he knew that WIS on ms slue,
was righteous. The and his cause he knew
go yas chosen was righteous The
poised hurled. II struck stone was CHOSEN
rs marx winged with was poised-was hurled.
CORY death. Yes, DaIt struck its mark,
S,d overcame with awinged with CORY death.
sling and with a stone Yes David overcame
And why was this?with sing ana d
There is but one anstone. And why was
swer. The Lord OF this There Is put one
Hosts was with him answer; the Lord OF
the God of Jacob was Hosts was with him.
his refuge the God of Jacob was
his refuge!
The woSt OF 1t is that throughout the
Bishops book no mention is made of
Mr.. FIsK's lectures, and the stolen pas
sages are inserted just as if they were
original, and in the preface to his book
Bishop PERRY says:
1.-THE essays comprised in this volume
were originally discourses delivered to sue
cessive congregations under the the au-
thor's personal charge. They affect no ex-
egetical merit; they lay claim to no start
ling originality. Prepared for the use OF
the Young of his cure, and written in the
midst of other and engrossing cares, they
embody the results of the writer's reading
and experience alike.
'If in their present form, which is but
slightly changed from that Of their deliv-
cry from the pulpit, they shall win the at
tention of the young to the Christian ethics
of this wonderful book Of inspiration, the
object of the writer will be attained
Bishop PERRY's proper place at pres
emit would seem to be in strict retire
ment and seclusion.