Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-22
On. DonmAr REPLIES
To Articles Concerning Him Pub
lished Recently.

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While away for few days Of rest last
week my attention was called to sensa-
tional article in the New York papers,
which appeared at first in one of our local
dailies, concerning an alleged attack of
mine upon the Yale Art school in my lee
ture at Hamden last Sunday evening. The
writer of said article claimed that made
the statement that there were paintings
and statuary there exhibited to mixed
assemblage of ladies and gentlemen that
were calculated to bring blush Of shame
to the cheek of any lady who might be
obliged to pass them in company with
gentleman; that inquiry had been made of
several of the faculty, who smiled and said
that it was not worth noticing; that DR..
Dorman was fanatic and religious en-
thusiast, sold out his practice few years
ago and led band of the Salvation army
in the west, etc. wish to correct some
of these statements, with your permission
In the first place, my attack was not upon
the Yale Art school, but upon that wicked,
false delicacy upon the part of parents and
guardians of the young, which permits our
ignorant boys to plung into excuses and
become confirmed in habits which lead
to insanity, imbecility and premature
death, and the criminal silence upon
which pretends to be ignorant of the ex-
istence of such sins. showed also that
required to warn the wicked, and are told
that their blood will be required of us if
unfaithful; and simply referred to the Yale
art gallery and other like Institutions, and
to the fact that children are allowed to
read the scandal and prurient articles. in
our daily papers by the very ones who OBJ
ject to wholesome instruction regarding
these matters.I do not regard the Yale Art
school as any worse than the rest, and do
not attack it, but simply the habit of con-
demning before giving the needed instruc-
ton.
The statement was also made that I
applied to President Dwight for permits
sion to give the lecture before the Y. M.
G. A. of the college, and that it was re-
fused ;also that interviewed Mr.. Moody af
ter one of his meetings to gain his permits
sion to give it at Mortified convention,
and that Mr.. Moody after examining one
of the pictures fatty refused to have any
thing to do with me, etc. wish to state to
the public, and to the worthy faculty ofYale,
that the statement regarding my alleged
connection with the Salvation army is
false from beginning to end. have never
been connected with it in any form or
manner, and the writer Of this sensational
article has either been misinformed or
is guilty of malicious falsehood. I
did speak to President Dwight
once upon the street, but finding as he
courteously stated that he was not much
in favor of such instruction, asked no
further questions, but will say just here
that his objections were probably based
upon what he had seen or heard of mu-
seums of anatomy, such as are seen in
some of our large cities, which are to be
deprecated, as they contain nude figures
representing both sexes and which would
oppose as thoroughly as he. I have not
single nude figure of the opposite sex, but
he did not know this fact. His objections
could not apply to me, therefore. Con-
corning my interview with the greatest of
all religious enthusiasts, Mr.. Moody, I
would say that took the worst picture
that I then had to him, stated my plans,
asked his advice and requested the priv
lege of delivering the lecture before him,
when my paintings were ready at North
field, or elsewhere, that I might have his
endorsement of my work, if it was ap-
proved by him. AS he looked at the terri
BILE picture he called his son from the ad-
joining room, and with visible shudder
exclaimed: "Charlie, come here and see
the terrible effects of SIM" Then turning
to me he said: 81 think that you are on
the right track"-a remark which has been
made by many educated and cultured clsr-
gymen and educators since. "When your
paintings are finished write me and we
will try and arrange for you somewhere"
1 finished my paintings in few months
and wrote to him and received a letter
over his own signature, which I have
fortunately kept, directing nae to Mr..
Char at NaU Vnrk vUhnaa dufu H.
to arrange for speakers at Northfeld con-
vention, but as the speakers had all been
selected and the programs printed it was
| thought best to defer it till another time,
but he gave me letter to the general
secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A. at New York
| as the man whose testimonial of approval
| would carry me to any association in the
country, The lecture was given to a
large audience of young men and I have
his unqualified testimonial and recon-
mendation to all secretaries to make en-
gagements with me. I have since given
the same address in the principal churches
of all denominations and most of the Y.
M. @. AS and have the approval of
many clergymen and educators with their
good wishes for success in the grand work
which have undertaken.
In conclusion let me say that I would
rather be religious enthusiast of the
right sort, or even religious fanatic, than
to be 80 enthusiastic over base ball game
or the results as to deem it necessary to
get drunk and "paint the town red" an
nually. It is safe to say that the most ig-
norant and e1citab1e members of the Saliva
ton army, the bowling dervishes of the
east, nor the Indian ghost dances of the
plains, have yet produced anything equal
to what we are obliged to witness among
the so-called graduates of Yale each year
at commencement tine. I am notopposed
to the nude in art, when within reasonable
limits, nor to boyish enthusiasm; but it
is sad to see groups of young men
not merely enthusiastic, but crazed with
rum, making night hideous, disturbing the
peace of the just and rolling in the cutters
of our streets, clad in the dress suits,
which loving hands have prepared for
more worthy service; and it is sad for
New Haven physicians to see the wrecks
Of humanity from diseases here unmen-
tionable with which we have to deal
among the boys of Yale, and which the
hack drivers of the city might explain as
well as we. If the faculty of Yale made
those false statements, which can hardly
believe, they are striking the best friends
of their pupils, viz, those who are striv-
ing to remove the causes of their tempta.
ton and SORROWS.
- WILL CLOSE ny giving 6uo estAato VI
Bishop Goodsell whose family physician I
was for several years, my concerning charac
ter:
To whom it may concern: Dr. Dorman is well
known to me as for years successful physician
in New Haven, and as a local preacher ready to
work to the limit of his strength In Gods cause,
and Of the best Christian reputation. am re-
joiced to hear of his acceptability on the Pacific
coast. He commands our respect for his sincere
devotion to Christian doctrine and advanced
Christian experience. D. A. GooDsRLL, D. d.
Hoping you may find space for the above
in your valuable journal, am yours re-
spectfully, DR.. G. A. DORIAN.
A NARROW ESCAPE.