The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-10
JLY GOULD'S PASTOR
He Knows Nothing of His
Piaeular Proceedings.
HIS HOME LIFE is LOVELY
DR.. Paxton is Informed of the Railroad
WTecking Career Of His New Convert
"A strong Indictment.

ESPECIAL to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch
New YORK, March 9.-Dr. Paxton, Jay
Gould's pastor, said yesterday that he
knew nothing of Mr. Gould's career on
Wall street, but that he knew MIR. Gould
was one of the loveliest men IN the world
in his home life. The remarks Of the
reverend gentleman nave provoked sha
editor OF the EUeEtHg Post 10 dip his pen IN
gall and take issue with the reverend gen
tleman in this fashion:
Here is q clergyman, doctor of divinity
to boot, who ''knoWs nothing of the career
of the most prominent member of his con-
gregation, and, more remarkable still. "be-
ing Clergyman would not know" and has
nevertheless, the highest esteem for him.
Now, who Is this prominent member who
is such lovely man in MS home life"
He is probably the most conspicuous figure
on the American continent, PROBABLY more
widely known the world over than any
other American citizen. His career, which
DR.. Paxton ignores, has flied larger
space in the history of the state of New
York during the last twenty years than
that of any other man. 1t is full of instruC-
3
He appeared on the scene in 1870 as the
very embodiment Of bold knavery and
! fraud on such scale that the exposure and
punishment of IL nearly broke down our
legislative and judicial system. He stole
whole railroad to begin with, and lived
| with his confederate in barOarOus luxury
| on its revenues for some time, and cor
rupted courts and legislatures in his efforts
! to defy justice. When driven to bay and
forced to dIsgorge, he made the unpSral
leiled restitution of SO, 100000, which was
really only small portion of his plumber.
His own account of his methods, before the
| legislative committee, in carrying out his
schemes was one of the most cynical declar
atoms of contempt for political and social
morality probably ever made in public. His
career since he finally escaped from the
clutches of penal justice has been largely
that of "wrecker" of railroads. and he
has prosecuted it with such energy and
success that we believe we speak well
within the mark when we say that the
mere fact that Jay Gould has come into
control of a corporation IS considered on all
the great markets OF the world as a signal
for widows, orphans and prudent people to
sel1ts securities and get out oft. That such
q career should have lasted for quarter of
q century without serious break or impedi e
ment and should leave its hero rich and
honored in his old age by professional NOR
alists is surely the most shocking example
ever set to young men of q modern state.
And yet his pastor knows nothing of it.,
and will not know, and begs money of him
for "church extension
The World to-day "wednesday in COM
menting on the gift of s25, 900 TO the Uni
versity of the City of New York, says:
r Mr.. Gould fully feels that his identity in
the things of this world is an affair of but
comparatively short time to come. For
this reason he is beginning to turn his
thoughts from matters perishable to mat
tiers imperishable He has grown greatly
in religious grace and fervor of late. He
is clearly and rapidly shaping his course
J towards actual membership with the
church. Very soon, indeed, after his
return from his present trip. there will be
an interesting ceremony in DR. Paxton's
Presbyterian church. 1t may be a very
quiet ceremony, almost indeed g secret one
but at its close Jay Gould viii be com
, municant with DR.. Paxton's Presby teriaI
flock.
Mrs. Osborn is Subject to Epileptic Fits.