Evening journal., 1896-04-23
las IN a GLASS HOUSE
he Nan Who Threw Stones at
Rev. Or. Morgan.
OW CHARGED WITH PLAGIARISM.

How CHARGED WITH PLAGIARISM.
n Is Alleged That Rev. 'Ir. Lee Borrowed
Ethe First verse OF Ilis Class ode From
NJ Oid Poem His Acouser Also
q Clergyman.
II NEW YoRE, April 23-Rev. T. J. Lee,
!. .astor of the First Reformed church of
{. .ewark, two weeks ago attracted wide
81 read attention to himself and a storm Of
#iticism and censure TO Rev. Dr. ID.
#arker Morgan by accusing the rector Of
S @ Church Of the Heavenly Rest Of steal
81 part Of the sermon which he preach
es his own on Easter Sunday
81 This charge Of plagiarism against a
other clergyman was made in letter
b hich the Rev. Mr.. Lee wrote to The
s <ribune on Easter Tuesday. In this letter
81 declared that Or. Morgan had purloin-
great part Of his Easter discourse
;: ON book Of sermons, entitled Sermons
y reached IN the Church Of the First Re-
#gious Society in Roxbury," by George
s utnam, minister of the society. The
Newark pastor brought into play the
4 adly parallel and proved beyond doubt
s at DR.. Morgan had been guilty of gross
agiarism.
1 Twenty-Five years ago next juno the
4 ey. Mr. Lee-he had not been ordained
en- and was plain Mr. Lee-committed
G same oifense Of which he accused the
4 CIV York minister
e Mr. Lee was a momber Of the class of
a 10, Yale college and in the spring of
senior year, about three months before
aduation, no was chosen by his clnss-
ates to write the parting ode. The honor
writing this class ode, from a col
& gian's point of view, is second only to
< at Of delivering the valedictory, and Mr..
4 ae accepted it and wrote the ode. The
n st verse Of that ode Is almost identical
81 the first verse Of a poem written 20
4 bars before.
# BY a curious coincidence he, too, receiv-
s. his help from brother Clergyman, Just
81 the Rev. DR.. d. Parker Morgan did on
9 Saturday morning before Easter Sun
y.
DR.. Phelps Poem.
& IN one OF the alcoves Of the Yale library
ere was then, and is now little rusty
own volume, faded and shelf worn, but
tie tho worse from usage, and on the
yer, in fancy old fashioned letters, was
@ title Sunlight and Hearthlight; or, FL
x lity and Other Poems by Sylvanus Dry
II Phelps" This little book contained
tween 80 and go poems and some
INNS. One Of the poems, containing
ur verses, was entitled "Friend of My
cart, and the first verse Of that poem
strangely and remarkably like the first
rse Of Il. J. Lees parting ode.
IS The following is the first verse of DR..
,a.Ir.s1 fr,
DER the past, the hallowed past, reflection
softly sweeps
Id quick revives the pleasing scenes that
memory fondly keeps.
thrill of Joy in these blest thoughts steals
o'cr my spirits chords
Id wakens there a melody too pure for NOR
tai words
I cannot sing that rapturous song;
The heart alone can still prolong
blissful life inspiring strains, so sweet, 80
deep, So strong.
The following is the first verse Of Mr..
e's cde written in 1879;
AS DER the past, the hallowed past,
Reflection softly sweeps,
Reyiying many q pleasing scene
Which memory fondly keeps,
A thrill of joy one moment steals
Across the spirits chords
And wakens there "A melody
Too glad for parting words.
Curiously enough, 10 was also a brother
argyman who first discovered the great
nilarity between the verses Of the Rev.
T. Sylvanus Dryden Phelps and those Of
r. Lee. The Rev. Dryden W. Phelps,
Of the author Of Sunlight and Hearth
Iht, was in the class below Mr.. Lee at
ale, and he was present in the chapel
hen the parting ode was sung. IL occur
TO him at the time that there was
mething strangely familiar ahout it,
ID unconsciously he turned his face to-
ard the author, who was sitting in the
posite pow across tho aisle. Mr.. Lee
ught his eye, and the Rev Mr.. Phelps
w remembers that he averted his face
iickly and appeared extremely i'll at ease.
10 did not seem to feel said Mr.. Phelps
speaking Of it TO a reporter, "that par
bnable pride which young man natural
would experience e. hearing his own
rises sung by a chaptlful of students.
Mr. Phelps kept copy of the ode, but
ought no more about it until he read of
r. Lees accusations of plagiarism
gainst brothers of his cloth.