Show SET A THIEF TO OATCH A THIEF It will be remembered by our readers that a few weeks ago the Rev T J Lee of Newark N J exposed the Rev Dr D Parker Morgans plagiarism plagiar-ism of an Easter sermon Not only was the sermon stolen but it was 7 > > < s = stolen from a Massachusetts Unitarian The Rev Lee was alternately commended com-mended and condemned for his action while the Rev Dr Morgan was alternately alter-nately condemned and excused for his action The pastor iof the Church of the Heavenly Rest was deserving of all the censure he recblved But now it is the Rev Lees turn to receive censure cen-sure He has been charged with stealing steal-ing an ode and palming it off as his own ownThe The ode is said to have been stolen from the late Rev Dr Sylvanus Dryden Dry-den Phelps of Saratoga his son making mak-ing the charge > This plagiarism occurred oc-curred twentyfive years ago when Lee was a student at Yale The similarity between the two odes was noticed by Dr Phelps son when Lee read his young Phelps be at Yale with him but in a class below He felt like exposing ex-posing Mr Lee two years ago when Lee accused Bishop Perry of plagarism but when the attack on Dr Morgan was made he could stand it no longer patience hail ceased to be a virtue But let theo es speak for themselves Followin is Dr Phelps verse published pub-lished in 1J55 As oer th past the hallowed past re flectio softly sweeps And quicl revives the pleasing scenes that emory fondly keeps A thrill of joy in these blest thoughts steal oer my spirits chords And Yvakehs there a melody too pure for mortal words I cannotsing that rapturous sons The heait alone can stll prolong I Its blissful lifeinspiring strains so sweet so deep so strong I Mr Lees verse delivered in 1875 As oer the past the hallowed past Reflection softly sweeps Reviving any a pleasing scene Which emory fondly keeps A thrill ofboy one moment steals Across tie sprits chords And wakens there a melody k Too glaci for paring words The mcral of all tfils is that people I who plag arize should not expose plagiarism pla-giarism ia others |