Show A grave mistake the general outcry made over the whitewashing verdict of the jersey city presbytery in the case of the rev bev john S glendenning should serve to admonish that body of its grave mistake it seems to have acted on the mistaken idea that the tho cause of religion is likely to suffer fuffer if the misdoings mis doings of any who profess to teach it are exposed and admitted religion is too robust and vital to bo be seriously affected edby by the shortcomings short comings of weak or wicked men and if affected at all it is through the attempt to screen their deeds under the sacred cloak logically the decision of the presbytery is an absurdity as well ns as an indiscretion they nind find him hirn guilty enough to be unfit to preach to his present I 1 flock but bend send him out to establish pastoral reial lela i eions ni in quarters where he is not knowla owna veritable wolf in cheeps clothen clothing in other words they declare e that such deeds are not so BO very bad in a minister of the gospel and though they may create a lun JUN bittle scandal and feeling in the community where his hii victim dies in agony and shame they do not disqualify him from going oar oaf 1 to seek fresh afresh woods and pastures new star |