A Sad Downfall

Woid reaches here that Rev. M. M. Gocdwiu, formerly reuter of St. Luke's church in Ypsilanti, had been deposed from the ministry. The utmost of sympatby is expressed on all sides in tbis city, but it seems that notbing else was Ifaft for the oburoh to do. The oanse of the aotion was ae follows: When Mr. Goodwin was transferred from U. S. S. Colombia, on whiob joat he was chaplain, he went to the raining snip "Wabash," wbich was tationed at Boston Harbor. Soon lere appear6d an item in tbe Washing;on papers stating that tbe captain of je snip had filed charges with the avy department stating that Mr. Goodwin had b3en guilty of condnet nbecoming to nis office and made it more specific by saying that he had eeo intoxicated on board the ship. 'he department served a oopy of the harges on Mr. Goodwin and instead f demanding an investigation he asked lermission to resign from the navy, whicb was gianted. In an interview with some Washington paper ne adrnited taking liqoor, bnt stated it was for medicinal purposes. This happened ast fall. VVbat had since beoome of ïim ncbody here seems to have known, )nt this latest news of nis having been leposed as a minister seems like the ast act of a melo-drarna. No minister ever oame to Ypsilanti who beoame as snddenly popular as Mr. Goodwin. He was lionized fairly and identified himself with secret sooieties su entbnsiastically that it iuoreased his popnlarity outside his cbnroh. His downfall is regretted