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Title: Crimes of Preachers
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Author: M. E. Billings
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CRIMES OF PREACHERS
IN THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA
TENTH EDITION.
Transcribed out of the Original Newspapers,
and with Previous Transcriptions
Diligently Compared and Revised.
"THESE BE THY GODS, O ISRAEL."
"By their fruits shall ye know them. Do men
gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"
New York
THE TRUTH SEEKER COMPANY
62 Vesey Street
CRIMES OF PREACHERS.
In the year 1906 the Young Men's Christian Association of Pittsburgh,
in Pennsylvania, rejected the application of an actor for membership
on the ground that one of his profession could not be a moral
person. Viewing the action as a slur cast on the whole theatrical
profession, Mr. Henry E. Dixey, the well-known actor, offered to give
one thousand dollars to charity if it could be shown that actors,
man for man, were not as good as ministers of the gospel. No champion
of the cloth appearing to claim Mr. Dixey's money on that proposition,
he went further and offered another thousand dollars if there could not
be found a minister in jail for every state in the Union. This second
challenge was likewise ignored by the clergy and the association
which had provoked it, but Mr. Dixey made a few inquiries as to
the proportion of ministers to actors among convicts. His research,
which was far short of being thorough, discovered 43 ministers and
19 actors in jail. The investigation, so far as the ministers were
concerned, could have touched only the fringe of the matter, for in
eight months of the year 1914 the publishers of this work counted
more than seventy reported offenses of preachers for which they were
or deserved to be imprisoned, and of course the count included only
those cases reported in newspapers that reached the office through
an agency which scans only the more important ones. There had been
nothing like a systematic reading of the press of the country for
these cases. Judged by 1914, the clerical convicts in 1906 must have
far exceeded the number developed by Mr. Dixey's census.
The foregoing incident is introduced here to explain the nature of
this work, "Crimes of Preachers," which, like Mr. Dixey's challenge
to the clergy in behalf of his profession, is the reply we have to
make to the preachers in behalf of the unbelievers in their religion.
The clergy assume to be the teachers and guardians of morality, and
assert not only that belief in their astonishing creeds is necessary
to an upright life, but, by implication, that a profession of faith
is in a sense a guarantee of morality. It has become traditionary
with them to assume that the non-Christian man is an immoral man;
that the sincere believer is the exemplar of the higher life, while
the "Infidel," the unbeliever, illustrates the opposite; and that
whatever of morality the civilized world enjoys today it owes to the
profession and practice of Christianity.
Now, it is wholly legitimate that systems should be judged by the
correspondence between the claims made for them and their actual
performances. When Mrs. Eddy, for an instance, rose up and asserted
that Christian Science was the key to health, investigation into the
health of persons professing and practicing Christian Science became
at once a proper inquiry. And so, when ministers exalt the belief
and practice of Christianity as the one highway to the moral life of
individuals and nations, it is equally germane to observe with some
care whether or not the clergy make good their claims in their own
persons. The inquiry would be of great interest and permissible even
were Christianity offered only for our free acceptance or rejection;
but the investigation assumes the binding nature of a civic duty
when, on the strength of these clerical pretensions, the preachers of
Christianity claim and are allowed to enjoy privileges and immunities
from the state that are not granted to other citizens. There are many
"benefits of the clergy" besides those bestowed on them personally
in the shape of half-fares, freedom from civic and military duties,
and the license under the papal decree which forbids that any priest
shall be brought into a civil or criminal court without the approval
of his ecclesiastical superior. In the United States church property
valued at a billion and a half dollars escapes taxation on the
plea that it is devoted to improving the morals of the community,
and the ministers have a virtual monopoly of the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday, on the strength of the same unproved
theory. The plea is questioned and denied by the publishers of this
book, who quote the evidences in disproof, among these being the fact
of the immorality of the clergy themselves. If the religion they spend
their lives in expounding does not keep the ministers straight, it
is almost useless to ask how much restraining influence that religion
has on the laity who only listen once a week.
It is admitted that just as the upright life of a professed Christian
is no evidence whatever of the truth of Christian doctrine and history,
so the moral delinquency of a believer is no disproof of those
things which it is necessary to accept in order to be orthodox. The
creation story, the flood story, the story of Jonah and the whale,
the virgin birth and the other miracles of the Old and New Testaments
are not affected by anything a believer in them may do, either good
or bad. Therefore we have been asked of what value a list of the
crimes of preachers can be to the cause of Freethought and mental
liberty. The reply, couched in the language of an editorial article in
"The Truth Seeker," is as follows:
"Christianity, as interpreted by its preachers, affirms a
fundamental relation between belief and morals. It claims that its
system of morals is revealed and perfect; and not only this, but
also that good morals are out of the question unless we believe
in the Christian religion.
"There are Christian ministers, and they are of the class who have
the widest hearing, because they are 'sensational' ones, who will
tell you that unbelief is synonymous with immorality; that men are
wicked because they are Infidels, and are Infidels because they are
wicked. They argue that as religion cannot countenance anything
that is wrong, the wrongdoer must justify his course by denying
the authority of religion, and hence becomes an unbeliever in order
that his creed may not conflict with his conduct. Who has not heard
that Infidels deny the existence of hell to relieve their minds of
the uncertainty of going there when they die; that they put the
Bible aside because it will not permit their indulgences in sin,
and that a reform in conduct will be accompanied by a renunciation
of their Infidelity and a reacceptance of religion and the Bible?
"The preachers who promulgate these principles often proceed from
the general to the particular. Having asserted the correlation of
unbelief with moral turpitude, they give pretended illustrative
instances, and they do not seem to understand that the force of
their argument is lessened by the fact that they are obliged to
invent cases and to deal with imaginary characters. Some, of
course, prefer to libel known and representative Freethinkers
instead of exercising the faculty of invention and defaming
unbelievers who are pure myths.
"A list of ministers, guilty of crimes and immoralities, though of
unimpeached orthodoxy, is the answer to this class of falsifying
preachers, which any court must accept as historical and lawful
evidence against the pretense that good conduct grows out of
belief in Christianity. It shows that the very apostles of that
religion go wrong, that its ministers are profligate, and that
in these the theory is condemned before we come to its mere lay
exponents who less perfectly understand it.
"People have been taught so long that piety and morality are
interchangeable terms, that they believe it without regard to the
facts which demonstrate the contrary to be true. When an individual
of reputed orthodoxy violates the moral law they accuse him of
being a hypocrite and set his religious professions down as mere
outward pretense. But here their mental narrowness is shown, for
the immoral person may be thoroughly sincere. The more firmly
he believes, the stronger may be his confidence that no mere
human weakness on his part can deprive him of the benefits of
his religion. For according to the code we are all sinners, and
the function of religion is not so much to keep us from personal
sin as to save us from its natural consequences. One has fallen
already in Adam and is therefore totally depraved, which is the
limit of depravity. How, then, can his own sins count against
him, when he cannot be depraved beyond 'totally'? His concern is
to escape the consequences of the fall, which is accomplished by
accepting the Christian scheme of salvation. His own transgressions
can be adjusted by prayer and repentance. He conceives of divine
mercy as infinite--there is no reaching the end of it; hence with
unlimited credit he may draw on his account whenever he feels
sinfully disposed."
It is unlikely, however, that the believer performs this mental
operation before reaching a determination to do that which is
wrong. Were he capable of analyzing the plan of salvation in
that manner he might doubt it. But he is like other men in the
same environment, and, like them, when inclination prompts, he
falls. Conduct, in the last analysis, is a matter of common sense, in
which the minister and the believer are likely to be at a disadvantage
as compared with the Rationalist. In our own minds we are pretty
well convinced of the reason why ministers go wrong--they have more
opportunities and, among the faithful, are under less suspicion and
observation than the laity. Nevertheless we are not averse to hearing
other explanations of their tendency to fall.
A few years ago the Rev. Dr. Madison C. Peters, a New York clergyman,
offered a theory and remedy.
"The average minister," said Dr. Peters, "has only to preach a
twenty-minute or half-hour sermon on Sunday, and this, with a mid-week
meeting, constitutes his week's work. The rest of the days he is often
loafing, trying to kill time. Even the weekly sermon may not be his own
effort. He may be either too lazy or too ignorant to compose a sermon
of his own, so he simply treats the congregation to a rehash of some
other man's work, and for this he often receives a good salary. Do
you wonder that the worst passions of these men become inflamed by
their lives of idleness? They are only human. They eat and drink of
the choicest products of the earth; they visit only the homes of the
wealthy, where they are sumptuously entertained; they do not try to
keep the body in subjection to the spirit by any kind of restraint
or mortification, and so their carnal passion becomes the master of
their being, and they fall away from grace, shocking the community and
scandalizing the church of God. I would make all work for their money."
No doubt the indolent habits of the stall-fed clergy contribute
to their incontinence, which is recognized as their predominant
weakness. While their offenses otherwise, as these pages show, range
all the way from petty larceny to murder, yet the great majority are
such as are committed with or against women and girls. The larger
figures in the list number cases of adultery, bigamy, desertion,
elopement, and seduction.
That the immorality of the clergy is recognized as a matter that needs
explanation is shown by an article entitled "Why Ministers Go Wrong,"
extracted from the "Baptist Standard" (Chicago), in which orthodox
weekly it appeared in the latter part of the year 1913. The article,
whose author is a minister, is surprising mainly because of its
frankness and not because it tells anything not previously known or
surmised. The writer says:
"Do ministers of the churches, that is clergymen, priests and
preachers, go wrong in any greater proportion than do doctors,
lawyers or teachers? If one answers the question mathematically,
no; if one answers the question in the light of our moral standards
for ministers of the gospel, the negative answer will not be so
readily and decidedly given. There are few issues of the daily
newspaper without at least a single item narrating the fall of
a clergyman. It would be hard to find a man or a woman who has
not at some time in life become personally acquainted with a
professed exponent of religious truth and high moral ideals who
has demonstrated the depths of human depravity.
"Yet the indictment against the profession is of a much more subtle
character than that found in journalistic annals of crime or even
in personal knowledge of gross faults on the part of clergymen. It
would be folly to deny that, taken as a class, ministers live
lives as pure and as free from criminal or grossly immoral taint
as any other class of persons. The indictment takes rather the
form of a general impression, amounting almost to a conviction,
that the minister does not have the clear-cut and high standards
which the business world demands.
"Business men feel that there is something about the 'cloth'
that makes its wearer a 'doubtful proposition' when it comes to
square dealing between men. A prominent lawyer in Chicago said,
only the other day, 'I dread seeing a clergyman enter my office;
I do not want his business; he does not have the commercial honor
of the man of affairs.' He went on to give instances of ministers
who disregarded their business obligations and even ignored the
sanctity of the oath at the bar of justice.
"It is a well-known fact among houses accustomed to extend credit
that ministers are the slowest to pay, and the most difficult from
whom to collect. In the smaller towns it would be difficult to find
a grocer without an uncollected account against some minister who
had left the place. Over five years ago such a preacher boasted in
his farewell sermon that all his bills were paid in the village,
and he 'owed not any man'; he should have said that he had paid
not any man, and some of his bills are still unpaid.
"A charitable organization in Chicago allowed a minister in
a village nearby to become indebted to it. He promised to pay
the small account at a certain date; but a year from that time,
although many letters had been written, the bill was unpaid. Nor
was settlement made until this prominent minister on a good salary
was sent a sight draft for the amount.
"A struggling professor in an Eastern city consented to pick out
a few books for a preacher up State, and to have them charged
to his own account, being assured that payment would be made at
once. The books were sent, but the cash never was forthcoming,
and after a lengthy correspondence, in which many excuses were
offered, the professor had to count his loss as the price he had
paid for a lesson in trusting the 'cloth.'
"Such evidence could be extended indefinitely. The facts back
of it, with the many other instances of which these few are but
slightly indicative, have produced the decided opinion in the
business world that the minister is unreliable, and that the
ministry does not stand of necessity for admirable manliness.
"There are many exceptions. The manly, four-square ministers are
the more noticeable because they are exceptional. There are still
more ministers who are warmly admired by their congregations,
but they are admired rather for professional traits and pulpit
graces than for the rugged virtues that count on the street and
in the store and office. On the whole, men of honor feel that
today it is no honor to be entitled 'Reverend'; the average man
looks somewhat askance at the clergyman.
"Perhaps this is nowhere better illustrated than when a minister
leaves his profession and desires to enter business. He finds
there a strong prejudice against his past; it is regarded as
unfitting him for work. When such a man goes into an office,
experience shows that he is likely to lack the qualities that
make for trustworthiness in details in the individual and for
harmony in a large force of employees.
"Now, if the business of the minister is to teach the people
how to live, he ought at least to know how to do it himself. His
principles are valueless if they will not stand the wear of daily
life. Is the trouble with the teachings, with the message, or is
it with the man himself?
"The first reason ministers go wrong is because they are men. They
are not angels; they are not the reincarnated ideal saints
that the sisters and the sisterly brethren like to think they
are. Because they are men they have human frailties. But, while
that does account for the fact that ministers steal and break the
express commandments the same as other men, it does not account
for the fact that they are held below par in commercial esteem.
"As a profession the ministry seems to offer a premium on the
pretender, the impostor, the hypocrite. So long as there are the
intentional pretenders and the unconscious hypocrites in the church
they will enjoy the ministry of the pretender and hypocrite. So
long as the churches say, 'There's nothing either good or ill
but seeming makes it so,' the man who can succeed in fooling the
people with appearances of virtues, with saintly air and pious
phrase will be the man who reaches the top of his profession.
"Then no mortal being can stand for long the fawning and adulation
which the preacher is likely to receive, especially from foolish
and emotional women. He is sure to come to believe that he is
a superior being, one who either can do no wrong or can do only
right. Steady feeding on flattery unfits him for sound counsel
regarding his shortcomings; he gets into the habit of judging
his own actions, not by any undeviating principles, but by the
measure of praise they receive.
"There are peculiar temptations incident to the work of any man
who appears to weak minds as a demi-god on occasions, whose work
makes unusual demands on his nerve forces, and who is obliged
to work almost exclusively with women. There is not only the
temptation to license in personal virtue coupled with opportunity
in pastoral visitation; there is the tendency to conformity to
feminine standards, so that the man becomes womanly and usually
a poor kind of an old woman at that.
"Mere preaching puts a tremendous strain on a man's moral fibre. It
is the habitual statement of duties and ideals which the preacher
knows he does not reach and do. It is the expression of the
phrases of character, not necessarily accompanied with their
expression in living and doing. It results in the mental habit
of considering a duty done as soon as it is declared. It exhausts
the moral impetus in phrases. It makes the man act the lie.
"Intellectual dishonesty results from habitual standing as a
special pleader; as the defender of ground which has not been
honestly, candidly examined. The preacher seldom goes back to the
evidence; he argues from the conclusions of others. He stands as
an authority in that in which he frequently has made no original,
unprejudicial examination.
"Intellectual dishonesty comes as a result of cowardice in
regard to the declaration of his own honest convictions. He is
perhaps unconsciously persuaded to teach what the church teaches
rather than what he would teach if he gave himself a chance to
think. Creeds may be small matters, after all, but the teaching
of a creed in which we do not believe is no small matter in its
effects on the teacher. There are many potent reasons for fearing
a heresy trial--often the thought of his children's hungry mouths
and bare backs is one reason. It is a good deal easier to admire
the men who went to the stake for a conviction than it is to
follow them. The truth is, no minister who is honest with himself
and who declares what he fully believes will have any reason to
fear. The church may cast him out, but he will find a thousand
voices and hearts to echo to any honest truth in his own.
"Often the preacher is so dead sure that his motive is right,
that he does not stop to examine sufficiently his method. He wants
to save souls, and if he can do it, as it seems to him, by crooked
means more quickly than by straight ones, then he takes the crooked
way. He wants to build a church--if he can build it quicker by
misrepresentation, by double dealing, by beating any one, he thinks
only of the church, and that overweighs any other consideration.
"Take the matter of ministers (and others, too) lying in the
stories and illustrations they tell. We have all heard preachers
tell as happening to them some incident which we read when we were
boys; perhaps before they were born. The man is so carried away
with desire to impress the truth on you that he consents to lie
to make the illustration more personal and forceful. That makes
it none the less a lie; but after he has told it that way a few
times, he forgets that it is a lie.
"One of the principal reasons for the disrespect in which the
preacher is often regarded by the business world lies in the
shamefully unbusinesslike manner in which the preacher has been
treated in regard to compensation for his work. If his work
is worthless, why not say so and tell him to get out, and do
something worth while? If it is worth doing, then he ought to be
paid sufficient for a living without being compelled to become
a cadger and a pauper.
"The old donation party may have had a good beginning, but it
has had a bad effect on the minister's character. Add to the
moral results of being compelled to digest frozen potatoes,
wooden turnips and other donation specimens, the experience of
being forced into the attitude, at least annually, of a beggar,
and one will begin to appreciate the difficulty the preacher has
in maintaining his self-respect. When one makes it hard for a
man to respect himself, how long is one likely to respect him?
"When the man in the pulpit is dependent for his daily bread on
the tolerance and good will of the man in the pew; when he feels
that he may get butter on his bread or even a little cake now and
then if he can only get in the good graces of that smug old sinner
sitting down there, it is easy to see how he has been tempted to
fawn on him, how he has been tempted to speak of the old humbug's
robbery of the widow and the orphan as one of the achievements
of modern commerce and civilization. It has always been 'hard
hitting the devil over the back if you are feeding his belly.'
"The preacher in the country and in the old days could get along
very well between the neighborly gifts he received and the produce
of his little farm or garden when these were added to his small
salary. But when, without increase of salary, that same man is
placed in the city in our days of swollen prices for necessities,
he is hard put to it to keep out of debt and remain honest in
the ministry. Under the pressure some men have turned to crooked
schemes, to selling mining stocks and other bogus investments,
and some have gone out of the ministry. But the greater number
have stayed in and are working hard to make ends meet and to
stay straight.
"Ministers have gone wrong because they have not been trained
right in their professional schools; they have been educated only
for oratorical labor, and that with the intent of persuading men
to certain things by dint of their eloquence. What seminaries are
giving courses corresponding to those in other professional schools
on professional ethics? They have gone wrong in instances because
their employers, the people, have not treated them right, have not
given them a fair chance to live right; they have paid them, and
are paying them less than we pay mechanics and clerks, and yet they
expect the minister to live according to their social standards.
"When the people who employ the ministers will give them an
honest return for their work, when they will also encourage
them to be honest in their preaching and teaching, there will be
fewer unworthy ministers. When the theological schools get out
of their shells and into the cities, and the preachers get out
of their cloth and among folk, when they take off their garments
of sanctimoniousness and get busy helping and leading others to
better living, and to making this world a better place to live in,
the ministers will be a good many notches higher in the world's
esteem. It is needless to say there are a great many ministers
who have made good in these ways."
We have thus a view of the clerical profession from the inside, the
writer having turned state's evidence. In the closing paragraph there
is an intimation that liberal preaching, or "honest" preaching, with a
discarding of the cloak of sanctimoniousness, will react on clerical
morality and thus raise the preachers in the world's esteem. That
view is borne out by the figures showing that the ministers of the
liberal sects are the best behaved.
The editor of the "Baptist Standard," commenting on the article
which he prints and which we have quoted, attributes the clergy's
poor reputation for morality to the "yellow journal," which he says
"will get twice as black in the face as it will over any other person
of equal prominence." The Baptist editor complains because--
"A cross-roads clergyman who runs away with his organist will
get more attention than a congressman who goes off with his
stenographer. The senile philanderings of a former United States
senator did not get a front-page position so often as did a
comparatively obscure clergyman who a few years ago failed to
get gold out of sea-water, but did get it out of the purses of
customers who thought they had a 'good thing.' Why? The answer
throws a flood of light upon the question at issue. Because out
of tens of thousands of ministers, all of them working under the
obvious limitations and temptations to which the article makes
reference, those who go wrong are so few that, when such instances
occur, they are played up, because they are news. When a lawyer
or a physician, or a bank president, or a commercial traveler
is found with the broken fragments of the seventh commandment on
his person, it is no news, at least relatively speaking, and it
is given an inside page. This is an unconscious tribute of the
sensational press to the high estimate in which the clerical
profession is in general held."
The theory of the religious editor might account for the notoriety
given a delinquent minister, but no amount of publicity could create
the fact of his delinquency. He has to run off with his organist before
the yellow journal chronicles the event. And if more publicity is given
him than is received by the lawyer, physician and bank president when
the facts come out, the notoriety in known cases is more than offset
by the secrecy preserved by the minister's congregation and friends
in nine cases out of ten, so that the papers never get hold of the
matter at all.
But the defense based on extraordinary notoriety breaks down when we
remember that the preacher who wrote the article we reproduce does not
depend on the press for his knowledge of the clerical character. He has
first-hand information of his own, and makes the assertion, moreover,
that "it would be hard to find a man or a woman who has not at some
time in life become personally acquainted with a professed exponent of
religious truth and high moral ideals who has demonstrated the depths
of human depravity." This may or may not be an exaggeration; it agrees,
however, with the testimony of purchasers of the previous editions of
this pamphlet, who generally fail to find in its pages certain cases of
clerical depravity they have individually met. And we do not suppose
that one act of immorality in a thousand committed by clergymen is
ever known to anyone but himself. Not regarding ministers as worse
than other men in this respect, we may yet reasonably conclude that
they practice the customary male reserve, and therefore are no more
given to relating all the incidents of their lives--the only way such
incidents could become known--than members of the laity.
The indictment really is not against the ministers as men--it is
against their religion and their profession. There is so close a
relation between religious emotion and what is called desire, that
scientific men have written treatises and books on the correlation
of religion and lust. The more fervent the preacher is godward, the
more ardent is he womanward--and piety works the same way with the
sisters. Our preacher who has turned state's evidence blames among
other things the pastoral visit and the emotional women who place
temptation before the man of God. He is concerned only with the
minister, but the minister is as often a tempter as a victim. He
improves the opportunities the pastoral visit affords, and makes
his share of the advances. It may be that only men without mental
honesty--men who are willing to profess to believe and to teach what
they feel is false--are entering the ministry. In that case the worst
is to be expected, and their conduct is accounted for by their lack of
principle. The "Standard's" contributor offers the novel excuse that
the minister uses up so much of his virtue in phrasing and uttering
moral precepts that he has no strength left for applying them. The
proposition is worth the notice of the churches; for if true it means
that the vocation of a preacher devitalizes a man of his moral stamina.
The religious editor and his contributor disagree on an important
point. The editor holds that the fuss made over one minister who goes
wrong with his organist is a tribute to the high estimate in which
the profession is held. On the other hand, the contributor represents
that most ministers are moral skates, and that any high estimate the
profession enjoys is due to the few decent exceptions. The distinction
is vital.
The orthodox religious standards to which a minister is supposed to
measure up are admittedly responsible for much moral laxity. Besides
the sincerely orthodox preacher (whose religious austerity never
prevents him from erring sexually), there are thousands of ministers
who live a mental or intellectual lie by remaining in the church
and preaching the creeds they do not believe. And the church does
not trouble itself about the minister's doubts so long as he keeps
them to himself. What can the church expect, then, from the religious
hypocrite in the pulpit except that he will be a moral hypocrite out
of it? Is he going to be dishonest as a preacher and honest as a man?
The Baptist paper's contributor puts the query: "Do ministers of
the churches, that is, clergymen, priests and preachers, go wrong
in any greater proportion than do doctors, lawyers or teachers?" He
gives a negative answer, "mathematically," but the very asking of the
question proves that an affirmative reply was not unexpected. Had he
included editors in his list it could have been given. The literary
and editorial professions are very poorly represented in our prisons,
and even printers are exceedingly scarce.
This compilation, periodically revised and enlarged, has been before
the public in its nine successive editions since 1881, as is stated in
one of its prefaces; and considering that its information is based on
newspaper reports, the number of corrections demanded by the ministers
whose names are herein enrolled is small. The following is the only
threat of action with which the publishers have been menaced. We
follow the style of the clerical gentleman, who writes:
"BLUFFTON O.--5-12/1905.
"The Truth Seeker Co., No. 28 Lafayette Place, New York, N. Y.
"Sirs I notice you have published a Book The title of which is
Crimes of Preachers in U. S. and Canada In which you have the
name of Shelter, of McClure O. Now sirs, if the Copies of that
Book is not called in and DESTROYED AND ITS PUBLICATION CEAS at
once and the same notice bein given in your paper so published
by your Co. in side of 20 days, ACTION will be taken against
YOU immediately for blackmailing. The above name used by you is
the untruth,
"Trusting to heare from you early. Yours.
"J. Shelter."
Mr. J. Shelter heard from the publishers early, but not only did he
fail to keep up the correspondence, but apparently abandoned altogether
his contemplated action. The charge against the Rev. John Shelter,
of the United Brethren church, is that in 1890, at McClure, Ohio, he
sold liquor without a license. All we can gather from his apparent
denial is that the name used by us is not the true one. However,
he does not take the trouble to correct it.
Another correction was personally solicited. In the ninth edition
appeared an entry condensed from the following newspaper clipping,
dated at a Connecticut town:
"If the Rev. ---- ----. ----, the ---- minister who eloped with
Mrs. ---- ----. ----, of ----, and who is being sued for divorce by
his wife on the ground of intolerable cruelty, had been publicly
drummed out, his expulsion from the Methodist church could not
have been more emphatic and humiliating. This afternoon, after
more than an hour's debate in executive session, the New York East
Conference of the Methodist church voted, practically unanimously,
to allow him to withdraw 'under complaints.'"
Our entry, above mentioned, concerning this preacher, recorded:
"Eloped with a married woman; cruelty to wife; expelled from the
ministry." The entry should now be: "Personally appeared before
us the reverend gentleman whose name is suppressed and requested
the removal of the aforesaid entry, on the ground that there was no
elopement." While acceding to the request, we have the feeling that
with his name left out the book does not quite justify its title. The
preacher whom the New York East Conference of the Methodist church
got rid of in the emphatic and humiliating manner described by the
clipping is now a Presbyterian clergyman and doctor of divinity. The
names of more deserving men are very likely retained, for the gentleman
showed himself so lacking in loyalty to his class that he voluntarily
gave information regarding other Methodist ministers, including a
well-known editor, which could have been used to their hurt.
An act of favoritism on our part which we might prefer to commit would
be in the case of the reverend president of a Southern college who
came to Philadelphia for some unremembered purpose, and was found dead
in the house of a woman with whom he had made an assignation. This
book would be kinder to his family than were the public prints at
the time of the tragedy if it would do any good to the survivors. One
toward whom we have not felt that any especial consideration is due
is a minister of Jamestown, N. Y., who disappeared from a steamer
on the Sound in circumstances pointing to suicide, leaving with his
effects a note in which he said: "Let not those 'insane babblers' or
Infidels get hold of this for their miserable, God-dishonoring yearly
book on the crimes of preachers." We cannot see that it dishonors God
to print what God permits his preachers to do. The man in this case
wished his wife and relatives to regard him as dead because he had
another woman in view, and was shortly found living with her in Albany.
Some amusing uses have been made of this volume. In 1909 the opponents
of a bill before the legislature of California cited, to its prejudice,
the fact that members of the clerical profession were against its
passage. The gentleman who appeared before the legislative committee
in behalf of the bill offered this list of reverend delinquents
and inquired whether these were included among the ministers whose
opposition was allowed to weigh with the committee. Ministers
who undertake legislative work and pose as "Reformers" are often
unfortunate in their moral character. There has been a singular series
of mishaps among the conspicuous maintainers of the sanctity of the
Sabbath who have allied themselves with organizations to promote
Sunday observance by the saloon-keepers. The following list of them
gathered in a single state is taken from a Detroit newspaper called
"Truth" in 1905:
The Rev. R. G. Malone, superintendent of the Grand Traverse
district, arrested for licentious conduct; fled the state; now
in employ of Minnesota League.
The Rev. George Kulp, League orator, Grand Rapids, arrested
for adultery.
The Rev. Ralph Baldwin, League in Saginaw, fled after being
exposed in a liaison with a Detroit woman.
The Rev. John M. Wright, an organizer and orator for the League
from Muskegon, proven guilty of perjury in a divorce case.
The Rev. Orson D. Taylor, a Saginaw League organizer and orator,
sent to House of Correction for thefts.
The Rev. E. I. Waldorf, another Saginaw League worker, sent to
House of Correction for thefts.
The Rev. C. E. Lee, a prominent League worker and orator in Grand
Rapids, expelled from his church for licentiousness.
The Rev. J. Printer, a Branch county League organizer, fled the
state to escape arrest for bigamy.
The Rev. Charles Kirchner, St. Clair county League organizer and
orator, betrayed his foster daughter.
The Rev. Jos. St. Johns, Pontiac member of the League's force of
workers, serving a term for assaulting a colored girl.
The Rev. J. R. Andrews, a Lansing League orator, expelled from
church and arrested for blackmail.
The Rev. S. A. Northrop, one of the League's most gifted orators
at Owosso, expelled from his church for undue intimacy with women
of the congregation.
The Rev. John Smith, a Grand Rapids League orator and ardent
supporter, eloped with one of the women of his church.
The Rev. Dr. J. G. Holiday, Manistee county organizer, expelled
from his church for swindling.
The Rev. William P. Squires, Bay City organizer and orator for
the League, expelled from his church for falsehood and swindling.
The Rev. A. C. Marshall, from Amboy, Hillsdale county,
League worker and orator at Corunna, expelled from church for
licentiousness.
There have been a number of clerical reformers in the East whose
records cannot be cited to their advantage. One went against the
Sabbath breakers in Brooklyn, was arrested for blackmail and forfeited
his bond. One in West Virginia fought the theaters and Sunday trains,
but he turned out a gallows bird, a bigamist, and the thief of his
children's inheritance. One went to combat license in Brattleboro,
Vermont, but turned up too drunk to go on with the lecture. One in New
Jersey railed against Sunday liberty, but beat his wife and eloped with
a choir singer. One of Boston stood in the pulpit with the blood of a
girl seduced and murdered on his hands and demanded legal suppression
of Sunday baseball. The "phrasing of morality," thus becoming a habit
with the clergy, does not conflict with their other vices.
Wherever a reform is attacked by the clergy on moral grounds
the usefulness of this work is appreciable. In Pittsburgh, Pa.,
the secretary of a Socialist group was debating with a prominent
Presbyterian minister, when the preacher incautiously asserted that
Socialism would break up the home, and paraded the horrible example
of a Socialist professor who had been divorced by his wife. The
proponent of Socialism, expressing his regrets that so irrelevant a
matter had been brought into the argument, produced a copy of "Crimes
of Preachers" to show how the home had fared at the hands of men of
his opponent's profession.
Incidentals to the downfall of the preachers are sometimes
dramatic. One exhorted his congregation to confession and repentance,
whereupon his contrite landlady, much moved, made public the
fact that she had been living with him in adultery, and asked for
prayers. Another, having worked his hearers to the proper condition,
said: "Let us all lay our sins upon the altar." A young woman with
an infant in her arms came forward and, handing him the baby, said:
"Here's yours." It appeared that he was the father of the child,
though not married to the mother.
Reference has been made to the papal decree, which of late years
has shown renewed capacity for mischief, protecting a priest from
prosecution by any Catholic without a bishop or other superior's
consent. It is a survival of the "benefit of clergy" law under which
the church claimed the right to try the cases of clerical offenders,
instead of letting them go before the civil courts. The working of this
decree was illustrated in New York recently when a priest attempted
an immoral act with an eight or ten-year-old girl. The mother of the
girl, unmindful of the prohibition, reported the case to the police,
and caused the lecherous clergyman's arrest, but later, having been
advised by one of the higher clergy of the diocese, withdrew the charge
and declined to testify against the accused, who appears to have been
liberated after a reprimand by the court. It must be obvious that
with this rule in force, all but the most serious offenses of the
Catholic clergy will escape public notice. When in 1913 the murder
of Anna Aumuller had been traced to the Rev. Hans Schmidt, a priest
of a New York church, the police arrested and the courts convicted
the reverend criminal; yet the Rev. Hans Schmidt had committed other
crimes previous to this, and was known by his Catholic acquaintances to
be a man of immoral life. He enjoyed, however, the benefit of clergy,
and was protected by it from the exposure that would have come earlier
but for the Catholic ban on "scandal," and that would not have come
at all but for his sensational crime. With this wall of secrecy thrown
about the priestly life, we know not what immoralities and crimes take
place among the clergy and never come to light. While this edition of
"Crimes of Preachers" is in preparation a Chicago Catholic priest,
in line for distinguished honors from his church, takes an automobile
"joy ride," visits a saloon in the suburbs and ends the outing by
stabbing a station agent to the heart. The published offenses of the
priests are such, usually, as in the nature of things cannot be covered
up. For them there is no such offense as conduct unbecoming a priest,
carrying the penalty of deposition and exposure.
In this edition an attempt has been made to shorten the list of
terms by which the offenses of the preachers have hitherto been
described. Now such breaches of good morals as were variously named
"Beecherism," "immoralities," "lascivious conduct," "lechery,"
"scandalous conduct," "unministerial conduct," and the like have
been brought under the head of "Immoralities with women and girls
miscellaneously and variously described," which is as definite as
the previously used terms, and saves space.
It will be observed that the total number of offenses charged is
considerably greater than the total number of ministers involved. This
results from the complicated character of some of the delinquencies
of the reverends. A married minister betrays a young woman, thereby
committing seduction and adultery. There may be a child and a charge of
bastardy. He may run away with her, adding elopement and desertion of
wife and family, and often divorce. Elopements are numerous, and they
are mentioned here only when complicated with adultery or desertion,
since the unmarried parson is entitled to his romance, and not to be
censured above other men if he makes a runaway match of it--the woman
concerned having reached or survived the ages of discretion without
any matrimonial alliance at present existing. So the adulteries,
seductions, etc., are all enlarged, while only one name is added to
the number of ministers.
In only about two-thirds of the cases are the denominations of the
clerical law-breakers known, that detail being often omitted by rural
reporters or correspondents in whom the news sense is but imperfectly
developed. The instances in which the communion is supplied give the
Methodists first place, Baptists second, and Catholics third. The
number of each is not disproportionate to the total number of clergy
of the given denominations. Nothing appears to show that there is any
great disparity between sects or between Protestants and Catholics
in point of morality. There are, say, 170,000 ministers in the
United States, 15,000 of them Catholic. That is ten parsons to one
priest. Of the 3,795 ministers in this directory, 325 are Catholics,
or about 1 priest to 10 non-Catholic clergymen.
Catholics do not have so many clergymen in proportion to their
communicants as the Protestant sects. With them one priest has to
serve a thousand adherents (provided they have the sixteen million
communicants they claim), while the Baptists, with less than six
million communicants, have nearly forty-three thousand ministers, and
the Methodists, with seven million members, report upwards of forty-one
thousand ministers. With such a multiplication of pulpiteers and a
low standard of qualification for the ministry, the bad preeminence
of the Methodist parsons is explained. It has been noticed already
that priests are not publicly exposed in such peccadilloes as might
cost a Protestant minister his pulpit or a layman his standing in
the community.
It cannot be inappropriate to quote the following comment on an excuse
offered for the two delegates to the Methodist conference of 1912,
who were caught with the broken fragments of the seventh commandment
on their person, or rather almost in the act of breaking them:
"The fact that two of the ministers who attended the late
Methodist conference in Indianapolis committed the statutory
offense before they went home led Pastor Dinsmore of the Baptist
church of Anderson, Ind., to which state one of the delinquents
belonged, to deliver a discourse on the theme, 'How Preachers
Go Wrong.' Viewing the matter historically, as was his duty,
the Rev. Mr. Dinsmore found that the going wrong of a preacher
is by no means a modern innovation; for did not Micah, David,
Eli, and Abiathar prove false to the trust imposed in them? The
preacher blamed society for protecting the preacher in his sin,
and for not giving him away. But the first cause, he says, why
a preacher falls is that he is 'human,' and the devil works for
mastery over him as over other souls. And the second cause of the
preacher's fall, we are told, is the woman (nothing said about
her being also 'human'). The religious woman who has missed her
man finds him in Jesus and takes the parson as his deputy. The
women tempt the preacher also by the cut of their clothes, says the
Rev. Mr. Dinsmore. They wear and let their daughters wear gowns so
low in the neck and so short in the skirt that when a man looks at
them 'hell is stirred up' in his breast. And so on. Of course some
of it is true; the minister is exposed to temptation, but if he
cannot resist what the Infidel has to, what is his religion for?"
The light sentences, if any, imposed upon clergymen in many instances
having been alluded to, we may allege a concrete case. It occurred
at the time when a nation-wide attempt was being made to fasten the
crime of white slavery, with its penalties, on two laymen who had
taken two women with their consent into an adjoining state and there
cohabited with them. The clerical case was as follows (we quote an
editorial paragraph in "The Truth Seeker" for July 19, 1913):
"In the state of Michigan, town of St. Johns, in the middle of
last month, a Baptist clergyman, the Rev. J. T. Gregory, being
arraigned for the crime of rape committed upon a girl 11 years
old, pleaded guilty and was 'sentenced to serve from one to
ten years at the Ionia reformatory with a recommendation of two
years by Judge Searl.' What extreme penalty the law of Michigan
imposes for outraging an infant we do not know; the terms of
the sentence named in this case show it is at least ten years,
and here is a man of God getting off with a sentence of from one
up, and recommended by the court to be let loose again upon the
community in two years! The report of the case, printed in the
Grand Rapids 'Press,' is exasperating to any one who believes
that the law should be administered without favor. Every courtesy
was shown the clerical violator of childhood. 'The sentence,' we
read, 'was dealt out by a special arrangement with the judge,'
as court would not convene for a week, and the minister 'was
desirous of pleading guilty and beginning his term in prison as
soon as possible.' The judge carried his consideration for the
clerical rapist so far as to grant the latter's request 'for
a day to clear up his personal affairs.' All this favoritism,
as the reporter innocently puts it, because the Rev. Mr. Gregory
is 'highly respected as the pastor of the Baptist church.' That
is benefit of the clergy with the lid off! Now we would like to
inquire why there is no public excitement about this miscarriage of
justice. The man is married and has three daughters, two of them
school teachers, and one a high school graduate, and is hence a
middle-aged man who has not the excuse of youthful ardor for his
crime. The girls in the California case were old enough to marry or
to consent without marriage. The minister's victim is eleven years
old. If the laymen had money and political influence, which they
haven't, to protect them from prosecution on a charge of which
on the face of it they are not guilty, it still would not be as
base for them to avail themselves of that advantage as it is for
a court to consider the alleged 'holy calling' of a minister and
withhold adequate punishment for an atrocious crime he confesses
that he committed. Men possessed of a nature that permits them to
attack female children are among the most dangerous persons in
any community, because they only want the opportunity to repeat
the offense. The motive is always with them. The are like the
Chicago priest who saw a 'stimulation to lust' in Chabas' picture,
'September Morn.' No young girl is safe in the power or presence of
that kind of degenerates; and hence when one of them gets into the
clutches of the law he should be kept there as long as the statute
will permit. Had the Rev. Gregory been anything but a priest and
the court anything but a boneheaded truckler to hypocritical piety,
he would have got a determinate sentence of at least ten years."
In one year, recently, seventeen Chicago ministers were criminally or
civilly prosecuted. It is difficult to believe that this number of
offenses does not raise the percentage of criminal preachers above
the average of all Chicago citizens. In six months of the same year
(1912) Kokomo, Indiana, had four clerical scandals. We again quote:
"Is there some sinister element in the atmosphere of Kokomo,
Indiana, inimical to clerical morals? After relating under
the heading 'Parson and Widow Out on a Little Lark,' how 'the
Rev. G. W. Alley, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church at
Royal Center and an active member in the North Indiana conference,
was arrested at a boarding house at Kokomo shortly before midnight
Tuesday night in company with Mrs. Wendling, a widow of Walton,
and both were hustled off to jail where they still remain,'
the Hartford City (Ind.) 'Times-Gazette' of August 6 remarks:
'This is the fourth scandal in Kokomo within the past six months in
which a preacher has been involved.' Surely there must be something
unfavorable to ministerial morals in the Kokomo atmosphere--some
such element as that affirmed by one of the infallible popes who,
finding himself and many of his priests disabled by a mysterious
malady, laid it to 'a certain malignity in the constitution
of the air.' The constitution of the air in Kokomo, Indiana,
is obviously malign and contraindicated for ministers."
Four delinquents in six months is eight a year in a community of
12,000 souls, the church-going portion of which could be adequately
served by a dozen ministers.
It would be interesting, if practicable, to compare the morality of
the American clergy with that of other countries, but the data are
meager. Here, however, is an informing paragraph retained from a
previous edition of this book:
"In England, from October, 1891, to October, 1892, 12 ministers
committed suicide, 14 broke the marriage promise, 17 committed
various crimes, 18 misused animals, 109 violated women, 121 were
indicted for drunkenness (habitual), 254 cheated their creditors,
and 18 committed minor offenses. That is 2.75 per cent. of the
English ministry, says the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' who were in one
year in trouble with the law."
Since the revision of this work was undertaken, late in the fall of
1914, the clergy have not ceased to furnish fresh material for its
pages, but as each additional name must cause a revision of totals,
the later cases, which perhaps number two dozen, must await the next
round-up. The following table condenses the crimes, offenses, etc.,
with which the ministers have been charged:
Abduction 22
Abortion and attempts to procure 19
Abusive language 22
Adultery 676
Alienation of affections 17
Arson 62
Assault with intent to murder 61
Assault with intent to rape 50
Assault with intent to do great harm 26
Assault and battery 66
Attempted suicide 15
Bastardy 77
Bigamy, attempted and accomplished 144
Breach of promise to marry 27
Burglary 17
Cheating, swindling, grafting, malversation,
misappropriation, etc. 288
"Conduct unbecoming a minister of the gospel" 44
Conspiracy 11
Contempt of court 13
Counterfeiting 16
Cruelty to wife or children 130
Debauchery 52
Desertion or non-support of wife or children 207
Disorderly conduct 44
Divorced or sued 56
Drunkenness 202
Elopement, attempted or accomplished 163
Embezzlement, fraud, defalcation, etc 162
Enticing women and young girls 15
False impersonation 13
Fighting 51
Forgery 123
"Fornication" 14
Gambling 19
Grave robbery 1
Gross immorality 40
Horse stealing 19
Illicit distilling 12
Illicit liquor selling 15
Immoralities with women and girls, miscellaneous and
variously described 223
Larceny 181
Libel 50
Lying and deceit 138
Malicious destruction of property and malicious mischief 22
Manslaughter 14
Murder generally 119
Murder of child 12
Murder of wife 27
Obscene language 16
Obscene print, circulation of 14
Obtaining money or property under false pretenses 65
Perjury or subornation of 12
Plagiarism or literary piracy 14
Praying for death of neighbor, who died 1
Profanity 11
Quarreling 19
Rape in general 43
Rape of girls under age of consent or puberty 76
Seduction in general 273
Seduction of girls under fifteen 28
Slander 109
Sodomy or unnatural crime 67
Stealing religious funds or property 23
Suicide 117
Threatening life 16
Violation of postal laws 17
White slavery and pandering 15
Wife or woman beating 57
Breaking up the home of another man, defamation of character, illegal
marrying, violation of game laws, 9 each; blackmail and extortion and
breaking jail, 8 each; breach of hospitality, homicide, and pension
frauds, 7 each; criminal neglect, cruelty to animals, and kidnapping,
6 each; dueling, administering poison, and fraudulent divorce,
5 each; bribery, nuisance, shoplifting, trespass, and speeding,
4 each; carrying concealed weapons, compounding of felony, and
false arrest, 3 each; bankwrecking, beggary, breach of trust, cattle
stealing, illegal voting, lynching and incitement to, prize-fighting,
profanity, quackery, receiving stolen goods, smuggling, violation
of revenue law, election frauds, extortion, and "felony," 2 each;
assisting prisoner to escape, attempted trainwrecking, coercion of
the dying, criminal carelessness, cruelty to prisoners, desertion
from the army, dynamiting, illegal practice of medicine, illicit
manufacture of cigars, keeping disorderly house, lottery running,
malicious prosecution, mutilating public records, praying for death
of neighbor (who died), selling vote and influence, slave-holding
(by a missionary), teaching boys to steal, vagrancy, violation of
articles of war, violation of drug law, violation of Sunday law,
jury fixing, undue influence, "corrupting morals of young girl,"
and obstructing justice, 1 each. The whole number is approximately
five thousand, from actual count, 4,987.
Denomination of ministers so far as known:
Methodist 728
Baptist 492
Catholic 325
Presbyterian 187
Episcopalian 164
Evangelist 136
Congregational 120
Christian (or Campbellite) 101
Lutheran 100
United Brethren 38
Jewish 18
Adventist 17
Reformed 16
Holiness 12
Church of God 8
Disciples 9
Missionary 8
Dunkard 7
Greek Catholic 7
Universalist 7
Church of Christ 6
Sanctificationist 5
Unitarian 5
Mennonite 4
Friend (Quaker) 3
Mormon 3
Armenian 2
Independent 2
Moravian 2
Pentecost 2
Millennialist 2
The following minor denominations are represented by 1 each: Absolute
Life, Apostolic, Amish, Christian Union, Christian Catholic, Come
Outer, Do Right, German Evangelical, Gift of Thomas, Gospel Mission,
Heliga, Holy Ghost Household Faithful, New Jerusalem, Nazarene,
New Thought, Shaker, Straight Edge, Syrian, and True Reformer (20).
The whole number of ministers whose names are recorded here is
3,795. Their denomination is given in 2,556 cases; unknown in 1,239.
In explanation of the varying typographical arrangement of dates,
names, etc., and of faults of pagination, it may be said that the older
portions of the book, covering cases occurring prior to 1899, have
been left as they formerly stood, except that the periodical comments
and recapitulations accompanying fresh editions have been eliminated,
and the available matter thrown into the general introduction to the
volume. Cases that have occurred since the close of the list in the
former style of composition have been rearranged and reset in one
alphabetical list. The book, then, contains six alphabetical lists,
beginning, in the first part, on page 10 (circa 1875-81); page 50 (to
1883); page 102 (to 1893); page 125 (to 1895); page 140 (to 1898);
page 139, Part II. (to 1914). The rearrangement condenses, without
omitting anything of permanent value, a volume which was becoming
too large to be economically produced and distributed.
PREFACE TO EARLIER EDITIONS.
So long as imagination creates a god to rule the destinies of men; so
long as ignorance can be made to believe that the preacher or priest
is in some way a go-between, or agent, between men and the powers in
the clouds--that he is a "sky-pilot," directly commissioned by deity
to attend to God's affairs on earth, and that the priest's person
and office are sacred--just so long will there be possible such a
profession as that of the modern priesthood.
And if these preachers as a whole are just as criminal as any
other class; if they are immoral without the excuse of want or
ignorance--without reason other than because of their often indolent
lives and the opportunities afforded them by the nature of their
calling--then their followers cannot learn that fact too soon.
The first edition of this book was printed in 1881, since which time
many thousands of copies have been scattered throughout the country;
but in no case to our knowledge has anyone successfully denied the
facts alleged against any "man of God" figuring in these pages. Its
substantial accuracy is therefore assured. The only charge that
can be maintained against it is its incompleteness. The publishers
do not claim to have discovered more than a small percentage of
clerical villainy. The churches endeavor to and do hide a great deal
of the immorality of their ministers. The preachers, who govern the
ecclesiastical tribunals, have a fellow feeling for one another. As
a general thing, it is only when the clergy are brought before the
secular courts that the public can learn the full facts. Comparatively
few Catholic priests figure in this record, for the reason that
that church is a close corporation which by political influence and
by control of its members' tongues can conceal the crimes of its
leaders. In all large cities of the country the Catholic church has a
large and dangerous political influence, and its priests have every
chance to go free of retribution for their vices and crimes. The
judges are Catholics, or owe their positions to Catholic power; the
court officers are Catholics; the policemen are Catholics. They all
shield the "fathers" and withhold their names from publication.
It is impossible, too, for the editor to read all the papers and
gather all the cases which do see the light of publicity. And, we are
sorry to say, some of the secular journals suppress the news. If the
country could be scanned closely the indications are that a hundred
times as many crimes could be found rightfully charged to the men who
set themselves up as teachers of morals. For use in future editions
we therefore urge all who read these pages to send us such accounts
of these cases as may come to their notice, giving facts, dates,
and localities, and, if clippings from newspapers are sent, name,
date, and place of publication of paper.
It has been objected by apologists for the system of religion in vogue
in this country that clerical delinquencies prove nothing against the
system. In this they are mistaken. Of course, if Christianity had a
foundation of fact, these records would not prove that the fact is
not there. What they do prove, however, is that the claim made for
Christianity, that it makes men moral, is not true. For if the system
is not sufficient to restrain its very teachers, how can we expect
their pupils to profit by it? The point this book emphasizes, as an
ex-Methodist minister, now a Rationalist, but always a moral man,
forcibly puts it, is that religion in and of itself, is not a moral
force; that it is not one with morality; that it may, and often does,
exist without morality, and that morality gains nothing by being
associated with it.
In proportion to their numbers, it is believed, more ministers than
members of any other profession are guilty of crimes and vices. A
large portion of the crimes are against women or with women. This,
perhaps, is not strange when one considers the institution of pastoral
visits. While men are away from home attending to their duties in
life, the minister is roving about, pretendedly looking after the
welfare of his flock, but really making calls upon the women who most
attract him. What the confessional is to the Roman Catholic church,
such is the "pastoral visit" to the Protestant church. Women should not
attend the one or receive the other except in the presence of their
fathers or husbands. Another institution of the church could also
be done away with to the gain of morality--to wit, the lone studies
for the minister annexed to the churches. These furnished rooms are
the scenes of many debaucheries. With them, too, should go the side
doors or choir entrances. The side door and study of a church in
San Francisco were used for assignation purposes, which culminated
in murder. A murdered woman was found at the confessional box of a
Romish church in New York city. In Omaha a minister was found in the
pastor's room of his own church asphyxiated in close embrace with a
woman missionary. These side doors, secluded "studies," and secret
confessional boxes are dangerous to virtue if not to life. Many a
woman and girl passes through them to her downfall.
In this short history of ministerial conduct, lack of complete identity
is sometimes unavoidable, for in the reports of these trials in the
secular journals it has been customary to drop the first names of the
defendant, and many a pious villain is recorded as "Rev. Mr. Smith,"
or "Rev. Mr. Jones." In some cases the place is not fully given where
the crime was committed. Again, in certain instances, the offense
receives the laconic name, applied by the ecclesiastical court which
tried the criminal, as "immoral conduct," "lascivious conduct," etc.;
definitions that hide the grossness of the offense, and so screen
the reverend culprit in the interest of the church and the cloth. In
many reports of trials by ecclesiastical gatherings the name of the
accused is entirely suppressed, as is supposed, out of respect for his
"sacred calling."
The denomination to which the "pious soul" belonged, is not always
given, consequently this record will not do to rely upon to enable
the reader to ascertain what branch of "the church of God" has shown
the most efficiency in pastoral criminality.
Letters will be found placed after a name, as P.E., for presiding
elder, Ev. for Evangelist; for instance: Carhart, Rev. J. W., P.E.,
and Bayliss, Rev. E. L., Ev. The D.D., PhD., LLD., and other addenda
purchased of colleges and theological seminaries have not been
preserved with any great care. If any reverend offender who has
been overlooked, and so left out of this "illustrious category,"
desires the distinction of having his name and title made famous,
he will please forward the facts.
THE TEN PARSONS.
(The following adaptation of a familiar rhyme has appeared in all
editions of this book and might be missed if omitted.)
Ten little preachers, preaching love divine,
One kissed the servant girl, then there were nine.
Nine little preachers, preaching sinners' fate,
One took too much drink, then there were eight.
Eight little preachers, showing path to heaven,
One betrayed a brother's wife, then there were seven.
Seven little preachers, barring Satan's tricks,
One of them beat his wife, then there were six.
Six little preachers, preaching Christ alive,
One enticed a little girl, then there were five.
Five little preachers, preaching "Sin no more,"
One committed an assault, then there were four.
Four little preachers, pure as they could be,
One deflowered an eight-year-old, then there were three.
Three little preachers--pity they're so few--
One killed his paramour, then there were two.
Two little preachers, to glorify the Son,
One whipped his child to death, then there was one.
One little preacher, in the fold alone,
He committed suicide, then there was none.
DATE. PREACHER'S NAME. RESIDENCE. CHURCH. CRIME CHARGED.
1878 Anderson, Rev. Robert New York, N. Y. M. E. Forgery, arrested while fleeing.
Avery, Rev. Eph. K. Tiverton, R. I.; Fall M. E. Seduction, adultery, and murder; married.
River, Mass.; Bristol, R.
I.; Ohio.
1879 Allen, Rev. Cincinnati, O. M. E. Adultery and drunkenness; married.
Araah, Rev. Anamosa, Iowa. Seduction; state prison.
Anderson, Rev. J. S., P.E. Waverly, Iowa.; Charles M. E. Adultery, seduction of wife of D. C. Hayes,
alias J. S. Clark. City, Iowa. Esq.; elopement, deserted wife & children.
1880 Appell, Rev. R. S. Belleman, Pa.; Reading, Pa. Fighting for pulpit, after being voted out; riot
in church, quelled by sheriff's posse.
1881 Arkills, Rev. Moses E. Fredericksburg, Iowa.; Bap. Swindling, cheating, lying, obtaining $6,000
Rudd, Iowa. under false pretenses; arrested.
Atwater, Rev., W. D., P.E. River Falls, Wis.; Knapp, M. E. Adultery, seduction of Miss Kate Northrup,
Wis.; Menomonee, Wis. caught in act; lying; arrested, church trial.
Aldrich, Rev., T. E. Middletown, Conn. Drunkenness, beating wife; arrested.
1882 Austin, Rev. Geo. H. Madison, Ind.; Dodd City, Forgery, $280, names of John & Perry Cotton;
Tex. fled; arrested; pleaded guilty; Penitentiary 5
years.
Adams, Rev. Wm. Louisville, Ky. Plagiarism, literary piracy; asked to resign.
1881 Arwood, Rev. Lumpkin Co., Ga. Deserted wife and children, destitute.
1876 Botts, Rev. Thos. B. Philadelphia, Pa. M. E. Adultery, seduction of Louisa Younger, a
deacon's daughter; married.
Benn, Rev. B. Storm Lake, Iowa. Pres. Adultery, seduction of Mrs. O. W. Smith;
married, confessed.
Butler, Rev. Harrison Chillicothe, Ky. Seduction of one of the sisters; she told.
1875 Beecher, Rev. H'ry W. Brooklyn, N. Y. Cong. Adultery, seduction of wife of T. Tilton;
married; perjury; she confessed, he too.
1876 Bell, Rev. Frank, or Fred. New York and Brookl'n. Seduction of 12 sisters; penitentiary 2 yrs.
Bradley, Rev. James Huntsville, Mo. Bap. Adultery, seduction, and bastardy with wife's
sister.
1877 Buffum, Rev. F. K., or Hartford, Conn. Cong. Adultery, seduction, bastardy, and abortion four
Francis E. times; confessed, married.
1878 Booth, Rev. D. R. Terre Haute, Ind. Adultery with a "soiled dove."
Boyle, Rev. Leonidas H. Indianapolis, Ind. Drunkenness and suicide.
Bensinger, Rev. G. T. Pittsburgh, Pa. Bap. Gross fraud; jailed.
Broadwell, Rev. W. B. Vanceburgh, Ky. Chris. Rape on girl ten years old; expelled.
Butler, Rev. Myron Flint, Mich. Ad. Rape on Alma Flint, ten years old; arrested.
Blackwell, Rev. Wm. Columbus, Tenn. Bap. Larceny, horse-thief; arrested, confessed.
Brown, Rev. Henry. Texas. Seduction, breach of promise.
Bartlett, Rev. J. S. Milford, Ohio. Adultery.
Bottes, Rev. Rich. Meriden, Mass. Larceny; convicted.
Berkeley, Rev. E. F. St. Louis, Mo. Seduction of girl eleven years old.
Butler, Rev. W. H. New York, N. Y. St. Lukes Immoral assault on young woman of his
congregation; resigned.
Bowen, Rev. B. F. Cold Spring, N. Y. Malicious trespass.
Burdick, Rev. A. B. River Point, R. I. Adultery with many "sisters;" convicted.
Bell, Rev. Fred A. New York Immoral assault on young woman; fled.
Berry, Rev. Jos. M. Ashville, N. C. Adultery, drunkenness; convicted.
Burr, Rev. D. Ellington Ellardsville, Mo. ,, ,, ,,
Bettinger, Rev. Levi S. Baltimore Co., Md. Seduction of a girl in his charge.
Black, Rev. Prof. Wm. F. Indianapolis, Ind.; St. Chris. Seduction of Miss Corrinne E. Voss; occupied
Louis, Mo. same bed at Planter's Hotel; pres. Christian
college.
Baird, Rev. E. J. Richmond, Va. Pres. Larceny, embezzled $22,000 cash belonging to
Pres. Pub. Co.; he was secretary.
1878 Bowan, Rev. Willis N. Morrisania, N. Y. Immoral assault on a young girl, daughter of
John T. Cooper, member of church.
Brooks, Rev. Wm. P. St. Louis, Mo. Adultery with sister McDonald.
Barnhart, Rev. Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y. M. E. Adultery, seduction of servant girl.
Barker, Rev. S. P. Brantford, Ont. Cong. Insulting personalities from pulpit.
Butler, Rev. Henry Hot Springs, Ark. Adultery with a "sister;" she told.
1879 Barry, Rev. Edward Wyandotte, Mich. Seduction, bastardy with Miss Lizzle Thiede; he
was arrested and held by Jus. Jones.
Bowers, Rev. George Coonville, N. Y. Cong. Adultery, elopement with Bro. Lecroft's wife,
deserting his own wife and children, general
swindling, over $7,000; forgery.
Bayliss, Rev. E. L. Ev. Waverly, Iowa.; Corruna, Bap. Adultery, seduction of wife of Mr. Phoenix;
Mich.; Maple River; Ovid, elopement with her, deserting wife and four
Mich. children; state prison in Mich; false
name--assumed name of his "sweet singer"
Leeland.
Berry, Rev. Ev. Toledo, Ohio. Adultery, seduction of Bro. Bebont's wife.
Browning, Rev. C. H. Grinnell, Iowa. Larceny, stealing cattle.
Braun, Rev. Caspar Houston, Tex. Luth. Adultery, seduction, fighting for pulpit after
he was expelled.
Buck, Rev. New Hampton, Iowa. Advent. Inhumanly beating his little son; fled.
1880 Bowen, Rev. Somersett Co., Md. Illegally marrying a man to his twelve-year old
step-daughter.
Biscoe, Rev. Parsippany, N. J. Seduction; bastardy with Miss K. Leonard.
Bridells, Rev. J., or William Marietta, Pa.; Adultery, drunkenness; expelled.
J, Philadelphia, Pa.
Bowden, Rev. New York. R. Pres. Quarreling in church.
1880 Billman, Rev. Ira C. Jackson, Mich. Adultery, elopement with a "sister," deserted
wife.
Bohanan, Rev. A. B. Leavenworth, Kan. Chris. Adultery, bigamy, deserted wife, embezzlement;
fled.
Banker, Rev. Canton, Kan. Bap. Indecent familiarities with a "sister";
resigned.
1881 Beekman, Rev. J. V. Armington, Ill.; Pekin, Chris. Beating wife, drunkenness; jailed.
Ill.
1876 Brittain, Rev. P. H. Beverly, N. J. M. E. Immoral assault on two young girls, breach of
hospitality; confessed; fled.
Breese, Rev. J. T. Racine, Wis. Larceny, embezzlement, swindling.
1881 Blum, Rev. Jos. Michigan. Jew. Eloped with a widow; arrested in Chicago.
Buskirk, Rev. Sullivan, Ind. M. E. Adultery, seduction of wife of Bro Jones;
promised to marry; disc'v'd; church trial.
Bowens, Rev. Jas. H. Chicago, Ill. Pres. Embezzlement, swindling, obtaining money by
false pretense; church trial.
Bair, Rev. D. W. Honeytown, O. Brutal ass'ult on a lady; bound to keep peace.
Black, Rev. Indianapolis, Ind. Adultery with widow on Ohio River steamer.
Boyd, Rev. Dr. St. Louis, Mo. Literary piracy; plagiarism from E. Everett.
Baskerville, Rev. Thos. Bloomfield, Iowa; Belknap, Cong. Adultery, seduction of Lizzie Collier, elopement
Iowa; Mt. Hope, Iowa; with her, deserting wife and children. Inhuman
Lancashire, Eng. cruelty to wife and children.
1882 Brooks, Rev. T. R.; Brooks, Bloomington, Ill.; M. E. Slander in his Banner of Holiness; church trial.
Rev. Jno. P. Montgomery, Ala.
Bedient, Rev. J. A. Greenwood, Mo.; Louisville, Cong. Seduction of several "sisters"; dead beat;
Ky. expelled.
Brown, Rev. Jas. A. Indianapolis, Ind. M. E. Embezzlement of church funds; arrested.
Brown, Rev. Lionel Welland, Can. P. E. Suicide; shot himself; Vicar of Welland.
Burnett, Rev. C. C. Chicago, Ill. Slander.
1878 Bradford, Rev. A. H. P. E. Embezzlement of several thousands.
1882 Burt, Rev. D. E. St Louis, Mo. Drunkenness, lying, immoralities; convicted.
Abusing wife and child.
Barnes, Rev. Shanon Co., Mo. Bap. Incest, adultery, seduction of his
granddaughter, aged 13; fled.
1881 Belknap, Rev. Isaac Philomath, Or. Libel on Rev. Walker.
Caskins, Rev. Madison Washington, D. C. Bap. Bigamy, gross fraud.
1877 Crow, Rev. W. S. Hinsdale, Ill. Adultery with females of deacon's family;
deposed.
1878 Carr, Rev. Daniel Lawrence, Mass. Adv. Adultery, three cases; breach of promise;
convicted.
Chenowitz, Rev. Jno. M. Illinois. Bap. Bigamy; fled; arrested; alias John Wells.
Chase, Rev. Sullivan C. St. Louis, Mo. M. E. Rape on Miss Clara Clem, aged 13, and on other
girls; convicted.
Cole. Rev. James Tennessee. Bap. Illicit distilling; convicted.
Craig, Rev. El Paso, Ill. Seduction.
Chabert, Rev. Joseph Montreal, Ont. Cath. Rape on Josephine Beaucamp, aged 15.
Curtis, Rev. Ev. Blackberry, Ill.; Piano, Adultery, caught in bed with a "sister."
Ill.
Copeland, Rev. E. L. Ev. Bigamy, forgery, swindling; expelled.
Coleman, Rev. Austin Janesville, Iowa. M. E. Rape on Ada A. Conner, aged 13; buggery with her
brother; adultery; 70 years old; arrested.
Clark, Rev. Malcom Howard, Mich. Larceny, forgery.
Coates, Rev. Seth B. Dallas City, Ill. Adultery with several sisters.
Culver, Rev. A. J. Lisbon, Iowa. Seduction of daughter of lady who gave him
entertainment.
Crawford, Rev. Geo. C. Brunswick, Maine. Suicide.
1878 Chalfant, Rev. Marietta, Ohio. Incest, seduction of his niece; convicted.
1880 Cole, Rev. J. W. Charlemont, Mass. M. E. Beating wife; after her death, married her maid,
and beat her also.
1878 Collins, Rev. Dr. A. M. Grand Rapids, Mich. Adultery; confessed; excommunicated.
1879 Chase, Rev. H. A. Tully, N. Y. Adultery, caught in the act; 75 years old.
Casswell, Rev. J. C. Galesburgh, Ill.; Batavia, Bap. Adultery; fled.
N. Y.
Cowley, Rev. Edward New York, N. Y. P. E. Inhuman cruelty to orphan children under his
charge in Shepherd's Fold; convicted, and
penitentiary where once he was chaplain.
1880 Coleman, Rev. Louisville, Ky. Larceny, picked lady's pocket of $70.00.
Curtis, Rev. George Fort Wayne, Ind. M. E. Slander, indecent proposals to lady; expel'd.
1880 Caraway, Rev. Alex. Charlotte, N. C. Larceny; convicted.
Crothers, Rev. C. L. Findlay, Ohio. Swindling; fled.
Coats, Rev. Charles T. Campbell, C. H., Va. Bap. Rape on Ida Turpin, 12 years old; immoral
assault on other girls; arrested.
Crude, Rev. Philip, (or Coad) Covington, Ky.; West Cath. Seduction and elopement with Miss Zoe Allard;
Depere, Brown county, Wis. arrested by her father, Joseph J. Allard.
Cooley, Rev. B. F. Chelmsford Cen., Mass. M. E. Getting a young boy drunk; sued.
Carhart, Rev. J. W., P.E. Appleton, Wis.; Tex. M. E. Perjury, lying, dishonesty, "immoral conduct,"
"unchristian conduct," and eleven other charges;
convicted, expelled.
Cunz, Rev. B. Millersburgh, Ohio. Luth. Beating wife and children inhumanly.
Caywood, Rev. Mrs. Hillsboro. Ky. Adultery with J. R. Crane.
Cox, Rev. Chattanooga, Tenn. Immoral assault on wife of Mr. Hulley, who had
given him entertainment, and who kicked him out
doors undressed.
Carey, Rev. T. H. Farmington, Mich.; St. Bap. Adultery, seduction of Miss Flora C. Gates.
Johns, Mich.
1881 Cousins, Rev. O. M. Portland, Me.; Saco, Me. M. E. Beating and starving wife and children; she sued
for divorce, and proved charges.
Cass, Rev. Columbus Somerset, Ky.; Hickory M. E. Murdered Wm. McKinney, supt. Sunday-school, beat
Ridge, Ky. head to jelly with an ax; fled.
1881 Cousins, Rev. O. M. Portland, Me. Slander; tried by church court.
Callaert, Rev. Michigan. Cath. Extortion, dishonesty, drunkenness, slander, "a
depraved wretch," so called in report of
Judiciary Com. of Legislature.
Chase, Rev. W. H. Medway, Mass. Cong. Swindling, obtaining money by false pretense,
lying, false personation; fled.
Corry, Rev. Daniel Hudson, N. Y.; Stillwater, Bap. Adultery, seduction, and bastardy with Alice
N. Y. Orton, servant girl; confessed; resigned;
expelled.
1882 Crum, Rev. Taylor Andover, N. Y.; West Bap. Beating wife many times; arrested. Lying, vile
Candor, N. Y.; language; deposed.
Hornellsville, N. Y.;
Richburg, N. Y.
Contois, Rev. St. Louis, Mo. Cath. Embezzlement of church funds, swindling; fled.
1881 Copeland, Rev. A. C. alias Iowa City, Iowa.; Cedar M. E. Adultery and seduction at various places; gross
Rev. John Williams Rapids, Iowa.; St. swindling, forgery, embezzlement, lying,
Catharines, Can.; obtaini'g money by false pretenses; arrested;
Indianapolis, Ind. prison.
1882 Curtis, Rev. Lowell, Mich.; Charlotte, Gambling, lying, not believed under oath.
Mich.
Ceregheni, Rev. John Cincinnati, Ohio. Cath. Drunkenness, calaboose, swindling, obtaining
money by false pretense.
1879 Chase, Rev. Hamilton Tully, N. W. Chris. Adultery; seduction of Miss McCarthy, aged 11;
he, 70; she told.
1882 Curtley, Rev. Little Rock, Ark.; M. E. Adultery, drunkenness, robbery; prison.
Perryville, Ark.;
Dardanell, Ark.
Dawson, Rev. T. M. San Francisco, Cal. Pres. Adultery, bastardy.
Davis, Rev. G. M. Lincoln, Ill. Adultery with Mrs. W. M. Davis; caught by his
wife; this in church.
1878 Dowling, Rev. Indianapolis, Ind. Adultery with servant girl; caught in act.
Deardoff, Rev. Ev. Yates City, Ill. Adultery with three of the "sisters."
Daly, Rev. John Montgomery, Mo. Cath. Seduction of Lizzie McDonald; abortion.
Davidson, Rev. J. A. Pennsylvania. Drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Dunlap, Rev. Richard Midland, Mich. Adultery.
Davis, Rev. Bap. Adultery with "sister" Burk.
Doolittle, Rev. Aug. Hoosic Falls, N. Y. Adultery with deacon's wife; false personation,
alias LeClair.
Doolittle, Rev. Juneau Co., Wis. Incest and rape on idiotic niece, adultery with
others, 63 years old; convicted, state prison 6
years.
Dow, Rev. Lorenzo, P.E. Kentucky. M. E. Adultery, deserting wife, elopement with another
preacher's daughter; fled.
Dixon, Rev. Simeon Brooklyn, N. Y.; Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Sarah Jane
Baxtertown, N. Y. Williams.
1878 Davis, Rev. J. K. Ohio. M. E. "Unministerial" conduct; expelled.
1878 Dwyer, Rev. Peter Ev. New York, N. Y. Adultery, elopement with "sister" Melville,
deserting wife and family.
1879 Davis, Rev. A. J. Madelia, Minn. Bap. Assault, intent to murder J. F. Fisher;
arrested.
Dixon, Rev. Dr. Jas. A. New Albany, Ind.; Memphis, Adultery, seduction, of Miss Lizzie Kipley,
Tenn. fraud, lying, attempted suicide, deserting wife
and children.
Dobbs, Rev. A. S. Painesville, Ohio.; M. E. Beating wife; "inhuman monster," expell'd.
Meadville, Pa.
Demond, Rev. Charles Massachusetts. Embezzling church funds; arrested.
Dunbrowski, Rev. A., or Detroit, Mich. Cath. Seduction, bastardy with servant girl,
Dorenhoffer. compounding felony; fled to Europe.
1880 Dannehoffer, Rev. Morris, Ind. Cath. Inhumanly beating children; fined.
Daly, Rev. Morrison, Ill. Cath. Murdered his child by "sister" O'Connell;
indicted.
1881 Dorsey, Rev. Wm. Yonkers.; Tarrytown. M. E. Bigamy, adulte'y, married "sister" Richardson
while wife living, lying to her, told her wife
was dead; church trial; depos'd; fled.
Davenport, Rev. Isaac Newark, N. J. Pres. Lying; charged by Bro. Hawkins.
Duer, Rev. Henry E. Newburgh, N. Y. Bap. Larceny; arrested.
1882 Dunn, Rev. J. B. Philadelphia, Pa. Pres. Adultery, seduction of "sister," immoral assault
on women; fled.
Dupont, Rev. F. L. Farrington, Ky.; Drunkenness, attempted suicide twice; arrested.
Hopkinsville, Ky.; Atlanta,
Ga.
During, Rev. John Toledo, O. Inhuman cruelty to his daughter; she committed
suicide; church trial; resigned.
Dawe, Rev. Durfield, Mich. M. E. Arson; went to Europe; arrested.
1878 Decunie, Rev. C. L., or Flint, Mich.; Big Rapids, Cath. Adultery, bastardy, with housekeeper; swindling
Dunnick. Mich.; Grand Rapids, Mich. his sister out of her patrimony.
1882 Dillon, Rev. S. D., or S. J. Cincinnati, O. Bap. Larceny, stole money from his host; jailed.
Debeste, Rev. C. Kalamazoo, Mich. Luth. Larceny; caught; expelled; fled.
1878 Ellis, Rev. W. T. Woodstock, Conn. Cong. Vile, indecent, profane language; expell'd.
Eddy, Rev. George O. Gloversville, N. Y. Bigamy.
Edgerton, Rev. Gloversville, N. Y. Larceny.
Eastman, Rev. A. W. West Cornwall, Ohio. Adultery with the "sisters;" expelled.
Echenbery, Rev. John Peru, Ill. Incest with two daughters and daughters-in-law,
adultery, sodomy; fled.
Evans, Rev. W. H. Vincennes, Ind. Bap. Swindling under false pretense; fled.
1881 Ewing, Rev. Thos. Leavenworth, Kan. Bap. Adultery, seduction, and bastardy, with "sister"
Leah Barnett; arrested.
1882 Ellis, Rev. W. T. Ev. Abingdon, Ill. Fighting.
Ellis, Rev. Ed. H. Ev. Neponset, Mass.; North Bap. Adultery with a "sister," wife of a "brother;"
Haven, Me.; Thomaston.; arrested in pulpit while preaching; jumped his
Rockland, Me. bail and fled.
1879 Esmond, Rev. Worcester, Mass. Cong. Embezzlement of $100,000, church funds.
Fishback, Rev. Charles. Winchester, Ky. Assault with intent to rape a 14-years-old
colored girl; arrested.
Fiske, Rev. Dr. Syracuse, N. Y.; Michigan. Adultery; indicted; pleaded guilty.
Foster, Rev. H. Circleville, Ohio. Seduction of servant girl.
Fairchild, Rev. J. H. Boston, Mass.; Exeter, Adultery, seduction; arrested.
Mass.
Fay, Rev. Dr. Boston, Mass. Adultery, fornication, perjury; confessed.
Fink, Rev. Richard Grand Rapids, Mich. Adultery with a young sister; deposed.
Forham, Rev. Chicago, Ill. Cath. Embezzlement of church funds.
Fitz, Rev. E. S. Southampton, Mass. Adultery with "several sisters."
Foster, Rev. J. H. Hannibal, Mo. Adultery, bigamy, several wives, gambling; fled.
Fansette, Rev. Leaven Port Huron, Mich. Murder; hung.
Flesher, Rev. Andw. C. Bridgeport, Ill. Bigamy.
1879 Furniss, Rev. Wm. P. Ilion, N. Y.; M. E. Seduction, bastardy with Miss Celeste Watrous;
Pleasantville, N. Y. adultery, lying; fled to escape arrest.
1880 Franklyn, Rev. Thos. J. Philadelphia, Pa. Embezzlement; assault and battery on church
warden Brown.
Folger, Rev. S. W. Delhi, Ont. Bap. Suicide.
Frazee, Rev. I. D. Branchville, N. J. M. E. Immoral assault on wife of A. Halsted.
Fraeger, Rev. F. W. St. Paul, Minn. Forgery of note for $1,500.
1881 Fifer, Rev. Henry Nebraska City, Neb. Larceny, stealing wood from W. H. Hammond, W. E.
Dillon, and News office.
Fossett, Rev. Theo. Sacramento, Cal. M. E. Drunkenness; arrested.
Flora, Rev. Furos Co., Mo. Immoral assault on a "sister;" indicted.
1882 Finnerty, Rev. M. Mokena, Ill.; Chicago, Ill. M. E. Assault with intent to commit rape on Miss May
Sheridan; immoral assault on women; arrested;
prison.
Foster, Rev. E. S. Winchester, Vt.; N. Adams, Univers. Sodomy, lying, contempt of court; jailed; church
Mass.; Utica, N. Y. trial.
1881 Guiteau, Rev. Chas. J. Chicago, Ill.; Washington, Cong.; M. E. Murder of Pres. Garfield; lying, adultery;
D. C. religious tramp with Moody and Sankey;
convicted; executed.
1876 Gaskins, Rev. M. Washington, D. C. Bap. Bigamy.
Glendenning, Rev. J. S. Jersey City, N. J.; Henry, Pres. Seduction of a young sister, bastardy, lying;
Ill. she committed suicide.
1877 Gray, Rev. William Lexington, Ky. Bap. Larceny, robbing contribution box.
Graves, Rev. Uriel Baltimore, M. D. Luth. Embezzlement of missionary fund.
1878 Gray, Rev. John A. Texas. M. E. Drunkenness for two years.
Goddis, Rev. Maxwell P. Adultery, drunkenness.
Goodenough, Rev. New York, N. Y. M. E. Embezzlement from M. E. Book Concern.
Graber, Rev. Charles A. Meriden, Conn. Adultery.
Gilbert, Rev. Alfred N. Baltimore, Md. Adultery with a grass-widow.
1879 Green, Rev. R. T. Alisa Craig, Ont. P. E. Forgery; penitentiary.
Gabbert, Rev. R. R. Pellville, Ky. Suicide.
Goodnight, Rev. Ev. Corsicana, Texas. Adultery, bastardy with his female assistant
evangelist.
1880 Gard, Rev. W. M. Newport, Ind. Chris. Immoral assault on little Cordelia Schuman.
Gallahorn, Rev. J. H. Hannibal, Mo. Gross immorality; expos'd by church co'ncil.
1881 Gray, Rev. Plymouth, Pa. M. E. Robbed old Mr. Albrighten, larceny, lying; gave
up the money; confessed.
Gates, Rev. Shode Newberne, N. C.; Canada. Fighting for pulpit, whipped two preachers.
1882 Grant, Rev. C. E. Ev. alias Austin, Tex.; Bryan, Tex. Larceny, deserted wife and children, adultery,
Geo. Holmes. attempted bigamy; arrested.
Guy, Rev. Maysville, La. Cath. Sodomy, unnamed crime; driven from town.
Graves, Rev. Baltimore, Md. Luth. Swindling, fraud "indecencies;" trial.
Gallaway, Rev. H'nry N. Topeka, Kan.; Louisiana, Bigamy; arrested.
Mo.
Gleason, Rev. St. Louis, Mo. Cath. Adultery, seduction, bigamy; suspended.
1878 Howell, Rev. J. J. Minneapolis, Minn. Suicide.
Heath, Rev. Henry A. Morrison, Ill. Adultery many times, deserted wife and family.
Harlan, Rev. Dr. Nebraska. Slander and vulgarity; expelled.
Hopkins, Rev. Jer. D. Brooklyn, N. Y. Cheating by false pretenses.
Hoerlin, Rev. Martin Buffalo, N. Y. Arson, burned his house for insurance.
Houghoworth, Rev. J. Ev. Liscomb, Iowa; Gifford, Adv. Adultery, seduction of Miss Eva Roberts; she was
Iowa killed by her Lover, John Bell, who then
committed suicide, dying with her in his arms.
Harmon, Rev. Christ. Greenburgh, Ind. Bigamy; prison.
1879 Hines, Rev. H. K., P.E. La Grand, Ore.; Dalles, M. E. Adultery with Mrs. A. C. Huntington; fled.
Ore.
1879 Hayes, Rev. James New York, N. Y. Cath. Inhumanly beating orphan child; indicted.
Heroy, Rev. I. B. Hancock, N. Y. M. E. Adultery with Mrs. Lodiska Edwards, wife of A.
J. Edwards, who captured his letters; she
confessed; lying; Heroy denied.
Hobson, Rev. John T. Bedford, Ind. Gambling, bet $150 on confidence game.
Harris, Rev. Sherman, Tex. M. E. Embezzlement of church funds; swindling.
Hauser, Rev. George Scipio, Ind. Bap. Illegal marrying; indicted.
1880 Henderson, Rev. J. R. Van Wert, Ohio. M. E. Slander of Miss Nora Comer; she horsewhipped
him.
Hafermann, Rev. Henry Hoboken, N. J. Luth. Kissing his servant girl for her spirit'l good;
dismissed. Assaulting immorally another woman.
Hojda, Rev. Johann Baltimore, Md. Cath. Fornication, seduction of Miss A. Lieman.
Howell, Rev. E. W. Baxter Springs, Kan. M. E. Adultery with a "sister," wife of a good
citizen; confessed by both; deserted wife and
seven children.
Hunter, Rev. C. R. Hoboken, N. J. Adultery, elopement with a young "sister," Miss
Andervelt; deserting wife and children;
confessed.
Hunt, Rev. Hoyt E. Brooklyn, N. Y.; Woodbury, M. E. Sodomy, buggery, unnamed crime with his
N. Y. step-son, Abner Jones, aged 11; prison.
Hinman, Rev. S. D. Santee, Neb.; Dakota. P. E. Adultery, seduction of Indian girls at the
mission school where he was missionary;
patronizing brothels in Washington, D. C.;
published by Bishop Hare, Niobrara.
Hazlewood, Rev. Webst'r Roxsbury, Mass. Adultery; fraudulent divorce; expelled.
Hendry, Rev. John Saranac, Mich.; Carlton, Forgery of Mrs. Lydy's name to note, etc.; fled.
Mich.
Haddock, Rev. F. O. Waupacca, Mich. Cong. Resigned under charges. "Least said the better
at present."
Huebner, Rev. Middleton, Ohio. Luth. Adultery with Peter Weigold's wife, and others.
Handford, Rev. J. W. Toronto, Ont. Adultery with wife of Mr. Leslie, caught in act,
drunkenness.
1877 Hopkins, Rev. E. D. St. Johnsbury, Vt. Forgery; state-prison; expelled.
1878 Hayden, Rev. H. H. North Madison, Conn. M. E. Seduction and murder of Miss Mary E. Stannard.
Higgins, Rev. Sam. Shelbyville, Ind. M. E. Slander of Mrs. Jane Higgins; she cowhided him.
Hulitt, Rev. S. Jerico county, Ky. Adultery; arrested; suspended.
Hill, Rev. Dr. Wade Rutherford, N. C. Bap. Dueling--shot his son-in-law, And'w Scroggins,
in a duel.
Hayes, Rev. Robert Raleigh, N. C. Incest; penitentiary twenty years.
Hudkins, Rev. Jas. A. Mt. Airy, Ohio. Bigamy, three wives.
Huston, Rev. L. D. Baltimore, Md. Seduction of young girls ten to twelve years
old.
Holt, Rev. William Paris, Ill. Assault and battery, whipped a poor widow with
plow lines.
Hines, Rev. Archibald Knoxville, Tenn. Larceny.
Hardy, Rev. L. T. Shelbyville, Ky. Adultery and elopement with a "sister."
Hanna, Rev. J. W., P.E. Tennessee. M. E. Attempt to seduce Miss Parilla Naylor.
Hutchison, Rev. Austin Vermont. Incest and bastardy with his daughter, adultery;
she told.
Hutchison, Rev. John Boston, Mass. Swindling; house of correction 8 months.
Hiram, Rev. Greenville, N. Y. Adultery, fornication; convicted.
Humpstone, Rev. Malta, N. Y. Fighting and quarreling with his church.
1880 Healey, Rev. Marblehead. Cath. Assault and battery on a young lady for refusing
to buy his "photo;" convicted.
1880 Hartman, Rev. H. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Adultery, fornication, perjury; put up at hotel
with woman not his wife.
1881 Hemenway, Rev. Massachusetts. M. E. Larceny; state-prison; convicted.
Harbaugh, Rev. F. R. Red Bank. Pres. Irregularities; members deserted his church.
Hudgins, Rev. Osnabruck, Ont. M. E. Assault and battery, beating a woman; arrested.
Hargrave, Rev. Brooklyn, N. Y. M. E. Quarreling for the pulpit with Rev. Reeve.
Hammond, Rev. H. H. Solon, Iowa.; Center Point, M. E. Swindling, lying, obtaining money by false
Iowa. pretense, literary piracy; deposed.
Hall, Rev. Jas. E. St Louis, Mo.; Roxbury, Cong. Bigamy, breach of promise, adultery, lying,
Mass. engaged to marry 5 of "sisters;" depos'd.
Heinrich, Rev. Carl Woodhaven, N. Y. Adultery with wife of Deacon Crippendorf;
arrested; she told. Assault on Mr. C.
Hall. Rev. Newman Chicago, Ill. Divorced his wife to marry a new love.
Hoffman, Rev. Henry O. Bloomington, Ill.; Holden, M. E. Adultery, seduction and bastardy with Zeletta C.
Ill.; Quincy, Ill.; Robinson, bribery, lying about it; confessed,
Hillsboro, Ill. then denied; fornication; dismissed.
1882 Hall, Rev. Newman Chicago, Ill. Cong. Adultery, charged by his wife.
Herndon, Rev. Richmond, Va. Bap. Murder, adultery, seduction, seduc'd a young
"sister," murdered her to hide his crime,
assault and battery, trying to beat religion
into a fellow-convict; penitentiary.
Heinrich, Rev. Carl Wisconsin.; Naperville, Luth. Adultery, seduction of wife of "Brother"
Ill.; Woodhaven, N. Y. Crippendorf, assault and battery; expelled.
Healey, Rev. Lawrence, Mass. Cath. Adultery, eloped with a "sister."
1882 Hamilton, Rev. Chas. Rondeau, Can. Bap. Adultery, seduction, elopement with a
"brother's" wife; deserting sick wife and
children; embezzlement of church funds; inhuman
cruelty to wife.
1878 Hockpeppel, Rev. P. W. Wilmington, Del. Cath. Immoral assault on a young lady; embezzlement;
sent to monastery.
1879 Haight, Rev. Geo. L. Portland, Mich. M. E. Larceny, stole a lady's silver cup on the cars;
caught hiding it; arrested.
1881 Horville, Rev. Harry Avoca, Nebraska.; West U. B. Stopped at hotel, Council Bluffs, and slept a
Virginia. week with a strange woman, "Ollie," as his wife;
perjury in trying to escape.
Holquerst, Rev. alias McLean. Red Wing Minn.; Norwich, M. E. Adultery with wife of Rev. ---- of Mich., eloped
Mich. with her to Minn.; arrested.
Holyfield, Rev. Ellsville, Ala. M. E. Burglary, larceny, breach of hospitality; killed
while robbing store of his host, M. McLemore.
1882 Howland, Rev. Seneca Waterbury, Conn. M. E. Adultery, swindling, lying, "secularity;"
churched.
Hoff, Rev. Sam. Philadelphia, Pa. Forgery of election returns, fraud; arrested.
Hilton, Rev. Norton Pontiac, Mich. Bap. Adultery, "immoralities;" expelled.
1881 Johnson, Rev. W. L. Albany, N. Y.; Burlington, M. E. Larceny, stole goods from steamer Drew;
Vt. arrested.
1882 Johnson, Rev. A. P. Lansing, Mich. Drunkenness; assault and battery; prison ninety
days.
1876 Jones, Rev. Wm. H. Toronto, Ont. P. E. Embezzlement, drunkenness, falsehood, vulgarity,
and ten other charges; expelled.
James. Rev. F. D. Somerville, Mass. Forgery, long continued, $100,000; jailed.
Jones, Rev. John New York, N. Y. Bap. Forgery; arrested while fleeing to Europe.
1878 Johnson, Rev. Joshua Bayonne, N. J. M. E. Drunkenness and disorderly conduct; arrested.
1878 Johnson, Rev. W. H. Rahway, N. J. Larceny; arrested.
Johnson, Rev. Adultery; deposed; editor of the Evangelist.
Johnson, Rev. Williamson Co., Tenn. Adultery, seduction of girl 14 years old.
Jones, Rev. Joseph Ev. Baltimore, Md. Suicide after embezzlement of $50,000 church
funds.
1880 Jones, Rev. John T. New York, N. Y. Attempted suicide, shot himself three times;
assistant editor of Daily Witness.
1876 Kendrick, Rev. C. A. Columbus, Ga. Bap. Adultery, seduction of a girl of 13, caught in
the act in his church; adultery previously;
fled; arrested; prison; confessed.
1880 Kirk, Rev. A. J. Ottawa, Kan.; Kansas City, U. B. Adultery, seduction, deserting wife, swindling;
Mo. fled; arrested.
Kirkpatrick, Rev. Toronto, Ont. Pres. Fighting and quarreling in church. Riot in
church about having an organ.
1881 Koehler, Rev. Julius Chillicothe, Ohio. Luth. Adultery and drunkenness in house of ill-fame.
1879 Kallock, Jr., Rev. San Francisco, Cal. Murder of De Young, editor Chronicle.
1878 Knight, Rev. A. H. Mitchell circuit, Ind. M. E. Adultery with Mary Smith; suspended.
Kalloch, Rev. J. S., P.E. Massachusetts.; San Adultery at various times, slander.
Francisco, Cal.; Kansas.
Kendrick, Rev. Tunis T. Williamsburg, N. Y. Adult'ry, drunkenness, swindling; convict'd.
Keeley, Rev. Madison, Wis. Adultery with Miss Clemmens.
Kendreck, Rev. Seduction of girl of 9 years.
Kristeller, Rev. Newbridge, N. Y. Quarreling with Rev. K. N. Wright for pulpit.
Kirby, Rev. Chambersburg, Ohio. Seduction.
Kane, Rev. J. J. Inhuman treatment of wife; arrested.
Knowlton, Rev. DeWitt Boltonville. Adultery and bastardy with a "sister."
1879 Komer, Rev. Olark's Hill; Lafayette, Adultery; compounding felony.
Ind.
1880 Kensico, Rev. Immoral conduct, kissing promiscuously.
Krohn, Rev. Dr. West Troy, N. Y. Adultery; cheating; fled.
1881 Kirby, Rev. Camden, N. J. M. E. Quarreling with Rev. Shimp over ch. dues.
Kellogg, Rev. Iowa. Bap. Adultery; seduction of a "brothers'" wife; fled.
Kera, Rev. E. K. Clermont Co., Ill. Bap. Adultery with "sister" Bontware; tried;
resigned.
Knight, Rev. Henry Clifton, Kan. Assault and battery; church trial.
Kallsnberg, Rev. Miamisburg, O. Cath. Immoral assault on women.
Kingsley, Rev. C. S. Boise City, Ida. M. E. Incest, adultery, seduction of his niece, Miss
Hattie A. Parsons.
Kirkus, Rev. Baltimore, Md.; Portland, "Very objectionable;" resigned.
Or.
1882 Kochler, Rev. Julius Manistee. Adultery; sending obscene matter through mails;
arrested; fined $300.
Kelley, Rev. Lewisville, Pa. M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with Miss Carrie
Monroe; deserting wife and children embezzlement
of church funds.
Knight, Rev. A. H. Mitchell, Ind. M. E. Attempt to poison wife; suspend'd; adult'y.
1882 Lorimer, Rev. Dr. Chicago, Ill. Literary piracy, stealing Dr. Parker's sermon's.
Lewis, Rev. Elmira, N. Y.; Hartford, N. M. E. Pres. Adultery with wife of "brother" Kirkland.
Y.
Lansing, Rev. J. A. or G. A. Newark, N. J.; Brooklyn, M. E. Swindling; obtaining $14,000 from a widow by
Mass. false pretenses; arrested, indicted, prison.
Lichtenberg, Rev. Utica, N. Y. Luth. Drunkenness; dismissed.
1882 Levinson, Rev. Jacob L. New York.; Cincinnati, Jew. Forgery of $20,000; fled.
Ohio.
Little, Rev. Dr. J. Irondale, Mo.; St. Louis, M. E. Seduction and bastardy with Emma, a 19-year old
Mo.; Poplar Bluff, Mo. "yellow" girl; discovered by his letters;
arrested.
Lampe, Rev. Wheeling, W. Va. Luth. Assault with intent to rape a 12-year old girl.
Laros, Rev. Jesse Allentown, Pa. M. E. Rape on Ida Miller, aged 13, adultery; arrested.
1876 Lathrop, Rev. C. D. Amherst, Mass. Cong. Cruelty to family, "unchristian conduct;"
expelled.
Lee, Rev. Wm. H. Jersey City, N. J. Beating wife many times, profanity; arrest'd.
1878 Lautrell, Rev. Alf. M. New York, N. Y. Seduction of a young colored servant girl,
lying; arrested.
Luxumburg, Rev. Moritz New York, N. Y. Jew. Desertion of wife.
Lyda, Rev. Dr. Wheeling, W. Va. Poisoning starving children, assault with intent
to murder; arrested.
Linn, Rev. Pittsburgh, Pa. Adultery many times.
Langdon, D. D., Rev. New York, N. Y. M. E. Embezzlement, larceny from M. E. book concern.
Lindsay, Rev. Medina, N. Y. Murder, whipped a little 3-year old boy to death
for incorrectly saying Lord's Pray'r.
LeClaire, Rev. Aug. Hoosic Falls, N. Y. Adultery with deacon's wife, false personation,
alias Doolittle.
Leak, Rev. J. F. Troy, Kan. Seduction, bastardy with a young "sister."
Loring, Rev. Osage, Iowa. Adultery with wife of deacon Hawley, caught in
act; both confessed to many offenses.
Locker, Rev. John Cass City, Mich. M. E. Adultery; elopement with "sister" Bell; state
prison three years.
1879 Landers, Rev. Brooklyn, Mo. Bap. Fighting and quarreling for the pulpit with Rev.
Mr. Treadwell; riot in church.
Long, Rev. George Springfield, Mo. Bap. Murder of Frank Gaddy; arrested.
1882 Lofton, D.D., Rev. George A. St. Louis, Mo.; Memphis, Bap. Drunkenness; immoral assault on a lady in cars;
Tenn.; Georgia. knocked down by a passenger. Lying; church
trial.
Lewis, Rev. Peter Washington, D. C. Bap. Drunkenness; convicted; fined.
1876 McKilvey, Rev. Alex. New Jersey. Pres. Improper conduct; expelled from church.
1877 Moody, Rev. John Cincinnati, Ohio. Larceny, embezzlement of church funds; prison.
Moulton, Rev. DeWitt Boultonville, Ill. Seduction, bastardy with a "sister;" she told;
arrested.
McGhee, Rev. Sam. H. Ashton, Ill. Murder of wife; adultery with Miss Lorrille
Paddock; state prison 14 years.
McCaffery, Rev. D. M. New York, N. Y. Immoral assault on young wife of Mr. Leavitt;
attempted seduction; arrested.
McCarty, Rev. C. P. New York, N. Y. Breach of trust; abusive language.
1878 McCoskry, Rev. Bishop Samuel Detroit, Mich. P. E. Seduction; fornication, long continued, with
Miss Fannie Richards, aged 14; confessed; 75
years of age; deposed by the house of bishops.
Merrill, Rev. Dr. St. Joseph, Mo. Bap. Unbecoming conduct; expelled.
Miller, Rev. Herbert C. Gouverneur, N. Y.; St. P. E. Adultery, seduction of Maria B. Foster, an
Lawrence Co., N.Y. invalid, bastardy with her; fled while under
arrest; escape from justice; desertion of wife
and children; lying, represented himself as
unmarried, engaged to marry respectable lady.
1878 Murray, Rev. David Ypsilanti, Mich. Pres. Lascivious conduct with Miss Mamie Johnson;
arrested.
Manson, Rev. T. New York, N. Y. M. E. Adultery, at M. E. book concern.
Maffitt, Rev. Jno. N. Ev. M. E. Adultery with many women.
Mitchell, Rev. S. M. Savannah, Ga. Adultery, gross falsehood.
Mills, Rev. Luke Norwich, Conn. M. E. Adultery, larceny, embezzlement.
Murray, Rev. Dr. Wm. G. Baltimore, Md. Drunkenness and profanity.
Magoon, Rev. Dr. Pres. Jonas college. "Very uncourteous conduct."
Macready, Rev. Chas. S. Middleboro, Mass. Suicide.
May, Rev. F. W. Chesaning, Mich. Adultery with several "sisters."
Morris, Rev. John H. Philadelphia, Pa., San Rape on Mary Rue, his 8-year old adopted
Antonio, Texas. daughter, caught by his wife, adultery for a
year.
1879 Murray, Rev. W. H. H. Guilford, Conn. Swindling, general recklessness.
Maupin, Rev. W. T. Farmer City, Ill. Chris. Adultery two years with "sister" Scott; she
told.
Mandeline, Rev. John Brooklyn, Ohio. Bigamy, 7 wives; confessed; penitentiary 5
years.
McWilliams, Rev. Aurora, Ill. Larceny, embezzlement of his ward's (Miss Hill)
money, assault and battery, beat her with cane
and fist for remonstrating.
Martin, Rev. J. L. Missouri Valley, Iowa. Pres. Drunkenness in the hour of divine service.
Miller, Rev. S. S. Brookville, Pa. Luth. Adultery, seduction, bastardy with his adopted
daughter; she told; convicted.
McNeer, Rev. W. R. Prince George Co., Md. Adultery, seduction, bastardy with a young
"sister," swindling, deserting wife and
children.
1880 Mason, Rev. Jas. M. Floyd C.-H., Va. Swindling; convicted; jailed; whipped.
Morgan, Rev. Henry Boston, Mass. Publishing obscene literature, so says the
Christian Intelligencer.
Morse, Rev. John Dexter, Me.; Calais, Me. M. E. Adultery and other crimes; suspended.
Mitchell, Rev. G. Shelbyville, Ind. Deserting wife; attempted bigamy; fled.
Moulton, Rev. R. G. Michigan. Cong. Drunkenness, gambling, profanity; deposed.
Marshall, Rev. Frank. Fairland, Ind. Bap. Attempted bigamy; deserting wife and family.
Miller, Rev. T. B. Philadelphia, Pa. Forgery; arrested.
McClelland, Rev. Geo. T. Reynoldsville, Pa. Pres. Immoral assault on a reverend brother's wife,
who beat him severely.
1880 May, Rev. Portland, Or. Jew. Assault with intent to murder Mr. Waldeman.
May, Rev. C. S. Danvers, Mass. Adultery and abortion twice; adultery with
insane women under his charge.
Marsland, Rev. Jno. Center Village, Conn. M. E. Deserted his post suspiciously.
1881 Miller, Rev. B. C. Ev. Roxbury, N. Y. Ref. Kissing and hugging young wife of David
Williams; caught in act; immoral conduct; caught
at it; confessed; expelled.
1876 McGlenn, Rev. Boston, Mass. Cath. Slandering Jno. Fanning and wife; arrested.
1881 Mitchell, Rev. D. P. Topeka, Kan. M. E. Bribery, illegal voting, corrupting elections,
embezzlement of church funds, larceny;
convicted; expelled; candidate for Congress.
Morgan, Rev. Lloyd. Kittenning, Pa.; Bap. M. E. Larceny, stole books from a public library;
Cincinnati, Ohio. adultery with "sister," convicted; forgery.
Mattlack, Rev Robert. Little Rock, Ark.; Izard New Light. Murder repeated; bloody atonement.
county, Ark.
Mahony or Malony, Rev. Erie, Pa. Cath. Swindling, obtaining money by false pretense,
arrested; worked miracles for pay.
1881 Meredith, Rev. G. F. Washington, Ill.; Peoria, M. E.; M. E.; Swindling, obtaining money under false pretense;
Ill.; Kewanee, Ill.; Kansas M. E.; Pres.; adultery, repeated many times in each place;
City, Mo.; Soublette, Ill. M. E. seducing six married "sisters," drunkenness,
lying, profanity; resigned; expelled. Eloped
with wife of "Bro." O'Brien.
Moore, Rev. G. W. Toledo, Ohio.; Chicago, Swindling, lying, obtaining money by false
Ill.; Maryland. pretense.
McGill, Rev. John Weston, W. Va.; Toronto, Cath. Swindling tramp; arrested.
Can.
Miller, Rev. D. New London, Mo. Larceny; arrested; disgraced.
McIntosh, Rev. Geo. Newton, Ill. M. E. Forgery of Mr. J. W. William's note and sold it.
Mulford, Rev. Jacob Camden, N. J. M. E. Drunkenness in pulpit, drunken spree; suicide,
laudanum and whisky.
Malek, Rev. Chicago, Ill. Cath. Murder of Rev. Mielcuszny; arrested.
Mackey, Rev. Youngstown, Ohio. Adultery, seduction of wife of "Bro." J. T.
Meal, assault with intent to kill Meal with
revolver.
McCarty, Rev. Greenfield, Mass. Cath. Inducing wife to leave husband; shot.
Mahan, Rev. I. S. Urbana, Ohio. Bap. Adultery, seduction, lying, insulting ladies;
church trial.
1882 Maynard, Rev. F. W. New York.; Decatur, Ill. Chris. Drunkenness, "immoralities," charges; resigned.
McGill, Rev. John Toronto, Can.; Weston, W. Cath. Vagrancy, swindling; arrested.
Va.
Morgan, Rev. Floyd Galesburgh, Ill.; Bap. Adultery with many sisters; seduction of many
Logansport, Pa. women; dismissed; arrested; confessed.
McMurdy, Rev. Robert Niles, Mich.; Joliet, Ill. P. E. Adultery with many "sisters;" seduction.
Miller, Rev. Philadelphia, Pa. Abortionist; arrested.
Massingham, Rev. W. J. Chicago, Ill. Immoral assault on ladies; arrested, fined.
Mitchell, Rev. Frank Fairland, Ind. Bap. Attempt to commit bigamy; deserting wife and
children; fled.
Marshall, Rev. Jonas T. Rossville. M. E. Guilty under Art. 10, §2, book of Discipline.
Merritt, Rev. Battle Creek. M. E. Inhuman cruelty to wife; she attempted suicide.
Miner, Rev. J. W. St. Louis, Mo. Forgery; larceny many times; arrested.
McCord, Rev. Rush Center, Kan. Immoral assault on Mrs. McK.
1878 McElroy, Rev. White Plains, N. Y. Cath. Drunkenness; immorality.
1882 Martin, Rev. Joseph E. Lafayette, Ind. P. E. Inhuman cruelty to wife; held to bail, $500.
Newby, Rev. Thos. B. New York, N.Y.; Central P. Adultery, seduction, bigamy, lying, false
City, Col.; Ravenswood, N. pretense; adultery everywhere he went; expelled.
Y.; Lambertville, N. J.
1877 Noble, Rev. Mason Sheffield, Mass. Cong. Immoral assault on Miss Belle J. Clarke, a
pupil.
1878 Nolan, Rev. Hamlin Mt. Level, Va. Seducing a lot of colored girls, aged 13 to 15;
expelled.
Navin, Rev. Enoch Paris, Tenn. Nuisance, escaped jail, malicious mischief,
indicted.
1879 Newell, Rev. John Lafayette, Ind.; Clark's Adultery with Rev. Komer's wife, compounding a
Hill, Ind. felony.
Newbold, Rev. Geo. Belleville, Ont.; M. E. Adultery, bigamy, forgery, assault and battery;
Bartonville, Ont. convicted, prison; elopement with warden's wife;
fled.
1881 O'Malley, Rev. Bryan P. E. Beating and kicking wife; she procured divorce.
O'Brien, Rev. Milwaukee, Wis. Cath. Drunkenness; arrested.
O'Hanlan, Rev. St. Louis, Mo. Cath. Riot, drunkenness, assault and battery.
1877 O'Neil, Rev. R. Moffatt, or Vermont.; New York.; New P. E.; Cong.; Forgery of ordination papers, literary piracy;
Neil. England.; Waverly, Iowa. Pres.; Bap. expelled. Lying. Again forging ordination papers
at Brooklyn, N. Y.; Orange, N. J.; Bellerica,
Mass.; Fall River, Mass.; tried and expelled.
False personation, now Neil.
1878 Onderdonk, Rev. Bishop New York. Adultery.
Onderdonk, Rev. Bishop New Jersey. Adultery.
1880 O'Reiley, Rev. Cath. Adultery.
1881 O'Reiley, Rev. Carondelet, Mo. Cath. Assault and battery on a mechanic.
1876 Parker, Rev. L. D. P.-E. Catlettsburgh, Ky.; Louisa M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with Miss Winnie
C.-H., Ky. Sweetman, daughter of Rev. S. Sweetman;
deserting wife and children; swindling.
Pettaplace, Rev. R. M. Lowell, Mass. Adv. Adultery, accused by his wife; confessed;
resigned.
Phillips, Rev. Darling R. Hackensack, N. J.; Immoral assault on Mrs. A. B. Foote, forgery;
Richmond, Va. expelled.
1878 Pratt, Rev. H. L. E. Staten Island, N. Y.; New P. E. Adultery with Miss Mary Clark; arrested;
York, N. Y. expelled.
1881 Potts, Rev. Orange Co., Ind. Assault and battery, beat Frank Osborn over head
with club in church.
Pierson, Rev. Silas Greenup, Ill. Bap. Adult'ry, seduction, and elopement with Miss
Maynes, 17, deserting wife and 3 child'n.
Pennell, Rev. Geo. C. Newark, N. J. P. E. Secret marriage; disowning his son; desertion of
wife and child; cruelty to wife and child.
Parnell, D.D., Arch Dea. Kingston, Ont. P. E. Embezzlement of $12,000 church funds.
1882 Pinman, Rev. J. B. Worcester, Mass. Criminal conduct; resigned; fled.
Palmstrom, Rev. A. Hastings, Minn.; River Luth. Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Miss Anna
Falls, Wis.; Red Wing, Erickson; lying; deposed.
Minn.; Vasa, Minn.; Welsh,
Minn.; Leon, Minn.
1878 Phillips, Rev. Thor. B. or Barnesville, Ohio. M. E. Wanton conduct with Miss Alma Fuller; expelled.
Thorn. E.
Parker, Rev. Zacharia Dallas, Tex. Bap. Embezzlement; arrested; bond $3,000.
Pearson, Rev. R. W. Pittsburg, Pa. Swindling; gross fraud; arrested.
Parker, Rev. Benj. Elkhart, Tex. Assault with intent to murder colored man named
Worth.
Parry, Rev. Wm. Bristol, R. I.; Worcester, Drunkenness, long continued; expelled.
Mass.
Packard, Rev. E. P. W. Unjust confinem't of wife in insane asylum.
Phinney, Rev. B. F. Westboro, Mass. Adultery with the "sisters" in the church.
Pomeroy, Rev. Dr. Sec. American Board of Adultery; larceny; embezzlement.
Foreign Missions.
Porter, Rev. J. M. Bethlehem, N. Y. Adultery, long continued.
Porter, Rev. G. W. Danbyboro, Vt. Adultery, seduction of Miss Hattie Allen.
Parshall, Rev. Oakland, Cal. Adultery with the "sisters;" convicted.
Porter, Rev. John W. VanSycle's Cor., N. Y. Adultery, seduction of pupil, a mere child.
Pond, Rev. Lucius M. Worcester, Mass. Forgery $10,000; larceny; swindling; fled;
arrested.
Parker, Rev. Ashland, Ky. Adultery, seduction of deacon's daughter;
elopement; deserting wife and children.
1878 Patterson, Rev. J. B. Elizabeth, N. J. Adultery, drunkenness; confessed.
Phillips, Rev. N. L. Monticello, Iowa. Adultery, elopement with wife of Herbert Barnes,
desertion of wife and family.
1879 Parks, Rev. W. J. Canton, Ohio. Pres. Adultery with sister Hicks; confessed;
suspended.
Palmer, Rev. Lysander D. Jackson, Mich. Bap. Adultery with married woman; confessed;
resigned.
Pledge, Rev. W. H. Atlanta, Ga. M. E. Suicide, cut his throat.
Purcell, Rev. Arch-Bish. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cath. Larceny, embezzlement of $4,000,000 deposited
with him by his confiding dupes; confess'd;
causing death of 137 persons.
Powis, Rev. Atherton L. New York, N. Y. P. E. Adultery in house of prostitution, caught by his
sons; arrested.
1880 Paige, Rev. A. N. East Hampton, Conn.; E. M. E. Adultery, long continued (five years), while he
Glastonbury, Conn. kept preaching; confessed; prison.
Paul, Rev. New York, N. Y. Bap. "Scandalous conduct," charged by his wife.
Ponder, Rev. Chas. New Albany, Ind. M. E. Suicide.
Peltz, Rev. Jamestown, N. Y. Bap. Adultery; seduced two girls; caught in act;
fled.
Perry, Rev. John A. Rhode Island. Bap. Arson, burnt his home for insurance; prison.
Peck, Rev. H. C. Hanover, Mich. Assault and great bodily harm; suspended.
Pellett, Rev. Egerton, Mich. Swindling, "too free with sisters;" fled.
1878 Peck, Rev. H. P. Napa, Cal.; St. Louis, Mo. Attempted bigamy with a woman who had a husband,
deserting wife.
Quint, D. D., Rev. A. New England. Adultery.
1876 Reagan, Rev. James Madison, Ind. M. E. Adultery with widow McHenry, caught in the act;
suspended.
1877 Rublett, Rev. Albert Hoboken, N. J. Bigamy, adultery, drunkenness; prison.
1878 Rowland, Rev. D. Hackensack, N. J.; Immoral assa'lt on Mrs. A. B. Foote, forgery.
Richmond, Va.
Richardson, Rev. H. C. Baltimore, Md. M. E. Fighting, with superintendent Johnson about
Sunday-school collections.
Ross, Rev. T. S. Jefferson, N. C. Immoral assault and insulting proposals to Mrs.
Dan'l Idol; fled.
Ribble, E. G. DeKalb county, Ill. Adultery, seduction of four girls, desertion of
wife and children; fled.
Reed, Rev. Dr. Maldon, Mass. Adultery, fornication, seduction, sodomy,
"unnamed crime," rape.
Rice, Rev. Wm. Mason, Mich. Adultery.
Rim, Rev. D. S. K. Pittsburgh, Pa. Adult'ry, seduction of a young lady; she told.
Reedsdolph, Rev. Jas. Adrian, Mich. Swindling, drunkenness; prison.
Reynolds, Rev. Muhlenburgh Co., Ky. Compelling daughter to marry against her will;
assault and battery, whipped her brutally to
compel her.
Rose, Rev. J. H. Hartford, Mich. Forgery.
Rich, Rev. Chas. Boston, Mass.; Washington, "Gross immorality;" died in disgrace.
D. C.
Rudder, Rev. J. J. New Milford, Pa.; Newark, Adultery, horse racing; fled.
N. J.
Rea, Rev. F. F. Durham, Conn. Drunkenness.
Roberts, Rev. J. R. Allen, Wis. Slander, lying.
Ross, Rev. H. P. Bennett's Corner, N. Y. Larceny, charged by "Bro." Vanvauken.
1879 Rascoe, Rev. Stephen Mattewan, Mich. Bap. Robbing mails as postmaster.
Renforth, Rev. Jacob S. Lawndale, Ill. Bap. Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Ellen Manny;
arrested.
Rohan, Rev. Gaston de Halifax, N. S.; St. Louis, Cath. Forgery, drunkenness, penitentiary five years.
Mo. Swindling; prison at Halifax.
Rice, Rev. D. (clown) Ev. St. Louis, Mo. Adultery, took woman to Chicago, lived with her
as his wife.
1880 Roy, Rev. F. V. Cincinnati, Ohio. Bigamy; a converted Brahman.
Richardson, Rev. Henry Sea Cliff, N. Y.; Long Adultery, seduction, elopement with his wife's
Island. sister, Miss Lowther; deserting wife and
children; fled; arrested with his paramour;
prison.
Randall, Rev. N. B. Prattsburgh, N. Y. M. E. Immoral assault on Viola Smith, aged 14; she
attempted suicide; expelled.
1876 Reynolds, Rev. John N. Booneville, Iowa. Seduction of Miss Hattie Slater, a pupil under
his charge; penitentiary 4 years.
1881 Reeve, Rev. B. F. Brooklyn, N. Y. M. E. Quarreling for pulpit with Rev. Hargrave.
Rogers, Rev. Dr. Delphi, N. Y. P. E. Irregularities; invited to resign.
Ross, Rev. Geangaco, N. Y.; St. Johns, Adultery, bigamy, three wives and families;
Mich.; Ovid, Mich. deserting wife and children; forgery; states
prison; still preaching.
Rock, Rev. R. Canton, Ohio. U. B. Profanity; suspended.
Ryan, Rev. Cromwell, Conn. Cath. Drunkenness; immoralities; monastery.
Rohe, Rev. Charles H. Detroit, Mich. Luth. Embezzlement, malfeasance, lying.
Rexford, Rev. E. S. Detroit, Mich. Turned wife out of doors; divorced.
1882 Roeber, Rev. F. W. Elmhurst, Ill. Luth. Drunkenness, Sabbath breaking; resigned.
Ryan, Rev. St. Louis, Mo. Cath. Assault with felonious intent; riot,
drunkenness, fighting, quarreling.
1878 Robinson, Rev. Fred Putnam, Ill. Outrageous conduct; exposed.
1880 Robinson, Rev. E. Ev. Binghamton, N. Y. Adultery, seduction of many sisters; perjury;
lying; desertion of wife and family; fled; kept
diary of his liaisons in Greek and Latin;
assault with intent to commit murder.
Roberts, Rev. J. P. Troy, Kan. M. E. Adult'ry, attempted elopement with a young
"sister."
Ranson, Rev. Bryant Mount Vernon, Ohio. Inhuman cruelty, dug out live hog's eyes.
Ronault, Rev. Todoro Loretto, N. M., and Los Cath. Seduction, bastardy, elopement with Miss
Cruces, N. M. Marguerita Garcia, from convent; arrest'd.
1881 Rork, Rev. M. V. "Abominable crimes."
1878 Skews, Rev. Utah. Adultery; driven from town.
Smith, Rev. John R. Boston, Mass. Swindling.
Skillener or; Shiltner, Rev. Webster county Ky.; W. Va. M. E. Rape on a daughter of Ed. Baldwin only 6 years
J. old, shameful breach of hospitality; prison.
Steadman, Rev. C. M. Foxcraft, Me.; Dover, Me. Burglary, penitentiary six years.
Simpson, Rev. John A. Carolina Mills, R. I.; Univ. Larceny various times; arrested; one man, many
Simpson, Rev. Geo. A. Smith, Mansfield, Mass.; Maine.; aliases.
Rev. Geo. A. E. Boston, Mass.
Shaw, Rev. Flora, Ind. Adultery, incest with Mrs. Josie Shaw, his son's
wife.
Stray, Rev. Sydney M. East Lake.; St. George, N. Assault with intent to murder his wife, attempt
Y.; Warrensburgh, Ohio. at suicide, shot his wife then himself, adultery
with many "sisters;" deposed. Suicide.
Summerlat, Rev. Franz Waverly, Iowa. Luth. Drunkenness, assault and battery, trying to
choke orthodoxy down Aug. Miller; convicted;
fined.
1879 Smith, Rev. N. G. New Castle, Ind. Adult'ry with Miss Emily Stipler or Sheplar,
subornation of perjury; arrested for both.
Smith, Rev. J. H. Leavenworth, Ind. M. E. Adultery, seduction, eloping with a young
"sister," swindling; expelled.
Sanes, Rev. Ripley county, Ind. Luth. Adultery with a "sister;" locked out of ch.
1880 Sparks, Rev. Long Island, N. Y. Immoralities; "cut off" by Bishop Littlejohn.
Summers, Rev. Mark Louisville, Ky. Bap. Forgery; penitentiary 6 years.
Sherwood, Rev. Jas. M. Princeton, N. Y. Pres. Embezzlement of ward's money; convicted. Is
editor of Presbyterian Quarterly and Princeton
Review.
Schneider, Rev. Pres. Adultery; beating his wife, assault and battery;
arrested.
1877 Simpson, Rev. John C. Oregon county, Mo. Bap. Illicit distilling; convicted; penitentiary 20
years.
1878 Smith, Rev. Frank Brooklyn, N. Y. Cong. Adultery, seduction of Miss Matilda Kettle; she
told; missionary of Beecher's ch.
Shaffer, Rev. W. H. Schoonover. Neptune, Ohio. U. B. Larceny; arrested in pulpit.
Schweinfurth, Rev. Geo. Ann Arbor, Miss. M. E. His tenets were those of the last female he met;
too susceptible; expelled.
Spencer, Rev. F. A. Athens, Ohio. Columbus, M. E. Adultery; immoral conduct; breach of
Ohio. hospitality; expelled.
Stephenson, Rev. J. W., P.E. Piqua, Ohio. Dayton, Ohio. M. E. Adultery, bastardy, drunkenness, immoral assault
on lady; convicted.
Schon, Rev. E. W. Louisville, Ky. M. E. Adultery.
Smith, Rev. Elgin, Ill. Murder of wife, held her under water.
Sands, Rev. Hoosic, N. Y. Adultery with "sister."
Steelson, Rev. A. Adultery with "sister;" confessed.
Strasburgh, Rev. Pres. Adultery with negro woman, miscegenation;
confessed.
Slang, Rev. Aug. C. Paterson, N. J. Rape on sister Pfennibucker.
Southard, Rev. New Orleans, La.; New Adultery, debauchery, drunkenness long
Jersey. continued; died in a brothel.
Stillen, Rev. Joseph Westchester, Pa. Seduction of Miss Sarah Hall, made her insane,
quoted scripture to convince her it was all
right.
Stillwell, Rev. J. K. Logansport Ind. Immoral assault on a "sister," perjury,
lying--this during a revival.
Speare, Rev. M. Mason, Ill.; Bloomington, Larceny, stole a roll of bills from a bank.
Ill.
Schneider, Rev. R. Mt. Vernon, Ind. Luth. Ev. Adultery, seduction, elopement with a girl of
seventeen, desertion of wife and children,
embezzlement of church funds; fled; pursued by
detectives.
Sluter, Rev. Geo. Shelbyville, Ind. Pres. Beating stepson inhumanly; arrested.
Severance, Rev. I. T. Burlington, Ill.; Elgin, M. E. Forgery; arrested by constable Schoonover.
Ill.
1881 Sapp, Rev. Wm. M. St. Joseph, Mo.; Savannah, Larceny, embezzlement of $4,000 county funds;
Mo. fled.
1877 St. Clair, Rev. P. Des Moines, Iowa. M. E. Fraudulent voting in conference, stuffing
ballot-box; tried, convicted, suspended.
1880 S----, Rev. Cincinnati, Ohio,; North Pres. Adultery, fornication with Susanna Schilling,
Hogan, Ind. attempt to murder her, adultery with lewd women,
swindling; arrested, prison; deposed.
1881 Sheldon, Rev. M. G. Harvard, Ill.; Marengo, M. E. Adultery, immorality, obscenity, vulgarity,
Ill. lying; church trial.
1882 Sherman, Rev. C. W. Ev. Abingdon, Ill. Fighting.
Stillwell, Rev. M. Englishville, Mich. Bap. Adultery with "sister" Barrows; she told.
Smith, Rev. R. M. Indianola, Iowa. M. E. Disorderly conduct; fined.
Stewart, Rev. W. H. U. Philadelphia, Pa. P. E. Deserting wife and family.
1876 Schueller, Rev. J. M. Andrew, Iowa. Luth. Seduction and adultery with a lot of little
girls at his asylum school; rape on Zetta
Meeker, 8 years old; seduction and adultery with
Delia Pardee and Mary Meeker, aged 14; Rose
Shaffer, 13; Libbie Ingham and Jennie Adair, 14
years old; Bertha Nellis, 15; and many others;
confessed; resigned; fled.
1881 Sharp, Rev. Thos. Gowanda, N. Y.; Hamburg, N. M. E. Assault with intent to rape sister Zuber; lying;
Y.; East Otto, N. Y. she told; suspended.
Smith, Rev. W. L. Brunswick, N. Y.; Rutland, M. E. Seduction and bastardy with Miss Dora Farlies;
Vt. lying; she told on child-birth deathbed.
Simmons, Rev. Geo. B. Troy.; Greenbush. Bap. Seduction, adultery with Miss Lillie Aiken;
expelled.
Steman, Rev. Assault and battery on another preacher.
1878 Smith. Rev. M. H. New York, N. Y. Lying about what Miss Clara Morris told him. She
never told him anything.
1882 Strongfellow, Rev. Frank Farmville, Va. P. E. Murder of many Union men during the war.
1879 Schilling, Rev. Carl. Alleghany, Pa. P. E. Adultery; drunkenness; expelled.
1881 Shrimp, Rev. Camden, N. J. M. E. Quarreling with Rev. Kirby over church dues.
Sale, Rev. S. O. Mason City, Iowa. Bap. Adultery with "sister" Eva Brewer, lying;
deposed; fled. Swindling.
Shurtliff, Rev. Elmira, N. Y.; Hartford, N. M. E. Slander against Rev. Lewis; fined.
Y.
1881 Steller, Rev. Erie. Rich Valley, Ind. U. B. Immoral assault on Miss Beamer; fled.
Stone, Rev. Dan. H. Queens county, N. Y. M. E. Forgery, swindling, fraud, robbing Mrs. B.
Brooklyn, N. Y. Sherman (aunt of Gen. W. T. Sherman); indicted.
Smith, Rev. John L. Lebanon, Ind. M. E. Adultery, seduction of Mrs. E. Lovelace, 70 old,
caught in act by M. M. Russell, Att'y; church
trial.
Swift, Rev. Carlos Chicago, Ill. Bap. Adultery, seduction of several "sisters,"
immoral assault on others; they told.
Spencer, Rev. Edward. Immoral assault on a "sister," embezzlement;
arrested.
Stine, Rev. I. J. alias T. J. Leavenworth, Kan. New York. Bap. Larceny, often repeated; arrested; confessed;
Black. prison.
Spargrove, Rev. J. M. Pittsburgh, Pa. Suicide.
1882 Taylor, Rev. J. W. Great Bend, N. Y. Bap. Adultery, bigamy; deserting wife and children;
Binghampton, N. Y. convicted; expelled from church.
1881 Teal, Rev. C. Ironton, Wis. Baraboo, Wis. Incest, seduction, adultery with his own
daughter; she is only 15, and told; arrested;
prison.
Thornton, Rev. Abner Bartholomew Co., Ind. Fighting and quarreling with Dr. Beck.
Thornloe, Rev. Jas. Montreal, Can. P. E. Larceny, long continued; arrested.
Taylor. Rev. Joseph. Philadelphia, Pa. Bap. Swindling; English convict.
Tice, Rev. David. Stillwater, Minn. M. E. Malicious prosecution of a poor widow.
Thompson, Rev. J. M. Philadelphia, Pa. Pres. Larceny, dishonesty, bribery; church trial.
Thompson, Rev. Alfred Elgin, Ill.; New York, N. Adultery, seduction of Mrs. Cobham; robbery of
Y. his paramour; deserting wife. Said in court, "We
all do such things more or less." State prison
at Sing Sing five years.
Thayer, Rev. J. A. Warren, Ohio. Drunkenness; arrested.
1878 Tice, Rev. Newark, N. J. Bap. Seduction of several girls; expelled.
Thames, Rev. Joseph Ashville, N. C. Seduction of Miss Laura Palm.
Thompson, Rev. L. M. P. Cincinnati, Ohio. Pres. Adultery many times.
Torry, Rev. Western New York. Seduction.
Thompson, Rev. A. T. Cincinnati, Ohio. Adultery, bigamy.
Todd, Rev. J. H. Sioux City, Iowa. Adultery with a milliner, elopement with her,
deserting wife.
Tresselman, Rev. T. Annetia, N. Y. Adultery, seduction of several girls, elopement
with wife of Mr. Hunt; bastardy.
Torry, Rev. A. W. Kalamazoo, Mich. Falsehood; tried and found guilty.
Thompson, Rev. Buffalo, N. Y.; Adultery many times.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Taylor, Rev. Horace Oberlin, Ohio. Seduction many times; convicted; prison.
Thompson, Rev. John J. Orange county, N. Y. Immoral assault on a young "sister."
Thompson, Rev. John J. Washington, D. C. Immoral assault on two young girls caught
crawling into their window in his night-shirt.
Thompson, Rev. Chas. Arson; arrested.
1879 Treadwell, Rev. Brooklyn, Mo. Fighti'g, riot in church against Rev. Landers.
Talmage, Rev. T. DeWitt Brooklyn, N. Y. Pres. Lying, deceit, extortion, abusiveness.
Thompson, Rev. J. P. New York, N. Y. Adultery, seduction of Mrs. Deland of his choir,
his love-letters caught by her husband; pastor
of Broadway Tabernacle.
Tabor, Rev. Lorenso Kansasville, Wis. M. E. Adultery, seduction of Miss Nellie Foster;
caught in act in her bedroom by Henry Combert;
arrested; bailed $500.
1880 Trumbrower, Rev. Brooklyn, N. Y.; Hoboken. Immoral assault on servant girl, kissing her for
N. J. her spiritual welfare; fled.
1881 Tupper, Rev. Kerr. B. Paducah, Ky.; Chicago, Bap. Arson, burning both churches; adultery,
Ill.; Margaretta, Mich. seduction, and bastardy with a girl; she left
babe in his woodhouse.
1880 Towes, Rev. Minnesota. Suicide.
1881 Thomas, Rev. Wm. Washington, D. C. Keeping gambling house.
1879 Uttey, Rev. W. H. Detroit, Mich. Swindling, obtaining money under false
pretenses.
1882 VanAlstine, Rev. J. J. or J. Elmira, N. Y.; Bradford, Bap. Adultery and seduction many times; seduced wife
W., alias George Ebers. Pa.; Richburg, Pa.; Corry, of a "brother" in Elmira; broke up the family;
Pa.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Ohio. seduced wife of another brother in Buffalo;
deserted her, seduced her daughter, lived with
her in Richburg; deserted his wife and children;
false personation; elopement with women.
Vanderborn, Rev. Saginaw, Mich. Cath. Adultery, seduction of wife of W. Colford, who
shot at him. Mrs. C. confessed.
1881 Veterling, Rev. Detroit, Mich. Drunkenness; immoral assault on women; arrested.
1876 VanOrden, Rev. M. Missionary to Brazil. Pres. Slaveholder; deposed.
1878 Vossburg, Rev. Geo. B. Jersey City, N. J. Bap. Assault with intent to murder wife; indicted.
Veal, Rev. W. G., P.E. Wasatchie, Tex. M. E. Rape of Mrs. John Griffin; arrested, convicted;
expelled.
Valentine, Rev. Paul T., New York, N. Y. Rape on many little girls under his charge in
D.D., Ph. D., LL. D. College for Homeless Children; sodomy, buggery,
unnamed crime on little boys under his charge;
penitentiary ten years.
1879 Vine, Rev. J. Thos. Ev. New York, N. Y. Deserting wife after squandering all her money.
1880 Van der Bone, E., or Van Der Saginaw, Mich. Cath. Adultery with parishioner's wife, caught in the
Born. act by Catherine Burk.
1881 Vandeusen, Rev. G. H. Troy; W. Amsterdam, N. Y. Forgery of pension-papers; indicted.
1876 Watson, Rev. Arthur Kinman. Prot. Murdered his wife.
1877 Warren, Rev. A. J.; Warner, North Vernon, Ind. M. E. Adultery, elopement with "sister" Stanton,
Rev. A. J.; Warren, Rev. A. embezzlement of church funds, lying, desertion
S. of wife and four children; one person, three
names.
Weizerbeck, Rev. Rudol. Bloomingdale. Luth. Forgery, swindling, fraud; arrested.
Whittemore, Rev. Jos. Mitchell, Iowa. Bap. Immoral assault and insult on wife of deacon
Geo. Cummings; convicted, fined.
Wiswall, Rev. Alvah Rochester, N. Y. P. E. Fraudulent bankruptcy, swindling, perjury.
Wells, Rev. T. M.; Wells, Lebanon, Ohio.; Bangor, Bap. Dunk. Adultery, bigamy; arrested while fleeing to
Rev. John M.; Chenowitz, Rev. Me.; Illinois. Europe; convicted; one man, 3 names.
T. M.
White, Rev. Reuben Little Rock, Ark. Adultery, seduction of Miss Bush.
Wheeler, Rev. Charles Mansfield, Ohio. Larceny, arrested.
Waters, Rev. Edward Pantego, N. C. Bap. Assault and battery on Miss Fanny Worland--held
her while wife put red pepper in her eyes.
Wray, Rev. New Brunswick, N. S. Suicide, because arrested for drunkenness while
in New York.
Wesley, Rev. Geneseo, Ill. Adultery, seduction.
Wood, Rev. M. D. Decatur, Ill. Seduction.
Wilcox, Rev. Illinois. Adultery, seduction, bastardy four times in one
neighborhood.
1878 Warren, Rev. Bussett Hills, N. Y. Adultery, bigamy; four living wives.
1878 Welsh, Rev. Wash'n W. Holly, Mich. Rape on Mrs. Louisa Green, wife of another
minister.
Washburn, Rev. Geo. Alleghany county, N. Y. Engaged to marry several ladies at the same
time, lying.
Williamson, Rev. R. H. Wilksbarre, Pa. Adultery in house of ill-fame.
Wright, Rev. K. N. New Bridge, N. Y. Quarr'ling for pulpit against Rev. Kristettar.
White, Rev. D. M. Pittsburgh, Pa. Larceny; penitentiary two years.
Watson, Rev. John S. Kansas. Murdered his wife.
Whipple, Rev. E. Hillsdale college, Mich. Adultery, seduction of deacon's wife.
White, Rev. Washington, Pa. Adultery, seduction.
Wilson, Rev. Sam. B. Louisville, Ky. "Immoral conduct;" deposed.
Wright, Rev. Ableman or Whitestown, N. Y. Adultery, seduction of a girl 12 years old; an
Ambleman. old man with married children.
Winslow, Rev. E. D. Boston, Mass. Forgery, swindling, $500,000; fled.
Wolfe, Rev. Brooklyn, N. Y. Beating his wife; arrested.
Wimberly, Rev. P. P. Atchinson, Pa. Larceny, embezzlement of church funds.
Williams, Rev. G. R. Griggstown, N. Y. Attempt to commit bigamy, wife appeared, and he
fled.
Wells, Rev. J. M. Springfield, Ill. Adultery, bigamy; convicted.
1879 Waugh, Rev. J. L. Brasher's Falls, N. Y. Pres. Beating wife, lying from pulpit; expelled.
Wiseman, Rev. D. M. Somerset, Ohio. Luth. Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Miss Hesse:
convicted; expelled; confessed.
Wayman, Rev. F. H. New York, N. Y. Cath. Larceny, embezzlement of $1,000 deposited with
him by two women; arrested.
Waite, Rev. Peter Madisonville, Ohio. M. E. Adultery, seduction of Agnes Murray, a young
"sister." He was over 60; entered house where
she worked, in the night, and was killed by a
watchman on the lookout for burglars.
Williams, Rev. Geo. Lanesboro, Minn. Pres. Rape on girl 15 years old; indicted.
Willey, Rev. J. H. Delaware. M. E. Adultery with a "sister."
1879 Wood, Rev. John Cedar Falls, Iowa. Pres. Adultery, seduction of two young girls of 14 and
16; unministerial conduct, unchaste conduct;
confessed the two last.
Woodry, Rev. Henry Knox county, Ind. M. E. Adultery, seduction of Mary Shoaf; arrest'd.
1880 Willson, Rev. J. A. Jewell City, Kan. Adultery with a "sister;" expelled.
Walker, Rev. C. E. Somerset, Mass. M. E. Adultery, seduction, bastardy, abortion, with
Miss Moriss; arrested.
Woolpert, Rev. J. M. Fort Wayne, Ind. M. E. Adultery many times.
Williams, Rev. John New York. M. E. Inhuman cruelty to wife; convicted in divorce
proceedings.
Woodside, Rev. Nevin Pittsburgh, Pa. Quarreling for the possession of pulpit.
Walker, Rev. W. E. Iowa.; Vermillion, Dak. Adultery; drunkenness; deposed.
Willson, Rev. Chas. A. B. Pittsburgh, Pa.; New M. E. Larceny; arrested.
Baltimore, Ohio.
1881 Willson, Rev. David D. Henrietta, Tex. Breach of hospitality; rape and adultery upon
Mrs. Hickman; fled.
Winslow, Rev. Ed. C. New Haven, Conn. Cong. Inhuman cruelty to Louisa Rogers, 8 years old,
his adopted child.
1876 Wittrup, Rev. Julius Winfield, N. Y. M. E. Immoral assault on his niece, a young girl of
16, showed his privates.
1881 Widdows, Rev. Kircardine, Can. M. E. Assault with intent to kill; disturbing meeting.
Wolchencraft, Rev. Chas. Larceny; arrested with stolen watch.
Wright, Rev. Henry N. Northville, N. Y. Cong. Lying; gross immorality; dishonesty; arson.
Webb, Rev. J. W. Bloomington, Ill. M. E. Slander, foul, false, and unchristian.
Whitcher, Rev. W. T. Providence, R. I. M. E. Larceny, lying; caught in act, arrested, fined,
confessed, resigned.
Way, Rev. Jesse Wabash, Ind. Incest, adultery, eloped with daughter-in-law.
Willson, Rev. Davenport, Iowa. Bap. Assault with intent to rape "sister" Bush.
Witt, Rev. Chas. Sheldon, Ill. Immoral assault on women; crawled under depot
platform and peeked up through cracks under the
ladies; arrested, fined.
Williams, Rev. La Plata, Mo. Adultery. Says the Lord commanded him "to desert
wife and children for this woman."
Washington, Rev. Topeka, Kan. Swindling, obtaining money by false pretense.
Weaver, Rev. Wayne county, N. Y. M. E. Immoral assault on lady; dismissed.
Willard, Rev. Wylie J. Boise City, Idaho.; Walla M. E. Swindling, embezzlement; cruelty to wife,
Walla, Wash. T. desertion of wife.
Waite, Rev. Arthur A. Ev. Lynn, Mass. Swindling, obtaining money by false pretense.
Webber, Rev. Chas. Saco, Me. Bap. Adultery, seduct'n, eloped with young sister.
Wetherwax, Rev. Berien Springs, Mich. Luth. Ejected from church for immoralities.
1882 Williams, Rev. Dr. R. H. Pennsylvania.; Milwaukee, P. E. Adultery in brothel; attempt at suicide.
Wis.
Williams, Rev. Jno. alias Cedar Rapids, Iowa.; St. M. E. Adultery, seduction; embezzlement; obtaining
Rev. A. C. Copeland. Catharines, Can.; Terre money under false pretense; arrested; prison.
Haute, Ind.; Indianapolis,
Ind.
Wardner, Rev. Morton or Little Genesee.; Milton, Adv. Adultery, seduction of a lot of young girls;
Wardness. Wis. lying; fled; church trial.
Walsh, Rev. A. C. Montreal, Can.; Port Royal, P. E. Fighting and riot for church; expelled.
Iowa.
Wright, Rev. Prince Chillicothe, Mo. M. E. Adultery; immorality, oft repeated; whipped by a
mob; deposed.
1881 White, Rev. Little Rock, Ark. Murder, adultery, seduction of a young girl,
attempted an abortion; killed the girl. Her
father shot at him four times, but he escaped
and fled.
1878 White, Rev. Reuben Adultery, seduction of Miss Bush; attempt at
abortion; she told and died; manslaughter;
arrested.
Willson, Rev. Reuben E. Harrisburg, Pa.; M. E. Drunkenness; obscenity; jailed.
Mifflintown, Pa.
1879 Wolf, Rev. Wm. New York, N. Y. Bap. Assault and battery; arrested.
1881 Walker, Rev. Prof. Philomath, Or. Adultery, seduction; lying--so says Rev. Isaac
Belknap.
1880 Young, Rev. G. B. Indianapolis, Ind. "Lewdness," swindling; church trial.
Yates, Rev. H. C. Dixon, Ill.; Soublette. Bap. Immoral assault on many ladies, immoral conduct,
lechery, lying, adultery, drunkenness,
seduction.
1878 Zuner, Rev. Jonathan Philadelphia, Pa. Larceny, embezzlement from Mr. Meyer; arrested.
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1882 Allison, Rev. John Jessup, Iowa.; Milwaukee, Pres. Immoral assault, and indecent proposals to Mrs.
Wis. Alice Moffitt; expelled.
Allen, Rev. Wm. Osgoode, Ont. M. E. Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Eliza Hume;
got her married.
1875 Ackerman, Rev. G. E. Blue Mountain, Idaho.; M. E. Embezzlement of $3,000, church funds: a dead
Boise City. beat.
1882 Ahern, Rev. John C. Denver, Col. Cath. Adultery, immoral assault on women, insulting
ladies, lying: removed.
Ahern, Rev. Jere. Denver, Col. Cath. Immoral assault on Mrs. Miller; Mr. Miller
accused him. Bribery; the priest paid him hush
money. Drunkenness; says he was in liquor at
time. Lying about Rev. John C. Ahern.
Brooks, Rev. Wm. R. Hampstead, R. I. Adultery, bigamy--three wives.
Bartlett, Rev. Jos. Gorham, Me. Cong. Suicide; 70 years of age.
Billson, Rev. F. G. Kansas City, Mo. M. E. Drunkenness oft repeated; arrested, jailed,
confessed, fined.
1876 Boyd, Rev. T. B. Kittaning, Pa.; West Adultery, seduction, immoral assaults on many
Virginia. "sisters," and wife of "Brother Cook;"
confessed; jailed.
1881 Browning, Rev. Wm. G. New York, N. Y. Swindling, $10,000; convicted.
1878 Blanchard, Rev. Wheaton, Ill. Cong. Embezzlement of $3,000, college funds; lying,
slander; so say Rev. Chapman and Rev. Prof.
Webster.
1882 Balky, Rev. Geo. Chilicothe, Mo. Forgery; drew a note and signed his father's and
Andrew McCroskin's names to it; arrested,
escaped, fled.
Brisbee, Rev. John N. Madison, Tenn. Pres. Horse racing, gambling; church trial.
Bentley, Rev. Chas., Ev., E. Baltimore, Md. Seduction of Miss Emma Martin, a "sister;"
bastardy; kept evangelizing very successfully,
until presented with an heir; confessed,
expelled.
Bedall, Rev. W. Barnesville, O.; M. E. Adultery, seduction of Rosa Arnold, aged 15;
Beallsville, O.; Ozark, O.; elopement with her, deserting wife and three
Wheeling, W. Va. children, penniless; embezzlement of $400,
church funds: expelled.
1882 Brand, Rev. Oberlin, O. Slander from pulpit; sued by Bronson.
Brand, Rev. G. F. Wintersett, Iowa.; Guthrie M. E. Indecent exposure of person; church trial,
Center, Iowa. expelled.
Bush, Rev., Ev. Covington, Ky.; Cynthiana, Adultery, seduction of "sister" Sarah Sherman;
Ky. elopement with her.
1883 Beattie, Rev. T. R. or F. R. Brantford, Ont. Pres. Immoral assault; slandering Miss Sershman;
arrested; bail $4,000; sued for $10,000,
slander.
Brown, Rev. W. H., Ev. Sioux City, Iowa. Drunkenness; fined.
Ball, Rev. H. Burg Hill, O.; Wayne, O. Bap. Drunkenness, lying; got gloriously drunk, denied
it; expelled.
Bowen, Rev. Randolph, N. Y.; Ohio,; N. Bap. Assault and battery on a "brother;" lying,
Jersey,; Wisconsin. swindling, making debts everywhere, never
Michigan. paying; fled.
1878 Chapman, Rev. Wheaton, Ill. Cong. Lying, slander, so says Rev. Blanchard.
1882 Christian, Rev. J. T. Quincy, Ill.; Hannibal, Mo. Bigamy, adultery, lying, swindling; arrested.
Canary, Rev. Andrew New York, N. Y. Cath. Larceny, stealing horse, drunkenness; arrested.
Chapman, Rev. Richard Pine Bluff Spa, Tex. Bap. Murder of John Turner; stabbed him three times.
Colfelt, Rev. New York. Pres. Literary piracy; church trial.
1879 Clapp, Rev. Lowell, Mich. Bap. Swindling; prison.
1882 Cook Rev. Alvin O. Eugene, Or.; Springfield, Chris. Adultery, seduction, elopement with wife of Rix,
Or. deserting wife and children; temperance
lecturer.
1882 Cleniheim, Rev. Cincinnati, O.; Avondale, Pres. Fighting with one of his elders; got whipped;
O. elder's name, Robert Hood.
1883 Cobb, Rev. R. H. Taunton, Mass. M. E. Deserting wife, leaving her penniless and sick
in bed; investigated; resigned.
Corken, Rev. Salisbury P't, Mass.; Lynn, Cong. Literary piracy; preached Wilberforce's sermons;
Mass. quack doctor; sued for malpractice; deposed.
Cox, Rev. Henry, D.D., San Francisco, Cal. Gross swindling U. S. pension agent; robbed a
("Hallelujah Cox"). blind and helpless soldier of $7,278, pension;
swindled a widow out of $2,535.
1883 Chambers, Rev. A. I. New Haven, Conn. M. E. Misappropriating church funds; sued.
Comstock, Rev. I. Tonganoxie, Kan.; Reno, Ad. Rape, adultery, on 13-year-old daughter of Mr.
Kan. Anderson; arrested; prison at Leavenworth.
Cook, Rev. Jo. Boston, Mass. Lying generally.
Copeland, Rev. Frasier Walhalla, S. C. Murder of W. J. Hunnicritt; confessed; hanged.
1878 Clark, Rev. W. J. Lisbon, N. Y. Pres. "Immoral conduct;" suspended.
1879 Curr, Rev. Alan Dubuque, Iowa.; Bap. Larceny, deserting wife, drunkenness, gross
Leavenworth, Kan. fraud, lying, cheating.
1882 Dye, Rev. J. H., P.E. Searcy, Ark. M. E. Assault and battery; knocked Capt. McCaulley
down and pounded him.
Denton, Rev. J. L. or J. W. Fayetteville, Ark. Suicide, charged with embezzlement.
Driver, Rev. S. M. Baker City, Idaho. M. E. Adultery with "sisters;" buried six wives.
Davis, Rev. Geo. Cleveland, O.; Fort Wayne, Deserting wife and children; proposing marriage
Ind. to several ladies; arrested.
Draper, Rev. Frank Youngstown, O.; Riverside, M. E. Robbery of his friend and room-mate;
O. drunkenness; fled; spent the cash; his friend
died; confessed.
1883 Davis, Rev. Geo., Ev., Logansport, Ind.; Fort In prison.
Wayne, Ind.
DePuy, Rev. Dr. M. E. Swindling in connection with "Isabella mine;"
editor Christian Advocate, resigned.
Davis, Rev. Madison, Ind. M. E. Seduction, bastardy, with "sister" Jennie
Williams; prosecuted.
1880 Deems, Rev. Dr. New York. Lying, so says Rev. Dr. Mackie.
1882 Dollman, Rev. W. Erie, Pa. M. E. Assault with intent to murder his wife and
family, with poison and "cold steel;" arrested;
prison.
Dowd, Rev. W. W. Portchester, N. Y. Pres. Swindling; would not pay bills.
Dollard, Rev. Wilmington, Del. Cath. Indecent proposals to Miss Lizzie Jordan;
slandered her and her family from the pulpit;
sued by her brother Charley Jordan.
Dufresne, Rev. Holyoke, Mass. Cath. Slander of P. Hackman; fined $3,400; selling
liquor in his church and school; fled to Canada.
1880 Dugan, Rev. Thos. Delavan, Ill.; Mason City, Cath. Rape upon his young housekeeper; she complained
Ill. to Bishop Spaulding.
1878 Dale, Rev., Ev., New Castle, Ill. Immoral assault on two girls, one 12, other 14;
fled.
Daley, Rev. John New York, N. Y. Cath. Drunkenness, habitual; workhouse.
1879 Esmon, Rev. Albert Alabama. Illicit distilling; two stills destroyed by U.S.
officials; fled.
1882 Ellis, Rev. Wm. T. St. Louis, Mo. Nuisance; arrested, fined.
1882 Ellis, Rev. Edwd. H., Ev. Thomaston, Me. Bap. Adultery, seduction, and elopement with Mrs.
John E. Rose; arrested, fined $400, jailed at
St. John's, N. B.
Eastman, Rev. Chas. A., Geo. Roxb'ry, Lewist'n, Me.;; Cong. Adultery, bigamy, lying, false personation,
E. Hindley, C. B. Merrill. Potterville, Whitehall,; deserting wife and family; first married Miss
Kendall, Alamo,; Mich.; Emma Keyes, of Lewiston, Me.; second marriage
Plainwell. with a Miss Piper, of Alamo; broke jail at
Kalamazoo; sent to Michigan penitentiary; very
religious.
1879 Eagan, Rev. D. San Francisco, Cal. Cath. Adultery with "sisters."
Edmonson, Rev. Nathan Schollsville, N. Y. Bap. Suicide; hung himself.
1882 Farmer, Rev. G. W. Tamaroa, Ill. M. E. Assault and battery; beat Deacon Johnson over
the head with a chair for saying "Good-morning."
Fern, Rev. Thomas, or Fernly, Philadelphia, Pa. M. E. Libel on William Entriken; arrested; most
Rev. Thos. A. popular preacher in the city.
Fulton, Rev. Dr. T. D. Brooklyn, N. Y. Libel upon Rev. T. B. Conway; sued for $40,000;
fighting.
Fleming, Rev. N. Cleveland, O. Cath. Drunkenness, visiting house of ill-fame; riot,
arrested, jailed, confessed, fined.
1883 Fleming, Rev. Boston, Mass. Cath. Assault and battery on a little girl; tore some
pictures away from her; she went into
convulsions; sued for damages by her father;
fined; riot with 1,000 Irish against the father.
1882 Garry, Rev. M. M. Cincinnati, O. Bap. Burglary, immoral assault; shot, badly wounded,
while scaling back wall of yard at midnight, by
Roger Pearson.
Gilmour, Rev. Bish. Ohio. Slander; sued by E. Cowlee, of the Leader.
Gray, Rev. J. A. Portland, Or. Bap. Drunkenness, confessed, resigned.
1882 Green, Rev. Abijah Philadelphia, Pa.; Atlantic Bap. Larceny, stealing books; fighting at church
City, N. J. trial with Rev. Wallace and others.
Gleason, Rev. P. J. St. Louis, Mo.; Louisiana, Cath. Seduction, bastardy, with Mary Proctor, née
Mo. Ryan; confessed, subsequently denied; after her
marriage adultery and bastardy with her again;
first child named John Patrick Gleason, second
Richard Gleason Ryan; suspended from priesthood
by Bishop Kenrick.
1883 Green, Rev. Mt. Gilead, O. Seduction, elopement with a 13-year-old daughter
of a "brother."
Gibbons, Rev. Baltimore, Md. Cath. Swindling Mrs. Simpson, while dying, out of her
James--Archbishop. property; sued.
1879 Gaines, Rev. G. W. Columbia, Mo.; Centralia, M. E. Adultery, seduction of Miss Maria Delly; took
Ill.; Louisiana, Mo. her to conference with him; slept with her at
hotel.
1882 Henderson, Rev. John Mexico, Mo. Larceny of cattle and hogs, notorious thief;
prison.
Hyde, Rev. F. S. New Haven, Conn. Insulted Mrs. Foster; demanded her removal from
hotel table because she was an actress.
Higgins, Rev. A. C. Hackettstown, N. J. M. E. Adultery, seduction, with wife of Mr. Hoff;
writing her to leave her husband and live with
him; detected, fled, deserting wife and
children.
Higbee, Rev. Jesse Drakeville, Iowa. Medical quack; ruined lady's nose; sued.
1883 Hooper, Rev. J. F. Petaluma, Cal. Cong. Breach of promise; engaged to three ladies; fled
to escape tar and feathers.
Henselman, Rev. C. D. Canton, O. Chris. Immoral assault on three married "sisters."
Healy, Rev. St. Louis, Mo. Cath. Immoral assault on "sister" Maggie Kinney;
bounced with a black eye by Mike Dunphey.
1882 Huderdault, Rev. Canada. Cath. Slandering Leon Lanson and Mathilde St. Jean;
sued.
Huber, Rev. F. X. Brooklyn, N. Y. Cath. Defrauding dying man out of $90,600; gross
swindling; compelled by courts to disgorge.
1883 Hull, Rev. M. S. Pelican Rapids, Minn. Slandering his hired girl, because she told of
his swearing, "God damn it!"
Haddock, Rev. Oshkosh, Wis. M. E. "Beecherism," charged by Dr Carhart.
1880 Hertzberger, Rev. H. A. Honesdale, Pa.; Port Luth. Drunkenness, lying, false personation; claimed
Jervis, N. Y. to be a French count; quarreling for the pulpit.
Hicks, Rev. Henry H. Camden, Mo.; San Francisco, M. E. Larceny, stole $310 from Neil Smith; fled.
Cal.
1876 Hanks, Rev. G. Litchfield, Ill.; St. Bap. Adultery; drunkenness in a brothel at St. Louis;
Louis, Mo. arrested.
1882 Hyde, Rev. Dr. W. A. Leadville, Col.; Portland, M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with a "sister,"
Or. deserting wife and children; arrested by his own
son; forgery of recommendation.
1876 Irwin, Rev. G. A., Ev., St. Louis, Mo. P. E. Adultery, drunkenness, beating wife, profanity,
lying, assault to murder; arrested, prison.
1876 Johnson, Rev. W. J. Eureka, Ill. M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with wife of John
S. Brayman, leaving her children; Johnson is
single, and a great revivalist.
1879 Johnson, Rev. W. A. Lindsay, Pa.; Barre, Pa. Pres. Gross swindling of widow and orphan children:
arrested.
1882 Jeffries, Rev. M. St. Joseph, Mo. M. E. Robbing mails a long time; prison.
Jamison, Rev. Geneva, O. M. E. Embezzlement of church funds.
Keiser, Rev. Alex. S. Womelsdorf, Pa.; Luth. Seduction, bastardy, breach of promise;
Pottsville, Pa. arrested; seduced Miss Lizzie Miller; she
supported him while studying theology; he
married another; expelled; confessed on trial.
Kuhns, Rev. S. F. Lewisburg, O.; New Paris, U. B. Adultery, seduction of wife of "Brother" Hinkle;
O.; Dayton, O. confessed; said he "couldn't help it;" married.
1883 Kruel, Rev. Kankakee, Ill. Cath. Drunkenness, breach of promise, left the church;
promised to marry "Sister" Angela; took her to
hotel, staid with her several days, then
deserted her, and returned to priesthood.
1882 Lanritsen, Rev. Port Huron, Mich. Luth. Assault and battery; arrested; fighting for
pulpit.
Lane, Rev. Greenpoint, N. Y. Cath. Embezzling $174,000, church funds.
Loughlin, Rev. Bishop Brooklyn, N. Y. Cath. Swindling Catholic church at Greenpoint out of
church property to amount of about $200,000;
threatens excommunication if they "kick;"
obstructing legal process; defying the law.
1878 Lloyd. New York. Luth. Slander, drunkenness.
1882 Mesaros, Rev. Philadelphia, Pa. Pres. Quarreling, threatening to fight in church.
Morgan, Rev. L. Leechburgh, Pa.; Kentucky.; Bap. Adultery both in Kentucky and Pennsylvania;
Apollo, Pa.; Monongahela, marries a wife but retains an old "flame" as
Pa.; Ludwick, Pa. mistress; forgery of letters of recommendation;
lying; church trial.
1880 Mackie, Rev. New York, N. Y. Lying and libel, so says Dr. Deems.
1876 Murray, Rev. I. Brooklyn, N. Y. M. E. Fighting for the pulpit.
1882 Martin, Rev. Jos. E. Lafayette, Ind. P. E. Inhuman cruelty to wife; arrested, bailed;
adultery, fled.
Miller, Rev. J. H. Point Chautauqua, N. Y. Bap. Embezzlement of $10,000, church funds.
1883 Morgan, Rev. R. C. Connellsville, Pa. Bap. Adultery, seduction of a "sister," wife of R. E.
Booth; married, large family; editor Baptist
Messenger.
McGill, Rev., alias M. F. Cleveland, O.; Columbus, Cath. Drunkenness oft repeated; fined often; often in
Devlin. O.; Pittsburgh, Pa. workhouse; sent up for sixty days, and $25 fine.
McCosker, Rev. Rahway, N. J. Cath. Disturbing school; drove teachers and scholars
out of doors, and would not let them return;
brutal assault on women and children.
Martin, Rev. Joseph E. Lafayette, Ind. Inhuman cruelty to wife and children; divorced
by court.
Mongin, Rev. John New Albany, Ind.; Cath. Adultery, fornication, visiting house of
Louisville, Ky. ill-fame in Louisville; drunkenness, assault and
battery; arrested, fined; lying about it.
1882 Miller, Rev. T. B.; also Chicago, Ill. M. E. "Miller" as dean, and "Major" as secretary of
Major, Rev. Major the medical college; gross swindling, gross
fraud; allowed a paper reporter to register as a
student, and then for $25 gave him a diploma as
M.D.; Miller expelled, Major suspended.
1879 Munson, Rev. Henry J. Fitchburg, Mass. Ad. Lewd and lascivious conduct; convicted;
fraudulent divorce.
1878 Milligan, Rev. Parker Kansas City, Mo. Adultery, lechery, deserting wife, fled.
1883 Nicum, Rev. John Syracuse. Luth. Fighting for pulpit, lying.
1882 Nistor, Rev. Bishop St. Michaels, Alaska Suicide, leaped from steamer St. Paul.
Neal, Rev. W. H. St. Louis, Mo. F. M. "Immoral character;" dismissed; sodomy and
unnamed crime with young "brothers" of his
flock, too vile to print.
O'Niel, Rev. Peter Brooklyn, N. Y. Cath. Adultery, seduction of Mrs. Robert Hawks; caught
by her husband locked in her bedroom at night,
at 273 Thirty-first street, New York; she the
mother of several children; arrested.
O'Connell, Rev. Timothy Freemont, Neb.; P. E. Seduction, adultery with Mary Rogers, deserting
Cornellsville, Pa.; wife; illegal divorce; beating wife, lying,
Huntington, N. Y.; Nebraska perjury, drunkenness, and delirium tremens;
City. threatening to kill Bishop Kerwood and wife.
O'Donoghue, Rev. Morrow, O. Cath. Slander of Mrs. Green; Mr. Green killed him.
Parks, Rev. Noah Winston, Miss. Larceny, lynched, and nearly killed.
1882 Palmer, Rev. J. R. Mountain Peak, Tex. Chris. Indecent exposure of person to a lot of little
girls, pupils under his care; immoral assault on
Miss Ida Scott; failing in this, slandered her.
Philips, Rev. Shiloh, O. Assault and battery upon parishioner; pounded
Sunday law into him.
Parshall, Rev. R. F. Oakland, Cal. Bap. Immoral assault on many ladies and young
"sisters;" expelled ignominiously.
Penn, Rev. Texas. Prayed for the death of two men at church; one
died next day.
Podd, Rev. Jas. D. Chicago, Ill. Bap. Adultery, seduction, bastardy, with Cora
Wheeler.
Pringle, Rev. Paul Mansfield, La. Murder of Alfred Smith; hanged.
Posey, Rev. Dr. Oakland, Cal.; Dutch Flat, Swindling, obtaining money under false pretense.
Cal.
1879 Plunkett, Rev. Warren Springs, N. C. Pres. Adultery, seduction, elopement with Miss Kate
Ashton, daughter of a wealthy "brother,"
deserting wife and children.
Pennington, Rev. Scott county, Iowa. Bap. Incest, adultery, seduction, elopement with
wife's niece, writing to his wife not to expect
him back; deserting wife and children.
1880 Rossvalley, Rev. Dr., Ev., Sing Sing, N. Y.; Larceny in Germany; drummed out as rebel
Plainfield, N. J.; surgeon; counterfeiting, state prison; literary
Doylestown, Pa.; Auburn, N. piracy, stole Ingersoll's temperance speech.
Y.
Ross, Rev. Wm. J. St. Louis, Mo. Murder, convicted, penitentiary.
Rockwell, Rev. J. B.; or Rev. De Witt, Neb.; Wilber, Neb. Cong. Gross swindling, illegal use of mails; arrested,
J. H. Harvey. prison.
Rope, Rev. Andrew, Ev., Taylorville, Ill. M. E. Rape, indicted, fled.
1882 Rope, Rev. Andrew J. Texas. Married Miss Gessner; forgery, signed a man's
name to note who could not write; discovered,
fled, arrested.
Reeder, Rev. J. J. Milford, Pa.; Newark. M. E. Gross swindling, made great debts and ran away;
immorality.
1876 Robinson, Rev. Kansas City, Mo. Adultery; arrested in a brothel.
1882 Richardson, Rev. Brooklyn, N. Y. "Moral wreck;" expelled.
Roe, Rev. Frank F. Scotland.; Athens, N. Y.; Various Drunkenness; expelled at Athens from Baptist
Morenci, Mich.; Oakwood, denominations. church; went to Michigan, became a
Mich.; Lapeer, Mich.; Congregational preacher, expelled; goes to
Pontiac, Mich. Oakwood, finally to Lapeer, where he changes to
Baptist again; pastor at Pontiac, again
expelled, but continues to preach; popular
preacher.
Stearns, Rev. Harvey Fort Worth, Texas. Bap. Murder of Jeff. Wood; prison.
Sedwick, Rev. T. B. Dakota. Adultery with Indian women; carried off and
supposed murdered by them; he was missionary
among the Crows.
Sheppard, Rev. T. J. Mt. Olivet, Mo. M. E. Adultery with "Sister" Wells, wife of Rev. M. F.
Wells, who is blind; caught by a neighbor;
church trial.
Sullivan, Rev. J. C. Salem, O. M. E. Adultery, seduction of "sister," wife of A. L.
Halwick; she told; Sullivan married.
1879 Saxon, Rev. Lowell, Mich. Bap. Swindling Deacon Post; prison.
1882 Saunders, Rev. Mother New York, N. Y. Lewd woman; arrested in house of ill-fame; was a
captain in Salvation Army.
1882 Sklorzik, Rev. Bay City, Mich. Cath. Assault with intent to murder the organist John
Richards; arrested; Richards died of the
injuries; slander from pulpit; sued by Daniels
for $10,000; judgment against him.
Sentenac, Rev. Roxton Falls, Can. Cath. Slander from pulpit of Dr. Desgrobois; sued;
compromised, paying $1,000.
Slater, Rev. Ira Cherry Valley, Ill. Bap. Larceny, stealing horse; arrested.
1883 Sherin, Rev. A., alias A. Pierre, Dak.; Huron, Dak.; M. E. Adultery, seduction, false personation; occupied
Sheridan, or A. Sherdin, or Flandran, Dak.; Big Stone same room at Dakota House, Huron, with Miss
A. Sherdian. City, Minn. Rice; registered as "A. Sheridan and wife;"
introduced her as "Miss Rice, my wife's niece;"
preached next day at Flandran, "Miss Rice, a
cousin," still with him; married, and family:
confessed registering "A. Sheridan and wife,"
and occupying same room, "merely to protect from
harm a modest, timid, warm-hearted woman, of
generous impulses."
Shurtleff, Rev. Fabius, N. Y. M. E. Immoral assault, went into Miss Clark's bedroom
twice and tried to seduce her, while his wife
was sick; sued.
Smith, Rev. J. Hyatt Brooklyn, N. Y. M. E. Borrowed $1,128 for election expenses; wouldn't
pay, sued.
Spencer, Rev. Geo. T. Corinth, N. Y.; South M. E. Outrageous conduct, expelled; fled to escape tar
Corinth, N. Y. and feathers; adultery, seduction, bastardy,
with wife's sister, aged 16; confessed.
1883 Seguin, Rev. New York, N. Y. F. R. Brutal assault on a woman, sent to workhouse.
Satterfield, Rev. Jno. W. Brownsville, Pa. Drunkenness, beating wife very often; church
trial.
Starr, Rev. James Peru, Ind. Rape on a little five-year-old girl; caught in
the act, and arrested.
Smith, Rev. Silas Mexico, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo. Bap. Arson; burnt, with help of some "sisters," two
churches; arrested, prison.
1879 Surnley, Rev. John Begging while getting $1,400 a year; lying
generally.
1883 Stoddard, Rev. E. L. Jersey City, N. J. P. E. Criminal carelessness--or worse; killed his wife
accidentally(?) with a revolver.
1882 Tryston, Rev. C. F. W. Newark, N. J.; St. Louis, P. E. Beating wife; arrested, prison; robbing his wife
Mo. of money.
Victorian, Rev. Vicksburg, Miss. Cath. Unnamed crime with boys under his charge at
Brotherhood College; caught in act, expelled,
fled, arrested, prison; a most beastly wretch;
he was principal of the college.
Van Dersall, Rev. S. S. Forest Grove, Or. M. E. and Immoral assault on Widow Marsh; slander and
Cong. libel; read a paper before college trustees,
alleging that she tried to seduce him, and was a
bad woman with others; lying; expelled; perjury
on slander trial; a most infamous scoundrel;
convicted by a jury.
1878 Webster, Rev. Prof. Wheaton, Ill. Cong. Slander, lying; so says Rev. Blanchard,
president of the "parson factory."
1882 Willoughby, Rev. N. R. Yorkville, Can.; Brompton, M. E. Immoral assault on Miss Graham; church trial;
Can. lying.
Waite, Rev. A. A. North Adams, Mass.; St. Adultery, seduction, incest, with Lena Capron,
Louis, Mo.; Troy, N. Y. his twenty-year-old niece; deserting wife and
three children; beating wife; paramour
confessed; he was arrested; he "exposed
Spiritualism."
Whipple, Rev. Madison, O. Rape on girl 11 years old, he 70; arrested,
jailed.
Wharton, Rev. Henry Louisville, Ky.; Eufaula, Bap. Drunkenness oft repeated; church trial,
La. suspended.
Whipple, Rev. Henry Evanston, Ill. Grossly swindling a brother preacher, Rev. John
McComber, of Minnesota; gross fraud, sued.
1879 Webster, Rev. Lowell, Mich. Bap. Counterfeiting, prison.
1882 Waggoner, Rev. James Waverly, Tenn. Chris. Swindling creditors, fled.
Wharton, Rev. J. G., or J. W. Carthage, Mo.; M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with organist,
Wharton, alias J. D. Hill. Elizabethtown, Ky. wife of J. R. McGill; forgery for $2,600;
deserting wife and 15 children; stole $2,600
from his wife; Mrs. McGill deserting three
children; embezzlement; arrested, indicted.
Woodruff, Rev. R. H. Baltimore, Md. Robbing mail; pleaded guilty, fined.
Wallace, Rev. Philadelphia, Pa. Bap. Fighting in pulpit with Rev. Green, threatening
to kill him.
1883 Waldron, Rev. Thomas, alias Buffalo, N. Y.; La Salle, Cath. Rape on Hattie Carr, aged 7 years, a pupil;
"Brother Frank." Ill.; New York, N. Y. arrested, state prison five years; principal of
St. Joseph's College; formerly; principal of De
la Salle (Catholic) Institute, New York.
1882 Walsh, Rev. South Natick, Mass. Cath. Embezzlement of $8,000, church funds.
1883 Woodworth, Rev. A. M. Otisville, N. Y.; Port M. E. Drunkenness for a week, gambling in a saloon.
Jervis, N. Y.
Walk, Rev. David Indianapolis, Ind. Chris. Egotism, puffing himself in the papers.
Worthen, Rev. H. W. Northfield, Vt.; M. E. Rape on Mrs. S. F. Gibbs, by means of opiates;
Burlington, Vt. sued.
Wright, Rev. Prince Chillicothe, Mo. M. E. Adultery, expelled; an old man.
Walker, Rev. J. B. R. East Hartford, Conn. Adultery, inhuman cruelty to wife; lying,
charged by wife in divorce suit.
1873 Weeks, Rev. Thos. J. New York. Bap. Larceny; prison two years.
ADDITIONS FOR FOURTH EDITION.
Abernethy, Rev. J. T. Snow Hill, N. C. M. E. Kissing Mrs. Grimsley; shot by Mr. Grimsley,
resigned.
Anderson, Rev. J. T. Owsley Co., Ky. Pres. Because Wilson family deferred one year marriage
of their daughter to him, drove nail through
foot of their horse, necessitating killing, put
petroleum in their well, terrorized them with
forged warnings to leave, put powder in Wilson's
forge; escaped.
Andrews, Rev. Henry Marienfield, Tex. Cath. Murder (see under Peters, Rev. J. H.)
Andrews, Rev. Geo. Essex, Mass. Arson to obtain insurance.
Anderson, Rev. S. P. St. Louis, Mo. Bap. Theft and forgery; sentenced to five years'
imprisonment.
Adams, Rev. C. G. Lockport, N. Y. Epis. Charged with accepting bribes and embezzling.
Ali, Rev. Jos. Newark, N. J. Cath. Charged with assaulting nine-year-old girl.
Arnold, Rev. John Wellington, O. U. B. Charged with murdering wife.
Ahlfeldt, Rev. Carl San Francisco, Cal. Luth. Drunkenness; imprisoned.
Booth, Rev. James Coulton, O. Raping deaf and dumb girl.
Bonsack, Rev. David Westminster, Md. Dunk. Suicide.
Bowles, Rev. Marion Omaha, Neb. Chris. Raping parishioner's wife.
Bacon, Rev. Mr. Norwich, Conn. Obscene language.
Baxter, Rev. Geo. W. Des Moines, Ia. Pres. Sporting tendencies; engaged to two women at
once.
Barrows, Rev. C. D. San Francisco, Cal. Cong. Immorality.
Booth, Rev. C. M. Springfield, Mass. Bap. Forgery.
Bristor, Rev. Geo. R. Spring Valley. M. E. Seduction of sixteen-year-old ward.
Butler, Rev. Father Jersey City, N. J. Cath. Elopement.
Bennett, Rev. J. R. Morgantown, Ky. Meth. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
Benjamin, Rev. H. D. Portsmouth, O. Suicide.
Butler, Rev. Mr. Raleigh, N. C. Bap. Elopement.
1892 Best, Rev. Ed. Hamilton, Ont. Cursing his neighbor and praying the Lord to
destroy him; this in a disorderly manner and at
open window; fined $10.
Browne, Rev. Robert New York. Bap. Drunkenness.
1890 Bickley, Rev. F. D. T. Covington, Ky. M. E. Charged with immorality; lying;
maladministration; profanity.
1889 Bohannon, Rev. Chas. Louisville, Ky. Bap. Elopement.
1889 Boyle, Rev. J. J. Raleigh, N. C.; Winchester, Cath. In North Carolina, assault with intent to commit
Ill. rape; at Winchester, going to St. Louis on a
spree and attempting to shoot woman in a
disorderly house.
Bloom, Rev. Jos. Oswego, N. Y. Bap. Charged with theft of horse and sleigh.
Brom, Rev. Dr. B. Central City, Neb. Pres. Theft of $1,500; forgery.
Black, Rev. Mr. Springfield, O. Arrested on charge of slander.
1891 Bowers, Rev. E. T. Kansas City, Mo. Pres. Adultery.
Brushingham, Rev. J. P. Chicago. Meth. Charged with bastardy. (Was fond of abusing
Roscoe Conkling and other Freethinkers for
Infidelity and immorality.)
1891 Buck, Rev. Mr. Yankton, S. D. Faith Cure. Swindling by alleged cures; starving and
freezing his children; fled on suspicion of
having murdered his boy.
1892 Best, Rev. Jos. Hamilton, Can. Assault on wife.
Blanton, Rev. Mr. Cave Springs, Ga. Meth. Writing letter to mulattress to assign immoral
meeting; expelled.
Barr, Rev. D. A. Allentown, Pa. Slander; expelled.
Brown, Rev. Geo. Portland, N. Y. Bigamy.
Butler, Rev. Jas. Dunlap, Tenn. M. E. Elopement and horse-stealing.
Brown, Rev. Wesley Bedford, Ia. Chris. Breach of promise (engaged to five girls at
once).
Boone, Rev. Wm. Calhoun, Ga. Poisoning a family.
Buchanan, Rev. S. H. Little Rock, Ark. Charged with embezzlement of $5,000.
Bair, Rev. Mr. Royal Center, Ind. Charged with adultery.
Baxter, Rev. Charged by church committee with lying and
wholesale love-making.
Bowman, Rev. A. S. G. Reading, Pa. Arrested for breaking into church.
Broad, Rev. T. P. Topeka, Kan. Cong. Charged with criminal libel.
Burdette, Rev. Robt. ("Bob St. Louis, Mo. Bap. Charged with continuous drunkenness which caused
Burdette.") him to disappoint several audiences for
lectures.
1890 Carter, Rev. T. C., DD. Chattanooga, Tenn. Meth. Charged with adultery and suborning witnesses.
1890 Cruchet, Rev. A. B. Montreal, Can. Pres. Seduction.
Crocker, Rev. Sim. Sweettown, I. T. Bap. Murder of a preacher.
Conyer, Rev. J. F. Chattanooga, Tenn. Attempted murder.
Campbell, Rev. Jas. Columbus, Ind. Meth. Practicing abortion.
Clark, Rev. J. Dayton, O. Charged with murder.
Corder, Rev. Willis Marion, Ill. Bap. Drunkenness.
Canterbury, Rev. J. C. Redlands, Cal. Embezzlement.
Calvin, Rev. John Green Co., Ala. Meth. Murder.
Carter, Rev. H. R. O. Baltimore. Adultery.
Campbell, Rev. W. H. Akron, O. Intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Cave, Rev. W. A. Wooster. Theft.
Copper, Rev. E. K. Rochester, N. Y. M. E. Drunkenness.
Dobbs, Rev. A. S. Franklin, Wash.; Seattle, Cruelty to wife, forcing her to black his boots
Wash.; Cameron, Mo. before church and rewarding her with an insult;
she became insane, recovered, got divorce;
embezzlement at Cameron, Mo.
Dale, Rev. Walker R. Atlanta, Ga. Bap. Charged with bigamy.
Danks, Rev. John A. Pittsburgh, Pa. M. E. Threatening life; slander; convicted and
suspended.
Duncan, Rev. Henry Birmingham, Ga. Poisoned wife and eloped; hanged.
Dempsey, Rev. Thos. Highland, Wis. Cath. Made improper visits to Mr. Grace's wife; on
Grace's charging criminality eleven parishioners
dragged him to the priest's house amid cries of
"Lynch him!" when the priest beat him in the
face, the party forced him to his knees, and he
retracted to save his life; Grace sues for
$15,000.
Doelling, Rev. Adolph Gr'nd R'pids, Mich. Theft of watch and $2 from preacher; imprisoned
one year.
Dudley, Rev. Mr. Gibbon, Neb. Meth. Seduction; abuse and desertion of the seduced
girl after marriage.
De Ford, Rev. A. M. Hortonville, Wis. Counterfeiting.
Durant, Rev. A. H. Sumter, S. C. Murder.
Dyer, Rev. Ross Macomb, Ill. Bap. Elopement with a married woman, deserting wife
and children.
Davis, Rev. Geo. E. Chicago, Ill. Bigamy.
Downs, Rev. Mr. Boston, Mass. Bap. Charged with adultery.
Dill, Rev. A. C. Sterling, N. J. Indecent familiarities with women.
Dawson, Rev. G. E. Wheeling, W. Va. M. E. Lying, robbery, fraud.
Dumont, Rev. Wm. Kalamazoo, Mich. Swindling.
Dubs, Bishop. Indianapolis, Ind. Charged with circulating obscene literature.
Dittke, Rev. Herman Shawano Co., Wis. Luth. Charged with cruelty to children.
Donnelly, Rev. Father Los Angeles, Cal. Cath. Desertion of wife.
Derepentencigny, Rev. Father Montreal, Can. Cath. Illicit distilling.
Dunbar, Rev. Edw. Oxford, Ga. Meth. Bigamy.
Davie, Rev. Mr. New Haven, Mich. Charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Dobbin. Rev. John Wacousta, Mich. Gross immorality.
Edgell, Rev. Mr. Parkersburg, W. V. Meth. Forgery of pension affidavits for purpose of
sale.
Early, Rev. Father Pou'keepsie, N. Y. Cath. Assault on a parishioner during services.
Edward, Rev. W. M. Portland, N. D. Charged with immorality with women; fled,
deserting family.
Eastman, Rev. Jas. M. Olmsted Falls, O. M. E. Seduction.
Flory, Rev. B. F. Pawnee City, Neb. Forgery.
Fritch, Rev. M. L. Shillington, Pa. Ref. Long course of theft.
Fitzgerald, Rev. Mr. Charlot, N. Y. Cath. Beating and choking a lady; fined $50.
Fleming, Rev, S. J. Monte Vista, Cal. M. E. Swindle of $6,000.
Finnerty, Rev. Mr. Dayton, O. Cath. Adultery.
Flaherty, Rev. Chas. Rochester, N. Y. Cath. Rape.
Fleming, Rev. Jas. Detroit, Mich. Cruelty to wife.
Farrington. Rev. F'r. Louisville, Ky. Cath. Drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Guihot, Rev. Father Montreal, Can. Cath. Adultery.
Griffis, Rev. J. K. Waconda, Ill. Bap. Eloped with young parishioner, taking all wife's
money and jewelry.
Garland, Rev. J. B. Vermillion, S. D. Epis. Charged with embezzlement of $14,000.
Gordon, Rev. C. B. W. Petersburg, Va. Bap. Charged with selling vote and influence; asked
to resign.
George, Rev. Harry Fishkill, N. Y. Seduction, and abettal of an abortion which
proved fatal.
Garrett, Rev. Mr. Pa. Forgery, accessoriness to; expelled.
Goine, Rev. C. C. Fort Scott, Kan. Bap. Seduction; fled.
Gates, Rev. Geo. N. Savanna, Ill. Bap. Seduction; expelled.
George, Rev. A. Leeds, N. Y. Charged with seduction of his stepdaughter,
which resulted in her death.
Gordon, Rev. Frank South Solon, O. Disc. Seduction.
Gardner, Rev. C. M. Toledo, O. While married, writing love-letters to girls;
expelled.
Gurr, Rev. Henry Oakland, Cal. Epis. Cruelty to wife.
Gentle, Rev. George Washington, O. Attempted rape of ten-year-old girl.
Griesen, Rev. Mr. Chicago. Charged with slander.
Gifford, Rev. Wm. C. Meth. Charged with adultery.
Garrett, Rev. Philip Reading, Pa. U. B. Obtaining money on false pretenses.
Gratza, Rev. Father Hillsboro, Ill. Cath. Charged with circulating obscene pictures.
Gilford, Rev. W. E. Chicago, Ill. Meth. Immorality.
Hendricks, Rev. R. O. Meth. Assault with deadly weapon.
Hoddy, Rev. Carroll N. Decatur, Ill. Chris. Drunkenness.
Hayden, Rev. Francis Drunkenness and frequenting brothel.
Henderson, Rev. T. R. Lima, O. Meth. Charged with seduction.
Hoffman, Rev. John Waukesha, Mich. Meth. Charged with cruelty to wife.
Hall, Rev. C. J. New London, Wis. Bigamy.
Heininger, Rev. Elkhart, Ind. Falsehood and slander.
Hembree, Rev. C. C. Guthrie, Okla. Threatening with revolver new claimant of
pulpit, from which Hembree had been deposed for
disreputable conduct; arrested.
Hennessey, Rev. E. M. Dungannon, O. Cath. Assault and battery of a woman; fined $700 and
imprisoned ninety days.
Hogfin, Rev. A. O. Sabetha, Kan. Charged with criminal libel.
Hughes, Rev. Chas. S. Sedalia, Mo. Charged with forgery.
Holmes, Rev. Mr. Dubuque, Ill. Counterfeiting.
Healy, Rev. Mr. Pierce City, Mo. Cath. Arrested for criminal libel.
Holted, Rev. Nicholas Louisville, Ky. Cath. Charged with immorality with a young lady;
forced to resign.
Hooper, John F. Kingston, N, Y.; Mott Pres. Cruelty to wife at Kingston; elopement at Mott
Haven, N. Y. Haven.
Hildreth. Rev. T. F. Chicago, Ill. M. E. Charged with scandalous immorality.
Henry, Rev. Mr. Odessa, Mo. Charged with seduction.
Hammond, Rev. Wm. Montreal, Can.; Yreka, Bap. Extensive swindling; arrested for attempt to
Cal.; Franklin F'ls, Ill.; poison a lady whom he had married for her money.
Indiana.; Georgia.
Helmick, Rev. D. M. Neola, Ia. Meth. Unprovoked murder of a man whom he had failed to
intimidate from marrying a lady loved by both.
Hinsman, Rev. Z. K. Asotin, Wash. Meth. Elopement and wife desertion.
Hale, Rev. John Dayton, O. Fraudulent dealings.
Hibler, Rev. Sidney Saradia, Miss. Meth. Adultery; killed by husband.
Harrison, Rev. G. Cannon, Tex. Meth. Murder and suicide.
Holohan, Rev. John J. Hinsdale, N. H. Cath. Charged with lewdness.
Hallman, Rev. S. T. Concord, N. C. Seduction.
1892 Hallinger, Rev. Edw. Jersey City, N. J. Bap. Murder; hanged.
Hagins, Rev. Mr. Oswego, N. Y. Desertion of wife and children for another
woman.
Harris, Rev. Andrew Clinton, Miss. Bap. Murder.
Irvine, Rev. Ingram Braddock, Pa. Cong. Adultery; swindling.
Johnson, Rev. W. W. Laurel, Del. M. E. Attempt to elope and leave family.
Jones, Rev. Thomas R. Albion, Mich. Bap. Forgery.
1890 Johnson, Rev. H. E. Greenville, Pa. M. E. Charged on twenty-three counts with indecent
conduct with young ladies.
Jones, Rev. Geo. W. Long Branch, N. J. Embezzlement of church collections.
Jealicka, Father J. J. Chicago, Ill. Cath. Insulting little girls.
Johnson, Rev. H. R. J. Chicago, Ill. Threatening life of rival evangelist; held in
bonds to keep peace.
Jennings, Rev. J. B. Newark, N. J. Charged with wife-desertion, drunkenness, and
lying.
Kolasinski, Rev. Fath'r Toledo, O. Cath. Charged with rape of eleven-year-old girl.
Knauf, Rev. George Pittsburg, Pa. Charged with abetting murder.
Kuhlman, Rev. Chas. Marshall Ill. Cath. Immoral conduct.
Koehler, Rev. A. N. Farmer's Retreat, Ind. Luth. Indecent familiarities with women.
Kohn, Rev. Horace Bucyrus, O. Attempted seduction.
Kelsey, Rev. Joel S. McCook, Neb. Cong. Seduction of girls; fled to escape lynching.
King, Rev. T. Oakland, Cal. Drunkenness.
Knight, Rev. David Caldwell Co., N. C. Bap. Desertion of wife and twelve children to elope
with mother-in-law.
Kimball, Rev. O. D. Newton, Mass.; Leominster, Bap. Sodomy with boys; seduction of little girls;
Mass. dismissed; confessed.
Kelly, Rev. Alfred B. Brooklyn, N. Y. Theft; confessed.
Kroeger, Rev. Father Elkhart, Ind. Cath. Swindling in the amount of $17,000.
Kertly, Rev. F. S. Franklin, Ind. Chris. Forgery.
Kisler, Rev. J. B. Seneca City, Ga. Hol. Burglary.
Koesalsko, Rev. Jos. Hazelton, Pa. Cath. Libel; embezzlement.
Lord, Rev. William West Creek, N. J. Bap. Charged with seduction.
1899 Lightfoot, Rev. Mr. Newport, Ark. Bap. Swindling congregation; shot dead by them.
Lerch, Rev. Fred. Syracuse, N. Y. Cath. Indecent liberties with eight-year-old girl;
sentenced to penitentiary.
Lindler, Rev. George Nashville, Tenn. Swindling.
Laird, Rev. G. M. Gillespie, Mo. Attempt to blackmail.
Lennax, Ernest Chicago, Ill. Meth. Charged with embezzlement.
McArthur, Rev. Julius Dover, N. H. Bap. Horse-stealing and murder.
Moore, Rev. Henry C. Little Rock, Ark. Charged with passing counterfeit money.
Morse, Rev. Wm. F. Big Rapids, Mich. Wes. Elopement and desertion of family.
Mastin, Rev. J. J. St. Elmo, Tenn. Bap. Writing love letters to several ladies with whom
he had no acquaintance.
1889 McCready, Rev. R. H. Pittsburgh, Pa. Pres. Charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses; arrested.
Marquis, Rev. Mr. Osage City, Kan. Pres. Charged with immodest conduct with young ladies;
forced to resign.
Mowbray, Rev. Mr. Springfield. Bap. Adultery.
McIntosh, Rev. Mr. St. Louis, Mo. M. E. Charged with bigamy, and using obscene language.
Mertz, Rev. Matthew Columbus, Ind. Luth. Adultery.
McNeeley, Rev. Oscar Indianapolis, Ind. Chris. Charged with forgery.
Mitterling, Rev. D. J. Lucas, O. Luth. Gross immorality.
Murphy, Rev. Coniff Sioux City. Cath. Intoxication and disorderliness.
Martin, Rev. L. Detroit, Mich. Fornication.
Mayes, Rev. Jas. Arcola, Ill. M. E. Selling liquor without license.
Mailluchette, Rev. L. Detroit, Mich. Cath. Adultery.
Meyer, Rev. H. Lincoln, Ill. Luth. Charged with speculation and falsehood.
McBride, Rev. M. J. Harrisburg, Pa. Cath. Compelled dying man to will him his estate.
Michanowski, Rev. A. Jersey City, N. J. Cath. Embezzlement of church funds.
Miracle, Rev. Geo. W. Grove, Kan. Meth. Elopement with married woman, deserting wife and
four children.
McCready, Rev. R. H. Pittsburgh, Pa. Cong. Charged with theft of $319.
McManus, Rev. Wm. N. Springfield, Pa. Chris. Elopement with a parishioner's wife.
Meynardie, Rev. J. S. Atlanta, Ga. Immorality; expelled.
Mitchell, Rev. N. W. Fort Worth, Tex. Pres. Heavy forgeries; fled.
Moysant, Rev. J. Chicago, Ill. Cath. Seduction of and elopement with the wife of the
famous politician McDonald, who says: "She
became a fanatic in religion, and the brute
brought a tremendous religious influence to bear
on her. Under his powerful leverage, the church,
he made her an easy prey. To think that he lived
on me, blessed my food, took my children on his
knee and blessed them!"
Mower, Rev. Mr. Pa. U. B. Immorality and forgery.
McFarland, Rev. A. B. Pittsburgh Pa. Assault and terrible cruelty to wife; divorce
given her.
Mills, Rev. Michael Detroit, Mich. Arrested for seduction and many immoralities
with women.
Martin, Rev. N. H. Chatham, Ont. Epis. Breach of promise (engaged to three girls);
fled.
1891 Moore, Rev. Geo. Louisville, Ky. Bap. Theft of Bible and other property.
Marshall, Rev. W. F. Kinderhook, N. Y. Seduction under promise of marriage, and
desertion.
Moore, Rev. H. H. Warren, Pa. Charged with immoralities.
Mayer, Rev. Mr. Erie, Pa. Wantonness; tarred and feathered.
Moore, Rev. Lewis Nashville, Tenn. Incest.
Matlock, Rev. Robt. Izard Co., Ark. Murder.
Martin, Rev. R. L. Evansville, Wis. Drunkenness.
Maczynski, Rev. Father Cath. Charged with embezzlement of $3,700.
McArthur, Rev. Julius Dover, N. H. Bap. Horse-stealing and murder.
Moore, Rev. Henry C. Little Rock, Ark. Charged with passing counterfeit money.
Nailand, Rev. Jas. Springfield, Mo. Theft; imprisoned ten days.
Norto, Rev. L. L. Macon City, Ga. Charged with theft.
Nutting, Rev. W. W. Lisbon, N. D. Elopement.
Nelson, Rev. Walter Port Burwell, Ont. Elopement and wife-desertion.
Orne, Rev. A. L. Haverhill, Mass. Faith Cure. Allowing child to die without medical service.
O'Donnell, Rev. Father Sedamsville, O. Cath. Drunkenness.
Orvis, Rev. Wm. Philadelphia, Pa. Cong. Medical swindling.
Oftedal, Rev. Gus. Wahpeton, N. D. Luth. Charged with whipping his servant-girl for her
spiritual discipline.
O'Riordan, Rev. M. V. Buffalo, N. Y. Cath. Drunkenness; forgery; consorting with lewd
women; embezzling church money.
Owen, Rev. Thos. Vernon, Ala. Bap. Insulting ladies who would not attend his
meeting; mobbed out of the neighborhood;
convicted.
Overton, Rev. W. A. Greene Co., Ga. Bap. Suicide.
O'Sullivan, Rev. John Camillus, N. Y. Cath. Charged with seduction and deposed.
Orbach, Rev. C. L. Sauk Rapids, Minn. Luth. Charged with adultery.
O'Connor, Rev. Father Wilmington, Del. Cath. Drunkenness.
O'Connor, Rev. Father Chicago, Ill. Cath. Criminal intercourse with girl under fourteen.
Otis, Rev. Father Calumet, Mich. Cath. Charged with seduction.
Phillips, Rev. R. D. Elmira, N. Y. Meth. Forgery.
Payne, Rev. J. H. Columbus, O. Theft.
Prouty, Rev. Enoch Beloit, Wis. Bap. Dishonesty, lying, wife-desertion, adultery.
Percival, Rev. Harold Detroit. Bap. Sodomy.
Powell, Rev. Wm. Macon. Ga. Perjury.
Parsons, Rev. M. Perry, Ia. Bap. Charged with embezzlement.
Pierce, Rev. Geo. J. Salem, Mass.; Philipston, Cong. Charged with many immoralities.
Mass; Bangor, Me.; Danbury,
N. H.; Portsmouth, N. H.
Parker. Rev. F. Sherman, Tex. Meth. Charged with forgery.
Parrault, Rev. Father Dickinson. N. D. Charged with forgery.
1889 Packard, Rev. J. Los Angeles, Cal. Hol. Ran up board bill until landlady became
embarrassed for money; suggested that he pawn
her watch for her, and did so and absconded with
the proceeds.
1891 Peters, Rev. J. H. Marienfeld, Tex. Cath. With Father Andrews governed a convent of boys;
one escaped and revealed that the two priests
had killed a student, telling the escaped one
that priests had a right to murder; Andrews,
with the justice of peace who held inquest, and,
being a strong Catholic and under the priest's
control, returned verdict of suicide, arrested;
Peters missing.
Pettit, Rev. Mr. Lafayette, Ind. Arrested for wife-poisoning.
Perry, Rev. Spurgeon Philadelphia, Pa. Horse-stealing.
Prather, Rev. E. L. Lincoln, Ill. Pres. Charged with many seductions; deposed.
Pistor, Rev. Mr. Albuquerque, N. M. Luth. Drunkenness and embezzlement of church funds;
deposed.
Phillips, Rev. J. W. Joliet, Ill. Adultery.
Petty, Rev. W. P. Maysville, Tex. Meth. Charged with indecencies with girls.
Paul, Rev. Mr. Heraldsburg, Cal. Meth. Libel.
Poole, Rev. Pedro Vera Cruz. Cath. Murder.
Price, Rev. J. W. Ottumwa, Ia. Bap. Criminal connection.
Quinn, Rev. Father Spokane Falls, Wash. Cath. Indecent liberties with little girls; under
assumed character of John Smith sentenced to
ninety days in workhouse, whereupon revealed
true profession and was but fined $100.
Quay, Rev. Father Snohomish, Wash. Cath. Sodomy.
Reynolds, Rev. Allen Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Adultery.
1892 Robinson, Rev. Mr. Detroit, Mich. Meth. Criminal connection.
Ransford, Rev. Edw. New York, N. Y. Assault with intent to rape.
Roe, Rev. John F. Wooster, O. Theft.
Roberts, Rev. R. M. Graham Co., N. C. Elopement with another man's wife, deserting his
own.
Rymarsky, Rev. Louis Carlstadt, N. J. Pres. Assaults on girls between twelve and fifteen
with intent to rape.
Rheinhart, Rev. J. P. Norwood. Evan. Theft of a theological work and other books.
Ryan, Rev. Francis Philadelphia, Pa. Cath. Theft.
Robinson, Rev. E. Girard, Ga. Meth. Charged with theft; fined for fighting in
church.
Rollins, Rev. J. M. Bonne Terre, Mo. Meth. Adultery, confessed; charged with sodomy.
Ray, Rev. John S. Wooster, O. Meth. Burglary.
Rodgers, Rev. Mr. Colton, Cal. Hol. Indecent conduct with women.
Riley, Rev. J. T. Pittsburgh, Pa. M. E. Indecent conduct with women.
Roberts, Rev. G. W. Toronto. Gross immorality.
Robertson, Rev. J. D. Savannah, Ga. Pres. Immoralities.
1890 Ryan, Rev. Peter Lowville, N. J. Cath. Struck lady in face with prayer-book and used
indecent language to her, because she refused
share of assessment demanded; deposed.
Richards, Rev. W. L. Stockton, Minn. M. E. Charged with embezzlement.
Ross, Rev. Orville Lockford, Cal. Cong. Killed wife, son, and self because wife would
not support him.
1889 Rogers, Rev. Euclid B. Franklin, Pa. Bap. Cruelty to wife; expelled; wife got divorce.
1888 Riley, Rev. John Council Grove, Kan. Adv. Sending to wife of a parishioner, with whom he
maintained a liaison, a love-letter such that he
was arrested for mailing obscene matter.
Reed, Rev. J. C. Grand Island, Neb. Bap. Elopement.
Rodden, Rabbi Max. Trenton, N. J. Heb. Fighting in church; arrested.
Roberts, Rev. Peter Scranton, Pa. Cong. Breach of promise; $3,000 damages.
Richardson, Rev. J. W. Marshfield, Mo. Chris. Elopement with fourteen-year-old girl, deserting
family.
Robinson, Rev. Mr. Clarkston, Mich. M. E. Charged with indecent conduct with young ladies,
and proposing adultery to married.
Rogers, Rev. E. B. Burlington, Ia. Charged with deliberately planning the cruelties
that forced his wife to get divorce, so he could
marry another woman.
1890 Smith, Rev. D. A. Clam Falls, Minn. Elopement with a parishioner's wife.
Sanborn, Rev. Geo. M. Eureka, Cal. Cong. Elopement with a parishioner's wife.
Stone, Rev. Saml. G. Cowan, Ont., Can. Meth. Improper relations with a parishioner's wife.
Sims, Rev. G. P. Atwood, Ill. Immorality; deposed; threatened to kill church
officers; arrested for carrying concealed
weapons.
Steffens, Rev. Aloysius. L'g Isl'd City, N. Y. Cath. Slander; $1,000 damages given.
Schaberhorn, Rev. A. A. Clarkstown, N. Y.; Nyack, Pres. Drunkenness; using lewd language to women;
N. Y. desertion of wife and children.
Smedley, Rev. Mr. Des Moines, Ia. Meth. Charged with lying.
1889 Sutton, Rev. D. G. Boone, Ia. Blackmail.
Savage, Rev. Samuel Celina, Tenn. Bap. Twice running away with woman for a short time;
finally absconding with one altogether and
leaving wife in want.
Smith, Rev. Wm. A. Boston, Mass. Bap. Immorality, drunkenness; expelled.
Shelton, Rev. T. J. Little Rock, Ark. Chris. Non-support of wife; divorce granted her;
arrested for intoxication.
Stewart, Rev. Wm. J. Port Norris, N. J. M. E. Accused of seduction.
Simmons, Rev. W. H. Springfield, O. Meth. Charged with indecent conduct to married lady;
her husband and others dragged him from the
pulpit and stopped his preaching.
Samuels, Rev. A. Chicago, Ill. Swindling.
Sherwood, Rev. Dr. South Om'ha, Neb. Cruelty to boys.
Squire, Rev. S. R. New Portage, O. Immoralities.
Stevens, Rev. L. G. St. John. N. B. Epis. Charged with adultery.
Schmotz, Rev. Carl Challicoon, N. Y. Ref. Intoxication and indecent liberties.
Seals, Rev. C. B. E. Lynn, Ill. Elopement.
Smith, Rev. Father Delavan, Wis. Cath. Conducting lottery at church fair; arrested.
Scott, Rev. Monroe W. Baton Rouge, La. Attempted bigamy; murder and suicide.
Simmons, Rev. W. H. Springfield, O. M. E. Indecent liberties.
Snowden, Rev. Frank Chicago, Ill. Chris. Assault and battery.
Small, Rev. Sam. Charged with swindling in the sum of $1,000 by a
clergyman of Newton Lower Falls, Mass.
Souderstom, Rev. H. M. Burlington, Ia. Meth. Fraud; lying; suspended.
Saddlier, Rev. R. A. Minneapolis, Minn. Meth. Drunkenness, habitual; expelled.
Spencer, Rev. Joel F. Richmond, Mo. Chris. Borrowed $350 and left, leaving note that he
should commit suicide.
Stone, Rev. S. C. Tenn., Miss. & Ark. Murder.
Stratton, Rev. Mr. Oakland, Cal. Charged with hugging and kissing one of his
female teachers after she had retired for the
night.
Smith, Rev. John St. Johns, N. B. Swindling hotel.
Shibrow, Rev. Mr. Ono, Wis. Indecent conduct.
Squier, Rev. E. A. Taylorville, Ill. Meth. Charged with slander and lying.
Smith, Rev. R. M. Sterling, Ill. Meth. Charged with adultery.
Schwabe, Rev. F. B. Rock Island, Ill. Pres. Intoxicated; arrested.
Staunton, Rev. Benj. Fort Green, N. Y. Pres. Adulteries, and cruelty to wife.
Slusser, Rev. Jas. G. Stark Co., O. Charged with adultery.
Spurlock, Rev. M. Geneseo, Ill. Lying; immorality; adultery.
Shelter, Rev. John McClure, O. U. B. Selling liquor without license.
Smith, Rev. W. R. Hastings, Neb. Forgery; libel; embezzlement; opening others'
letters; false entries.
Serche, Rev. F. J. Syracuse, N. Y. R. C. Indecent assault on eight-year-old girl.
Staples, Rev. Alfred Amherst, N. S. Bap. Swindling; engaged to many girls at once; fled.
Stevens, Rev. W. L. Santa Cruz, Cal. M. E. Improper liberties with women; gambling;
drunkenness; expelled.
Schoonover, Rev. Mr. New Haven, Mich. Bap. Charged with drunkenness.
Seymour, Rev. D. Janesville, Minn. M. E. Elopement with Mrs. Henry; taking with him
missionary funds; leaving wife and five children
destitute; she leaving husband and two children.
Stone, Rev. Mr. Tacoma, Wash. Meth. Charged with desertion of wife for Mrs.
McIntyre, upon the latter's receiving $6,000
insurance money.
1891 Shaffer, Rev. A. H. Des Moines, Ia. M. E. Cruelty to wife; adultery; falsehood.
Seeley, Rev. Father Granville, Wis. Cath. Indecent liberties with little girls at
parochial school; fled from tar and feathers.
Stevenson, Rev. Mr. Des Moines, Ia. Meth. Desertion of wife for other women.
Smith, Rev. C. Hudson Boston, Mass. Cong. Desertion of wife; liaison with prostitute;
return and redesertion of wife for same
prostitute.
Schrieves, Rev. S. R. Moss Run, O. Desertion of wife and children; evangelizing
accompanied by another woman as pretended wife.
Turner, Rev. R. G. Little Rock, Ark. M. E. Swindles aggregating several thousand dollars;
his conference in a warning circular describes
him as "a good preacher--can talk and cry a man
into believing him a saint."
Tipton, Rev. John C. W. Va. Forgery; two murders; threefold bigamy; theft;
arrested in pulpit at close of sermon.
Tatum, Rev. Jos. Camden, Ark. Murder of wife; hanged.
Trunnell, Rev. Evan Marion, Ind. Arrested on charge of burning church to get
insurance.
Triffit, Rev. J. F. Columbus, O. Adulteries.
Taylor, Rev. J. H. Jefferson City, Mo. Bap. Bigamy.
Thayer, Rev. O. B. Clinton, Ill. Pres. Swindling.
1892 Temple, Rev. John Evansville, Ind. Charged with murder.
Turrell, Rev. C. W. Wyandotte, Mich. Meth. Adultery.
Tighe, Rev. R. H. New York, N. Y. Charged with adultery and libel.
Tupper, Rev. C. T. Leavenworth, Kan. Epis. Charged with adultery.
Tevis, Rev. A. H. Kansas City, Mo. Meth. Charged with lying; suspended.
Trager, Rev. W. A. Washington, Ind. Charged with horse-stealing.
Vanetten, Rev. J. P. Youngstown, O. Meth. Embezzlement of $1,200 from a widow.
Van Buskirk, Rev. Dr. Indianapolis, Ind. Chris. Adultery with parishioner's wife.
Vedder, Rev. A. A. New York, N. Y. Pres. Seduction.
Vancil, Rev. George W. Duquoin, Ill. Counterfeiting.
Vest, Rev. E. B. Martinsville, Ind. Immodest conduct with a young lady; forced to
resign.
Van Horn, Rev. David Athens Co., N. Y. Forgery.
1889 Williams, Rev. G. W. Brooklyn, N. Y. Grand larceny--renting a furnished house and
selling the furniture; was found in Buffalo
living with a mulatto girl.
Woodward, Rev. J. H. Greenbush, Wis. Meth. Charged with "scandalous conduct."
Wharton, Rev. F. L. Milwaukee, Wis. M. E. Arrested on charge of slander.
White, Rev. J. H. Gonzales, Tex. M. E. Indecent language and letters; suspended one
year.
Whitman, Rev. Edw. Joliet, Ill. Bap. Thefts and improper conduct with girl.
Wood, Rev. D. C. Tama City, Ia. U. B. Elopement, leaving wife and seven children.
Woodruff, Rev. Chas. Boyleston, Ind. U. B. Elopement with Mrs. Covert, she taking
considerable of her husband's money.
West, Rev. Wm. T. A. Chesterton, Ind. Meth. Seduction and murder by poison of Susie Beck.
Wilson, Rev. Wm. Waco, Tex. Chris. Horse-stealing.
1893 Webster, Rev. S. E. Minneapolis, Minn. Charged with forgery.
Wood, Rev. D. W. Sioux City, Ia. Obtaining $17,000 under false pretenses.
Wilbur, Rev. Sidney Susp. Bridge, N. Y. P. E. Immorality.
Weih, Rev. John N. Hudson Co., N. J. Robbery of six churches.
Wright, Rev. J. N. Indianapolis, Ind. Meth. Suicide.
Watkins, Rev. M. Pleasant Plains, Ill. Rape.
Wood, Rev. C. F. Tulare, Cal. Cong. Indecent proposals to fifteen-year-old girl.
Worden, Rev. Jarvis New York, N. Y. Dishonesty; lying; suspended.
Ward, Rev. W. M. Portland, N. D. Meth. Criminal connection; fled, deserting wife and
family.
Welton, Rev. Sidney St. John, N. B. Bap. Charged with swindling.
Watson, Rev. W. L. Little Black, Wis. Epis. Charged with illegal liquor-selling.
Woolford, Rev. N. D. Indianapolis, Ind. U. B. Charged with coercing a weak-minded woman into
giving $20,000 to an institution of his.
Widemar, Rev. Howard Philadelphia, Pa. Epis. According to charges, persuaded wife to live
apart from him, and used this absence as ground
for divorce; obtained bishop's consent to
remarry by saying ground was adultery.
Wood, Rev. Andrew Los Angeles, Cal. U. B. According to charges paid improper attention to
Mrs. Bell; kicked wife out of bed because she
would not receive Mrs. Bell; threatened to put
her in jail; made her kneel and swear to obey
him in all things as the Bible commands, and
consent to his courting Mrs. Bell; arrested.
Washington, Rev. W. H. Marysville. Adultery with W. Dyer's wife; murder of Dyer.
Wilson, Rev. J. T. C. Beresford, Ia. Meth. Arrested on charge of rape of a
thirteen-year-old girl.
Waters, Rev. G. L. Cortland, N. Y. Desertion of family; immoralities with female
parishioners in Canada.
Watkins, Rev. W. F. Philadelphia, Pa. Charged with sodomy with boys.
Yodyzus, Rev. Math. Brooklyn, N. Y. Cath. Assaults, drunkenness, embezzlement; deposed.
Young, Rev. John Butte, Mont. Pres. Habitual drunkenness.
Young, Rev. Conrad Chicago, Ill. Charged with embezzlement.
Zyla, Rev. John Chicago, Ill. Cath. Assault and battery.
ADDITIONS FOR FIFTH EDITION.
Accoursine, Father Pierre, S. D. Cath. Drunkenness; violent assault on a butcher.
1894 Ackerman, Rev. Elmer Pres. Felonious assault on wife of elder. Accused;
arrested.
Agnew, Rev. T. H. Auburn, Ill. M. E. Violation of postal law; called brother minister
names on a card. Fined.
1893 Alford, Rev. Mr. Salem, O. Col. Malversation of funds; left town with
camp-meeting gate receipts. Accused.
1894 Anderson, Rev. Pierce Hermann, Mo. Bap. Horse stealing; confessed; 4 years in
penitentiary.
1894 Armstrong, Rev. Cal. Kokomo, Ind. Embezzlement, as county treasurer, 3 years.
1894 Barnett, Rev. James Columbus, O. Bap. Drunkenness; arrested for disturbing the peace.
Barrett, Rev. Dr. Banks Co., Ga. Bap. Illicit distilling; arrested; bound over.
Bartsch, Rev. Bernard Sutter, Ill. G. Evan. Abortion, charged with attempting to procure.
Arrested.
1894 Bates, Rev. W. H. Johnstown, Pa. Ref. Immorality, with disorderly woman; suspended by
church.
Baullauff, Rev. Paul East New York, N. Y. Desertion; also accused of bigamy and perjury.
1894 Beardsley, Rev. E. H. Pratt City, Ala. Meth. Grand larceny; pleaded guilty; to penitentiary.
1893 Bennett, Rev. Hampton D. Lebanon, O. Slander; sued for $10,000 by Pres. Long, Antioch
College.
1893 Bennetts, Rev. J. J. Meaderville, Mont. M. E. Accused of breaking up home of William Hay.
1894 Berry, Rev. B. F. Postville, Iowa. M. E. Lying; fraudulent dealings; immoral conduct.
Expelled from church.
Berry, Rev. John M. White Co., Ga. Robbery of co-operative store. In jail awaiting
trial; made saws of his wife's corset steels.
Escaped with five other prisoners. Says jailer:
"He was the most religious man I ever saw. He
prayed night and day."
1892 Blanton, Rev. T. M. Florence, Ala. Wrote insulting note to a lady; drunkard, opium
eater, threatened the life of another minister.
Whipped by citizens and run out of town.
1893 Bolton, Rev. R. H. Findlay, O. C. of G. Improper proposal to Mrs. Samuel Cole. She
knocked him down twice and swore out warrant for
his arrest Church revoked his license.
Bonewell, Rev. Benj. A. Madisonburg, O. U. B. Illicit relations with several members of the
church. Confessed, in substance, in meeting.
1892 Bonsack, Elder D. D. Carroll Co., Md. Dunk. Adultery; eloped with a married woman. Carried
away others' funds.
1894 Bowe, Rev. James F. Edgerton, Wis. Cath. Slander; verdict, $5,000.
1894 Bowman, Rev. W. T. Mississippi. Pension frauds. Sentenced 3 years.
1893 Boyer, Rev. T. F. Eureka, Ill. Deception; concealed his marriage when at
Chillicothe, Mo., and made love to girls.
Suspended by the church.
1893 Bragg, Rev. Charles M. Baltimore, Md. M. E. S. Adultery; eloped with organist, aged 17. Left
wife and five children.
Briger, Rev. E. Jennings, La. Cong. Slanderous talk about women; whipped in the
pulpit.
1893 Britton, Rev. G. W. Lancaster, O. Meth. Drunk and disorderly; arrested.
1893 Brown, Rev. I. J. Waupan, Wis. Meth. Burglary; arrested at St. Joseph, Mo. Confessed.
1893 Buchanan, Rev. S. H. Little Rock, Ark. C. of P. Embezzlement, while treasurer of the state
insane asylum. Indicted, arrested, confessed.
1894 Buck, Rev. Solomon T. Baltimore, Md. E. As. Receiving money under false pretenses. Had an
independent income from copyright on illus.
edition of Lord's Prayer and Ten Commandments. 3
yrs in pen.
1890 Burns, Rev. R. T. Kingston, Ont. C. E. Defaulter, as ass't postmaster. Arrested,
confessed.
1893 Chase, Rev. E. B. Evanston, Ill. A. M. E. Assault on a letter carrier.
1892 Chadbourne, Rev. G. S. Boston, Mass. M. E. Swindling; accused, arrested.
1893 Chenowith, Rev. J. F. Wheeling, W. Va. M. E. Adultery; church trial; charges sustained.
1894 Clancy, Rev. Charles Frontier, Mich. M. E. Improper conduct; accused; tarred and feathered.
1890 Collins, Rev. S. A. Ashland, Wis. Meth. Immorality and misappropriation of funds. Found
guilty.
1894 Connolly, Rev. James E. Two Harbors, Minn. Cath. Rape; 20 years and 3 months. Attempted abortion,
also. While at Crookston was suspended from
church for alleged improper relations with
married woman.
1893 Cook, Rev. Edward Tecumseh, Neb. Horse stealing; accused; arrested. A traveling
evangelist and said to be mixed up in other
crookedness.
1894 Cox, Rev. Daniel Peru, Ind. Dunk. Murder, the victim having made charges
reflecting on Cox's daughter.
1895 Crummett, Rev. Benj. Leavenworth Co., Kan. M. E. Rape and bastardy; accused, arrested.
1891 Culpepper, Rev. Mr. Atlanta, Ga. Vulgarity and obscenity in pulpit. Accused.
1893 De Castries, L'Abbe de la Tacoma, Wash. Cath. Smuggling; accused; arrested; prosecuting
Croix. attorney failed to act. Jumped bail.
1893 Deener, Rev. R. S. Batesville, Ark. Meth. Forgery and immorality. Lived a double life.
Accused. Arrested.
1893 Dent, Rev. Joshua L. Cincinnati, O. A. Bap. Bigamy and perjury. Accused. Arrested.
1894 Dingleday, Rev. John Richmond, Ind. Cruelty, to inmates of Orphans' Home. Heavily
fined.
1893 Disney, Rev. Mr. Brazil, Ind. Violent assault on a young man. Fined.
1894 Dixon, Rev. J. K. Portsmouth, O. M. P. Fighting with Salvation Army worker.
1893 Dixon, Rev. Thomas New York City. Bap. Violation of law for protection of song birds.
Fined.
1893 Donnocker, Rev. Delbert G. Brockton, Mass. F. W. B. Rape and bastardy. Accused; indicted; arrested.
1894 Donnell, Rev. R. J. Vicksburg, Miss. Pension frauds. 3 years penitentiary.
Dozier, Rev. R. F. Arkansas. Rape. Accused; arrested.
Drew, Rev. W. P. Williamsbridge, N. Y. Bap. Forgery; pleaded guilty.
1894 Driver, Rev. Samuel M. Placerville, Cal. M. E. Adultery; embezzlement; eloped.
1890 Duncan, Rev. Henry Ozark, Ala. F. W. B. Adultery, murder; hanged.
1894 Dunlap, Evangelist Nyack, N. Y. Forgery, embezzlement, wife desertion, adultery.
Accused, arrested.
1894 Duvall, Rev. C. H. New Castle, Pa. Bap. Adultery with 14 year old girl. Accused;
arrested.
1893 Edwards, Rev. Rodney San Francisco, Cal. Epis. Embezzlement. Accused, indicted.
1891 Ellis, Rev. John W. San Francisco, Cal. Pres. Malversation of funds and false statement of
account. Promised to make good the loss, and
presbytery censured him.
1894 Englebrecht, Rev. E. J. Luverne, Minn. Cath. Criminal assault Accused, indicted. Brought
counter actions for slander.
1894 Feldman, Rev. Mr. Goshen, Ind. Luth. "Contracting debts without intention to pay."
Intoxication. Accused; left town.
Fordinsky, Rabbi Harris Brooklyn, N. Y. Jew Struck a child; fined.
Fritch, Rev. Martin L. Reading, Pa. Larceny; accused; confessed; arrested.
1890 Garrett, Rev. P. H. The Gap, Pa. U. B. Embezzlement, perjury, forgery, theft. Accused,
arrested.
1894 Gelvin, Rev. Mr. Patriot, Ind. M. E. Adultery; eloped with wife of another minister.
Sold his father's horse and buggy, after
borrowing them.
1894 Grayville, Rev. Mr. Washington, Ind. M. E. Assault and battery; went into neighbor's house
to break up dance; fined; refused to pay;
jailed.
1892 Guenthner, Rev. Nelson A. Portland, Me. Assault; accused, arrested.
1892 Haines, Rev. J. H. New Hampshire. Meth. Falsehood; convicted; deposed.
1893 Hall, Rev. J. R. Van Wert, O. Meth. Obtaining money under false pretenses; arrested;
suspended from ministry.
1892 Hamilton, Rev. James W. Winfield, N. Y. Murder; electrocuted.
Hammond, Rev. Dr. Victoria, B. C. Bigamy, embezzlement, accused.
1894 Haney, Rev. Conrad Chicago, Ill. Meth. Adultery; eloped.
1891 Hanks, Rev. Robert T. Dallas, Tex. Bap. Criminal libel growing out of newspaper
controversy; indicted.
1890 Hanna, Rev. Thomas, D.D. Chattanooga, Tenn. Swindler and dead beat; fled.
1891 Harris, Rev. Mr. Boston, Mass. Bap. Immorality, accused.
1890 Heath, Rev. W. Ray, jr. Bucksport, Me. Meth. Betrayal; arrested.
1893 Heddie, Rev. Thomas E. Highland, Mich. Seduction; 2 years.
1894 Henderson, Rev. I. R. Lima, O. M. E. Attempted immorality; at 70 tried to make
appointments with young girls. Suspended. Once
at Van Wert, O., cowhided for slandering women
of congregation.
1894 Henderson, Rev. Thomas Morristown, N. J. A. M. E. Immoral assault; accused, arrested.
Hickey, Rev. Michael J. Jersey City, N. J. Cath. Adultery; accused.
1895 Hicks, Rev. Charles W. Wantagh, L. I., N. Y. Larceny; accused, arrested.
Hicks, Rev. Henry S. Roundout, N. Y. A. M. E. Malversation of funds; accused.
1895 Hinshaw, Rev. William E. Belleville, Ind. Meth. Murder; accused, indicted, arrested.
1893 Hoerl, Rev. Lewis Sabina, O. Bap. Theft; accused, arrested.
Hoffman, Rev. A. F. Pierce City, Mo. Chris. Immorality; accused, whipped by husband.
1894 Hoffman, Rev. Wm. La Porte, Ind. Horse stealing; in 13 state penitentiaries.
1894 Howard, Rev. G. B. Many states. All-round swindler. 9 years, from Jackson,
Tenn., to Columbus, O., for fraud.
1894 Howard, Rev. Geo. S. V. Chicago, Ill. Meth. Forgery and obtaining money under false
pretenses. Accused, arrested.
1889 Howard, Rev. Wm. E. New York City. Swindling; 9 years and 6 months in Sing Sing.
1889 Hunt, Rev. Buck Mississippi. S. Meth. Murder of minister who had supplanted him; shot
him as he was preaching. Penitentiary for life;
escaped 5 years later arrested at East
Birmingham, Ala., where he had preached for 3
years as W. W. Thompson.
Hutchinson, Rev. George Philadelphia, Pa. Bigamy; arrested.
1895 Irvine, Rev. Alex. F. New York & Omaha. Deserted wife; made false charges to get
divorce.
1893 Johnson, Rev. Charles Midville, Ga. Murder of another preacher; executed.
Johnson, Rev. Robert I. New York City. Swindling; begging; 6 months.
1893 Johnson, Rev. Wm. H. Parkerford, Pa. Stealing chickens; fled.
1890 Keeler, Rev. A. S. Mechanicstown, O. M. E. Adultery; eloped.
1894 Kepler, Rev. Charles O. Boston, Mass. Meth. Unfaithfulness and desertion. Was sued for
divorce, which was granted by default.
Koehler, Rev. Henry Cincinnati, O. Cath. Theft; stealing silver candlesticks from Cath.
churches; accused, arrested.
1894 Lando, Rev. Stephen Guthrie, O. T. Jew & Chris. Fraud; arrested. Victimized Christians in many
places.
1893 Latham, Rev. James Fenton, Mich. Meth. Adultery; eloped to Canada, arrested, pleaded
guilty.
1895 Lee, Rev. W. J. Benton, Mo. Pres. Adultery; accused.
Le Count, Rev. George Camden, N. J. Larceny; sentenced to jail, but sentence changed
to fine that he might preach at camp meeting.
1895 Lepore, Rev. Mariano North Denver, Col. Cath. Immorality and dishonesty. Accused, deposed by
bishop, arrested.
1890 Lesser, Rev. J. Henry York, Pa. Luth. Seduction; accused, arrested.
1894 Lewis, Rev. C. W. Chattanooga, Tenn. Pension frauds; accused, arrested.
1893 Lightner, Rev. John A. Marietta, O. Adultery, eloped; arrested.
Loomis, Rev. S. P. Shelton, Neb. Meth. Slandered doctor; cowhided by latter.
1891 Lowery, Rev. John A. Monroeville, Ala. Bap. Adultery; eloped.
1895 Mabry, Rev. W. D. Salt Lake City, Utah. Bap. Adultery; accused, arrested.
1890 Marshall, Rev. A. J. Winnebago City, Minn. Bap. Bastardy; accused, expelled from presidency of
North-western Baptist College.
1895 McAuley, Rev. Alex. G. Philadelphia, Pa. Pres. Immorality, visited low resorts for 5 years. 75
years old. Dismissal recommended.
McChesney, Rev. Samuel Amsterdam, N. Y. Meth. Malversation of funds; accused, held for grand
jury.
1890 McEllery, Rev. J. C. Calera, Ala. Bap. Attempted fraud; accused, resignation demanded.
1894 McGuire, Father Lexington, Ky. Cath. Immorality; in the evening awarded medals at
Catholic colored school, and spent the night in
debauch with colored women; next day drunk on
street.
McKinney, Rev. G. R. Orlando, O. T. Pension frauds in Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Arrested.
1894 McKinnis, Rev. R. C. Marion, Ill. Bap. Leader of mob. Arrested.
Meinarezy, or Mlynarzyak, Menominee, Mich. Cath. Slander; accused, arrested.
Rev. Father
Michael, "Prince." Detroit, Mich. Seduction and adultery; many times; arrested.
1891 Morris, Rev. W. H. Greenville, Ala. Misappropriation of school funds; 13 months.
1890 Nations, Rev. J. Logan Little Rock, Ark. M. Prot. Adultery; accused.
1893 Nickelson, Rev. Joseph Detroit, Mich. Cruelty to prisoners, farmed out to him by
government.
Nicoll, Rev. M. H. Seattle, Wash. M. E. Criminal libel of his presiding elder;
convicted.
1894 Noonan, Rev. Joseph Los Angeles, Cal. Cath. Immorality; consorted with the frail; superiors
imposed 2 years penance.
1895 O'Connell, Rev. Timothy New York City. Bap. or Epis. Attempted assault on a little girl. Accused,
arrested. Also drunkenness.
1894 O'Grady, Rev. Dominick Cincinnati, O. Cath. Murder of Mary Gilmartin; attempted suicide,
confessed.
1893 Palmer, Rev. S. S. Pittsburg, Pa. Pres. False representations; suspended from ministry.
Had before tried to take child from his wife;
fined.
1894 Parker, Rev. Zachariah Paris, Tex. Meth. Forgery and pension fraud; for 18 years drew
pension in name of widow of former slave; woman
had been dead 15 years. 18 months' imprisonment.
Parkman, Rev. T. C. Denver, Col. Meth. Larceny as bailee of money belonging to
insurance companies of which he was agent.
Accused, arrested.
1894 Paxton, Rev. Dr. John R. New York City. Pres. Unlawful conduct; failed to report marriage of
W. C. P. Breckinridge in time prescribed by law;
fined.
1895 Penrod, Rev. Lemuel Vanceburg, Ky. Dis. Assault with pistol and dirk on a member of his
congregation in a dispute over infant baptism.
Then went to his church and preached eloquent
sermon.
Pettit, Rev. L. C. Cohoes, N. Y. M. E. Adultery; eloped. Accused. Wife took him back.
Petty, Rev. Jason Atlanta, Ga. Meth. Bigamy. Accused, arrested. Admitted, but thought
he had conclusive evidence of first wife's
death.
Pieffer, Father Duelm, Mich. Cath. Violent assault on a parishioner.
Porter, Rev. J. W. Liberty Center, Ind. Bap. False representation. Expelled from ministry.
1893 Potter, Rev. Dr. D. C. New York City. Bap. Falsification, intemperance, intent to defraud,
embezzlement, immorality, etc., all charged by
his assistant, Rev. J. W. Putnam.
Preyer, Rev. Charles D. Kearny, N. J. Pres. Slander; sued.
Price, Rev. A. A. Connersville, Ind. A. M. E. Assault with intent to kill his wife. Arrested.
Tried twice to commit suicide.
1893 Putnam, Rev. J. W. New York City. Bap. Libel, growing out of the Potter-Putnam quarrel
(see Potter, Rev. D. C.). Indicted.
1893 Reams, Rev. A. R. Merced, Cal. M. E. S. Adultery; eloped with his organist Arrested in
B. C.
1894 Ridenour, Rev. A. M. Ironton, O. Adultery. Pleaded guilty.
Sadlier, Rev. H. Hailey, Idaho. Meth. Drunkenness; visiting house of ill-fame.
Expelled from ministry by unanimous vote of
conference.
Sagebeer, Rev. Joseph E. Flemington, N. J. Meth. Libel; refused to retract. Prosecuted.
Sample, Rev. S. W. Minneapolis, Minn. Cruel and inhuman treatment of his wife. She
sued for divorce.
1894 Savage, Rev. M. H. Perris Indian School, Cal. Systematic defrauding of government as
superintendent. Accused by General Armstrong.
Fled.
1892 Singer, Rev. Robert H. Somerset, Pa. Dis. Assault and battery. Fined and imprisoned; judge
told him evidence would have convicted him of
the more serious charge of attempted criminal
assault.
1894 Schreffler, Rev. John A. West Salem, O. U. B., Cong., Incest with his daughters. Expelled from
& Ref. ministry; indicted; arrested.
1895 Sheldrake, Rev. Geo. H. Pittsburg, Pa. Pres. Adultery. Accused in Presbytery.
1894 Shinn, Rev. W. E. Buffalo, N. Y. A. P. A. Abused wife and children. Accused; resigned
leader. pastorate.
1890 Smith, Rev. James Parkersburg, W. Va. "Sensational and highly improper conduct with
several ladies." So accused by his wife in suit
for divorce.
Smith, Rev. Oscar A. Baker City, Or. M. E. Defamation of character. Accused; suspended.
Smith, Rev. W. B. Danville, Ky. Bap. Embezzlement. Penitentiary one year.
1892 Smoot, Rev. J. E. Midland City, Ala. Mis., Bap. Attempted rape of little girl. Arrested; held to
await action of grand jury.
1895 Spalding, Rev. E. L. Butte, Mont S. A. ldr. Counterfeiting. Accused; arrested.
1894 Stanley, Rev. D. T. Monmouth, Or. Dis. Adultery. Accused; expelled from membership in
ministerial association after he started the
"Amer. Patriot."
1894 Stephenson, Rev. J. G. Milton, Ill. Chris. Adultery; eloped.
1894 Stiles, Rev. F. J. Genessee Co., N. Y. Epis. Petit larceny; passing checks on banks in which
he had no funds. Arrested.
1893 Strickland, Rev. H. L. Hatchville, Mass. Cong. Bigamy. Confessed; dismissed from pastorate.
1894 Swartzher, Rev. B. B. Chatanooga, Tenn. Murder. Accused, arrested.
1893 Talbot, Rev. Louis B. Lewiston, Me. Bap. Incest with daughter. Accused, arrested.
1890 Taylor, Rev. G. W. Defiance, O. Bastardy. Accused, arrested.
1893 Taymar, or Waymer, Rev. J. Milaca, Minn. Meth. Adultery; eloped.
1894 Thomas, Rev. W. D. LaCrosse, Wis. Pres. Violation of postal law; sent cards dunning
another minister and accusations against him to
the minister and the sessions. Pleaded guilty
and fined.
Thompson, Rev. N. B. Brockton, Mass. Cong. Adultery and lying. Charges sustained by church
and fellowship withdrawn, 116 to 59.
1893 Timmis, Rev. George Phoenix, Ariz. Extreme cruelty to child, a boy of seven. Fined
$500 with alternative of 6 months in jail, the
full penalty.
1894 Todd, Rev. Ebenezer Wichita, Kan. Bap. Rape of 16 year old girl; by threats kept her
silent for months until concealment was no
longer possible. Arrested; jailed.
1894 Todd, Rev. William Ironton, O. Larceny of cow. In jail in default of bail.
1894 Tolliver, Rev. Peter Parkersburg, W. Va. Meth. Bastardy. Accused, arrested.
1893 Totheroh, Rev. W. N. Chicago, Ill. Pres. Lying, improper conduct, adultery; charges
sustained by presbytery. Suspended from the
church.
Tucker, Rev. Willis J. South Windham, Me. Fr. Bap. Improper propositions to a woman. Held guilty by
council and ordination papers surrendered.
1893 Vanderveen, Rev. Mr. New Whatcom, Wash. Extreme cruelty, wife beating; alleged in
divorce proceedings by wife.
1893 Van Horn, Rev. Daniel M. Athens Co., O. Meth. Forgery. Penitentiary; died in prison.
1893 Vernon, Rev. Leigh Joplin, Mo. Adultery; eloped.
1892 Vail, Rev. W. G. Waxahatchie, Tex. Meth. Adultery; attempt to seduce a young woman whom
he had just baptised. Expelled from church.
Von Kohn, Rev. H. F. Grenada Co., Miss. Bap. Terrible cruelty to his wife. When wife was
dying.
Walker, Rev. Geo. F. Wymore, Neb. Bap. Bastardy. Charge brought by his divorced wife,
at whose hotel he stopped after divorce was
allowed. F'd guilty.
Webster, Rev. H. D. Hart, Mich. Bap. Seduction. Suspended from the ministry.
Webster, Rev. Samuel E. Philadelphia, Pa. Forgery, of name of a minister to an order for
goods. Arrested.
Weisswasser, Rev. C. L. Scranton, Pa. Pres. Adultery; eloped; had crusaded bitterly against
amusements.
1894 Whismont, Rev. Q. O. Pana, Ill. M.E. So. Seduction of girl of 16. Forced to marry her;
expelled from church.
1893 Wiard, Rev. O. O. Erie, Pa. U. B. Attempted rape. Accused; arrested.
1890 Williamson, Rev. Thomas Markham, Ont. Meth. Forgery. Accused; absconded.
1891 Williford, Rev. Silas Geneva Co., Ala. Bap. Adultery; eloped with lewd woman.
Willison, Rev. Mr. Portland, Or. Forgery. Eighteen years in penitentiary.
1894 Wilson, Rev. C. P. New York city. Epis. Drunk and disorderly. Fined.
1894 Wilson, Rev. J. C. Beresford, S. D. Meth. Rape of 13-year-old daughter of one of his
parishioners.
1893 Wilson, Rev. Nathan F. New Brunswick, N. J. M. E. Assault of girl of 16; accused; arrested.
1890 Winfrey, Rev. William Hawkins, Co., Tenn. Meth. Forgery. Accused; fled.
1895 Witt, Rev. Mr. Gainesville, Tex. Bap. Assault with deadly weapon. Surrendered.
1889 Wood, Rev. John D. Port Allegheny, Pa. M. E. Bigamy. Expelled from church and ministry.
Woods, Rev. J. D. Wichita, Kan. Misappropriation of funds of Law and Order
League of which he was president.
1894 World, Rev. Richard Vicksburg, Miss. Pension frauds. Penitentiary, 3 years.
1894 Yates, Rev. Mr. Water Valley, Ky. Fought a duel with knives.
1893 Yoder, Rev. C. M. Wooster, O. Criminal libel. Arrested on complaint of young
woman parishioner.
Young, Rev. Richard N. Indiana. U. B. Cruelty, and adultery with lewd women, alleged
by wife in suit for divorce.
ADDITIONS FOR SIXTH EDITION.
1898 Andrews, Rev. Geo. A. B'zard's B'y, Mass. Jailed for spending on himself money collected
for sick soldiers.
1898 Ararosky, Rabbi D. Philadelphia, Pa. Jew. Plucking live chickens. Sent to jail.
1898 Arthur, Rev. C. W. Connecticut. Cong. Abused his wife so she got a divorce; liar,
fomenter of discord, slanderous, obscene, said
the ecclesiastical court that deposed him.
Armstrong, Rev. J. Z. Kansas City. Expelled from ministry for alleged immorality.
1898 Aston, Rev. Henry Philadelphia, Pa. Meth. Improper conduct, cruelty to wife; deposed.
Averill, Rev. G. W. Adv. Charged with improper conduct toward girl of
nine years.
Avery, Rev. J. H. Fort Dodge, Ia. Meth. Adultery; gave up his position as minister.
1898 Avis, Rev. F. C. Minnesota. Meth. Expelled from church for immoral conduct.
1896 Bailey, Rev. Samuel West Chester, Pa. Charged with murder of his wife. Her body found
in pond near their house. A short time before
she ran to a neighbor's, saying Bailey had
attacked her with a knife.
1896 Bailey, Rev. William North Platte, Neb. Attempting to imitate the Holy Ghost, husband
ejected him and mob gave him coat of tar and
feathers. Was a faith-cure miracle-worker, and
was stopping in house of a believer.
1898 Baldwin, Rev. Ralph Saginaw, Mich. Improper conduct. Eloped with young woman to
Detroit, where they lived a while.
1897 Barnaby, Rev. George Anaconda, Mont. Chris. Immorality. Wife sues for a divorce; says she
picked him out of the gutter when he was a
gambler and boozer.
1897 Bates, Rev. W. C. Toronto, Ont. Epis. Charged with theft of goods from a department
store; goods found on his person.
Belleville, Rev. Mr. Letohatchie, Ala. Bap. Assault, on another minister, in religious
quarrel.
1897 Berry, Rev. Charles L. Pawnee, Okla. Pres. Bank-wrecker; was convicted; was president and
cashier of bank.
1897 Boley, Rev. Adam Philadelphia, Pa. Luth. Suicide.
1896 Booth, Rev. Oliver J. New York. Epis. Alcoholism, said doctors at Bellevue hospital.
1896 Bridges, Rev. William Rome, Ga. Bap. Defalcation; was county school commissioner;
short $5,000; suspended from office; fled.
1897 Brittain, Rev. M. C. Leavittsburg, O. Meth. "Drank too much" on a trip to Niles; suspended
from ministry.
1897 Brown, Rev. C. O. San Francisco, Cal. Cong. Adultery, perjury, slander, lying. Long church
trial later, confessed, and dropped from
ministry.
1897 Brown, Rev. Leonidas St. Paul, Minn. Meth. Charged with rape of girl of fourteen; arrested
in church; admitted to bail; disappeared during
trial.
1898 Budlong, Rev. O. J. Providence, R. I. Sending obscene matter through the mails;
jailed.
1897 Burdine, Rev. J. L. Pickens co., S. C. Bap. Murder. Shot his wife and then himself.
1897 Burns, Rev. Charles E. Milford, Conn. Cath. Charged with embezzlement as administrator of an
estate; compromise, friends paying $1,300, the
amount of alleged defalcation.
1896 Caywood, Rev. James Maysville, Ky. Meth. Suicide.
Chase, Rev. H. E. Bird Island, Minn. Meth. Accused of indecent assault on 10-year-old girl.
Arrested.
1896 Chase, Rev. J. C. Fitzwilliam, N. H. Bap. Fornication; sent one girl away when about to
become a mother; ran away with another.
1895 Chubb, Rev. S. H. Norristown, Pa. Evan. Seduction. Convicted.
1898 Clark, Rev. William Hoboken, N. J. Grand larceny; to penitentiary; has record for
forgery, blackmail, horse theft, intimidation,
bigamy, assault, obtaining money under false
pretenses, and robbery of a child.
1896 Colburn, Rev. M. F. San Francisco, Cal. Meth. Sodomy.
Colby, Rev. Mr. Lacy, Ia. Meth. Gross immorality. Expelled from ministry.
1896 Conniff, Rev. Father Omaha, Neb. Cath. Rape and seduction; absconded when grand jury
indicted him.
1898 Cook, Rev. Leslie Virginia. Bapt. Arrested for forgery; said also to have two
wives.
1896 Cooper, Rev. Thomas St. Joseph, Mo. Meth. Gross immorality, slander, and profanity; church
committee recommended expulsion from church.
1896 Covert, Rev. Harry M. Brooklyn, N. Y. Adultery; left wife and eloped with a widow.
1896 Craft, Rev. Washingt'n Clay co., Ky. Bapt. Murder of two men.
1897 Cumming, Rev. F. H. Geneseo, N. Y. Meth. Improper relations, with two young women.
1897 Davis, Rev. A. C. Billings. Mont. Meth. Unnatural crime; fled to escape tar and
feathers.
1890 Decker, Rev. E. D. Newark, N. J. Meth. Conduct unbecoming a clergyman; dropped from
ministry; wrote love letters and kissed the
sisters.
1898 Doyle, Rev. Gregory Munfordville, Ky. Bapt. Seduction, abortion, murder.
1898 Dreischler, Rev. Gus. Newburg, N. Y. Luth. Suicide.
1898 Du Hamel, Rev. Wm. New York. Epis. Extreme cruelty; so wife alleged in divorce
suit.
1896 Duncan, Rev. J. W. Indiana. Meth. Illegal voting; arrested on charge of.
1896 Dwyer, Rev. Joseph Denver, Col. Disorderly conduct; arrested in New York.
1898 Eldridge, Rev. E. Olin Washington, D. C. Meth. Adultery; corespondent in divorce suit.
1898 Embree, Rev. E. S. Topeka, Kan. Meth. Charged with seduction of colored servant,
acquitted by his church although his attorney
had paid the girl $200. She died under abortion.
At Leavenworth Embree was fined for shooting a
valuable bird dog.
1898 Emerson, Rev. Mr. Nevada, Mo. Theft; accused.
1897 Emery, Rev. John Leavenworth, Kan. Suicide.
Evans Rev. C. M. Bloomfield, Ia. Meth. Undue intimacy; expelled from ministry.
1897 Farrar, Rev. Dr. H. C. Albany, N. Y. Meth. Gross immorality confessed; expelled from
ministry and church.
1897 Finley, Rev. David New York. Intoxication.
1897 Fisher, Rev. C. M. Toronto, Ont. Epis. Untruthfulness and deceit; asked to resign or
stand charges.
1896 Fisher, Rev. M. R. Waco, Tex. Immoral conduct; left Waco under those charges.
1897 Fitzgerald, Rev. J. M. Rochester, N. Y. Cath. Wanted for extortion and swindling. Under
conviction for burning a schoolhouse in
Charlotte.
1896 Fitzgerald, Rev. Mr. Masontown, Pa. Adultery; accused and arrested.
1895 Flaherty, Rev. Chas. Geneseo, N. Y. Cath. Assault on 16 year old girl. Convicted; 7 years.
1897 Flint, Rev. D. W. H. Metamora, Mich. Interference, causing divorce proceedings and
his whipping by the husband.
1897 Ford, Rev. W. T. Everett, Wash. Meth. Seduction of 15-year-old girl; convicted.
Fort, Rev. W. C. Louisville, Ky. Quarreling.
Francis, Rev. D. R. Trinidad, Col. Cong. Adultery; confessed; expelled by congregation.
1896 Frankin, Rev. Mr. Newark, N. J. Robbery; missing goods from department store
found in his house.
1898 Freeman, Rev T. F. Chaplain in navy. Suicide.
1897 Fridow, Rev. Ernest Woodhaven, N. H. Misappropriating property of his church;
arrested.
1898 Fuller, Rev. Henry R. New York. Relations with woman not his wife; wife secured
divorce.
1897 Furber, Rev. H. G. Philadelphia, Pa. Assault and battery; arrested at Old Orchard,
Me., on that charge.
1897 Garrison, Rev. J. H. Missouri. Meth. Libel--so says another minister--wants $10,000.
1898 Gary, Rev. R. W. Maroa, Ill. Forgery; confessed.
Gensike, Rev. John Winneconne, Wis. Luth. Cruel and inhuman treatment, and drunkenness;
alleged in wife's suit for divorce.
1897 Gibson, Rev. Philip S. Plainfield, N. J. Bapt. Arrested on charge of bastardy.
Gibson, Rev. J. T. Georgia. Meth. "Coveting neighbor's wife;" expelled.
1896 Gilpin, Rev. John Oakview, Ky. Meth. Charged with forcibly detaining a woman;
arrested; jumped bail; rearrested.
1898 Gill, Rev. John H. Aspen, Col. Meth. Illicit relations with servant girl of weak
mind; expelled from the ministry.
1898 Golding, Rev. W. E. Cal. and Nev. Unnatural crime.
1897 Goodwin, Rev. Chas. Buffalo, N. Y. Meth. Attempted rape of girl of eighteen; arrested.
1897 Goodwin, Rev. M. M. Chaplain in navy. Drunkenness. Resigned to escape court martial.
Green, Rev. William Arkansas. Bapt. Indicted by grand jury for stealing hog from
convict farm.
1898 Gurschke, Rev. A. W. Hoboken, N. J. Luth. "Chased by a mob for making an insulting
proposition to a respectable girl on the
street."
1897 Halst, Rev. Father L'g Isl'd City, N. Y. Cath. Malversation of funds entrusted by a widow for
two infants; in reply, said most was used for
masses for souls of woman and her husband.
1897 Hambly, Rev. Mr. Middleton, N. Y. Pres. Fraud, immorality in speech and behavior,
drunkenness, and profanity; said the presbytery.
1898 Hammond, Rev. E. N. Newark V'y, N. Y. Bapt. Attempting crim. assault; sued by young woman.
1897 Hampton, Rev. M. A. Charleston, Ill. Abduction of girl; convicted.
1897 Hand, Rev. J. Howard New York. Meth. Violation of game laws; arrested.
Harwell, Rev. J. H. Cambr'ge C'y, Ind. Meth. Forgery, passing worthless checks.
Hayden, Rev. J. W. Iowa co., Ia. Charged with embezzlement.
1896 Hazen, Rev. W. W. Iowa. Cong. Swindling; sentenced for six months.
1897 Hess, Rev. Henry Pennsylvania. Bastardy; girl of sixteen asks him to
acknowledge paternity of child.
Hepp, Rev. B. P. Racine, Wis. Meth. Charged with criminal neglect of girl when in
delicate condition. Arrested.
Hermann, Rev. F. Salt Lake City, U. Meth. Charged with murder of two girls; remains in
furnace of church; he disappears; warrant
issued.
1898 Hilgard, Rev. Myron South Dakota. Robbery.
1898 Hill, Rev. Palmer W. Muskegon, Mich. Polygamy.
1897 Holden, Rev. Edward New York. Cath. Intoxication.
Hoover, Rev. Geo. K. Chicago, Ill. Meth. Charged with slander by another minister;
arrested.
1898 Hostetter, Rev. Gabriel Canton, O. Bap. Counterfeiting outfit found in his cellar;
arrested.
1897 Howard, Rev. Prince Bigamy.
1898 Howe, Rev. O. R. New Haven, Conn. Cong. Improper hypnotic influence over servant girl.
1897 Howell, Rev. David T. Monticello, N. Y. Epis. Choked his wife; jailed in default of paying
fine.
1898 Howell, Rev. R. E. Warrensburg, Mo. Eloped with neighbor's wife. Nearly lynched.
Also charged with arson. Committed suicide.
Howland, Rev. H. E. Oakland, Cal. Charged with sodomy; arrested.
1896 Hubbs, Lieut. A. B. Duluth, Minn. S. A. Bastardy; charged by woman soldier of Army.
1898 Hudson, Rev. Jas. L. Detroit, Mich. Meth. Adultery, as charged by wife in suit for
divorce.
1896 Hughes, Rev. Thomas New York. Cath. Improper behavior; arrested on charge of
fifteen-year-old girl.
1896 Hull, Rev. J. C. St. Paul, Minn. Meth. Attempted wife poisoning; confessed; sentenced.
Hunnycutt, Rev. D. H. Morrillton, Ark. Bap. Arrested, charged with killing ten-months'-old
babe of his housekeeper.
1898 Hotaling, Rev. S. P. Stamford, Vt. Stealing; accused. Wife also accuses him of
immoral conduct.
1896 Jakinowicz, Rev. T. Mount Carmel, Pa. Cath. Embezzlement. Deposed by church.
1896 Jameson, Rev. James New York. Epis. Beating hotel. Stealing jewelry.
Jenkins, Rev. Fred. Fargo, N. Dak. Univ. Elopement and defalcation.
1898 Jernegan, Rev. P. F. Bap. Sea-water gold swindle.
1896 Johnson, Rev. J. S. Somerville, N. J. Murder.
Johnson, Rev. Mr. Fresno, Cal. Slander; said from pulpit two-thirds of girls of
Fresno were ruined before they were fourteen;
rescued from mob; left town.
1896 Johnson, Bishop W. Fort Scott, Kan. Meth. Making false pension affidavits; convicted.
1898 Jones, Rev. Henry D. Asbury Park, N. J. Epis. Assault and battery of servant girl.
1897 Jones, Rev. Mr. Monkstown, Tex. Left wife and children; eloped with 16-year-old
girl; purs'd by girl's father (Rev. J. Widsby);
shot dead.
1896 Keeley, Rev. Horace Millville, N. Y. Cong. Eloped with young girl, leaving wife with child.
1898 Kerr, Rev. Joseph R. New York. Pres. Adultery; dismissed from pulpit.
1896 Killeen, Rev. Father Bayonne, N. J. Cath. Indecent language in pulpit, keeping a mistress;
removed.
1898 Kincaid, Rev. D. L. Milan, Mo. Dealing in green goods, passing counterfeit
money; arrested.
Kirkland, Rev. R. L. St. Joseph, Mo. Bapt. Charged by the deacons with immorality.
1897 Kirkpatrick, Rev. D. M. Rochester, N. Y. Unministerial conduct; lost his pulpit.
Koblitz, Rev. O. T. Hopeville, O. Luth. Drunkenness; expelled from ministry.
1898 Kulp, Rev. George B. Gr'nd R'pids, Mich. Meth. Adultery.
1898 Lane, Rev. John Larned, Kan. Bapt. Bigamy.
1896 Lee, Rev. C. E. Bapt. Improper language and conduct.
1896 Leigh, Rev. H. W. Groom's C'rnr's, Vt. Meth. Breach of promise of marriage.
1897 Lester, Rev. Charles H. Shortsville, N. Y. Pres. Gross immoralities long continued.
1897 Lewis, Rev. J. Nelson Malden, Mass. Charged with attempt to defraud creditor;
arrested.
1897 Libby, Rev. Daniel L. Watertown, N. Y. Univ. Improper relations with parishioner's wife.
Dismissed from pulpit.
Lazenby, Rev. Mr. Ottumwa, Ia. Meth. Breach of promise of marriage; convicted; he was
80; she an aged spinster.
Leydon, Rev. Father Aurora, Ill. Cath. Accused of seduction and bastardy; put on trial.
1896 MacAlduff, Rev. J. W. Brooklyn, N. Y. Charged by grand jury with sending improper
matter through the mails.
1898 MacCoun, Rev. G. T. Baltimore, Md. Epis. Suicide.
1898 Magett, Rev. W. A. North Carolina. Stole watch from his host, a bishop in his
church.
1898 Mallon, Rev. Father New York. Cath. Disorderly conduct at Sal. Army meeting. Fined.
1897 Manary, Rev. H. N. Terre Haute, Ind. Bapt. Slander. Apologized from pulpit.
1896 Manker, Rev. J. J. Chattan'ga, Tenn. Meth. Accused of alienating affections of wife of
minister.
1897 McCrea, Rev. William Pittsburg, Pa. Pres. Arrested on charge of attempting to pass forged
note.
1896 McDonald, Rev. Father Cath. Sued by young woman for $1,500, alleged to have
been obtained from her under false pretenses
when she was supposed to be dying.
1897 McLaughlin, Rev. Mr. Hot Springs, Ark. Meth. Contempt of court. Fined and jailed.
1898 McVettie, Rev. R. R. Wadena, Minn. Epis. Adultery.
1897 Meyer, Rev. George Bayonne, N. J. Cath. Violation of law requiring report of marriages.
1897 Mich, Rev. John Chicago, Ill. Suicide.
1898 Miller, Rev. James B. New Haven, Conn. Cong. Stealing books from counters of stores.
1897 Millington, Rev. E. J. O. Newark, N. J. Pres. Eloped with married woman; brought back; begged
pardon.
1898 Mitchell, Rev. George Delaware, O. Undue intimacy, says brother minister in suit
for divorce.
1898 Morris, Rev. Dr. Chas. Natchez, Miss. Epis. Brutal treatment of wife; divorce granted to
her.
1898 Morrison, Rev. G. E. Vernon, Tex. Murder; killed his wife by poison.
1896 Mott, Rev. Charles A. Lambertville, N. J. Attempted assault on wife of his host.
1894 Murphy, Rev. Charles Denver, Col. Theft.
1898 Murray, Rev. J. W. Humansville, Mo. Bapt. Eloped with domestic; caught.
Nash, Rev. Mr. Louisville, Ky. Quarreling.
1896 Noon, Rev. Samuel A. Norwich, Conn. Cong. Beating his wife.
1898 Nye, Rev. DeWitt C. Coshocton, N. Y. Meth. Eloped with young woman, leaving wife and grown
up daughters; also charged with grand larceny.
1897 Parker, Rev. S. P. Ottumwa, Ia. Bapt. Eloped with married woman, leaving wife and
children.
1898 Parks, Rev. Enoch Taylorville, Ill. Meth. Murder; killed his wife's lover.
1898 Parrish, Rev. Geo. R. Marshalltown, Ia. Cong. Forgery; long criminal career. Alias Rev. Mark
Thompson and Rev. Edward C. Aiken.
Passmore, Rev. F. F. Colorado. Meth. Defamation, unministerial, unchristian conduct.
Expelled from ministry.
1897 Phelps, Rev. Isaac N. Babylon, N. Y. Epis. Alienation of affections; whipped by husband.
1898 Phillips, Rev. J. Lafayette, Ind. Attempted criminal assault. Convicted.
1898 Pliszak, Rev. Anton Chicago, Ill. Cath. Charged with larceny.
1897 Polyakovitch, Rev. J. Passaic, N. J. Cath. Atrocious assault and battery.
Popp, Rev. Andrew Stanton, Ind. Luth. Drunkenness. Expelled from the ministry.
1897 Potter, Rev. Daniel C. New York. Bapt. Charged with adultery by wife in suit for
divorce; also with lying, dishonesty,
intemperance.
Privitt, Rev. H. Anderson, Ind. C of G Adultery, as charged in divorce suit of
parishioner.
1896 Pullman, Rev. Joseph Bridgeport, Conn. Slander of actress, Jane May. Sued, retracted,
settled with her lawyers.
1898 Putnam, Rev. Mr. Pleasant View, Mo. Immorality.
1898 Reynolds, Rev. John F. Chaplain in army. Bigamy.
1895 Richards, Rev. T. E. Camden, N. J. Bapt. Intimacy with young female evangelist.
1897 Richards, Rev. T. H. Dell Rapids, S. D. Epis. Sodomy, charged.
1897 Richmond, Rev. G. W. Kansas. Meth. Seducer and swindler.
1898 Ricks, Rev. Moses Monroe co., Ark. Outrageous assault on farmer's wife; confessed.
1896 Ritchie, Rev. Wm. M. Asbury Park, N. J. Slander; sued by Rev. Mr. Widdemar; mulcted.
Roberts, Rev. Mr. Iowa. Meth. "Acting in a manner not consistent with good
morals." Suspended from ministry.
1898 Robinson, Rev. George Victoria, B. C. Meth. Attempted suicide.
1897 Romine, Rev. James Jennings, Okla. Bapt. Turning out his wife and taking in another
woman; tarred and feathered.
1898 Rooks, Rev. T. S. Col. and Neb. Meth. Left family and eloped with young girl.
1898 Rumpf, Rev. Mr. Elizabeth, N. J. Luth. Pounded wife on head with brass-bound Bible;
wife paid his fine; got drunk on communion wine
and beat her again; that landed him in jail.
1896 Rusker, Rev. Gregory Jersey City, N. J. Arrested on charge of illicit manufacture of
cigars.
1896 Russell, Rev. Edwin B. Paterson, N. J. Epis. Arrested on charge of committing unnatural
crime.
1898 Ross, Rev. James Jacksonville, Fla. Cruelly beat and kicked 15-year-old daughter;
accused; in defense said she used profane
language.
1896 Scott, Rev. G. E. Waterloo, Ia. Meth. Seduction of girl of 15; eloped, leaving family.
1898 Segal, Rev. Mr. New York. Jew. Forcible entry of house and threatening
occupants with firearms; arrested.
1898 Shearer, Rev. F. E. New York. Pres. Assault on colored Sunday-school teacher.
1898 Shoemaker, Rev. J. W. Scottsboro, Ala. Meth. Charged with defrauding post office.
1893 Shoemaker, Rev. Mr. Wheeling, W. Va. Cruelty and neglect charged by wife in divorce
suit.
1896 Smith, Rev. Daniel Hamilton, N. Y. Suicide.
1894 Stark, Rev. Mr. Waukon, Ia. Pres. Accused of malicious trespass by his presbytery.
1898 Stevens, Rev. Mr. Manchester, Kan. Tried to break into room of female evangelist.
Stewart, Rev. C. A. Nebraska. Meth. Charged with breach of promise of marriage.
1895 Stinson, Rev. J. C. Downsville, N. Y. Pres. Fornication.
Street, Rev. Mr. Letohatchie, Ala. Quarrelling; knock-down row with Bapt. minister.
Stoneman, Rev. Mr. Oelrichs, S. Dak. Eloped with married woman, as charged.
1897 Taylor, Rev. O. D. Saginaw, Mich. Obtaining money under false pretenses.
1898 Thompson, Rev. Mr. Chadron, Neb. Bap. Undue familiarity with married woman; chased by
angry husband; fled; dismissed from church.
1898 Thompson, Rev. John Portland, Pa. Pres. Destruction of property; arrested, fined.
1896 Thorp, Rev. G. M. Rawlins, Wyo. Bigamy.
Tuttle, Rev. Thomas Windsor, Me. Attempted assault; three years.
1897 Vaughan, Rev. E. H. Dodge City, Kan. Meth. Lying; deposed from pastorate.
1898 Vedder, Rev. Henry Brooklyn, N. Y. Meth. Improper conduct. Deposed from ministry.
1898 Vineyard, Rev. D. M. Dexter, Mo. Pres. Improper actions toward little girls; left town.
1898 Vodyszus, Rev. M. Brooklyn, N. Y. Cath. Adultery, assault, business crookedness;
accused.
1897 Von Bast, Rev. John Sandy Creek, N. Y. Meth. Sodomy; confessed.
1895 Wagner, Rev. D. St. Joseph, Mo. Cath. Seduction, assault, abduction. Indicted by grand
jury. Married the girl, so escaping trial.
1898 Waldorp, Rev. Emmett Saginaw, Mich. Theft; accused; goods found in his house.
Walstein, Rev. John Washington, Ind. Chris. Manslaughter; killed baby in shooting at rowdies
who were hooting him as he preached.
1896 Warner, Rev. James E. Exeter, N. H. Extreme cruelty. Wife obtained divorce.
1897 Warner, Rev. Mr. Oakland, Mich. Attempted seduction; whipped by husband; conf'd.
1896 Waterman, Rev. H. B. Chautauqua, N. Y. Robbery of post office. Accused and arrested.
1898 West, Frederick F. Brooklyn, N. Y. Evan. Assault upon girl of eight years; sentenced for
nine years and six months.
1896 West, Rev. James A. New York. Improper behavior on street; accused; arrested.
1896 Wheeler, Rev. John D. Derby, Conn. Non-support of family; arrested.
1898 Whistler, Rev. John H. Minneapolis, Minn. Pres. Unnatural practices; turned out of the pulpit.
1898 White, Rev. Charles Clarksburg, W. Va. Pres. Adultery; took his organist to Pittsburg, where
they registered as man and wife; on their way
home she jumped from the steamer and drowned.
1896 White, Rev. George M. Gold Hill, Col. Robbery; opened another's registered letter;
accused; arrested.
1897 White, Rev. H. C. Circleville, Pa. Pres. Improper relations; accused. Deposed.
1897 White, Rev. Jesse Dixon, Ky. Disturbance of religious worship; fined $25.
Whiteman, Rev. Amos Anderson, Ind. Horse-stealing. When his first term expired six
deputies from three states with six warrants
were waiting for him.
1895 Widdemer, Rev. H. T. Asbury Park, N. J. Pres. Immoral character; dropped by the presbytery.
1898 Williams, Rev. C. S. Flatbush, N. Y. Meth. Disorderly conduct, in pointing pistol at two
men; "was excited," he said, and was let off.
1898 Williams, Rev. G. F. Washington, D. C. Epis. Bastardy; accused. Ecclesiastical court finds
him guilty of immorality.
1897 Young, Rev. C. C. St. Clair co., Mo. Bapt. Adultery, eloped.
1896 Young, Rev. F. F. Oakland, Cal. Cruelty to his children; adultery; accused and
threatened with tar and feathers.
1897 Young, Rev. P. J. L. Pomeroy, Wash. Immorality of various kinds.
CRIMES OF PREACHERS--PART II.
(Each paragraph below gives in their order the date of the offense,
the name of the preacher, his residence and denomination, and the
character of the crime charged.)
1906. Abbott, Rev. E. J., Stony Point, N. Y. Presbyterian. Though
married, made love to postmistress.
1901. Abbott, Rev. John F., Henryville, Ky. Methodist. Adultery.
1906. Abel, Rev. A. C., Chicago. Methodist. Bigamy.
1899. Abernethy, Rev. Wm., Circleville, O. Assignation; adultery;
arrested; fined.
1901. Adams, Rev. C. G., Berkeley, Cal. Episcopal. Murder.
1909. Adams, Rev. C. G., St. Louis, Mo. Episcopal. Bigamy.
1907. Adams, Rev. H. A., New York. Episcopal. Left wife to elope with
young girl.
1911. Adams, Rev. Henry T., Arcata, Cal. Protestant Episcopal.
Arrested for larceny, and confessed.
1913. Adams, Rev. N. Q., Starkville, Miss. Baptist. Indicted as bank
director for receiving deposits after the bank was declared
insolvent.
1912. Adkins, Rev. G. W., Poteau, Okla. Baptist. Convicted of grave
robbery.
1902. Alden, Rev. Chas. A., New York. Grand larceny. Indicted.
1907. Alexander, Rev. Mr., Indianapolis, Ind. Arrested for shooting
craps.
1914. Alexander, Rev. Mr., Chicago, Ill. Murderous assault.
1907. Alexander, Rev. D. R., Bluefield, W. Va. Stabbed saloonkeeper.
1913. Alexander, Rev. Henry B., La Crosse, Wis. Obtaining money under
false pretenses. Sent to the state penitentiary for one year.
Ali, Rev. Joseph, Newark, N. J. Catholic. Assaulting 9-year-old
girl.
1909. Allan, Rev. A., Cleveland. Drunkenness; arrested and fined.
1905. Allen, Rev. Frank, Guthrie, Okla. Revivalist. Disturbing the
peace. Fined $5. which he refused to pay, and went to jail.
1903. Allen, F. T., exhorter, Santa Paula, Cal. Methodist. Assaulting
little girls.
1903. Allen, Rev. George, Morrisville, Pa. Stealing. Ten years at
hard labor.
1899. Allen, Rev. George, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Presbyterian. Engaged
to two women; tried suicide.
1906. Allen, Rev. G. E., Breckinridge, Ky. Found in compromising
position with wife of host.
1900. Allen, Rev. Henry E., West Derry, N. H. Methodist. Betrayal of
16-year-old girl.
1910. Allen, Rev. Jesse, Nowata, Okla. Co-respondent in divorce.
Allen, Rev. Willard S., Boston, Mass. Methodist. Stealing
$80,000 from preachers' fund.
1899. Allen, Rev. W. A., Asbury Park, N. J. Methodist. Deserting
wife; cruelty; divorced.
1901. Allen, Rev. Mr., Uniontown. Hanged for outrage and murder.
1912. Alley, Rev. G. W., Royal Center, Ind. Methodist. Adultery;
pleaded guilty and paid fine.
1908. Allison, Rev. Charles E., Yonkers, N. Y. Presbyterian. Suicide.
1901. Ament, Rev. Mr., Missionary in China. Blackmailing Chinese.
Arrested.
1907. Amhyrst, Rev. H. G., Lafayette, Ind. Dishonesty; embezzlement;
falsifying. Suspended.
1907. Amis, Rev. W. T., Hot Springs, Ark. Baptist. Contempt of court.
1901. Ammons, Rev. W. J., Georgia. Breaking into post-office.
Convicted.
1900. Anderson, Rev. G. W., Frederick Co., Va. Deserting bride;
mobbed out of town.
1912. Anderson, Rev. James, Paterson, N. J. Baptist. Defaulted on
note given to a widow to secure loan.
1901. Anderson, Rev. Jos. (alias Geo. Hayford), Phoenix, Arizona, and
California. Evangelist. Bank swindles.
1912. Anderson, Rev. J. S., Houston, Tex. Baptist. Suspected of
complicity in the wholesale murder of Negroes.
1911. Anderson, Ralph D., Lincoln City, Del. Divinity student. Stole
horses.
1906. Anderson, Rev. T. C., Tarentum, Pa. Presbyterian. Beating and
choking his wife.
1911. Andrews, Charles, Portland, Ore. Street preacher. Arrested for
disorderly conduct, not specified.
1907. Andrews, Rev. J., Monroe City, Mo. Baptist. Left wife to join
circus; dealt faro bank; married snake charmer.
1902. Andrews, Rev. J. R., Lansing, Mich. Baptist. Delinquency in
money matters; arrested; went insane.
1903. Andrews, Rev. M. C., Oshkosh, Wis. Episcopal. Consorting with
immoral women. Whitewashed.
1914. Anthony, Rev. George W., New York, N. Y. Episcopal. Conspiracy.
Aquila, Rev. E. D., Mount Carmel, Pa. Catholic. Arrested in New
York for speeding.
1900. Archer, Rev. J. W., Norfolk, Va. Baptist. Illegal voting;
arrested.
1902. Ardman, Rev. John, Scranton, Pa. Catholic. Approved
assassination of President McKinley; enjoined by bishop.
1904. Armer, Rev. Norman, Sacramento, Ky. Presbyterian. Murder of
son; 21 years' imprisonment.
1907. Arnold, Rev. J. H., Ga. Evangelist. Cruelty to son. Six months
in chain gang.
1904. Arthur, Rev. A. A., Hiawatha, Kan. Evangelist. All-round fraud;
forged check for $10,000 in Texas; confessed; many aliases.
1898. Arthur, Rev. Chas. M., Weston, Conn. Congregational. Found
guilty by conference of obscenity, violent actions, cruelty to
wife; divorced.
1907. Arthur, Rev. C. W., Syracuse, N. Y. Congregational. Grand
larceny.
1908. Arthur, Rev. Mark, Spalding, Idaho. Presbyterian. Criminal
libel.
1899. Ashton, Rev. Mr., Union City, Mich. Baptist. Criminal neglect
of wife in child-bed.
1908. Assenicio, Rev. Mr., New York. Catholic. Attempted suicide.
1901. Astwood, Rev. H. C. C., Brooklyn, N. Y. Methodist.
Unministerial conduct; arrested for fraud; suspended.
1908. Atherton, Rev. Albert, St. Louis, Mo. "Household Faithful."
Taking indecent liberties.
1909. Atherton, Rev. D. F., Haverhill, Mass. Co-respondent in divorce
case.
1909. Atkins, Rev. P. J., Ogdensburg, N. Y. Methodist. Suicide.
1913. Atkinson, Rev. Edward J., Lima, O. Baptist. Abandonment and
non-support of 5-year-old daughter.
1908. Atkinson, Rev. J. C., Atlanta, Ga. Methodist. Sued for slander.
1900. Attaway, Rev. A. M., Columbus, S. C. Attacked his wife and died
of heart disease while attempting to throttle her.
1913. Atwood, Rev. W. C., Brookfield, Mo. Presbyterian. Assault.
1906. Austin, Rev. J. W., Gainesville, Ga. Methodist. Eloped with
married woman whom he had "saved" at a revival.
1899. Axtell, Rev. J. J., Royal Oak, Mich. Prize fighting;
non-support of wife; divorce.
1905. Ayres, Rev. Early, Lee Co., Tex. Cattle stealing; arrested in
Berwyn, I. T., while preaching.
Axtel, Rev. P. D., Pittsburgh, Pa. Presbyterian. Suicide.
1912. Ayres, Rev. William B., Wollaston, Mass. Congregational. Sued
for alienation of affections by an irate husband in his parish.
1907. Babcock, Rev. C. A. C., Frankfort, Ind. Campbellite. Illegal
marriage; immoral conduct.
1901. Babcock, Rev. Maltbie D., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian.
Suicide.
1913. Backtell, Harry S., Pittsburgh, Pa. Noted "boy evangelist" and
highly accredited "soul-saver." Swindling by means of worthless
checks.
1909. Bailey, Rev. Geo., Cincinnati. Abused his family.
1905. Bailey, Rev. J. J., Fletcher, Okla. Fighting.
1906. Bain, Rev. E. S., Waterloo, N. Y. Baptist. Arson.
1913. Baird, Rev. E. J., Woodland, Cal. Episcopal. Inhuman and
abusive treatment of wife.
1912. Baird, Rev. L. W., Winsted, Conn. Lay preacher. Arrested for
embezzlement.
1900. Baker, Rev. Mr., Cleveland, O. Discovered in a girl's room in a
compromising position.
1904. Baker, Rev. C. S., Wilmington, Del. Methodist. Gambling;
suspended.
1914. Baker, Rev. Francis C., New York. Congregational. Grand
larceny.
1899. Baker, Rev. Jos. S., Minneapolis, Minn. Evangelist. Wife
beating; convicted; ten days.
1904. Baker, Rev. Seward, Geneseo, Ill. Unitarian. Drunkenness; long
spree; dismissed.
1914. Baker, Rev. William L., New York, N. Y. Violation of the
medical law.
1904. Baldwin, Rev. Mr., Warsaw, Ind. Dunker. Assault and battery;
arrested.
1903. Baldwin, Rev. Ralph H., New York, N. Y. Marrying two wives and
deserting both.
1907. Balea, Rev. Moise, Cleveland. Greek. Criminal libel.
1907. Ballard, Rev. M., Texarkana, Ark. Murdered neighbor. Shot by
officers whom he resisted.
1906. Banbury, Rev. James, Brooklyn, N. Y. Congregational. Left wife
to elope with choir singer.
1900. Bandy, Rev. S. S., Arkansas City, Ark. Baptist. Assault on
14-year-old girl.
1905. Bane, Rev. A. H., Hollow Rock, Tenn. Baptist. Unlicensed liquor
selling; prosecuted.
1902. Barbee, Rev. Wm., Cookville, Tenn. Evangelist. Bigamy; five
years' imprisonment.
1907. Bard, Rev. Paul, Detroit, Mich. Methodist. Took saloonkeeper's
wife.
1902. Barfell, Rev. Othias, Columbus, O. United Brethren. Suicide by
hanging.
1914. Barker, Rev. C. A., Benhams, Va. Methodist Episcopal. Lewdness;
convicted and fined.
1900. Barnard, Rev. E. H., Sylmar, Pa. Incest and child murder;
arrested.
1899. Barnett, Rev. Mr., Cambria, O. Methodist. Familiarity with
female member of flock; attacked marshal with knife; arrested.
1902. Barnhart, Rev. C. W., Tylers Switch, N. Y. Evangelist. Horse
stealing; fled from warrant.
1907. Barnwell, Rev. G. L., Atlanta, Ga. Baptist. Kissed married
woman.
1914. Barr, Rev. Earl, Macedonia, O. Christian. Immoral conduct.
1900. Barr, Rev. L. W., Fairmont, W. Va. Presbyterian. Forgeries and
embezzlements; absconded.
1911. Barrakman, Rev. Mr., Waterloo, Ill. Divinity student. Arrested
for robbery.
1911. Barranger, Rev. N. H., North Yakima, Wash. Christian. Sued for
$25,000 damages for stealing affections of another man's wife.
1909. Barret, Rev. J. W., Cleveland, O. Obtaining a signature under
false pretenses; 18 months.
1902. Barrett, Rev. Mr., Brazil, Ind. Evangelist. Slandering women;
fled from tar and feathers.
1910. Barrett, Rev. Wm. I., Blairville, Pa. Presbyterian. Arrested
for criminal libel.
1909. Bartemes, Rev. Mr., Amherst, O. Before grand jury for slander.
1899. Barth, Rev. Benj., Paterson, N. J. Christian. Absconding
debtor; household goods attached.
1907. Bartle, Rev. S. D., Mechanicsville, Ia. Methodist. Suspended
for intimacy with telephone girl.
1900. Bass, Rev. L. D., Saltsburg, Pa. Baptist. Fraudulent mail
business.
1899. Bateman, Rev. C. C. Army chaplain. Insubordination and
violation of articles of war; dismissed.
1901. Baum, Rev. H. M., New York. Bankrupt, he concealed assets with
intent to deceive.
1911. Baxter, Rev. C. L., Council Bluffs, Ia. Methodist. Sued for
breach of contract.
1911. Baxter, Rev. John F., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Charged with
using questionable methods in collecting money for benefit of a
church in Ireland.
1911. Baylis, Rev. Edgar E., Somerville, Mass. Sentenced to three
months in jail for libel.
1907. Baynes, Rev. H. L., Englewood, Ill. Left wife to elope with
girl.
1900. Beahm, Rev. J. C, Brentsville, S. C. Betraying 18-year-old
girl; penitentiary for five years.
1912. Beall, Rev. J. W. H., Hampden, Md. Assault and contempt of
court.
1905. Beavers, Rev. Geo. S., Gainesville, Tex. Incest with daughter;
arrested.
1899. Beceljak, Rev. John, Cleveland, O. Catholic. Vagrancy;
arrested.
1902. Beebe, Rev. Mr., Delaware, O. Horse stealing; arrested.
1913. Beeler, Rev. Orville, Plainsville, Ind. Larceny.
1912. Beers, Rev. W. L., Wakarusa, Kans. Methodist. Wife-murder.
1913. Beesley, Rev. Jesse, St. Louis, Mo. Baptist. Bigamy.
1899. Belding, Rev. J. M., Lapeer, Mich. Presbyterian. Indecent
advances to boys. Admitted his guilt. Suspended.
1902. Bell, Rev. Basil, Huntington, Pa. Murderous assault.
1902. Bell, Rev. Edwin, New Canaan, Conn. Baptist. Slander. Arrested.
1907. Bell, Rev. E. A., Chicago. Fighting.
1913. Bell, Rev. J. M., McKinney, Tex. Campbellite. Adultery and wife
desertion.
1912. Bennett, Rev. C. O., Millwood, Ga. Baptist. Killed in duel with
his cousin.
1913. Bennett, Rev. Fred E., Evanston, Ill. Attempting to bribe a
witness to commit perjury.
1902. Bennett, Rev. Jos., Lansford, Pa. Owed church $200;
disappeared, leaving letter for girl with whom he was accused
of intimacy, saying he had committed suicide.
1909. Bennett, Rev. Jos., Owensboro, Ky. Suicide.
1907. Bentz, Rev. John, Covington, Ky. Sued for slander.
1912. Bergen, Rev. John, New York, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Indecent
attempt on young girl; convicted; later gave name as Rev. John
P. Devaney.
1902. Berkemeier, Rev. H. J., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Lutheran. Summoned
to court for detaining immigrant girl.
1899. Berrien, Rev. J. C, Steubenville, O. Crime of a revolting
nature with boys.
Berry, Rev. Chas. L., Pawnee, Okla. Presbyterian. Looting bank;
twenty years' sentence.
1907. Bertrand, Rev. August, Windsor, Mich. Attempted to entice
12-year-old girls.
1911. Besse, Rev. Henry T., San Jose, Cal. Sued for breach of
promise.
1905. Bettes, Rev. Sam'l G., Parkersburg, W. Va. Evangelist.
Bastardy; arrested as he was about to sail for Panama as
chaplain appointed by President Roosevelt.
1900. Bettles, Rev. Albert, Lincoln, Neb. Evangelist. Poisoning
himself and girl he had betrayed.
1905. Betts, Rev. S. E., Topeka, Kan. Methodist. Slander of another
minister's wife.
1911. Bichel, Rev. Albert A., Baltimore, Md. Methodist. Deserted
family.
1911. Bichel, Carl, Kansas City. Divinity student. Held for murder.
Bigam, Rev. R. J., Milledgeville, Ga. Methodist. Immorality and
drunkenness.
1910. Biggs, Rev. George W., Cincinnati, O. Former chaplain of Texas
Legislature. Arrested as a common thief; confessed.
1908. Billings, Rev. C. M., Blackville, S. C. Baptist. Intimate with
Negro girl, servant of family. Resigned; left town.
1910. Bivans, Rev. J. T., Salina, Kan. Methodist. Immoral conduct;
suspended.
1901. Bivens, Rev. R. D., Nicholasville, Ky. Methodist. Assault;
pleaded guilty; fined.
1901. Bixby, Rev. Jos. P., Boston, Mass. Contempt of court.
1901. Black, Rev. Henry, chaplain British cruiser at St. Johns, N. F.
Suicide.
1901. Blackiston, Rev. W. E., Windsor, N. J. "Left a trail of scandal
behind him," says his wife.
1902. Blake, Rev. John H., Montclair, N. J. Methodist. "Serious
charge" by a woman; arrested.
1904. Blakemore, Rev. F. P., Tecumseh, Neb. Methodist. Immorality and
profanity.
1912. Blanchet, Rev. John B., Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopal. Charged
with stealing church and contents by means of a fraudulent
deed. Also arrested for cruelty to animals.
1910. Bliesz, Rev. A., Dayton, O. Catholic. Living in illegal state
with woman.
1899. Bliss, Rev. Leon D., Great Barrington, Mass. Congregational.
Defendant in $5,000 damage suit for slandering women.
1906. Bloom, Rev. A. W., San Jose, Cal. Christian. Eighteen months
for horse stealing on plea of guilty.
1909. Bockman, Rev. H., Beaver Dam, Wis. Lutheran. "Peeping Tom."
Ousted.
1904. Bolton, Rev. Floyd, Six Mile, Ind. Deceiving young women; fled.
1899. Boone, Rev. Daniel, Washington, Md. Stealing from woman;
disorderly; fined.
1910. Boord, Rev. Thomas G., Pittsburgh, Pa. Baptist. Tried to sell
his children at auction.
1911. Booth, Rev. A. L., Elizabeth City, N. C. Methodist.
Misappropriated missionary and conference funds.
1905. Booze, Rev. Coleman, Buchanan, Va. Baptist. Set fire to his
church and smashed doors of residence with an ax; arrested.
1905. Bope, Rev. F. W., Zanesville, O. Episcopal. Debauchery and
licentiousness.
1901. Born, Rev. Peter, Detroit, Mich. Lutheran. Abusing wife and
adultery.
Borrough, Rev. Geo. T., Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal. Passing
forged check; grafter.
1906. Boscher, Rev. Henry, New York. Lutheran. Vagrancy and fraud.
1908. Bostwick, Rev. Mr., Wyaconda, Mo. Methodist. Criminal assault.
1912. Bourne, Rev. Alexander P., Cambridge, Mass. Constructive
larceny.
1911. Bowen, Rev. Franklin, Paterson, N. J. Guilty of disorderly
conduct.
Bowers, Rev. E. T., Kansas City, Mo. Presbyterian. Criminal
intimacy and gross immoralities; found guilty.
1909. Boyd, Rev. F., Logan, O. United Brethren. Assault; six years.
1899. Boyer, Rev. C. H., D. D., Kansas City, Kan. Evangelist. Horse
stealing; five years in Missouri penitentiary.
1903. Boyer, Rev. Henry K., Robertsville, Conn. Deserting blind wife
after squandering her money.
1910. Bradburn, Rev. A. K., Charlotte, Mich. Methodist. Arrested for
larceny.
1908. Brady, Rev. James, Fort Smith, Ark. Catholic. Bastardy.
1914. Brales, S. Virum, San Antonio, Tex. Catholic. Shot by a
parishioner and his son, when caught by them in criminal
conduct in their home.
1903. Branham, Rev. Clifton H., Bluefield, W. Va. Murder of wife.
1900. Brannock, Rev. J. A., Cherryvale, Mo. Baptist. Inducing married
woman to leave home for him.
1911. Bray, Rev., Suffolk, Va. Took money and jewels from a woman.
1901. Bredlinger, Rev. Wm., Cumberland, Md. Evangelist. Criminal
intimacy with daughters, 16 and 12; justified his conduct with
Bible quotation.
1904. Breen, Rev. S. Edmund, Danbury, Conn. Congregational. Alleged
to be thief and liar.
1912. Brenton, Rev. Cranston, Hartford, Conn. Episcopal. Sued for
divorce on the ground of intolerable cruelty.
1910. Bresner, Rev. P., New York. Catholic. Intoxication.
1911. Brewer, Rev. Charles, Olustee, Okla. Baptist. Held for
dynamiting Fort Riley.
1906. Bridewell, Rev. C. P., Atlanta, Ga. Presbyterian. Suspended by
Presbytery for gross immorality.
1911. Briggs, Rev. George W., Cincinnati. Methodist. Larceny.
1902. Briggs, Rev. G. W., Paducah, Ky. Local. "Cutting with intent to
kill."
1902. Bright, Rev. T., Charlotte, N. C. Baptist. Fraudulently
obtaining money by "endless chain;" convicted.
1901. Brinsfield, Rev. G. W., Cambridge, Md. Local. Criminal assault
on sister-in-law.
1903. Brobst, Rev. F. J., Chicago, Ill. Attempting life of wife,
which he had insured.
1913. Brodt, Rev. John G., St. Louis, Mo. Presbyterian. Taking young
boys to disorderly resorts.
1901. Brooker, Rev. L. C, Kearney, Neb. Evangelist. Bastardy;
suicide.
1914. Brooks, Rev. Frank, Warsaw, Mo. Child abandonment.
1910. Brooks, Rev. Lawson, Rochester, N. Y. Collected money under
false pretenses. Had two families.
1913. Brooks, Rev. Walter, Passaic, N. J. Charged with assaulting his
wife and threatening to shoot her.
1905. Brooks, Rev. W. H., Princeton, Ind. Attempted train wrecking;
jailed.
1908. Brophy, Rev. J. F., Coney Island, N. Y. Catholic. Suicide.
1900. Brothemer, Rev. J. C., Frank, O. Catholic. Assault and battery.
1904. Broughton, Rev. Len G., Atlanta, Ga. Baptist. Fighting with
chief of police at Albany, Ga.
1899. Brown, Rev. Mr., Kansas City, Mo. Neglect of children;
arrested.
1900. Brown, Rev. C. O., Chicago, Ill. Conduct entitling wife to
divorce.
1905. Brown, Rev. Chas. S., Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal. Sued for
separation by wife; reason unprinted.
1901. Brown, Rev. Chas. or David, alias Leonidas Brown, Roxbury, Va.,
N. St. Paul, Minn. Evangelist. Assaulting girl; jumped bail;
charged with felonious assault in 1897.
1908. Brown, Rev. Chas. S. S., Lee's Summit, Mo. Gambling.
1910. Brown, Rev. C. S., Kansas City, Mo. Christian. Murder and
suicide.
1908. Brown, Rev. F. C., Rowayton, Ill. Baptist. Seduction; expelled
from ministry.
1908. Brown, Rev. G. A., Bloomington, Ill. Mismanaged children's
home; used children to solicit funds.
Brown, Rev. Herbert, Paterson, N. J. Presbyterian. Resistance
to law.
1899. Brown, Rev. John W., Brooklyn, N. Y. Baptist. Attempt at
larceny; pleaded guilty.
1900. Brown, Rev. Lyman S., Liberty, Del. Methodist. Forgery;
indicted; suicide.
1906. Brown, Rev. O. M., Kentucky. Forgery.
1906. Brown, Rev. Wm., Burlington, Wis. Baptist. Arrested for
seduction and embezzlement.
1913. Brown, Rev. Will, Sterling, Ill. Caught with a woman in a
disorderly house. Pleaded guilty and was fined.
1912. Brown, Rev. W. A., Hyde Park, Mass. Presbyterian. Sued for
divorce on account of cruel and inhuman treatment.
1902. Brownback, Rev. G. W., Reading, Pa. Congregational. Conduct
compromising woman.
1907. Browning, Rev. W. T., Cleveland, Miss. Giving fraudulent
mortgage; arrested.
1912. Brownlee, Rev. J. M., Joplin, Mo. Baptist. Immoral conduct with
young girls.
1901. Bruce, Rev. J. G., alias J. B. Goddard, Selma, Cal. United
Brethren. Improper conduct toward women.
1913. Brueggeman, Rev. E. A., Zanesville, O. Disorderly conduct;
pleaded guilty and was fined.
1900. Brumbaugh, I. Harvey, Huntington, Pa. Dunkard (called Church of
the Brethren). Breach of promise. Convicted. Assessed $9,250
damages.
1899. Bruner, Rev. Otto, Long Island. Methodist. Adultery and
elopement.
1907. Bryan, Rev. S., Millen, Ga. Methodist. Intimacy with young
woman; wife beating; suspended from ministry.
1903. Bryant, Rev. C. A., Jessup, Ia. Baptist. Swindling; deserting
wife.
1900. Bryant, Rev. Gay, Shoal Creek, N. C. Methodist. Inciting mob to
burn a Sanctificationist church.
1899. Bryant, Rev. H. A., Fayetteville, Term. Christian. Arrested for
arson; committed suicide.
1911. Bryant, Rev. W. M., Moultrie, Ga. Operated a "blind tiger."
Buchanan, Rev. S. H., Clarksville, Ark. Embezzlement of state
asylum funds.
1911. Buchanan, Rev. Dr. W. D., New York. Convicted of speeding.
1912. Buck, Rev. Mr., Ind. Free Methodist traveling evangelist. Sued
for divorce on the ground of adultery.
1911. Buckner, Rev. Henry, Fairgeld, Ill. Methodist. Attacked young
girl.
1906. Budanauro, Rev. E. E., Monmouth, Ill. Baptist. Disappeared,
leaving wife and debts.
1908. Buddington, Rev. A. L., Adrian, Mich. Free Methodist. Eloping.
1905. Budlong, Rev. C. J., Rhode Island. Campbellite. Illegal use of
mails; assault on 12-year-old girl; one year in jail; long
criminal record.
1901. Budzikowiski, Rev. F. J., Minneapolis, Minn. Catholic. Suicide
by shooting.
1913. Buell, Rev. Henry A., Washington, N. J. Baptist. Improper
conduct with daughter of a fellow-preacher.
1908. Bulgin, Rev. E. J., Hanford, Cal. Evangelist. Swindling;
ordered by court to make good.
1907. Bull, Rev. D. W., Syracuse, N. Y. Congregational. Practicing
ophthalmology without license; arrested.
1902. Bullard, Rev. Frederick, Circleville, O. Presbyterian. Inviting
girl to assignation; suspended.
1904. Bullock, Rev. C. S., Stratford, Conn. Independent. Bastardy.
1899. Bumkala, Rev. Jos., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Absconding with
church funds.
1913. Bunn, Rev. W. G., Geneva, N. Y. Reckless speeding while drunk.
Fined on his plea of guilty.
1903. Bunnell, Rev. Noah, Up. Sandusky, O. Attempting suicide.
1907. Burbridge, Rev. A., Wichita, Kan. Murdered wife; attempted
suicide; executed.
1900. Burgess, Rev. C. C., Wolfville, N. S. Baptist. Though married,
seduced single woman; deposed.
1903. Burgess, Rev. Dawson, alias Bert Dawson, Wessington, S. D.
Christian. Left wife in Iowa; married again in S. D. and
decamped with mortgaged property, leaving creditors.
1911. Burgess, Rev. Dr. Frederick, Brooklyn. Episcopal. Arrested for
speeding auto.
1900. Burrows, Rev. Edward, Camden, N. J. Congregational. Bigamy;
arrested; three wives.
Burt, Rev. O. C, Quarryville, Pa. Methodist. Eloping with a
parishioner; whipped by girl's father and deposed; wife and two
children; bigamist.
1899. Bush, Rev. J. W., Cincinnati, O. Methodist. Theft and grafting.
1906. Butcher, Rev. A. C., Clinton, Ind. Arrested for criminal
assault on 14-year-old girl. Held for $1,500.
1900. Butler, Rev. J. B. K., Norfolk, Va. Baptist. Unministerial
conduct.
1912. Butler, Rev. George H., Sherwood Park, N. Y. Episcopal. Sued
for assault on a woman.
1911. Butler, Rev. G. H. H., Yonkers, N. Y. Episcopal. Slander.
1914. Butterworth, Rev. Robert F., Seattle, Wash. Reorganized Church
Latter Day Saints. Murderous assault. The clergyman refused to
quit a shack condemned by the city, and shot the health
inspector, who tried to eject him.
1907. Buttington, Rev. J. H., Hamilton, O. Jailed with his companion,
a married woman.
1903. Byars, J. P., Chattanooga, Tenn. Methodist. Eloping with
married woman.
1914. Byles, Rev. Charles H., Lockport, Ill. Congregational. In
trouble with his church for divers alleged improprieties.
1907. Byrnes, Rev. Wm., Luverne, Minn. Methodist. Suspended from
clergy for immoral conduct with two young girls.
Calaway, Rev. J. L., Adair, Mo. Methodist. Stealing horse and
buggy; woman in the case.
1903. Caldwell, Rev. J. M., Chicago. Methodist. Arrested on a serious
charge; attempted suicide.
1913. Call, Chaplain W. J., San Quentin, Cal. Grafting on prisoners.
Confessed and was removed.
1911. Callahan, Father Michael F., Denver. Catholic. Misappropriated
funds.
Calvin, Rev. John, Green Co., Ala. Methodist. Killed one man
and fatally wounded another in fight; intimacy with wife of man
killed.
1914. Cameron, Rev. Edward C., Palisade, Colo. Baptist. Larceny and
fraud.
1909. Campbell, Rev. H. R., Stamping Ground, Ky. Campbellite. left
wife for affinity; resigned; arrested.
Campbell, Bish. W. B., Toledo, O. Evangelist. Embezzling church
funds; arrested.
1900. Campeau, Rev. J. V., Manchaug, Mass. Catholic. Slander; sued
for $8,000.
1899. Canning, Rev. John, Exeter, Mass. Catholic. Seduction; sued by
girl's father.
1912. Capps, Rev. Marion, Bonanza, Ark. Methodist. Murder; sentenced
to death.
1904. Carack, Rev. Victor, Snowshoe, Pa. Catholic. Cruelly beating a
boy; jailed.
1914. Carlin, Rev. Philip C., Methodist. Wife-desertion.
1911. Carlson, J. S., Spokane, Wash. "Once a preacher." Fined for
intoxication.
1911. Carlson, Kurtz, Chicago, Ill. Lutheran. Bigamy; pleaded guilty.
1909. Carmichael, Rev. J. H., Battle Run, Mich. Murder; suicide.
1911. Carosini, Father Joseph A., Pueblo, Colo. Catholic. Arrested
for assault.
1912. Carpenter, Rev. Arthur H., Cromwell, Conn. Baptist. Resigned
pastorate under fire. Accused of "indiscretion" with married
woman.
1901. Carpenter, Rev. J. C., Eldersville, Pa. Methodist. Conspiracy;
indicted; arrested.
1907. Carpenter, Rev., Dover, Del. Holiness. Deceived wife; seduced
young woman.
1907. Carr, Rev. J. H., Baltimore, Md. Arrested for stealing.
1909. Carr, Rev. T. J., Topeka, Kan. Baptist. Wife-beating.
1909. Carroll, Rev. J. H., Wallingford, Conn. Catholic. Slander.
1902. Carrothers, Rev. Mr., Hackensack, N. J. Methodist. Conspiracy;
intimacy with a sister of the church.
1909. Carruthers, Rev. Francis, New Waterford, O. Presbyterian.
Arrested for drunkenness.
1907. Carska, Rev. A., Glassport, Pa. Murder.
1910. Carter, Rev. G. T., Paterson, N. J. Baptist. Paying attentions
to 15-year-old girl; divorced.
1908. Carter, Rev. Joseph, Columbus, Ind. United Brethren.
Intoxicated in company of two women.
1901. Cartledge, Rev. H., Rock Spr., Neb. Methodist. Attempted rape;
fined.
1910. Casey, Rev. M. A., Tacoma, Wash. Methodist Episcopal.
Immorality; resigned.
1901. Cash, Rev. W. B., Pierson, Ia. Christian. Eloping with
parishioner's wife.
1903. Cassada, Rev. W. R., Somerset, Ky. Violation of revenue law.
1913. Chadbourne, Rev. James P., Roxbury, Mass. Methodist. Wife
desertion. Sued for divorce, and hastily resigned from the
ministry.
1914. Chadwick, W. S., Greenville, S. C. Local preacher. Wife beating
and murder.
1905. Chamberlain, Rev. H. W., Priest River, Idaho. Congregational.
Attempted suicide.
1905. Chamberlain, Rev. Mr., Salt Lake City, Utah. Swindling in real
estate transaction.
1899. Chapman, Rev. Austin, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Assaulting wife;
jailed.
1913. Chapman, Rev. John C., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Fraud.
1903. Chase, Rev. Alfred, St. Johns, Mich. Stealing; arrested; fled.
Chase, Rev. E. H., Fairfield. Methodist. Stole another
minister's coat and Bible.
1908. Chase, Canon William Sheafe, Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal.
Contempt of court.
1906. Chattin, Rev. J. M., Chicago. Catholic. Immoral conduct with
inmates of his home for boys.
1909. Chavis, Rev. Jordan, 8th Regt., Ill. Co-respondent in divorce
case.
1900. Cheney, Rev. T. B., Washington C. H., O. Methodist. Suicide by
cutting throat.
1903. Cherry, Rev. B. A., Winchester, Tenn. Subornation of perjury;
incendiarism; fraud; expelled.
1899. Cheshire, Rev. Chas. B., Newark, N. J. Obtaining money under
false pretenses.
1908. Chew, Rev. F. R., Missouri. Methodist. Irregularities.
1900. Childs, Rev. John P., Marysville, O. Church of Christ. Failing
to provide for wife; sued for divorce.
1913. Chiles, Rev. John, Topeka, Kan. Illegal liquor-selling.
1911. Chilton, Rev. Charles H., Birmingham, Ala. Baptist. Arrested
for adultery.
1911. Chincaloni, Father Felice, Youngstown, Pa. Catholic. Arrested
for kidnapping.
1914. Chip, Rev. E. G., Parsons, W. Va. Deserting wife and child and
eloping with a woman.
1909. Christian, Rev. R. W., Ashtabula, O. Baptist. Embezzlement of
church funds; forgery.
1913. Christy, Rev. Robert, Columbus, O. Keeping disorderly house.
1912. Cissel, Rev. Cassius C., D. D., Kokomo, Ind. Methodist.
Unfrocked for adultery.
1899. Civill, Rev. Acton T., Mt. Kisco, N. Y. Methodist. Voluntarily
resigned as "unfit."
1909. Claflin, Rev. M. C., Garden City, Minn. Methodist. Disappeared
with money and girl not his own.
1899. Clare, Rev. E. H., Brooklyn, N. Y. Lutheran. Slander; summoned
to police court.
1908. Clark, Rev. Geo., Roseburg, Ore. Methodist. Money under false
pretenses. Eloped with 17-year-old girl.
1900. Clark, Rev. Thos., Wood Co., W. Va. Shot his neighbor, Dempsey,
dead.
1905. Clark, Rev. Warren E., New York. Episcopal. Raising and not
accounting for Japanese orphan fund.
1905. Clarkson, Rev. Nestor, Chicago, Ill. Evangelist. Non-payment of
alimony to wife who divorced him.
1901. Cleary, Rev. B. F., Chattanooga, Tenn. Methodist. Eloped with
16-year-old girl.
1898. Clear, Rev. M. J., Grafton, O. Catholic. Assault on girl; fined
and transferred.
1901. Clemmons, Rev. H. E., Memphis, Tenn. Baptist. Selling mortgaged
property; arrested.
1913. Click, Rev. William, McAlester, Okla. Apostolic. Manslaughter.
1909. Clifton, Rev. J. J., Sioux City, Ia. Campbellite. Criminal
assault on 4-year-old girl.
1906. Cline, Rev. E. C., Eden Valley, Kan. Methodist. "Led about a
sister" not his own wife.
1912. Coad, Rev. J. E., Butte, Mont. Methodist. Charged with
immorality.
1904. Cockran, Rev. W. F., So. Bethlehem, Pa. Methodist. Gambling;
suspended.
1905. Codman, Rt. Rev. Bishop, Diocese of Maine. Episcopal. Criminal
libel; indicted by grand jury.
1908. Coff, Abis, Tahlihina, Okla. Choctaw Indian Missionary. Murder.
1899. Coffey, Rev. Wm. N., Des Moines, Ia. Christian. Robbed an old
lady of her life savings, $600.
1908. Coffman, Rev. S. C., Marion Co., W. Va. Methodist. Wife murder.
1913. Cohron, Rev. J. L., St Louis, Mo. Baptist. Embezzlement.
1907. Colin, Rev. J. H., Wenatchee, Wash. Catholic. Betrayed
17-year-old girl; held for trial.
1902. Collins, Rev. Jas., Chittenango, N. Y. Catholic. Burglary in
third degree; convicted of assault in 1900.
1911. Collins, Rev. John M., Sacramento, Cal. Contributing to
dependence of 17-year-old girl.
1902. Coltharp, Rev. Ham, Knoxville, Tenn. Baptist. Divorced by wife.
1909. Colton, Rev. C. H., Buffalo, N. Y. Catholic. Embezzlement.
1899. Combus, Rev. B. C., Perry, Okla. Attempting extortion; jailed.
1903. Comer, Rev. J. L., Russiaville, Ind. Intoxicated; arrested;
fined.
1911. Condit, Rev. Henry J., Newark, N. J. Congregationalist.
Arrested for slander.
1906. Connell, Rev. W. J., Lamar, Col. Presbyterian. Assault on
16-year-old girl; eighteen years in penitentiary.
1901. Conniff, Rev. Jas., Louisville, Ky. Catholic. Paternity of
child born out of wedlock.
1913. Conroy, Coadjutor Bishop Joseph; Ogdensburg, N. Y. Roman
Catholic. Conspiracy.
1911. Consolazio, Father Bernardin, Trenton, N. J. Catholic. Held for
trial for fraud; elopement.
1900. Cook, Rev. Elisha, Richmond, Va. Teaching boys to steal; six
months.
1907. Cook, Rev. F. J., Peoria, Ill. Methodist. Fined for assault on
13-year-old girl.
1902. Cook, Rev. L. O., Kenton, O. Methodist. Arrested in hotel with
grass widow.
1907. Cooke, Rev. J. K., Hempstead, L. I. Episcopal. Left wife to
elope with his "spiritual" ward.
1906. Coombs, Rev. C. T., Pittsburgh, Pa. Living with affinity
instead of wife.
1909. Coons, Rev. W. F., Hoosick, N. Y. Baptist. Visiting disorderly
houses; divorced.
1912. Cooper, Rev. R. T., Springfield, Mass. Methodist. Immoral
conduct; caught during the Methodist conference at Minneapolis,
Minn., and sentenced to the workhouse.
1899. Copeland, Rev. John A., N. Tonawanda, N. Y. Slander; fled from
tar and feathers.
1904. Copeland, Rev. Levi B. H., Palmyra, N. J. Baptist. Improper
suggestions to lady, who brought charges.
1912. Cordell, Rev. Harold, Beulah, Ind. Christian. Obtaining money
under false pretenses.
1904. Cordova, Rev. J. F., South River, N. J. Methodist. Eloping;
abusing wife; four years.
1901. Corey, Rev. Geo., New York. Methodist. Fraudulent land
transactions; sued.
1905. Cormack, Rev. Jos., W. McHenry, Ill. Methodist. Kidnapping;
indicted by grand jury.
1910. Cornforth, Rev. Athelstane, New York. Episcopal. Left wife to
elope; suicide.
1901. Cory-Thomas, Rev. T., Ishpeming, Mich. Episcopal. Improper
conduct; guilty; debarred.
1914. Cottam, Rev. J. A., Dearborn, Mich. Methodist Episcopal. Arson.
1908. Coultman, Rev. D. M., St. Catharines, Ont. Baptist. Ministerial
conduct.
1910. Courtenay, Rev. A. M., Zanesville, O. Methodist. Fighting.
1902. Couzins, Rev. I. D., Elm Grove, W. Va. Church of God.
Drunkenness; arrested.
1909. Covell, Rev. H. E., Long Island. Non-support of wife.
1902. Cowherd, Rev. Alex., Indianapolis, Ind. Giving bogus mortgage;
arrested.
1913. Cox, Rev. A. T., Elm Grove, W. Va. Christian. Elopement with
14-year-old girl.
1902. Cox, Rev. Charles, Morehead, Ky. Leaving wife and eloping with
girl.
1905. Cox, Rev. James B., Saltville, Va. Baptist. Chicken stealing;
30 days in jail.
1907. Cox, Rev. J. R., Jonesboro, Tenn. Baptist. Chicken theft;
thirty days.
1911. Coyle, Rev. E. T., Indianapolis, Ind. Awaiting trial for
larceny.
1911. Crabtreeman, Rev. Mr., Wayne Co., Tenn. Presbyterian. Illicit
whisky selling.
1904. Crafts, Rev. Wilbur F., Washington, D. C. Misuse of U. S.
mails.
1908. Craig, Rev. John W., Newark, N. J. Episcopal. Swindling.
1903. Craig, Rev. Robert Lee, Omaha, Neb. Episcopal. Slaughtering
song birds; fined.
1911. Crane, Rev. William, Redke, Ind. Christian. Celebrated
successful ending of revivals by getting drunk and disorderly.
1899. Cranfill, Rev. J. B., Texas. Baptist. Slandering Rev. Dr.
Hayden; tried; $60,000 damages.
1902. Crawford, Rev. C. H., Amherst, Va. Contempt of court; cowhided
by judge.
1911. Crawford, Rev. E. D., Chicago. Methodist. Found guilty of
slander; fined $4,000.
1901. Crawford, Rev. R. E., Tioga Co., N. Y. Methodist. Petty
larceny; arrested.
Cree, Rev. E. C., City of Mexico. Episcopal. Stealing books;
caught in the act.
Critchlow, Rev. L. A., Iowa. Come-outer. Living with woman not
his wife; arrested.
1908. Crociata, Rev. F., No. Adams, Mass. Catholic. Complicity in
assault causing death; three years.
1900. Crockett, Rev. J. Ad., New York. Left wife, who sued for
divorce.
Crooks, Rev. James D., Troy, Ida. Methodist Episcopal. Murder.
1912. Cross, Rev. Holmes, Louisville, Ky. Methodist. Disorderly
conduct.
1913. Cross, Rev. Sydney, Westfield, N. J. Episcopal. Criminal
conduct with boys.
1900. Crow, Rev. T. P., Owensboro, Ky. Methodist. Drunkenness;
withdrew from church.
1902. Crowther, Rev. J. C., Vernon, N. Y. Consorting with
disreputable characters; sued for divorce.
1904. Crudup, Rev. Essex J., Plainfield, N. J. Misbehaving with four
women; arrested.
1900. Cuff, Rev. John, New York. Obtaining money under false
pretenses; jailed.
1906. Culley, Rev. G. H., Philadelphia, Pa. Campbellite.
Embezzlement.
1900. Culver, Rev. R. M., Bowling Green, O. Receiving stolen goods;
fined $50.
1906. Cummings, Rev. M. G., Murphysboro, Ill. Campbellite. Arson.
1908. Cummings, Rev. Wm., Elk Rapids, Mich. Eloped with wife's
sister.
1899. Cunningham, Rev. H., Franklin, W. Va. Robbery; stealing $1,500;
five years.
1899. Curran, Rev. Michael, Gloucester, N. J. Catholic. Assault and
threat to shoot.
Cusack, Rev. John, Cincinnati, O. Catholic. Drunkenness;
resisting officer; jailed.
1913. Cuthriell, Rev. John F., Baltimore, Md. Dismissed from ministry
for running after strange women.
1908. Cutler, Rev. Frederick, Yonkers, N. Y. Reformer. Fraud.
1908. Dack, Rev. Herbert W., East African Missionary. Methodist.
Forgery.
1911. Dagenais, Rev. Father, Bryson, Can. Catholic. Sued for
defamation of character.
1899. Dahlke, Rev. G. J., Colfax, Wash. Running away with married
woman; jailed.
1914. Dahlstrom, Rev. Albert, Tacoma, Wash. Founder of Heliga sect.
Convicted of white slavery.
1907. Dahlstrom, Rev. A., Chicago. Abduction of 17-year-old girl.
1913. Daily, Rev. Elmer, Topeka, Kan. Wife desertion.
1911. Damstater, Louis, Cleveland, O. Jewish rabbi. Sentenced to six
months in jail for larceny.
1913. Darby, Rev. William L., New York, N. Y. City missionary.
Non-support of wife.
1899. Daugherty, Rev. H. C., Scott Co., Tenn. Killing Wm. Ross with
shotgun.
1911. David, Rev. Israel, Providence, R. I. Baptist. Robbery.
1909. Davidson, Rev. E. E., Piqua, O. Church of Christ. Eluded
officer with warrant for desertion. Denied common law marriage.
1912. Davis, Rev. Ben., Louisville, Ky. Baptist. Wanted by police for
murder.
1913. Davis, Rev. Cader Russell. Ex-Christian preacher. Adultery.
1902. Davis, Rev. John, Pedricktown, N. J. Baptist. Deserting
affianced bride at altar; fled.
1900. Davis, Rev. Edwards, Oakland, Cal. Deserting wife. Sued for
divorce.
1910. Davis, Rev. J. A., Woodstock, Can. Methodist Episcopal.
Adultery with 16-year-old girl.
1902. Davis, Rev. J. P., Coshocton, O. Sanctificationist. Beating
wife; intimacy with other women; sued for divorce.
1901. Davis, Rev. King, Earleboro, Okla. Assault on 12-year-old girl;
killing her father.
1900. Davis, Rev. Wesley R., Washington, D. C. Passing worthless
check; arrested.
1902. Davis, Rev. W. L., Dublin, O. Deserting family; divorced;
failed to pay alimony; arrested.
1901. Davis, Rev. Mr., Easton, Md. Stealing; jailed; escaped.
1901. Dawkins, Rev. Eliphas, Cherokee Co., S. C. Murdering his wife.
1911. Day, Rev. John, Muskogee, Ok. Christian. Bigamist.
1906. Day, Rev. J. A., Revelstock, B. C. Financial fraud.
1899. Day, Rev. Mr. Fairbank, Ia. Intimacy with another man's wife;
fled to escape tar and feathers.
1901. Deal, Rev. Mr., Rutherford, N. C. Assaulting 15-year-old girl;
jailed.
1900. Dean, Rev. George, Findlay, O. Adventist. Eloping with school
girl; arrested.
1914. Decker, Rev. Nathaniel, Bolivar, Pa. Saint's church (faith
healing). Assault and battery.
1912. DeGroth, Rev. Frank, Chicago, Ill. Arrested for "improper
conduct."
1905. DeLarme, Rev. A. A., Paterson, N. J. Baptist. Accused of breach
of promise; resigned.
1907. Deller, Rev. W. N., Altoona, Pa. United Brethren. Found in
hotel with 19-year-old girl; resigned.
1906. Dempsey, Rev. J. M.. Lineville, Ia. Attempted to wed a second
time while first wife lived.
1904. Denham, Rev. Benj. Q., New York. Disciples. Indecent exposure.
1908. Denham, Rev. B. Q., New York. Disciples. Adultery.
1913. DePue, Rev. James H., Arlington, Va. Presbyterian. Receiving
money on false pretenses.
1905. Derrick, Rev. B., bishop, New York. Methodist. Libel,
conspiracy, maladministration, and other misdemeanors.
1907. DeVries, Rev. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Christian Reformed.
Improper conduct; expelled.
1906. DeWoody, Rev. Chas., Utica, N. Y. Baptist. Conduct unbecoming a
Christian; resigned.
1914. Diamond, Rev. George I., D. D., Beaumont, Tex. Larceny.
1900. Diana, Rev. Fr., Alpha, N. J. Catholic. Drunkenness;
debauchery; forgery; arrested.
1905. Dick, Rev. Jacob, Indian Territory. Evangelist. Fraudulent real
estate transactions.
1902. Dickerson, Rev. Charles H., Newark, N. J. Congregational.
Stealing altar furniture; broke jail.
1907. Dickson, Rev. T. J., San Antonio, Tex. Chaplain. Shot a
soldier.
1903. Dillard, Rev. H. C., Spring Hope, N. C. Writing obscene letters
to a girl.
1903. Dillon, Rev. J. P., Rolla, Mo. Evangelist. Dual life; woman
confessed; sued, he fled.
1908. Dimmit, Rev. J. H., Valley Junction, Ia. Congregational.
Dismissed from ministry for misconduct.
1900. Dixon, Rev. Jos. K., Boston, Mass. Baptist. Adultery; divorced.
1911. Doak, Rev. J. A., Quinton, Kan. Criminally assaulted a little
girl.
1900. Dobson, Rev. Robert, New York, N. Y. Deceived Sunday school
teacher; borrowed her money and broke promise to marry; jailed.
Dodd, Rev. Richard, Clinton, Ky. Bastardy and complicity in
infanticide.
1905. Dodge, Rev. John, Lebanon, Ind. Holiness. Stabbing parishioner;
arrested.
1905. Doherty, Rev. Richard, Marcus Rock, Pa. Episcopal. False
report; horsewhipped.
1902. Donahoe, Bish. P. J., Philippi, Md. Catholic. Contempt of court
as executor of will; summoned.
1912. Donaldson, Rev. Aaron B., St. Louis, Mo. Methodist. Sentenced
to three years' imprisonment for swindling an aged parishioner.
1902. Donaldson, Aug. M., Rossville, N. Y. Manslaughter. "Straight
Edge" society leader.
1902. Donaldson, Rev. M. V., Vacaville, Cal. Nocturnal exploits with
women; drunkenness.
1911. Donatella, Francis, Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic. Wanted for
abducting a 15-year-old girl.
1910. Donnelly, Rev. Ed., Bingham, Utah. Catholic. Dismissed from
church for drunkenness.
1899. Donnelly, Rev. Robert, Denver, Col. Evangelist. Burglary;
jailed.
1909. Donnelly, Rev. Mr., New York. Theft.
1908. Doolittle, Rev. Chas., Anderson, Ind. Evangelist. Non-support.
1904. Dorr, Rev. Henry, Brooklyn, N. Y. Thrice arrested for wife
beating.
1909. Dorsey, Rev. Wm., St. Louis, Mo. Campbellite. Stealing; jailed.
1909. Dougherty, Rev. R. T., Fargo, N. D. Congregational. Suicide
pact with college student; latter killed himself.
1899. Doughty, Elder L. M., Whitley, Ill. Improper conduct with girl;
resigned.
1914. Douglass, Rev. Archie, Sayre, Pa. Itinerant preacher. Arrested
on charge of serious offense against a 15-year-old girl.
1901. Douglass, Rev. Jas., Atlanta, Ga. United Brethren. Bigamy and
forgery in various states.
1911. Douthitt, Rev. S. W., Arkansas City, Kans. United Presbyterian.
Arrested for drunkenness and spent night in jail.
1912. Dow, Rev. T. J., Minneapolis, Minn. Christian. Sued for
alienation of affections.
1903. Dowie, John A., Chicago, Ill. Christian Catholic. Libel;
mulcted $2,000.
1911. Dowie, William, Cleveland, Ohio. Evangelist. Fined $10 for
assault and battery.
1911. Doyle, Rev. Clyde, Amite, La. Arrested and sent to jail in
Texas for four years for bigamy, embezzlement and wife
desertion.
1894. Doyle, Rev. Gregory, Hart Co., Ky. Baptist. Seduction;
abortion; girl died; sentenced for life.
1899. Drake, Rev. Edward, Chillicothe, O. Co-respondent in divorce
suit.
1913. Drake, Rev. Paul H., Beverly, Mass. Universalist. Disorderly
conduct and obstructing the sidewalk.
1907. Driver, Rev. S. M., Los Angeles, Cal. Methodist. Unbalanced by
drink.
1900. Dryden, Rev. M. F., Wheeling, W. Va. Methodist. Choked wife;
killed by her father.
1908. Dryer, Rev. Geo. H., New York. Methodist. Defalcation.
1901. Duceman, Rev. J. V., Goshen, O. United Brethren. Attempted
suicide by shooting.
1899. Duchon, Rev. Fr., St. Louis, Mo. Catholic. Fled with parish
funds and his housekeeper.
1900. Dudley, Rev. Lewis, St. Louis, Mo. Church of God. Assault and
battery; arrested.
1900. Duffy, Rev. Fr., Port Jervis, N. Y. Catholic. Suicide in New
York, found dead in hotel.
1909. Du Lubicz, Rev. Antonio, Winnipeg, Man. Catholic. Obtaining
money under false pretenses.
1909. Dumouline, Rev. W. G., San Francisco, Cal. Cruelty and
desertion; divorced.
Dunbar, Rev. Edward, Cal., Ark., N. Y. Methodist. Desertion of
wife, and adultery.
1909. Duncan, Rev. D. B., Crawfordsville, Ind. Presbyterian. Cruel
and inhuman treatment of wife; divorced.
1900. Duncan, Rev. Kenneth, San Francisco, Cal. Evangelist. Petty
larceny; stole clothes; jailed.
1913. Duncan, Matthew and Luke, Knoxville, Tenn. Baptist. Assault.
1904. Dundonough, Rev. Jas., Eau Claire, Wis. Ran away with girl,
forsaking flock.
1912. Dunn, Rev. William F., Evansville, Ind. Methodist. Immoral
conduct; three months in jail.
1909. Dunnigan, Rev. A. P., Hempstead, L. I. Catholic. Alienated a
wife's affections.
1908. Dunworth, Rev. Wm., New London, Conn. Catholic. Suicide.
1900. Duperon, Rev. Fr., Worcester, Mass. Catholic. Deceiver and
swindler.
Dwello, Rev. P. N., Marshalltown, Ia. Methodist. Slander and
libel.
1911. Dwindle, Dr. O. T., Peoria, Ill. Methodist. Misappropriated
funds of the church.
1901. Dye, Rev. Geo. E., Willows, Cal. Baptist. Intimacy with widow;
resigned.
1905. Dyer, Rev. W. T., Reedbrake, Ala. Deserting wife and eloping
with her sister.
1902. Dynia, Rev. M. A., New Bedford, Mass. Catholic. Co-respondent
in divorce suit; threatened accusing husband with a pistol, and
was jailed.
1903. Earl, Rev. Daniel, B. A., Bedford, Que. Methodist. Too great
familiarity with a young woman.
1905. Early, Rev. Fred, Maury Co., Tenn. Sanctificationist. Murder
and suicide.
1907. Easterday, Rev. G. H., Stewartsville, N. J. Congregational.
Entanglement with his "spiritual ward"; left town on 48 hours'
notice from deacons.
1899. Eastman, Rev. F. W., Nashville, Tenn. Presbyterian. Rape;
mistrial.
Eastman, Rev. J. M., Mohawk, O. Methodist. Seduction of young
girl; paid $2,600 to settle; deposed.
1900. Easton, Rev. Dr., Washington, D. C. Slandering Olga Nethersole,
the actress; sued; apologized.
1906. Eby, Rev. S. C., Clayton, Mo. Sued for divorce on ground of
intimacy with another woman.
1912. Eddings, Rev. John, Columbia, S. C. Holiness. Criminal assault
on 12-year-old girl; sentenced to thirty days' hard labor.
1911. Edson, Rev. G. Clement, Brooklyn, N. Y. Presbyterian. Eloped
with soloist of his church.
1911. Edwards, Rev. Alexander, Denver. Baptist. Killed by husband of
woman with whom he was criminally intimate.
1908. Edyvean, W. H., Cadillac, Mich. Methodist. Adultery.
1901. Eicher, Deacon J., Decatur, Ind. Amish. Forgery; 1 to 14 years.
1912. Eills, Rev. John, Springfield, Mass. Unitarian. Accused by wife
of neglecting her for other women; defended Richeson, the
murderer, in the pulpit.
1913. Ekeland, Rev. Emanuel, Madison, Minn. Lutheran. Arson.
1912. Elliott, Rev. Edward, Newark, N. J. Evangelist. Sued for breach
of promise.
1904. Elliott, Rev. M. C., Genesee, Ill. Giving out worthless checks;
jailed; he has a record as a juggler of funds.
1909. Elliott, Rev. R. W., Pittsburgh. Pentecost. Co-respondent in
divorce suit.
1900. Ellis, Rev. John, Foxboro, Mass. Unitarian. Cruelty to wife;
clandestine correspondence with another woman; sued for
divorce.
1914. Ellis, Rev. John, Bloomington, Ind. Presbyterian. Immoral
conduct.
1904. Ellis, Rev. Elwood O., Richmond, Ind. Friend. Went on a week's
vacation with young woman; pronounced moral degenerate.
1901. Ellison, Rev. John, Chattanooga, Tenn. Shooting Sophia Johnson;
arrested.
1911. Ellsworth, Rev. Philip B., Jefferstown, Ind. Lutheran. Forgery.
1903. Ellwood, Rev. Robert A., Wilmington, Del. Presbyterian.
Inciting to lynching.
1908. Ellwood, Rev. R. A., Leavenworth, Kan. Presbyterian. Seduction;
resigned.
1913. Elmore, Rev. C. E., New Albany, Ky. Christian. Assault.
1905. Elsworth, Rev. J. S., Paterson, N. J. Reformed. Injudicious
conduct with widow; resigned.
1912. Emelius, Rev. Charles, New Sweden, Me. Lutheran. Accused of
murder.
1901. Emerson, Rev. F. W., Topeka, Kan. Disturbance of the peace;
assaulting an officer; arrested.
1905. Erhard, Rev. Lawrence A., Chicago, Ill. Scandalous living; paid
$2,000 hush money.
1913. Erler, Rev. John, Seven Valleys, Pa. Lutheran. Disfrocked for
gross immorality.
1913. Eubank, Rev. Henry, Triplett, Mo. Christian. Mutilating public
records.
1900. Euster, Rev. W. T., Helena, Mont. Methodist. Common liar;
exposed by presiding elder at conference.
1912. Evans, Rev. Emerson G., Monroeton, Pa. Methodist. Allowed to
withdraw from church conference under threat of exposure for
immoral conduct.
1909. Evans, Rev. E. T., Port Huron, Mich. Episcopal. Seduced
16-year-old girl; married her; spent her money on drink. Had
wife in Wales.
1899. Evans, Rev. W. R., Mandalin, N. Y. Methodist. Intimacy with a
girl he attempted to reform; lost pulpit.
Everett, Rev. M. L., Des Moines, Ia. Christian. Charged with
statutory offense; wife sued for divorce.
1908. Ewert, Rev. Arthur, Morrisonville, Ill. Methodist. Slander.
1908. Ewing, Rev. Emmett, Athens, O. Forgery.
1912. Ewing, Rev. U. P., Newton, Kan. Baptist. Wanted for
embezzlement.
1899. Eyton, Rev. Robert, London. Episcopal. Scandalous charges;
fled.
1899. Fagley, Rev. Joseph, Missouri. Evangelist. Train robber; 12
years in penitentiary.
1912. Fairall, Rev. H. H., Iowa City, Ia. Methodist. Attempted
suicide on account of ill health.
1908. Fairfield, Rev. F. W., Sag Harbor, L. I. Baptist. Taking
indecent liberties with women.
1907. Falkner, Rev. John, Chicago, Ill. Lutheran. Desertion.
1901. Farber, Rabbi R., Denver, Col. Hebrew. Improper proposals to
women, who horsewhipped him.
1913. Farraday, Rev. Henry W., Broadway, N. J. Methodist. Seduction.
1909. Farrell. Rev. Thos., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Caught in raid
on disorderly house; fined.
1913. Farrell, Rev. William, Jersey City, N. J. Baptist. Abduction of
20-year-old girl. The clerical rival of Don Juan is 70 years of
age.
Fee, Rev. Mr., Toledo, O. Methodist. Cheating widow in land
deal; found guilty.
1902. Fellows, Rev. C. A., Portsmouth, O. Methodist. Promiscuous
attention to females; guilty.
1910. Fennell, Rev. John, New York, N. Y. Swedish Lutheran. Larceny.
1909. Fenton, Rev. J., San Jon, N. M. Holiness. Murder.
1912. Fenyes, Rev. Louis F., Johnstown, Pa. Roman Catholic. Wanted
for embezzlement of church funds.
1902. Ferdinand, Rev. Mr., Omaha, Neb. Took up with another man's
wife; sued.
1913. Ferdon, Rev. Arthur I., Palisades Park, N. J. Evangelist.
Wife-beating.
1899. Ferguson, Rev. Geo., Kansas City, Kan. Congregational. Wrecked
by drink.
1907. Ferguson, Rev. W. P., Lincoln, Neb. Methodist. Adultery with
his landlady, confessed to by the latter under influence of one
of his sermons.
1911. Ferrant, Rev. Victor, Syracuse, N. Y. Baptist. Counterfeiter.
1911. Ferrell, Rev. W. A., Gaffney, S. C. Was about to marry an
Atlanta girl when discovery was made that he already had a
wife.
1903. Ferris, Rev. A. Frank, Grand Rapids, Mich. Deserted wife and
took another.
1907. Fischer, Rev. O. W., Bridgeton, N. J. Lutheran. Paid attention
to young woman. Left family and town.
1907. Fish, Rev. G., Denver, Colo. Fraud.
1910. Fisher, Rev. F. B., Neoga, Ill. Presbyterian. Sued for slander.
1908. Fitts, Rev. Joseph W., Independence, Kan. Baptist. Rape.
1901. Fitzgerald, Rev. Robert, Nash, Va. Evangelist. Stealing stamps
as postmaster.
1900. Fitzgerald, Rev. S. F., Newark, N. J. Catholic. Assault and
battery on woman.
1908. Fitzgerald, Rev. Wm., Millville, N. J. Catholic. Slander and
defamation.
1904. Fitzmaurice, Rev. M. O., Chicago, Ill. Episcopal. Used
fraudulent credentials; dismissed.
1902. Flaherty, Rev. Chas., Mt. Morris, N. Y. Catholic. Poisoning;
indicted for manslaughter; criminal relations with girl.
1914. Flannery, Rev. Lawrence S., West Plains, Mo. Methodist.
Manslaughter; convicted.
1909. Fleenor, Rev. L., Evansville, Ind. Alienating a wife's
affections.
1901. Fleming, Rev. E. T., Chicago, Ill. Presbyterian. Indecently
approaching women; convicted of lying.
1905. Fleming, Rev. Solomon, Etty, Va. Baptist. Shot Robert Mullins,
another preacher, in preachers' feud.
1911. Fliedner, Rev. Augustus, Irvington, N. Y. Episcopal. Fined $5
for disorderly conduct.
1908. Flower, Rev. J. H., St. Louis, Mo. Methodist. Immoral conduct.
1912. Flynn, Rev. John M., Edgewater, Colo. Methodist. Improper
conduct with women and criminal libel; hushed up for the glory
of God and the peace of the church.
1902. Foith, Rev. Adolph, Cincinnati, O. Lutheran. Debauching little
girls; suicided.
1911. Folta, Father Joseph, and Father Rzadkowolski, Detroit, Mich.
Catholics. Arrested for autoing "in a dangerous manner."
1909. Force, Rev. W. H., Nevada, Mo. Bigamy; four wives; three years
in jail.
1911. Ford, Rev. E. E., New York. Accused of fraud in organizing the
World's Bible League corporation.
1901. Ford, Rev. Geo. E., Bridgeton, N. J. Methodist. Enticing young
girls into his church at night; discovered; fled.
1902. Forest, Rev. Fr., Jackman, Me. Catholic. Violation of game
laws.
1913. Forsell, Rev. K. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Lutheran. Violating
game law.
1908. Forses, Rev. W. H., Nevada, Mo. Bigamy; three years.
1912. Foster, Rev. Edward S., Richmond, Va. Criminal assault on a
little girl.
1910. Foster, Rev. Frank L., Sioux Falls, S. D. Free Baptist.
Adultery.
1899. Foster, Rev. Jas. H., Plainfield, N. J. Church of Christ.
Disappeared with another man's wife.
1913. Foster, Rev. J. W., Atlanta, Ga. Baptist. Adultery.
1905. Foster, Rev. Thomas, Athens, Ark. Methodist. Rape of an
8-year-old girl; second offense.
1899. Fowler, Rev. A. R., South Carolina. Presbyterian. Forgery;
sentenced to penitentiary.
1899. Fox, Rev. Geo. J., Easton, Pa. Baptist. Confessed to sin and
departure from rectitude.
1911. Francis, Rev. A. M., Omaha, Neb. Charged with fraud.
1913. Francis, Rev. David, Richmond, Va. Christian. Forced to resign
for unbecoming conduct with a married woman.
1909. Francis, Rev. D. B., Ironton, O. Campbellite. Bastardy.
1908. Francis, Rev. Geo. A., Elizabeth, N. J. Baptist. Fraud.
1902. Francis, Rev. H. C, New Londonderry, N. H. Statutory offense
named in wife's successful divorce suit.
1902. Frederick, Rev. Jas., Wolf Creek, Ky. Baptist. Disturbing
school; stole bench warrants; fined.
1906. Frederickson, Rev. A., Milwaukee, Wis. Lutheran. Suicide while
depressed by drink.
1906. Freelander, Rabbi, Evansville, Ind. Orthodox Jew. Living with
wife's sister.
1911. Freeman, Rev. James, Murphysboro, Ill. Murdered his wife;
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
1908. Frees, Rev. R. W., Port Huron, Mich. Baptist. Wife beating.
1908. Freis, Rev. Phil., St. Louis, Mo. Arrested as pickpocket.
1904. Fritch, Rev. W. S., Attleboro, Mass. Congregational. Alienating
affections of another man's wife; sued; $1,334 damages awarded.
1911. Froelich, Rev. Father John von, Muncie, Ind. Catholic. Accused
of unnamed crime by a married woman of his church.
Frost, Rev. T. B., Chattanooga, Tenn. Evangelist. Eloped with a
prostitute.
1900. Frost, Rev. W. J., Harvey, Ill. Congregational. Confessed
intimacy with servant; ousted.
1905. Frye, Rev. James, Keokuk, Ia. Deserting family and eloping with
girl; arrested.
1913. Frye, Rev. M. H., Kiester, Minn. United Brethren. Arson.
Fulkerson, Rev. B. H., Eureka Springs, Ark. Methodist. Immoral
conduct and attempted suicide.
Fullers, Rev. Mr., Salem, W. Va. Methodist. Transgression of
7th commandment.
1909. Furbush, Rev. A. C, Georgetown, Conn. Congregational. Intimacy
with young woman, though married; resigned and left town.
1902. Gablet, Rev. S., Toledo, O. Presbyterian. Shoplifting;
arrested.
1910. Gaines, Bishop, W. G., Camden, N. J. African Methodist
Episcopal. Embezzlement.
1914. Gardiner, Rev. Vernon A. Bird of passage. Evangelist. Fraud.
1911. Gardner, Rev. T. H. H., Kittitas, Wash. Methodist. Beat his
wife to death with a club.
1904. Garner, Rev. Harrison, Goshen, N. Y. Evangelist. Abduction;
jailed.
1912. Garretson, Rev. John, Geddes, S. D. Congregational. Accused of
immoral conduct and financial dishonesty; forced to resign
pastorate.
1906. Garstka, Rev. A., Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic. Refused to give up
church records; shoots parishioner.
1906. Gay, Rev. T. B., Utica, O. Presbyterian. A "Peeping Tom";
resigned and left town.
1911. Geis, Rev. Mr., Brooklyn. Arrested for beating his wife.
1912. Geisel, Rev. Theodore H., Bernardsville, N. J. Pleaded guilty
to charge of sending defamatory postcards through the mail;
sent to the workhouse for two months.
1899. Geoghegan, Rev. Thos., Hamilton, Ont. Catholic. Illicit sexual
intercourse.
1911. George, Rev. P. A., Cleveland, Ohio. Head of the "Kingdom of
God" society. Has two wives, his own and a "god-given" one,
regularly married to another man.
1901. Gerrish, Rev. Theodore, Sioux Falls, S. D. Gave fraudulent deed
to property; jailed.
1907. Gettman, Rev. Peter, Kossuth Co., Ia. Methodist. Murdered wife;
suicide.
1906. Gibbons, Rev. B. J., Norfolk, Va. Methodist. Bigamy; suicide.
1911. Gibbs, Rev. John, Tampa, Fla. Presbyterian. Horse thief.
1912. Gibson, Rev. Lewis, Bristol, Va. Methodist. Election fraud;
pleaded guilty and sentenced to a month's imprisonment.
1904. Gibson, Rev. Smith, Mt. Holly, N. J. Attempted corruption of
11-year-old girl.
1908. Gibson, Rev. W., Hoxie, Ark. Kidnapping.
Gidding, Rev. Mr., Alton, Ill. Stabbed step-son to death.
1899. Ginner, Rev. S. G., St. Paul, Minn. Episcopal. Grand larceny;
three years in penitentiary.
1899. Giraud, Rev. Philip, Montreal, Can. Catholic. Fraudulently
obtaining money.
1899. Givens, Rev. Mr., West Virginia. Methodist. Counterfeiting;
indicted by grand jury.
1901. Gladden, Rev. Wm. E., Liverpool, O. Methodist. Conspiracy;
indicted; arrested.
1902. Glass, Rev. O., Ft. Worth, Tex. Evangelist. Indecent exposure;
fined.
1906. Glenn, Rev. H. L., Raleigh, N. C. Holiness. Destruction of
virtue of half a dozen girls from 13 to 17 years of age;
indicted for criminal assault on girl of 14.
1899. Gloria, Rev. Fr. G., Oakland, Cal. Catholic. Betrayed girl;
deposed; married her.
1908. Gneilinski, Rev. Mr., St. Louis, Mo. Catholic. Kidnapping
girls; immoral life.
1900. Goad, Rev. Geo., Pine Bluff, Ark. Sanctificationist. Embezzling
charity fund; arrested.
1911. Goddard, Rev. J. B., Portland, Ore. Methodist. Charged with
"statutory offense" against two young girls; held for trial.
1908. Godlin, Rev. Albert., Preacher of the end of the world.
Catahoula Parish, La. Incendiarism; lynched.
1911. Godrycz, Rev. John A., Philadelphia, Pa. Catholic. Arrested for
slander.
1909. Godssen, Priest, Henrietta, Tex. Catholic. Gambling.
1909. Goetchell, Rev. E., Kansas City, Mo. Swindling.
1910. Goins, Rev. E. R., Sandusky, O. Methodist. Boy's charge
disorderly conduct.
1900. Golden, Rev. R. F., Boston, Mo. Evangelist. Stealing horse and
cart; arrested.
1911. Goldstein, Samuel, Montreal. Jewish rabbi. Sentenced to federal
penitentiary for smuggling.
1912. Gongaware, Rev. George J., Pittsburgh, Pa. Lutheran. Charged
with unduly influencing a sick and incompetent woman to will
much of her property to the church.
1907. Gooden, Rev. R., Seabright, N. J. Assault on married woman.
1908. Goodin, Rev. H. H., Pontiac, Ill. Baptist. Abduction; one to
ten years.
1910. Goodrich, Rev. G. E., Jackson, Mich. Baptist. Immorality.
1904. Gordan, Rev. Jas. A., Cabin Hill, N. Y. Presbyterian. Breach of
promise; convicted.
1911. Gordon, E. G., Richmond, Va. Former Methodist minister. Accused
of drunkenness and "misconduct" with a married woman.
1900. Gordon, Rev. Jas. H., Nicetown, Pa. Baptist. Alienating
affections of choir singer from her husband.
1905. Gordon, Rev. M. D., Hudson, Mich. Episcopal. Paternity of
housekeeper's child; decamped.
1911. Gormley, Father; Wichita, Kan. Catholic. Seduced 15-year-old
girl.
1910. Gosgan, Rev. Richard, Hartford, Conn. Catholic. Suicide.
1914. Gossett, Rev. W. J., Vancouver, Wash. Brutal treatment of wife.
Gould, Rev. R. A., Cent. City, Neb. Free Methodist. Left wife,
eloping with girl of 15; penitentiary six years.
1913. Gouthy, Rev. Mr., Indianapolis, Ind. Free Methodist. Fined for
illegal hunting.
1909. Gow, Rev. Clyde, Mexico, Mo. Manslaughter; four years.
1907. Graff, Rev. B., Joliet, Ill. Baptist. Jailed for running
confidence game.
Grafton, Rev. T. W., Anderson, Ind. Campbellite. Contempt of
court; fined.
1911. Graham, Rev. David, Nashville, Tenn. Found guilty of running a
"blind tiger"; sentenced to jail for 60 days and fined $45 and
costs.
1908. Graham, Rev. J. H., Moundsville, W. Va. Horse stealing; life
sentence.
1908. Graham, Rev. J. S., Albany, N. Y. Catholic. Suicide.
1901. Graham, Rev. R. H., Topeka, Kan. Baptist. Rape on girl of his
flock; five years.
1899. Gram, Rev. W. O., Montrose, S. D. "A case of crim. con., no
doubt;" fled from Montrose.
1899. Grandison, Rev. Chas., New York, N. Y. Methodist. Drunkenness;
delirium tremens; a temperance lecturer.
1908. Grant, Rev. H. R., Halifax, N. S. Perjury; arrested.
1907. Grant, Rev. John, Little Rock, Ark. Methodist. Murder.
1914. Grantham, Rev. Daniel, Purvis, Miss. Baptist. Murder; sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary.
1911. Grass, Rev. Z. B., Moncton, N. B. Reformed Baptist. Charged
with setting fire to his home.
1912. Graves, Rev. L. W., Adrian, Mich. Methodist. Sued for divorce,
and committed suicide.
1909. Gray, Rev. I. N., St. Louis. Congregational. Passing bogus
checks.
1912. Gray, Rev. James H., Charleston, W. Va. Evangelist. Convicted
three times of horse stealing, and sentenced to life
imprisonment as a habitual criminal.
1912. Green, Rev. D. Hudson, Indianapolis, Ind. Evangelist. Charged
with theft of jewelry and clothing.
1900. Green, Rev. D. T., Rome, Ga. Methodist. Larceny of church
funds; guilty.
1901. Green, Rev. Rufus S., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Swindling.
1901. Greenberg, Rev. Moses, Philadelphia, Pa. Evangelist.
Non-support of aged father; held in $500 bail.
1912. Greene, Rev. Thomas E., St. Louis, Mo. Methodist Accused of
improper conduct with women.
1899. Greer, Rev. J. R., Millville, Pa. Methodist. Insulting young
woman in his congregation.
1905. Greer, Rev. Mr., Cairo, Ill. Do Right. Eloped with Mrs. Carr;
killed by Carr.
1913. Gregory, Rev. E. J., St. Johns, Mich. Baptist. Taking indecent
liberties with an 11-year-old girl; confessed guilt and was
sentenced to two years' imprisonment.
1899. Grey, Rev. Henry, Washington, D. C. Grand larceny; stealing
jewelry.
1913. Griegg, Rev. David B., Berwyn, Ill. Presbyterian. Bastardy.
1911. Grieves, Rev. Thomas, Greenwich, N. Y. Methodist. Arrested for
manslaughter.
1908. Griffin, Rev. Alfred, Chicago, Ill. Episcopal. Corrupting boys.
1913. Grigg, Rev. Samuel, Winnipeg, Can. Bigamy; sentenced to a
year's imprisonment.
1912. Griggs, Rev. Crawford, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Sued for
slander by a brother preacher.
Griggs, Rev. Edward, Big Rapids, Mich. Episcopal. Maltreatment
of wife; fled.
1899. Griggs, Rev. R. E., Binghamton, N. Y. Episcopal. Deserting
wife; arrested.
1908. Grimshaw, Rev. E. Cullum, Troy, N. Y. Baptist. Theft.
1912. Grobusch, Rev. Edward, La Salle, Ill. Shirked his debts to
gamble at the races.
1899. Groenendyke, Rev. M., Hartford City, Ind. United Brethren.
Hugging and kissing young woman without her compliance.
1903. Groenveld, Rev. Mr., So. Holland, Ill. Nameless crime; chased
from town.
1914. Grogg, Rev. Philip N., St. Mary's, Mo. Baptist. Murderous
assault.
1905. Grove, Rev. M. F., Visalia, Cal. Methodist. Collusion to obtain
divorce; previous charges of immorality sustained.
1901. Grumbine, Rev. J. G. F., Syracuse, N. Y. Luring girl away;
defamation of her mother; held in $1,000.
1913. Gryszar, Rev. Thomas, Toronto, Ont. Roman Catholic. Drunkenness
and assault.
1912. Guernsey, Rev. R. T., Long Prairie, Minn. Baptist. Sent to jail
for bad conduct with children, and committed suicide.
1901. Guirey, Rev. Geo., New York and Illinois. Baptist. Relations
with woman not his wife; divorced.
1913. Gullins, Rev. William R., Trenton, N. J. Methodist. Fraud.
1899. Gumba, Rev. Mr., Fishkill, N. Y. Methodist. Undue intimacy with
young woman.
1911. Gunn, Rev. J. G., Gilmar, Kan. Revivalist. Arrested for bigamy.
1913. Gunter, Rev. D. R., Greeneville, Tenn. Disciple. Accused of
attempted rape on own daughter.
1904. Gurley, Elder R. A., Huntsville, Ga. Christian. Carrying
concealed weapons; jailed.
1906. Haath, Rev. L. A., Rochester, N. Y. Suicide.
1913. Haff, W. P. W., Jr., Lynbrook, L. I. Lay preacher. Baptist.
Seduction and bastardy.
Hagaman, Rev. J. A., Anderson, Ind. Church of God. Caused
divorce suit by kissing wife of H. Morehead; called it
treatment for nervous trouble.
1905. Hagar, Rev. Washington, Hadley, W. Va. Baptist. Raising bills
from $1 to $10.
1908. Hagen, Rev. Emil, New York, N. Y. Dutch Reformed. Theft.
1900. Hagen, Rev. Henry, Rushing, Ark. Selling whisky without a
license; arrested.
1901. Haigler, Rev. J. A., Chattanooga, Tenn. Criminal malpractice;
arrested.
1900. Haist, Rev. F. H., Chicago, Ill. Assault and battery; arrested.
1900. Hale, Rev. Wm., Middleboro, Mass. Episcopal. Cruel and abusive
treatment of wife, who sued for divorce.
1910. Hall, Rev. E., Bloomington, Ill. Baptist. Illegitimate
parentage. Settled with mother.
1899. Hall, Rev. Henry, Peter Creek, Ky. Drunk, abused his wife, shot
by son.
1907. Hall, Rev. J. C., Kaukauna, Wis. Episcopal. Drunkenness;
deposed.
1901. Hall, Lay Pr. J. T., E. Orange, N. J. Episcopal. Grand larceny.
1900. Hall, Rev. Wesley, Hindman, Ky. Murdered his brother's widow,
who had refused to marry him.
1909. Hallan, Rev. A., Akron, O. Church of Christ. Drunkenness;
jailed; fined.
1900. Halloway, Rev. John, Linn, Mo. Cold-blooded murder; hanged.
1909. Halpern, Rev. Rabbi S. M., Newark, N. J. Selling liquor without
license.
1909. Hamilton, Rev. E., Muncie, Ind. Evangelist. Passed bogus check;
two wives.
1908. Hamilton, Rev. E. A., Newman, Ill. Methodist. Pandering.
Submitted wife and daughter to wealthy libertine for money
consideration.
Hamilton, Rev. Jas. B., alias J. L. Douglass, Lithonia, Ga.
Evangelist. Bigamy, larceny and other crimes.
1911. Hamilton, Rev. Wm. J., Chicago. Congregational. Adulterer.
1914. Hamrick, Rev. L. M., Pittsburgh, Kan. Methodist. Obtaining
property under false pretenses.
1902. Hance, Rev. Oscar T., Newburgh, N. Y. Stealing, passing bad
checks.
1907. Hancock, Rev. W. S., Chicago, Ill. Episcopal. Deposed for
debauchery. Held in London for poisoning his wife.
1901. Hand, Rev. A. L., Tuscumbia, La. Bigamy; arrested at the altar.
1912. Hand, Rev. David M., Moscow, Ida. Baptist. Convicted of
improper conduct with the young daughter of his Sunday school
superintendent; sent to the penitentiary for from five years to
life.
1905. Hand, Rev. J. Howard, Rye, N. Y. Methodist. Hugging and kissing
girl.
1899. Hanks, Rev. R. T., Abilene, Tex. Baptist. Rifling mails;
indicted.
1913. Hanmer, Rev. W. G., St. Charles, Ill. Free Methodist. Unfrocked
for adultery with the wife of another preacher.
1908. Hanna, Rev. J. C., Philadelphia, Pa. Methodist. Slander.
1899. Hanna, Rev. T. Carson, Union City, Ct. Baptist. Undue
familiarity; promiscuous kissing.
1913. Hanon, Rev. O. M., Jetmore, Kan. Methodist. Irregular conduct
with a married woman.
1912. Hansman, Rev. Joseph E., Topeka, Kan. Convicted of bigamy on
his own confession.
1901. Hanson, Rev. M. O., LaCrosse, Wis. Lutheran. Wife desertion;
tried and expelled.
1909. Hard, Rev. E. R., New Port, N. Y. Baptist. Alienation of a
wife's affections. Failure to pay judgment.
1914. Harder, Rev. John W., Vibbard, Mo. Christian Union. Violating
liquor law.
1911. Hardin, Rev. John, Beecher, Ill. Congregationalism. Bigamist.
1911. Hardy, Elder E. H., Reidsville, N. C. Primitive Baptist.
Contempt of court.
1907. Hardy, Rev. E. N., Cleveland, O. Congregational. Found in
disorderly house. Arrested.
1910. Hare, Rev. Louis T., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Clandestine
marriage.
1908. Hargrave, Rev. James T., Richmond, Va. Fraud by use of the
mails; eight months and $100.
1906. Hark, Rev. N. S., Greenville, Pa. Evangelist. Conduct
unbecoming a minister towards young woman.
1914. Harness, Rev. Murray, Kokomo, Ind. Christian. Adultery.
1910. Harper, Rev. E. J., Los Angeles. Presbyterian. Forced to resign
by unprintable charges.
1908. Harper, Rev. John, Chickasha, Ark. Methodist. Horse stealing.
1900. Harper, Rev. W. H., Shelbyville, Tenn. Methodist. Living with
young woman in absence of his wife.
1912. Harrall, Rev. Fleet, Greensburg, La. Fought duels with two men;
killed one, and wounded the other.
1901. Harrington, Rev. Geo. B., Oxford, N. J. Methodist. Suicide.
1909. Harrington, Rev. Mr., Helena, Mont. Catholic. Drinking and
misconduct with boys.
1900. Harriott, Rev. Wm. C., Fostoria, O. Consorting with immoral
women; sued for divorce.
1914. Harris, Rev. A. M., Metropolitan, Ill. Baptist. Duelling.
Harris, Bishop C. R., Asheville, N. C. African Methodist
Episcopal. Arson.
1903. Harris, Rev. J. Barr, Bozeman, Mont. Methodist. Seduction; one
year in penitentiary.
1901. Harris, Rev. Sheldon A., Milburn, Ill. Congregational. Running
get-rich-quick game on his flock; expelled.
1910. Harris, Rev. Sundy H., Cartersville, Ga. Methodist. Suicide.
Harris, Rev. Thos., Spartanburg, S. C. Baptist. Hanged for
murder.
1901. Harrison, Rev. G. W., Waco, Tex. Bigamy by direction of heaven,
he said; two years in penitentiary.
1907. Harsha, Rev. Wm., Denver, Colo. Had an affinity; horsewhipped
by whitecaps.
1899. Harsha, Rev. Mr., New York. Collegiate Reformed. Left his
pulpit under charges reflecting on his moral character.
1904. Hart, Rev. C. A. B., Brooklyn, N. Y. Episcopal. Arrested as
ticket of leave man, convicted of revolting crime against
morals and deported.
1908. Hart, Rev. W. G., Groesbeck, Texas. Rape and bastardy. Life
sentence.
1910. Hastings, Rev. H. L., Chicago. Methodist. Immoral conduct
toward boy.
1900. Hastings, Rev. Mr., South Orange, N. J. Presbyterian. Shooting
game in violation of law.
1913. Hatcher, Rev. James W., Wellston, Mo. Methodist. Wife-beating
and non-support.
1909. Hathaway, Rev., J. D., Maryville, Mo. Episcopal. Suicide.
1900. Hatton, Rev. Edward, Brooklyn, N. Y. Baptist. Abandonment of
wife; arrested.
1910. Hauberch, Rev. A. A., Miltonsburg, O. Lutheran. Stealing
jewelry.
1911. Hausman, Rev. Eugene, Kansas City, Mo. Methodist. Bigamist.
1913. Hawkes, Rev. Roy A., Spencer, Ia. Methodist. Indicted for
murder.
1905. Hawkins, Rev. J. S., Arkansas. Methodist. Immorality.
1901. Hawkins, Rev. Wm., Philadelphia. Baptist. Incendiarism;
arrested.
1907. Hawley, Rev. F. M., Fulton, Ky. Presbyterian. Wrecked a home;
horsewhipped by husband.
1912. Hawley, Rev. Richard, New York, N. Y. Roman Catholic.
Drunkenness.
1905. Haynes, Rev. Myron W. Methodist. Obtaining rail-road
transportation by fraud; intimacy with a female school teacher.
1910. Hays, Rev. Wm., Nowata, Okla. Baptist. Left wife for affinity.
1901. Heafy, Rev. Jer. J., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Getting insane
man's property by fraud.
1902. Heath, Rev. Henry R., Essex Co., N. Y. Baptist. Larceny;
jailed.
1901. Heath, Rev. Jas. T., Kansas City, Mo., and Castile, N. Y.
Baptist. Abandoning wife and getting divorce without notice and
by misrepresentation, to marry another woman.
1907. Heathcote, Rev. A., Wadena, Minn. Episcopal. Jailed for
wife-beating.
1905. Heather, Rev. Andley J., Wahoo, Neb. Congregational. Obtaining
money under false pretenses.
1911. Hedeberg, Rev. John R., Bozeman, Mont. Swedish. Grand larceny.
1912. Heery, Rev. P. M., Dennison, O. Roman Catholic. Drunkenness,
disorderly conduct and profanity.
Heideman, Rev. A. L., Calumet, Mich. Twice arrested for
violating game laws, and fined.
1904. Heilman, Rev. Edgar J., Wyndmoor, Pa. Lutheran. Breach of
promise; convicted.
1899. Hellenus, John, theological student, New York, N. Y. Baptist.
Intimacy with married woman; she confessed.
1910. Helwig, Rev. H. D., Evansville, Ind. Episcopal. Forged check;
arrested.
1904. Henderson, Rev. C. E., Butte, Mont. Methodist. Acknowledged
gambler.
1903. Henderson, Rev. Henry, Williamsburg, O. Criminal assault on
12-year-old girl.
1899. Henderson, Rev. John, Brooklyn, N. Y. Methodist. Traducing
woman member; sued.
1900. Henderson, Rev. John M., Brooklyn, N. Y. Slander.
1899. Henderson, Rev. W. C, St. Louis, Mo. Using mails to defraud;
jailed.
1903. Hendrick, Rev. Fr., Rochester, N. Y. Catholic. False arrest;
sued.
1901. Hendricks, Rev. A. M., LaPorte, Ind., and elsewhere. Catholic.
Swindling; pleaded guilty.
1908. Henneman, Rev. J. W, Chippewa Falls, Wis. Methodist Episcopal.
Suicide.
1908. Henning, Rev. V., Winnipeg, Man. Lutheran. Seduced girl;
violated consent law; two years.
1909. Hensge, Rev. Paul, Portsmouth, O. Made, false oath.
1900. Hensley, Rev. A. J., Yorkville, S. C. Baptist. Slandering Dr.
Scoggins, who drubbed him in a street fight.
1901. Herald, Rev. Mr., Brooklyn, N. Y. Congregational. "Coarse and
brutal" slander of a woman; sued at law.
1908. Herberg, Rev. Marcellus, St. Louis, Mo. Impersonating an
officer.
1908. Herbert, Rev. D., Richmond, Ind. Drunkard and wife beater.
1901. Herborn, Rev. John, New York. Methodist. Interfering with
officer; fined $5.
1913. Herr, Rev. William J., Rose Point, Pa. Pentecostal. Obtaining
money under false pretenses.
1912. Hervey, Rev. Joseph L., D.D., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian.
Accused by parishioners of circulating scurrilous stories about
members of his flock.
1909. Herzog, Rev. C. A., Anthrax, O. United. Assault.
1907. Hetland, Rev. John, Clarion, Ia. Criminal assault.
1912. Hewitt, Rev. Jesse R., Bomarton, Tex. Baptist. Abduction and
white slavery; sentenced to fifty years' imprisonment.
1910. Hewson, Rev. Earl, St. Louis. Congregational. Desertion.
1906. Hibner, Rev. A. A., Hennessey, Okla. Running away with
another's wife.
1909. Hickey, Rev. E. D., Springfield, Mass. Catholic. Convicted of
assault on girl.
1902. Hickman, Rev. R. L., McKeesport, Pa. Methodist. Forged notes,
discounted them and skipped.
1913. Hickman, Rev. Thomas A., Webb City, Mo. Methodist.
Wife-desertion; divorce granted his wife.
1910. Hicks, Rev. R. O., Columbus, O. Smashed windows; stole jewelry.
1910. Hicks, Rev. William, Spokane, Wash. Methodist. Sued for
"get-rich-quick" swindling.
1899. Hicks, Rev. W. H., Hawesville, Ky. Baptist. Betrayal of two
young women; fled.
1908. Hicks, Rev. W. M., Paducah, Ky. Baptist. Swindling; forgery.
1905. Hicks, Rev. W. W., Chilhowie, Va. Methodist. Immoral conduct;
suspended by conference.
1899. Higgins, Rev. Geo. W., Levant, Me. Holiness. Breaking up homes;
tarred and feathered.
1906. Higgs, Rev. J. J., Cherry Valley, Ill. Methodist. Found in
hotel room with young woman; resigned.
1908. Hilbish, Rev. J. M., Turlock, Cal. Methodist. Horse-whipped by
women whom he slandered.
1901. Hiles, Rev. Henry, Laurel, Md. Evangelist. Cruelty and wife
beating; arrested.
1909. Hill, Rev. F. W., Duluth, Minn. Methodist. Burglary; ninety
days or $100.
1909. Hill, Rev. H. J., Huntington, W. Va. Jailed for carousing.
1899. Hill, Rev. J. Wesley, Butler, Ill. Methodist. Taking unwelcomed
liberties with young woman.
1911. Hill, Rev. Murry, with a half-dozen aliases, Brooklyn.
Methodist. Attempted grand larceny.
1912. Hill, Rev. Simeon C., D.D., Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopal. Driven
from the country at 75 years of age on account of his behavior
with a young girl of his congregation.
1911. Hillis, Rev. Dwight, Brooklyn. Fraud.
1900. Hills, Rt. Rev. R. P., Omaha, Neb. Episcopal. Bigamy; left wife
in England.
1900. Hilson, Rev. H. D., Kansas City, Kan. Killed wife, who had sued
him for divorce.
1913. Hilton, Rev. Thomas J., Plattsburg, Mo. Mennonite. Bigamy.
1908. Hines, Rev. David, New York. Theft.
1908. Hines, Rev. W. P., Lexington, Ky. Baptist. Lechery.
1907. Hinshaw, Rev. W. E., Belleville, Ind. Methodist. Murdered wife;
life sentence. Paroled, he seduced a married woman in 1908.
1908. Hinton, Rev. D. C, Pittsburgh, Pa. Episcopal. Drunk and
disorderly.
1902. Hintz, Rev. A. B., Odessa, Mo. Baptist. Bigamy; deserted two
wives.
1900. Hobes, Rev. John, Belleville, Ill. Evangelist. Seducing married
woman and mother.
1906. Hobson, Rev. Lemuel, Mitchel, Ind. United Brethren. Found in
compromising position with married woman. Shot by husband.
1905. Hofer, Rev. Fr., LaCrosse, Wis. Catholic. Criminal assault on
orphan girl; fled; arrested; convicted.
1913. Hoffman, Rev. Henry C., Owensboro, Ky. Methodist. Criminal
assault.
1899. Hoffman, Rev. Richard, Lynchburg, Va. Baptist. Two or more
wives; sued for divorce.
1900. Hoffman, Rev. R. T., Lexington, Ky. Fighting another preacher;
fined $100 and jailed.
1904. Hoge, Rev. Chas. M., California. Episcopal. Suicide by shooting
in head.
1907. Hogg, Rev. A. J., Norwood, O. Bigamy.
1908. Holcomb, Rev. Walt., Cartersville, Ga. Evangelist. Obscene
language in the presence of a female; $200.
1912. Holden, Rev. Albert, Toledo, O. Itinerant evangelist. Bigamy
and obtaining money under false pretenses.
1900. Holden, Rev. John, Matewan, W. Va. Methodist. Found in bed with
Mrs. Bostock; shot at by Mr. B. and wounded.
1906. Holgate, Rev. LeGrand, Ashland, Ore. Nazarene. Wife beating.
1901. Hollis, Rev. C. W., Davis, W. Va. Presbyterian. Issuing
fraudulent marriage certificate; other charges.
1904. Holly, Rev. J. B., Jacksonville, Fla. Baptist. Assault and
battery on Rev. W. Hobson; fined $250.
1911. Holly, J. C., Wilmington, Del. Former Quaker preacher. Murder
and arson.
1906. Holman, Rev. E. H., Ontario, Ore. Held for defrauding a number
of innocent Oregonians.
Holmes, Rev. W. D., Clarksville, Ark. Free Will Baptist.
Assault to commit rape; jailed.
Holmsen, Rev. H., Hudson, Wis. Christian. Cruelty to wife and
"more serious charges."
1901. Holp, Rev. Philip, Angelo, Ind. Congregational. Leading a dual
life; expelled.
1914. Holper, Rev. Father, Minnesota Lake, Minn. Catholic.
Kidnapping.
1903. Holt, Rev. W. J., Elkins, W. Va. Methodist. Lying, in that he
expressed himself as penitent for gambling, although he won
$5,000.
1909. Holtgreve, Rev. J. J., Plaquemine, La. Catholic. Criminal
libel; immoral conduct with boys.
1912. Homburger, Rev. Oscar, Chillicothe, Mo. Methodist. Wanted by
the police for abducting a 17-year-old girl; is a married man
with several children.
1912. Honeycutt, Rev. M. H., Jackson, Miss. Murderous assault on a
neighbor on account of a trifling dispute over a children's
quarrel.
1903. Hook, Rev. J. W., Dickens, Ia. Assaulting little girl
criminally.
1912. Hooker, Rev. Conrad, Westfield, Mass. Sneak thief and
shoplifter.
1907. Hopkins, Rev. A., Camden, N. J. Convicted of stealing whisky.
1909. Hopkins, Rev. F. E., Chicago, Ill. Congregational. Unpaid
bills; sued.
1914. Hopp, Rev. J. H., Portland, Ore. German Congregational.
Larceny.
1913. Horn, Rev. Frank, Richmond, Cal. Baptist. Adultery and bigamy.
1911. Horton, Rev. John H., Joliet, Ill. Bigamy.
1906. Horton, Rev. J. B., Commerce, Ga. Baptist. Forgery.
1908. Hoshauer, Rev. A. H., Norristown, Pa. Reformed. Deserted wife
to live with affinity.
1899. Hotema, Rev. Solomon E., Indian Territory. Presbyterian. Murder
of three neighbors; hanged.
1899. Houldsworth, Rev. H., New York, N. Y. Evangelist. Forgery in
various places.
1914. Housemann, Rev. Eugene, Kansas City, Mo. Methodist Episcopal.
Bigamy; pleaded guilty and received a three-year sentence.
1902. Howard, Rev. Geo. N., Batavia, N. Y. Baptist. Marital
unfaithfulness with several women.
1911. Howard, Rev. Herbert W., Le Roy, N. Y. Methodist. Immorality.
1909. Howard, Rev. I. J., Hartford City, Ind. Drunkard. Seduction.
1902. Howard, Rev. L. F. B., alias Harper, Detroit, Mich., and
elsewhere. Swindling; six years in penitentiary; escaped;
retaken; bad record.
1911. Howard, Rev. Samuel E., Macon, Mo. Baptist evangelist. Bigamy.
1910. Howard, Rev. W. M., Crook Co., Wyom. Baptist. Fraud.
1909. Howaweeney, Bishop R., Brooklyn, N. Y. Greek. Slander and
libel.
1902. Howe, Rev. G. F., Summitville, Ind. Prison evangelist.
Burglary; killed in the act.
1900. Howe, Rev. O. Raymond, New Haven, Conn. Accomplishing ruin of
his domestic; ordered to support the child.
1899. Howell, Rev. David L., New York. Prison chaplain. Alienating
affections of Mrs. Greene; husband brought divorce suit; Mrs.
Howell secured divorce.
1908. Howell, ex-Rev. David T., Newark, N. J. Episcopal. Suicide.
1912. Hubbard, Rev. W. J., Charleston, W. Va. Baptist. Criminal
assault.
1912. Hucless, Rev. Marcellus, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Sued for
slander, and defaulted at trial.
1912. Hudson, Rev. Joseph H., Chicago, Ill. Baptist. Assaulting two
young girls in an orphan asylum of which he was head; convicted
and sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary.
1912. Hudson, Rev. Madison M., Terre Haute, Ind. Evangelist. Sued for
divorce on the ground of cruelty.
1903. Hudson, Rev. Roger J., New York. Evangelist. Corrupting girls;
jailed.
Hudson, Rev. Roy., Itinerant evangelist. Child desertion.
1913. Huggins, Rev. George D., Jacobstown, N. J. Methodist. Convicted
of rape.
1907. Hughes, Rev. E. C., Chicago, Ill. Swindler; one to ten years in
prison.
Hughes, Rev. Jasper S., Holland, Mich. Methodist. Malicious
destruction of property.
1910. Hughes, Rev. P., Milwaukee. Assault on two telephone girls.
1905. Hulme, Rev. George, Kecksburg, Pa. Church of God. Assault on a
female member of his congregation.
1908. Humble, Rev. G. T., Leetonia, Ohio. Methodist. Liberties with
women.
1909. Humes, Rev. John, Brooklyn, N. Y. Accused by two little girls.
1902. Hungate, Rev. Frank, Painesville, O. Baptist. Seduction;
criminal operation; 15 years in penitentiary.
1907. Hunt, Rev. E. I., Adultery and bastardy. Deposed.
1906. Hunt, Rev. Lawrence, Greenpoint, L. I. Presbyterian.
Co-respondent in divorce proceeding.
1910. Hunt, Rev. R., Atlanta, Ga. Congregational Methodist. Fighting.
1909. Hunt, Rev. W. F., Columbus, Ind. Presbyterian. Criminal
assault.
1909. Hunt, Rev. W. S., Elizabethtown, Ind. Presbyterian. Unbecoming
conduct with young woman.
1908. Hunter, Rev. A. D., Raleigh, N. C. Baptist. Suicide.
1910. Hunter, Rev. H., Lebanon, O. Conducting harem.
1909. Hunter, Rev. T. W., Houlton, Me. Methodist. Arson.
1913. Hurley, Rev. C. P., Stoutsville, Mo. Roman Catholic.
Drunkenness.
1908. Hutcheson, Rev. Joseph, Warren, R. I. Defamation.
1908. Hutchins, Rev. Ed., Topeka, Kan. Whipped by boy whose mother he
insulted.
1910. Hutchinson, Rev. A. P., Butler, Pa. Libel; indicted.
1908. Hutchinson, Rev. John, St. Louis, Mo. Evangelist. Bastardy.
1900. Hutson, Rev. I. S., Jacksonville, Fla. Receiving stolen goods;
two years' hard labor.
1900. Hutton, Rev. Chas. E., Saddle Rock, N. J. Lutheran. Too wide
interpretation of pastoral relations with women. Pursued by
husband with gun; resigned pulpit and departed.
1899. Hyler, Rev. John, Asheville, N. C. Free Will Baptist. Bigamy;
three wives; all living.
1903. Hylock, Rev. John, Mitchell Co., N. C. Jailed for bigamy; six
living wives.
1913. Iden, Rev. W. A., Visalia, Cal. Fraudulent sales. Sent to
penitentiary for five years.
1905. Iliff, Rev. T. C., Presiding elder and superintendent Utah
missions. Methodist. Plagiarism. Stole a sermon, which he
delivered as his own.
1901. Iliff, Rev. W. H., Hamilton, Ill. Methodist. Malicious
mischief.
Inman, Rev. Mr., Goldfield, Nev. Methodist. Contempt of court.
1900. Irvine, Rev. I. N. W., Huntingdon, Pa. Episcopal. Gross
immorality; unfrocked.
1901. Israel, Rev. Wm. F., Savannah, Ga. Running moonshine still.
1900. Jacamowics, Rev. T., Mt. Carmel, Pa. Catholic. Embezzlement;
jailed.
1913. Jackson, Rev. Crawford, Atlanta, Ga. Methodist. Drunkenness and
making improper advances to young girl.
1899. Jackson, Rt. Rev. H. M., D.D., Alabama. Episcopal. Drunkenness;
fell down at Eufala and could not get up.
1911. Jackson, Rev. John H., Cincinnati, O. Baptist. Embezzlement.
1899. Jackson, Rev. K., Creve Coeur, Mo. Wife-beating; fled.
1909. Jackson, Rev. L. F., Caruthersville, Mo. Methodist. Left wife
for young woman.
1906. Jackson. R. S., Boston. Bested in boxing match before Sharkey
A. C., New York.
1907. Jackson, Rev. S. T., No. Yakima, Wash. Baptist. Embezzlement of
church funds.
1907. Jackson, Rev. T. N., Waynesboro, Ga. Forgery and larceny.
1908. Jacobs, Rev. Marvin V., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Baptist. Clerical
conduct.
1900. Jacobs, Rev. M. V., N. Colebrook, Conn. Baptist. Undue intimacy
with woman; fled.
1902. Jacobwitz, Rev. Jacobs, New York. Jewish. Brutally beating a
boy; arrested.
1906. James, Rev. E. L., Decatur, Ill. Baptist. Left town to escape
consequences of his assault on child. Expelled from church;
license revoked.
1912. Jamison, Rev. Guy, Altoona, Pa. Evangelist. Arrested for
burglary.
1908. Jaques, Rev. Wm., St. Louis, Mo. Mormon. Assaulted 11-year-old
girl.
1911. Jarman, Elder, Hub City, Idaho. Mormon elder. Adultery.
1910. Jasiak, Rev. Bartholemue, Toronto, Can. Catholic. Rape on a
girl of 10 years.
1900. Jedlika, Rev. John F., Yonkers, N. Y. Catholic. Cruelty to
animals; arrested.
1914. Jenkins, Elmer E., St. Louis, Mo. Gospel missioner. Accused of
abusing two little girls.
1912. Jenkins, Rev. John T., Lexington, N. C. Baptist. Expelled from
his pulpit for undue familiarity with one of the sisters.
Jenkins, Rev. Rufus, Knoxville, Tenn. Deserted wife for another
woman; deposed.
1913. Jeffrey, Rev. B. H., Bluefield, Va. Baptist. White slavery.
1910. Jerrett, Rev. Howard W., Grand Rapids, Mich. Methodist.
Seduction; ran away on exposure.
1906. Jesaheke, Rev. Henry, Stockholm, N. J. Unitarian. Found in
hotel with married woman; co-respondent in divorce case.
1900. Jester, Rev. Alex., London, Mo. Murder of a man named Gates.
Jewell, Rev. F. W., Wolverine, Mich. Methodist. Intimacy with
married woman; ousted from church.
1907. Jewett, Rev. E. H., New York. Suicide.
1907. John, Rev. J., Chicago. Congregational. Immorality.
1907. John, Rev. W. B., New Rochelle, N. Y. Baptist. Fired for
grafting.
Johnson, Rev. A. A., Oskaloosa, Ia. Methodist. Wronging a girl,
who shot and wounded him in the pulpit.
1901. Johnson, Rev. A. L., Bartow, Ga. Forgery; bigamy.
1907. Johnson, Rev. A. S., Knox Co., Tenn. Sued for libel.
1905. Johnson, Rev. Edward A., Newport, R. I. Baptist. Hugging,
kissing and taking other improper liberties with girls;
expelled.
1911. Johnson, Rev. George A., Baltimore, Md. Methodist. Murder.
1900. Johnson, Rev. G. W., Chicago, Ill. Evangelist. Misuse of girl
of 11.
1903. Johnson, Rev. H. A., Clayton, N. Y. Congregational. Eloping
with married woman.
1911. Johnson, Rev. H. H., Clarence, Mo. Methodist. Immorality.
1910. Johnson, Rev. H. J., Independence, Kan. Drunkenness.
1911. Johnson, Rev. John, Oswego, N. Y. Methodist. Immorality.
1900. Johnson, Rev. J. LeB., New York, N. Y. Episcopal. Eloped with a
nurse; wife got divorce; Johnson was fire chaplain.
1913. Johnson, Rev. J. M., Fargo, Okla. Baptist. Adultery.
1911. Johnson, Rev. M. C., Huntington, W. Va. Methodist. Murderous
assault.
1909. Johnson, Rev. M. D., Lebanon, Mo. Baptist. Shot and killed
another minister in quarrel.
Johnson, Rev. O. A., Oskaloosa, Ia. Fought pistol duel in
street; wounded.
1900. Johnson, T. J., Carmel, Ind. Evangelist. Assaulted an attendant
at one of his meetings; arrested; shot constable mortally;
constable returned fire, killing Johnson.
1899. Johnson, Rev. Wm., Maryville, Mo. Baptist. Indecent proposals
to woman; nine months.
1900. Johnson, Rev. Wm. E., Bamberg, S. C. Baptist. Murdering W. T.
Bellinger.
1902. Johnson, Rev. Wm. F., Brooklyn, N. Y. Corrupting young girls.
1910. Jones, Rev. B. Canfield, Paterson, N. J. Presbyterian. Two
young women named as co-respondents by wife in divorce.
1909. Jones, Rev. C. S., Detroit, Mich. Left home.
1901. Jones, Rev. D. B., Lagrange, N. C. Attempted rape.
1899. Jones, Rev. E. Mona, Long Island. Baptist. "Ministerial"
conduct and other improper behavior.
1907. Jones, Chaplain H. W., U. S. S. Minnesota. Deadbeat and too
fond of women.
Jones, Rev. J. W., Newport, Tenn. Abduction for purposes of
prostitution.
1908. Jones, Rev. Oliver, Brenham, Texas. Evangelist. Murderous
assault.
1907. Jones, Rev. Ralph, Selma, Ind. Kidnapping.
1906. Jones, Rev. W. H., Hendersonville, N. C. Baptist. Criminal
relations with a woman.
1900. Jones, Rev. W. H., Meriden, Conn. Methodist. Fraudulently
obtaining money.
1904. Jones, Rev. W. H. H., Junc. City, Kan. General misconduct;
expelled.
1910. Jones, Rev. N., Greenville, S. C. Seduction.
1900. Jones, Preacher, Garners, N. C. Local. Murdered his paramour
and five children.
1900. Jordan, Rev. Graham, Arlington, O. Fraudulent sale of timber
land.
1908. Jordan, Rev. John O., Jackson Hill, Ind. Baptist. Suicide.
1908. Jordan, Rev. W. F., Marshalltown, Ia. Methodist. Lying,
slander, perjury; expelled from church.
1912. Jorganson, Rev. Kent, Callender, Ia. Immoral conduct; fined in
police court.
1902. Jungblud, Rev. Chas., Niellsville, Wis. Assaulting his
8-year-old ward; eight years in penitentiary.
1913. Jurco, Rev. John, Jessup, Pa. Lutheran. Suicide.
1910. Kain, Rev. Maurice J. L., Newark, N. J. Episcopal. Unnatural
relations with boys.
1910. Kaminski, Rev. Father, Buffalo, N. Y. Catholic. Slander.
1903. Kammer, Rev. A. M., Guttenburg, N. J. Catholic. Horse-whipping
small girl.
1902. Kantor, Rev. J. M., Alta, Ia. Methodist. Defrauding insurance
companies.
1909. Kasel, Rev. Ed., New Hradec, N. D. Catholic. Tampering with
mails.
1908. Kaye, Rev. J. A., Oak Park, Ill. Presbyterian. Counterfeiting;
two years.
1905. Kaylor, Rev. A. H., Pittsburgh, Pa. Evangelist. Outrageous
abuse of wife; divorced.
1910. Kazinsky, Rev. Father, Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic. Perjury.
1911. Kearns, Father, Vineland, N. J. Catholic. Assault.
1901. Keep, Rev. R. H., Middleport, W. Va. New Jerusalem. Making love
to all the marriageable women in his congregation, and some
outside.
1911. Keffer, Rev. Mr., Seattle, Wash. Evangelist. Cruelty.
1901. Keller, Rev. John, Arlington, N. J. Episcopal. Ravishing Mrs.
Barker; shot by Barker; recovered; not tried.
1901. Kellerman, Rev. C. R., Midland, Mich. Methodist.
"Indiscretions;" fled.
1905. Kelley, Rev. Ad. A., Salem, W. Va. Methodist. Intimacy with
domestic; confessed by himself and girl.
1911. Kellmayer, Rev. E., Trenton, N. J. Presbyterian. "Conduct
unbecoming a minister."
1907. Kelly, Rev. A. M., Nashville, Tenn. Swindling.
1913. Kelly, Rev. Claude, San Jose, Cal. Baptist. Improper conduct
with girls.
1902. Kelly, Francis J., Jersey City, N. J. Evangelist. Deserting
family.
1910. Kelly, Rev. J. M., Nowata, Okla. Evangelist. Adultery.
Kelly, Rev. Fr., Elk Point, S. D. Catholic. Running away with
young woman.
1899. Kemp, Rev. K. L., Mechanicsburg, O. Drunkenness; arrested and
fined.
1908. Kemp, Rev. Morris, Chicago. Episcopal. Corrupting morals of
boys.
1911. Kemp, Rev. R. M., Chicago. Episcopalian. Drunkenness and
immorality.
1900. Kempton, Rev. Arthur C., Janesville, Wis. Baptist. Slander;
sued by young woman for $10,000.
1910. Keniston, Rev. George, Danville, Ill. Congregational. Criminal
assault.
1903. Kennedy, Rev. R. H., Hillsboro, Ore. Congregational. Burglary;
arrested.
1906. Kenyon, Rev. J. B., Bradford, Pa. Methodist Episcopal. Resigned
under complaint of immoral conduct with young woman.
1905. Kent, Rev. Alex, Buffalo, N. Y. Baptist. Conduct unbecoming a
minister; expelled.
1912. Kepler, Rev. Robert W., Boston, Mass. Evangelist. Corrupting
the morals of a boy and abducting a young girl; now serving
time in the penitentiary.
1911. Kerr, J. W., Portland, Ind. Methodist. Immorality.
1899. Kerr, Rev. Milton R., New Haven, Conn. Congregational.
Assignation with woman of his flock.
1899. Kerr, Rev. Dr., New York. Presbyterian. Lodging at a hotel with
a young woman, with whom he afterwards fled, leaving wife.
1907. Kessenger, Rev. Nat., Evansville, Ind. Drunkenness.
1909. Keuling, Rev. E. J., Woodhaven, L. I. Lutheran. Disappeared,
leaving wife.
1914. Kidder, Rev. Dr. Scott, Bayonne, N. J. Episcopal. Accused of
indecent assault on a 16-year-old girl.
1909. Kiekhoefer, Rev. H. J., Naperville, Ill. Made love to girls in
his college.
1899. Killingbeck, Rev. Wm., New York. Evangelist. Drunkenness; died
intoxicated.
1911. Kimmons, Rev. James, Rev. Bunyan and Rev. Judson, Ellijay, Ga.
Baptists. Murder.
1910. King, Rev. D. D., Ithaca, N. Y. Methodist Episcopal. Though
married, made love to another woman; resigned.
1902. King, Rev. J. V. M., Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Episcopal.
Drunkenness; suicide.
1902. Kinnunen, Rev. John, Houghton, Mich. Lutheran. Murder of wife
and child, and suicide.
1905. Kipartawy, Rev. H., New York. Catholic. Threat to kill;
assault; arrested.
1908. Kirreh, Rev. Justin, Port Chester, N. Y. Baptist. Obtaining
money under false pretenses.
1908. Kister, Rev. Frank, Providence, R. I. Theft.
1900. Kline, Robert and May, Kansas City, Mo. Evangelist. Theft.
1902. Kling, Rev. Walter, Canton, O. Presbyterian. Deceiving numerous
women of his flock; deposed.
1902. Knapp, Rev. D. E., Guthrie Center, Ia. Methodist. Abduction;
prosecuted.
1907. Knight, Rev. E. J., Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopal. Fighting.
1912. Knox, Rev. Maurice E., Parkersburg, W. Va. Methodist. Sued for
divorce for cruel and inhuman treatment.
1908. Knox, Rev. Robert, Toronto, Ont. Episcopal. Attempted suicide.
1914. Kolodzejczik, Rev. John, Chicago, Ill. Polish Catholic.
Contributing to dependency of 8-year-old girl; convicted.
1911. Korb, Rev. A. B., St. Louis, Mo. Assault.
1911. Korona, Father Antona, Bayonne, N. J. Catholic. Slander.
1901. Koslowski, Bishop, Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Charged with
borrowing money from patients in his hospital, and then causing
their death by injecting strychnine in their veins.
1901. Kossalko, Rev. Mr., Bridgeport, Conn. Catholic. Malicious
prosecution; sued for $5,000.
1910. Kovach, Rev. A., Dayton, O. Reformed. Mistreated little girl.
1910. Kowalski, Rev. Mr., Winnipeg, Man. Catholic. Felony.
1903. Krainhardt, Rev. Fred, Josephville, Mo. Catholic. Suicide.
1912. Kraisicki, Rev. E., Detroit, Mich. Greek. Adultery.
1902. Krell, Rev. Samuel, Lacon, Ia. Methodist. Suicide.
1900. Kreutzer, Rev. Frederick, Syracuse, N. Y. Methodist. Criminal
assault on woman.
1910. Kruzinaki, Rev. Ignacius, Stamford, Conn. Catholic.
Embezzlement.
1913. Kuhlman, Rev. H. W., Tillamook, Ore. Methodist. Accosting women
on the street; convicted, but let off in accordance with the
usual favoritism to a preacher.
1913. Kuhn, Rev. A., Mississippi, Miss. Roman Catholic.
Child-beating.
1908. Kurtz, Rev. J. S., Lancaster, Pa. Mennonite. Violating fishing
laws; fined; pleaded guilty.
1912. Kuryllo, Rev. Constantine, Pittsburgh, Pa. Greek. Criminal
assault on a girl.
1911. Kvantkovsky, Father Bolishlav, Jersey City, N. J. Catholic.
Seduced and abducted young girl.
1913. Kwiatowski, Rev. Barslow, Jersey City, N. J. Roman Catholic.
Embezzlement; arrested ten years before for assault and
battery.
1899. Labour, Rev. John, Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Disorderly conduct.
1907. Lagan, Rev. V. J., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Absconded with
$6,000.
1913. Laguzzi, Rev. Joseph, Batavia, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Assault.
1899. Laird, Rev. A. M., Laporte, Ind. Christian. Adultery with
member of his flock at Elkhart.
1905. Lampkin, Rev. L. D., Duncan, Mo. Evangelist. Attempting assault
on woman during revival.
1909. Lander, Rev. A. J., Chicago, Ill. Baptist. Suicide.
1914. Landis, Rev. B. J., Prince's Fork, Va. Lutheran. White slavery.
1900. Lane, Rev. C. M., San Francisco, Cal. Desertion of wife, who
sued for divorce.
1913. Lane, Rev. John, Tulsa, Okla. Methodist and evangelist.
Drunkenness.
1907. Langan, Rev. J. J., New York, N. Y. Catholic. Stealing.
1907. Lange, Rev. A., Evansville, Ind. Lutheran. Divorced; decamped
with hairdresser.
1906. Lange, Rev. F. X., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Sued by head of
family as father of 5-year-old member of that family.
1905. Lanning, Rev. J. C., Doniphan Co., Kan. Evangelist. Forgery;
jailed.
1901. Latimer, Rev. J. H., Rome, Ga. Baptist. Fighting with school
superintendent.
1913. Laudrais, Rev. Mr., La Rochelle, N. J. Roman Catholic. Arson;
sentenced to sixteen years at hard labor.
1900. Laurence, Rev. Thos., Montreal, Can. Jesuit. Swindling; three
years in state prison.
1900. Lawrence, Rev. John S., Cincinnati, O. Campbellite. Unlawful
cohabitation; proved.
1913. Lawrence, Bishop William, Cambridge, Mass. Episcopal. Sued for
defamation of character.
1902. Ledbrook, Rev. Dr., Moscow, Ida. Methodist. Seduction, murder
and suicide; chloroformed himself and girl with whom he eloped.
1914. Lee, Rev. Burton H., Ossining, N. Y. Episcopal. Sued for
separation by his wife.
1914. Lee, Rev. Frank L., Cory, Ind. Methodist. Suicide.
1903. Lee, Rev. Robert H., Middleburg, Ky. Murder of two;
penitentiary for life.
1911. Lenihan, Rev. Father D. C., Waterloo, Ia. Catholic. Assault.
1900. Lenk, Rev. Otto P., Cullman, Ala. Lutheran. Suicide by
shooting.
1900. Leonard, Rev. John, Horton, Kan. Baptist. Intimacy with choir
girl; dismissed.
1903. Lepore, Rev. Felix M., Denver, Col. Catholic. Gambling and
shooting.
Lewis, Rev. Clay, Kansas City, Mo. Evangelist. Selling borrowed
horse and wagon.
1912. Lewis, Rev. David D., New York, N. Y. Imprisoned for fraud;
made a sensational attempt to escape, but was recaptured.
1912. Lewis, Rev. F. E., Willard, Kan. Arson. Charged with burning
church to revenge himself on the congregation.
1905. Lewis, Rev. Harry, Richfield, Minn. Baptist. Theft of jewelry;
jailed.
1903. Lewis, Rev. James, Columbus, O. Beating wife.
1910. Lewis, Rev. James H., Brighton, Ia. Methodist. Adultery.
1913. Lewis, Rev. J. D., Alexis, Ill. Lutheran. White slavery,
larceny.
1901. Lewis, Rev. J. P., Petersburg, Va. Assault with deadly weapon.
1913. Lewis, Rev. W. A., Lansdowne, Pa. Methodist. Fined for cruelty
to chickens.
1903. Lewis, Rev. W. A., Texarkana, Ark. Baptist. Assisting prisoner
to escape; jailed.
1902. Lewis, Rev. Z. D., Richmond, Va. Baptist. Adultery; divorce
proceedings.
1899. Life, Rev. J. M., Hebron, O. Methodist. Attempting improper
relations; dismissed.
1906. Life, Rev. J. M., Canton, O. Methodist. Blacked wife's eye;
sued for divorce.
1911. Lightbourne, Rev. A. W., Wilmington, Del. Methodist.
"Irregularity."
1908. Limbeck, Rev. H. G., Cincinnati, O. Episcopal. Beating a boy.
Lindner, Rev. G. J., Nashville, Tenn. Campbellite. Swindling
banks; fled.
1902. Lindsey, Rev. Jos., Carbondale, Ill. Evangelist. Stealing
clothes.
1911. Line, Rev. Hood, Iola, Kan. Free Methodist. Immorality.
1902. Ling, Rev. F. D., Port Huron, Mich. Methodist. Attempted
intimacy with married woman.
1910. Little, Rev. Arthur W., Evanston, Ill. Episcopal. Suicide.
1900. Little, Rev. J. C., Rossville, Ind. Expelled for improper
relations; threatens editor with gun.
1901. Little, Rev. J. W., Beecher City, Ill. Baptist. Running away
with married woman.
Littleton, Rev. C. B., Edna, Kan. Methodist. Under suspicion of
causing wife's death; unfrocked.
1900. Lloyd, Rev. Williams C., Southod, L. I. Presbyterian. Mixed in
scandal involving the pregnancy of a worker in his church.
1909. Logan, Rev. A. W., Sterling, Ill. Baptist. Larceny.
1909. Logan, Rev. B., Tacoma, Wash. Criminal assault on 11-year-old
girl.
1910. Logan, Rev. P. B., Butler, Pa. Libel; indicted.
1901. Long, John, McKinney, Tex. Cut wife's throat with pocketknife.
1913. Long, Rev. J. Franklin, Canon City, Colo. Episcopal. Unlawful
cohabitation.
1909. Long, Rev. W. M., Plainfield, Ia. Methodist Episcopal.
Defaulter.
1910. Long, Rev. Wm., Monticello, N. Y. Theft; thirty days.
1900. Lonier, Rev. A. V., Mt. Holly, N. J. Methodist. Intimacy with
another's wife.
1914. Loomis, Rev. Chester E., Owosso, Mich. Methodist. Improper
conduct with married woman.
1909. Lorton, Rev. J. E., Edinburg, Ill. Campbellite. Unfaithfulness
and cruelty to wife.
1910. Lott, Rev. G. W., Chicago, Ill. Methodist. Annoying women on
elevated trains; fined $100.
1910. Lovejoy, Rev. M. T., Chambersburg, Pa. Church of God. Swapped
wives with the baker.
1911. Lowe, Rev. Gilbert, Willimantic, Conn. Methodist. Forgery.
1910. Lowe, Rev. Robert B., Bellefontaine, O. Baptist. Adultery.
1910. Lowery, Rev. M. C., Greenville, Ala. Shot his wife.
1901. Lowther, Rev. Frank, Winfield, Kan. Methodist. Assault and
destruction of property.
1909. Lubach, Rev. Sam., Staten Island, N. Y. Assaulted old man;
fined $10.
1901. Lucas, Rev. J. H., Hancock Co., W. Va. Methodist. Conspiracy;
indicted, arrested.
1899. Lumpkins, Rev. Lewis, Scottsboro, Ala. Baptist. Torturing by
burning his young grandson, who died; ten years in the
penitentiary.
1911. Lupton, Levi, founder of the Gift of Thomas cult, Akron, O.
Adultery.
1899. Luther, Rev. L. O., Garrison, Ia. Swindling merchants of
Garrison.
1910. Lutz, Rev. Mr., Ashland, Wis. Lutheran. Arrested for assault.
1908. Lyford, Rev. G. D., Port Huron, Mich. Congregational.
"Indiscreet" with married woman; resigned; disappeared, leaving
wife behind.
1912. Lyles, Rev. C. S., Logan, Ia. Methodist. Suspended by the
church conference for what is euphemistically described as
"high imprudence and unministerial conduct."
1908. Lynos, Rev. Ernest E., Suffolk, Va. Sanctificationist. Murder.
1904. Lyons, Rev. Chas. A., Sioux City, S. D. Bigamy; five living
wives or more.
1914. Lyons, Rev. David P., Newton, Ill. Holiness. Assault and
battery; convicted.
Mabry, Rev. W. D., Salt Lake City, Utah. Methodist. Discovered
in compromising position with well-known woman.
1904. MacGrail, Rev. Jos. T., Navy chaplain. Catholic. Gross
immorality; resignation required.
1913. Machlachlan, Rev. H. D. C., Richmond, Va. Christian.
Maintaining common nuisance.
1899. Mackay, Rev. T. J., Newport News. Baptist. Taking "unusual"
liberties with a woman.
1912. Mackelcan, Rev. George F. A., Detroit, Mich. Episcopal.
Habitual drunkard; committed to insane asylum on complaint of
his wife.
1900. MacKinney, Rev. Jas., Philadelphia, Pa. Enticing young girl;
fined $500.
1913. MacMurtry, Rev. Andrew J., Manilla, Ia. Presbyterian. Adultery;
divorce granted his wife.
1913. MacRorie, Rev. Willis S., Mount Hope, N. J. Methodist.
Adultery; convicted and sentenced to three months in county
jail.
1914. MacWeedsen, Rev. Robert, Willow Grove, Pa. Baptist. Disorderly
conduct and carrying concealed weapons.
1914. Maddox, Rev. Carroll S., Santa Monica, Cal. Baptist. Sued for
slander by woman.
1899. Maguire, Rev. H. W., Bayonne, N. J. Baptist. Assault and
battery.
1913. Main, Rev. Silas S., Britton, Mich. Christian. Equivocal
conduct with women.
1903. Malone, Rev. D. M., Wardell, Mo. Evangelist. Deserted his wife
and traveled with another woman; killed by a mob while under
arrest.
1913. Mann, Rev. Allen D., Marion, Ind. Larceny.
1910. Mann, Rev. A. M., Logan, Mich. Methodist. Immoral conduct.
1906. Marable, Rev. J. L., Haverhill, Mass. Baptist. Unlawful
cohabitation.
1912. Marcavitz, Rev. Jos., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Collecting money under
false pretenses.
1913. Marsh, Rev. Waldo B., D.D., Tacoma, Wash. Methodist. Unfrocked
for clerical impropriety.
1901. Marsh, Rev. W. H., Remington, Va. Methodist Eloping with young
girl.
1906. Marshall, Rev. C. C., Sault Ste. Marie, Can. Baptist.
Disciplined by church for striking a member of congregation.
1899. Marston, Rev. J. F., St. Louis, Mo. Baptist. Obtaining money
under false pretenses.
1909. Martin, Rev. D. C., Pittsburgh. Presbyterian. Larceny.
1905. Martin, Rev. G. W., Barron, Wis. Baptist. Seduction; ousted.
1904. Martin, Rev. L. P., Philadelphia, Pa. Evangelist. "Raising"
postal money orders; confessed.
1908. Martoogessian, Rev. L. M., New York, N. Y. Armenian. Blackmail
and extortion; two years.
1910. Maslowske, Rev. S., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Attacked and
mistreated a girl.
1905. Mason, Rev. John T., Albany, Mo. Baptist. Criminal libel.
1913. Mason, Rev. O. H. L., Long Beach, Cal. Presbyterian. Improper
conduct with girl parishioners.
1910. Mason, Rev. W. A., San Bernardino, Cal. Menacing wife's life.
1905. Masterson, Rev. Chas. S., Garrett, Ill. Abandonment and
non-support of wife, who sued for divorce; name connected with
different women's.
1913. Mata, Rev. Domingo A., Los Angeles, Cal. Presbyterian.
Impropriety with his organist.
1900. Matschat, Rev. G. L., Hicksville, L. I. Lutheran. Drunk in the
pulpit.
1901. Matthews, Rev. Chas. H., Cumberland, Md. Methodist. Shooting a
boy.
1907. Matthews, Rev. E. E., Brooklyn, N. Y. Larceny.
1914. Matthews, Rev. Frederick R., Pasadena, Cal. Methodist. Cruelty
to boy.
1913. Matthews, Rev. John, Omaha, Neb. Baptist. Immoral conduct;
unfrocked on his own confession.
1909. Matthews, Rev. R. M., Connellsville, Pa. Bigamy.
1900. Matthewson, Rev. A. C., Brockport, N. Y. Consorting with a
strange woman in Buffalo.
1913. Maxey, Rev. I. W., Decatur, Ill. Financial crookedness.
1913. Maxson, Rev. C. W., Los Angeles, Cal. Christian. Vagrancy and
drunkenness.
1901. Maxwell, Rev. M. C., Clayton, Ala. Baptist. Shooting in church.
1905. Maybery, Rev. Mr., Salt Lake City, Utah. Methodist. Adultery
committed in his church. Jailed, jumped bail.
1899. Maynard, Rev. R. A., Denver, Colo. Independent. Improperly
obtaining a divorce and remarrying.
1905. McAccen, Rev. Jos. E., Gethsemane, Ky. Catholic. Theft of $110
from another priest with whom he went on a spree in New York.
1901. McAllister, Rev. J. W., Lowells, Mich. Methodist. Attempted
seduction; disappeared.
1911. McAlwain, Rev. R. C., Council Bluffs, Ia. Episcopal. Defendant
in scandalous breach of promise suit for $30,000, plaintiff
being mother of his illegitimate child.
1901. McAmmond, Rev. F., Perth, Ont. Methodist. Drunk and disorderly
in Syracuse.
1899. McArdle, Rev. George, Troy, N. Y. Presbyterian. Cut his throat
in the presence of his wife.
1906. McAtee, Rev. J. Q., Philadelphia, Pa. Lutheran. Brutally
attacked his wife; shot by daughter.
1909. McBrian, Rev. J. D., Leavenworth, Kan. Grafting as chaplain of
penitentiary.
1902. McCall, Rev. D. H., Sharon Grove, Ky. Breaking into and robbing
a store.
1901. McCammish, Rev. J., Carbondale. Ill. Second Advent. Relations
with Mrs. Brown; shot Brown in fight.
McCampbell, Rev. J. H., Bolckow, Mo. Methodist Episcopal.
Suicide.
1899. McCauley, Rev. Clarence, Louisville, Ky. Evangelist. Attempted
assault on woman.
1909. McClasky, Rev. W. P., Alameda, Cal. Methodist. Left wife for
affinity.
1910. McClellan. Rev. H., Bloomington, Ill. Cruelty to wife.
1900. McClelland, Rev. G., Brooklyn, N. Y. Presbyterian. Falsehood
and attentions to woman.
1900. McClenaghan, Rev. Mr., East Orange, N. J. Withheld until after
her death the fact that he had married a young woman to his
nephew and allowed the public to believe her child was
illegitimate; forced to resign.
1899. McCool, Rev. H. W., West Point, Neb. Lutheran. Suicide.
1909. McCrossan, Rev. C. W., Los Angeles, Cal. Baptist Exaggerated
mine prospects.
1912. McCutcheon, Rev. T. M., Pittsburgh, Pa. Evangelist. Adultery;
caught by detectives in flagrante delicto.
1913. McDaniel, Rev. George W., Richmond, Va. Baptist. Maintaining
common nuisance.
1912. McDaniel, Rev. J. G., Rogers, Ark. Embezzlement; sent to the
penitentiary.
1902. MacDonald, Rev. Geo. A., Long Island City, N. Y. Baptist.
Drinking too much; resigned.
1902. McDonald, Rev. W. H., Spring Valley, N. Y. Baptist. Absconding
with church funds.
1910. McFall, Rev. Arthur, Orange, Tex. Baptist. Suicide.
1900. McFarland, Rev. E. G., Coshocton, N. Y. Episcopal. Adultery;
confessed and quit.
1903. McFarland, Rev. J. T., Topeka, Kan. Contempt of court; $25
fine.
1903. McFarland, Rev. Wm., Peoria, Ill. Methodist. Gross immorality.
1912. McFarland, Rev. W. D., D.D., Greenville, Tenn. Presbyterian.
Causing girl's death by criminal operation. Convicted and
sentenced to a year's imprisonment.
1912. McGann, Rev. William T., Elgin, Ill. Deserted his wife, who
thereupon sued for divorce.
1901. McGowan, Rev. John, South Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Undue
intimacy with Sunday school teacher.
1902. McGuinness, Rev. Jas., Truxton, N. Y. Catholic. Drunkenness;
died of alcoholism.
1909. McHenry, Rev. A. C., Cleveland, O. Congregational. Performed
illegal marriage; assaulted his accuser.
1907. McHenry, Rev. John, Benton Harbor, Mich. Campbellite. Made date
with married woman.
McIntyre, Rev. Lee A., Louisville, Ky. African Baptist.
Malicious shooting and wounding; convicted.
1901. McIntroff, Rev. David N., Spokane, Wash. Methodist. Defrauding
a widow of $700; convicted.
1904. McKay, Rev. C. B., Mapleton, Ia. Methodist. Seduction and rape
of girls.
1907. McKay, Rev. Thos., New Haven, Conn. Congregational. Plagiarism.
1904. McKinney, Rev. H. L., Pittsburgh, Pa. Evangelist. Posed as girl
correspondent and swindled men.
1902. McKnight, Rev. Mr., Pittsburgh, Pa. Methodist. Selling liquor
on Sunday.
1912. McKoy, Rev. Charles F., Bar Harbor, Me. Baptist. Driven from
town on account of his conduct with a 10-year-old girl.
1913. McLain, Rev. E. B., Little Rock, Ark. Forgery. Declared insane,
and sent to asylum.
1905. McLaurin, Rev. Archibald, Brooklyn, N. Y. Baptist. Too great
familiarity with women, intemperance, and other offenses.
1910. McLeod, Rev. W. H., Woodstock, Can. Baptist. Intimacy with
young women; resigned.
1909. McMasters, Rev. Josc., Galveston, Tex. Methodist. Criminally
assaulting 15-year-old girl.
1910. McMurry, Rev. W. F., Cape Girardeau, Mo. Methodist. Accused of
murder.
1913. McMurty, Rev. A. J., Oakland, Neb. Presbyterian. Immoral
conduct.
1900. McNamee, Rev. B., Urbana, O. Evangelist. Wife beating; $50 and
three months.
1902. McNellis, Rev. Ch., Titusville, Pa. Catholic. Eloping with
married woman; arrested as a vagrant.
1914. McVicker, Mrs. B. L., Marion, Ind. Quaker pastor. Unlawful
cohabitation. Even the ladies in the pulpit cannot escape the
contamination which follows the profession so persistently.
1902. McWilliams, Rev. Robt., Vineland, N. J. Cruelty to young wife.
1907. Mears, Rev. W. H., New York, N. Y. Episcopal. Consorting with
public woman. Arrested; deposed.
1899. Melbourne, Rev. J. D., Briscoe Co., Tex. Baptist.
Counterfeiting; admitted guilt.
1908. Meloy, Rev. J. B., La Porte, Ia. United Evangelist. Slander.
1900. Merchant, Rev. E. W., St. Louis, Mo. Adultery; threatening
wife's life.
1913. Merington, Rev. R. W. E., Essex Falls, N. J. Episcopal.
Attempted suicide.
1900. Meriwether, Rev. P. M., Clarksville, Tenn. Abducting for
purposes of prostitution.
1909. Metcalf, Rev. E. F., Alexandria, S. D. Campbellite. Seduction
of 14-year-old girl.
1914. Metcalf, Rev. Milton Y., St. Louis, Mo. Baptist. Embezzlement.
1913. Michael, Rev. George, Pittsburgh, Pa. Greek Catholic. Criminal
assault.
1902. Miller, Rev. Chas. B., Griffin, Ga. Methodist. Forging and
swindling.
1910. Miller, Rev. C. E., Marion, O. Campbellite. Charged by wife
with immorality; resigned.
1898. Miller, Rev. Jas. N., New Haven, Conn. Congregational. Stealing
$500 worth of books.
1910. Miller, Rev. J. M., Butler, Pa. Lutheran. Libel; indicted.
1913. Milligan, Rev. Robert F. T., Chicago, Ill. Evangelist.
Attempted criminal assault; sentenced to from one to fourteen
years in the penitentiary.
1901. Milliken, Rev. Lee B., Cincinnati, O. Presbyterian. Swindling;
borrowed money and skipped from Washington, Ind.
1913. Milton, Rev. Mr., Hastings, Neb. Methodist. Unlawful
intercourse.
1914. Minehart, Rev. James T., Chicago, Ill. Using mails to defraud.
1910. Miraglia, Rev. Paolo. Catholic. Excluded as undesirable person
because of crimes in Italy.
1901. Mitchell, Rev. H. M., Sugartown, Ga. Methodist. Fighting with a
knife.
1896. Mitchell, Rev. T. E., Knoxville, Tenn. Perjury; two years'
sentence.
1914. Mlynarezyk, Rev. Father, Cleveland, O. Polish Catholic. Rape.
1914. Mohammed, Rev. C., Bristol, Va. Syrian. Obtaining money under
false pretenses; convicted and sentenced.
1909. Mollineaux, Rev. E. H., Hempstead, L. I. Baptist. Eloped with
another's wife.
1901. Moment, Rev. Alfred, Brooklyn, N. Y. Presbyterian. Misconduct
with young married woman.
Monda, Rev. L. A., Connellsville, Pa. Catholic. Seduction;
arrested; jumped bail.
1912. Monteuffel, Rev. Julius, Passaic, N. J. Roman Catholic.
Assault; charged with striking a woman in the face.
1902. Montgomery, Rev. Mr., Woodbridge, N. J. Presbyterian. Conduct
meriting imprisonment.
1908. Moore, Rev. Allie, Bellefontaine, O. Episcopal. Forgery.
1913. Moore, Bishop David H., Indianapolis, Ind. Methodist. Libel.
1900. Moore, Rev. Green, Louisa, Ky. Baptist. Convicted on paternity
charge.
Moore, Rev. Dr. H. H., Corry, Pa. Methodist. Indicted on
"serious charge."
1901. Moore, Rev. Philip, Indianapolis, Ind. Evangelist. Assault and
battery on wife and child.
1907. Moore, Rev. R. L., Garrett's Ford, Pa. Evangelist. Larceny.
1899. Moore, Rev. W., Benton, Ky. Methodist. Immorality with young
girl.
1899. Moran, Rev. S. Wilson, Minneapolis. Episcopal. Nameless crime.
1899. Morelle, Rev. Daniel, Wilmington, Ga. Suicide in New York.
1903. Morgan, Rev. F. A., Oklahoma City, I. T. Holiness. Fornication.
1900. Morris, Rev. John W., Indianapolis, Ind. Evangelist. Adultery;
eloped with married woman.
1910. Morris, Rev. Wm., Los Angeles. Episcopal. Craving for coin and
beer; arrested.
1908. Morris, Rev. Mr., Milford, Ga. Methodist. Attempted assault on
woman; shot by husband.
1914. Morrison, Rev. Arthur M., Newburyport, Mass. Evangelist.
Forgery.
1905. Morrison, Rev. A. B., Texarkana, Ark. Baptist. Eloped with girl
of 13; prosecuted under age of consent law; ten years.
1905. Morrison, Rev. D. H., Emporia, Kan. Methodist. Improper conduct
with girl 8 years old.
1899. Morrison, Rev. G. E., Vernon, Tex. Methodist. Wife murder;
hanged.
1902. Morrison, Rev. W. F., Chelsea, Mass. Navy chaplain. Suicide.
1912. Mortimer, Rev. Alfred G., D.D., Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopal.
Immorality.
1911. Moss, Rev. Richard H., Akron, O. Methodist. Convicted of
robbery.
1898. Mott, Rev. Charles A., Stockton, N. J. Baptist. Attempted rape
of married woman; confessed.
1908. Mott, Rev. Henry Elliott, D.D., Elizabeth, N. J. Presbyterian.
Immorality.
1914. Moulton, Rev. R. C., Des Moines, Ia. Methodist. Brutal assault
on child.
1909. Moyer, Rev. C. H., Chicago, Ill. Methodist Episcopal. Confessed
to embezzlement of $1,700.
1912. Muehlfeldt, Francis W., New York, N. Y. Lay evangelist. Robbery
and murder.
1913. Mueller, Rev. Kurt, Chicago, Ill. Lutheran. Bigamy.
1913. Mueller, Rev. Philip, D.D., Stillwater, Wis. Manslaughter.
1901. Muldoon, Rev. Mr., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Scandalous conduct,
drunkenness, etc.
1914. Mullin, Rev. J. J., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Murder.
Murphy, Rev. S. E., Eufala, Ark. Evangelist. Forgery; deserting
his wife.
1901. Murray, Rev. Abr., Chicago, Ill. Methodist. "Transgressions of
the most serious sort."
1905. Murray, Rev. O. E., Bijou Hills, S. D. Sued by H. A. Schmidt
for seduction of minor daughter.
1899. Murray, Rev. William, Dyersburg, Tenn. Methodist. Immorality.
1899. Musgrove, Rev. C. J., Lewiston, O. Methodist Protestant.
Burglary and larceny.
1908. Myers, Rev. Clement, Portland, Ind. Debauchery, etc.
1910. Myers, Rev. C., Boston, Mass. Baptist. Sued for libel.
1912. Mylnarczyk, Rev. A., Utica, N. Y. Polish Catholic. Mailing
obscene literature.
1906. Mynarczyk, Rev. W. A., New Kensington, Pa. Catholic. Rape.
1913. Nawrocki, Rev. Adelbert, Brooklyn, N. Y. Polish Catholic.
Criminal libel; pleaded guilty.
1906. Nazarian, Rev. Saliag, Fresno, Cal. Catholic. Abduction of
14-year-old girl.
1911. Neal, Rev. B., Springfield, Ill. Christian. Seduced a little
girl, who at the age of 13 gave birth to a child.
1911. Neece, T. Clay, Dallas, Tex. Former Baptist preacher. Horse
thief.
1899. Neeley, Rev. H. D., Higginsport, O. Methodist. Indulgence in
immoralities.
1913. Neil, Rev. B. M., Modesta, Ill. Seduction of young girl; sent
to penitentiary for 25 years.
Nellis, Rev. Charles, Titusville, Pa. Catholic. Elopement with
married woman.
1904. Nelson, Rev. H. P., Seattle, Wash. Evangelist. Left wife to
live with another woman.
1902. Nelson, Rev. Ludwig, Pittsburgh, Pa. Robbing patients in
hospital and swindling merchants.
1903. Nesbit, Rev. N. Hill. Desertion; divorce; alimony.
1913. Nettles, Rev. Stephen A., Spartansburg, S. C. Methodist.
Improper conduct toward a young woman, assault and
miscellaneous minor offenses.
1912. Newell, Rev. William R., Chicago, Ill. Evangelist.
Excommunicated by Moody Church for misconduct with women,
habitual use of narcotic drugs, and unreliability of
statements.
1914. Newill, Rev. E. P., Los Angeles, Cal. Contempt of court.
1899. Newman, Rev. Newman, Waco, Tex. Evangelist. Counterfeiting; one
year in the penitentiary.
1909. Newman, Rev. P. I., Vandalia, Ill. Crime against little girl;
one to twenty years' sentence.
1900. Newsom, Rev. Mr., Elizabethtown, Ky. Methodist. Fighting on the
street.
1900. Nichols, Rev. C. E. O., Burlington, N. J. Episcopal.
Maltreating a boy pupil; fled.
1899. Nichols, Rev. C. W. DeL., New York. Episcopal. Gross
immorality; deposed by Bishop Potter.
1900. Nichols, Rev. J. E., Riverhead, L. I. Methodist. Living with
another man's wife.
1904. Nichols, Rev. R. A., Worcester, Mass. Church of Christ.
Mishandling funds entrusted to him.
1903. Nickelsen, Rev. C. D., Colfax, Wash. Methodist. Enticing a
woman; withdrew from the ministry.
1913. Nickerson, Rev. Wm. H., Westfield, Ill. United Brethren.
Murderous assault.
1904. Nickerson, Rev. Mr., Columbus, O. Baptist. Bigamy; penitentiary
for one year.
1909. Nieman, Rev. John, Pittsburgh, Pa. Abused 15-year-old girl;
struck wife.
1908. Nimmo, Rev. J. H., Barriefield, Ont. Anglican. Eloped; deposed.
1913. Niskowici, Rev. A., Youngstown, O. Independent Catholic.
Forgery.
1912. Nix, Rev. J. W., Clarkson, Miss. Methodist. Convicted of
attempted assault on a 9-year-old girl; sentenced to one year
in prison.
1913. Noon, Rev. Samuel H., Cambridge, Mass. Methodist. Suicide.
1912. Norris, Rev. J. Frank, Fort Worth, Tex. Baptist. Accused of
arson.
1899. Norris, Rev. Reginald, St. Paul, Minn. Evangelist. Bigamy; four
or five wives.
1900. Northrup, Rev. C. V., Owosso, Mich. Baptist. Seduction;
deposed.
1900. Norton, Rev. A. Q., Amityville, N. Y. Methodist. "Indiscreet
conduct;" fined $25.
1906. Norton, Rev. J. G., Valdosta, Ga. Baptist. Suicide.
1911. Novak, Rev. Matthew, Milwaukee, Wis. Catholic. Viciously
assaulted a boy.
1898. Nye, Rev. D. C., North Coshocton, N. Y. Methodist. Left wife
and eloped with young woman.
1900. Nye, Rev. Moses, Newark, O. Evangelist. Assaulted brother
preacher.
1912. Oakes, Rev. John A., Belford, N. J. Methodist. "Indiscretion"
with young girls.
1899. Oakes, Rev. J. A., Sharpestown, N. J. Methodist. Indecent
assault on girl.
1910. O'Brien, Rev. D., Sandy Hill, N. Y. Catholic. Immoral relations
with school teacher.
1905. O'Callaghan, Rev. P. J, Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Keeping
gambling house; arrested.
1900. O'Cantey, Rev. Mr., Elliott, S. C. Ravishing 10-year-old girl.
1904. O'Connell, Rev. M. J., New York, N. Y. Catholic. Attempting
suicide.
1909. O'Dell, Rev. Sol., Lebanon, Mo. Presbyterian. Drew knife on a
minister who then shot him.
1914. Odjada, Rev. Macairo, San Bernardino, Cal. Head of Spanish
mission. Failure to provide for family.
1900. O'Donnell, Rev. John J., New York, N. Y. Catholic. Suicide.
1900. Odum, Rev. B., Atlanta, Ga. Baptist. "Beating landlady out of
his board bill."
1912. Offstedahl, Rev. M. E., Grafton, N. D. Lutheran. Suicide.
1905. Oggle, Rev. Mr., Roan Mountain, Term. Baptist. Organized church
club into which females were initiated nude; lodged in jail in
Bakersville, N. C.
O'Hara, Rev. Anthony, Philip, S. D. Catholic. Rape of
12-year-old girl.
1899. Olden, Rev. G. D., Topeka, Kan. Baptist. Parentage of
illegitimate child.
1899. Oliver, Rev. Robt., Atlantic City, N. J. Stealing lumber to fit
up camp grounds.
1909. Olson, Rev. O. M., Batavia, Ill. Methodist. Disorderly conduct.
1907. Oplinger, Rev. H. J., Slatington, Pa. Young woman the mistress,
wife the domestic in his household.
1912. O'Ryan, Father William, Denver, Colo. Catholic. Attempted to
bribe a witness.
1902. Orwick, Rev. J. F., Jackson, Mich. Visiting assignation houses;
habitual immorality.
1909. Osborn, Rev. A. O., Bloomfield, Ind. Campbellite. Embezzlement.
1909. Osborn, Rev. Joel, St. Joseph, Mo. Baptist. "Peeping Tom;"
fined.
1899. O'Shay, Rev. Charles, Chillicothe, O. Christian. Intimacy with
woman not his wife; breaking up home of Ch. Summers.
1900. O'Shea, Rev. Chas., Provo, Utah. Known to be a bigamist;
suspected of murder.
1908. Osterfield, Rev. Dudley, Ozone Park, L. I. Methodist. Violation
of marriage vows; sued for divorce.
1904. O'Tool, Rev. M. J., New Sharon, Ia. Peddling without license;
arrested.
1909. Owen, Rev. Gustave, Clarksville, Tenn. Selling liquor without
license; chain gang.
1908. Owen, Rev. Thomas, Newton, Mass. Episcopal. Adultery.
1909. Owen, Rev. W. D., Augusta, Ga. Campbellite. Jailed for land
frauds.
1901. Owens, Rev. C. T., Atlanta, Ga. Methodist. Drunkenness and
breach of promise.
1912. Owens, Rev. Eben J., New York City. Evangelist. Extortion.
1913. Owens, Rev. Joe, Rosedale, Va. Baptist. Adultery and
embezzlement.
1913. Owens, Rev. Joseph, Abingdon, Va. Baptist. White slavery.
1913. Owens, Rev. Oscar Lee, Baltimore, Md. Baptist. cruelty to wife;
separation granted her.
1912. Oxnard, Rev. Henry E. E., New Bedford, Mass. Constructive
larceny.
1901. Pace, Rev. John P., Russellville, Ala. Baptist. Adultery; six
months' sentence.
1914. Paciarelli, Rev. Joseph, Altoona, Pa. Methodist. Libel.
1910. Paisley, Rev. J. A., Moorsville, N. C. Presbyterian. Seduction,
adultery.
1901. Papageorgopoulos, Rev. Agathodorus A., New York. Greek
Catholic. Adultery; co-respondent in divorce suit.
1913. Papineau, Rev. Arthur B., Wayland, Mass. Episcopal. Sued for
defamation of character.
1912. Pappilon, Rev. J. J., Willimantic, Conn. Roman Catholic.
Obstructing justice.
1900. Pappon, Rev. Karol, Springfield, Mass. Catholic. Assaulting a
woman.
1899. Parish, Rev. F. G., Indianapolis, Ind. Baptist. Cruelty to
wife; divorced.
1907. Park, Rev. W. H., Goshen, Ind. Suicide.
1907. Parker, Rev. G. C., Hopkinsville, Ky. Methodist. Used church
collection to get drunk.
1912. Parker, Rev. J. A., Kempton, Ind. Christian. Adultery.
1901. Parker, Rev. J. T., Baltimore, Md. Baptist. Bigamy.
1907. Parker, Rev. W. G., Goshen, Ind. Suicide.
1901. Parker, Rev. W. H., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Interfering with an
officer; jailed.
1910. Parkinson, Rev. B. E., Grand Rapids, Mich. Methodist. Engaged
to young woman; wife in Iowa.
1897. Parrish, Rev. Geo., Marshalltown, Ia. Congregational. Forgery.
1912. Passley, Rev. Robert, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Grand larceny.
1912. Patten, Rev. Samuel, Cincinnati, O. Disorderly conduct and
attempted suicide.
1901. Patterson, Rev. C. T., Minneola, Fla. Methodist. Threatening
life of wife; arrested.
1907. Patterson, Rev. E., Enid, Okla. Jailed for stealing.
1910. Patterson, Rev. V. M., Brooklyn, N. Y. Congregational. Left
wife to court former sweetheart.
1913. Pawlikowski, Rev. Roman, St. Louis, Mo. Alienation of
affections; verdict against him of $750.
1899. Payne, Rev. Thos. J., Benton, Tenn. Baptist. Making moonshine
whisky.
Payseur, Rev. J. J., Charlotte, N. C. Baptist. Shot farmer on
whose lands he was hunting.
1902. Peabody, Rev. D. C., Decatur, Ill. Episcopal. Suicide.
1907. Peabody, Rev. P. B., Utica, N. Y. Episcopal. Petty larceny; six
months.
1909. Pembroke, Rev. D., St. Joseph, Mo. Catholic. Blackmailing; six
months.
1912. Perinchef, Rev. Percy, D.D. Methodist. Accused of slandering
and intimidating a woman.
Perkins, Rev. G., Marshalltown, Ia. Baptist. Cheating by false
pretenses.
1912. Perkins, Rev. Reece W., New Orleans, La. Baptist. Frequented
houses of ill fame.
Perry, Rev. Harry M., Lincoln, Neb. Methodist. Violation of
liquor law.
1910. Perry, Rev. Isaac, Williamsburg, Ky. Murder.
1910. Perry, Rev. M. W., Gadsden, Ala. Adultery and embezzlement of
$165.
1909. Person, Rev. R. T., Philadelphia, Pa. Made love to workingman's
wife.
1913. Peterson, Rev. Carl, Northampton, Mass. Using mails to defraud.
1900. Peterson, Rev. Jacob B., New York, N. Y. Armenian. Drunk and
disorderly; demolished furniture.
1912. Peterson, Rev. W. A., Oshkosh, Wis. Methodist. "Indiscretion"
with lambs of the female persuasion.
1903. Petty, Rev. W. O., Gainesville, Ga. Shooting at a divekeeper
and hitting another man.
1906. Phalen, Rev. J. R., Clement City, Mich. Baptist. Jailed for
passing worthless checks. Received compromising letters from
women of congregation.
1910. Pheley, Rev. Dr. W. H., Providence, R. I. Presbyterian.
Drinking habits.
1908. Phelps, Rev. James Duane, Syracuse, N. Y. Methodist. Suicide.
1899. Phelps, Rev. J. D., Buffalo, N. Y. Methodist. Immoral
character, according to rumor.
1901. Phillips, Rev. E. S., Hazleton, Pa. Catholic. Came to New York
on a spree, and died in a disorderly house.
1903. Phillips, Rev. Harry L., Randolph, Co., W. Va. Methodist.
Forgery.
1900. Phillips, Rev. J. H., Huntsville, Ala. Left wife and
disappeared with another.
1909. Pick, Elder E., Mount Lebanon, N. Y. Shaker. Unbecoming conduct
with eldress; unfrocked.
1906. Pickle, Rev. John, Colfax, Wash. Jailed for wife-beating.
1905. Pierce, Rev. David, Southbury, Conn. Congregational. Attempting
to shoot wife and daughter; placed in an asylum.
1909. Pike, Rev. G. R., Eau Claire, Wis. Congregational. Detraction;
prosecuted.
1900. Piner, Rev. W. F., Hopkinsville, Ky. Methodist. Called on wife;
whipped husband who objected.
1910. Pippen, Rev. W. E., Shreveport, La. Baptist. Obtaining money by
false pretenses.
1913. Pippin, Rev. William E., Prescott, Ark. Baptist. Forgery;
sentenced to three years in penitentiary.
1900. Pirstle, Rev. B. J., Jasper, Tenn. Presbyterian. Suicide.
1910. Pittman, Rev. A. J., Brandenburg, Ky. Baptist. Wife-beating.
1903. Plannette, Rev. E. E., Los Angeles, Cal. Presbyterian. Petty
larceny; confessed; jailed.
1905. Plant, Rev. Robert, Rockland, Me. Episcopal. Libel; sued.
1913. Plantz, Rev. Howard J., Sycamore, Ill. Free Methodist.
Corrupting morals of child; confessed guilt.
1911. Plass, Rev. Norman, Boston, Mass. Protestant. Sold bogus mining
stock.
1904. Platt, Rev. A. L., Santa Cruz, Cal. Christian. Deserting wife
and eloping.
1908. Pledger, Rev. C. P., Warrensburg, Ill. Evangelist. Defamation.
1909. Pniak, Rev. Simon, Utica, N. Y. Catholic. Criminal assault on
girl.
1913. Podin, Rev. Carl, New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Non-support of
wife.
1905. Pohl, Rev. Titus, Chicago, Ill. Lutheran. Bastardy; resigned.
1903. Poleet, Rev. John, Springfield, Ill. Murder of C. Isaksson;
confessed; life sentence.
1907. Poole, Rev. G., Gloucester City, N. J. Baptist. Put out of
church on serious charges.
Pooler, Rev. G., Burr Oaks, Mich. Presbyterian. Cruelty to and
non-support of wife.
1900. Popke, Rev. A., Baltimore, Md. Catholic. Adultery; woman's
husband got divorce.
1902. Porter, Rev. C. H., Newport, R. I. Unitarian. Cruelty to wife,
who secured a divorce.
1900. Porter, Rev. Farley, Batavia, N. Y. Presbyterian. Slander; sued
for $5,000.
1912. Porter, Rev. Robert B., Downieville, Pa. Sued for divorce on
grounds of cruelty and neglect.
1904. Porter, Rev. Wm., Huntsville, Ala. Embezzling funds; arrested.
1900. Porterfield, Rev. C. L., Franklin, Pa. Baptist. Assaulting
15-year-old girl; sent to Western Penitentiary.
Porubsky, Rev. John, Binghampton, N. Y. Catholic.
Misappropriation of church funds.
1903. Posey, Rev. O. K., Pottawatomie Co., Kan. Christian. Deserting
wife; eloping with young girl.
1899. Potter, Rev. Daniel, New York, N. Y. Baptist. Improper conduct
with his housekeeper.
1904. Powell, Rev. George, Utica, N. Y. Attempted suicide.
1900. Powell, Rev. James, Elfort, O. Evangelist. The murder of Frank
Reed.
1912. Powell, Rev. J. W., Van Buren, Ark. Baptist. Convicted of
criminal assault on a young girl.
1899. Powell, Rev. Thos., Madison, Ind. Drunkenness; lost pulpit
through drink.
1900. Power, Rev. J. W., New York, N. Y. Catholic. Procuring will in
his favor through fraud.
1909. Powers, Rev. P., Chicago. Methodist Episcopal. Held responsible
for suicide of woman. Removed by bishop.
1901. Powers, Rev. Samuel, Philadelphia, Pa. Methodist. Suicide.
1912. Prentess, Rev. S. Henry, Charlottesville, Va. Evangelist.
Burglary.
1907. Presby, Rev. J. H., New Haven, Conn. Sued for divorce; intimate
with young woman of congregation.
1899. Preston, Rev. Charles E., Jamestown, N. Y. Disappeared from
steamer Puritan under circumstances pointing to suicide,
leaving a note, in which he said, "Let not those 'insane
babblers' or Infidels get hold of this for their miserable
God-dishonoring, yearly book on the crimes of preachers." He
was afterward found in Albany, N. Y., living with a woman
member of his church as her husband. Expelled from ministry,
wife securing divorce.
1908. Preston, Rev. E. J., Glens Falls and Enterprise, W. Va.
Methodist. Swindling.
1914. Price, Rev. Jacob E., D.D., New York. Methodist Episcopal.
Improper conduct with women; admonished by church court.
1911. Price, Rev. Dr. Walter, McKeesport, Pa. Presbyterian. Improper
conduct with girls.
1907. Pritchett, Rev. A., Clayton, Mo. Methodist Episcopal. Chased
out of town by women he slandered.
Protisch, Rev. G. D., Philadelphia, Pa. Lutheran. Deserted wife
for another woman; deserted her.
1914. Pruitt, Rev. L. B., Colena, Ia. Baptist. Drunkenness; fined in
police court.
1907. Puffer, Rev. C. H., Salem, Mass. Universalist. Made love to
another's wife while on "trial divorce" from his own.
1900. Queen, Rev. Z. T., Mystic, Ia. Campbellite. Two wives; found
guilty by his church.
1904. Quick, Rev. S., Sigourney, Ia. Evangelist. Alienating the
affections of married woman.
1901. Quimby, Rev. David B., Brooklyn, N. Y. Passing worthless check.
1906. Quinn, Rev. Mr., Atlantic Highlands, N. J. Catholic. Found dead
in New York lodging house with rectory housekeeper. Married
man.
1902. Rabe, Rev. Wm. G., Omaha, Neb. Baptist. Asphyxiated in close
embrace with a lady missionary, in pastor's room of church.
1904. Raczaszeek, Rev. I. Paul, New York. Catholic. Slander;
arrested.
1900. Radford, Rev. Walter, Waubay, S. D. Congregational. Ruining his
own daughter; confessed.
1899. Rafferty, Rev. C. P., Columbus, O. Catholic. Drunkenness; death
due to alcoholism.
1907. Rafter, Rev. W. S., Oxford, Conn. Episcopal. Deposed for low
morals.
1914. Ragdale, Rev. C. B., Atlanta, Ga. Perjury.
1910. Rakowski, Rev. W., St. Joseph, Mo. Catholic. Took $300 to save
a soul; stayed away.
1904. Ramsey, Rev. Alex., New Castle, Pa. Evangelist. Horse stealing;
convicted; jailed.
1909. Ramsey, Rev. J. J., Fruita, Col. Seduction; girl attempted
suicide.
1901. Raub, Rev. F. E., Frankford, Pa. Moravian. Breach of promise;
convicted.
1905. Ravens, Rev. D. F., Farmington, Wash. Campbellite. Abusing wife
who sued for divorce.
1900. Ravidon, Rev. M., Evans, W. Va. Baptist. Ravishing 11-year-old
girl.
1905. Rawlins, Rev. G. W., Valdosta, Ga. Murdering the two children
of the Rev. W. L. Carter; hanged.
1908. Ray, Rev. J. M., Peoria, Ill. Swindling.
1909. Raycroft, Rev. J. R., Chicago, Ill. Evangelist. Home
insanitary; child died for lack of medical attention.
1913. Raymond, Rev. Charles E., Peoria, Ill. Lutheran. Deposed and
expelled from the synod for immoral conduct.
1910. Raymond, Rev. R. D., Boston, Mass. Baptist. Forgery.
1906. Rea, Rev. J. L., Mangum, Okla. Campbellite. Murder; suicide.
Reams, Rev. A. R., Merced, Cal. Baptist. Seduction; arrested;
escaped.
1912. Reardon, Rev. Mr., Peoria, Ill. Name given by a Roman Catholic
priest, who was arrested in a state of beastly intoxication.
1913. Redecker, Rev. C. E., Tacoma, Wash. Methodist. Sued for divorce
for non-support; formerly kicked out of pastorate for
attentions to women.
Reed, Rev. A. M., Oakland, Cal. Evangelist. Theft of a horse
from his fiancee.
1913. Reed, Rev. Draper, Newburg, Ind. Free Methodist. Assault and
battery of wife; fined for offense. "The devil was in me," his
excuse.
1913. Reed, Rev. Robert H., McCleary, Wash. Methodist. Sending
obscene letters through the mail; sentenced on his own
confession.
1909. Reese, Rev. D. L., Anderson, Ind. Lutheran. Drunkenness.
1913. Reinhardt, Rev. Max, Soldier, Ida. Baptist. Stealing church
building.
1899. Renear, Rev. B., Millville, N. J. Attempting suicide.
1900. Rexroad, Rev. J. T., Weston, W. Va. Evangelist. Fomented bloody
feud; was asked to leave and did.
1909. Reynolds, Rev. E. V., Los Angeles, Cal. Catholic. Murder;
arrested in Salt Lake City for immoral conduct with boys.
1906. Reynolds, Rev. G. L., Columbus, O. Baptist. Arrested for
bigamy.
1902. Reynolds, Rev. J. M., Bedford City, Pa. Presbyterian. Juggling
funds; untruthfulness; expelled from the ministry.
1901. Reynolds, Rev. J. S., Riverton, Ill. Campbellite. Embezzlement
and bigamy.
1899. Rhianhart, Rev. J., Steinauer, Neb. Catholic. Eloped with a
married woman.
1912. Rhodes, Rev. Walter R., Onancock, Va. Baptist. Suicide.
1905. Rice, Rev. John Bell, Louisville, Ky. Suicide by shooting.
1909. Rice, Rev. J. R., Toledo, O. Implicated in hold-up.
1908. Rice, Rev. T. M., Columbus, Kan. Baptist. Bigamy; pleaded
guilty; five years at hard labor.
1913. Rice, Rev. U. T. S., Mattoon, Ill. Baptist. Embezzlement;
pleaded guilty and sent to penitentiary for from one to ten
years.
1900. Rich, Rev. Alonzo, Kansas City, Mo. Evangelist. Convicted of
perjury; a bigamist.
1900. Rich, Rev. E. L., Watsonville, Cal. Presbyterian. Selling pork
that had died of itself.
1901. Rich, Rev. John M., Hackensack, N. J. Slander; apologized to
avert consequences.
1909. Richards, Rev. E. A., Chattanooga, Tenn. Campbellite.
Swindling.
Richardson, Rev. John, Missouri. Abducting girl for immoral
purposes.
1911. Richeson, Rev. C. V. T., Boston. Baptist. Murder.
1909. Richey, Rev. J. W., Carmel, Ind. Methodist. Sold mortgaged
property. Left wife for young woman. Two years.
1907. Richmond, Rev. W. C., Cambridge, Mass. Baptist. Divorced by
wife. Larceny; jailed.
1905. Richtartsik, Rev. E. F., Bayonne, N. J. Catholic. Assault and
battery; arraigned.
1909. Richter, Rev. W. J., Grand Rapids, Mich. Divorced for cruelty.
1902. Rickey, Rev. Albert, Scottsburg, Ind. Baptist. Theft of a cow;
arrested; escaped.
1900. Riddick, Rev. J. E., White Plains, Va. Methodist. Manslaughter;
convicted.
1902. Ridge, Rev. Thomas, Hart, Mich. Murder of W. L. Shafer.
1912. Riedl, Rev. John, Milwaukee, Wis. Roman Catholic. Offering
bribe to chief truancy officer to secure his brother's
appointment as an officer.
1901. Riegel, Rev. C. P., Cheltenham, Pa. Catholic. Came to New York
on a spree; got into bad company; found dead in hallway.
1909. Rightmeyer, Rev. G., Dayton, O. Lutheran. Drunkenness;
arrested.
1910. Ringland, Rev. Thos., Weldon, Ill. Methodist. Disorderly
conduct; arrested with girl.
1911. Ringle, Otto, Duluth, Minn. Former preacher. Drunkard and
vagrant.
Ritanour, Rev. A. M., Bedford, Va. Baptist. Expelled from
church on charges by wife.
1908. Ritchie, Rev. Wm., Charlottesville, Ind. Methodist. Defaulted;
embezzled church funds; disappeared with servant girl, leaving
family dependent on congregation.
1906. Rittgers, Rev. J. B., Glendola, N. J. Methodist. Implicated in
church scandal; resigned.
1913. Rivera, Rev. J. M., Brooklyn, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Seduction;
ran away.
1914. Robbins, Rev. E. E., Salinas, Cal. Methodist. Mailing improper
letters; three years in the Federal prison.
1907. Robbins, Rev. J. W., Maurice, Ind. Campbellite. Immoral conduct
with children.
1907. Roberts, Rev. John, Cocke Co., Tenn. Ten years for murder.
1909. Roberts, Rev. J. T., Noblesville, Ind. United Brethren.
Criminal libel.
1907. Roberts, Rev. N. J., Shreveport, La. Methodist Episcopal.
Expelled from conference for immorality.
Roberts, Elder Sam, Stuart, Ia. Church of God. Eloping with the
wife of Elder Sharp.
1904. Robinette, Rev. M. D., Richmond, Va. Baptist. Making moonshine
whisky.
1900. Robinson, Rev. B., New York, N. Y. Baptist. Forgery.
1910. Robinson, Rev. C. W., Philadelphia, Pa. Episcopalian.
Seduction.
1910. Robinson, Rev. G. J., Dayton, O. Methodist. Removed under a
cloud.
1900. Robinson, Rev. Lewis, Camden, N. J. Evangelist. Attempting the
life of his wife.
1910. Robinson, Rev. S. D., Herkimer, N. Y. Methodist. Betrayed
19-year-old girl; left town.
1907. Robinson, Rev. Wm., Helena, Ark. Swindling.
1900. Robottom, Rev. P. J., Lancaster, Pa. Episcopal. Intimacy with
woman; husband sought divorce.
1911. Rockwell, Rev. C. W., Waynesburg, Pa. Baptist. wife-beater.
1910. Rockwell, Rev. R. H., Butler, Pa. Presbyterian. Libel;
indicted.
1901. Rodgers, Rev. J. E., Bloomington, Ind. Baptist. Arrested on
paternity charge of 16-year-old girl.
1910. Roehl, Rev. William E., St. Louis, Mo. Traveling evangelist.
Drunkenness.
1910. Rogers, Rev. J. A., Chicago, Ill. Theft.
1902. Rogers, Rev. J. L., Santa Cruz, Cal. Baptist. Arson; arrested;
confessed.
1900. Roney, Rev. M. F., Philadelphia, Pa. Catholic. Delirium tremens
in Cincinnati.
1903. Rooks, Rev. T. S., Bridgewater, Ia.; Col., Cal., Okla.
Adultery; seduction; jail; tar and feathers.
1913. Rorsos, Rev. Steven, Delray, Mich. Assault and battery
committed on 10-year-old boy.
1911. Rose, Rev. B. L., Pittsburgh, Pa. Baptist. Charged with felony.
1912. Rose, Rev. J. B., Lemoore, Cal. Presbyterian. Used obscene
language in the presence of women, and threatened to murder an
editor.
Rose, Rev. J. D., Campbell, Ark. Baptist. Deserting wife and
children and eloping with girl of 15; forged check for $65.
1900. Rose, Rev. Owen W., Sabula, Ia. Leading lynching mob.
1908. Roseberry, Rev. H. E., Chattanooga, Tenn. Abduction; three
years.
1909. Rosell, Rev. W. H., Oxford, O. Evangelist. Fraud.
1902. Ross, Rev. I. S., El Reno, Ark. Betrayal of financial trust.
1908. Rowe, Rev. F., Carthage, Mo. Adventist. Jailed for wife
abandonment.
1911. Rowe, Rev. Gilbert J., Willimantic, Conn. Passed bogus check.
1901. Rowland, Rev. J. M., Grand Rapids, Mich. Christian. Suicide.
1907. Royer, Rev. John, Columbus, Ind. Methodist. Kissing member of
congregation; suspended.
1899. Ruby, Rev. H. W., Ponca City, Ok. Free Methodist. Killing a
deputy sheriff.
1912. Rucker, Rev. Thomas, Benton, Mo. Methodist. Forgery.
1899. Rumpf, Rev. Charles, Union Hill, N. J. Lutheran. Drunkenness
and wife-beating; 90 days.
1908. Runyan, Rev. P. D., West Derry, Pa. Baptist. Beat a little
girl; fined $10.
1901. Russell, Rev. F. B., New York, N. Y. Extortions as head of a
law and order league.
1900. Russell, Rev. L. M., Eddyville, Ky. Methodist. Writing love
letters to a married woman; withdrew from church.
1911. Ruth, Rev. Leroy, Sultan, Wash. Methodist. Criminally assaulted
a girl 10 years old.
1900. Rutledge, Rev. Wm., Paducah, Ky. Baptist. Making and selling
moonshine whisky.
1908. Rutledge, Rev. W. E., St. Louis, Mo. Baptist. Used mails to
defraud.
1905. Ryan, Rev. J. A., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Adultery; named as
co-respondent in divorce suit.
1909. Ryan, Rev. J. A., Denver, Colo. Catholic. Eloped with girl.
1910. Ryan, Rev., Benton Harbor, Mich. Catholic. Seduction.
1899. Rymarfski, Rev. L., Cleveland, O. German evangelist. Suicide by
poison.
1912. Sachs, Rev. William P., St. Louis, Mo. Lutheran. Arrested for
deserting his wife.
1908. Samson, Rev. Maurice, Spring City, Pa. Reformed. Marital
unfaithfulness.
1913. Sanders, Rev. L. L., Spokane, Wash. United Presbyterian. Using
mails to defraud; pleaded guilty.
1901. Sanderson, Rev. D. C., Almonte, Ont. Methodist. Drunkenness and
debauchery at Syracuse.
1911. Sandford, Rev. Frank, Portland, Me. Head of Holy Ghost and Us
Society. Caused death of six of his followers on voyage of
yacht.
1908. Saphore, Rev. E. Warren, Syracuse, N. Y. Episcopal. Enticing
young woman.
1906. Savery, Rev. H. S., St. Martin's, Can. Congregational.
Attempted to marry young woman, though having a wife in Boston.
1905. Sayre, O. L., Byesville, O. Methodist. Attempted rape; lynching
threatened.
1913. Schade, Rev. Augustus E. F., Panama. German Reformed. Suicide.
1912. Schell, Rev. L. C., Indianapolis, Ind. Methodist. Accused of
improper conduct toward fair parishioner.
1907. Schell, Rev. Jos., Tony, Wis. Catholic. Obtaining money under
false pretenses.
1909. Schenk, Rev. G. F., St. Louis, Mo. Evangelist. Seduced girl of
his household.
1913. Schenck, Rev. Hallack F., Manasquan, N. J. Methodist. Convicted
in church trial of indiscretions with female members, and
forced to resign.
1899. Schermerhorn, Rev. L. B., N. Ottawa, Kan. Bigamy.
1900. Schermerhorn, Rev. L. M., Dubuque, Ia. Baptist. Desertion and
non-support of wife.
1907. Schmidill, Rev. Chas., Chicago. Ministerial masher. Arrested.
1913. Schmidt, Rev. Hans, New York, N. Y. Roman Catholic. Murder;
convicted.
1911. Schmidt, Rev. Lawrence, Rochester, N. Y. Robbed his wife of
watch and money after their separation.
1911. Schock, Rev. J. T., Plainfield, N. J. Reformed church. Under
arrest for complicity in fraudulent get-rich-quick scheme.
1912. Schoenlein, Rev. G. A., Lima, O. Lutheran. Sued by wife for
divorce on account of improper attentions to other women.
Schultz, Rev. H. D., Sunbury, Pa. Evangelist. Sued wife for
divorce, and was shown by her counsel to be an immoral man.
1905. Schultz, Rev. Wm., Freelandsville, Ind. Evangelist. Fraud,
swindling, lying, etc.; deposed.
1908. Schwartz, Rev. Robert E., Des Moines, Ia. Drunkenness;
divorced.
1907. Schwerzmann, Rev. S., Cortez, Colo. Methodist. Theft and
forgery.
1911. Scotford, Rev. H. C., Chicago, Ill. Congregationalist. In same
predicament as his colleague Schock, and for similar offense.
1906. Scott, Rev. G. E., Waterloo, Ia. Eloped with 16-year-old girl.
1903. Scott, Rev. Mark, Seattle, Wash. Methodist. Violation of
colored girl, aged 14, who gave birth to a child and died;
jailed.
1900. Scott, Rev. W. D., San Francisco, Cal. Became a physical wreck
through drunkenness and debauchery.
1909. Scoville, Rev. V. P., Climax, Ga. Married couple against wishes
of girl's parents.
1913. Scull, Rev. William, Joliet, Ill. United Brethren. Carrying
concealed weapons.
1908. Seachery, Rev. J. W., Moore, Mont. Rape.
1914. Sears, Dr. F. W., New York, N. Y. New Thought. Adultery; wife
obtained divorce.
Secombe, Rev. S. H., Goshen, Mass. Congregational. Gained
sympathy and money by fake.
1911. See, E. A., Chicago, Ill., founder of "Absolute Life" cult.
Abducted 17-year-old girl, whom he "took for a wife" on the
European plan.
1904. Selby, Rev. Isaac, San Francisco, Cal. Evangelist. Attempt to
kill Judge Hebbard on the bench; a noted "Infidel smasher."
1903. Senesac, Rev. Jos. E., Waterbury, Conn. Catholic. Alienating
the affections of a wife; sued by husband.
1914. Settles, Rev. Edward W., Los Angeles, Cal. Larceny.
1911. Severence, Rev. C. M., Bangor, Me. Under suspended sentence,
after pleading guilty to charge of using mails to defraud.
1902. Seytone, Rev. W. R., Dunkirk, N. Y. Disciples. Forging
signatures to a note.
1907. Sezeigell, Rev. Ludwig, Pittsburgh, Pa. Shot two; killed one.
1901. Shaffer, Rev. George, Bellevue, Pa. Methodist. Conspiracy;
indicted; arrested.
1908. Shaffer, Rev. Wm. H., Morganstown, Pa. Methodist. Ministerial
conduct.
1902. Shannon, Rev. T. H., Glen Easton, W. Va. Methodist. Bastardy;
expelled.
1901. Sharp, Rev. W. D., Alvin, W. Va. Methodist. Using mails to
defraud; confessed to series of forgeries.
1910. Sharpe, Rev. C. D., Schenectady, N. Y. Abduction of 14-year-old
girl.
1908. Shaw, Rev. C. F., Clare, Mich. Congregational. Swindling.
1909. Shaw, Rev. W. S., Onaway, Mich. Drunkenness; resigned.
1901. Shepherd, Rev. Geo. C. E., Liverpool, O. Methodist. Slander and
conspiracy; indicted by grand jury at Dunbar, Pa.; arrested.
1908. Shepherd, Rev. J. E., Webb City, Mo. Presbyterian. Assault.
1906. Shepley, Rev. E. H., Geneva, Ill. Congregational. Threatened
life of girl if she refused to marry him; resigned, left town.
1911. Sherman, William, New York, N. Y. Former Catholic priest.
Attempted to extort money from saloon-keeper while posing as an
officer; held for trial.
1899. Shields, Rev. D. H., Navy chaplain. Methodist. Drunkenness;
scandalous immorality; courtmartialed.
1908. Shinn, Rev. C., Riverton, N. J. Urged wife to debase herself to
raise money.
1908. Shipman, Rev. S. P., Hurlock, Md. Methodist. Immorality; found
in married woman's bedroom.
1909. Siana, Rev. N., Newark, N. J. Catholic. Abduction.
1913. Silke, Rev. Cornelius A., Moravia, Ill. Roman Catholic.
Assault.
1906. Simmons, Rev. G. H., Peoria, Ill. Expelled from town on charges
of immoral conduct preferred by boys; mismanaged bank of which
he was president; suicide.
1899. Simpson, Rev. J. A., New England. Baptist. Thievery,
incendiarism, bigamy and murder.
1907. Sims, Rev. W. P., Utica, N. Y. Found an affinity.
1899. Sinclair, Rev. F. N., Rochester, N. Y. Catholic. Slander;
accusation made by another priest.
1908. Skaggs, Rev. Elijah, Prophet of the Millennium, Fort Smith,
Ark. Assault and rape.
1913. Skeley, Rev. Alexander, Brownsville, Pa. Reformed Presbyterian.
Larceny.
1912. Skovgard, Rev. Thale P., Council Bluffs, Ia. Lutheran. Sued by
wife for separate maintenance.
1913. Skulik, Rev. Bernard L., Rock Island, Ill. Polish Catholic.
Fraudulent use of mails; skipped bail.
1910. Skulik, Rev. B., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Arrested in hotel in
company of 15-year-old girl.
1903. Skyles, Rev. John, Port Gibson, Miss. Bigamy; seven wives.
1913. Slater, Rev. Virgil B., Youngstown, O. Wife desertion.
1909. Slaughter, Rev. A. J., Tulsa, Okla. Baptist. Fighting.
1906. Slayton, Rev. J. R., U. S. Navy. Deserted.
1911. Slick, Rev. Joseph, Lincoln, Neb. "Cruelty and misconduct with
other women," is the charge in his wife's suit for divorce.
1900. Small, Rev. Sam, Havana, Cuba. Evangelist. Swindling
operations; jailed.
1902. Small, Rev. Sam, Georgia. Evangelist. Too drunk to lecture at
Brattleboro, Vt.
1899. Smalley, Rev. M. J., Waterbury, Conn. Congregational. Offensive
attentions to young women; biffed by a worker; left.
1910. Smith, Rev. A. F., Nowata, Okla. Methodist. Eloped with wife's
money and another woman.
1914. Smith, Rev. A. N., Paterson, N. J. Methodist Episcopal. Sued
for slander.
1911. Smith, Rev. Ben., Swainsboro, Ga. Wounded officer sent to
arrest him for a petty offense, and was hanged by a mob.
1900. Smith, Rev. Chas. F., Michigan. Deserted wife; eloped with
unmarried woman.
1908. Smith, Rev. Charles W., Wyoming, Pa. Methodist. "Ministerial
conduct."
1909. Smith, Bishop C. S., Atlanta, Ga. African Methodist Episcopal.
Grafting and tyranny.
1905. Smith, Rev. C. W., Binghamton, N. Y. Methodist. Attempted
seduction of 16-year-old girl; guilty.
1900. Smith, Rev. C. Y., Louisville, Ky. Methodist. Skipped, leaving
unpaid bills.
1903. Smith, Rev. E. A., McMinnville, Ore. Took prize won on a stolen
oration.
1914. Smith, Rev. Francis F., Newark, N. J. African Methodist. The
statutory offense; pleaded guilty; six months.
1899. Smith, Rev. F. M., Houston, Tex. Murder of Mrs. Varoters;
sentenced to death; had killed wife and mother-in-law in
Alabama.
1900. Smith, Rev. Guy, Oakland, Cal. Campbellite. Indiscreet conduct
with woman; divorced his wife by misrepresentation.
1914. Smith, Rev. Herman L., Binghamton, N. Y. Obtaining merchandise
under false pretenses. The defense is the usual convenient kind
of insanity which is noticed only when one is caught in the
act, and no other excuse will work.
1909. Smith, Rev. H. J., Columbus, O. Methodist. Alienated wife's
affection; abused husband for not receiving her back.
1908. Smith, Rev. John A., West Suffield, Conn. Congregational.
Perversion.
1899. Smith, Rev. John F., New York, N. Y. Evangelist. Stealing from
his employer.
1911. Smith, Rev. Joseph R., Sewanee, Tenn. Pleaded guilty of making
moonshine whisky.
1911. Smith, Rev. J. A., Omaha, Neb. Suspended for slander and
because of a bad financial record.
1913. Smith, Rev. Milford H., Saranac Lake, N. Y. Sued for libel.
1904. Smith, Rev. Oscar, Seattle, Wash. Methodist. Rifling U. S.
mails.
1913. Smith, Rev. Paul Jordan, Chicago, Ill. Congregationalist.
Cruelty to wife and children; wife granted divorce with custody
of children.
1911. Smith, Rev. Samuel G., St. Paul, Minn. Arrested for tampering
with a jury.
1904. Smith, Rev. Sidney, New York, N. Y. Using threats and a pistol
to extort money; two years in Sing Sing.
1914. Smith, Rev. Simon, Purvis, Miss. Eloping and wife-desertion.
The preacher possesses a wife and five children. The oldest
child is twelve and the youngest was born this summer, after
the elopement, which was with his wife's sister.
1902. Smith, Rev. Victor C., New York, N. Y. Episcopal. Suicide.
1914. Smith, Rev. William R., Marshall Co., Ga. Methodist. Using
mails to defraud; convicted.
1907. Smith, Rev. W. N., Middleburg, Fla. Murderer of step-daughter.
1914. Smith, Rev. W. P., Wolf Creek, Ore. Presbyterian. Run out of
town by citizens for vile slanders against women.
1901. Smith, Rev. Mr., Waco, Tex. Baptist. Fighting with Rev. Mr.
Cranfill.
1905. Smouse, Rev. J. W., Dallas Centre, Ia. Methodist. Seduction;
arrested.
1900. Smythe, Rev. Thomas, Sing Sing, N. Y. Catholic. Attempting
suicide.
1911. Snyder, Rev. Charles, Attica, Ind. Catholic. Stripped of
priestly authority and secretly removed from town after a
drunken debauch.
1911. Snyder, Rev. Frank, Topeka, Kan. Christian. Sued for divorce by
invalid wife on grounds of cruelty and neglect.
1908. Snyder, Rev. Leonard W., Richmond, Va. Immoral practices.
1911. Snyder, Rev. R., Goldfield, Nev. Presbyterian. Dismissed
because of criminal intimacy with married woman, and left town
after being beaten by the injured husband.
1910. Solomon, Rabbi I., Logansport, Ind. Jewish. Obtaining money
under false pretenses.
1913. Solomon, Rev. Jacob, Rockaway Beach, L. I. Baptist. Violating
prison parole, after sentence for larceny.
1914. Soper, Rev. Ben W., Cresco, Ia. Adultery. Arrested, and skipped
his bail.
1911. Sorenson, Rev. A., Battle Creek, Mich. Arrested for threatening
to kill man with whom he was associated in business.
1908. Sower, Rev. D. W., Oak Harbor, Ohio. Methodist. Lechery.
1907. Spates, Rev. D. D., Nacogdoches, Tex. Embezzlement.
Spencer, Rev. E. J., Columbia, Mo. Methodist. Adultery;
convicted on two counts.
1912. Spray, Rev. Walter, Kokomo, Ind. Holiness. Caught in
compromising position with a woman.
1901. Springfield, Rev. W. H., Woodbridge, Cal. Leaving his wife and
eloping with his niece.
1911. Stalnaker, Rev. W. K., Kansas City, Mo. Methodist. Criminally
assaulted his niece and adopted daughter, aged 12; pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to ten years in the pen.
1899. Stamm, Rev. Robert, Anderson, Ind. Evangelist. Assault with
revolver and slung shot; arrested.
1899. Stampers, Rev. A., Dawson, Ga. Assassination of George Dennard.
Stanford, Rev. John, Utica, N. Y. Methodist Episcopal. Suicide.
1909. Stanley, Rev. A. B., Flat Rock, Mich. Baptist. Eloped with
stenographer.
1906. Stanley, Rev. H. D., Seattle, Wash. Church of Christ. Fraud;
misappropriating funds.
1905. Stanley, Rev. Robert Lee, Hamburg, Tenn. Presbyterian. Drunk
and created public disturbance in Waco, Tex.; fined in city
court.
1900. Stanton, Rev. Frank, Clinton, Ind. Catholic. Made co-respondent
in divorce suit of John L. Horney.
1905. Stark, Rev. J. B., Lakeview, Ore. Methodist. Appropriating
funds belonging to congregation; dishonesty and lying; deprived
of his standing by conference.
1900. Starr, Rev. S. A., Portland, Ore. Methodist. Immorality;
expelled from ministry.
1909. Staskiewicz, Rev. J., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Embezzlement;
raffling.
1901. Stauffer, Rev. Byron H., Buffalo, N. Y. Methodist. Slander;
sued for $10,000 damages; assault.
1907. Steed, Rev. G., Cal. Methodist. Immoral conduct toward a woman.
1912. Steele, Rev. William, Gray, Ind. Murder.
Stephan, Rev. T., Sioux City, Ia. Lutheran. Abused his wife.
1908. Stettler, Rev. Martin H., Reading, Pa. Slander.
1910. Stetson, Rev. Oscar F., Sutton, Mass. Congregational. Adultery.
1899. Steumpeges, Rev. J. J., Mitchell, S. D. Methodist. Fraudulent
sale of mortgaged property; arrested.
1905. Stevens, Rev. Edward, New York, N. Y. Methodist. Attempted
suicide; locked up.
1899. Stevens, George H., Easton, Pa. Incendiarism; nine years'
imprisonment.
1908. Stevens, Rev. O. C., East Liverpool, O. Abusive language; five
days and $15.
Stevenson, Rev. Alten Z., New York, N. Y. Methodist. Mailing
scurrilous postcard.
1900. Stewart, Rev. Clifford, Laporte, Ind. Campbellite. Confessed to
leading a double life.
1914. Stewart, Rev. C. A., D.D., Clinton, Ia. Inciting riot; fifteen
days in jail.
1909. Stewart, Rev. P., Oakland, Cal. United Presbyterian. Charged by
wife with having six affinities.
1908. Stickney, Rev. Alfred, Howell county, circuit, Mo. Methodist.
Abandonment.
1903. Stiles, Rev. Samuel, Cuero, Tex. Baptist. Murder of Henderson
Edwards.
1903. Stiles, Rev. Fred, New London, Conn. Baptist. Jumped board bill
and eloped with daughter of the house, whom he deserted in New
York.
1912. Still, Rev. Roy, Seymour, Ind. Holiness. Assault and attempted
murder.
1903. St. John, Rev. Jos., Pontiac, Mich. Evangelist. Assaulting
colored girl; 18 months in pen.
1901. Stofilet, Rev. Jas. P., Jersey City, N. J. Presbyterian. Having
girl in woods after sunset; girl had illegitimate child.
1912. Stokley, Rev. C. L., Turner, Kan. Baptist. Sued for divorce for
undue intimacy with the wrong woman.
1913. Stockwell, Rev. George W., D.D., Fort Plain, N. Y. Methodist.
Assault and battery.
1907. Stokes, Rev. R. W., Clarksville, Tenn. Drunkenness.
1914. Stough, Rev. Henry W. Evangelist. Sued for slander.
1899. Stout, Rev. A. W., Hartford, Ind. Methodist. Criminal intimacy
with young girl.
1903. Stout, Rev. Chas. L., Lawrenceburg, Ind. Baptist. Abusing wife
and eloping with another woman.
1906. Stovall, Rev. J. M., South Bend, Ind. Baptist. Violation of
court order; eloped with woman whose intimacy with him caused
her husband's death.
1908. Strauss, Rev. V., Herrman, Mo. Evangelist. Homicidal mania;
shot several persons.
1899. Streeter, Rev. Lewis R., So. Brooklyn, N. Y. Methodist.
Concerned in Kootenai water swindle.
1907. Strouse, Rev. C. B., Bowling Green, Ky. Immoral.
1910. Strunk, Rev. Thomas, Frankfort, Ky. Criminal assault.
1909. Stuart, Rev. A. K., Don Luis, Ariz. Assaulting 11-year-old
girl.
1900. Stuart, Rev. D. E., Wyoming, Pa. Baptist. Killing his young
wife by a criminal operation.
1909. Stuckey, Rev. Wallace M., Waukegan, Ill. Campbellite.
Abduction; convicted; fled and recaptured in 1914. One to five
years' imprisonment.
1908. Studeven, Rev. James G., Newark, N. J. Congregational. Bigamy.
1910. Sturdevant, Rev. Sam., Baltimore, Md. Assault; three years.
1901. Stutchell, Rev. W. T., Jersey City, N. J. Presbyterian. Having
girl in his room at night; girl had illegitimate child.
1908. Summers, Rev. G., Gardiner, Ore. Abduction; bastardy.
1905. Sutherlin, Rev. U. G., Albany, Ind. Christian. Arrested on
warrant charging wife murder.
1911. Sutton, Rev. E. B., Seattle, Wash. Found guilty of fraudulently
entering names upon registration books.
1901. Swallow, Rev. Silas C., Harrisburg, Pa. Methodist. Lying;
suspended by conference committee.
1911. Swartz, Rev. C. E., Woodsfield, O. Presbyterian. Murderous
assault.
1910. Swartz, Rev. W. P., Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Accused of fraud in
will case.
1902. Sweeney, Rev. M. M., Pittsburgh, Pa. Methodist. Suicide.
1911. Sweeney, Rev. Zack, Indianapolis, Ind. Embezzled more than
$7,000 while fish and game commissioner.
1911. Sweet, Rev. Chester H., Middletown, Conn. Congregational.
Misappropriated church funds and pleaded guilty.
1899. Sweet, Rev. John, Owosso, Mich. Slander; assessed $1,000.
1907. Sweeten, Rev. H. W., St. Louis. Evangelist. Cruelty to wife;
non-support.
1901. Swift, Rev. Charles L., E. Liverpool, O. Methodist. Conspiracy;
indicted; arrested.
1907. Swift, Rev. J. H., Winterset, Ia. Campbellite. Blackmail.
1909. Switzer, Rev. G. W., Lafayette, Ind. Methodist. Evading taxes.
1908. Sydow, Rev. Mr., Big Run, Pa. Rape; jumped bail.
1909. Sykes, Rev. John, Trenton, N. J. Embezzlement and forgery.
1911. Symington, Rev. Geo. A., Seattle, Wash. Episcopal. Pleaded
guilty to a technical charge of assault in the second degree
involving an immoral act, and sentenced to jail.
1907. Szcygiel, Rev. Ludwig, Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic. Murdered two.
1909. Szepessy, Rev. J., Cleveland, O. Sued for breach of promise.
Talbot, Bishop E., Central Penn. Episcopal. Violation of
ordination vows; woman in the case.
1910. Tallent, Rev. O. S., Atlanta, Ga. Congregational Methodist.
Fighting.
1902. Tart, Rev. E., Richmond, Va. Baptist. Appropriating funds of
church.
1907. Tartt, Rev. Eli, Petersburg, Va. Baptist. Assault with pistol;
thirty days and $25.
1911. Tate, D. P., Danville, Va. Former Methodist minister. Swindler.
1902. Taylor, Rev. Chas., Richmond, Ind. Convicted of assault on
young girl.
1907. Taylor, Rev. C. F., Brooklyn, N. Y. Swindling.
1903. Taylor, Rev. I. B., Wilmington, Del. Bigamy; four years.
1904. Taylor, Rev. J. B., Sigourney, Ia. Evangelist. Bigamy; four
years.
1907. Taylor, Rev. J. M., Saginaw, Mich. Made love to married woman.
Taylor, Rev. Wm., Innisfail, Can. Presbyterian. Drunkenness,
profanity, lying, consorting with lewd women; deadbeat and
liar, says an acquaintance.
1908. Taylor, Rev. Wm. L., Cincinnati, O. True Reformer. Swindling.
1910. Temple, Rev. J. C., Harrisburg, Pa. Assault on his wife.
1900. Tenney, Rev. Chas., Lynn, Mass. Baptist. Assaulting a girl of 4
years.
1910. Tenney, Rev. C. T., Des Moines, Ia. Baptist. Criminal assault
on 8-year-old girl.
1902. Tesnon, Rev. H. M., Denver, Col. Visiting houses of
prostitution; wife sued for divorce.
1913. Tetreault, Rev. Frederic, Drummondville, Quebec. Roman
Catholic. Libel.
1913. Thacker, Rev. James, Rome, Ga. Congregational Methodist.
Immoral relations; convicted and sentenced to six months on the
chain-gang.
1907. Thoburn, Bishop J. M., Syracuse, N. Y. Methodist Episcopal.
Fined $500 for slander.
1905. Thomas, Rev. A. C., Sidney, O. Methodist. Intimacy with two
girls; ducked in the Miami river by congregation.
1907. Thomas, Rev. C. H., Rockford, Ill. Accomplice in forgery.
1901. Thomas, Rev. George, Urbana, O. Baptist. Obtaining money under
false pretenses.
1908. Thomas, Rev. Jas., Malvern, Ark. Methodist. Cattle thief.
1910. Thomas, Rev. Jas., Piqua, O. Criminal assault on 7-year-old
girl; jailed.
1913. Thomas, Rev. John, Camden, N. J. Unnatural practices.
1910. Thomas, Rev. J., Nowata, Okla. Selling whisky in prohibition
state.
1905. Thomas, Rev. J. C., Palmyra, N. Y. Baptist. Enticing wife of
one of his parishioners.
1902. Thomas, Rev. J. M., Pittsburgh, Pa. Baptist. Breach of promise;
judgment, $2,500.
1908. Thomas, Rev. J. P., colored, Kokomo, Ind. Breaking up a home.
1910. Thomas, Rev. Wm., Corona, L. I. Evangelist. Confessed bigamist.
Thomas, Rev. William J., Evanston, Ill. Evangelist. Disorderly
conduct; convicted and fined.
1903. Thompson, Rev. Ab'm S., Paterson, N. J. Alienating affections
of married woman; sued for $50,000.
1913. Thompson, Rev. C. C., Waco, Tex. Presbyterian. Cruelty to wife,
for which divorce was granted her; assault and contempt of
court.
1907. Thompson, Rev. D. W., Des Moines, Ia. Used mails to defraud.
Thompson, Rev. G. T., Philadelphia, Pa. Baptist. Sued for
slander by stock market men.
1911. Thompson, Rev. H. M. D., Montrose, Cal. Baptist. Embezzler.
1911. Thompson, Rev. J. E., Cleveland, Ohio. Baptist. Charged with
criminal slander.
1907. Thompson, Rev. Wm., Chicago, Ill. Caused girl's downfall;
procured criminal operation.
Thompson, Rev. Wm., Cartersville, Ga. Local. Marrying three
wives; divorcing none.
1910. Thornton, Rev. Jesse B., New York, N. Y. Obtaining money under
false pretenses.
1912. Thurman, Rev. J. M. D., Hagerstown, Md. Christian. Murderous
assault.
1908. Thurston, Rev. L. L., Oklahoma City, Okla. Methodist Episcopal.
Immorality; suspended.
1909. Tilburn, Rev. O., Linton, Ind. Campbellite. Embezzled church
funds; seduced girl.
1910. Tillmans, Rev. Theo., Chicago, Ill. Lutheran. Abandoned wife;
friendly with shop girl.
1900. Toal, Rev. Wm. H., Newburgh, N. Y. Catholic. Raising a
disturbance in New York; sent to Bellevue Hospital.
Todd, Rev. Thos., Cedar Falls, Ia. Expelled from church and
normal school for illicit relations with woman of faculty.
1913. Tompkins, Rev. George, Brookline, Mass. Larceny.
1908. Toms, Rev. F. E., Kan. Baptist. Bigamy.
Tomson, Rev. G. W., Woodbury, N. J. Presbyterian. Love
entanglement with three women. Suicide.
1899. Torrey, Rev. R. A., Chicago, Ill. Evangelist. Permitted three
of his children to die from lack of medical attendance.
Totheroh, Rev. Dr., Chicago, Ill. Presbyterian. Dalliance with
lady member.
1899. Townes, Rev. C. H. W., Cincinnati, O. Presbyterian. Stealing
gifts intended for the poor.
1900. Towns, Rev. C. Hill, Columbus, Ind. Methodist. Drunk and
disorderly; fined.
1907. Townsend, Rev. T. J., Nashville, Tenn. Baptist. Carrying
concealed weapons.
1900. Tracey, Deacon E., Somerset, Me. Baptist. Eloping with girl 17
years old, leaving wife.
1910. Tranter, Rev. W. W., Covington, Ky. Forgery.
1908. Trick, Rev. Albert, New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Suicide.
1910. Trimble, Rev. D. H., Eugene, Ore. Methodist. Slander.
1914. Triplett, Rev. J. Edwin, Jr., Woodbury, Conn. Presbyterian.
Sued by wife for separation for cruel and inhuman treatment.
1907. Triplett, Rev. J. E., New York, N. Y. Presbyterian. Criminal
libel.
1899. Trompen, Rev. J. N., Hackensack, N. J. Reformed. Criminal abuse
of adopted girl.
1910. Troy, Rev. John H., New York, N. Y. Baptist. Attempted
seduction.
1910. Tucker, Rev. S. W., Scuffletown, Va. Nine wives; jumped his
bail.
1909. Tucker, Rev. T. P., Wilson, N. C. Arrested for desertion.
1907. Tupper, Rev. K. B., Philadelphia, Pa. Sued for unpaid note;
many overdue debts.
1910. Turley, Rev. F., Cincinnati, O. Methodist. Disorderly conduct;
arrested and fined.
1912. Turner, Rev. David, Jersey City, N. J. Baptist. Procuring women
for immoral purposes.
1909. Turner, Rev. S. D., Huntington, Ark. Jailed for arson.
1911. Turner, Rev. William, Jackson, Ga. Colored. Incited race riot.
1899. Turney, Rev. Wm., Muncie, Ind. United Brethren. Attacking sick
woman in bed.
1900. Tyron, Rev. Wm., Chillicothe, O. Forgery, bigamy, murder.
1911. Ulitsky, Rev. Alexander, Jersey City, N. J. Greek Catholic.
Charged with malicious mischief.
1913. Upsher, Rev. John, Baltimore, Md. Accessory to larceny.
1912. Upton, Rev. T. A., Okla. Rape.
1909. Vahey, Rev. F. V. G. H., Jersey City, N. J. Methodist. Suicide
pact with wife; both dead.
1909. Van Auken, Rev. H. R., Ashland, Neb. Congregational. Deserted
wife and children; eloped with nurse.
1905. Van Buren, Rev. Otto, Utica, N. Y. Lutheran. Unwelcome
attentions to married woman, whom he sought to entice.
1899. Vance, Rev. Frank E., Piqua, O. Methodist. "Indiscretion."
1901. Vance, Rev. Thos., Irvington, Ind. Christian. Shooting at his
daughter's young man.
1902. Van de Water, Rev. Geo. R., New York, N. Y. Episcopal.
Adultery; co-respondent in Watt divorce suit.
1899. Van Herlich, Rev. J., Wichita, Kan. Episcopal. Denying his
wife; "graver charges;" escapade in the Tenderloin.
1910. Vanover, Rev. Robert, Williamsburg, Ky. Fighting.
1900. Van Winkle, Rev. Jas., Indianapolis, Ind. Petty theft; ducked
by students at Butler University.
1904. Vaughan, Rev. E. W., Denver, Colo. Confessed to killing a
child.
1912. Vaughn, Rev. Thurston U., Greenville, S. C. Baptist. Criminal
assault; convicted on his own confession; sentenced to death.
1909. Venerable, Rev. W. D., Keokuk, Ia. Baptist. Embezzlement.
1900. Vernon, Rev. Jas., Salt Lake City, Utah. Missionary. The
attempted violation of unmarried woman.
1908. Villiers, Rev. W. H., Chicago, Ill. Divorced; ordered to pay
alimony.
1904. Vincent, Rev. Mr., Winnipeg, Man. Seduction of member of his
choir.
1901. Vines, Chas. N., Bremen, Ga. Methodist. Counterfeiting.
1906. Von Buren, Rev. Otto, New York, N. Y. Lutheran. Made love to
organist; expelled.
1907. Waddel, Rev. C. W., New Albany, Miss. Evangelist. Murder.
1906. Wade, Rev. Goodone, Waukegan, Ill. Congregational. Sending
obscene literature through mails to boys; attempted suicide.
1910. Wade, Rev. J. W., Chicago, Ill. Universalist. Forgery and
fraud.
1899. Wade, Rev. N. E., W. Kortright, N. Y. United Presbyterian.
Stealing; expelled by church.
1904. Wade, Rev. W. H., Velpin, Ind. Campbellite. Passing counterfeit
money; indicted.
1905. Wadsworth, Rev. W. W., Hartwell, Ga. Methodist. Immorality;
suspended.
1904. Wagner, Rev. Samuel, Croton, O. United Brethren. Criminally
assaulting girl of 14.
1909. Wagner, Rev. Mr., Wyalusing, Wis. Threatened by women for
breaking up a home.
1906. Wainscot, Rev. John, Elkinsville, Ind. Evangelist. Assault.
1901. Wainwright, Rev. H., Roanoke, Va. Sanctificationist.
Housebreaking and robbery.
1902. Waldrop, Rev. Emmet L., Cleveland, O. Lying, stealing, neglect
of family.
1907. Walenta, Rev. M. J. H., New York, N. Y. Found his platonic
affinity in parishioner's wife.
1903. Wales, Rev. J. W., Charlottesville, Va. Baptist. Co-respondent
in divorce suit.
1912. Walker, Rev. J. Franklin, Cincinnati, O. Baptist Corrupting
morals of young girls.
1913. Walker, Rev. Raymond B., Providence, R. I. Baptist.
Wife-beating.
1910. Walker, Rev. Raymond D., Boston, Mass. Episcopal. Forgery.
1906. Walker, Rev. R. D., Windham, Vt. Baptist. Dropped by church for
moral and commercial irregularity.
1909. Walker, Rev. R. E., Providence, R. I. Forgery; arrested.
1899. Wall, Rev. Rufus, Memphis, Tenn. Wife murder.
Wallace, Rev. Foy. Traveling evangelist; Campbellite. Run out
of town for attempt to seduce married woman.
1903. Walling, Rev. W. A., New York, N. Y. Fraud; locked up.
1903. Wallis, Rev. E. H., Evening Shade, Ark. Methodist. Lying;
convicted on four counts.
1911. Walstrom, Rev. W. H., Versailles, Ill. Pastor Christian church.
Stole collection of rare old coins, and confessed after; found
with aid of bloodhounds.
1913. Walt, Rev. J. W., Springfield, Mo. Methodist. Abduction.
Walters, Rev. Alex., Hackensack, N. J. Methodist. Assault and
battery on girl.
1914. Walton, Rev. M. R., Glendale, Cal. Methodist. Improper advances
to women.
1900. Walton, Rev. T. J., Burton, Ky. Shooting John Gray.
1910. Wand, Rev. John B., Meppen, Ill. Catholic. Criminal assault.
1906. Wannamaker, Rev. H. S., Elyria, O. Congregational. Made love to
organist; divorced by wife; dropped by church.
1905. Ward, Rev. D. F., Claremont, Va. Episcopal. Fighting; thrashed
outgoing pastor Ridout.
1912. Ward, Rev. L. T., Collierville, Tenn. Embezzlement. Confessed
and sentenced to three years' imprisonment.
1909. Ward, Rev. S., Freewater, Ore. Baptist. Bigamy; four wives;
five years.
1900. Ward, Rev. Wm., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. Catholic. Drunk and
disorderly; arrested.
1906. Ware, Rev. G. G., Deadwood, S. D. Episcopal. Conspiracy to
defraud the government with false homestead entries.
1905. Ware, Rt. Rev. Archdeacon T. C., Black Hills District, S. D.
Episcopal. Hilarious drunk in Lead City.
1906. Warlick, Rev. Mr., Elorado, Okla. Violation of an 18-year-old
girl.
1902. Warner, Rev. A. J., Clinton, N. C. Misappropriation of money;
indicted.
1905. Warner, Rev. H. H., Denver, Col. Bigamy; living with one wife
and supporting another.
1899. Warren, Rev. B. E., Helena, Mont. Methodist. Charged with
immorality; resigned.
1906. Warren, Rev. F. J., Portland, Ore. Episcopal. Despoiled a
brother minister's home.
1909. Warren, Rev. L. W., Los Angeles, Cal. Presbyterian. Unprintable
crime.
1913. Warren, Rev. W. D., Columbus, O. Methodist. Attempted suicide.
1911. Watkins, Rev. R. B., Buffalo, N. Y. Presbyterian. Arrested on
"a serious charge" preferred by a young woman of Richmond, Va.
1906. Watson, Rev. J. A., No. Plainfield, N. J. Murder.
1910. Watson, Rev. W. E., Urbana, O. Methodist. Embezzlement.
1910. Way, Rev. H., Hoboken, N. J. Evangelist. Accused by 17-year-old
girl.
1909. Wear, Rev. W. M., Birmingham, Ala. Baptist. Seduction of
another's wife. Resigned.
1904. Weaver, Rev. T. E., Tazewell, Va. Methodist. Failing to account
for money placed in his hands.
1899. Webb, Rev. James, Atlantic City, N. J. Baptist. Stealing
lumber; arrested.
1905. Weeks, Rev. Mr., Toronto, Ont. Baptist. Caught in park with
female member of his own church; resigned.
1905. Welch, Rev. Clarence M., Grand Rapids, Mich. Evangelist.
Bastardy; jailed for non-support of child.
1906. Welch, Rev. C. E., Nashville, Mich. Methodist. Immoral
relations with two girls, resulting in the death of one of
them.
1899. Welch. Rev. D. S., Macksburg, O. Methodist. Fraudulently
procuring a divorce from his wife.
1909. Welch, Rev. V. P., Fostoria, O. Slander.
1911. Wells, Rev. H. H., St. Louis, Mo. Methodist. Held for trial for
passing a check which he forged.
1899. Wells, Rev. J. H., Selma, N. C. Baptist. Making moonshine
whisky; jailed.
1905. Welsh, Rev. Fr., Pittsburgh, Pa. Catholic. Drunk; assaulted
President Dreyfus of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club; suspended.
1899. Wenger, Rev. Mr., Harrisonburg, Va. Mennonite. "Transgression"
with hired girl.
1914. Werlein, Rev. Halsey, San Jose, Cal. Episcopal. Sued for
divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty.
1898. Wesley, Rev. G. W., Louisa, Ky. Baptist. Convicted of having
three wives.
1909. West, Rev. J. W., Richmond, Va. Accused by little girls of
being too intimate.
1911. Westenberg, Rev. C. A., San Francisco, Cal. Swindled public in
selling stock in an alleged California placer mine.
1901. Westlake, Rev. C. M., Providence, R. I. Deserted his wife;
divorced.
1908. Weston, Rev. W. W., Los Angeles, Cal. Methodist. Swindling.
1905. Whalen, Rev. C. D., Los Angeles, Cal. Methodist. Deserting
family and eloping with Mrs. Jennie H. Clark from Plattsburg,
N. Y.; jailed.
1900. Wharton, Rev. H. M., Ocean City, N. J. Baptist. Obtaining
property under false pretenses; jailed.
1901. Wharton, Rev. Geo., Jackson, Miss. Baptist. Attempting to hug
the female pupils of Hillman Female College, of which he was
president; fled.
1910. Wheaton, Rev. J. M., Chicago, Ill. Methodist. Abusive
trespasser.
1908. Wheeler, Rev. A. J., New York, N. Y. Adventist. Suicide.
1901. Wheeler, Rev. G. F., Greendale, Mass. Baptist. Kissing and
hugging young ladies to the neglect of his wife; disciplined.
1910. Wheeler, Rev. James M., Akron, O. Methodist. Malicious
destruction of property.
1900. Wheeler, Rev. J. B., Bridgeport, Conn. Missionary. Leading
women astray.
1913. Whitaker, Rev. T. A., Waltham, Mass. Baptist. Non-support of
wife.
1908. Whitaker, Rev. Wm. G., Exeter, Kan. Episcopal. Fraud.
1914. White, Rev. Dennis, Windsor, Conn. Arson; convicted and given a
prison sentence of two to five years.
1899. White, Rev. D. R., Palmyra, Mo. Baptist. Shoplifting; caught
with goods on.
1901. White, Rev. Geo. W., Orion, Ill. Baptist. Incontinence and
dishonesty; deposed.
1909. White, Rev. H., Marion, Ind. Bigamy; six wives.
1900. White, Rev. John W., Chillicothe, Mo. Methodist. Beating
children with iron poker; arrested.
1903. White, Rev. J. L., Washington, D. C. Obtaining money under
false pretenses.
1901. White, Rev. Minor, Elkinsville, Ind. Ministerial misconduct;
locked out by congregation.
1905. White, Rev. M. J., Carthage, Mo. Catholic. Threatening life of
A. L. Franks; arrested.
1910. White, Rev. R. G., Portland, Ore. Presbyterian. Fell in love
with student under him; expelled from academy and ministry;
divorced.
1908. White, Rev. Samuel, St. Paul, Minn. Larceny; chain gang.
1914. Whitfield, Rev. Joseph, Rock Island, Ill. Baptist. Assault with
a deadly weapon. Indicted.
1900. Whitlock, Rev. Mr., Lima, O. Methodist. Assault and battery;
arrested.
Whittaker, Rev. Thos., Vilonia, Ark. Methodist. A revivalist,
he was forced to leave Vilonia for kissing a girl against her
will.
1910. Whorley, Rev. A. H., Pensacola, Fla. Wife-beating.
Wiant, Rev. Warren, Urbana, O. Methodist. Slander; held for
grand jury; declared all women unchaste who dance.
1901. Wickham, Rev. C. M., Sioux City, Ia. Christian. Seduction;
justified by scripture.
1912. Wickham, Rev. Noah, Oklahoma City, Okla. Accused of cruel
treatment of orphans and dependent children in home of which he
was superintendent; convicted in former years for similar
offenses.
1899. Widdemer, Rev. H. T., Asbury Park, N. J. Congregational.
Indiscreet familiarity with typewriter girl; out.
1911. Wigginton, Rev. G. W., Pittsburgh, Pa. Named as co-respondent
in divorce suit brought on the ground of adultery.
1905. Wilberforce, Rev. D. F., Missionary to Africa. United Brethren.
Apostasy and bigamy.
1905. Wilbur, Rev. A., Los Gatos, Cal. Horse stealing; confessed.
1899. Wilburn, Rev. W. R., Flat Hollow, Ky. Divorced his wife; fought
with her; fatally injured.
1906. Wilding, Rev. A., Greensburg, Pa. Baptist. Ran away with
another's wife.
1911. Wilhite, Rev. A. L., Topeka, Kan. Sent to jail for
"bootlegging" whisky, thus depriving the government of profit
on license.
1903. Wilkins, Rev. Mr., Ladonia, Tex. Presbyterian. Associating with
prostitutes.
1901. William, Rev. M., Charleston, S. C. Baptist. Pension frauds;
convicted; one year.
1913. Williams, Rev. Elmer L., Chicago, Ill. Methodist. Defamation of
character.
1905. Williams, Rev. E. E., Shawnee, Okla. Baptist. Prostituting his
daughters.
1908. Williams, Rev. G. F., Washington, D. C. Episcopal. Immoral
conduct with seamstress; unfrocked; old offender.
1908. Williams, Rev. I. D., Denver, Colo. Violating postal laws.
1914. Williams, Rev. James T. W., Newcastle, Pa. Congregational.
Elopement and adultery.
1909. Williams, Rev. J., Bellecenter, O. Methodist. Charged with
false arrest and imprisonment.
1909. Williams, Rev. J. D., New York, N. Y. Baptist. Larceny.
1902. Williams, Rev. J. W., New Castle, Pa. Baptist. Picking pockets;
ordered out of town.
1900. Williams, Rev. R. B., Paxton, Ill. Evangelist. Insulting young
lady; pummeled by her father.
1906. Williams, Rev. S. V., Laporte, Ind. Campbellite. Leading a dual
life.
1914. Williams, Rev. W. L., Los Angeles, Cal. Cumberland
Presbyterian. Malicious destruction of property.
1900. Willis, Rev. Elijah, Chillicothe, O. Baptist. Deserted wife and
eloped with married woman.
1902. Wills, Rev. Joshua, West Chester, N. Y. Baptist. Convicted of
fraud; compelled to refund.
1900. Willy, Rev. E. E., Minneapolis, Minn. Congregational.
Negotiating a forged draft; arrested.
1909. Wilmer, Rev. H., Rome, Ga. Embezzlement; three years.
1908. Wilson, Rev. Aubrey, Brooklyn, N. Y. Presbyterian. Theft.
1913. Wilson, Rev. Cecil P., Brookland, Pa. Episcopal. Drunkenness.
1900. Wilson, Rev. C. H., Mt. Vernon, N. Y. False arrest; prosecuted.
1901. Wilson, Rev. Emanuel S., Grand Rapids, Mich. Baptist. Adultery;
arrested.
1914. Wilson, Rev. Isaac, Milan, Mich. Methodist. Invented a story of
assault and robbery to account for inability to pay his bills.
1901. Wilson, Rev. Jas., Guthrie, Okla. Evangelist. Arrested for
double murder in Missouri, in 1869.
1910. Wilson, Rev. J. H., Savannah, Ga. Church of Ascension. Wronged
girl; cowhided by mother.
1902. Wilson, Rev. Morris Genoa, W. Va. Baptist. Read Bible and then
cut his wife's throat with a razor.
1905. Wilson, Rev. W. S., Altoona, Pa. Methodist. Dissipation; died
in police cell.
1906. Wilson, Rev. Yancey, Tustin, Cal. Adventist. Desertion.
1912. Winchester, Rev. Sirl J., Winchester, Ind. Failure to provide
for young daughter.
1907. Wingert, Rev. A. E., Tillamook, Ore. Presbyterian. Forgery and
swindling.
1900. Winkfield, Rev. Z., Ensley, Ala. Murder of a man attentive to
his wife.
1910. Winn, Rev. W. G., Pittsburgh, Pa. Christian. Left it to the
Lord to pay board bill; sued for $80.
1905. Winters, Rev. F. W., Newark, N. J. Catholic. Obtaining money
under false pretenses.
Witt, Rev. W. L., Los Angeles, Cal. Second Advent. Left wife
and lived with widow; pleaded guilty.
Wittlinger, Rev. T., Rome, N. Y. Lutheran. Caught looking in at
window when women were retiring.
1901. Wohl, Rev. John H., W'm'son, W. Va. Presbyterian. Shot D.
Stokes; was killed by return fire.
1902. Wolfe, Rev. John B., Quincy, Ill. Methodist. Put up at hotel
with woman not his wife; condemned by conference.
1914. Wolfendale, Rev. N. S., Seattle, Wash. Circuit rider. Larceny.
1906. Wolfington, Rev. W. W., Freetown, Ind. United Brethren.
Arrested on charge of young girl.
1909. Wolfram, Rev. C. A., Atlanta, Ga. Took a married woman for his
soulmate.
1900. Wollpert, Rev. D. C., Zenia, O. Methodist. "Immoral and
unchristian practices."
1899. Wood, Rev. E. M., Pittsburgh, Pa. Methodist. "Ecclesiastical"
immorality; women complainants.
1911. Wood, Rev. J. B., alias Woodard, Coffeyville, Tex. Bigamist.
1902. Wood, Rev. Wm. A., Glens Falls, N. Y. Baptist. Instigating a
riotous demonstration.
1907. Woodring, Rev. W. H., Ashtabula, O. Methodist. Assault.
1909. Woodruff, Rev. W. L., Lorain, O. Lutheran. Raised money under
false pretenses; 30 days and $10.
1903. Woods, Rev. J. S., Evanston, Ill. Cruelty to his son; summoned.
1904. Woodson, Rev. A. R., Indianapolis, Ind. Presbyterian. Improper
liberties with young women.
1900. Woodward, Rev. J. D., Commerce, Ga. Baptist. Found guilty of
bigamy; four years.
1899. Woodward, Rev. W. L., Oak Harbor, O. Disciples. Suicide by
shooting.
1901. Wooton, Rev. J. A., Philadelphia, Pa. Unlawfully mailing
letters containing threats.
1902. Workman, Rev. S. N., Bluefield, W. Va. Pleaded guilty to charge
of bigamy; one year.
1908. Wormser, Rev. Andrew, Cincinnati, O. Dutch Reformed. Swindling.
Wright, Rev. G. H., Chillicothe, O. Evangelist. Triple murder
in Provo Co., Utah.
1910. Wright, Rev. W. R., Wood, N. M. Baptist. Murder.
1900. Wye, Rev. L., Croswell, Mich. Episcopal. Paid unwelcome
attentions to young woman and beat father who objected.
1906. Wylie, Rev. J. R., Los Angeles, Cal. Methodist. Bigamy.
1902. Xavier, Rev. H. F., Yonkers, N. Y. Catholic. False arrest; sued
by a young woman for $20,000.
1900. York, Rev. S. P., Brownsville, Ky. Giving and furnishing liquor
to a young woman; indicted.
1900. Youberg, Rev. W., Chicago, Ill. Missionary. Stealing scrap iron
to repair mission.
1901. Young, Rev. Clarence, Newark, N. J. Evangelist. Bigamy; tried
and found guilty.
1911. Young, Rev. J. Henry, Mattoon, Ill. Bigamist. Young disappeared
when he learned a warrant was out for his arrest for having two
wives.
1911. Young, Rev. J. H., Leechburg, Pa. Lutheran. "Too familiar with
young girls." This charge was to have been heard at a church
trial.
1909. Young, Rev. P., Oakland, Cal. Episcopal. Embezzled $15,000.
Courted young woman; wife in Boston.
1908. Young, Rev. Wm. C., Paterson, N. J. Seduction; six months.
1906. Zakelsky, Rev. G. A., Chicago, Ill. Catholic. Issuing worthless
checks in gambling game; sued.
1906. Zechel, Rev. A. H., Appleton, Wis. Violating Sunday law.
1900. Zeperian, Rev. E., New York, N. Y. Missionary. Stealing a
watch; arrested.
1901. Zeutgraff, Rev. J. R., Brooklyn, N. Y. Catholic. Slander; sued
for $5,000 damages.
1908. Ziegler, Rev. Mr., Hutchinson, Kan. United Brethren. Eloping,
leaving his wife and six children.
1910. Zimmerman, Rev. A. H., Utica, N. Y. Methodist.
Over-flirtatious, and disappeared mysteriously.
1908. Zimmerman, Rev. E. H., Omaha, Neb. Lutheran. Obscenity; pleaded
guilty; six months and $100.
1914. Zook, Rev. Isaac, Fresno, Cal. Methodist. Adultery.
1909. Zuccarelli, Rev. Jas., Newark, N. J. Catholic. Broke up home;
embezzled $400.
1912. Zwickert, Rev. John D., Altoona, Pa. Roman Catholic. Alienation
of affections.
1900. Zwinger, Rev. E., Hempstead, N. Y. Lutheran. Slander and
assault; arrested.
THE DEVIL FISHING.
The Devil sat by the river's side--
The stream of time, where you'll always find him--
Casting his line in the rushing tide,
And landing the fish on the bank behind him.
He sat at ease in a cozy nook,
And was filling his basket very fast;
While you might have seen that his deadly hook
Was differently baited for every cast.
He caught 'em as fast as a man could count;
Little or big, it was all the same.
One bait was a cheque for a round amount;
An assemblyman nabbed it, and out he came.
He took a gem that as Saturn shone;
It sank in the water without a sound,
And caught a woman who long was known
As the best and purest for miles around.
Sometimes he would laugh and sometimes sing,
For better luck no one could wish,
And he seemed to know to a dead sure thing,
The bait best suited to every fish.
Quoth Satan: "The fishing is rare and fine."
And he took a drink, somewhat enthused:
And yet a parson swam round the line,
That e'en the most tempting bait refused.
He tried with his gold and his flashing gems,
Hung fame and fortune upon the line,
Dressing gowns with embroidered hems,
But still the dominie made no sign.
A woman's garter went on the hook;
"I have him at last," quoth the devil, brightening;
Then Satan's sides with laughter shook,--
And he landed the preacher as quick as lightning!
--Sam Davis.
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