«Преступления проповедников в Соединенных Штатах и Канаде»

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

Разрушение чужой семьи, диффамация, незаконное заключение брака, нарушение законов об охоте — по 9; шантаж и вымогательство, побег из тюрьмы — по 8; нарушение гостеприимства, убийство, мошенничество с пенсиями — по 7; преступная халатность, жестокое обращение с животными, похищение людей — по 6; дуэль, отравление, мошеннический развод — по 5; взяточничество, создание помех общественному порядку, магазинная кража, незаконное проникновение на чужую территорию, превышение скорости — по 4; ношение скрытого оружия, укрывательство преступления, ложный арест — по 3; крушение банка, нищенство, злоупотребление доверием, кража скота, незаконное голосование, линчевание и подстрекательство к нему, кулачные бои, сквернословие, шарлатанство, скупка краденого, контрабанда, нарушение закона о налогах, фальсификация выборов, вымогательство, «фелония» — по 2; содействие побегу заключенного, попытка крушения поезда, принуждение умирающего к чему-либо, преступная беспечность, жестокое обращение с заключенными, дезертирство из армии, взрыв динамита, незаконная врачебная практика, подпольное производство сигар, содержание притона, организация лотереи, злонамеренное преследование, осквернение публичных архивов, молитвы о смерти соседа (который умер), продажа голоса и влияния, рабовладение (миссионером), обучение мальчиков воровству, бродяжничество, нарушение воинских артикулов, нарушение закона об обороте наркотиков, нарушение закона о воскресном дне, подкуп присяжных, ненадлежащее влияние, «растление морали молодой девушки», создание препятствий отправлению правосудия — по 1. Общее количество приблизительно равно пяти тысячам, по точному подсчету — 4987.

Конфессиональная принадлежность священников, насколько она известна:

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

Следующие мелкие деноминации представлены по 1 случаю каждая: Абсолютная жизнь, Апостольская, Амишская, Христианский союз, Христианская католическая, «Кам-Оутер», «Ду-Райт», Немецкая евангелическая, Дар Фомы, Миссия благовестия, Хелига, Семейство верных Святого Духа, Новый Иерусалим, Назорейская, «Новое мышление», Шейкерская, «Стрейт-Эдж», Сирийская, Истинный реформатор (20).

Общее количество зарегистрированных здесь священников составляет 3795. Их конфессия указана в 2556 случаях; неизвестна в 1239.

В объяснение различающегося типографского оформления дат, имен и т. д. и дефектов пагинации можно сказать, что более старые части книги, охватывающие случаи, имевшие место до 1899 года, оставлены в прежнем виде, за исключением того, что периодические комментарии и резюме, сопровождавшие новые издания, были устранены, а доступный материал перенесен в общее введение к тому. Случаи, произошедшие после завершения списка в прежнем стиле составления, были переупорядочены и перенабраны в виде единого алфавитного списка. Таким образом, книга содержит шесть алфавитных списков, начинающихся в первой части со страницы 10 (ок. 1875–81 гг.); стр. 50 (до 1883 г.); стр. 102 (до 1893 г.); стр. 125 (до 1895 г.); стр. 140 (до 1898 г.); стр. 139, Часть II (до 1914 г.). Такое переупорядочение позволяет сократить, не опуская ничего из имеющего постоянную ценность, том, который становился слишком большим для экономичного производства и распространения.

ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ К РАННИМ ИЗДАНИЯМ.

До тех пор пока воображение создает бога для управления судьбами людей; до тех пор пока невежество можно заставить верить в то, что проповедник или священник является в том или ином качестве посредником или агентом между людьми и силами в облаках — что он “небесный лоцман”, прямо уполномоченный божеством ведаиь делами Бога на земле, и что личность и сан священника священны, — до тех пор будет возможно существование такой профессии, как современное духовенство.

И если эти проповедники в массе своей столь же преступны, как и любой другой класс; если они аморальны без оправдания нуждой или невежеством — без иной причины, кроме их зачастую праздной жизни и возможностей, предоставляемых им характером их призвания, — то их последователи не могут узнать этот факт слишком рано.

Первое издание этой книги было напечатано в 1881 году, с тех пор многие тысячи экземпляров разошлись по всей стране; но ни в одном случае, насколько нам известно, никто не смог успешно опровергнуть факты, выдвинутые против любого «человека божьего», фигурирующего на этих страницах. Таким образом, гарантируется ее существенная точность. Единственное обвинение, которое может быть предъявлено ей, — это ее неполнота. Издатели не претендуют на то, чтобы обнаружить более чем небольшой процент клирикального мошенничества. Церкви стараются скрывать и действительно скрывают значительную часть аморальности своих служителей. Проповедники, управляющие церковными судами, питают друг к другу солидарность. Как правило, лишь тогда, когда духовенство привлекается к суду светских инстанций, общественность может узнать всю полноту фактов. Сравнительно немного католических священников фигурируют в этой хронике по той причине, что эта церковь представляет собой закрытую корпорацию, которая посредством политического влияния и контроля над языками своих членов способна скрывать преступления своих лидеров. Во всех крупных городах страны католическая церковь обладает большим и опасным политическим влиянием, и ее священники имеют все шансы избежать возмездия за свои пороки и преступления. Судьи — католики или обязаны своими постами католической власти; судебные чиновники — католики; полицейские — католики. Все они выгораживают «отцов» и утаивают их имена от публикации.

Кроме того, редактору невозможно прочитать все газеты и собрать все случаи, которые действительно видят свет гласности. И, к нашему сожалению, некоторые светские газеты замалчивают эти новости. Если тщательно прочесать всю страну, есть все основания полагать, что можно было бы обнаружить в сто раз больше преступлений, справедливо приписанных людям, которые выдают себя за учителей морали. Поэтому для использования в будущих изданиях мы настоятельно призываем всех, кто читает эти страницы, присылать нам те отчеты о подобных делах, которые попадаются им на глаза, сообщая факты, даты и места, а если присылаются газетные вырезки — указывать название, дату и место издания газеты.

Апологетами принятой в этой стране системы религии выдвигалось возражение, будто проступки духовенства ничего не доказывают против самой системы. В этом они заблуждаются. Разумеется, если бы христианство имело под собой фактическое основание, эти записи не доказали бы отсутствие такого основания. Однако то, что они действительно доказывают, заключается в том, что утверждение о христианстве, будто оно делает людей нравственными, неверно. Ибо если система неспособна удержать самих своих учителей, то как мы можем ожидать, что их ученики извлекут из нее пользу? Суть, на которой делает акцент эта книга, как выразительно формумулирует бывший методистский пастор, ныне рационалист, но всегда нравственный человек, заключается в том, что религия сама по себе не является моральной силой; что она не едина с моралью; что она может существовать и часто существует без морали, и что мораль ничего не выигрывает от связи с ней.

Считается, что пропорционально своей численности больше священников, чем представителей любой другой профессии, виновны в преступлениях и пороках. Значительная часть преступлений направлена против женщин или совершена с участием женщин. Это, пожалуй, неудивительно, если учесть институт пастырских визитов. Пока мужчины находятся вне дома, выполняя свои жизненные обязанности, священник разгуливает вокруг, якобы заботясь о благополучии своей паствы, а на самом деле нанося визиты женщинам, которые привлекают его больше всего. Чем является конфессионал для римско-католической церкви, тем является «пастырский визит» для церкви протестантской. Женщинам не следует посещать первое или принимать второе иначе как в присутствии своих отцов или мужей. Другой институт церкви также можно было бы упразднить к выгоде нравственности — а именно, одиночные кельи-кабинеты для священника, пристроенные к церквям. Эти меблированные комнаты становятся местами множества оргий. Вместе с ними должны исчезнуть и боковые двери или входы на хоры. Боковая дверь и кабинет церкви в Сан-Франциско использовались для интимных свиданий, которые завершились убийством. Убитая женщина была найдена у исповедальни католической церкви в городе Нью-Йорк. В Омахе священник был найден в пасторской комнате собственной церкви задохнувшимся в тесных объятиях с женщиной-миссионеркой. Эти боковые двери, уединенные «кабинеты» и тайные исповедальни опасны для добродетели, если не для жизни. Множество женщин и девушек проходят через них к своему падению.

В этой краткой истории поведения духовенства не всегда удается избежать неполноты идентификации, поскольку в отчетах об этих процессах в светских изданиях вошло в привычку опускать имена ответчиков, и многие благочестивые негодяи значатся как «преп. мистер Смит» или «преп. мистер Джонс». В некоторых случаях место совершения преступления указано не полностью. Опять же, в определенных случаях проступок получает лаконичное название, примененное судившим преступника церковным судом, такое как «аморальное поведение», «распутное поведение» и т. д. — определения, которые скрывают грубость преступления и тем самым выгораживают преподобного виновника в интересах церкви и духовенства. Во многих отчетах о судебных разбирательствах церковных собраний имя обвиняемого полностью опускается, как предполагается, из уважения к его «священному сану».

Конфессия, к которой принадлежала «благочестивая душа», указывается не всегда, следовательно, на эту хронику нельзя полагаться для того, чтобы читатель мог выяснить, какая ветвь «церкви божьей» проявила наибольшую эффективность в пастырской преступности.

После имен можно обнаружить буквы, например P.E. — председательствующий старейшина, Ev. — евангелист; например: Кархарт, преп. Дж. У., P.E., и Бейлисс, преп. Э. Л., Ev. Степени D.D., PhD., LLD. и другие добавления, приобретенные в колледжах и духовных семинариях, не сохранялись с особой тщательностью. Если какой-либо преподобный правонарушитель, которого упустили из виду и тем самым оставили вне этой «славной категории», пожелает удостоиться чести сделать свое имя и титул знаменитыми, пусть он пришлет соответствующие факты.

ДЕСЯТЬ ПАСТОРОВ.

(Следующее переложение известного стишка появлялось во всех изданиях этой книги и могло бы вызвать сожаление в случае его пропуска.)

Десять маленьких проповедников проповедовали божественную любовь,

Один поцеловал служанку, и осталось девять.

Девять маленьких проповедников проповедовали грешникам судьбу,

Один хватил лишнего, и осталось восемь.

Восемь маленьких проповедников указывали путь на небеса,

Один соблазнил жену брата, и осталось семь.

Семь маленьких проповедников преграждали путь сатанинским уловкам,

Один из них избил жену, и осталось шесть.

Шесть маленьких проповедников проповедовали живого Христа,

Один прельстил маленькую девочку, и осталось пять.

Пять маленьких проповедников проповедовали «Не грешите больше»,

Один совершил нападение, и осталось четыре.

Четыре маленьких проповедника, чистых насколько возможно,

Один лишил невинности восьмилетнюю, и осталось три.

Три маленьких проповедника — жаль, что их так мало —

Один убил свою любовницу, и осталось два.

Два маленьких проповедника во славу Сына,

Один засёк своего ребенка до смерти, и остался один.

Один маленький проповедник в овчарне один,

Он покончил жизнь самоубийством, и не осталось никого.

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 River, Mass.

Bristol, R. I.

Ohio.

M. E. Seduction, adultery, and murder; married.

1879 Allen, Rev. Cincinnati, O. M. E. Adultery and drunkenness; married.

Araah, Rev. Anamosa, Iowa.

Seduction; state prison.

Anderson, Rev. J. S., P.E. alias J. S. Clark.

Waverly, Iowa.

Charles City, Iowa.

M. E. Adultery, seduction of wife of D. C. Hayes, 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.

Rudd, Iowa.

Bap. Swindling, cheating, lying, obtaining $6,000 under false pretenses; arrested.

Atwater, Rev., W. D., P.E.

River Falls, Wis.

Knapp, Wis.

Menomonee, Wis.

M. E. Adultery, seduction of Miss Kate Northrup, 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, Tex.

Forgery, $280, names of John & Perry Cotton; 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 Francis E. Hartford, Conn. Cong. Adultery, seduction, bastardy, and abortion four 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.

Adultery,,,drunkenness;,,convicted.,,

Bettinger, Rev. Levi S. Baltimore Co., Md.

Seduction of a girl in his charge.

Black, Rev. Prof. Wm. F.

Indianapolis, Ind.

St. Louis, Mo.

Chris. Seduction of Miss Corrinne E. Voss; occupied 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, Mich.

Maple River, Mich.,,

Ovid, Mich.,,

Bap. Adultery, seduction of wife of Mr. Phœnix; elopement with her, deserting wife and four 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 J,

Marietta, Pa.

Philadelphia, Pa.,,

Adultery, drunkenness; expelled.

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, Ill.

Chris. Beating wife, drunkenness; jailed.

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, Iowa,,,

Mt. Hope, Iowa,,,

Lancashire, Eng.

Cong. Adultery, seduction of Lizzie Collier, elopement with her, deserting wife and children. Inhuman cruelty to wife and children.

1882

Brooks, Rev. T. R.

Brooks, Rev. Jno. P.

Bloomington, Ill.

Montgomery, Ala.

M. E. Slander in his Banner of Holiness; church trial.

Bedient, Rev. J. A.

Greenwood, Mo.

Louisville, Ky.

Cong. Seduction of several “sisters”; dead beat; 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, Ill.

Adultery, caught in bed with a “sister.”

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, N. Y.

Bap. Adultery; fled.

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 Depere, Brown county, Wis.

Cath. Seduction and elopement with Miss Zoe Allard; 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. Johns, Mich.

Bap. Adultery, seduction of Miss Flora C. Gates.

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 Ridge, Ky.

M. E. Murdered Wm. McKinney, supt. Sunday-school, beat 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, N. Y.

Bap. Adultery, seduction, and bastardy with Alice Orton, servant girl; confessed; resigned; expelled.

1882 Crum, Rev. Taylor

Andover, N. Y.

West Candor, N. Y.

Hornellsville, N. Y.

Richburg, N. Y.

Bap. Beating wife many times; arrested. Lying, vile language; deposed.

Contois, Rev. St. Louis, Mo. Cath. Embezzlement of church funds, swindling; fled.

1881 Copeland, Rev. A. C. alias Rev. John Williams

Iowa City, Iowa.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

St. Catharines, Can.

Indianapolis, Ind.

M. E. Adultery and seduction at various places; gross swindling, forgery, embezzlement, lying, obtaini’g money by false pretenses; arrested; prison.

1882 Curtis, Rev.

Lowell, Mich.

Charlotte, Mich.

Gambling, lying, not believed under oath.

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.

Perryville, Ark.,,

Dardanell, Ark.,,

M. E. Adultery, drunkenness, robbery; prison.

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.

Baxtertown, N. Y.

Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Sarah Jane 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, Tenn.

Adultery, seduction, of Miss Lizzie Kipley, fraud, lying, attempted suicide, deserting wife and children.

Dobbs, Rev. A. S.

Painesville, Ohio.

Meadville, Pa.

M. E. Beating wife; “inhuman monster,” expell’d.

Demond, Rev. Charles Massachusetts.

Embezzling church funds; arrested.

Dunbrowski, Rev. A., or Dorenhoffer. Detroit, Mich. Cath. Seduction, bastardy with servant girl, 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.

Hopkinsville, Ky.

Atlanta, Ga.

Drunkenness, attempted suicide twice; arrested.

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 Dunnick.

Flint, Mich.

Big Rapids, Mich.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Cath. Adultery, bastardy, with housekeeper; swindling 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 Haven, Me.

Thomaston.

Rockland, Me.

Bap. Adultery with a “sister,” wife of a “brother;” arrested in pulpit while preaching; jumped his 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, Mass.,,

Adultery, seduction; arrested.

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.

Pleasantville, N. Y.

M. E. Seduction, bastardy with Miss Celeste Watrous; 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, Mass.

Utica, N. Y.

Univers. Sodomy, lying, contempt of court; jailed; church trial.

1881 Guiteau, Rev. Chas. J.

Chicago, Ill.

Washington, D. C.

Cong.

M. E.

Murder of Pres. Garfield; lying, adultery; 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, Ill.

Pres. Seduction of a young sister, bastardy, lying; 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 Geo. Holmes.

Austin, Tex.

Bryan, Tex.,,

Larceny, deserted wife and children, adultery, 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, Mo.

Bigamy; arrested.

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, Iowa,,,

Adv. Adultery, seduction of Miss Eva Roberts; she was 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, Ore.

M. E. Adultery with Mrs. A. C. Huntington; fled.

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, N. Y.

M. E. Sodomy, buggery, unnamed crime with his 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, Mich.

Forgery of Mrs. Lydy’s name to note, etc.; fled.

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, Iowa.

M. E. Swindling, lying, obtaining money by false pretense, literary piracy; deposed.

Hall, Rev. Jas. E.

St Louis, Mo.

Roxbury, Mass.

Cong. Bigamy, breach of promise, adultery, lying, 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, Ill.

Quincy, Ill.

Hillsboro, Ill.

M. E. Adultery, seduction and bastardy with Zeletta C. Robinson, bribery, lying about it; confessed, 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, Ill.

Woodhaven, N. Y.

Luth. Adultery, seduction of wife of “Brother” 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 Virginia.

U. B. Stopped at hotel, Council Bluffs, and slept a week with a strange woman, “Ollie,” as his wife; perjury in trying to escape.

Holquerst, Rev. alias McLean.

Red Wing Minn.

Norwich, Mich.

M. E. Adultery with wife of Rev. —— of Mich., eloped 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, Vt.

M. E. Larceny, stole goods from steamer Drew; 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, Mo.

U. B. Adultery, seduction, deserting wife, swindling; fled; arrested.

Kirkpatrick, Rev. Toronto, Ont. Pres. Fighting and quarreling in church. Riot in church about having an organ.

1881 Kœhler, 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 Francisco, Cal.

Kansas.

Adultery at various times, slander.

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, Ind.

Adultery; compounding felony.

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, Or.

“Very objectionable;” resigned.

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. Y.

M. E. Pres. Adultery with wife of “brother” Kirkland.

Lansing, Rev. J. A. or G. A.

Newark, N. J.

Brooklyn, Mass.

M. E. Swindling; obtaining $14,000 from a widow by false pretenses; arrested, indicted, prison.

Lichtenberg, Rev. Utica, N. Y. Luth. Drunkenness; dismissed.

1882 Levinson, Rev. Jacob L.

New York.

Cincinnati, Ohio.

Jew. Forgery of $20,000; fled.

Little, Rev. Dr. J.

Irondale, Mo.

St. Louis, Mo.

Poplar Bluff, Mo.

M. E. Seduction and bastardy with Emma, a 19-year old “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, Tenn.

Georgia.

Bap. Drunkenness; immoral assault on a lady in cars; 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. Lawrence Co., N.Y.

P. E. Adultery, seduction of Maria B. Foster, an 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 Antonio, Texas.

Rape on Mary Rue, his 8-year old adopted 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.

Cincinnati, Ohio.

Bap. M. E. Larceny, stole books from a public library; adultery with “sister,” convicted; forgery.

Mattlack, Rev Robert.

Little Rock, Ark.

Izard county, Ark.

New Light. Murder repeated; bloody atonement.

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, Ill.

Kewanee, Ill.

Kansas City, Mo.

Soublette, Ill.

M. E.

M. E.

M. E.

Pres.

M. E.

Swindling, obtaining money under false pretense; adultery, repeated many times in each place; seducing six married “sisters,” drunkenness, lying, profanity; resigned; expelled. Eloped with wife of “Bro.” O’Brien.

Moore, Rev. G. W.

Toledo, Ohio.

Chicago, Ill.

Maryland.

Swindling, lying, obtaining money by false pretense.

McGill, Rev. John

Weston, W. Va.

Toronto, Can.

Cath. Swindling tramp; arrested.

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. Va.

Cath. Vagrancy, swindling; arrested.

Morgan, Rev. Floyd

Galesburgh, Ill.

Logansport, Pa.

Bap. Adultery with many sisters; seduction of many 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 City, Col.

Ravenswood, N. Y.

Lambertville, N. J.

P. Adultery, seduction, bigamy, lying, false pretense; adultery everywhere he went; expelled.

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 Hill, Ind.

Adultery with Rev. Komer’s wife, compounding a felony.

Newbold, Rev. Geo.

Belleville, Ont.

Bartonville, Ont.

M. E. Adultery, bigamy, forgery, assault and battery; 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 Neil.

Vermont.

New York.

New England.

Waverly, Iowa.

P. E.

Cong.

Pres.

Bap.

Forgery of ordination papers, literary piracy; 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 C.-H., Ky.,,

M. E. Adultery, seduction, elopement with Miss Winnie 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.

Richmond, Va.

Immoral assault on Mrs. A. B. Foote, forgery; expelled.

1878 Pratt, Rev. H. L. E.

Staten Island, N. Y.

New York, N. Y.

P. E. Adultery with Miss Mary Clark; arrested; 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 Falls, Wis.

Red Wing, Minn.

Vasa, Minn.

Welsh, Minn.

Leon, Minn.

Luth. Adultery, seduction, bastardy with Miss Anna Erickson; lying; deposed.

1878 Phillips, Rev. Thor. B. or Thorn. E. Barnesville, Ohio. M. E. Wanton conduct with Miss Alma Fuller; expelled.

Parker, Rev. Zacharia Dallas, Tex. Bap. Embezzlement; arrested; bond $3,000.