Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-03
Murder and seduotion.-A Reverend soor,
drel Deooaaa


drel Deposed
An EccleSlaStlcal Council of the Baptist Church
consisting of several clerical and number o. Inv
delegates from the Churches convened nj S1,,,.,
ties, Rev. G. Q. Baldwin, was mnleratn, soi,I
hev. X. Jerrey. Secretary, on "Wednesday IoSt
ana depoSed Rev. j.. R. johnson Grom-tbe eoen.
ministry and membership Of the church. lie wa
pastor of the Baptist congregation Their. FIR svarI
years. On.the4 th day of August Inst b;mSsir
vile and two small children ock Sail nm tb,.
creek, and before their return she aud tl. vnnn,y
est clnld were drowned. He stated that havins
landed on the shore TO pick up some berries ibss,
again embarked, his wife stepping in the boat
with The youngest child in her arms-3that h. nnSh
Ell the boat from the shore and Stepped IN hinn.if
when she stumbled and fell overheard, and in en-
deavorng 10 save her. lie too fell inIo lie ,votar
aud after struggling there they became senstD'a5i
-that ne hEully reached bottom where ht. couII
Stand and tien discovered his wife ONE eiybt let
ron from nm IN deep water, and the infant farth.r
iIom off. lie ran for help TO the nearest boMS.
over half mile Distant and returned in. SI,S,,,,
thiTly minutes, when she WINS found ,saI NM,
noaung near The shore. Great Sympniily was man
i'eS'ed Tor him on account of this allictton.
Alter the death of his wife certain intimnc;.
with young woman III The village, causeI Con-
SIDERABLE talk, and it was then discovered lint
last summer, beoie his wsfe's lIeceos,. t,,av ha
VISITED Saratoga Springs together. A consrera.
tIonal warfare of gossip ana rumor 81, p,,Ir 80,
Criminal accusation broke out; but n Commits,
appointed 10 investigate them, pronounced the
pastor an innocent aud much Injured man, n
"tNSA"dtuS was II atheu That he had formerly h.en
pastor oil Baptist church in Henderson, j fTerson
county, and That while there he had been on loo
intimate terms with one or two young women.
vince facts were communicated to him here. nnd
an inHestlga ton called for in Henderson ana nj
winch he was invited TO be present. Tie. tesli-
nony was conclusive against him. The Saupet-
ties Telegraph says:
IN me afternoon we were present, when one
hev. MT. EugeS, OF Lusingburgh, informed tbt.
conncll, that within few months the yomns- ,voS
man referred TO from this village attended the sem
mary Ill that place and that one tny dunn, III.
absence Of MIR. Hatch, the Principal, she REQUEST.
ed oil his daughter, the prccepress 10 he ohSsnt
saying thal Mr. johnson, who was then at The
seminary, wished 10 accompany her 10 T,,nv
Where he had left two cousins who were ..s,o,s
OF seeing her. Miss Hatch refused 10 let her 90
but she left without permission ana did nni
unill the next day. She was brought TO nccount Inv
the Principal VITO enquired where She had sioiJ
all nisht, but she said she did not know Inu,,irv
was made Immediately in Troy but without avail
anu Inc truth was finnliy obtained by sttatasem
ne young woman was induced 10 believe tbnt
she hau been detected aud acknowledged tI,o,
tney had lodged together i'll the Mansion iIo,s in
roy where Illicit intercourse had transnir,d he.
tween them. She WIS dismissed from In. s.n,;,o
ry and returned home. 80 ~ MA
Inc council, after recording their decision that
Inc charges of gross RIGHTEOUSNESS, wolul Iepfny
NY anu consumlnale hypocrisy Lau been sustained
passed the following decree
fssoLred. That by the authority ofthe G,eot
tfeaa Of The Church, we do now soiemnly declare
TX Thompson deposed from the Office of The
CHRISTIAN ministry on the ground of said CHARGES
I-At6any IN. sY.) atlas. %. :.