, 1866-11-02
WESLEY Chnpcf-Nry. n. 4. tari

Editors Chic.2o Tribune:
1bs statements Of AR. ~ a. Deebo, nus?i'>:s!'H
mopy With the t1u;h, and involve the charl :.,st
lie he eanse and kinsdoaa ci ch1ist, hat wt aaTs
ana enticatcti laess IN the caee.
1st. Kefe1 euce Il made IN her card 10 r'atern"2H
made BY :l,e friends Of the pastor Q: W.-e!
nlcnts, nor do i now" This .n'a; be tFi,c. Il;
confessions do rot always include repcn:a:,te'
But she I'D 60 bacs to vi. james c9srey and -
hnta fnducrd her 70 sign against III. hipa!t.
Mr.. CuIrcy slated tha fact 10 Mr.. AnHis, rls:asr
Of G,ass Gsursh md md sa sy q q rn9nt
Mis-. Dee''e hezeelf went to Mr. Wai2pe'- o.ste
tie morning she 1ett the cty July i!;b, 81, a5s:
ten O'Clock .. H. and said to MN " Ar. CgHef:is
written paper aa'pst g ~; 1na hs IT I'D Mr. r.:
ior it, and hops yon mill forgive me-. ! a7sea
would NOT. 1wi.h co1ll see Mr. Crews 70 lei
him." These statements were made in tears and
eob-. Of apparent deep regret, FOR What sh: Fad
who has been member Of The Methodist Caurrb
IN Ecod staElips 70. many 1sats She says ln l'f
eatd M of the 9Th instant: It The eh.Esss N made IL
meEis that h. took personal liberties wiz rle,
and thai ho went about The house exposing h:.n.
1lose i4oelyraeits pointet. out to The persoa
VITO prepared tsid paper, and e psoml="I /,
rscaiiy 'hsm, but did Ho., ! d!d no! ia'ead i
Startling revelations II that 4 man shoul1 pre-,
Is he aIe setessed 10. md furnished BY J. : Esss
vixen the5 knew they BAD secured The s::Ili.lr: II
an Ignorant woman, uot capable Of jui-'nc Of H.
consequenses TO herself md lamly, ns: s,;ia= y;
tlcm at the fime Ehc signed It was ls,se L. L.
fltt degree, namely, in its criminal statement; aCd
shtea tie ". w.'te;; tJamss Sans.I R,son.ea :,
says in. her gard Of The ssth, Vi did vi
sepeu: Of my s:atements+ nor do now, alinJa::s
tue p:per she sighed contained one Of tic s.ssi.
rsl HEclt ever pcrned against man, tE:ls.y,
the etarse.es of CArs..lSn minister ali ,l.s ~
tntinn vi the Church OF Christ TT ,she Ill! r,
,fSpen nos aoss she s, now T.,
10 LIN hs ar{er) @ lie ct hat its an moss da.a:.
statement nd those that gaEe ehaFS@s.es @ u a.:;
rest, uerr false, can Any orc be blind al III -
see that the paper which Mrs. II. A. ne.es .::;t!
was prepared against the pastor Of Wes:eF LII
psi si,h m sieksa asstsa, I'd originated IN 'ss
"cman may he, tho evidently fell telow b:s>t.:
Mhtn ehe cute1ed into compact with the.e go.
tWsss sGea5 on behalf of the Church snl k:.:asl ~
| the peEron who prepared 7a:d paper, end T. -.
missed 70 rtettfg them. b1t tud not" Arc .se:I
reputation and public intere<,s, u wen a y ~
;'tntst 20 reeilY, {unf;Iallc',} ezsase :ae ds.h-
ds | Pspe1s saea g. IT. I'd hst s M
estdrtee. clear snJ conclusive, .,kat ~
were tssc to iact and in form
pastor ''a1ss & Wesley cnarei; d. saf
their own testimony. md other Witnesses, bc!,ve
the cnEantasee cal1ed to investigate chat..s
tfc Pastor. and requests from ih,s woman to be
rememherea in hts PRAYERS: and, thirdly; The
ls.e Is la. Ap,Ii and Nav. '16at Sic ss,iesel T.,
line asto.) was The hest man In the s7orld.- w
snppsesd tne nsmss, n1t there persons are wiling
tue The cnran,lt1ce ret.trcd 10, coueis;inc ui
DIS. l.. Hitchcock, Ed'!J, Hatfield, Fowler, G1yer
are eogu!zant OF thc tact that tho Investigation
! was oEe Of the widest fatitule on shcir bcnalt
Aca1n. Mrs. H. A. Beebe says 10 l1cr card All
5caSs past Tic statement rcir1ed to u II Ii
sas c
| tor was only there when her husband waa abscp..
and lus friends Of The otdcssl boasI say t1dss ii
| been in her honse at such time Il nearly f%u
years. ard bis ;tertecntoss kew ean wcl thai t.,
consequence OF thts fact tAls woman vas bis eH
cmy. IA to the letter she received IRON the r1s,
lor, 1t WAS accompanied With H:c dollars which
she gave hfra a Tn4-terage IN the presence Of h.:
weeks demsnasa q Sss Wiz S1saa r. 'e1 r5s +:
II, verbatim:
ttNfz. ". 4. Dcebe:
necbe mas At Lon:e Inst and was % kindly in in:
t,sa 70 alne a ycnE hosiy 2s5 @
| OCCASION. and now that you request Il; chesf1,-
II return the i've tollars 10 yon, srlshta. you and
Ss Ssss: 8 2sisaihihs 2ssEa lit fo9 ss for
ner es7a alro sa,s ~Seithsr i : Tine, as
good etnrIips." Tha .uanlaehIne tEnuas sce Of
s1 e e d s1ss eena.es q u Il V
whose rame Is subs ettbed. and her helpers. Fe
question u her membership. was beto.e T.
!, ess Decided that he .e:ion al ot IL. p.sso
Tas IN harmony with general usuaee and cotTec:
wcnaan, and have written md secured her sigs;s
in1e 70 p5per 80 wanttns In ever! feature Of il.
si.y newspaper, before the absent woman reacaet
hsne Shoash ts 5p pset1al aoT r. a9ss ;s 'sa:;
ea1se Of Cod. and how. much ressT,
ri IT,
honest and fair r1iudcd roru. There il no adc
quate ZANE for Boch an outrage upon the cSrtmn
q aesc bsn op q so;
objects of charity within lie year, tsut did no
Ii Is tor The cause Of Christ and net 70. persona
interests ne fpeaE, deeply regre;tlrS that hes
persons sy STACKING ntnissss in :ah!.s pE;nts
| when fo{!ed IN ta{f approach. :hoa1d h17c csse'
ccsa=ion 10 the cren5 to blasptc.1c.
christ. Wzs1zx cuArk1-
| 10 uhozo II tras concern:
/ have SEEN several comn1anications IN the TH1
DryE OF Chicago, In regard to the Esr- q. Whip
&eshodisl & M Ep,seopsi Chureh d ihls ei.y. hid
" fi.approEe OF 81 these puollcauoqs. and d
Eot NJ lie this for the pub.tc PRESS b7t IL n1n
| al The friends or ihe Church tave thought ata.i
.nctt Of the official acttcn o. 1ne ehnsch taI1a :
tfe antenec not OF Mr. Whfpple, bu. Of ii
Church. state the fo1lowiug:a
Some tine In Jnly last eone complaints wcs
made to me, a. tie Presiding Elder IN the Chie-S
a. zoos ss could get them IN pr7ptR shr7. 4
trvestfcaIon. ] sT=sted M Whiprle, called
committee Of his peers, and, according to II
iotr,~ Of such trial in our Church, proceeded
ascertain The guilt or Innocence Of the defendan
Ny committee wts as wise, good .Ed true as
ss5aes! e ss;:s n, ss'ss, e. s{};as.,s, | ' ss
were rposea of On the part Of The prosecution
The Investigation commtnccd IN the GJreuou
and continued all day. In The Judgment Of #
committee the evidence did not sustain Il
s5ass;S; e., ne S Sssaaassi[ssa9a T., si;ssd i
@ as testimony % md rn1ed oaf, becaase Il ps, w 9
isined without giving Nj. Whipple any notice
the time or place Ct taI1ug the statements taere
stver: ! did. however, noytty the Psosccuu'
i have anotler hearing 1t onr Annual Conference
Ot,1ws. Illinois, September 18th, 1856, and vt
10 Conference fully prepared to arrest vi. " b