The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-10-17

plished daughter of Mr.. B. g. Lewis
one of our best and most reliable cit
izens. IA
Rev. Edward Dunbar came to
Minneapolis about the first of July
1865, and obtained employment in
Russell & Huey's planning mill. He
remained there but few days, hav-
ing secured the ocupation of a clerk
at the Cataract House. His frs;
public appearance was at the NJ. E.
Sunday School picnic on Nicollet
Islands about July 18th. lie was
an ordained minister of the M. E.
Church, and the fact being learned
was called upon, and made q few re
marks, in which he succeeded in ma
king very favorable impression
upon his hearers. His next appear
ance was at the Temperance Conven-
ton, early in August He attended
during the convention and took an
active part in the proceedings. It
was there that Miss Lewis first saw
him. His reputation was somewhat
increased at that time by claiming to
be the subject and author of the
beautiful Sunday School song,
'Light in the Window" and Rev.
Mr.. Dunbar was very generally re
garded as a man of talent, a Jealous
christian, and an earnest ,i;a.hnnrer i;.hn in
the temperance reform. The day
succeeding the adjournment, he
called at the residence of Mr.. Lewis,
was introduced to the family, and
spent a time in pleasant conversa-
ton. The following Sabbath even
ing he was invited to. and did, fill
the pulpit of the Union Baptist
Church. He professsd to have
changed his views upon the subject
of baptism, and finally joined the
Union Baptist Society ofthe city, in
He continued to | reach
regularly at their church until Feb
ruary of this year.
After his first call, he was daily
visitor at the residence of Mr.. Lewis,
and Eunice, not for a moment sus-
posting that under his cloak of reli-
gion he carried the heart Of a hypo-
crite, black with sin and corruption,
listened to his declarations Of love,
and gave her pure young heart into
his keeping. The 18th day of No
vember was fixed for the wedding.
There had been no rumor to arouse
suspicion, but Mrs. Lewis was
strongly impressed with the idea
that all was not right This feeling
increased until she felt it to be her
duty to speak to Mr. Dunbar, and a
day or two before the wedding asked
him to say, in the fear of God, if he
had a wife living. He unhesitatingly
answered s'Non' and at her request,
took a solemn oath upon the Bible
to that effect. He stated that he
was a widower, having lost four
wives and three children. His first
wife and two children were burned
to death. He then married her sis
ter, who was drowned His third
wife and child died with cholera,
and his fourth was "youchsafed' a
natural death. He further stated
that he was without living relative,
as he supposed his brother, who
the army, had met his death
long since.
After his marriage to Miss Lewis,
as we have before stated, he C )ntin
ued to preach for the Union Bap
fists, and in January preparations
were made for his ordination. Be
fore the appointed day, however, a
paragraph in the Adrocote came to
the notice of a member of the So
clety. 1t was simply: ''Beware of
the Methodist renegade, Dunbar" ="
This aroused suspicious that were
not allayed by rumors which fol
lowed anything but creditable to
Mr.. Dunbar. At his own request
the ordination was postponed. He
matters to Mr. Lewis, say
ing that, there was an Edward W :.
Dunbar, who was a scoundrel, and
had deserted his wife, but his (the
Rev.'s) name was Edward Dunbar.
Having the utnost confidence in
the man, his story was believed.
On Monday. February 11ht, Dun
bar started for Falibault, on bust
ness, but was to return to fill his
pulpit on the next Sabbath. He
stated that there was possibility of
his being called to Winona, to hold
a protracted meeting, and he might
find it necessary to visit George
town, in the District of Columbia,
where his fourth wife died, to settle
up business matters. He was not
heard from for four weeks, when a
letter was received, dated at Colum-
bus, Ohio. He had found his long
lost brother, Charles Raymond Cun-
bar, whom he had supposed dead !;
his brother had been very sick, was
quite low, and he was caring for
him. Very little was heard from
him after that date until the first of
June, when he arrived in this city
with his 'long-lost brother" who
was also a minister, and preached
once during their stay. They re-
NAMED but about week. A COM
mittee had been appointed by the
church to call upon their pastor and
ascertain his reason for deserting
his pulpit in such a manner.
He knew of the committee, but
without waiting to explain matters,
again started with his brother. os-
tensibly for Columbus, Ohio. Let
ters were received from him at
Prairie du Chen and St. Louis, after
which he seems to have changed
his purpose, and the Dunbar broth
ers are next heard from as holding
street meetings at Leavenworth,
Kansas, accomplishing great
work" and receiving the ''thanks'
of the Mayor and Common Council
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