The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-26
A MINISTERIAL AD0NIs.
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the Other Dear Charmer Away.

His Persistent Wooing OF tho Fair-How
Happy Could He Ne with Either were
the Other Dear Charmer Away.
The Greensburg Ind.) correspondent Of the In
dianapoiis Sentinel writes:- arr
Greensburg Is place where manufacturing
where excitement scarcely ever regns to the an
noyance OF any OF our good and church-going peo-
pie, and where doctors and lawyers are too numer-
to thrive and where beautiful churches abound,
with their steeples rearing high in the air In de-
fance to thunder and lightning-which has been
three weeks Of almost PERPETUAL rain and
storm-and where wicked ministers come to
years have interviewed since one J. II. Green, who
pretended to be anu succeeded In passing as q
Baptist minister, and, tnally. after preaching ior
sconding with several thousand dollars, for which
the wicked court gave him two years In the Peni-
persons there assembled. And now we have
another in the Christian Church just as bad In
members claim. But as It isa very complicated
story, ana the facts are not all known, 1t Is almost
impossible 70 say how lar MS guilt or Innocence
Is this For some time the pastor OF tho
Christian Church was one w. B. Hendricks, has
not been acting as a shepherd who has charge ofso
many innocent sheep should act. About six weeks
ago the report became current that he would lead
to the altar one OF our beautiful bellies, and while
almost all were wishing him JOY and success for
capturing so good and ardent member OF his flock.
behold another young lady from Lexington, Ky.
fond parson and charges him with having formed an
alliance OF matrimony with her, and brings letters
by the dozen to prove each charge. They also
prove that he engaged himself to ner previous to
his first wifes death, which occurred In January,
1873 and that he has during his wid0whood led her
to believe that he intended to fulfil his engagements
with her in proper time alter his wue's
death. But in the meantime he has been
making love to No. 2, and the Kentucky lady, Miss
Mary Wheatly, further claims that he succeeded In
obtaining temporary (Which he Is making per-
petuaD release from her BY falscho0ds and
ireachery. She states that he persuaded her to
give him letter stating that no such thing a. an
engagement ever existed between tnem-which he
could show to the pubic twho were slanderng
both, as he claims). But he gave her hts word Is
minister of the gospel that this letter would have
nothing to do with the engagement but would be
for the good OF each by stopping the noat-
ing reports. SO she, relying upon his word,
him such q letter--which he now has and
claims to be valid reease-and he subsequently
married No. or Miss Mary Wilson, to the chagrin
OF NO. 1, and her numerous friends who have
ousted him from the pastoral dignity Of the said
church, and, he claims, have used his name In
manner unbecoming OF any member. SO he appealed
to the earthly tribunal, and sought an Injunction
restraining Miss Wheatly's friends from either
telling or publishing anything concerning said
letters, which he claims are honorable, but yes
would forever ruin him II made public. II Is very
curious. Both parties have employed attorneys,
and show their intention to tight 1t through at
law. Altogether ir Is very sad affair." as the
Christian Church Is one OF our most prosperous
churches, ana has prospered well under the Rev.
W. Il. Hendricks charge.