Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-24
From the Sioux City Journal.
the C0RRECTloNVlLlE SCAN
DIAL.

Rev. IIileman's Connection " ith the
His Predecessors Have Likewise
shipped on the Correctionviite CIR.
cuie.
The Ottumwa COURIER of the 9th
says:
1--WE had an account last night of
the Irregularities of Methodist min
lister named Hileman, at Correction
vile near Sioux City, Iowa. We are
informed by well informed author
ity, that no such name as Hilcman
appeared upon the roster of that con-
ference for last year. 1t may be that
Hileman was an imposter on the
church as we'll as upon society,""
1t is true that the Rev. Hileman
was not upon the roster Of the North
west Iowa M. Z. Conference last year.
Our understanding is that he Joined
the conference at its last session, and
that his appointment to Correction
vile circuit was his first appointment
in Iowa.
The question is, is his name on the
roster of the conference for this year?
We believe it is. AT any rate, the sto-
ry of the clergyman's fall as related
in the Journal, is sadly true. The
Cherokee Times, of the llth, reports
the case and brings out few fresh
facts. 1t gives the name as II. Hyle-
man, while it was reported to us as
r. II. Hileman. We reprint what the
Times Gays, not simply to confirm the
report made by the Journal, but be-
cause it also shows that other ministc-
rial feet that have undertaken to
tread the Correctionville circuit have
slipped as sadly, and that possibly
there is room for word not alto
gether tempered with bitterness on
the side of the man who was not
strong enough to stand by and make
a defense for himself. The Times
says:
"Rev. (?) r. Hyleman is his name
and he came to the Correctionyille
circuit from Western Virginia and
began work in the Methodist Church.
His wife and six or seven children
were sent TO their friends in Ohio
One of his appointments was at
Washta, in this county. Here he
found home with Charles Foster,
a member of the Methodist church.
In the family of Mr.. Foster there is
a young girl, of some - or ID years
of age, that was taken out of the house
for the friendless children iii Chica-
go, about one year ago. The girl is
said to be smart, active and fair to
look upon. To this orphan child the
man of divine cloth unbosomed HIM
self, in manner not at all creditable
to an expounder of the word Of God.
He says that the girl made indecent
proposals to him and he cuffed her
ears, and then he fled the country.
We are not going to write the man
down entirely, for the circuit alluded
to seem to be fated and it is possible
there is something wrong in the
neighborhood Of Washta, as well rs
rotten in Denmark. Mr.. Foster re-
grets very much that any such thing
should have occurred, and is disposed
to look charitably upon the man who
allowed his passions to get the better
of him and run away with his head,
heart and judgement This is the
third case Of the kind that has been
brought to light on the circuit in
questioned the pastors of the flock
finding victims and bringing re-
proach upon the church and the cause
of God. The fall or shortcomings Of
some Of the ministers Of the Meth
odist Church in Northwestern Iowa,
has done very much to render
the society unpopular but it
does not prove that the doctrines adj
vocated by the church are wrong. 1:
only goes to show that there is pure
religion where counterfeits come to
the surface.