Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01
MEL WINS MISDEED.
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aPaste Diamond.
A Beauty Weds Her CoIored Coach
man---SsnsatIon in a New
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LoU1syrL LIE, March 81. The latest senss'
ton in this city is highly perfumed
scandal that has arisen in the modest little
church at the corner of Floyd and Chest
nut streets. One Of its members has gone
wrong, and the church is in a state OF ex-
citement and is Mortified at the discovery
that one OF their most reyered members
and best choir singers has been engaged IN
liaison with handsome young lady who
resides in the eastern portion of the city.
As much as the member was honored, and
as high as was his previous standing for
morality and rectitude, the church was too
shocked and had too high moral stand
ard to
Apply the whitewash,
,yen though the social standing of the SIM
ming member was high, and in its horror
and indignation held a meeting, discussed
the matter, and, finding, on investigation,
it to be true, expelled the member.
The name of the erring and SHINING
brother is Theodore Melvin. The young
woman's name is not given, and let her 60
and sin no more.
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well known in the city, not only by his
heinp connected with the best families in
the place, but also by his business connec-
tor with the we'll known Main street firm
of c. C. Cline & Co. For many years he has
been one of the leading members OF
the Floyd and Chestnut street Chris
tiau Church, and each Sunday his
we'll cultivated voice has been
heard among the choristers. How the
christian Member Was Found Ont
hy his brethren is not known to him, but
when he was accused of the liaison he
frankly admitted that he was guilty and
placed himself in the hands OF his brother
members. They called for confession
and he gave it, and his story runs some
what in this manner: Some time ago the
Young lady with whom he had the liaison
lost her only parent-her mother.
Melvin's wife and the young
lady were intimate friends, and,
thrown upon the world almost with.
out resources, she went to her friend for
aid and advice. On account OF his wife,
Melvin took an interest in her and was the
means of getting her employment as
music teacher and copyist. She grew to be
almost like one of the family, and could
be seen almost daily with her friend, Mel
wins wife. Grateful for what he had done
for her, he said that
She Grew 10 Love Him,
and in an unguarded moment, when they
were alone, she allowed her love to get th e
betterspf her, and, without provocation
from him, fell.
This was the story, as he told it, and to
the members he admitted frankly that he
had erred and committed a grevlous sin, and
they, after considering everything, thought
that he was an unworthy member of the
flock and told him to 60. In the meantime
the good members have decided to give.the
young lady chance and sworn not to di-
va ge her name or tell the affair to the
world. Unfortunately, however, for keep
ing the matter quiet, some ladies learned
of it and, contiding one to another, the
affair became no longer a church secret,
but the gossip of the city. 1t came to the
ears of the press and when approached last
night at his home on Walnut and Jackson
streets Mr.. Melvin again admitted his sin
as above related, professed repeR tance and
said he intended to do all he could to
make reparation to the girl he ruined.