The Newtown bee., 1888-09-28
STEPNEY.

heN D. V. Lawson was ulSmlSSeu aS pastor of the Baptist church, last Friday night, the vote standing about 50 on one side and from six to nine on the other. The meeting organized with Dea E. A. Daley as moderator, C.. E. Botsford | clerk. The committee appointed to in- vestigate MT Lawson brought in a l charge against him of being drunk, Sep tember 10, in Godfrey's saloon at Bridge port. Mir Lawson confessed the misde | meanor and desired that council of churches be called to sit upon his case. A motion to this effect was voted down, but afterward reconsidered. The follow ing motion was put and carried by a large majority: Whereas, In view of the reproach that the pastor, by his own conduct, has brought upon the cause and Il disgrace upon himself, there. by his usefulness as a minister of the Gospel is greatly impaired, if not destroyed, there lore,
 exists between Pastor and church. between the Stepncy Baptist Church and Rev ID. G. Lawson, be this day dissolved.
 A motion was then made and carried that, as Mir Lawson had asked the for giveness of the church, it should be granted and he should be received into full membership. The purpose of this motion, as explained, was to show the willingness of the church to forgive MT Lawson as n brother, though unwilling to accept him as religious teacher and that the church might grant him the usual letter should he secure another pastorate elsewhere. The community was saddened, Saturday, by the report that Mir Lawson had again returned from Bridgeport so overcome that he had to be helped into the house, though w. F. Benedict states that he started out from Bridgeport with him on the cars appar ently as we'll as ever and Mir Lawson de- nies positively that he was drunk. The Farmer says, Saturday morning, Mir Lawson was again seen in this city in q sadly demoralized condition. Those who saw him attributed 1t to alcoholic indul- gences."
 Mir Lawson preached at White Hills, Sunday and stopped there till Monday. He returned to Bridgeport, Monday, by the Naugatuck road and arrived at Step ney Depot by the evening New Milford special SO drunk that he had to be helped from the cars. Postmaster French and A. E. Curtiss got him into carriage and Dea Curtiss took him home. Tuesday, he sneaked out of the house without his wife's knowledge, went to Long Hill and took the afternoon freight train for Bridgeport. He was found drunk in the depot and put In the lock-up, but was dismissed, Wednesday morning, with a |. still overcome and the sad downfall fills all sensitive hearts with sorrow, espec- ially for the wife. Deas Burr Hawley and X. E. Curtis, C. B. Botsford, George R. Parmelee and Benjamin Curtis repre- sented the church at the association in Danbury, this week. Mir Lawson will probably be dropped from church mem bership, this week Friday night, at the adjourned church meeting and then a council of churches called to consider the dreadful blow both to humanity and the church.
 Miss T.. J. Schermerhorn has been in Kent; James Eastwood was home, Sun day; E. Curtis entertained friends, Sun day; J. C. Merwin is home from Falls Village, where he acted as agent.
 James Schoonmaker sold cows to Wesley Edwards, F. J. Squinabol two, Elliot M. Beardsley four, James c. John son three, E. l.. Walker two, Perkins French buying the young cattle.
 The Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold prayer meeting in the Methodist church, next Sunday evening at o'clock. Mrs E. NJ. Botsford, Mrs M. A. Curtiss, Mrs G.. W. Curtiss and Misses Jenny and Fanny Burkhardt have been appointed delegates to the county convention at South Norwalk.
 Mir and Mrs Judson Curtiss have re- turned to New York.
 Mrs Della Edwards, formerly of Step- ney, now living in Danbury, fell down the M. E. church stairs there, Sunday and cut her right eye. She is as com fortable as can be expected.
 Mrs Charles Burritt and son have visit. ed at Leroy Sherman's.
 Miss Irene Leavenworth boards with her aunt, Mrs Rounds of Woodside and attends school.
 Edson Hayes and wife were at Mrs c c. Sherman's in Seymour, Saturday. Ml sherman is in chaLge of the farm owned by Mir Clark, the match manufacturer.
 At the Democratic caucus, F. w Wheeler, John T. Porter were appointed delegates to the congressional conven tion, W. R. Ferris, George H. Lyon Dwight M. Burr to the senatorial.
 Mir and Mrs Amos Marsh of New Mil ford visit at the Methodist parsonage.
 Mir and Mrs William Wheeler of Shel ton are at Joseph Fields.
 The old turnpike must have been lief at the northern section in fine condition as it has only required couple of days labor thus far.