The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-14
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Vol,sd-A Tsn.TAla Letter.

NNlNeaN-=A AHAa-AAsH A~NNN-Ns
CIErlEYILIx. ONO. Jan. lS-~A sea,
dLI involving Mis- JsRnie Miller, an a
dive worker sa1 proniRea, member {
the Methodist Episcopal ehurch, ar
Psckey MsColFs,er. = married man {
large lamily and recent convert to N
same filth, has eliminated IN the di.
inisaal oI the two irom the church. tn
denouement did not come nnli, last sun
day, when Mrs. McC0llis,eT, who sus
peCsed her husbands peTBdy and hat
DO, him under esplonHge, found IN hi
writing desk, which he had care
lessly lsi, unlocked, letter winter
by her liegs lord planning n
elopemsnt. II was addressed q
"My Dear, Sweet Girl" ant punciuaset
throughoui 10y such endesuDg epltheu
| "A NV Dear Girl. "MY SFeet Gil,
etc. lie spoke Of bic great love for heF
and the satisfaction j. gave him 10 cal
heF by snch pei names. lie lived, he
sEid, only foE the ipiHTe, when be and
bis enanored should dwell in u0alloyed
bliss in the land OF the palmetto, where
the air Wss Tedolent OF the orange bios
som and the mosquito bush fJprishet.
Although there was no other address
mentioned, the person for whom II
WAS intended could be easily Identified
by certain circumstances referred TO,
Ms. MeCollister Immediately showed
the letter to Rev. Sir. Sexton, pastor Oi
the church, who demanded MCCoilis'er's
resignation as StsUaEd ana class leader,
and brought the attention OF the church
officials to their reprehenslble conduct,
Eho promptly cited the guilty pair 10
prepare for trial CT withdraw from the
church under eegs1Te. They chose The
latter, and Wese dismissed,
McColisisr embraced religion with
unusual trryor. He was evidently sim
ceIe. Ha became cless leader, and
won his way so far into the good opin.
ion OF the elders that NE " % made stew
ard Of the church. Then he attended
the Christian Uniou and became mem.
Der Of the Executive Committee. Miss
Miller was also q member Of this Com.
mlttGe, and to arrange the programme
they met frequently. They arranged to
read the ChaumuQna course together.
C!andes;ine meetings followed, aud they
correspondent. Last FJuTth al July
.hey, unattended, went fishing TO-
getfer. Her friends demonstrated with
her for her iudigcretiOu, but she replied:
ave did Il publicly, and there WIS no
harm" They occupied the same pew
at church until McColliBter's wife oh.
i-cted aud sought theSi Of the minister
10 have it changed. McCollister refused
TO comply with this demand until twas
made SO forCibe that be either had TO
give it up or quit the church. At that
time committee waited upon him aud
Miss Miller and advised them tbat their
coLduCt Was creating considerable talk.
They promised compliance and con-
Quoted themselves with evident decorum
until the exposure cSue. MeCoiisteT
has large family and has been engaged
in the manufacturing OF pressed
brick in this city for some time. He has
some property, but ii is covered with
He also succeeded in per.
suad:pg some leGding members oil his
church to indorse his note for amounts
iron $500 to $1,000. Miss Miller
IS lady OF perhaps 40 summers, well |
and possessed OF come money.
She recently read composition on the
= 'WittiCisns Of Shakespeare" which YVES
considered u gsp OF Ito kind. McCoi. |
lister is plain man of few accomplish. |
nents, aud MiEs Miliets intatuation is |
..rRnge.