The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-09
SHUT OUTOFCHURCH.
DIR. Everett g. johnson Re-
quested 10 Stay Away.
he IS ACCUSED or IMMORTALITY.
neash Forced 90 EesigH ssd Ashed -
Stay Away. He Persists In 1sfsg
Go the First ~ n Snsrch

N&e ~ FaS ~ r.. e8s S4sEs yENsS4sN2f $1,000 y
By the stternps % . policeman - ez1aSasas
Dr. e q. yohnsoa, . ssii-xasss psFs'-
can and Essal recesfly leading IsD2%r
OF the cAarca and . EaeEsesr 81 tie o0AfG
Of .rassses. from the building. Tas 20
slcenaa @xs aesssg na5sr snssrz es8orss
fys.a ths t.osrs Of trzs.sss, sao
had requested bin 20 cease a.
f<a4sng tie services became lie had
been forced 70 resign several months age
his fnembesship On account Of &.iegei
sroxs inssaoraiity. Tie doctor insisted 90
entering the building. asd after . ssag
argument did 10 and remained through
size serracn- Ia tie sTsping bs seE; 20
another church, bzt detective Was AZ tie
door a TIE First " z eharch a. IN TIE
morning he c4aSn4s shss he has right
g. 70 there. While tie eaarea esa:rfas BE "a
diss1roes OF public worstip BE Goes
ard liable 20 prosecution. he las s1Eaee
Of attorneys in goaag sad o s-is. for easzs-
ages may result.
Leading members 81 the congregation
sag that about rear aso tie dostoFs
wife. nnexaher Of the canrrh Ia aigfa stand
ing. g. her husband sas. sen; sEsy ess .
Wait While ste Was Away. as the leading
members unbssissslnzsy say. tie docto:
although oaixary!y as plots - ever. oeeH-
ped the same room with his servant girl
When hss wife returned. Es one % the
uusnae,~rs pat IL, the doctor "Seat dosn
On his knees ia q back room and square.
the business with tie Lord and hls wife
never suspected anything" s@ven or
esyh. months ago tie s.fe again wsnf Oh:
OF town, and again. the church members
say, th. doctor resumed Illicit relations
with the servsn. girl. but when the vile
returned she vas net long ia finding out
how matters stooa aad she left aiua iDms-
diaiely.
This was SIX months ago. As soon as
the doctors brethren Ia the church sere
informed Of the cause Of the doctors Co
rDsssie difficulties ths pastor. Rev. W. A
Ehanklin. and the presiiing elder. Rev.
T. b. Ford. sent TO the doctor and told
him that. 20 avoid the public scandal that
would attend pabsic trial by the church.
he had best resign. He consented after a
time. and the sore xas apparently heated.
But not 80 In fact. for the doctor at
tended services as regularly as before. He
Joined IN the singing and prayers and
would also. contribute his dollar every
Sunday morning regularly. A. the
Wednesday evening prayer meetings be
MAS conspicuous for psety. The church
msusbers. referred TO before, say that the
women did not like this and we're deter
mined TO have the doctor shut out Al
about this time il was also ra-
naored iha. the doctor Was going 10
feapply fer admission on probation alter
ssx months. This horfiiied some Of the
members. and q committee xas sent in
haste to ask him to stay a~ay from ali
services a. favor. Bot he kept coming.
Then the official board me. and sent q
COMMITTEES to him, bat In vain; the doc
tor was in bis pew every Sunday as
before. Then the regular meeting
Of the quarterly conference came.
and by what 10 said to have
been a unanimous vote. requested tn.
trustees OF the church to exclude the
doctor from ''sil services and meetings OF
whasevcr nature The trustees met,
drew up and signed the following doeg-
meni on March % and on tho following
day . committee served it on the doctor:
SEATTLE Wash. March -, isss.
A meeting es the board OF trustees Of the
First Methodist Episcopal church Of Sc
allie, Wash. uas held af the church build
Ing upon tie cali OF the president Mem
bars present; Rufus Willard r. IL Denny,
Jacob Miller, q. NJ. Shesfe and e. Ii. Ran
avgl T. willard IA the chair Upon mo-
taos u. ii. Rsndelt sAs elected secretary
ot the nsessing. The following rrsambls
And resolutions segs unanimously adopted,
sp~wst
"WaKsE.s. The third quarterly confer
snee % sa@ FIRST Methodist Epscopal
church of Seattle. Nash, for sae confer
eace rear 1854. dsiy assembled at SAID
Church oF Thursday evening. March -.
iss4, nnaBi saaasiy adopted sAs rscitAl and
request foslosiwg. TO wsg
Itf. IxefesE q. Johnson. having
reesntly Withdrawn from The snsnaaes-
sasn Of the tagss Methodist Epis-
eopa4 charen 81 Seattle. Wash. 70
avoid charges and trial for grossly ifn.
mora eaodaet confessed BY hasn. and 4 5
mora standing and reputation sFnons the
nxrntsrs and attendants 81 sad church
teinS such as 10 render bis presence al
the services. meetings za3 gatherings at
CT OF sad church b. k!sIy OF seeGsonAA.e aaa
oEsaoxaoaS - members 81 sad eAureh
fAis taaEd quarterly conference OF
ezta ch1gCA }H< she conferences wear
kles. hereby requests tie board Of
tfnssses 81 $40 church 10 lmssse.i sasslv
exclude sad isT. Esstest Is. taAmson from
ell meetings. ssfxle~= and gatherings n or
OF sasd enaFch. iac.a3ing Ssobath ser-
Wees aud gatherings ri Al kinds. SABBATH
y -
szs%<stngs. class noTwEfs1ES aud al other re-
lgson% cr Al gatherings At or OF saia
easrea. aud trera al sne property of SAID
church sad fFoa AL places - 4ts use and
occupancy saF auy paSpssss . bAtrvsr. and
81 eAi9rce such excsas5oa by any And ali
Tscpef means. ~ al tIaass aeYeafter, t.ll
further ADVISED ~ lie quarterly session NJ
ed eAareA.
"N haoh said recital sad request has
teTn presented 10 thr board 81 trustees of
s2fa ch1Fca. Now therefore, IA CON s..-
snee thsF~Sitb. g; Is hereby
'keselues, ~ tbe trustees of the FIRST
Mstho1ssl Eo.sepfsi church OF Seattle.
WASH. thai ns. EssE~ss IL. Johnson = by
eala sFaSsses hereby excluded fron. ard
forbidden X - pgsseat at. say and all stg-
vices uaeetaaks or gatherings al ~
OF SAID ea0rCh. sncsaasng al SABBATH
services and gatherings OF al kinas, sab
hash schools. kpgorsa League meetings
prayer meetings. class naesunxs and 81
other religious or SOFA. gatherings at or a
sa.S church. and a. TIE property OF sad
church. sna al Piacss an lgs Use aud oce2-
yAhey Tor any surpose whAtsveE.
Aes9ttee, lhss tbs pr~S44eas. DR. VII
lard tas secretary. pr, Randall. aad Coz.
Z. NJ Saeste lie rS,i TESTED - IaEntsh toe
ssfd pt. hNeTstt Is. job asop cepY OF thIs
aetaaD, ouiy cert Cess, AID that they n. Ia
slEectea 70 Agrsaso ~iEA the proper otEicsrs
above orIar
tRVFVs WTtiAyn. President
IS. III. K.SpEg4~ SScrvsAry"
Attached 81 thIs dos Gaaect - the eerslS-
cate OF pFs- Willard ana handel. daseSs
March ~. shai 81 10 = fail. true Aa2 e,rr~es
copy Ut the acti0a 81 the oosrsl. a.so TIE
affidavit 81 ths same tao geas.srnxa sAAs
they served 9 trao saa correct copy o! tAs
rapsr on pr. Johnson GA the sane cav.
The Doctor dia nat atEent "a ms IL.