The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-23
WHALEY Is REMOVED.
Official Board of His Church
Tells of His Misdeeds.
A Statement Signed by All says b.
Withheld Money. Forged Minutes
and Told Many Lies.

The investigation Of the conduct Of Rev.
Allen Nhaley. ex-pastor Of the Jones
street African II. l.. church, has resuIted
not merely in his resignation through
pressure, but at the request OF the board
of trustees the presiding elder has re-
moved SIR. Whaiey from his pastorate. Az
meeting Of the Official board OF the
church. which includes the trustees anu
stewards. last night at William Gross
house the following statement was pre-
pared for the public:
Seattle. June =. 1885.
ITO the Public: About January 4, 1895.
there was some talk about the Jones street
A NJ. Z. church debt before the official
boards OF trustees and stewards and II was
agreed that Rev. AL.en w. Whaley, the
pastor. should take such steps as ne
thought expedient TO raise the debt BY
the church laws governing such matters
Il was his duty TO report to the board or
trustees at least once a month as to his
proceedings. he failed TO do so. and never
mentioned the matter until June 4. when
he was called upon by the trustees TO
make a statement. He said he was not In
n position 10 do so. as his book was In the
hands OF a gentleman in the city who in
tended to subscribe. For that reason no
report was made that night A week later
he reported four names. one gentleman
each. lie gave a list, following that. OF
ten names OF people who had subscribed
but who had not paid IN the money. The
trustees asked him where the 50 collected
was located. Mr.. Whaley replied that the
money was In hank drawing interest for
thirty days and that the church would re-
celve 81 interest. The trustees questioned
him about the matter and he finally said
that the interest would be only 81.
aH 10
WhaIey replied that the money was IN the
Collateral bank on Cherry street the
trustees then asked him If he did not know
that was a pawnshop. Mr.. Whaley. had
nothing TO say After this a demand was
made on Mr.. Whaley 10 pay the money at
y O'Clock the next day. Secretary Fort
son asked him to produce the receipt for
the money from the Collateral bank and
Mr.. Whaley replied that IL was in the bot
tom OF his trunk up stairs and wanted TO
know what the trustees cared about the
receipt as hong as the money was pro-
duced the next day. He wanted an extern
sion of three hours from IL O'Clock the
next day TO pay the money, claiming thai
he had an important engagement. me re-
ouest was denied and when Mr.. Whaley
met the trustees next day he had only SO.
lie wanted two or three days TO pay the
other $40 The following Saturday AFTER
noon Mr. Whaley paid the remaining $40.
about two weeks later, when the dis
satisfaction had become so intense that
Mr.. whaley knew the trustees would pup
Iish the names of those who had given the
s3 and ask that any others whose names
did not appear notify the trustees, he
came forward and gave five more names
of persons who had given money. notwith-
standing he had not collected any money
since his first report. These i've names
amounted to Ss5. The church never has
gotten this SIS, and Mr.. Whaley appro-
r,rfatesi ft to his own Use without any du-
.horf,v from the board Of trustees.
s.yhen this matter came out at the quar-
,arIv conference Mr. Whaley claimed au-
thorify had been given him by the trus-
tees January 3. 1895, to defray certain ex-
penses The PRECEDING elder demanded the
minutes of the meeting giving him that
authority. Rev. Whaley asked TO be ex-
cused. and went upstairs. Soon he re-
turned with hook and handed II to the
secretary to read. and saying that IL had
hean recorded by Motion Acty Secretary
E'ortson failed 10 make anything out or
what was written In the book. Mr.. Whaley
said ne had had considerable experience
with bad writing. and stepping forward TO
the lamp commenced reading. Despite
trouble in deciphering the writing. he
made out enough to show that what he
had stated was n fact The book was
passed 10 George Gross, who failed 10
make much out of II. Then the presiding
elder tried il. and said with great aston
ishment: This is Elder Whaley's writ
ing
'Ar. whaley first denied. but finally
broke down and confessed that he wrote
the minutes himself and signed Motion
Acty's name
.'lIfs actions through this money matter
and the report of his immoral conduct and
his persistent efforts 10 thwart every ef-
fort 10 bring this matter To an investga-
ton were the grounds for our dissatisfac-
ton with him as n minister OF the Gospel,
and the presiding elder was asked 10 re-
move him The elder removed him June ~
..Tn reference to Mr.. whaley's statement
that he resigned voluntarily. II is false. He
resigned after a vote had been taken at
mass meeting OF the church requesting his
resignation. Through courtesy alone he
was allowed Ia resign. His statement In
the post-Inteiligencer that the public no
tica calling attention to- the fact that he
had severed his connection with the
church and was unauthorized to collect
money was without authority. was also
n false statement The trustees who made
the announcement were sustained by the
presiding elder. His statement that he
was on friendly terms with William Gross,
the old pioneer. was that OF confirmed
rrevarirator. we mako this statement in
order that the public may know clearly
why Rev. Allen Wbaley was removed
49,, +ha na~torate OF the Jones street A.
NJ. Z church.
~. l. FORTSON,
II. T RAY,
M ROY.
WILLIAM CROSSE
"A. DEANS.