The herald., 1895-12-07
GREAT SCOTT! CAN THIS BE -?
Pomona Editor Exposes a ReCreant
Minister
The Students in Oberiin College Recognize
the Man and Pronounce Him
an Impostor

POMONA, Dec. 6.-The Rev. (?) H.
C. Scott "a piuus individual with mis-
sionary procliivties and bao record"
struck town about ten days ago, but to
his chagrin Editor S. M. Haskell OF the
Pomona Progress and one or two other
citizens of this place knew something OF
the reverend gentleman's past history, as
is shown by the following extracts from
an article which appeared in the Pro-
gress' columns yesterday:
''He digged n pit,
He digged it deep.
lie digged it for his brother;
But he himself fell in
The pit he digged for t'other."
About ten days ago thsre came TO Po-
mona man we'll dressed and courteous
in his manner, who represented that he
was Rev. II. G. Scott. a Congregational
minister engaged in missionary work I'M
der the auspices of the Christian En-
oeavor society. Supposing that Mr.. Scott
was all that he represented himself to be.
Rev. U. G.. b. Pierce extended 10 him
the hospitality OF his home-where the
reverend visitor stayed Tor aobut week
land invited him to preach at the Uni-
tarIan church on Sunday evening.
In his address. after setting forth some
what OF the grand missionary work he
has been doing, he branched off into a
tirade against the Congregational chucrh
and told how badly it had used him and
how it had shown itself unworthy of the
support OF such high and broadminded
men as himself.
Little did this "active and well-known
Congregatiunalist" dream when he set
foot in Pomona that he would meet here
several of his former college mates who
know his past history-which is far from
being what it should lie. THE last time
hof | nj p hofn n i'm,
in Pomona on Monday evening"" said ii.
". Burt, secretary of the electric light
company, to us yesterday, was in Ober-
lin, o., IN 1888. lie was In charge OF q
deputy sheriff who was taking him to the
county jail. He had been paying his way
IN the theological seminary by stealing
Bibles and other property, and had
good stock OF plumber on hand when
caught. | wore for months after his con-
viction collars and cuffs which he had
stolen from me and had marked with
BIS own name over mine to cover it up as
far as possible. The linen was a part of
the plumber recovered. Ii any enc ques-
tlons these statements regarding Mr..
Scott. can furnish plenty OF proof, said
hlr. Burt. the writer, too, was in ODER
lin at the time and was fully cognizant
OF the above facts.
But p-oOf is not necessary. for the rev
erend gentleman, when confronted with
these charges in our office, admitted
them all. His complaint against the
Congregational church mad no other foun-
dation than that it would not ordain
him TO preach when he got out of Jail.
The requirements for ordination to
preach in Congregational church are OF
the most rigid character and the exam
anation most searching. 1t is not within
the realm OF the possible that Mr. Scott
was ever ordained to preach in a Congre
gational church. He knows he is mn
I'm ~ a ~ N nd
him that he has no business to preach
from any church pulpit, he SAID: 81
know it." Hs tried preaching in sew
eral places but each church fired" him
as soon as it foun him out. II Mr.,
Scott had reformed las he at first
claimed) we would not expose his NAL
cd orous record. But he is evidently
the same pious soapeg0at that he used to
be. for lie is posing as a Congregational
minister, which he has never been, and