The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-02

In the summer of 1894 Mr. Rood took o
vacation of seven weeks, spending his time
on his yacht cruising the lay between Provi.
dence and Newport. During this time his
family was left at home. houg bs requently
took Mrs. Snow sailing on the yacht. After
the vacation, MIR. ROOD, IL Is said, announced
TO Nrs Rood that they must live apart in
future aud at once took means 10 provide for
bis wife elsewhere. Mrs. Rood pleaded
against this but in September of 1894. she
and her daughter went To Jersey CITY. N. j..
whittier MIR. Rood, according 10 the story
told on her behalf. sent her remittances dur
ing the winter of le9i-5. At the same time
Mr. Rood had case pending, for divorce on
the ground of Mrs. Rood's desertion. The
case being called the pastor Of tho Tabernacle
secured a separation in the absence of Mrs.
Rood.
The news Of this first appeared in n Boston
newspaper and soon spread all over Olney-
Vile People OF the Tabernacle were divided
about their pastor. At the annual conference
held ia thii city in April of last year. when
Mr.. kood's name was called. his presiding
elder. Rev. :. A. Penton, stated that rs
Mr.. Rood had been getting "A divorce un Ter
circumstances requiring Investigation he
asked for committee on his case. This
committee made a report after many sittings.
recon- mending that another committee be
called after the adjournment OF the confer.
ence appointed by the elder 10 further try
the case. Rev. Mr.. Benton duly appointed
another committee and fixed the date OF trial,
apprising all tho parties concerned. Mr. Rood
came to this city, where the trial was TO be
held. and his wife came also. But Mr. Rood
declined TO appear for trial and withdrew
from the Methodist Church and ministry
though by thus Withdrawing under charges
be hurt his case in the minds of many who
were formerly his supporters
Meantime he had kept up an intimacy
with Mrs. Snow. AS this intimacy became
known smong the other deaconesses and
patrons of the deaconess movement the
widow withdrew from that order and ITS
restraints. Tho n.xt thing that WAS known
was that Mr.. Rood and Mrs Snow could not
be married for n number OF yoars. But the
minister went South and succeed cd in gettir x
n second divcrc,, since which he has joined
the Baptist denomination, been given pas
toral charge and now has married Mrs. Snow
~ was Dr. hoous encrgy ana executive
ability that made the Methodist Tabernacle
In OInsyville n pretoniious cburcb. Re was
highly regarded and indeed, has now many
fisnds and supporters He had been married
20 his former wife ~ ycarc having son IL
years old and a daughter Of IL.
Mrs. SNOW. now Mrs. Rood, came here in
the employ OF tho Iomans' Home Missionary
Society OF the NJ. r.. Church, ns deuconcss.
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this vicinity. her arrival snt(-,Aiing IT,
Deaconess' Home now In operation on Court
land street. Mrs. snow msde a pleasant
impression on all persons with whom sho
came in contact she had smack Of romance
sbost her. being very young and widow.
Rev. Mr.. Rood succeeded in getting the ladies
Of the Missionary Society to let him have tba
help Of the deaconess I'm the work Of the Tab.
ernacle Church. Hero she laoorcd during tho
win,er and spring of is0A IL was during this
period that The slate OF affairs arose which
culnina;od IN tho separation OF tho pastor
and wife. Soon sftor the deacopess began her
work gossip 10 TO - hoard about domes-
tic infeli,ity IN the parsonage. some of the
gofsips sail that Mrs Rood was unnecessarily
Jealous and chad a tsmier." By others the
busbuni wns considered indiscr.st I'm his
attentions 10 Mrs, snow he accounted 10