The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-20
His Financial Support With
drawn From Her About a
Month Ago.
SHELVED FOR THE NEXT FOUR
MONTHS.
The Bay Conference Will Not Take
the Matter Up Until the Regu-
lar Meeting on Dec. s.

sion OF her improper relations with DR..
c. o. Brown, the deposed Congregational
minister, was the talk of the entire church
world and half of that outside the sane
tuaries yesterday, the general feeling,
particularly among CongregationaIists,
being of relief that the question of Browns
guilt or innocence had at last been settled.
The general opinion seems TO be that
Miss Overman is getting even' with the
doctor because the financial support that
he accorded her up to a month ago was
withdrawn and she was left to shift for
herself. Mrs. Tunnel says that since that
time she has been on short rations.
Those who are interested in the matter
are still bothered by two questions, one
being in regard to the names that Miss
OVerman men tons in connection with the
case, and the other where Brown got the
money to send Matte since being de-
prived of his church. 1t is known that he
has been in straitened circumstances for
several months, and yet up to month
ago he was making regular remittances to
his ex-charmer. Who furnished this
money!
Rev. w. w. Scudder of Alameda is
authority for the statement that Miss
Overman's confession is safely put away
and viii not see the light OF day until De-
cember s, when the regular meeting OF the
Bay Conference will be held.
I'm the meantime" he said, 'the inves-
tigation with view to placing in regular
and authentic shape all of the evidence
that will be presented at that meeting has
been left to committee consisting of DR..
Mclean and Dr. Mooar of Oakland. DR..
Sink OF Stockton and myself.
1--WE will look closely into everything
connected with the case and have every
thing in readiness for the meeting of De-
cember 8. DR.. Brown will be cited to de-
fend himself, and if he does not do SO sue
cessfully expulsion from the church will
be his portion"
Mrs. Tunnel is at present In Oakland and
the confession of Matte Overman was not
a surprise to her. as she was aware that,it
was sent to DR.. Mclean, although not ad-
vised of its contents till after it was re-
celved.
1.-THE real secret of the whole affair Is
that Matte is now converted and is
good Christian GIRL" said Mrs. Tunnel
this afternoon. "She felt that she could
not carry the load on her conscience any
longer, and she has Just made a clean
breast of it. l did not know one-half of
what know now. and 1 am surprised at
many of the infamous things done by DR..
Brown. am in constant communication
with Matte, and / have also heard from
her mother. Mattie's mother thinks that
the matter should not have been revived,
but her child thinks differently and so
do I.
az really cannot tell whether 1 met DR..
Mclean after he received the confession
or he met me. We were hunting each
other and we came together. There have
been several conferences between a few
OF the pastors and myself, but no formal
meeting. It is the opinion of us all that
her confession shall not be made public at
this time, although personally 1 would be
in favor of having it made public as there
is nothing to fear.
at is purely matter of conscience with
the poor girl as she has no feeling of m alice
toward any one. Poor Matte is on short
rations and Brown is apparently doing
well, and it is the basest kind of ingrati-
tude on his part not to do something for
her. She is in beautiful frame of mind
now and wishes to live a right life, but I'M
til she can get something to do she must
have enough to eat and DR.. Brown should
not be SO ungrateful.
1.-THE matter will be again taken before
the Bay Conference, and Matte and will
both make affdavits; but Matte will not
come here personally to testify. She has
gone through enough and is now with
good friends. Matte always manages to
make friends with the better class of peo-
pie. and she has done so in Los Angeles.
and it would be pity for her to break up
the nice connection she has in that city.
81 now feel that it is my mission to see
that DR.. Brown is not allowed TO preach.
He has found out by this time that Matte
and l cannot be transported about like
boxes of dry goods, and Matte has some
claim that should be respected. feel the
burden laid upon me to prevent such a
wicked man from attempting to teach
morals and religion ito any one, and
shall discharge my duty to the best OF my
ability. Matte shall be cared for.
..Now regarding Matties confession. 1t
is absolutely true. OF course, the greater
part of it has been known to me right
along, but there was much that was sur
prise to me. Confidential as Matte and l
have always been she had not told me
everything in her desire to shield DR..
Brown, but now she has omitted nothing.
1 did not suggest to her to write to DR..
Mclean, but approved of it when 1 knew
of her intention. DR.. Brown is guilty of
everything with which he was charged,
and he stands before me now e much
blacker man than he ever did before.
at must not be said that Matte is in
huenced by spite because DR.. Brown
stopped her remittance, because such is
not true. Matte is acting from the purest
of motives, and l know well how the poor
child feels. Her remittances stopped
about a month before she wrote that
letter, and since that time she has been on
short rations.
1.-THE pastors will meet again shortly,
and by that time Mattie's affidavit may
have arrived, and steps will be taken to
expel DR.. Brown"
When seen this afternoon DR.. Mclean
was reading the account of the letter pub
lished in to-day's CALL. He said: 81 am
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