The record-union., 1898-02-13
AND NOW THE TUG OF WAR.
WILL REV. L. n. DRAKES MIN.
ISTRY BE RESUMED?
The Christian Church to Decide To-
day-Other Charges Are to
be Reported On.

Last Monday morning the Record
Union published full account of the
somewhat sensational proceedings held
at the First Christian Church on the
preceding day, when the Arbitration
Committee made its report on the
charges that had been preferred against
l. r. Drake, the pastor of the church.
1t win be remembered that the con-
gregation We're about to ballot on the
question of the retention of the pastor
when one of the churchmen sprung a
surprise. He insisted that the Arbi-
tration Committee had not reported on
all the charges, and further proceed
ings were postponed until to-day.
The committee found that one of the
sheets containing the written charges
had not reached them, but it has since
been supplied and the committee has
completed its report. This supple
mental report will be read to the con-
gregation to-day after which it is ex-
pected the members will determine
whether or not they will dispense with
Mr.. brakes services.
Specification IT'D
This charges Leslie r. Drake with
being guilty of obtaining money under
false pretenses, and contains two sub
specifications:
A-That the said Drake claimed that
he owned and had certain copyright
of certain address, emblem and name
of the Christian Benefit Association
and agreed to sell, and did sell to said
association, for valuable considera-
tion, all Of his alleged right, title and
interest therein; whereas, in truth and
in fact said matter was copyrighted N
the name of said association and said
Drake had no interest therein whatso-
ever all of which the said Drake so
knew, and his action in the matter was
for the purpose of deceiving, defraudng
and annoying said association.
On this your committee finds that the
said Drake proved by a receipt given
by the copyright Office for money sent
by himself to pay charges, that he had
forwarded a certain address. emblem,
etc, of which he claimed to be the
author. Mr.. Drake evidently regarded
this as evidence of copyright 1t was
also shown that said Drake did relin
quish his right in such copyright for a
consideration, but that the considera
ton was for services rendered in pre-
pairing the address, emblems, etc. Be-
cause of having rendered this service.
we find that the charge that said
Drake had no interest whatever in the
document was not sustained. We do
not feel competent to say how much
the interest was in equity, not being
sufficiently acquainted with the nature
and profits of the association or the
customary value set upon such services.
1t seems to the committee, however,
that some remuneration was due to
Mr. Drake for such services on his re-
tirement from the directorate Of the
association
B-That the said Drake falsely and
fraudulently obtained a large sum of
money from said Christian Benefit As
sociation upon his promise that he
would deliver to said association GER
tain secret or ritual work which he
claimed to have in his possession and
which would be beneficial to said asso-
citation, and which promise he has alb
solutely failed to keep.
On this specification the committee
finds that the said Drake did sign
written agreement to deliver, verbally,
to the Supreme Scribe of said associa-
ton, within two days from the date Of
said agreement, the secret Of ritual work
above specified. 1t appeared from the
evidence, that said Drake, owing to
personal disagreement with the afore-
said Supreme Scribe. refused to deliver
the secret of ritual work to him, but he
offered to give 1t to the association
through any other person than the one
mentioned. The committee is of the
1a,. oh
CATION to keep this written agreement.
provided the said Christian Benefit AS
sociation refuses to accept it from him
through any other person. We do not
regard his refusing to do so, however.
under the circumstances, as indicating
a purpose to defraud the association
out of it's rights.
Specification IV)
This specification refers to an un-
Christian letter, containing threats and
false statements to a brother of said
church. which the committee dealt with
in the first part of it's report, as 1t was
included in the article written to the
Bee" The committee believes this
letter was unjust and did the brother
to whom it was written a serious
wrong. We hope he will make suita-
BILE apology for writing the letter.
Specification V)
Charges the said Lester r. Drake
with having been ION other and differ
ent occasions than those hereinbefore
mentioned guilty of conduct unbecom-
ing a minister of the gospel, ETC." This
charge IS too general for the commit
tee to deal with The evidence shows,
however. and the said Leslie r. Drake
admits. that he did act hastily and un-
advisedly at times, and with exhibition
of temper on some occasions, and we
find that he should apologize to any
one whom he has thus grieved or
harmed.
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