The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-07

IA, "Fst,h cnrl'r' "' '"no"'""s' W.
7 Ii,i,Ibp tbs the toroner's Jury
W." Vii, ptau, Of one or HIS Patients.
r,7TspuRGu. Feb, o.-.Thc Dispatch
~ nov. c. II. Prldgcon, OF canons-
,a.s' ms cancelled his engagement for
pa,s, .rtgstIc work at the Second Presby-
eLa n church, Pittsburgh, and Mt the
,.I Avenue church, Allegheny.
. st.' I. the result or his alleged connee-
a.. ~, with The death OF Mira Jennie Q.
whltcsIde $500, a..
~ d II. Iiruwnlcc, OF Washington
s ~, would take rome action ycsser-
s ,,. ,r,Ius, the pastor, Miss Ella Nc.
". ,,1,,r and Mrs. Flora Holiday who
' held responsible for the death OF
Wv, WSi,csidc. The district attorney
r.woyer is waiting for Coroner Filz-
n,,,lcls transcript OF tho case After
:. Inv read the testimony he Will de-
III. ma TO the matter OF prosecution.
p.y Mr.. prdgeon talked freely OF
rs, t,sc yesterday. He said he did not
",l apv personal responsibility, and
.,,l, LrgIpd that he waa Instrumental
ISscpms physicians from tho iie!sldn
:, me .!ylug %cmGn. lie also den!cd
.t,t h., .aD away ate. the wolnEn's
s,1ib lie snIG he jill not know whcth-
y. ar not his connection with the mat
a., wGlil lc brought before The pres
bytrry o,,,r,n Il. .,,a
~ vii stand by these who are coll
,t,,nI in /, with mo. and | think
,rlll pc viadiCnt"d.'
Wls. Ella MCAlI.en was seen nnd she
sss,ined 10 make II further statement
,fhrr connection with the matter. She
s,II her conscience was clear.
Thu case has created sensation
,mN,r local prcsbyterlans. The affair
,SsoIIs A similar event. bur one not so
seyious occurring about fifteen years
moo In the same locality. At that time
n nlth.curn wave swept over Washing
,on county. Fer q time there was q
sImmp In tho business OF the medical
,,ar,Itiopcrs OF the locality, but sim
rlr dangerous case. In which Il man was
rrospcd from the jaws OF death after
soItb cure had failed TO cure, brought
,bn believers back TO the doctors.
Mr. pridgcoR Is well known In the two
,l,es He has conducted revival SER
,,lros here on several occasions and Is
conrcdcd 10 be one OF the best evan
rclIs,s In the country. Rev. S. Edward
Tnnnr pastor OF the Second Prcsbyte-
olnSpptp nf thn
accused minister at Princeton, and he
deeply deplores tho unfortunate POSI-
ton Of Mr.. PrldGeon. He had nothing
but words OF praise for him. but he took
decided stand against the mixing OF
faith cure with Prcsbyterianism. BE
SAID:
II have seen little OF Mr.. Prideeon in
recent years. but during my closer ac-
uuaintance with him never knew him
10 lean toward the prayer cure other
than In the generally accepted way. 1t
remains 10 be proved that he Is n IA
matte on the subject, as reports would
have II appear. As 10 going to the eN-
IRENE In faith cure I most certainly
denounce II. The ignoring of medical
science would result in the dcpopulation
Of the world In short time"
Several other well known Presbyteri-
nm divincs Of the two cities were seen
yesterday and were asked their opin-
IONS Of the PridEeon case. Few were
willln. TO discuss the matter at all. and
those who did speak confined them
sslves chiefly to the question OF faith.
or prayer. cure. and its relations to the
Presbyterian doctrine All agreed that
thn church does not sanction Is being
advocated to an extreme. They de-
bounced the ignoring of modern medical
tcIencc as fearful piece of folly.
As 10 what would likely be the eccle-
riastical outcome OF the Pridgeon case
rome would place themselves on record.
Rev. Jesse C. Bruce. D. D., OF the West
Minister church. Allegheny. said:
Il have known Rev. Mr.. Pridgeon for
long time. and knew that he leaned
toward the faith-cure doctrine, but I
never thought so strongly as is alleged
IN this particular case. If he should be
htcusht before the presbytery I am
tlraid he would be severely censured II
BIS connection with this case Is proven.
IN many respects his case Is similar
Ia that of Rev. John NJ. Norris. OF
Mount Washington, who preached on
II" line OF holiness and had to give up
his charge. The presbytery did not at
tempt TO prove any charges against
Rev. Mr.. Norris, but simply governed
Itself in manner to bring about peace.
There was split In the congregation,
rs IS usually the case In matters Of the
kind, and restoration OF harmony was
the sole object of the p-csbyterv's ac-
ton. The same trouble will likely oc-
cur In Mr.. Pridgeon's case. and It will
probably result in his dismissal from his
present charse-that is. Il these charges
prove trua."
Rev. Henry D.. Lindsay. D. D.. OF the
North church. Allegheny. said he had
no, given particular attention to the
FTlGgann case, but he cavn his views
ns 10 the faith cure as follows: There
IS ho:ninc In the doctrine Of the Pres
In%teFian church that lays any particu-
IaE stress on the subject; in fact, our
creed Is absolutely silent on the uucs-
ton. However. II minister In the AL
!esaehF preshytery should become nm
extremist and preach abolition OF NELL
cine ne would certainly receive: atten-
non but Mr.. Pridgeon Is In the Pitts
ouFsh Hresbytery. and I cannot say
wHat may be done II the charges against
ma PROVE to be true. All Presbyterian
ministers believe In prayer FOR the sick
Nhu distressed. but K would be little
irS: 'han insanity TO cnst aside medical
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