Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-12
WHY WILSON LEFT
Missionary Persona Non
Gfata TO Christian People.
j: ASKED 70 LEAVE CITY
H's VIII" Travels Undrr an Assumed Sume
an Si-"r"ss insscnY.r. Their
Work IN S-wpur, New.
Not Sn,i-rn~,ury.
$. Missionary c. f.. Wilson VII,

81 Unless Missionary c. f.. Wilson, Win,
y briggs cl.:irst7s against t!.e rev. ". :.
tL,rE. supposed ru-la,,ntr! in TN.
work al s.,viis; Sulil.; from eternal rum
clears ny Il cloud l!l,, has been cast
over hil". it viii appear II tn: ru,Ir
that the 'kct,!. is ,,,iiin. t,,,. u II
black.
As ":'i si:si,,! in the l,ai;y Press sew
"ral days AZ" The lN., men yam. T.,
Newport News some time last .ia:.u:iy
dressed III clerical garments. I'll y
claimed /" b.. missionaries and a. such
began 10 hold meetings in I'll" city.
When they first st t.ni in The city ,hry
stopped ut the Central Hotel. since re
named metropolitan. Finally t.,e! b
came ''strarlrd' AMI then liv,,i for
some Cine On the charities o! the rcn.,.c
who w"r" interested in .!,cir wurk Air.
ana Mrs. J. NJ l:.,k. wh" i..ar.,,.! tli:,
the missionaries; M,rt embarrassed IL
nanclulty. kindly tnr"W nl,en ti:c doors
OF their house. 80. IS Twcnty ienlh
street. to Them ana gave them /. hearty
Welcome.
Up to that time the missionaries wrre
apparently the hest of !r.,4ldS. Mis- II
WAS appointed superintendent of tie
Union Gospel Mission at !, salary OF $50
a month He hli been a, Mr lecks
h"usr TWO weeks. Then. according to
q statement made hy Mrs. Beck. Wilson
SAID his wife would JON him in Il short
ri,ne and he wished 10 pay Tor their
board aud lodging. Mrs. Wilson ;,rriv-
ed. Following, h'r clin,. her trunk J-
dressed To Mrs. W. Edwards. ~. IS
TN.ntv-rjs.h;h street, a, lirs, Mis-
Beck refused 70 receive IN. trunk s. Az
ing there Ma, no sl!,.. lady ut he.,
home, bu; tn. driver Of ,h.. urlv insist
y ell that there MAS.
Mr.. ANA Mrs. ilscn stayed al Mis-
Ieck'S house till they We're asked to
leave. ana then. It is claimed they d :
parted "wi,,. !. board lin. They wer;
Is board Win Mrs Quinn. :: la,y who
resides mex, door I,rr,. they remaiu,d
Tor som. time till Mrs Quinn ,hi ,teu-
cd T. eject them and ia fact. .li,l send
for :. policeman. Mrs Wi!ss,n il is 81 d
gave, way To 4 lit If temper ANA used
pralan, language, Neither, Mrs ,luiMn
nor Mrs Beck seemed 10 y. particulars
Is struck With the. p:cty Of either VIII
< son " The woman ne claims as his Wife
Wilson did not serve long rs Su!c'in-
t,ndenl ui the Union Gospel MISSION
au,, lie claimed he WAS removed rs the
result of reports circulated against
him by Clark However it seems thyt
4&, tn. citizens interested in lh.. mission
inauguri,e,i an investigation, ard Wrote
a number III letters ;iSkin" ini iniorm..
ton regarding The man. After >i.,i,
Dismissed Wilson openc. a mis- SION On
W:lshinglon :lv,,nu. ana called ii the
.'R.s,.,l,. Mission" which he operated
in n in.nncr somewhat a'tt.,spni.'ii% 10
tn. Iiuni.sn Gospel Missiun Tn bolrd
Of directors si..,.r tihr last jnnr. att {
considering H.. matter anu hAN.l!S
gathered cons id..ra BILE Information re-
ltng 10 WILSON'S past r"r"r,! ad'icS'
ed Il letter to him giving him II week in
which l., shake Tic dust ~ N"Ml"tt
New oil his Ic5,, ~ The same meet,
ing tn" l"li5~i,i:: letter ana r'Eoit!!"n
We're prepared ami srt, /" the ;ii.:'s'i'.s
airy:
N,-NI,I.t MA VA. ~ iSNS
G. T.. Wilson ESD.
Newport News. Va
Dear Sin: q joint meeting. "i me
Eoafd. i'aSt"s ami -N'iA'il.'fN commit
tees ." The Union Gospel M!$&i"n. a'trr
most lnatsr. d"l,beratitn. and again AT
a ;peria! Injecting upon lilr' most '.tf'i-
fui reconsideration. tGr action en-
brace,i in the accompanying rtS'lutirE
WAS most reluctantly. but most e'iit-
scicntiousiy laE,:i ami ordered t. he
forwarded 10 N"u with thus letter
Resolved, That the liu;irt. Pastors
and Auxiliary committees Of til" Uni II
Gospel Mission III joint session ieel
compelled To publish that MIR. g T..
Wilson has no connection whatever
with this mission. hut MAS aiSinssssd
by them March 9TH because I'll uhil!-
Hess. This; public notice is taken b
cause he is known to be nnwt! Thy Of
the support vi amy Christian people
The facts upon Whirh mus a't!"it Is
based in possession Of the board
and could be given il necessary
Wilson lett The city ana N'~,t 10
Hampton and !'h"cbus
The following Was furnished ny me
Hampton correspondent 81 the D'iiS
Press:
The recent ru'llcatl"h "l II letter
signed by MI. ana MIS-. = T.. ''S"h'
OF l'hoehl<. has Drought t. i!Shl S"!i!c
rather Interesting facts III coHipafi-