West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-10-20
REV.. WHITES STATEMENT.
The Main Points OF the Statement 10
P~raSbytery.

His Friends Insist thar Some Word
OF Explanation be Made--He Tells
All Of the Facts" In the sad AZ.
fsfr--.a Straight Forward Plea for
Justice.-.A Statement From the
P~resbytery Judicial Committee.
From The Daily New Dominion.
am we'll aw ,iu shat "A long suf
fering public has had enough OF
my al mrs within the past four
months. But | think it will also
testify that | have never vet writ
ten u word IN explanation of the
sad affair with which | have been
connected. lwsfully determined
the nrst OF last June, TO call nv
church people together and give
them a full x planation Of every
thug. But | WAS strongly ad-
vised ag inst doing so, for fear it
would make n division in the
church. | would still keep silent,
were it not for the fact that friends
here aud elsewhere most urgently
demand that, after waiting so long,
at least, for my statement before
the Prosbytry, be made known.
In my statement before that body
l confessed TO two things: (1) In.
discrotlons. (2) An act OF inn
morality, which consisted solely in
registering AS | did. This com
prissd the whole OF nv statement
at that time, whatever else may
have been reported.
Under the head OF indiscretions.
which extended only over - period
of about fivo or six months, 1t
should be kaown that they con
sisted in six interview! which | had
alone with Miss Holmes, and in a
couple OF notes wri ten to her at
times when she seemed greatly per
picked and troubled. With ref
rrence to these interviews, three of
them were ut the resiuence OF her
parents, as she had sent mo word
each time, asking me to come there
aad help her in practIciHg some
church music. The other three
were in my study at the church,
and were entirely without any ap
pointnent, or pre- arrangement, by
me.
Under the second head, the word
immortality" in my confession.
applies to nothing more than the
way registered. and should be
qualified so as to be clearly under
stood by all.
The act of so registering is gen
orally understood to DO done for MI
immoral purpose. The right or
wrong, OF such an act. however, dc
ponds on the motive with which il
is done. /, myself, so acted with
no other motive, or intention. than
that OF saving a life. / went to
PIttsburg on business for myself,
and met her there. as | had prom
ised, at her request. | found
her possessed of the idea OF taking
her life which che had often before
expressed a desire to do. With
her in such = state of mind, | pur
sued the only course which oc.
Gu FRED to me at the time would
prevent her doing so, as she
threatened constantly to end it. if
left her, or tried to inform any
n a6oat her. All my efforts to
get her to return to her home with
me, or to take her to her relatives
were OF no avail. And it was not
until the second morning that /
could iaduce her to promise to re-
turn to her relatives.
She then said : 81 have come
out OF my spoil OF insanity, and see
clearly what l ought to do, and
will take tho best care Of myself"
She alSo expressed her gratitude to
me, saying "Mr. White, you
have been 50 kind aud good to me-"
The two nights [ was with her, ]
watched her and cared for her Just
as = brother would have done.
having the utmost confidence in
her pure aud virtuous character.
And had not q clear conscience
IN this rekird / never could have
lived through tho terrible ordeal
which has come upon me.
lie the record Of Presbgfer7, The
second registering is wordcd ''On
another occ tsion." There vas no
other OCCASION, except the mex,
night following the first, and that
is what P~rssbytery meant. On