The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-18
Rev. Isaac Naylor Reported to
Have Returned to Seattle.
STOPS Al AN OBSCURE PLACE
Accused Evanselist said to ne
Avoidins Publicity, but II Expect-
ed to Appear ut = Meeting Of
Methodist Ministers Today 70 Ex-
plain-Rev. Randall says They
Are IN No Sense Prosecutors.

Rev. Isaac Naylor, the Methodist evan
gelist, who Ii accused OF having violated
some OF the canons Of his church. IL re-
ported to have arrived in the city yester-
day to face those who are inquiring into
his conduct. He is supposed to have gone
to an obscure boarding house, as he could
not be found last night, ana none Of sew
eral preachers seen knew Of his arrival.
The Methodist ministers OF the city will
meet today In regular business session, and
II Mr.. Naylor appears before them, AZ he
Is expected to do. his case viii be taken
up. in probable secret session. In any
event. It Is expected that the matter will
be discussed.
All that the local clergy ask they say,
Is fair statement Of the case on the part
Of the accused evangelist. I'VE are in no
sense prosecutors OF Mr. Naylor," said
Rev. n. M. Randall, jr., pastor OF the First
Methodist church, last night, "but we feel
that in view Of the relations we had with
him last summer, and the Recommendations
we gave him. he owes us clear statement
OF all that may be true In this matter. Ac-
cusations have been made against him Of
such import that we feel we cannot over
look them. When they were presented to
US they came in such form and from
such q source that We felt called upon to
communicate with Mr.. Naylor. and ac-
cordingly wrote to him asking him in all
kindness and brotherly spirit to make an
explanation. i have not heard ans thing
from him., and have not heard that any
word has been received In the city.
II do not know that he 10 here now. but
IL he ID he will undoubtedly communicate
with us tomorrow. II he should CONES be-
fore us at the meeting 1t is likely that we
shall make 1t an executive session, as
things might come up that It would not
be fair to publish, and we do not wish to
1<or SFoi fsz = lAvslA
Tor should show us that he had been
wronged and that there was no ground
for these suspicious, we shall be the first
to do all In our power to set him right
before the public; but II he could not make
all the explanations at once. 1t might be
necessary to correspond with others, in
which case 1t would possibly be several
weeks before the case was settled. II we
should be forced to find that the charges
against him were true. and that we had not
been treated as we feel we should. 1t would
be great regret to US to have to withdraw
our Endorsement As said, all we ask Ii
an opportunity to give him q fair and
square hearing"
1t will be remembered, as was published
in the Post-Intelligencer of December 7,
that Mr.. Naylor came to Seattle last May,
and at once took the front rank as an
evangelist. He occupied the pulpit of the
First Methodist church during the tempo
rary absence Of Mr.. Randall, which gave
much satisfaction to the practitioners. The
specific charges against him have not been
made public. 1t is generally stated that he
left wife in England. obtained divorce
In North Dakota on grounds not recognised
BY the Methodist doctrine. and ten days
thereafter married again In California.
Since he left Seattle his movements have
been more or less unknown to the people
of this city. He was reported In special
dispatch to the Post-InteAige1icer from
Victoria few days ago to have been
accused at a meeting he was conducting,
and that he was going to return to Seattle.
1t is supposed that the charges made in
this instance were the same in which the
local clergymen are interested.