Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-27
Charges Against Rev. R. A. May
nard, Formerly Of Salt Lake,
HE WAS DIVORCED LONG AGO
That was Before tie Entered the
Ministry. but Jealous Enemies
Made Capital Of II.

Tho ATTEMPT maze by some members
OF the broadway Temple congregation.
at Denver, and others, to blacken the
character o: Rev. II. a. Maynard hah
raised the biggest kind Of q row In that
church. Absolutely all that his persecu-
tors have been able to rake up against
him is that IN his college days he was
more or less Wild and that afterwards
he was divorced from his wife ana sub
sequontly married his present wife,
Mia upper Maynard.
Salt Lake people. and particularly
the members OF the Unitarian Society.
are tolcrably familiar with all these
things and their estimate OF Mr.. May
nard's character IL based upon an init
mate knowledge OF the man,
After MIR. Maynard had finished his
education In the East, he took no the
practice OF law and won success In that
vocation In Michigan. Domestic trou-
blcs arose and although the details are
not known here yet II In known that
Mr.. Maynard procured the divorce and
he was considered fully justified. After
his marriage with Mia Turner, who
was In the ministry. he engaged IN the
same work. bringing 10 It an the re-
sources Of his trained mind, they suC-
ccssfully filled Joint pastorntes az Reno,
Santa Monica. cal and Grand Rapids
Mich. and the fact must be- noted that
not tho shadow Of nm accusation Is
based upon anything Mr.. Maynard has
or has not done since he took up min
iHtcrlnl work. IL all seems. when Sim
merod down, to he based upon the fact
that he N divorced man. Yet II may
be stated that his daughter by his first
wife remained with her father after
her parents Were divorced. and lived
with him ana Mia Tupner " ynard
until she was married from their home
In this city.
ENEMIES AT DENVER.
When he went from Salt Lake 10
Denver to temporarily ill the pulpit
left vacant by the death Of Rev. Myron
| Reed, he went to place whore more
than one bitter enemy resided and
/ there may be some connection between
| this fac, and the present trouble.
OF course, the broadway Temple In
/ the leading Unitarian church OF Den
yer. md o determined EFFORT is appar-
emily being made to prevent Mr., Mary
nard from occupying the pulpit there
| permanently.
BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE,
As TO the beginning OF this trouble
/ or rt lonst the way In which Il oh.
tained publicity, the Denver Post gives
! the following.
An anonymous coward or set OF cow
ards Is attempting to blackon the name
OF Rev. II, A. Maynard. the new pastor
OF tho ilroadwa! Temple. In the most
cowardly manner Imaginable
Letters charging the clergyman with
being common drunkard, and with
the commission OF certain crimes. IN
| all OF which he has proven himself en-.
tlrcly innocent, are being circulated
among members of the congregation
The large majority Of the TnhernRcl,
/ CONGREGATION do not believe Mr.. May
nard IL guilty of the base charges They
do believe that tho attacks upon hin
were Inspired by OWL minded unscrupu,
lous and constituencies people who de-
serve the condemnation OF every decent
person In the community.
There are "A few. however, who thlnl
enough OF anonymous letter writer's I,
give a certain amount OF credence I,
the chargcs ono ~ those II Frederlcl
J. stanton. an assayer at lGlS Champ
street, ana member ~ the Tubornacl'
congregation. Mr. stanton was th'
nrft TO receive one OF the cowaidly let
tcrI.
Most people with an element OF fal
play In their make up would havl
thrown the letter away. ana paid no at
tenunn to II. They would have at leas
told the person who had been attncke,
Of It's contents Immediately. But no
50 with Mr.. stanton. He placed tn
letter In his pocket and said nothing
After awhile he started out ON u stu
hunt to learn what there was In tn
accusations. but he found nothing what
ever upon which TO base the scurrilou
AFFAIR
The Post then details Stanton's sub
sequent acts IN sprlnging this matter a
a meeting OF the congregation called 4
consider finances. Mr., Maynards con
duct on that occasion pleased the con
gregatlon an the Post article says;
This frankness and honesty on tn