Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-27
HOUSE WILL APPEAL
Deposed Methodist Minister De.
clares He Will Not Accept Yer
dict Of the Conference
Will Ask for 9 Revision of the
Findings--His Statement
Given.
Admits He Was Indiscreet But Says
His Intentions We're the
Best.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to mes-Republican.
Sioux City, Sept. 27.-Rev. 7. NJ.
House, OF Ida Grove, who has been de-
posed from the ministry of the Metho-
dist church, says he will appeal his case
from the finding of the committee ap-
pointed by the conference to try the
case
1t will go before what is called a judi
cial conference composed of the trier of
appeals in four neighboring conferences
and which will probably be called soon
to review this case. In the meantime
Mr.. House stands deposed from the
ministerial office. 1t is not thought he
stands much chance of change of the
verdict against him, as the evidence
was very direct and clear.
Rev. T. NJ House has been pas
tor of the NJ. E. church at Ida Grove for
the past two years, AT his trial before
the select number appointed by the con-
ference it developed that he had been
writing letters of an tamorous nature to
la young woman of Ruthven, and pass
ing himself off as an unmarried man.
1t was charged that he was attempting
to seduce her, but this could not be
proven.
1t seems that this correspondence be-
tween MIR. House and the young woman
has been in progress for some time
When his letters became quite amorous
she became alarmed, and learning that
Mr.. House was a married man. she
promptly turned his letters over to Rev.
10. S. Bryan, who Immediately commu-
nicated with Rev j. w. Lothian,
Houses presiding elder.
Mr.. House came to this conference
two years ago from Farmer City, H.,
having been transferred in exchange for
A. S. Flanagan.
The committee has not yet reported
to the conference but a verdict has been
returned to the presiding officer of the
trial. and Mr.. House is deposed from
| the ministry.
The defendant, with his counsel, Rev.
Messrs. u. C. Bradshaw and Jesse Cole,
protests most vigorously that he is en-
tirely innocent of the charges that
stand against him. To reporter he
made the following statement:
II deny in toto the allegations con-
Itained in the charges that We're pre-
scented to the conference.
| THE facts that have been made the
basis for the case are in brief as fol-
llows: About year ago Miss Mamie
McNary, of Ruthven, Ia, wrote me for
Information regarding a certain young
man who had become notorious In
lmany ways, to whom she was evidently
sIengaged and with whom shaw keep
ling company in opposition to the will
lof her parents She seemed determined
not to talk over the matter with them
or take their counsel.
after repeated solicitations on her
Ipart, and most earnest request for the
utmost secrecy. undertook to gain the
information for her. The affair seemed
Ito be so complicated that it took much
work and even an outlay of money. But
latter time from intimations in her
letters and especially from things
gathered in my tour of inquiry, / felt
THAT she would feel constrained to &C
back on him, no matter what my in
Iyestgation might disclose. My soie
Idesire in continuing the correspondence
latter this was to be in touch with hel
affairs and still retain her confidence
Ito such a degree that if she proposed te
do such thing would be the one shs
would inform. as she had affirmed tina
no other was in her confidence on tn.
subject.
My letters to her We're always il
answer to hers to me, and OCCASIONAL.
some pleasantries We're INDUCED in, s
THAT might retain her confidence an
good will as referred to- As far as un
dertaking or intending to lead her t
believe that l was in love with her, thi
never entered my mind. Why, am
man of Sc years and she but a girl Q
he. In SO far as an offer of marriag
,, was concerned, it never even occurre
to me- There was nothing in my letter
that would give any reasonable, sens
; BILE person the least ground for the IN
! ferences that have been drawn, al
s though / most cheerfully acknowledg
!. that may not have been as discreet
the matter as / should have been.
"These matters We're all known to tn
!, presiding elder of my district last Ma.
, but instead OF deposing me he permit
4 ted me to go on preaching to my cor
. gregation. in which sat his wife an
al family, Sunday after Sunday. l can
!, understand, If my offense was so ser
> Gus, why should have been permitte
: to continue along in this way"