The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-19
Does Not Appear in Methodist
Ministers Meeting.
BELIEVED 10 be NOW HERE
Fun Text or Letter Accusing the
Evangelist, written by Rev. 8. 3.
. sulIiger Of New whatcom-Thc
Charges specihed.Alleged That
He was Not Divorced In North
Dakota for "scriptural Reasons"

The Methodist ministers Of Seattle sat
expectant at the regular Monday morning
meeting In the First Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday. They awaited the COM
ing OF the Rev. Isaac Naylor, evangelist.
who had been summoned to appear and
answer the charges made against him.
But no MIR. Naylor appeared, either In the
body or in the spirit, though the rumor
Is still current that he recently arrived
in the city. The ministers do not know
where the evangelist is, though he was
last heard from a few weeks ago at Vic
toria, b. c., when, after the sensational
breaking up Salvation Army meeting
he was conducting. he declared his pur-
pose to return to Seattle and refute the
charges The ministers have almost
abandoned hope that he will come.
When Rev. Mr.. Naylor left Seattle he
announced his intention of going to As
toria, Or, to hold revival, but he was
next heard OF In Victoria. 1t was after
he had gone that his alleged misdoings
became known here, and a letter was
sent to Astoria by the committee app
pointed to investigate the charges. calling
him back for an explanation. The date
OF this letter was November 10 last. A
second letter was sent, but no reply has
been received from either one. OF course.
being In Victoria. Rev. Mr.. NaylOr could
not reply from Astoria. and 1t has been
learned that stacks Of letters are piled
up there awaiting his coming.
Fortined by White md Black.
While it has not been the intention Of
the local Methodist ministers, or their
special committee, to condemn Evangelist
Naylor without full and fair hearing,
at the same time the position they took
in deciding to demand an explanation has
all along 1t Il claimed, been forth
fed by white and black. The evan
at has A.
fore. up in New whatcom, and in
formation OF an alleged deserted wife
and five children came over to this coun-
try from England, early in October last
Rev. DIR. Buckley editor Of the Christian
Advocate. published In New York city.
was the first to receive 1t. Then 1t trav-
eled to Jesse Bowman Young at st. Louis.
y Mo-, editor OF the Central Christian Ad-
vocate. and thence to the coast and Puget
Sound.
The following document, giving names
dates and particulars of the divorce OF and
the allegations against Rev. Mr.. Naylor,
has been in the hands of the committee
several weeks. 1t was suppressed until
yesterday morning, when it was read at
the meeting. and the Observation-Disclosures
secured q. copy of, it. IT, Is in the form
of letter from Rev. s. S. Sulliger Of
New Whatcom, to q well-known pastor Of
this city:
Jesse Bowman Young. editor Central
Se s 1885, ssss that Rev note cS Sasa sap
net, Congregational pastor in London
: (England), has written DR.. Buckley:
ing with Miss Houser whom he in
PRODUCES as his wife, His lawful wife
is living in England and has five children
to support. He Is. unworthy OF the conf
dence and recognition Of Christian men,
and that these facts can be fully veri-
fed .Is1 -
atg5 Accused In Whatcom.
Parsonage First Methodist Episcopal