The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-30
THE TROUBLES
OF A PASTOR
He Failed to Appear and Apologize
Publicly to Young Lady,
MISS CRANE IS FRUSTRATED.
Has Not Smiled Since She Was So
Publicly Denounced from the
Pulpit-Brother Ministers
Deeply Chagrincd.

MALAGA. y. j.. August 2s.-But one
day more remains for Rev j. r.. Greer
Of Melville 90 return t0 the camp and as
publicly retract as he did make the sting
ing rebuke % Miss Bertha Crane one
pro,ty church worker o. Iona, who had in-
CURED tine reverend eentleman's dspleas-
ure at Saturday nights revival service.
The camp services come To close TO-
morrow night ana all in tho grove are ON
the anxious bench. awaiting to see u Mr.
Greer will avail himself OF the 0pp0- unity
10 partly vindicate himself The unplefs-
ant incident stlll takes pre-cminence over
1U other toplcs. especiaily'th portion o.
che incident connected with Air. Grcor g
Ic1vc-taking. Mr. Greer left the m.niste-
rial cottage on Sunday during the preach
ing service. and the first iutmation the
CLERGYMAN had OF his intended departure
was when a hackmau called mo the cottage
and requested one of the ministers TO get
Mr. Greer's effects from his room. 10 WAS
then stated that Mr.. Greer was only going
away for a short stay but he has not
since been seen.
PRIVATE APOLOGY NOT ENOUGH.
That Mr. Greer himself recognizes the
import of the blunder Dee made is evident
from several reasons mainly his apology
% Miss Crane privately, but this is not
satisfactory. either to the young lady or
her many friends who now claim that Mr..
Greer broke faith when he Jailed 20
apologize from the pulpit and, in fact did
not attend the service. remaining ODD ms
room at the cottage. Neither do The MIN
listers approve of his action iu 800 hastily
leaving the grove. I'm speaking Of the
matter to-day one minister said
"It would be a grand thing II Mr. Greer
would return and before God and his peo-
pie make amends for his mistake. by so
doing he might raise himself to the cN-
allied position he once held with Gods peo-
pie and I'm a measure counteract inc ou.uil
cast on Miss Crane
Mr.. Greer is not likely TO come back,
however.
THRILLS MISS CRANE WITH HOk-
ROR.
''Your soul is as black ne rordIton.
These words which pr0stratcd Miss
Crane and abruptly terminated one OF The
most promising services of the camp. are
still ringing through the grove. the text
for the all-absorbing topic ~ both min
isters and campers To Miss Crane the
phrase produces n thrill of horror anI
friends % the young lady assert that
hardly n smile has crossed her face since
tho attack was made upon her in the
pre-ance of 5000 c0-Workcrs for the cause
Of Righteousness.
The attitude Of the Camp-Meetine AS
ISOLATION in the matter is NOT at all pleas
ing % the 900 cOtta-ers ON the grounds
As Mr. Greer was practically in charge
OF the camp at the Time 30 i5 the almost
unanimous opinion that in the failure OF
Mr. Greer tO publicly apologize 10 is the
duty Of the association officers t0 exc
press their regrets publicly that one of
the county's foremost Christian young
women should lee Sd insultcd Tho assoc
citation WIN do nothing. however for it
has declared "Its no matter OF ours
There the matter rests. as far as the as-
socfation rs concerned. lut Miss Crane
and her family are determined t7 have
justification. and unless tha ministers take
measures 20 remove the stigma Miss
Cranes father. one of the most influential
residents of the county win tahe steps
TO avenge the INSULT
OFFICERS PROTECTED HIM.
Despite the efforts of The association %
withhold information on the subject it
was learned to-day that late on Thursday
nieht Secretary Downs was compelled Oh
call on Deputy Shcrins McAlit-er ana
Gamble 10 protect Mr. Greer from two
men. who had approached him in threat
ening manner
Nothing has ever happened in this Sec
ton OF the state I'm religious circles that
has created much excitement. and deVel-
opments are anxi0usly aWntaI-Phi.a-
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