The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-13

| you fairly. but I will see that you lose
nothing out OF this. / appreciate your
kindness in waiting more than year,
! for your money.
| I am compelled 10 go out OF the city
| for a. few days. but you kindly let the
matter rest and will give II my atten-
tion on my return. I pledge YOU my word
you shall have interest on your money.
| II is your due.
Signed) G.. !. LOWE,
Pastor Park Street Church.
The reading Of these two communica-
tions created a decided stir.
The significance OF The dates Of the
| letters was at once apparent.
ABSENT ONLY ONE SUNDAY.
| Mr.. Lowe had occupied his pulpit every
Sunday Of that summer up to the last one
| in July and II seemed strange that
letter dated June 23d should have escaped
his attention for so long a period. es-
peejally IL referred TO church finances.
Mr., Bennett had another interesting
document in the form Of A receipt which
had come down 10 him from the former
treasurer and which just then was OF
material importance
II was in Mr.. loves own handwriting
and proved that he had been given money
with which to pay the Eastern Coal com
pany's bill. II was as follows:
July End. 1904.
Received Of l. L. Blanchard. s72.3Oi
$50 Ladies' pledge: s22so Balance on
coal bill for 1903.
C. l. LOWE.
TRUSTEES MEET
meeting Of the trustees Of the church
was held, on October cath. three days
after the holding Of the quarterly meet
ing az which the unpaid coal bill was
considered
A result Of what was said there
and then Mr. Lowe gave 10 Mr.. Bennett
a receipt reading follows:
Providence. r. l.. oct. cath. 1904.
Received from George ". Bennett.
Church Treasurer, 81 5000 dollars. for
salary. @. T. LOWE.
$3.50.
HOW COAL BILL WAS PAID.
No part Of the ss7 so represented by
that receipt was paid TO Mr.. Lowe.
On the contrary that amount was held
for the settlement OF the Eastern Coal
companys bill. which Mr.. Bennett
liquidsted by cash payment on Novem-
Der 4th. 1904.
The collector who had failed to get a
payment from Mr.. Lowe was Joseph r.
Burrows. Of 81 Mawney street. long In
the employ OF the Eastern Coal Co.
ne OtnPT slt WAS ndl0 pN MI DEM
nett TO Samuel Dnsmore. Of i22 Brownell
street. one OF the church trustees and
under these circumstances.
Edward ". Beck had done some plas-
tering AT the church and had sent in
a bill for 81.
After waiting for three months and
failing 10 get any funds from Mr.. Lowe.
who had collected money for making re-
pairs. Mr. Beck called upon Mr.. Dins-
more. who paid the bill, requesting him
not 10 inform Mr.. Lowe that the account
had been settled.
When Mr.. Lowe sent a check TO Mr..
Beck the latter was 10 indorse II over
10 Mr.. Dlnsmore.
Several months had elapsed when Mr..
Beck WAS called up on the phone by
Mr.. Dinsmore and was told that his,
Becks bill had been paid twice-.pnce by
Mr.. Dinsmore and once by Mr. Lowe,
so the latter had informed Mr.. Dinsmore.
Mr.. Beck being a man OF strict bust
ness integrity felt greatly disturbed over
this assertion and passed a very bad
night.
SAID HE MAILED CHECK.
The next day he harnessed his horse
10 buggy. took i'm Mr. Dinsmore and
with him made a call upon the secretary
OF the corporation, Mr.. Thompson
Mr. Lowe was then interviewed and
said that he had mailed a check for sl7
TO Mr. Beck and he presumed that Mr..
Beck had received Il.
The sl7 which Mr.. Bennett gave Mr.
Dnsmore. after the latter had been out
of his money for just a year. was TO
reimburse him for the advance he had
made to Mr.. Beck
The hearing which Mr.. Lowe refers 10
was based upon charges that had been
preferred. In substance they were:
]. Msappropriation of funds.
III. Falsehood
III Neglect Of pastoral duties by-tak-
ing up business OF his own
This hearing was presided over by Rev
Carter F. Cate, pastor Of the Roger Will
Hams Free Baptist church and President
OF tho Conference. therefore ex-officio
chairman Of the meeting.
The other clergy who sat In judgment
were Rev. John NJ Dowden OF this city.
Rev. W. f. bennett OF Pascoag and Rev.
W. w Deckard OF Arlington. Mr.. Lowe
was the secretary.
UNSATISFACTORY HEARING.
The hearing was unsatisfactory for two
reasons--one. that one of the laymen con-
stantly irritated the clergy by his wasp
ish conduct, and the other was that a
partial whitewash was early diseerned by
those who had wished the charges
pressed.
The findings were. in substance:
I. No recommendations
lT. There had been mental reservations
that had not been justified. and Mr. Lowe
was advised to he more circumspect and
precise I'm his future statements.
III I'VE consider this 10 he matter
between the church and the pastor"
Mr.. Bennett says that perhaps by n1is.
take Mr. Lowe In going away forgot 20
render an account Of the benevolent fund
raised by the Young Peoples society OF
the church. for the support OF Hattie
Phillips. a missionary In India. II was
but small sum--sl0
CREDENTIALS AS METHODIST.
Mr. Lowe takes exceptions to what was
said about his credentials as Methodist
minister.
He was placed upon the supernumary
list two years ago before he became n |