Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-17
Quickly Pick up Professor Who
Falls From Grace by Bad
Habits.
CIGARETTES AND MUCH DRINK
Resigns From ". v College, Comes to
salt Lake and VIII Leave for
Washington Tomorrow.

edition of today, and It's local edition
OF yesterday. displays with much fam
buoyant appreciation. the fact that
Prof. w. NJ. Wolfe OF the b. Y. eollege,
IL no longer for certain reasons, con-
nected with that institution.
IN the most sensational manner It
asserts under scare headlines, and In
loaded narrative form, that there has
been rupture between Prof. Wolfe
ana the authorities OF the institution In
which he has been an instructor, and
that the grounds are apostacy and re-
iusal To pay tlthlng.
Tie paper then says that Prof. Wolfe
IL a native Of New York. and The con-
yerted son of DR.. Wolfe, Presbyter-
ian clergyman that young Wolfe on
his conversion, gave up his profession
as newspaper man, and came 10 Titan
where he was engaged to teach at the
b. Y. College at Provo. that he went
with Prot Cluf on the Central and
South America explorin~ expedition,
and that he had his eyes opened as to
Mormon" pretense while travelling
through Mexico; that he found poly
gamy freely practised there, and that
he spoke TO APOSTLE John Henry
Smith In relation to the same on his
return, and that he was Informed by
that gentleman that the manifesto was
only trick devised to beat the devil
at his own game.
HARPs ON TITHING.
Continuing its story, the Tribune said,
that with the opening OF the new year
Wolfe was summoned to appear before
his Bishop, Bishop Carbon OF Logan,
and make explanation as to his non
payment OF tithes that he told the
Bishop that he did not believe In the
tithing system and that he was OF the
opinion that the money therefrom
was being msused; that the Bishop
seriously warned and threatened him
| az to the consequences, but that he re-
/ Piled thai he was ready TO meet the
/ Issue,
The Tribune also alleges that a rapid
| change TOOK place IN Prof. Wolfe which
| ted 10 the disruption Of his profession
! al relations al the college and that Mr.
( Wolfe who was a teacher OF a large
! lass IN the Il. Y. Sabbath school, last
| sunday dec ined to further teach his
! class for The reason that he no longer
| believed the Doctrines he formerly adj
/ vUcatel.
There was a To-, more stun along this
| same general line, but the substance OF
most OF tha allegations has been stated.
EAt1s IN THE CASE.
Now then, az to the facts in the case.
The News today saw and interviewed
| Bishop CARBON. who spent a few hours
| In sal. Lake enroute To California,
Where he goes on pleasure and business
| combined The Bishop declares that
only In G. 'ual way did he refer 70
| Wolfe's ncn payment of tlthing. SIM
| ply asking him II he did not believe In
| the principle. Wolfe replied that he
dI1, and was sorry that he was not on
the list Bs-tes he vas perfectly con-
iiden: ;here had been no misuse Of the
! tithlng fund N any way. He said he
Knew Of his own knowledge that the
tithe.payins principle was a great and
good one and aid much for humanity.
WHY HE LEFT COLLEGE.
Discussing Wolie's leaving the col
lege Bishop Ctudon said. Wolfe res
, signed, and his resignation was gladly
| accepted, the Uutn or the matter Is,
! plainly and rtt etfully speaking, the
habits OF the professor were such OF
laIe that the Guilty was pleased to
have him stel out. For years there had
been ruinoIs ebOut him drinking IA good
deal, latterly, know edge has taken the
place q rumor. During the whole OF
The holiday period he was intoxicated
and the reason that he did not appear
before his sunday school class on last
Sabbath was that he was so drunk as
to be unable to do so. so his resisna.
tin obviated the necessity OF the facul-
~ removing him summarily from the
| tpuFlinR fnrns of the college.
Ii Is also a well known tact that Prof.
Wolfe had become an inveterate smok-
er, being in fact known us a cigarette
fiend. With regard to associate vices
he openly confessed before witnesses
In Logan recently, that he had heen
drinking much, and that he had played
cards ana gambled a great deal.
STORY Is PURE FICTION.
When Apostle John Henry Smith was
seen today with reference to the state
ment that Wolfe attributed to him. that
the manifesto was only a trick devised
TO beat the devil at his own game the
former said you may say for me most
emphatically that | never had such O
conversation 18th the man at any time
or place. nor aid ! speak TO him upon
the subject. The story Is pure fiction
80 far as | am concerned"
SEES DIR. PADEN.
Wolfe left Logan rather hurrledly
Yesterday afternoon, declaring that he
had been summoned as a witness 10
Washington to testify In the Smoo,
case. However, he came to Salt Lake
where he has been III conference with
De- Paden, and other ministers Of this
city today When News man called
at his hotel TO find him, It was stated
That he was dining with Isev. DR..
stevenson, president Of westmInster
college. It Is understood that Wolfe
will leave for Washington tomorrow.