The Cairo bulletin., 1906-05-23
REAL COURAGE Of
HIS CONVICTIONS.
EXHIBITED BY CHRISTIAN MINIS
TER WHO RESIGNED A1
PAsTcr.
VIOLATE LAW (F FAITH


Mt. Vernon. Ohio Nav ~. TIE con-
gregatlon Of the Wing Street. chrissian
church here has beea thfawa into ex-
q temeHt as the rcsalt Of sensational
scene which was enacted Al he clg.nh
services this morning, growing out of
tthe admission Of Mrs 3 NJ cri chheii
10 member hip n the church by letter,
ann causing Rev " Al Il iish 10 taad
er his resignation from the pulpit al
pastor
Mrs. b NJ Critehfie1, formerly
member of the Christian c.nHch n
Croton, Ohio, Withdrew her memhe
ship from thai eameh shortly after her
lnarraige and. after coming 10 Mt
Vernon to make her future home, sfnt
her letter into the chFrch III Ills cty
fcr the purpose Of affiliItian here.
Her letter was given d me nfficial
board Of the church H. IL acsef unon
by them al the service The boar
made a report on raIarrel the mat
ter to the oggreeat en- for first action
When thn ques tn ef voting fr
membership w e'-a & vesfer'aT
morning some of the members das.ral
to postpone the voting unon the nana
IN order that the question migat En
voted up~n when no ose was pr1euf
except the qnalif.l woes Ill hes
church and at Tho e relars.s d auEhe..
left the church,
There was, howeyer, . rrFailieg
sentiment to disp Sc OF the voting
upon the name Immediately an1 after
some discuss on vote was 'aFes by
the congregation Uhiea fsaRltea sass
Mrs. Critchfleld being admitted ~
membership Of tia church hy a major
| ity fthree votes,
As ooa as the result II the vote Was
announced Rev w a. Roush an
nounced his Resignation as pastor OF
he church,
He stated thai by the admission ~
membership + Mrs critohfeid a rnis
prohibiting the reeeiying fnfo member
ship Of the church OF divorced pc NJ
who remarr a, an waa the oase OF Mrs.
Critchfield. had been violated After
tenderiag his resignation Rev Mr..
Roush proceeded with the service
Rev Mr. Roush stated today that his
action Is caused bv the official b ard
and congregat oa & the church falling
10 comply with ne laws set forth III
their church and as he intends TO fol.
low he practice OF preaching In tae
Christian church he can no logger r.
main the na tor Of he church in this
city whore the aggregation refuses q
upheld the doctrines Of their faith.
He also ates that when Mr. AMI
Mrs Cr chheld were married they
made application to Rev. Mr.. Barr cg
Croton. ono her former pastor. -
perform the ceremony. which was re.
fused They were married. h. weye-,
by minister n Ce1terburg, Ohio.
Mrs r. NJ. Critchfield was formerly
Mrs. T. tellt 81 III. the diyCr reed wife
Of Oscar stul'z. Of Sunhary. Ohi1.
Mr.. and rMs. Sul were divorced
about three years ago. aud following
the divorce Mrs Sultz was appoint
ed manager of the ndependent tele-
phone exchange in Sunbury Mr.
Critchheld has also been divorced. his
wife securing decree about one year
ago The divorce was granted on the
grounds OF gross neglect Mr. Criich.
field and Mr. Stui were married
about sX months ago. Mr. B. NJ Criich
field is one Of Mt Vernon's prominent
citizens lding position with the
At verncl Telephone COMPANY and
was formrly probate Judge Of this
county No acton mas been taken by
the Official hoard Of he Christian
church in regard TO accepting Rev. NJ.
Roush's resignation.