Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-14

The Rev. L. B. Evans, alleged to be
a Free Methodist minister, quodam
worker in the Penticos. al mission, and
accused by a faction Of his c1work-
ers of gross fanatieism, ana even Of
free love tendencies, a-la-Crefield, Is
said to have found a placard on the
doo- Of his domicile bearing this pos
tentious and flaming legend.
The Reverend Mr.. Evans stayed not
on the order Of his going but imuedi-
ately shook the dus. of Salem from his
feet
1t is not generally known who was
the author Of the dire threat. There
are efficient versions One story ac-
euses another Christian denomination
Of the act Another story is that a
business man who desires to marry a
Young woman who fell uDlec the ban
Of Evans sinister influence, put up the
Job TO get the evangelist with love
making tendencies out of the way.
The history of the advent of Evans
the one time labos of Joshua Cref-
field in Salem, the split in the Penta-
costal church, the recrudeseence of
Holy Rollerism and the departure Of
the Rev. Mr. Evans, is 90 badly mixed
and mingled, that it is difficul, for an
outsider TO understand the situation.
Anyhow, there will be nothing per.
mitted in Salem that smaeks of the
practices of C7effield, and some of the
members Of the Pentacostal mission say
openly that Mr.. Evans did, on the
quiet. peach and teach these pernie-
ious principles
Whether he taught them or not. by
his own confession, he practiced them
In the holiness band, living on Gods
farm, was Agnes Wolf, a pretty and
urscphisticatei g57l from the East.
She came TO Salem and taught in the
holiness school for two terms. She was
always in the choir and adept at guitar
playing
She fell under the influence of Ev.
ans, and both she and her holy pre-
eeptor confessed ami were expelled
from the fold. Miss Wolf went hack 10
the East.
NJ. Evans maShe a confession. &C
cordmg to 1.-The Lighf +" a periodical
printed in this city by Rev. NJ. l.. Ry-
am who was at one time the leader Of
he PeOtaeostal mission work in Salem.
and who still runs a mission at the
same old stand, In this confession Mr..
Evans says thar after he was found
out he went TO the mountains Of East.
ern Oregon ami eommuned with the
Lord foe about Is days He intimates
that he and Jehovah were pretty inti.
mate during that fortnight, aud that
he ~ how all night. He did not have
anything 70 say about the fare of the
poor giri. He says; "In future I will
keep away from a handsome woman AZ
l would from a gattlesmake 4"
In "The Light" the organ Of Rev
Mr.. Ryan, who, by the way, is an apol.
ogist and advocate Of Rev Evans. are
articles from which it would seem that
bc'h factions Of the PenaacoStal church
accuse the other wing Of fauatieism, :"
but none Of the "details a7e given.
Charges wero preferred against Mr.
Ryan by a half dozen OF 10 Of the
fiock, accusing him Of mismansgemept
OF the funds Of the mission, and there
was general split up The outcome
WAS the eVec'iOR Of new mission
church by the people who made the
charges. anal Rev. W. y. MeCapilisb
w~s sailed here from Iowa 70 take the
passtoRte.
Mr., Ryan says Mr., McCandlish i
fanatic and a weaking.
NJ. MeCaDdhsh says things thss are
equally a. interesting
Mr.. Evans II gone.
Agnss wOlf is goue.
Agnes secms to have got the wgov.
OF IL.