The San Francisco call., 1908-11-12
Edna Letter Chm Bares PASTOR est Kisses Explained in
Reynolds Begins Investigation Rev ason Young
GIRLS NOTE TELLS
OF PASTORS LOVE
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letter that brands as false the story
told by the clergyman that he had not
met the girl i'm his study during the
fortnight proceeding her disappearance.
The letter was written TO Edna ReY-
n0lds. the Oakland girl who was the
chum and sole coniidant of Edna Clark-
Edna Clark wrote the letter from but
one impulse. There was no news car
ried by the missive-it simply afforded
her the opportunity of pouring out her
heart 10 the one girl who shared her
secret of love.
iovelorn maiden must confess her
love 10 some one as surely as a poet
must break into song or tree in
spring time break into leaf The let
ter was the outer symptom Of the girls
inner emotion.
YOUNG STILL INVISIBLE
Rev Payson Young is stiu confined
10 his room at ga sixteenth street.
Oakland. He is ,still said to be suffer
ing from an aflictiOn of the heart. But
while he is under cover and enjoying
security more or less serene, fresh
stories OF his Unclerical conduct are
coming to light Prof Julius A. Bona,
The musician and former friend OF
Y0ung. declared yesterday that during
the week before Edna CIarks obliter-
alton from the world the rector sweet
heart tried to borrow $3.50 from him.
Professor Bona said that Young wanted
the money ostensibly from the church
Improvement fund, and that he prom
Used TO repay from the proceeds of the
church bazar. which was TO have been
given later this month.
There is "a suspicious similarity be
tween the sum Of $3.50 and the amount
which Edna Clark withdrew from the
"a r5-T
Withdrew s200.
The beginning Of the end Of Rev. Pay
son Toungs formal connection with the
Episcopal church came yesterday when
tile court Of inquiry appointed by
Bishop William 4. Nichols met in the
diocesan house. Sacramento and Taylor
streets. Bishop Nichols himself called
The meeting to order and pointed out
the necessity for dealing sternly and
thoroughly with tie problem created by
the allegations OF immortality made
against the rector of the little church
'at Union and steiner streets.
FIRST CASE OF KIND
so far as / know" said Bishop
Nichols TO the committee. this is the
first time in the history Of the diocese
of California that such case has de-
veI0ped. Never before has il been
AlaI AAAf "a Ills D-c-41U 10 Nc-A q GO u
10 Investigate charges Of immortality
against any member of the ministry.
But we must deal with the present
instance sternly. The case before us
IS the talk of every corner saloon. It
is inferred that every clergyman is
evil. That challenge can be met by
this court Of inquiry rigidly investi-
eating the charges brought against
Eev. Payson Young. Full publicity
must be given to our acts"
The action at yesterdays session Of
the court was the adoption of the fol-
lowing concise and self-explanatory
res0l utiOn.
"The court of inquiry invites aff-
da1its from persons having knowledge
of facts relating 40 the disappearance
Of Miss Edna Clark and current rumOrs
affecting the character and conduct of
Rev. PaysOn Young. II is required that
such amdavits make definite statements
as far as possible Of time, place and
circumstances. All afidavits must be
forwarded 10 the secretary of the court
of inquiry, Rev. David Evans, 1913
Sacramento street, san Francisco"
LETTER As EVIDENCE
Prominent among the matters of evi-
dcnce that VIII be submitted 10 the
EpiscOpai court OF inquiry viii be the
letter received from Edna Clark by
Edna Reynolds. her chum. That letter
is -eproduced below. II is in full save
where, in the fourth paragraph, names
OF friends Of Miss Reynolds are sup
pressed al the request Of that young
woman. The banks in the sixth para
graph are Miss CIark's. 1t was apparent
from the context that she did not care
10 commit Rev. Payson Young's name
10 paper. The Susie referred 10 in
the fifth paragraph was Mrs. Marks,
Miss Clarks mother
Any doubt as 10 the identity Of the
sweet heart" meant In the letter is
cispelled BY Rev. w. 3. Clark OF Red
wood city. former pastor OF the Church
ot 81 Mary the Virgin. He says that
ne IS the clergyman referred to in the
letter as Father Clark and he declares
positively that he was introduced to
Miss Clark in the study Of Rev. Mr.
Young on October q by Payson Young
himself
The letter follows:
Wednesday, Oct p. $40 a. m.
Here I am on the train going ovar
lsn II glorious, this morning Mamma
asked me yesterday afternoon if / were
pafIcularly happN "Oh, yes" an
swered- It's the truth, 100. for I saw
q particular friend Of mine vester-
day noon and have hopes of seeing
him on the boat this evening Haven't
] reason 10 be happy2 Yesterday was
the hrst time in eight days that T saw
him. and I was becoming so blue that I
hardly had smile for any one I'm
undoubtedly madly in love with him
And say, who do you think was with
him2
MET FATHER CLARK
No one we know. but another priest
called Father Clark. He looked rather
astonished and amused when he heard
my name. I don't blame him, do You
He isn't half as nice as my beloved
Ihough-or, at least, I don't think so
@. Ted, you should have seen the
dress the model for life class had on
yesterday. Really. it's simply killing
the way she dresses White wool. prfn-
cesse style, trimmed with tucks and
heavy lace; q white or black hat. very
large, surmounted by six or eight large
black and white plumes. Can you inn
agine such elaborateness in a mOdel2
Every one laughs at the way she wears
things. The worst part or funniest
part. whichever YOU like best is that
she does not pose with them on. and
Just where the sense comes in for a
nude model TO wear such fancy gowns
] don't see
I5ow's -2 Did you see AIr. ---
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