The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-08-07
REV. WALLACE HARVEYEEGEL
DEPARTS FOR OTHER CHIMES.
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from Louisiana last week in search
for a KeOgel was no doubt a potent
q factor in determining him to seek 9TH
er quarters This minion OF the law
came from Plain Dealing, La. it is
said, with a warrant on a serious
/ charge against a KeOgel. but after a
vain search here and at Nashville.
it is understood that he was forced
+ to leave the State sans the late Evan
gelist
Alleged acts inconsistent with a
minister of the gospel done at Plain
Dealing some years ago. is alleged to
have been the cause Of the troubles
Of Mr.. Kegel. The latter maintained,
however, that it was not he but an
other man of substantially the same
name who held the meeting at Plain
Dealing and that he had never been
there. 1t was stated that this
'Koegel," the same name except ali
20" was, however, not guilty of any
wrong doing and in the issue of the
Southern X-Ray which never ap-
peared there would have been an
elaborate defense of Mr.. Koegel.
There was also ready a savage at
tack by inuendo upon minister of
this State. The latter is held
responsible for the alleged exposure
of Mr.. Kegel and stated that he was
ready TO take legal action to punish
him for libel whenever the attack ur-
on his character should appear. This
came to Columbia several
times TO see and interview Kegel but
for reasons best known to the latter
there was never any meeting or IL
-erview. Mr.. Kegel never appeared
put by letters and other documentary
proof officials of the First Presbyte-
ian church became convinced thai
he was the same man who held t
meeting at Plain Dealing. La, and
Who was alleged not TO have conducted
himself as became minister of the
gospel.
The church members have prepared
md will have published in the news s
,aper organs of that church this week
n open letter which purports to be an
exposure of Mr.. Kegel and a warning
0 the churches against allowing him
l.
Just the nature of the charges al h
eyed to have been made in Louisiana 8
gainst Mr.. Kegel are not known but I,
he fact that he refused to meet the a
linister who vouched for their truth II
nd make any explanation. but in p
sted that he was not the Kegel who Il
ED the meeting there convinced
embers of the First Presbyterian q
1urch here and who had vouched for n
nd endorsed Mr.. Kegel that he was II,
1t altogether blameless. III
So far as known while here Mr.. Ia
egel conducted himself with all ii,
.opriety and led good life. He was TT
strong preacher and was welcomed lri,
many churches where he always
ade a good impression. Although iii
cking education the first issue of ha
r. Kegel's paper showed that he was
strong and fearless writer and it -
said that subscriptions came rapidly L
the paper. In fact, Mr.. Kegel is
thority for the statement that his
per had $50 paid up subscribers.
The paper should have been issued
~ 20, but since about the middle of MI
e month Mr.. Kegel has not been
en- at the Office of publication anu
e printers have decided to dump"
2 type. although the articles pre- ]
red contain some interesting and "cC
yhly sensational matter anent the the
eyed enemies Of the author. Nj. cal
gel. together with his wife anu the
SIS Noble, the latter being in charge Oh
the rescue work, had rooms on ma
nth Main street. but they left with tie
warning to the proprietors and Wis
We no address of their future loca- mel
n. as