The Washington herald., 1908-08-03
.DRPOSBD PASTOR
GIVES HIS STORY
Mr. Maple Scored Mount
Rainier Church Board.
DEFINES THE WORD HYPOCRIT
Advises the Members of the Chris
tian Denomination Responsible for
Holy Than Thou Idea-Says They
should Banish the Thought.

Depssed as minister of the Mount
Rainier fAId1 Christian Church because OF
alleged aspersions on bis character. Rev
TO- D. Maple. in public lecture yester-
day at Brentwood. me-c.IessIy hayed the
'Jwo-by-fo1r church board which ous5ed
him from the pulpit
About 21o men and women, TWO of whom
are members OF the af0rement0-ed board.
attended The lecture
Prior % the beginning of the lecture an
Instrumental solo was given By Miss Flor
ence Moore. OF Washington Several
hymns were sung by the audience. led by
the dismissed minister. Dr.. q. b. McIn-
rosh read from the eleventh chapter.
Second Corinthians. Seeing that many
elory after the flesh. will glory also. '
The chapter deals with men being i'm
Te-iIed among false brethren and their
own couurryDeu-
The handsome. athiettc-io7kinE minister
read his theme from The twenty-tbird
chapter OF Mauhew-~Woe unto YOU
scribes and pharasees. hypocrites. for you
are Ike whiJed sepuIchers. which indeed
appear beautiful outward. but are within
fIIed with dead mems bones
Prayed for Minister
Mrs Mcintosh then made a prayer
She asked God 10 give the young minister
strength and power 90 spread the gospel
and speak the truth IN conclusion. she
prayed that Providence might speed Rev
NIr. Maple back 70 his home and family
Let him go back and hear the five little
children p-attlinE about his knee and
talking Of Jesus said Mrs. Mcintosh.
This brought tears % the eyes Of Rev
NIr. Maple. and he began hls lecture in a
husky voice
This = hot afternoon said Rev
NJ. Maple. but there is nothing ike
having a not town 7 am glad 10 see
so many persons present II shows your
interest has been aroused 7 don't know
whether II Is interest in me OF what you
expect 70 hear from me, but I am glad
20 see you here anyhow
4 notice a number Of the signs giving
notice Of this lecture. and which con
tained my picture have been uiStreated
Just the same as the board Of the Chris
tian church tried 10 mistrea- me. The
faces on the signs have been punched in
and scratched Nov. I want TO say 20
YOU. one and all. that If any Of You
I feel like scratching or punching my face
/ come right Up and do IT, Don't go 10 the
{ signs and mis-reat my picture. when I
cant get back at YOU
During my stay here there have been
many unpIeasantnesses as you all know
unpleasant to me and TO the people OF
| the church But there have also been
many pleasant things. and I want 70
thank the members Of the congregation
for their hospitality 20 me While some
/ Of the best people in this town have vel
/ coined me into their homes. other good
sisters sat back. chewing their fingers.
I and said I wouldn't have him at nv
home if I had any girls I am grateful
I 10 those who have been kind 10 ne
/ see a reporter here. and 1 know now
this lecture viii be all mixed ID when It
/ is printed I was once reporter and
my business was 10 mix things I'D as
much as possible on one day so as TO
| straiEhten them out the next day. thus
getting two stories instead OF one.
Not n Fair show.
Taking up this matter al the church
which You are all familiar with. I want
70 say that I have not received fair
show. When the official board wrote 70
the persons to whom I referred them
they received Two communications which
reflected on my moral standing. I would
4ltl SN1Att- A'- ea-e -l4eAtAeAAlDA- against
moral character. although 7 DO admit
that there were financial troubles in the
West. A grocery bill was unpaid
HAD the board written TO David Mar
TN. the grocer. they would have learned
why the bill was left unpaid. I viii
tell YOU the bin was not paid because
the church which I left in 1906. was back
IN my salary. the same as this church
was $50 hack in the salary OF Rev. Mr.
Jones when he left 1t. Mr.. Martin would
have told the board that the elders OF the
church in the West owed me salary. and
promised TO pay that grocery bill in
Marion. Ohio
Shaking his finger high above his head
and setting his square bronze jaw firmly.