Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-06-04
Former Pastor of
Church Here
Ran Away.
WROTE TO WIFE

New York, June 4:-'' Every one will
say, Another minister gone wrong.
And 1t takes so little to spoil the work
of a church -
This was the single note of regret
uttered yesterday by Mrs. Emil J. Keu.
ling, wife Of the missing pastor of st
Luke's mission at Union Course, Long
Island, and former pastor of Grace Eng
lish Lutheran church, Perth Amboy.
1T was the dominant thought of the
woman who had devoted the best years
of her life to the interests of the man
she loved; who had toiled early and late
but had effaced herself that the credit
might 90 to him; who had shielded an6
protected him in his shortcomings that
the world might believe in him, only
to be deserted when her children had
gone out to make homes for themselves
and she most needed his love and care
The following purported to be an
interview appeared in New York
paper this morning
Burden Has Been Lifted"
He is gone. He has burned his
bridges behind him, - Mrs. Keuling said
g 1t IS such relief to have it all over
Years and years of our married life ]
have been shaving for him and cover
ing up his lapses SO that his congrega
tion would know nothing about them
1t was dreadful-the fear and suspense
Now l feel that a great, smotherinI
burden has been lifted from me. The
worst is known. I am free.
No longer shall be haunted will
the fear that somebody would find ou
about his trips to New York his home
comings and all the rest of those thing
which hurt and shame the wife of
man not a minister of the gospel aht
supposed to be an example to his flock
There were the boys, too. For theil
sake l did not want any scandal T.
smirch their father. tried and be
lieve | succeeded in keeping his short
comings even from them. 1t was hare
work sometimes, but | never faltered
II Don't Want Him Back
II thank God that, as it was to come
it came as 1t did. My Frederick
who lives at Bath Beach, and Edgai
Louis who formerly attended the Peril
Amboy high school and graduated from
Columbia and is now at Scranton-ar
settled in business and what their faith
er does cannot hurt them now The
have built up regulations of their owl
and are loyal enough to thank thei
mother
He was a clerk in an iron foundr,
when we met He wished to be min
lister. and it was my money that en-
abled him to 60 through the theological
seminary at Mount Aaron, Pennsyl
vania. The easy life just suited him
He wore good clothes and was popula
with everybody because be was liberal
He was liberal to himself, too.
His Trips to New York.
Mr.. Keuling was accustomed to e,
to New York two or three times
week During the winter he alway
went there on Wednesdays. He left mi
lpenniless. He took all his clothes ant
all our silverware. He must have hac
81 800 in money, for he drew from tn,
bank not only his own money, but mint
as well. He took all my jewelry ex
cept the watch l wore when l left fo
the visit during which he quilted on
home.
THE next day received a note from
New York. He said he would neve
come back to me, and asked for for
| giveness. He said he would like to Re
a separation I am not going to su,
him for divorce.
He is Not Far From New York"
OF course, it is terrible thing fo
the church. Everything was SO prom
Using. Soon we should have owned
churcb Of our own.
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