The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-29
MEDICATION FUR REV. WALLACE WEAR Baptist Pastors Conference
 Submits Report SAYS CHARGES ARE FALSE Former Pastor of West End Church Is Completely Exonerated From
 Charges Recently Made
 Against Him.
SAYS CHARGES ARE FALSE

 | eight weeks ago to investigate the charges
 recently made against the Rev. Wallace | Wear formerly pastor of the West End | Baptist church. The report was in the 1 nature of complete vindication of MT. | Wear. it being stated that the charges
 ''are false, libelous and without founda- l tion in fact"
 | The committee made a sweeping inves- tigation into the affair, listening patiently | to witnesses on both sides. These charges | were made about two months ago, at which time committee appointed by the church membership of the West End Bap- | list church, of which MT. Wear had been
 pastor for three years, investigated the
 the charges and cleared him of them. It | was feared, however, that personal yio- | lence might be done MT. Wear and at the | earnest request of his friends he went to | his fathers home in Northern Alabama | and spent several weeks He also re- signed his charge, although his congre- | gaton protested. He stated that he would | prefer not to be pastor while there was
 cloud hanging over him. At the same time he requested the | Baptist conference to investigate the mat | ter thorougly, he denying the charges ab- solutely. The committee was appointed
 while friends of the pastor put detectives | to work on the case. Mr. Wear will con- | tinue to reside in Birmingham, but dur J ing the summer months will do | evangelstic work throughout Alabama all
 ready having several engagements. It ic hal hat uril1 talx | ate work again in the fall. | The complete vindication of MT. Wear
 has caused joy among his many friends, ] who all along have steadfastly refused | to believe word of the charges. In the
 words of the Rev. Dr. o. P. Bentley, of | the committee, "A charge could never have been more completely proven false, as Rev. Wallace Wear has answered to | the satisfaction of every member of the committee every charge made" All of the evidence in the case was
 taken down and signed and Is in pos session of the committee. Both sides were | allowed full and free statements and ev- | cry report was sfted to the bottom. About | 50 witnesses were examined and many of them swore to their statements before notary public.
 | During his term as pastor of the West End Baptist church MT. Wear made | splendid record, the membership increas-
 ing from 97 to 400 in three years. The l Sunday school grew from a handful of | scholars to one of the largest schools | In the district.
 After the report of the committee was nj troO nq
 a resolution of thanks to the committee and also commended him to the esteem | of the community.
 | The report of the committee was as 1 folows:
 | To the Baptist Ministers Conference, Birmingham, Ala.
 1 - Dear Brethren-Whereas. certain re- | ports and publications have been made | derogatory to the character and repu- | tation of Rev Wallace Wear, who is l Baptist minister and a member of this l conference; and
 Whereas, this conference appointed | a committee consisting of the under signed to investigate said charges and publication. We therefore, as such | committee, beg leave to report as fol- lows:
 l. We have patiently and fully heard
 
 | parties in this matter concerned; and g. After such full, complete and 1 searching investigation, we find that none of the said charges and publica- | tions are supported by any creditable evidence, and after weighing the evil dence produced, we find that the charges and publications were dis proven. It Is therefore the opinion of the committee that they are false, libel fon spectfully submitted, O. P. BENTLEY, Chairman, J. M SHELBOURNE, A. J. DICKINSON, Committee. The resolutions passed by the con- ference were as follows: "Whereas the committee appointed to investigate charges made against Rev. Wallace Wear has spent eight weeks of patient labor and painstak- ing care in Investigating said reports; and
 "Whereas, said committee has this day made full and fair and sunpreju- diced report, fair to all concerned; therefore be it
 Resolved, That the thanks of this conference De nereDy Foteu to lHls committee for their patient and thor ough investg gation.
 That we commend Rev. Wallace Ware to the Baptist brotherhood of the state of Alabama, and to the conf- dence and esteem of the community at large as being fully and entirely worthy of their love and confidence in every particular.
 That we deplore the libelous and slanderous attacks made upon his character, and hereby call upon all good people to be very careful and circumspect in their conversation re- rarding not only him, but all minis ters."
 The report of the West End Baptist church investigating committee of March 25 was as follows: '.Whereas There have been vague ru- mors of scandalous nature circulated in our community concerning the name of our pastor, the Rev. Wallace Wear, and
 Whereas, This rumor is damaging to the character and good name of our pas tor, as we'll as to our church, and
 'Whereas, We, the undersigned, being the full board of deacons and officers,