The Cairo bulletin., 1914-07-24
PREACHER FOUND
IN ST. LOUIS IS
MISSING Z YEARS
Rev. Dr.. P. C. Carlin, Former
Evangelist, Recognized as News
paper Vendor
PREACHED IN CAIRO AND
ALL OVER SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Has Again Disappeared---His Pres
ent Whereabouts Are Unknown
at His Haunts

st. Louis, Mo, July 23.---The
mysterious disappearance of Rev.
DR.. Philip c. Carlin, a Meth
odist evangelist, while conducting a
revival near Lebanon, H., in the
fall of 1912, has been partly cleared
up by The discovery that Rev. Dr..
Carlin for the last six months has
been selling newspapers at Garrison
avenue and Olive street
lie has been making his home at
2722 Olive street, where woman
who conducts a boarding house at
that number said Rev. DR.. Carlin
was employed by her.
The former eyangelist's wife af-
ter vain search for her husband,
went to Winona, Mimi, to live with
her son, Rev Halleck Carlin, also a
Methodist minister. Another son,
Rev. Russell Carlin, is a pastor in
Western Kansas. He also has a
daughter, Miss Hattie Carln.
Seeks To Hide Identity
That Rev. DR.. Carlin. who is
about 80 years old, has made every
effort to conceal his identity, was
shown by the fact that he denied to
Rev. DR.. l.. M. Birkhead, pastor of
Wagner Memorial Methodist
church, that he was the former
evangelist, although Dr. Bfrkhead
had known the former minister since
boyhood.
Newspaper vendors at the corner
said they knew Rev. DR.. Carlin as
Dick RAIDER and that at the board
ing house he was called merely Mr..
Dick The newspaper vendors
near the corner have known that
the elderly man who worked with
them was a former clergyman, but
they knew nothing of his history.
John Jeffrey, whose news stand at
Olive street and Garrison avenue,
was conducted by Carlin for several
months, told a reporter Thursday
the man always declined to discuss
his past, never drank or smoked and
entered saloons only when he had
to in delivering papers.
Carln Leaves Rooming House
Carlin had left the rooming house
at 2722 Olive street, where he had
lived four months, this morning,
taking his baggage with him, The
proprietor, who refused to give her
name, told reporter Carlin always
appeared refined and we'll educated
but was taciturn and always de-
clned to comment upon his past
She had not suspected he was for
mer minister until he was visited by
a minister with whom, she said, he
declined to discuss himself.
lie had no Bible in his room, she
said, and there was nothing to indi-
cate he had been connected with any
church. She declared he left with.
cut declaring his destination or say
ing good-by.
Recognized by Minister
Rev. Dr. Birkhead recognized his
former friend two months ago when
he happened to pass the corner or
his way to the Union Methodist
Episcopal church, at Garrison and
Lucas avenues. The former evange.
list admitted his identity. but de-
clared he was going under enc
name, and wanted to be let alone
Rev. DR.. Birkhead said he did moi
mention to any one for some time
that he had seen the former evange
list, supposing his name had beer
stricken from the church conference
roll. When he found this had mo-
been done, he said, he reported thu
matter to Rev. NJ. II. Ewers, pastor
of the Methodist church at Madison
| I'll. Rev. Mr.. Ewers went to tht
house in Lebanon, H., where Rev
Dr. Carlin formerly lived, ant
found the former minister's creden
tials in an attic.
Rev. Mr.. Ewers also wrote Il
| Mrs. Carlin telling her of the where
abouts of her husband. Member
of the family. Rev. Mr.. Ewers said
apparently made no effort to see tn,
former evangelist recently, although
they had searched for him NOR