The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-06-25
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BOARD Of
MINISTERS
Church Rumpus how Forced
Into Open b threat.

Quick Watson. The needle! What %
YOU make Of this?
Hammond. Ind. June 20. 1921.
The Times
Hammond, indiana.
You are hereby notified not 20
publish in your paper. any state
1nent, affidavit or information, de-
famatory or derogatory to my
character or profession as q min
lister. If you do you do so at
your peril
Yours respectfully.
c. M. sMrTHsoN
witness c. McFADDEN"
Just what the peril is. is not known
And this, In the same mail
Englewood.
June "a. 1921
The Times:
Hammond. Indiana.
Gentlemen:
Your information that the Arpi-
tration Committee had found c. II
Smithson guilty Is not correct. An
adjustment was reached before we
had arrived at a verdict.
shall be grateful to you for
making this statement as i wiz
relieve the committee of the en-
barrassment and criticism we are
under from he above publicity.
Sincerely.
c. G. KINDRED
Presumably. %C,s S Smithson' is
tho Rev. Clarence 81. Snithson pas
tor Of the First Christian churcn OF
Hammond. while C G. Kindred q
the Rev. c. G. kindred. pastor Of the
Englewood Christian church.
The natural deduction therefore is
that tho Rev c. N smithson has
been tried by board Of arbitration OF
which Rev. c. g. Kihdred was menu
Der and that as a result Of the hearing
an agreement was reached.
NOW IT COMES OUT.
Putting on his rubber heeied shoes
and adjusting the false morstache tne
reporter SLIPS forth to do little
sleuthing.
Pun UP chair and list to what he
found
The First Christian church is having
no end Of row Life long friends
nave become bitter enemies. The con-
gregation is split one element has
been clanoring for weeks for the resig-
nation of the pastor, the Rev. Clarence
NJ. Smithson The other factor has
been equally active in his defense
The board Of elders was in quan-
dary what 10 do. They agreed upon
the plan of having a board OF arbitrs-
ton hear the charges against the
minister and make a recommendation
to the church. {. I. Zeiler, pastor %
the Christian church or Chicago
Heights was selected by the Smithson-
ans and c. G Kindred. pastor OF the
Englewood Christian church was nam
ed by the anti-SmIthsonians Where
upon the Rev Zeller and the Rev.
kindred picked the Rev a ".
Grafton. pastor of the Third Christian
church Of Indianapolis as the third
member Of the board Of arbitrators
HEARING Is PRIVATE.
The hearing was held last Monday
in room at the Hotel Nee. Il was
private. The Rev Smithson was
! harged. orally, with having been in
discreet in his relations with women
Affidavits were presented pro and con
And then an agreement was reached
which precludes a decision BY the
According TO rumor tbs
agreement was that the Rev smith
son and all officers Of the ohur,n ie-
sign FOR the good Of the church The
minister is to resign tomorrow, it IVES
reported
The Rev. A 7. zeller confirmed ms
contained IN Inc lettef
from the Rev c. 9. Kindred He
added that the arbitors had called q
general meeting Of the congregation
for next Monday evening at which me
board would announce the outcome 81
he hearing II - believed that III
visiting clergy VIII endeavor al tina,
Tune to reunite the church by service
Of prayer and song
The aTidavits regarding the Rsv.
smithson were signed by Lee a Dick-
inson. ] z Boswell. Mrs Nellie Sos
svel George H. koontz. Mrs Sem