The Washington times., 1921-07-17
Preacher Praysf for Wife Who Eloped With Married Man;
Says He viii Take Her Back When She Repenfs Her Act.
Holy Roller" Pastor Duryea
Says Mate Never Underwent
Perfect Low" -Hopss Wom-
an and New Love Will
Make 1T All Right" BY Get
ting Divorce.

ting Divorce.
BEACON. N. r.. July ls.--On the
highest point Of . narrow. rain.
drenched road that Winds through the
compromising grounds Of those whose
faith Ii called holiness are quar-
tered the disciplss Of Clark Duryea.
Duryea. unordained preacher Of the
WORD" who kissed his two childrcn
good-by I'm the early hour OF dawn
eight days ago and held open the
door Of his home for their mother
and Earl Vernoy. to pass out. goes
quietly about his tasks at the camp
meeting.
II the tragedy that destroyed his
home has written itself In the preach
er's heart, II has left no exterior m
print. Four years OF cOttls against
Ill health has modelled fr him 9 face
that knows no age, hollow and drawn.
Holiness the Watchword.
On a tree within sight of the bare
little cottage where >,uryea talked
yesterday afternoon was q big canvas
sign. which reads:
| Holiness unto tho Lord"
To the right and left were sprinkled
one-roomed cottages like bis own.
where the Monticello delegation was
housed. r
II was Duryea, a consumptive de-
partment store clerk from New York
city, driven into the hills In his fight
for life, who established the faith Of
the holipess in Monticello. Holy
Rollers" his followers are called by
unbeliovers who curiously visit the
camp meeting.
The tall, pale preacher, in voice
that seemed to come out of emptiness.
yet was full Of sincerity. said OF his
troubles:
II have only love In my heart for
her. Still. were she 70 come back
to me now, seeking the light and
the salvation. l have no home 70
offer her.
II saw this sorrow coming year
and half ago. and prayed thqt In
some way II would be averted. 1
begged her to consider. ! did all that
I knew how. 1t IL not too late yet.
IL she only may see
'I asked the young man 10 give
her up. could not help her by
driving her from our homo.
II still love my wife. II IL sin that
I hate.
Grew Tired Of Burden.
I'VE lived nj first on my savings.
But she had to have q serious op,
Grafton asst August that took every.
thing. Since then we have lived on
the bounty OF an aunt In Brooklyn,
but she grew tired OF the burden late
ly understand, but my wife did
not. And I cannot work.
mo. my wife couldn't work either.
She was never strong, and she's been
nervous since the operation.
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Mrs. Duryea fled from Monticello, 10
not especially prepossessing. Mre.
vernooy and Mr.. Duryea agree. But
he was strong, and able to work. and
twenty-five. The preacher Is fraii
as n shadow. hollow-eycd and thirty
eight, and has lost even the roof
that sheltered his family.
No complaint crept into his story
as he continued:
I'VE have lived together these
fourteen years. and all who know US.
and she herself, know that I never
spoke unkindly to her In all that
time. But she could never complete
ly understand my faith. She could
never get the complete qualification.
She never found the Perfect Love.
Nearly Perfect Then.
1.-THE Perfect Love? Why. We be-
lieve that after we are saved and
after we get d second grace we find
the perfect love that IL the very
essence of God. r do not mean that
we can no longer ain. but that we
are as nearly perfect A. II 10 given
man to be. for we have the divine
love In our hearts.
II am going back to my little
church In Monticello. I will board
somewhere and pray that both my
wife and Mrs. Vernooy will get d.
vorccs.
II got letter from my wife few
days after she left. She told me to
send her trunk and household things
as soon as Earl could get work and she
should be settled. She asked mo to
address her Mrs. e. Vernooy, General
Delivery, Passaic. N. j.
81 am sorry for Emily1 sake that
this story ever reached the world. But
since 1t 10 known. l want everyone to
understand that there 10 no blame or
bitterness In my heart for her. but
only love-"