The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-11
FOR
KISSING
PASTOR
Boston Church Federation to
Act-Preacl1er Says !.
He'll Keep Post.
~ International views Service.

by International news service.
BOSTON, July ia special
meeting of the Boston Federation
of Churches was called for this
Afternoon to consider the affairs
Of its secretary, Rev. George Lys
man ~ xfney who was severely
beaten by Lieut.. Wesley McLaren
Hague, Y. S. N, because Of the
pastors attentions to Mrs. Hague,
a pretty bride.
Interest Fatherly."
Rev. Mr.. Paine claimed his atti-
tude toward the girl he married to
Lieutenant Hague was that OF
"fatherly interest" Lieutenant
Hague denied this, and SO did his
wife, who said she is proud of her
husband because of his chastise-
ment of the minister.
Rev. Paine said he has no inten-
ton of quitting his post.
Bishop Samuel r. Babcock, suf-
fragan bishop of the Episcopal
diocese of Massachusetts. strongly
upheld the minister's character, al
tails of the kissing affair.
Lieutenant Hague has retained
counsel in the case.
Will Not Quit Pulpit.
This action followed the an
nouncement of Mr.. Paine, father Of
two grown boys, Harvard graduates
and descendant of Robert Treat
Paine, signer of the Declaration of
independence, that he would not
resign from his office in the fedora
ton or as a minister of the Epis
copal church.
Developments today included I'M
official ecclesiastical and naval in.
quiries of the fight between the
irate navy officer and the we'll
known clergyman. While navy in
telligence officers were getting evl.
dence of the fracas with a view
Of placing it before a naval board
of inquiry. the minister was in con-
ference with the Ri. Rev. Samuel
G.. Babcock, suffragen bishop Of the
diocese.
At the conclusion Of his talk with
Bishop Babcock, the clergyman
said he not only was not going to
quit the ministry or resign as ex-
that he would preach next Sunday
in Trinity Church. He said he ex-
planned the entire case to Bishop
Babcock to the latters satisfaction.
Girl Lauds Husband.
Mrs. Hague, the former Miss
Priscilla Alden Redgrave, Of An
napolis, Md. at whose wedding
eight weeks ago to Lieutenant
Hague the Rev. Mr.. Paine offici.
ated, made the following statement
| today:
when Mr. Paine asked me to go
riding with him l had in mind that
he had both baptized and married
me. and although my mother, who
was Unexpectedly present at the
time he called. was not invited to
go, l saw no harm in going with
him. If 1 had not been reluctantly
| forced to the conclusion that Mr..
Paine's motives were not innocent.
/ would never have written to my
husband about the occurrence.
Il am proud of my husband and
his conduct in the whole affair and
sincerely hope that Mr.. Paine's
| conduct will be lesson to all
young married couples under SINH
| lar circumstances.
THE best way to dismiss the
whole matter is to say that verv
fortunately Mr.. Paine's conduct has
been such as to endear my husband
to me more than ever"
Minister Writes Apology.
Mrs. Hague also made public :,
letter she received today from the
| Rev. Mr.. Paine. 1t was written
Monday from the Union Club. ri
Boston, and read.
my Dear Mrs. Hague:
II am gentleman enough to he.
gin by apologizing to you as a
lady, humbly and sincerely for hav.
ing, as 1t seems. given you anv
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