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Show I CLERGY UNDER FIRE FOR 'MARRIAGE MILL' WASrniN'GTON", Dela.. Jan. 6 An tiTort to stop he alleged activities of I the "Klkton marriage mill," recently exposed by statements purporting to J establish malpractice by Uiree 'minis-fore, 'minis-fore, will be made In an amenJnicnt to the Maryland matrimonial statutes. Dr. Robert Wati, superintendent of the Wilmington district of tho Metbo-Cist Metbo-Cist Episcopal conference, announced. Sensational exposures alleging alliances, alli-ances, between a Tresbyterlan and a Methodist miniver with Elkton taxi drivers, whereby couples were Follclt-ed Follclt-ed at the .station by the laxlcab men and transported to the Ministers for the performance of the ceremonies, tho drivers receiving a part of he clergymen's fee, have been the subject of much dlscgjlon In Marylanu and Delaware church cln lcs. The church of one minister was closed for more than six months while another clergyman was severely criticised crit-icised by his superiors, who demanded he surrender his theological ordination ordina-tion papers. |