Show The Wily Widow The wily widow ia abroad in the land this season in great force but one with a talent for sacred music is the one who is doing the greatest execution ex-ecution The latest victim reported is Rev Matthew Newkirk one of the most prominent Presbyterian ministers minis-ters of Philadelphia where he has had charge of a church for ten years The widow in the case is a singer in the choir beautiful of course and of hitherto unblemished reputation A mutual fondness for each ethers society so-ciety gradually developed itself between be-tween the fair singer and her pastor Very likely she needed epiritual consolation con-solation and pious advice to sustain her in her onelines3and who so capable cap-able of giving it as her minister However this may have been watchful watch-ful members of the flock thought the lady was monopolizing too much of the shepherds attention in view of the fact that be bad a large flock of lambs to look after to say nothing of a wife and four children It does not appear that anything more than indiscreet in-discreet conduct has been proved but the scandal has grown to such proportions pro-portions that the officers of the church have decided that it cannot be silenced by the pastors denial of any thing worse than imprudence and have intimated a willingness to accept his resignation Great sympathy for the castor is expressed by the breth ern over this impairment of his use ulnese indeed the impression seems to prevail that he is the victim of cir umstances and that the widow alone is guilty When Rev Newkirk takes charge of another laId he will heed the advice of the wise man and bevafe of some viddere Kansas Qiiij Journal I i J 01 |