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Show rANDAI. lO aCANOAL. Ilea, alrowa eaja lie le the Hark ml echriuluoT Woiuau. Ham F'HANCiaco, Jan. 1. Huandal Is betiK added lo scandal In Ilia davelop-meuia davelop-meuia of Ibe aocuaHiiooa made by tne Hv. Chas, U. ilrowa agalmi Mri. Mary lJavidsou. The reverend gentleman declares that he la no new victim lo tho wiles ol blsckuiailara. F'er Ibe aeoood lime wtluiii eighteen ntiiniha be baa been made the mark of scheming women, wboeulervd hla sanuluary Ij trap and peraeoute him. Nearly two yean ago, ho deolarra, Mrs. M. A. Htocktou, a member of his oau oungregatlen, a wuuiau who as sumiHtj a inriitian aplrlt and wou fneuda In tho church, planned upui. blm a icUoine of blaokmatl, wlilcb would have succeeded were II n it lor the timely aid which oatne lo him tram an unexpected auuroe. Home I. me alter Dr. Uiown met Mrs. Hlooklou, he aays, be received a lue.. sage from her. Hue waa on a bid el tliueaa, she wrote him, and asked blm to call to give that aplrllual cumuli, lion which lo bis vocation be uiual admlnisier. 11 was blsduty to go, and he went. He had uo more tuau entered the room, bedeclartv, Ihun Mrs, Hiocktou sprang toward film, throwing her arim around bun and killing blm. He wa-duuituunded wa-duuituunded at tlie suddennesa uf the altack aud burn lied at tbo actions ol the woman, llrlure he relieved himself, a CJnfeJ. erntu ol Mr, rltuckton waa lu the room, anting as a sprutator of the scene. JJr. ilrownaays tbat be named Ibat he was trapped. He left the room as rapidly bb poBitble. Dlitreseed and existuJ, be declares, ha did not know what to do. Ha could not avadean undemanding of the women's motive, but ha sujl he did not feel able lo tell hla congregation. He ouM tl i no mora than await oeveWpirirtt. and atrive to de'eat the eebemer'e plan. Wllb bla dutrixilng meetlnp. wllb Mrs. Hlockion, hla aawclatlon Willi tmr, he saya, ica-rd. He had atian lll-ly noihlug nvire to do Willi her, aid al-Ih'iuih al-Ih'iuih uhe cnntlourd to atioiid the F.rit Cnugrrgellonalcliiireh, he did n t aire to uautno tbe duly of expoiing bar. .Mthniili hen uld do nothing hint-ail', hint-ail', he Pal frienue a bn were active a is bla behalf. Mia. Htuoklnn had a law yer, and if hla sworn afll lavlt bathe Ir in b, Mrs. H'ockton waa trapped not only In her same upon Dr. Hrnwn, Inn IniwoiiihMa In wltioii sue hoped lo make raifulnt sums ot money. Mrs. Hinrktiiu le anil a member ot the F'irit Congregational ohurcb, of which Dr. Hruwu la paiior. |