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Show PASTOR 8HOWN AS A PEEPER Committee Finds Ohio Minister Cu'lty of Serious Indiscretions, Utlcn, O. A commltteo appointed appoint-ed by tho Zuhesvlllc presbytery assembled as-sembled to hear evidence In tho case against Rev. Boyd Gay, tho former Uti'ca pastor, who wns charged with peeping Into tho windows of women's rooms at night, after an hour and a half's deliberation, found tho pastor guilty of unmlnlstcrlal conduct and ordoring him admonished, this bolng tho lightest possible penalty. Tho sessions wcro secret, but ono member said tho prosecution offered ten witnesses, who testified to tho pastor's Indiscretions and that about 20 witnesses wero called to ghfD ovl-denco ovl-denco for tho defendnnt. It is said Oay admitted his mistake mis-take und said ho would quit tho pastorate. pas-torate. Oay characterized tho accusations ns persecution and says tho alleged offenses have been mnguliled out of proportion to tho facts. This Is tho fourth tlmo tho enso has been tried, hut tho other hearings wcro Informal. Gay is a married man nnd well-educated. well-educated. His friends say his enemies ene-mies objected to his Increased salary nnd wanted to get rid of him. |