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Show Bathing Suit Marriage Hearing I of Oklahoma Minister Opened i LAWTON, Okls . May 0 The Judi I cial commission of the cpmmlsslon of the El Heno Presbyterian church j which has jurisdiction In this territory' met hero today to hear charges of "conduct unbecoming a minister of the Presbyterian chinch" against the Rev. Thomas J, Irwin, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Uawton. Mr Irwin announced recently that i he would resign from the church and i his request for a dissolution of his pastoral pas-toral relation with the local church was io be presented to the commission 'this morning, This action In the opin ion of members of the Presbyterian i church w ill obviate the necessity of a I trial. When Juke 1. Hamon was burled at Ardmore in iui;o. the k' Irwin, who preached the funeral sermon, eulo- 1 glzed the former national committee man The pastor had been u conslani supporter of Hamon unJ this with the futvral sermon hrourhl dismay to his ongregatlon, and resulted In part of the congregation leaving Then, last summer. the mlnjstej married a couple In a bathing pool at ( af summer resort near here and more 'distention followed. Recently fires were discovered In that portion of the church built by Mr. Hamon and attempts were made to destroy the motion picture booth placed plac-ed In the church by Mamon Later, on Saturday night, the pastor was ab-ducted ab-ducted b) three unidentified men and found several hours later In a mud hole several miles from the city, An lnvstlgation by , ounty authorities authorit-ies followed, the result being that charges of arson wen fih d against the pastor and a member of the church bhard of sessions, which had resigned. Arraignment on these charges Is scheduled for tomorrow. Th i ounty attorney announced that hi investigation investiga-tion of the allegr-d abdUCtlOQ led him to believe tlint it had hein arranged and the matter was dropped. |