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Show CHARGE PASIOh BAPTIZED DOG "0 Lord, Wc Thank Thee for thfl Salad," His Way of Saying Or. BOSTON. Feb. 28. Ai a stormy maatlng of th- Boston presbytery, the ruling body of the Presbyterian denomination de-nomination for (;r.-it-r BoPtm. thf Kirt Presbyterian church of BrooVt-llne BrooVt-llne was remove from the denomination denomina-tion and Its supply pagtof, Edwin Curtis, Cur-tis, was denied admission to the Pre?-icerlan Pre?-icerlan i hureh as a minister. The many chnr.;i against the pastor pas-tor included allegations thet he had on several o aslons said grace frivolously friv-olously sud In one Instance bi?tls?d a dog immediately nftcr officiating at a funeral. I fficlal or the church said t n t further steps would be taken, posslbly In the civil court-. To support the charges tha: X r. Purl m s.tld grue In a frivolous manner, man-ner, affidavits were presented from people who livod at the same bearding beard-ing house as the pastor Un one 00- oaalon II vas alleged, Mr Curtis said if Lord, we thank thei for the salad." sal-ad." Oh another occasion he said: "Lord, WC .bank thee for the French frb-d potatoes." A depo.tl"!i U tv. woman chuccn mambl rs declared thut after returning with them frm a funeral Mr. Cur:h; ls?came interested I" a dog at tlv lr home. He took a glass of water, the i deposition stated, and uprlnkled some of theSvacer on the dog'- head, saylnx: I 'duster Porter, I baptise thee a-full fledged Pxeabj terian.'! |