Numbered pages 224-225

 

Clipping at the top:  “ENJOINS A CHURCH TO ALLOW HIM TO ATTEND”

“Ohio Man Banished From Place of Worship Asks Court for Relief

Special to the Inquirer.

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 11—“Henry Aten vs. the Presbyterian Church,” is the title of a unique lawsuit filed in the courts of Ohio.

     Aten is a wealthy business man in Sandusky.  He charges that the Church Council on April 17, 1898, dismissed himself and (his) family from the church, and that they (could not) enjoy worship or communion or in(struction) therefrom.  Judge Smalley granted (tham an) injunction against the church.”

 

                                                               Belvidere  N.J.                  Sept. 12th  1899

Cousin Henry J.:

I send to you the above slip cut from this morning’s Phila. Inquirer.  As you are hunting up the Aten’s and their history I thought this little article might interest you.

There is nothing new

about here since I last wrote you a few days ago.  I suppose you have ere this rec’d my letter and the copies of Phila Inquirer giving a report of the G.A.R. reunion—we are all well at this time.  Hope you are all well.  I send kind regards to you all.  As you may wish to write to this Henry Aten to find out about him—I will not write him.

He seems to reside in Sandusky which is in Erie Co., Ohio

Yours very respectfully              Nicholas Harris