clothing. it was the minister. the man of the cloth, inspiring from the pulpit. burying the faithful periods he officiated over my son. counseling over the troubled. he was so good at understanding how to comfort other people. what if the minister is expected to be not a man of god at all? the minister role? the minister role. he was hiding behind that hat. a stranger in robes, caring got the devils business. i believe he prayed on vulnerable people. laying on hands where he said it. he would right into their bedroom. just who was he? reverend shermer was a small- town methodist preacher in eastern pennsylvania. he was our friend, our confident. just an all-around, good guy. he had seen the fresh young pastor going to an accomplished pastor. all the things he held my friends with the years. he watched his friend raise his family. they sang together many, many times. it seemed like the all-american couple. my mom and dad were people who
but investigators believed that jules had died after tumbling down a flight of basement stairs. i didn t know what had n happened down there. i needed to find out whether jules death was suspicious in any way. kathy knew the story better than most. a good friend of jules, she was in the pews for most of the tenure in lebanon, pennsylvania. how did the congregation receive him? great. they loved him. he was reinstated over and over again. and a.b. and jules daughters remember their parents being devoted not only to the church but to each other. did you see little affection, holding hands, caressing? yes, ledefinitely. and their dad adored them. julie and amy remember how he was the one who got them off to