Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1912 — Worry Kills Pastor’s Wife [ARTICLE]

Worry Kills Pastor’s Wife

Btraln of Husband’s Fight With Class!* Too Great for Passaic (N. J.) Woman. Passaic, *N. J. —Illness brought, on by worry over the troubles her husband had with the members of the North Side Christian Reformed chnrch and the Classis of Hudson, to which it belongs, hastened the death of Mrs. Arle J. Vandenheuvel, according to a statement made by her physician. Six months ago Mr. Vandenheuvel was dragged Into the divorce suit of one of his churcfimen as a witness. His testimony largefactor In causing Vice-Chancellor Stevenson to annul the marriage, but caused a row in his congregation, which resulted is his being suspended by the classis. Mrs. Vandenheuvel, who helped her husband in the fight, was taken ill, but even in her Illness she kept In touch with every movement made by her husband's enemies. Recently the members of the church, a majority of whom favored Mr. Van-

denheuvel, withdrew from tbe classis, declaring themselves free and independ and restored Mr. Vandenheuvel to the pastorate. Mrs. Vandenheuvel, seriously 111 In bed, was overjoyed with the victory, and the excitement It brought on, together with the strain caused by the long fight, caused her death.