The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-17
PUGSLEY's PUGNfCITY.
The Pastor Of nm African Church Defending
his Character.

Daniel J. Pugsloy Is steward in the African
Union Method st Episcopal Church in West
Thirticth street. between Sixth and seventh
avenues rugeey was nrragnpd in the Jcfrrr-
son Market Police Court on charge Of having
assaulted his pastor. the Rev. Perry Hupkins.
Henry Davis. the white-harcd sexton OF the
church, wns n witness To Puyslcy's pugnncity,
and told how. in obedience 10 the pastor nun
date. he had gone, key in hand. to open the
church for prayer meeting on Friday evening
The door was boltcd on the inside. evidently by
Pugsloy or his minions. the witness took pains
to testify. still. in obedience to his pastor. who
accompanied him. Davis went around to the
back of the church and began climbing in n
rear window just ms he was entering. pugslcy
caught hold OF his legs. pulled him down to the
ground again. and struck him on his arm.
pugslcy's counsel here objected that while
his client was charged with assault on clergy
man, only y sexton appeared ~ the aggricyed
party "Whcre was Tie Rrv. Mr. Hopkins"
In rrSpOnS" pHtriarchul negro. whose
kinky hair was gray and white in spos and
whose ssody suit Of clerical black was sur
mounted by white stock wound tightly around
a sianiin collar. cnnc to lir ruling and intro
duc'd himself rs the Rev. Mr.. Hopkins.
Pugslcy's counsel then proclaimed him TO be
smiling under false colors when he represented
himself as the African MONS pastor. The
church dsuwncd him. Tho congregation dis
liked his preaching and his prn'tirc Mr.
Hopkins cole, III money. the counsel continued
"u~ionsih,y in behalf Of the church. and apurO-
printed 1t to his own use Now the congroga-
ton does not want anybody To- beg on their ne
count; they wished to paddle their own canoc
and he certainly was not n III priest who laid
Witt 9 hponorabie Jndsse. ne XIV Mf Hop
kns interrupted. hold the PASTORAL of this
church by the pontmrnt Of the Coniurcucc
which was held in Newark. Del. on the 81 Of
That's another district" Judge Wandell re-
marked.
logging your pardon most honorable
Judge" Mr.. Hopkins continued. It's. all one
d"c-irlct. an, this c9niurrhre Hplnt.d me- 70
the African Union Church in West Thlrticth
street Here's the 'pointncnt. signed 10y tho
President and Secretary Ihnndins the judge a
pnprrl W" hold. most honorable judge. that
this new board of trustees winch objects To- my
statutes"
Pug-cy. in his own behalf. claimed that he
WIS the righful steward of the church, and
that the night before. when he saw Davis
climbing ia the window. acting IN this capacity.
he mad ordered him down. Davis would not
obey and he was constrained to pun him down :
but no blows were struck. Iugsloy further told
how Hopkins for two yoHt- past had failed TO
Ito any duty except that Of collecting money for
the church. and thai Brother johnson had oc-
cupied Ne pulpit; Thc previous sunday even
usual Friday prayer meeting, Hopkins. who
heretofore Tor a. long time had only figured at
the services Is "a luyWun. declared that hr would
lead the meeting. II WAS to prevent his doing
SO that the church dOVl- had been locked the
previous night.
NO Methodist church" Judge wandcll de-
cidcd. has legal or ecclesiastical right 10 re-
lect n preacher regularly appointed by til" Con-
hut YOU must appeal Ia the regularly cOnsti-
tutcd authorities - settle your quarrel
\ conference" between congregation and pas
tor is TO bc held tomorrow to Try 10 make u