The New York herald., 1877-10-03
HAcKEYsAcK's BOGUS PASTOR.

THE BApTIsT CHURCH ar HAcKESsAcE, y. j.,
AND THE REV. DARLINo REGINALD
rHiLLIpp-HE IS FouMaLLY DEposED FROM
THE PASSIONATE ASD EXPELLED
An occasion Of unusual interest drow a large crowd
OF curiosity seekers the Baptist Church at Hackcn
SACK \. j., last evening" The majority OF those pres
belonged to tho sex wha, was the attraction
that brought all these good people theres A delicious
tbi OF scandal The Rev Darling Rcsinali PhilIipp,
the pastor OF the Baptist Church. had been compelled
to leave the town days in consequence Of Ger.
tam unpleasant revelations affecting his moral char
aeter. lie charged by his andady, Mrs.
Foole. with having made improper proposals
to her ani other OF his pensioners, with
having forged the letters OF rocommc ndaton which
procured his appointment pastor OF the church, and
with numerous other SINS. The exposure OF such
goaly the part OF minister OF the Gospel
created great stir quiet town OF Hackcnsack.
ant when the boInbsheli burst tho head OF tho
guilty pastor tho whole population was asos with
cemcut. Tho reverend gentleman, having had 10
leave Hackcusack order the storm Of pub.
lie indignation that threatened him, the meet
ing last evening was called by tho Church
Committee To mako formal statement vi tho
circumstances winch had prccpitated tho PASTORS
hasty retreat from hts pulpit. When everybody was
seated and waiting with great cagcrness Tor what
u come. Deacon J. II. Atwood, serious, solemn,
Gusky bearded mar. with IA deer sopofous voice.
ccnded the platform and that the statement
would DO preceded BY The Singing OF the hymn, I'VE
Need Thee Every Hour This sentence clcltcd
rrcvcrent utter among tn, auaicnce Prayer was
then offered, in which the ex-ninlser alluded to
AS AL 'cuamy OF God
rmE poGrs PASTORS OFFENCES.
Dcoeon ATWOOD then IN sad mourniul manner,
related story OF tc pastor's gum ana DOWNFALL
He began by narratng the circumstances under winch
Philipp turned up as stranger IN hackensack last
summer aud, presenting credentials from Baptist
church Wales, England, was invited 10 preach IN
the church. Deacon Atwood then d"et on the Won
dertui eoquencc OF tae wclshman. 'The whole
ND In I'm
this young man" .'liis letters were all OF the right
tone, and tue church extended 10 him IN unanimous
cal 10 tho pastoratc. People asked why q
man so able, 50 brilliant would 20 to the city,
where he would larger field vr his talons, but
he sad he wanted 10 live n some country town where
he could lrow up with the people and DO oDe OF them -
1t appears that tue rust'ciy loving Phpp told about
tue same story ~ cnmohu Va where ne also declared
Mat he would rather be wedded TO the liic Of small
place than 10 the great metropolis The remainder OF
the Deacons statement IS already twice told talei
finally discovered that he had forged all ha
letters OF recommc ndaton; that he mister ut
all but an actor who had learned the sermons OF Dr.
Guthrie by heart aud preached them with remarkable
effect how he had imposed upon other congrcg ations
in tic SOUTH III Richmond, N New Orleans, &c, Ia
the same manner, aud how he nnnlly driven away
from the town by the sudden exposure winch con.
fronted him after the last prayer meeting
Deacon Atwood's statement having been concluded,
u lynn sung ana then a private business meeting
held, in which resolutions were adopted formally
dcposing Mr.. Pnpp from the pastorate OF the church
and expelling him iron. Its membership Alter the
meeting Mr.. Atwood informally explained to the rep
rescntavcs OF the press that the rst resolution ior
maliy ucposius Mr Iuiiipp Hoiu pdstprue WAA
passed order that he might not be able TO claim any
salary beyond tho timo ol his dismissal. Mr. Philpp,
who had passed under the name OF Rowland In Rich
mond, had sent his trunks TO New York under thu
name oil Phlipps, thus adding an 10 his Hackensack
name
No aiusion was made TO Mrs Foote the ex- PASTORS
landady, who was expelled from the chnIcn because
she had failed to bring her charges oi immortality
ugoinat him before the committee, but had gosslped
about them to the whole town, thus siandcring the
church. Deacon Atwood being asked by the writer
whether was tho purpose oil tho committee to REIN
state tn6 lady, replied in the negative saying that
she refused subsantato her charges but nevcrhe.
less gossped about thcm TO every body her expulsion
was only n condign punishment. rho Rev. DR.. Row.
landphilllppphlliipps Is understood to DO stIn IN
New York, ardontly pursuing his theological studiea