New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-17

HER HUSBANDS PENSIONERS DETERMINED TO
STAND ny HIn-TuEIR coMsmETs on THE
PUBLISHED ALIRGAuoNs-A CoEsFIRAcF TO
RUIZ MR.. vosBURGH's RRPCTAnoS ALLgsED.
Deacon Miller, OF the Madison Avenue
Baptist Chgrch, Jersey city Heights. stated yes
terday that the members Of TIE church did
net propose 10 pay auy attention whatever
ever the charges made sgaipst their pastor tia Rev
George yoSburgh, BY the menbers Of ms wiie family
sit is not church metter." said the Deacon. but
simply family qaaTrel, and have 20 take
any action RbVut It, II has a quarrel with his
wife, the church TO which be belongs has no
right 20 take up either one side on the other,
We leok upon il simply in that light aaa we 30 not pro-
pose 10 mix IN It az az"
One ct the rToninent members of the church refused
TO talk about the matter until be assured that his
would not be used Upon receiving assurance
he talked freely. "Ibeieve with Deacon Miller he said
That the church has desire, and II had right 90
take part 10 the quarrel which Is going between
Mr.. vesburga and his wiFes family. The members Of
the church generally have doubt that pSstoe is
inRocea& Of the charge OF attempting posOn ms wife,
and even II we had. he acquitted by the jury.
There h why q portion OF members DO
not have sympathy tor pastor. The day he
was made acquainted wish the terrible charges
made by James n sickes. his brother naw, he claasd
that his wife had been guilty OF a serious crime
thar she had committed abortion upon herself He evi-
dcatly believes that she did but &c brought this woman,
Who IL she committed that fearful crlme ausweTabe
court OF justice TO Jersey City, and introduced her
expected to associate. This is serious mat
TOR. Here WIS woman denounced By her
her 10 eharch aud presented letfor shegIlg
her to be OF good Chsan Character and sac becomes
one nBonIbers As the wife OF pastor she Is
locked mp by the members. and OF course she IS
Peetee 70 TAKE an eeEe pt ~ earen o o
wives, sisters AID daughters OF our mem
Gees beT mother that se Is guilty OF the crime N sae
he Oaght have told IT. and II she was not DC lss
Their family aGaTfel we shan take no part,
but think has usefulness as eur pastor has
ease He Is Young man Of marked ability aud one
preacher but he bau no right 60 sring snch charges
against his vie. and no night " bring her 70 Jersey
Mr. vosburgh was AT ooesn Grove yesterday. Deaeons
Estey ana Bumstsd also cut OF town Mr.. shOn.
OF tue members Of the church, agreed with others
that the church mad no night 10 take part in the quarrel
between their pastor On one side and bis vile and
her family the other. cit Is matter
We have nothing to DO WITH sa1d ne, = ,, sad
simply 10 Destroy him. and TO degrade him IN the
Mr. Yosirg staunchest frenfs denounced the publ.
cation OF the statements made By A1s k0soargh ard
as me ' nss, ts sf TIE ce BE i Young
man." sad Mr.. Vaudeville, (" c. great prom.
Lee t aPs as'e There sS a4e opS few IN
the church over dozen in al, who arc opposed 20
bun We as Christians are bound 70 stand by
/ bin while, he Is uader such q cloud He Is the
/
Tins persecution win him injury, it Is well
known that the statements made IA the papers come
fron the Sleles family, who are t5ing 10 drag him
/ down"
Mrs YOsbureh denied recently IN the most positive
manner IRIBBNE reporter that sue knew ans thing
about the statements which IL rumOred
| her family were about 20 make public
Several times recently she has threatened her
husband and stated that She would bring him down 30
| her level and lower MIN because he had lowered
| her by making allegations against her chaTac-
4 ter After her arrival az her iaiher's house IN
4 st5lyyeSaut, she wrote letter 90 her husband
ia which said II have heard OF statement coming
| out jim had taken great many extracts rom tAe
steuogra pliers Cat me her sta1emert 70 the
DistTcI-AttorHeg made aud he has given it 10 be
| published over two weeks ago l an sorry, but you
! aust not blame me-
Menbevs OF the church denounced the way in which
the name OF Miss Mary Parshan former parshOner OF
Mr. Voslurgl, VINO resides at COOperstOwn had been
DRAGGED before the pubic 10y the Sckes family She Is
/ alleged 90 be a young girl yes IN her
! teens OF good family. who joined the church
&C thSt place nile Mr.. YOsburgh was pastor. Size Is
said be devoted Christian aud girl OF refinement
aud mOdesty. Mr.. NOsburR alleges that there was no
ground for bis wes jealousy OF the GIRL ane Chains In
the most positive that he never saw her alone,
and only visited her, he visited the other members OF
! his church. her pastor. -
Ex-senator Winfield, who was engaged in the defence
of Mr.. Vosburgh. stated that lac ooncIrreo With mr.
VOsurgh IN the belief That the attack upon the clergy
mans character by his wiies family was the result OF
conspiracy long foreseen by Mr. Yosburh and himself,
being brought into OPERATION Tor ihe par-
pose OF destroying Mr.. Vosburghis reputation.
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