The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-04
WANAMAKER AN ALL ROUND BOSS.
He Rules his Church as he Does his Shop
and his Postoffices.
T From the New York World.

From the New York World.]
PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-Post-
master General John Wanamaker's
appetite for rule grows by what it feeds
on. 1t daily becomes more voracious.
His fondness for the display of despetic
power over the men and women en-
ployed in bis dry goods shop in Phila-
delphia has long been notorious. Since
his personal contribution to the Repub-
lican campaign fund and his display OF
ability to induce other nloney-bags to
disgorge a portion OF their contents
bought for him place in the Cabinet,
his display of autocratic domineerance
has astounded even Quay and the other
men who made him an official possibi-
lity.
Now MIR. Wanamaker has given a
new exhibition of his love for sway.
His ambition has led him into q crav-
ing to exercise the powers of pastor.
Not satisfied with the honor of being
known as leading light and the most
prominent Sunday-school teacher IN
the Bethany Presbyterian Church Of
Philadelphia, he desired to assume
supreme control over the church and
its pastor, Rev. DIR. Pierson. To this
DR.. Pierson objected, and forsome time
there have been serious chickering's be
tween the postmaster general and his
pastor. The latter at length found that
the pious politician had made matters
80 uncomfortable for him that he re-
signed. Nearly every member OF the
church desires the continuance ofDr.
Pierson in his pastorate, but Mr. Wana-
maker has exercised his occult powers
in such O manner that few Of them are
willing to raise their voices in protest
against the "freezing out' OF their pas
tor.
1t is asserted that Mr.. Wanamaker's
assumption of authority over DIR. Pier
son became so offensive that the reve-
rend gentleman at last found it impossl-
bic to submit longer to the insults
heaped upon him, and that he found
his only recourse to be that OF sub
hitting his resignation.
DR.. Pierson is regarded by all who
know him as very estimable gentle
man and Jealous clergyman. He
found himself reduced to the position
Of a subordinate to Mr.. Wanamaker.
His church was known as "Wana-
makers Church." His Sunday-school."
was known as "Wanamakers' Sunday
school," 1t is said that Mr.. Wanamaker
undertook to dictate to DR.. Pierson the
subjects and treatment Of his sermons.
On more than one occasion the pastors
cheeks became red with indignation at
the distatorial manner in which his
parishioner spoke to him. This at last
became unbearable, and when the
clergyman protested against beng
treated in such fashion Mr.. Nanama-
kers ire was aroused, and the conse-
ouence is that Bethany is to lose Its
pastor.
It is said that one OF the things that
evoked Mr.. Wanamaker's wrath was
the fact that it came to his ears that
Dr. Pierson had said that John Wanna
maker can talk longer and say less than
any man ! know Of"
1t is said that Mr.. Wanamaker, for
the purpose of exercising supreme con-
troll over the church, will have the Rev.
Mr.. Thomas {. Horton appointed its
pastor. He was assistant to DR.. Pierson
and seems to be sufficiently subservent
to please Mr.. Wanamaker. With him
in the pastorate Mr.. Wanamaker will
be the actual pastor.
4 good story is told in connection
with the manner in which Mr.. Wana-
maker sometimes mikes his business
and his religion. \ group of reporters,
who had been assigned to report the
services at Bethany Church, fiocked