The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-21
YODYzSUS NO COWARD.
The Threat 20 Rotten Egg the Priest In.
urcs to Ills Benent.

ures to Ills Beneht.
From early yesterday morning unil long past
| noon big crowd lined both sides OF North
| Tenth street, Williamsburgh. betwoen Bedford
| avenue and Berry street, cxpcctant Of tho
threatened assault on Father Matthias de NJ.
| Yodyzsus. tho eccentric pastor OF st. Georges
Lithuanian Roman Catholic Church. A report
| had been extensively circulated that q com
| mittce cf the women practitioners Of the church
Ind arranged to pelt him with stale eggs as he
left his fiat at 152 TO cross the road to his
church Just opposite. or on his return after
celebrating mass. and the people were there to
look on.
Police Captain Short of the Bedford avenue
squad apprchcnsivc of trouble detailed po-
liccmen John Brennan and Michael Owens to
assist the regular patrolman in maintaining
order Their services were not required OK
| cept to compel the people to move on and not
| obstruct the sidewalk or the entrance to tho
church. There were no manifestations vt hos
tllity. and the committee Of women parishion-
ers didhot appear. At 8 o'clock Father Yodyzsus
sent for Policeman Owens and told him that
mass would be celebrated ut II o'clock. that
O'clock. and that as he unprecedented no danger
the police could go away. Katie Held. huxom
Wig has been
bounced from the steps Of his Nat that Father
Yodyzsus would celebrate mass. and that he
Exactly at 1880 O'Clock tho gates Of tho
church courtyard we're, "rfsned and hall !.
tn, door of tho fiat house opened and Father
iodyGsus. dressed In n lo"se-Iiowlng coat of
ribbed black silk. and wearing n conical cap. Of
hata and ccoksd AROUND TSen he
smiled derisivcy. and marched SLOWLY, and i'm
and ii. and the lcit side Of lis fase still
bore the marks Of Policeman Church's night
Ts s Uwsns went to tS e ani by TN
ESs ESsy sH the sS,f from s
persons IN the church when Father Yodyzsus
entered r from the sacristy and knelt before tho
IDENTIFY there from motives Of curiosity and
understood little or nothing, of the service.
Each however. was taxed 10 cents by the
usher who stood in tho passage facing tho
After tho celebration Of mass the pastor dis
missed the three altar boys. and address cd his
people. Ho spoke for more than n half m
hour IN innassioned accent ard with much
moving many of hs
which he had been subjected was the matter
Of his discourse. and he liknnel himself to
qes"sI is IS" The ' trHth 10 $ Sa sH Man
can move me from this CHI Church: have done done
NJ wrong but to become be. obnoxious In the eyes
The Bishop knows the laws and his own
duties too well to announce his suspension VI
a. priest In any such manner Rcmrmber
my people stand by nc rs they promise, to do
aSS T snG Tf9 IN VIII Ills s "a "Yf
my people do not stand by me the church will!
After service Father Yodyzsus returned to
his house rs slowly and in as lcisurcly way
az he had left it; Hewas somewhat exhausted.
but no turned ueflantly on the silent crowd
WhcrS are the
hut he was not applauded: the spmpathles ~
priest
The three factions IN St, Georges Church are
known as George Millar's. which is opposed
tooth and nail to anything done or proposed By
priest but thinks no should make over tho
faction, which holds that everything done by
an AZ IL tSf msSs ana
the threats Of pelting tho priest with eggs. Mr.
bstMtiSnsky said to a SUN reporter Yesterday:
scheme OF Millers to try to degrade Yodyz-
true to, him. Mrs. Miller was. the committee
her IN William bureh and went to New York:
There she called. on my wife at 80 Scanned
greet and asked her to come and throw eggs
ny vito turned her out Of the house: and Mrs.
ousk Ky Of 500 Water street. Her failure there
pS5ShadSy ddssusted her for the attempt was
Miller and Twarousky called q meeting at
the Palace. rink on Friday to consider tho
affairs Of the church. but the meeting was
hZzlc and nothing was done: The Lithuanian
s sSGet ties q NeX York the St Society
$500 for legal expenses In testing the question
OF tho ownership Of the church property.