The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-04
PASTOR DILL soLEMsLY REBUxED,
nut He Expects 10 GO BACK - TriuHPh 70
His Church In sstlr1t6g.

His Church IN StsriIue
There were few happier people yesterday
than IAstor Din OF Stirling when lie was sum
moned before the Presbytcry ut Morristown
and heard the sentence pronounced against
him by that body. Last week the verdict OF
the Presbytory adjudged the Rev. Mr. Dill
guilty OF the charge OF immoral conversa-
tons. Tho sentence decided on yesterday
was little more than gentle admonition and
advice that tho young pastor be more discreet
with his tongue in future. The sentence was
passed by n unanimous vote
After tho verdict was announced last week
and Mr. Dill was narrowed by the possibilities
OF suspension or expulsion or disgracefui
reprlmand. there was no end OF threatening
talk by the accused and his advisers OF libel
suits. appeal to the Synod. &c. Yesterday. how
ever. when Mr. Dill heard tho sentence. al
though still protesting his injured innocence.
his face was wreathed In smiles and he made
1t evident by his conversation that things were
reasonably satisfactory as they were.
There were few distracting incidents at the
session yesterday. Everybody seemed anx-
ious to arrive at the sentence and finish the
matter speedily. The committee OF Ave which
had boon appointed to frame sentence for
the approval Of the Presbytery consisted Of the
Rev. DIR. W. ". Holloway. Jr. Of Dover. Chair
man: the Rev. DIR. Albert Erdman Of Norris
town. the Rev. Dr. John McNaughton OF
Morristown. Elder Jeremiah Baker Of Madison.
and Elder W. W. Marsh OF Schooley's Noun
tain. Tho report they submitted was essen-
italy tho Same as the sentence which was
finally adopted by the Prcsbytery. The dis
cussion over it. which lasted about an hour
and n half. was confined principally to minor
amend ments in the phrasing. One minister
caused momentury stir by raising the lues-
II we ahort this sentence. what action is
shGad & siSs NJ PI / sas t9s Tresbytory
ter the aGjeurnment. but nI tie Sioderator ruled
s sole y was in
Dill was excluded from the chapel and stood
efforts to ronss@i it by telling stories to tho
S and Pastor BIZ me
at2r. tho iiev. Ii. A. Harlow OF Mendham. as
Upon what is doomed good and sufficient
evidence. you have been guilty Of using lam
minister of the Gospel. and which tends to
TEMPT Others to sin or mar their spiritual
d.. In communicating this result to You the
guilty in the sense Of being Of corrupt heart.
regard your utterances whatever your mo:
tives may have been. rs extremely unguarded
great harm. and especially to bring I'll the min
istry into disrnpute; minister should be
hlameless in life and speech. an example Of
charity. IN spirit. in truth. in faith; in purity
The Presbytery therefore. sole!mnly re-
isfes you to he more sef-distrustful In spirit
and willing to receive counsel from your
0Fe'iayP Go n give sI Grace to receive this ad
monition with humili ty and wisdom to profit
by It. for Or; y9uE future piety and %sstglness
tion. When the Moderator had finished he
made a speech. casting his eyes about ner-
in the Snsf' TRY ions
Of alleged immoral conversations that you
one on, witness eacI.. Two Of them deny ni as ab.
solntely false and the other one me is also false
who charges the story against me added those
parts himself nnd only ted the story to him
Ths p n asn"G 81 Of the Stirling
people. asking the Prcsbytery for Mr.. Dilrs
rearnoinimsnt as pastor BE-. Of the church vas
as the subject was irrelevant to the trial. It
will be presented. it was sqid., at the next
next month at the Mum Avenue Church in East
Fem tso made I'D hy Mr. D
church either. next Sunday, or the, Sunday
after. There is no law of the Prersbytery to
as long as the people OF the church want him
and he is willing to 60. He appears to be very
confident that after the petition has been SUBJ
mitteI to the Prcsbytery ho will receive tho
call OF the church and b" allowed to 60 back to
Stirling as tn" regular pastor. This would be
in the nature. of u triumph over his enemies
in Stirling who instituted the trial. and it is
what Pastor Dill desires to do above all things
The, three original elders of the Stirling
church were Alexander Cooper. Herbert Gray
now in the. insane. asylum ut Morristown. Mr.
T TER resigned after the trouble With Pastor
one remaining elder; had shown himself bit
80 sgners Of tile petition declare that they
will not attend the church while Joel Bebont
remains elder. 4 new election Of elders
will take place in the course OF a few weeks.
however. and Mr.: Dill and his friends EXPRESS
will not bo among the ones chosen. II all goes
nss they have figure! il; The new elders will be
Pastor Dill will be brought back to tho Stirling
church in n sort Of triumph. in spite OF his