New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
THE REV. Mr.. COLLIERS WIRE.
SIZE is ~ MASSACHUSETTS AND lie pf' III y l.
TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT.
F. DNMNES J

SIZE is IN MASSACHUSETTS AND HE DEOi' N'
TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT.
Tho rcnor, NJ serious differences between inc NV, "
Price Collier and Bis wife, which have y" -
scparation for n time at least. caused H'u'" ,a.
f., cioI and church circles on the Heights y'7'o'a'
Mr. Collier is the young and popular P"9'. r,..
oalthv and fashionable Church Of the Savor III r'i'
nont.st the Fir, Unitarian society," ara ~ hh' .
one q, the most popular aftcrdInner speakers !" wv
o,. T., tho three wears that he has been In bfooh'
liz uas formerly pastor OF a church near bo'.'' "
- tho con Of the Rev Robert Laird Collier long a"
eminent Unitarian clergyman. After grahua"o" i''
Harvard and the Cambridge Divinity school, JIG e"''''
the ministry about eight years ago. , n
Ar Collier married the daughter OF Mrs. r. w.
Dame Of Brookne. Mass. and thelr mrs. GNU pn
last fall Three months ago Mrs. Collier went 10 Due
o % visit her mother and she has not since returnea
q. proolIvn Mrs Dame Is reported to nave sa'u t''.
her daughter and the baby had not been "e', anu
they were staying with her TO rest ana rcru' ,
,s,cd II Mrs Collier had written to ir'chd u''' 81"
could no longer endure the abuse OF her hsp'"" our
had ,of, him forever Mrs Dame is reported 10 nave
denied any knowledge Of suCh letter ana To nave ca
messed belief that her daughter would say no'mhs VI
,,o hind ahout her husband as he was not man Oh
,ba, hind Dut she admitted that the couple ir"i
eeporated as Mr.. Collier was In BrooHyh anu "''
daughter IN Brookline and she would no' say "e'"0'
the latter would return 10 Brooklyn or not.
The Rev Mr. Collier declined TO discuss inc a'id'r
in any way YESTERDAY and would neither amrln LOT
deny the reports. lie admitted that his VIE ana ",o'
were with his mothern-aw, but said tha' any i"'"oi
statement must come from Mrs. Collier lie VIII 30 "
England IN a few weeks to pay visit to oAio'u '''
ver,itv His father was born In England
since he went To Brooklyn Mr.. Collier mas 'aho"
eat interest I'm work for boys and has large hu"or
interested I'm the Willow Place Mission winch Is CON
neced with his church. lie is good all around a'"o
and he NAV be found any saturday night IN the eNn
nasium of the boys club. lie was recently coninis
stoned chaplain Of the 23d Regiment, To succeed Dr
r. r. Meredith. His sermons on sunday mornings Hc
well attended and he has had number oi young
Harvard divinity students assist In the work OF inc e
SION His sermons are printed every week Ill i"c
Hoston saturday Evening Gazette"
The members OF the Church OF The saviour "cc
astounded by the reports OF separation OF their pastor
and his wife a year or two ago the church Pn>
chased p house at No 95 IerTopont-st. Tor hohe
for their minister and both he and his vile nav peen
exceedingly popular. Mr. Collier was caIieu 10 tls;
pulpit 10 succeed the Rev Mr.. Gooden 9iel VINO aeI
Shortly after his installation successor OF Or hIe
p Putnam when the latter retired after moiS tlAh
twenty years I'm the pulpit. Dr. Putnam was thc 81,
cessor OF Dr. +. A. Farley, who died last Woeh. ine
Church OF the saviour Is attended by many we'll
known pnblc and their families