The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-04
PASTOR DILL DISFIGURED.
sr<SDIyg OYER A GASOLINE STOVE
WHEN IT EXPLODED.

sr1SpING OYER A GASOLINE STOVE
WHEN IT EXPLODED.
49, ~. Games U for Trial Again In Good
s.,r,ts-Ncre Testimony About HE Al.
,.seS Immoral Conduct-Kueelins 70 9iris
No Fault IN Fresbyters' Eyes.
Tho New Jersey Presbyters after ten days
,e,pite. assembled again at Morristown yes
t.rday, and continued In a leisurely sort OF
ray the trial Of tho Rev. A. @. DILL former pas
TOR OF the Stirling Presbyterian Church. who
IA charged with saying immoral things In con-
vsrsation and with improper conduct and I'M
truthfulnoss.
Tho appearance Of the Rev. Mr.. Dill. though
u WINS the result OF q serious accident. was the
occasion for unrestrained hilarity. In spite Of
!. radiant nnrcissus In his buttonhole and his
scrupulously neat attire. he presented but a
sorry cnrcnture OF his former self Old Aunt"
katharine Boyle. with whom Mr.. Dill lives in
stirling. was taken Ill with pneumonia. and
m Saturday night the gasoline stove
in hor room exploded when Mr.. Dill was
standing over It. As consequence. his eye
hrovs are missing. his silky moustache Is
sinred to stubble. and his scalded upper lip
1. 40 pulled out rs to interfere seriously with
his fluent speech. Even this. however. did not
prevent the young pastor from displaying his
usual good spirits and Joking with his counsel
about his recent misfortune.
No sooner had the session been called to or
der in the morning than tho question OF the
newspapers reports Of the secret proceedings.
which has been constant source OF worriment
10 tho rresbytery. was brought up for renewed
discussion. Mr.. Dill himself was called to the
stand. rs an object OF suspicion. and asked
whether no had not furnished Information to
the reporters.
"lIow was II, Mr.. DILL" asked ono OF the
rresbyters when Mr.. Dill had answered In the
negative. that even your own testimony on
tho last day OF the trial got out to the papers I"
III you remember" replied Mr.. Dill. with
smi!.. II frequently gazed at the ceiling when
was giving my testimony. was thinking at
the time that perhaps some reporters were
concealed in the loft Of the chapel"
At this a committee OF the Presbytery was
s,raightway appointed to examine the loft
and tho cellar in search Of concealed report
era. The session was suspended meanwhile.
In short time the committee returned with
the announcem ent that they had searched the
cellar and the loft with great care. but had
found no reporters
When the trial WAS finally taken up the
prosecution was called upon for its rebuttal
testimony This was the occasion for another
the prosecution should be allowed to call to
tho stand. Manning Wright Of Mount Free
dom and his brother. John Of Morristown. both
had stories to tell for the prosecution.
Manning Wright was ready to declare under
oath that Dominic Dill while at Mt. Freedom
had made untruthful statements to him.
Among other things Mr.. Dill had told him that
II he grasped the hand Of dying person the
electricity would pass from his body to that OF
the dying person and prolong life indefinitely.
Mr.. Wright had consulted doctors in regard to
this statement and had been assured that it
a5shhs TT eer RsS J
his sister died at Mt. Freedom in, 1sS3 OF con:
proposed. by the use OF hot cloths. to bring
The dead girl back to life again for an hour or
a S sor sims
was. dead and could moi. DO brought back to
II was decided after considerable discussion
tS s sSd ySh sad yohPp es sn
Fiber Betont test hed thnt he was one Of the
three young men who went to Mr.. Dills house
young women Of. Stirling visit, his house
"4 the nS1t shs5s Ho Geca b
the pastor had subsequently announced from
l,ebout. and Richard Thomas. the three young
men; ,repented OF what they had said to him
no"E, the visits Us OF Y9unG women they would
Fiber Bebout corroborated testimony OF his
fathers. Elder Joel Bebont. in regard to i'm
sation. Mr. Dill's language. he said. had given
offence t" his father and to, him. He himself
had altrrwnrd gone into the barn and wept
statement mad. by Mr.. Dill that his father.
joe i.,' IT. had said immoral things at the
Mrs. linnjie Van Wagner; the widow Of DR..
y, i.d hear! .; Mr.; Din make the statement
l,oth At drawer meeting and ut church on Sun
.lay Nj. D'l had denied that he had ever
Miss ARR. Ha ,liday was called to corrobo-
rate T." written affidavit she had made when
~ Whi.l' was to the effect that Mr. Pm had
lin Mr. b fR S Hlss iaS
muci, that Ii" believed he would ho obliged to
get a i"ntnrr' collar made with spikes in it to
iEank M"li,;t. one Of Squire Moffott's sons.
men, in regard to stories, and advice given by
M m s dserae snd the storp
ill., White cap affair. Frank hIotrett tesiied
tlat H.. brother had repeated to him what Mr.
III Ind said. on tho night Of the day tho con-
NrrSntiOn occurred.
IN. Hey. Or Gardiner OF Summit. who was
appointed II rommttce to take the statement
"' IN" 'irv. Dr. White who is IL at Summit. To-
rrtea ijr. Wiitc's tcstimnny. Shortlyaftcr tho
summit n""tlng OF tho Presbytery. whom tho
charges against Mr.. Dill wero first investigated.
~; pi. ~ tho course Of nm interview with DR..
white. fel! oyerin DR.. Whites study apparently
Key; Or. Hollinshcd and others that tho cause
q his iainting III, was that Or. White had said
i" was crazy and unfit for the ministry, and
that a. every every member q the rresbytery knew it
mnd" such statement the tall In the study
nnn,ing In regard to charges made against Mr..
Di by old Mr.. Cooper.
r, o1" the witnesscre declared that Pastor Dll
OF stirling. and that was the reason the young
men ,werc jealous of him. =,
agT2dip 1T man" spoke up an aged minister:
here hasn't been down on his knees before a
girl. viii those Preshyters who have never
me e by rising to their feet7",
The Presbyters all look ed at ono another and
Ihcn hurst ont luuYhinR- Not One cot IN from