The evening world., 1893-12-02
RUSSELL SAGE STICKS TO IT..
His Offer Of $l0,000 to the Church
Holds Good.
Trustee Perkins Tells OF His Trip
to DIR. Paxton.

Russell Sage sticks to his offer to give
$4,000 to the West Presbyterian Church
II Dr. Paxtons resignation, having been
once accepted. can be legally recon-
sidercd and Or. Paxton retained as pas
tor of the church.
Mr.. Sage was very much annoyed at
the publication of rumor that steps
would be taken to force him out of the
Board OF Trustees Of the church, but
he hadn't much to say about 1t. His
grievance Is the neglect of his point that
"A resignation having been accepted can
not be reconsidered. on that topic he
Will cite decisions and precedents by the
yard.
But on his relation to DIR. Paxton and
the West Presbyterian Church the old
financier is chary Of conversation. He
admitted, however. that he did not think
DR.. Paxton's physical condition such
that he could with profit remain the
pastor of the church.
:, AS to the present whereabouts OF DIR.
Paxton, Mr.. Sage professcd utter ignor-
ance-nt least for publication.
Trustee Perkins, who is the President
OF the Importers and Traders Bank at
report that he would be forced out of
the Board of Trustees OF the church. He
said
II cannot understand why Dr. Paxton
only account for 1t by supposing that Dr.
Paxton's Illness has brought on a hallu-
cination All that | can do, Is to tell
at the next meeting OF the trustees just
what passed between DIR. Paxton and
myself.
~ went to see DR.. Paxton, and tell
him about the reduction OF salary but
he began to tell me about his terrible
per sonal aiiiiction since he has been a
boy. We hardly talked of anything else.
He told me that he had stood in his
mn N md 1nff "a 40
strength to move unailed.
There was nothing, said at that inter-
view about his trying to recall two
members OF the church who had left it,
II wish unqualifiedly to deny that any
thing of tie sort occurred.
II cannot conceive why DR.. Paxton
should say such things about me-" and
tears stood in Mr.. Perkins's eyes.
Mr.. Perkins had nothing to say about
DR.; Paxton's present whereabouts.
Edward G. Van Claim. who stirred up
hornets nest by shouting at the meet
Ing Wednesday night: "Dr. Paxton's
shame Is known wherever his name is"
has given out this signed statement:
In my speech of "Wednesday evening, which
has been widely quoted, stated that AZ a mem
h-r Of the Session OF the West Church | wished
the congregation to understand we had considered
the matter Of DR.. PaNtOn's resignation carefully
and deliberately, and that knew it was for
his best interests and for the best interests OF
church that 1t be accerted. we had unanimously
recommended to the congregation the acceptance
o. his resignation. but that through the interven-
tion Of some Of his so-callcd friends. who in
sisted on knowing the TRUTH great injury has
been done him. and | then made the remark,
which, II seemed to offend a few OF the mem
bers, | afterwards withdrew. 1t was this last
criticism which ! made OF the Committee who
brought In the report that was rejected which
aroused their Indignation and has since been mis-
construed as an attack on DR.. Paxton, and which
| wish corrected The vote proved that the con-
grcgation had full confidence In the Session. and
~ " " L. C. VAN CLAIM.