Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-13
CHURCH FOLK TROUBLED
Sunday School Picnic Disturbed
 by Beer and Actresses.
DR. POTTER SMITHS DR. PUTNAM.
The Row In the New York Baptist Taber- nacle Takes on a New Phase-A vIndIca- tIon From His Own Committee and an ArraIgnment Of Ills Enemy.

ton From His Own Committee and an
 ArraIgnment Of Ills Enemy.
 NEW YORK, July 1S-The Sunday schools of the First and Second Reformed churches of Hackensack, N. J., went to Greenwood Lake on their annual picnic. It required II passenger coaches to accommodate the throng, many who enjoyed the outing not being Sunday school members.
 Much dissatisfaction was caused among the Sunday school officials by the presence of large number of beer kegs on the pic nic grounds, and the dissatisfaction was augmented later by number of the young CT members engaging in dancing in the pa- vilion. Pastor Vandewart appeared on the scene and endeavored to put stop to this diversion.
 The noise was so great, however, that his words of remonstrance were not heard and he was compelled to pound on the floor with his umbrella in order to gain attention. He asked that the dancing be stopped, but his request was unheeded.
 An actor and four soubrettes from New York, who are summering at the lake, were among those on the dancing platform. The actor played lively airs on the violin, and the soubrettes danced a reel and other fancy steps, finishing with a sensational skirt dance, in which high kicking was the principal feature.
 The pastor and the church people were grievously shocked by this exhibition, and the women teachers hid their faces in their hands. It was decided that if the Sunday schools have another picnic, Greenwood Lake will not be selected as the place for the outing.
 Dr. Potter Turns the Tables. In this city there was lively time at the Tabernacle Baptist church, in Second avenue, near Tenth street, when the Rev. Daniel c. Potter was eNonerated from the charges brought against him by the Rev. James w. Putnam, assistant pastor of the church, and John V. Huiell. Dr. Potter was charged with misappro- l priating the church funds, systematically eluding the payment of honest debts, lying | immortality, intoxication and various other things.
 The investigating committee, consisting | of A. G. Nanderpoel, Samuel Cregar, NJ Attarian, James Monds, NJ s. Peterson Maximilian Just and Henry Glassford | was appointed by Dr. Potter from among
 the circle of his own friends. MT. Putnam's witnesses were not al | lowed to testify before it. The committee | ulSpOStN Oi all tue Ut one sweep | calling Dr. Potter almost a saint and Mr \ Putnam a liar.
 The meeting was presided over for ( | while by Dr. Potter, but at the suggestion | of member of his own committee ee that hi. | position was indelicate. he retired, ana General Nicholas Day was called to pre-
 side. A. c. Nanderpoel read the report
 and in doing so characterized Mir. Putnam | as liar.
 Daniel Harding, who has been suspended from membership of the church without the formality of a trial, resented this, anC
 told NIT. Vanderpoel the com mittee haC not legally finished its work, as it had no
 heard MT. Putnam or his witnesses, anC that his abuse of man behind his bacl \ was cowardly in the extreme.
 Mir. Vandcrpoel, Dr. Potter and other then tried to silence Mir. Harding, claiming
 that he was a suspended member and coult
 not speak.
 | Mir. Harding said after the meeting tha | the report of the committee was a bucke
 of whitewash. Mir. Putnam was surmonc,
 to appear before the committee ~swc
 for having violated the rules of the church
 Before the meeting a large crowd hAG
 gathered about the church entrance, an, police In citizens dress were stationed a
 the door to keep out all except members o
 the church. The members of the press wer
 excluded from the meeting. There wer
 just 2S men and 65 women present.