Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-10
TROUBLE IN CHURCHES.
Dissensions and Fights of Three
 Congregations.
TWO BADLY HURT III PATERSON

Catholics, Protestants and Hebrews AIi,;e
 Held Hot Water Seryices-Detec;ivcsa and
 the Sheriff In Dr. Potter's TabernacIe-A
 Priest Starts BaIIoting.
 NEW YORK, July l0.-Worshirers who usually assemble on Sunday in the Baptist tabernacle, in Second avenue, near Tenth street. whose pastor, the Rev. Dr. D. c. Potter. is under investigation on charges of immortality and intemrerance, met un- der comparatively peaceful auspices.
 To be sure. Deputy Sheriff Hamilton was in the church guarding the Rev. Dr. Potter's $7,OOO collection of stereopticon lantern slides, kept under lock and key in little room. to which admittance is gained from the gallery opposite the pulpit.
 The door of the stereopticon room is ir plain view of the preacher Before the morning service Deputy Sheriff F. C. Ham, ilton, whose meals are brought to him from a restaurant nearby, retired from the view of the congregation to avoid dis turbing by his presence the meditations of the worshipers.
 The deputy sheriff is to be kept as guard over these valuables until the Rev Dr. Pot ter pays the bills of F. Y I-anfield for $534 worth of milk for the Louisa home and also Miss Maria Wagener's claim of $31G for rent for house at 225 East Eleventh h street.
 Detectives Watched the Services.
 None of the worshipers was aware that while the morning and evening services were in progress three ward detectives were watching outside of the church door. They wore citizens clothes and they strolled back and forth, or stood meditatively on the op- posite side of Second avenue
 It had occurred to the Rev. Dr. Potter that the former assistant pastor, the Rev. James w. Putnam. who had caused circu- lars denouncing him to be distributed to church members in front of the church at the close of the service a week ago, might repeat the performance. No one with cir culars put in an appearance. e. l=sa The Rev. MT. Putnam remained all day in his rooms in the parsonage. from which the Rev. Dr. Potter seeks to eject him by a writ from Civil Justice Steckler's court It is said that he is preparing a paper to be | read at the meeting when he Investigating committee makes its report
 In Bayonne, N. J., the stormy history oi , the Roman Catholic church of St Mary Star of the Sea. of which Father Thomas M. killeen is rector, had another exciting chapter added to it. Opposition [ a he Ip1s tor has been expressed in some quartcr~ ol | late, and members of the church have been holding meetings at which they have ex- pressed their desire that the pastor should leave or remedy certain alleged evils exist ing in the parish.
 The strife eliminated in an exciting and disorderly mass meeting in the afternoon Father kiileen also surprised his congrega tion at all the masses by asking his parish. CTS to vote either for or against his leaving the church He caused to be circulated among the worshipers printed ballots, one set bearing the words, For Father kilIeen to stay" the other set, For Father Xii. leen to leave"
 Much excitement was caused by this pro ceeding as well as by the priests comments | on circular which had been handed tc him calling the mass meeting, which took l place in the afternoon at Bradys hall, "foI the purpose of obtaining the opinions oi the parishioners about the troubles which | have broken out afresh"