New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-30
PERSECUTJNG PROTESTANT CON'Eh''
THE 1,r.yc,Rr,y WIDOW. WHO RENorNcED THE
ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH. HIT On THE ""N
WITH \ BRICK AND sIAsIIEp AoHo''

THE HUNGARIAN WIDOW. WIN 'r'.'O'
ROMAN CATHOLIC FAITH HIT OK THE HEAD
WITH \ BRICK AND sIAsiiEp Ao''o''
THE HAND BY STRANGERS
Since Mrs Gustave s. Erdelyi Of NO. - f''S'
Third-st. the widow of the editor Of a Hungarian
weekly paper "Amerikai Nemzetof'
the Roman Catholic faith few months aso' '''
has been the object of repeated attacks ana "n'o'
ances from unknown persons. when her ""'
died in January and two Roman Catho"' p
who were called upon to conduct the iuher''
refused to do So Mrs. Erdelyi sent ior 'Ie ~
John g. Devins. of Hope Chapel. IN East ro
St. and later renowned the faith In when s"e 'a
been brought up Since that time she mas o'e"
asked to re-enter the Roman CotEohc '"'' -"
but she has firmly refused 10 do So "i'"o'' 80
she receives obscene and threatening letters ana
cards from unknown people. Two "ee"a 's' "
man threw a brick through a side door n''o 'o
Office where she was writing. striking her on inc
head. inhic;lng "A severe wound over the fs". 'e"'
pie and MASKING the glass over a picture OF NUS
suth hanging behind her desk since her h"S"""' :
death Mrs. Erdelyi has been editing the paper
Her Office is the ground floor. ana she lives !"
the upper part of the house. Last sunday noI"'"s
a stranger called and asked for the address OF one
of her subscribers. She wrote the address on i"
piece Of paper and handed 1t 20 him. ON taxing
the paper he drew n sharp knife acroS" her 'b"'
hand innctng dangerous ana pa'n'ui "o"''
In the confusion the man escaped. the wonhu WIS
not only dangerous In itself. but IL pr'N'"''i NV
woman from doing her usual editorial WORK '"e
SAYS that several times stones have been thrown
a, her in the street since she left the Roman
Catholic Church.
Mr. Dcvns the pastor Of Hope Chapel SAN I" /"
Tribune reporter yesterday: "'rhe way this woman
has been prosecuted since she announced her int'n-
ton OF becoming Protestant reminds one oil the
stories that have come to us from ~" Nidl" NS'S'
She says that she has been told by Hungarian
priest that II she would return % his 'hifcn tnr
prosecutions would cease. hut she told MN i"'y
nay Xii! me- but will not do so. Her paper mas p'''
prescribed recently In liungary, whrt u naI u ,',
sllernbl. circulation. and Mrs. Erlolyi says Sh' was
told that this difficulty would also hr r''noV'i II
she would rrnounce tn" Protestant ialth. 'n' N'r
feature of this persecution f. that ms Widow .',
than "A year in this country. has no r'Ia 'F'S ~
with whom she can confer, and she mas I'n'
few friends. She cannot speak EuE4sii, ana ,.l','
is no Protestant Hungarian minister ana no Il"t-
csiant church In this city where nor HnEN'Fr -
spoken Three weeks We mad a hHllshiah
minister from Cleveland administer the Ioids sup,
pcr In our chapel Mrs. Erlelyi was present ana
that week the prosecutions broke ont IN their Nlo-
lent form The matter H. now In m" hands o. me
police who have promised Mrs. tfd"Fi proper
protection | do not snN. nor does Sh'. WHO .,'rt
gates the perse ,u,ion We ony say hs. II ha' been
promised tina; they would ceas" upon certain con-
ditiOns which she cannot accept