New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-02
4 CHURCH, BUT NO PAS1Oh
nun DISMISSAL OF THE PREACHhH
CAUSES a SCANDAL.
,,esrxsIoYs OF LONG STANDING IL BAfoNNI
CONGREGATION - NO SERVICES IN
THE CHURCH YESTERDAY.

THE CHURCH YESTERDAY.
,on,ention has arisen In St. Pau,s German
1,,,,rgelical Church. in Bayonne, over the rete
=. dismssal Of the Rev. Frederick w. HoHs' ''e
" Ius, now the faction hostile to the clergy
,sar are apparently In the majority NO Se'Ne'
- hold in the church yesterday. ana the sV"""
ls now the gossip OF the town or,-
M Hollis who has been pastor Of the congress"
,ion for almost generation. Is Vene' HDe 90"
courteous gentleman whose miu a.,
boams with bencvolence When ne assume
n,s,orate Of St Pauls church, about hiteeh ye'r'
~ or,.,,ee v,ere held in small frame structure
IN East Twenty-sccond-st.. Constable HOOK
GRADUALLY many families Of the corgreea"o"
moved from Constable Hook TO the Ceh'Ie'''''
,ion This led to a demand for a now lo'""'" v
the church and in the autumn OF 1873 t'e ~
edi6ce a large frame structure. containing p','
chial school on the lower floor and surmo"nten "
A tall steeple was erected III Fast '"'''' ~
between Avenues ID and b.
On an adjoining lot the parsonage was pu''''
For many years ex-Mayor Nllliah = ran,
wealthy contractor. has been prominent "'7''De'
~ the church. and has had great amount oi Al.
Huence being of the trustees ana usually '"'
chairman of the congregations business menus
Thosa by whom he 10 now opposed IN what the!
term his desire to still boss the ch"ich assert '"
he was frequently fully az arbitrary IN cnurc" MAJ
tors as he was subsequently in munic.pal aHairs'
Between Pastor Hollis and Mr. Farr the most
About three years ago, however, differences on
matters OF church business led 10 trouble between
tho nastor and trustee. Then fdrr resigned ana
soon afterward withdrew his family from at'eru-
ance at ST. Pauls. - .h, ,b-ouqb
Farr's enmty toward the clergy man ne grunn n -;
Influenced otner members OF the congres d Inns
express dissatisfaction with the pas1GI, anu n
Sired ND dissenson in the church. They complain
bitterly against those who have; the! say, a, hIo
bidding OF man turned agsinst me For years
At any rate, the growth or dlssatlsiactou l.i 49,
in several congregational meetinss pe,"s tIino The
h ns sne The adhcrents OF MIR. Hollis say thai
they sought to overcome the opposuon mn IN
atters Of church business on the first Sunday in
November the matter was again dscussei,
This vexed question vas not determined then, nor
was decided at an adjourned meerns n meeting
following SUNDAY L 'e sFs aferH"on Of sunday
November - at which Casper Schrildi Wan ~ dis
chairman The discussion on the resoiu'hto ~ and
the talk between the leaders Of re tTo sIvayos
was very emphatic. Casper Schmidt ana eA,sa tor
FAIR led te debate in 9gpSss0F e Scb Sns ard
William schuze were the spokesmeh io' '"e ''e' 81
Mr. HOS submitted to the congregation PROPOSE
ton that he be given time hear from the M.SsoSt
SYNOD OF the Evangelical Church. with wnich - 80.
Pa Ca {, a ano,hs re p nays M agreed to
soon as he received the expected call ana lurtHeI
gTsd to leave the ci ira s AZ he the
proposition with desire to avoid pu3c sca aS
for church and the personal o OF oL long
been stationed The opposition IactloI 10,
consider the proposition. and clamored ior yo.s
on the 20 dismiss him Inc vote was Poiser
amid considerable confusion the result being "A for
dismissal 10 Is FOR retention; Then Mr. Hollis h, was
formally notified TO vacate the parsonage to-day -
Vnne ~ The principals i'm the affair would talk
about the matter last night though Mr.. Farr says
that he Will make statement IL Few days