The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-16
PRESBYTERY CRITICISED.
THE TURNING DOWN OF WARSEA.
IAC ca USING TROUBLE.

Objection Raised to That Portion OF the
Committee Report Rejecting Upon Hts
Jewish Early vironment-Dr. Hall
Not in Sympathy with tho Report.
The action Of the Presbytery at its monthly
meeting on Monday in the case Of Herman
WarsZawiack, pastor of the mission for con-
verted Jews on Grand street. who applied to bo
taken under the care Of that body with q view
to ultimate ordination, was the subject of much
discussion among ministers yesterday. The re-
fusal of the Presbytery to accept Mr.. Wars
zawiRck, on the ground that he would not
consent to place his work under tho control of
that body would not have caused much
but the reflections on the mans moral character.
and the adoption Of o report which contained
sighting references to his race. were surprising
to many. The following is the section Of the
report which has been criticized most. and to
which some Jews have taken especial excep-
ton:
"All must admit that there is ground for o
charitable judgment in this instance in Wow Of
the education. associations, and general moral
environment of one born of Jewish parents and
largely removed during the greater part of his
life from the restraining and corrective in
hpences Of the Gospel Of Christ"
Or. John Hall Of the Fifth Avenue Presby.
terrain Church has been greatly interested In
snGos M~apsz, ,Sa, work; and # WAS at his
cation TO the Presbytery that was rejected on
Monday. DR.. Hall was not at the meeting.
When seen at his home last night by a sun
ut is true that I suggested that Mr.. Wars
zawiack apply to be taken under the care of the
his ordination at the present time. The Presby-
terry was to bear the same relation to him as it
would would 20 pa sny s Seaasn'i tS Sea m az least 81 fSdf ysHrs
would come up at al. do not care to discuss
the a Set ion OF the pres6yteSy. am not in sym.
In sympathy with it's action in Mr.. Wa1szawi-
AS far as 1 heard the charges against him
are the same as were made against him In Fob
ruary last. and from all of which he was cleared.
against him since that time. am unaware oft.
! was not at the meeting and consequently do
R Res,d sn9 NJ, FL W%a 1sa, Ta5 DONE Tsius SIt &c let Ing
Presbytery control his work must have acted
against him. as that body has under its care
t n9T number OF works which it does not con-
Mr.: .Warszawiack., when seen at his ONCE in
The committee which undertook to find out
,,6ns Ter ! possessed the necessary Gualihea;
discussion and At their hearing only one side
was represented-that of q prejndiced accuser.
The Presbytery. acted within its rights IN re-
right. but concerning the manner in which this
right was exercised. | want to say that It waa
an example Of the application Of gag law suoh
as is fortunately extremely rare in any civilized
and Christian community.
which were limited at at the meeting. they are
identical with the accusations which were for
INFLATED by the Rev. Or. Schaufler last Febru-
airy and com p~letely refnted at that time. 1t was
proved then that the charges were made in .
spirit of vindiotiveness unworthy of any Chris
tian minister. | am amazed that the Presby-
terry, knowing the animua OF the accusation,
should have listened too statement from such
n source.
"On another point ! desire to say n word. One
of tho members Of the Presbytery. in making
tho assertion. An must admit that there Ia
ground for a charitable judgment in this in
stance, in view Of tho education. associations.
and general environment of one born Of Hebrew
parents unwittingly or otherwise. offered an
insult to the entire Jewish race. which ] am inn
PEELED to refute. love my fellow Hebrews with
oil my heart. and | love. with all the ardor of
my soul. my parents. whom | consider TO be in
cluded In this most uncharltabl BILE statement.
81 have the honor to come from n rabbintcal
family, well known among Hebrews all over tho
world. Both my grandfathers. and their
parents and grand parents before them. were
among the lead ,G and learned rnbhis Of their
time In Europe. and the rabbinicai family of
Gurah is. until this day, honored throughout
the globe wherever an orthodox Hebrew 10
found. 1t will be n new revelation to the Amer
lean people that n Hebrew convert to the Chris
tlan faith is rejected by a body OF Christian
clergymen on account Of his birth and Jewish
education: hut the action OF the Preshytery In
the present instance is hardly capable of any
other construction