The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-17
FATHER AUST IS NO
LONGER PASTOR
Father Dombienski, Of hazleiOn, Ap.
pointed in His Stead.
CHANGE WAS MADE YESTERDAY
Supporters of Former Pastor Held n
Meeting Last Night us the First Step
i'm Opposition to Anti.Aust Faction.
Father Aust Went to New York
Monday and will Return Today.

Rev. Richard A. Aust is no longer
pastor of St. Mary's Polish Catholic
church on the South Side; his success
sor, Rev. Father Dombienski, of Hazle-
ton, was appointed yesterday by Rt.
Rev. Bishop O'Hara. The new pastor
will assume charge Immediately, and
will ofIiciate at the masses and services
next Sunday. Father Aust is not in
the city; he has been away since Mon
day in New York, but he will return to-
day, and it is not known what his plans
are. The trouble is far from being
over yet.
]. a. Lipinski, Joseph Nytch, Leon
Olchefski, Martin Rabega, Michael Sni-
ter. Matthias Sufka and Ladislaw Sniter
waited upon Bishop O'Hara yesterday
to learn his ultimatum with regard to
Father Aust. They would be satisfied
with nothing short OF his removal.
Bishop Hoban was present also. Lii
pinski, ct. al, had reached the episcopal
residence only a short while before
about two dozen young men came to
plead Father Aust'S case. They were
led by Joseph Galbiesh and William
Cabo. and told the bishop they came to
represent the younger element. They
said that there is a large majority of
the congregation in favor of seeing Fa-
ther Aust remain in charge of the par
ish, and they hoped the bishop would
respect the wishes of this number. in
stead of listening to the voice of a mi
nority.
NO MONEY FOR EXPENSES.
They said. too. that they were in
formed on trustworthy authority that
the other faction intends when Father
Aust is gone, to run the parish and
make the church treasury stand the ex-
penses incurred in the agitation against
Father Aust. 1t all amounts to over
$500 and Is made up of the claims of the
persons who served on the various COM
mittees going to see the bishop, here
and at Ashley, and going to see Cardi-
nal Satolli at Baltimore, and the fines
paid by the rioters.
Bishop O'Hara assured them that the
anti-Aust faction will not get one penny
out of the church treasury to defray
their expenses. The young men said
they are willing to abide by the decis-
Dombienski to them, but they answered
him that the anti-Aust faction will re-
seive no quarter from them.
The two bishops had made up their
minds what to do in the matter, and
when the decisions was announced
that Father Dombicnski is to be the
new pastor, one crowd went away
pleased and the other disheartened.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
Word was sent to the houses as
quickly as it could go the rounds for all
who favored Father Aust to meet at
7.30 in the evening in the school hall.
Upwards of four hundred We're pres
ent all full grown men and only q
few boys. The hall was too small to
hold everybody and the crowd extend
ed out in the yard. l.. Galbiesh was
chosen chairman, Jacob Wenthine,
vice-president, and Joseph Galbiesh,
secretary.
Just as the business was about to
begin a man edged his way through
the crowd bearing aloft above his head
a pole on the end of which were two
dead herring. attached to the pole by
pieces of string. He spoke out loud
that the anti-Faust faction is about as
done for in the parish as the fish. There
was great cheering and shouting at
this allegorical display.
The chairman called for the senti-
ment of the men and great number
of speeches were made. The chairman
announced that the membership of the
congregation is about 1000 and that at
most the anti-Aust crowd does not
number more than 200. There were not
more than 400 present, but the chair
man said that didn't matter; large
number did not know the meeting was
to be held. others could not come, but
he was sure that there are 500 in SYM
pathy with the priest.
COMMITTEE NAMED.
A committee consisting of the Off
GERS and William Cabo, John Liewan-
dowski, Paul Gajiurski. John Tlllman
Michael Kinowski, John Miczkewicz
and John Zarosa will meet Father Aust
this evening on his return and they
will assure him of their support. They
will get n petition up and have every
man in the congregation in his favor
sign it, and it will be presented to the
bishop, asking to have Father Aust
retained.
If the bishop does not listen to them.
they will Low in obedience to the new
pastor, Father Dombienski, but they
claim to be determined to oppose
every move made by the anti-Aust
faction when the election of trustees
and an executive committee comes up
and freeze them out of representa-
ton in the management of the finan-
cial part Of the parish. They say they
will be able to do this as they have
800 out of 1000. Some suggested build
ing another church and having Father
Aust as their pastor, giving the pres
ent property with its $4,000 or more OF
debts to the other side. The sentiment
against this was strong and it was
not pressed.
Father Dombienski is a young man,
having been ordained in this city a