The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-25
PASTOR ERYGAR'S WOES
Appeals to Vice Chancellor
Pitney to Decide in a
Church Dispute.

Rev. George W. Krygar, pastor of the
Mount Olive Baptist Church. East Orange
called at Chancery Chambers this morn
ing with ether members of his congrega-
ton. to seek the aid of Chancellor Nc
Gill in a dispute between the pastor, the
Board of Trustees OF the church and sew
eral excluded members from the church.,
at the head Of which faction was Albert
Jackson. a resident of William street,
East Orange. Since the Chancellor is
away from home the pastor and hi.;
friends called on Viee-Chancellor Pitney,
to whom they unburdened their woes.
To a News representative the follow
ing story was given by Pastor Krygar.-
Before the organization of the present
church the congregation w~orshipped in
a temporary building. and the services
We're conducted by supplies. An effort was
made to build a church, and subscriptions
were asked and a large sum was realized.
This surl reaching some thousands of
dollars. was placed in the hands of a
temporary Treasurer, a gentleman by
name Lacy.
1t so fell out that the brethren fell out,
and there was a hostile faction to deal
with when the Incorporation of the new
church. which had during the meantime
been built, was begun. The pastor and
the new Board of Trustees had arrayed
against them the party led by Mr.. jack
son. So intensely bitter was the feeling
between the two that the new trustees
unanimously excluded Mr.. Jackson and
eight of his followers who had. it is said,
understood that when the organization
was perfected they We're to hold positions
as trustees.
Mr.. Jackson and his friends had the
in this that they held the monies n
their opponents were practically without
funds The church authorities sought the
advice Of Lawyer Fields, but there was
some desire expressed that Lawyer Abner
Kalisch of Newark Should be engaged,
and the pastor and trustees asked that
gentleman to take their case to secure
an injunction restraining Treasurer Lacy
from turning over the church monies to
the excluded members. Mr.. Kalisch, how
ever, refused to take the case from Mr..
Fields hands until that lawyer agreed,
and an order Of substitution was procured
from Chancellor McGill. Mr.. Fields a
not, it is said, secured the necessary or
der and of course Mr.. kalisch could not
were thus in hat uncomfortable position
known as between the devil and the deep
sea, n this morning they asked Vice
Chancellor Pitney to extricate them from
their difficulty.
Pastor Krygar said afterwards that the
case will be heard before the Vice Chan
CellUI On June q, DeIOre WHICH time the
order Of substitution will have been
heard. The evidence to be submitted by
the Board of Trustees will be tina since
the defendants AVE no standing in the
church they have no right to hold any
monies the property of the church. On
the other HAND Lawyer Colee, for the ex-
cluded members, says that the money
was collected by them and their exclusion
does not affect their right to hold it until
they determine to what purpose to apply
it.
"Do they intend to organize a new
church and build with the money! Pastor
Krygar was asked.
Il don't know; but I lave heard ru-
mors ABOUT it." he replied.
Vice Chancellor Pitney will therefore
decide to whom the money now held by
Treasurer Lacy shall be paid. The bill
for injunction also asks that the ex-
cluded members, headed by Mr.. Jackson,
shall be restrained from organizing any
church under the style and title Of Mount
Olive baptist Church of East Orange.