The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-16
WARSzAwIAK RULED OUT.
PREsBYTERY DENIES THE HEBREW
MISsIONER'8 APPEAL.
ne ne.,.. therefore,, Under the Cenaeuanatisn
or the Coumission THAT Tried Hin as Me-
,pr Morally Unnt for s1enberuhip IN the
a. ma. rounsAisa Anury upr,fe~f.

ne Rests, Therefore, Under the Cenaennattop
or the Coumtssion That Tried Hin Ne Ne
,pr Morally Unnt for Membership In the
Church-His Counsei,s AnEry Protest.
Amid the Indignant protests Of It's members
who stiIl adhere to the cause Of Hermann
warszawiak, the Now York Presbytery yester-
day received and recorded tho decision Of its
judicial commission in declining TO sustain Wars
zawiak's appeal from the verdict OF the session
of the Fifth Avenue Church. Tho verdict
found the missionary to the Hebrews guilty of
| conduct inconsistent with his membership In
that church. The evidence brought before the
session was an alleged confession made by
wnrsznwiak to Anthony Comstock, supple
mented by statements and photographs col
lccted by detectives hired by Morris K. Jesup
to watch warszawiak. The appeal from tho
verdict of tho session was based on tho alleged
refusal Of the judicatory to hear evidence in
support Of w~arszawiak's case and to permit
him the advice Of counsel. To simplify and 40
celerate the examination Of w~arsEawiak's ap-
peal tho Presbytery delegated its powers to q
judicial commission of eight, of which DR..
Jesse +. Forbes was the Chairman.
Seventy.two members Of the Presbytery were
present at yesterdays meeting, and tho gale
S pSsaI were If nli L t, %i5h sPSS Steooed ov MaTsSaw nitS
the collar turned up about his ears, sat on tho
floor beside his counsel, Or. Robert Q. Pattor-
bOn. lit LhOutEhtOIs III. w hltCT d.. BUCHANAN.
looked flushed and feyerish. He said that he
was quite unwell and he was obliged to leave
Forbes teS b%0G rdnS t lSos des sS ) II i t hSS5O som%i,.i B5.
He said that It was unanimSns. The Rev;
minutes of tho commission. He wanted a vote
on tho question Of the adoption of the commits
for some time without any effort Htb to eoneeeI his
impotence, said sharply that none OF tho things
the Rev. Mr.. Sutton, desired We're feasible. Or.
4 hrNGp out In ArFan tpItpnattNN sfTh~
s syasSh 0f said the the n M tsfSsas rna! rs the pro ass
place 10 enter an appeal from the decision Of
motion would be to negative the fundamental
idea of n judicial commission"
Mr.. Sutton-I object!
Mr.. Sutton-l am no such thing, / insist
The Moderator-Just be quiet, will you. You
are out of order, and you are old enough to
Mr., Sutton, amid cries of Order! orderl"-
The Moderator-You are an older man than
/ am.
Mr.. sptton.I am, SIR, II
The Moderator-And dislike to speak to you
Mr.. Suttona,You are arguing a point of or
DER Th lsq Mod des GheiE; down,
The Rey, Mr.; sutton sat down With some
ertson. DR.. Patterson. and one or two others,
declared the Warszewiak matter settled.
DR., Mpllely handed in 2 complaint with ro-
o~,
The Rev. Mr.. Patterson, WarsZawiak's coun-
sci, was. very angry over the outcome Of the
proceedings, and last night he sent q typewrit-
ten statement, in which he said:
such a travesty of justice, and such an
outrageous violation Of the law and constitution
of the Presbyterian Church. was never commit
ted by. any ecclesiastical body since the dark
days of the star chamber, the thumbscrew. the
rack. and the stake. for all who held or dared to
utter opinions contrary to the prevailing view.
The prevailing view at present in Presby-
terrain circles, Is that Herman Warszawiak 10
guilty OF gambling. because found so Dy a vote
Of z to 5 in the session of the Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church. I am in a position to
know and stand ready to prove, beyond the
these base and slanderous charges as Is any
member of the Presbytery.
But what docs all this avail. so long as tho
decree has Como forth to crush this little Jew,
false accusations and suspicious are. cir,
culated constantly against Warszawiak, by
letter. telegram. and cablegram, in every
direction where he thinks he can work him
be 'squelched' at any cost of money or any sac
riice of the principles Of justice. truth, and
righteousness. Mr.. 'Moneybags' is in the sad
die. Tho ecclesiastical boss has issued his
his most obedient servants in executing his will
Such a disgraceful exhibition of toadyism to
wealth implies. has never before BEEN Witnessed
In any eccle ~siastical court. But such 10
tho exhibition witnessed on the floor OF the
New York presbytery IN the hlibustering meth
registration of what they call q judgment but
which they themselves know 10 not q judgment
at BY legal and constitutional methods,
break through and trample under foot the
constitutional provisions by which tho Presby-
terrain Church safeguards the rights and liber-
tics of the most humble of its membership"