The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-18
WARSZAWIAK DISMISSED.
rtpE1LED FROM THE FIFTH AVE
NUE. PSESBYTERIAN CHURCH..

vat. or the session which Has Been Investi-
eating the Charges or UntruthFulness aud
Imu,orniity seven 70 Eout Against the Com
verified sew = ne Says He will Appeal.
The session Of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church, which was directed in April by tho
mlllBoard OF Elders to investigate the charges OF
immortality and untruthfulness brought against
Herman warszawlak, who conducted a mission
tor converted Jews in Grand street, by tho New
York City Mission and Tract Society, rendered
, verdict last night diminishing the mis-
,lonary from membership in the church. This
verdict was the outcome OF eighteen protracted
meetings. at which over 1900 pages OF testi.
mony was taken by q stenographer. 1t covered
the whole ground of the charges against tho
missionary. Warszawiak, WHIT IL a Russian
law. came from Scotland about seven years
AGO with letters OF introduction to DR.. John
Hall, certifying to his sincere convor.
,ion to Christianity and his useful
moss In carrying on missionary work among
his race. DR.. Hall warmly espoused his cause
after the missionary had begun his labors in tho
east side Jewish quarter.
warszawiak's troubles date from the time in
December, 1896, when DIR. Hall, who believed in
his integrity, Endorsed his application to tho
Presbytery for admission to tho ranks Of the
regular missionaries OF the church. warsrawiak
had been connected for several years
with the City Mission and Tract Society
rs q mission worker, and had then set
M In business rs an Independent mis-
s!onary. and DE-. Halls friendship stood
him in good stead. 1t was said that he secured
contributions from all over tho country for his
work when no made known the fact that DIR. Hall
was his sponsor. Charges were made TO the Pres
bytcry that the missionary WINS untruthful and
unworthy, and the Presbytery, upon the report Of
n ~ Il 49, a
P-esby terrain Church. Chairman of a committee
that investigated the charges. declined to sane
,on his admission to the ministry.
In March Of this year the City Mission Society
announced that WarsZawiRk had confessed to
wrongdoing. and it was then made known that
Anthony Comstock and ex.Detective Sergeant
Heidelberg had Swallowed the missionary, Com.
Morris k. Jesup Of the Society for the suppress
sion OF Vice. They CHARGED that the missionary
i nsS Ssd listed FednS9iii soFde nGyf houses se IN IN ef this ciiH.
Photographs were introduced to suhstantiate
this. Warszawiak denied these charges, and
been a member OF DR.. Halls church for seven
years, and demanded an opportunity to clear
himself.
The session then began. the investigation
which ended last week so far as the taking Of
testimony was concerned; The accused mis-.
three hours steadily. again denying all the
charges and solemnly asserting his Innocence.
IAtt nlkul , hCtNllk "uo hClu In " Nh-
nounce the result OF the consideration of the vast
mass OF evidence. DR.. Hall was present, but did
not vote on he finding of the session. There
were present Even Mcintyre, Silas Brownell
Robert Besgs, Henry l. Smith, John J. McCook.
Henry r. Barnes, John Inglis, L. Francis Hyde,
and William Campbell. Elder Brownell being
clerk OF the session, had no vote, and James
Fraser, Malcolm Graham, and II. Edwards Row
land were out OF town. They had given their
verdict before leaving. 1t was reported that
the verdict WAS : to 4 against WarsZawiak.
Warszawiak waited an hour and a half in n
Committee room with his wife and another con-
verted Jewish missionary while the elders were
celebrating. Mr.. Beggs summoned the mis-
sionary to DR.. Halls room, where the elders
were in session. He was closeted with them
for a quarter Of an hour while the verdict was
announced. He came out, walking with a ner-
rous stride, and wiping tears from his eyes with
Q handkerchief. His wife said in an instant
that the verdict was adverse. and the mission
AIRY confirmed it.
"Ihave to say" he exclaimed. that I am in
nocent and that this verdict is unjust. The mat
ter is not ended, though. We will carry it to q
higher court, where we will get Justice"
Beyond this intimation Of q determination to
appeal to the Presbytery he would say nothing
Neither DR.. Hall nor any Of the elders would
talk Of the verdict.
This is a very unpleasant matter DR.. Hall
said, in a tone that betrayed considerable emo.
ton. You will have to take Mr.. Warszawiak's
word for the nature of the verdict"
The verdict will be announced froiQ the pulpi,
lext Sunday.