The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-21
! MINISTER IN STRATTS.
DIR. PATTERSON EXAMINED IN SUP
PLEMEHTAkY PROCEEDINGS.

The Faster Of the East msrisua Presbyterian
Church ana Ecclesiastical Counsel Tor
waruzawiak Unable % Pay = nutcher's mn
or oaoe. Soils salary Far In Arrears.
1t is not necessary to 60 into country districts
to find clcrgymen, ostensibly prosperous,
whose salaries are far in arrears and
who are financially embarrassed on that
account. This fact was brought out yes.
terday In the examination in supplementary
proceedings of the Rev. James @. Patterson.
pastor Of the East Harlem Presbyterian Church,
which Is located at 229 East 116th street. DIR.
Patterson owes Henry F. Mayer, a butcher,
Sl62.s9. Mayer took the case into court and
secured Judgment and yesterday his attorney.
Charles l.. Hoffman, put the clergyman
through the inQuisition that comes in supple
mentary proceedings In his ONCE in the Wander
bilt building. The account had been run up in
the last three years with Rose Brothers Of 117th
street and Lexington avenue. Some months ago
they sold out to Mayer. who pressed DIR. Pat
terson for payment. Tho doctor was not able
to pay the bill.
In the course Of the examination, DR.. Pat
terson said that he lived at 1870 Madison ave-
nue., where he and his family occupy apart
ments at q yearly rental of $3.50. He came to
this city from Erie, Pa, Eve years ago. where he
had received a salary Of $4,000 q year. When
uO uCCtppeu Inc GILL vi u nhot ~ .
byterian Church the agreement was that tho
church was to pay him $1,000 q year and the
Church Extension Society Of the New York
Presbytery was to add to this sum the yearly al.
lowance of 81, 900, making his salary 81, 800 a
year. For the first two years Of his stay he re-
ceived all the money due him, but for the last
three years, while the Church Extension Society
has :paid him regularly, his salary from the
church itself has been growing smaller and
smaller until 1t amounted to no more than $40
a week. and one week 1t got down to S6.
That part Of his salary which is paid by the
Church is supposed to como from tho church col.
l~ections, which are so divided that on certain
and the sexton one.third. Among the ques-
tions put to him ! w, were the following:
New YorK."
What is the size Of your tamilyi",
81 have q wife and four children"
do any Of your children work.
gives me IS a week."
no. not to amount to anything. I have an
what is it'wortbl"
..9h. two or three dollars. maybe" .
ing at weddings and funeralsi'
Sometimes"
"Well, ! think I have oficiated at four wed.
dings in the past few months. In two COM
pensatfon was promised, but l never received
/ r;eceis cd So Zach" WV
How about.funeralsf"
81 have had many funerals lately, but re-
ceived nothing. Let me see. yes. did. get SO
once. 1t was slipped into my hands after the
services, and was asreeably surprised at re-
The examination was adjourned until next
.Dr. Patterson is one Of the leading members
of the Presbytery, and is q member of several
important c9mmittees; He took a prominent
FOR the missionary when the latter was tried by
at his home last night he expressed himself as
being deeply mortified at the publicity given to
his ssfRS Private MSo Stfa i6i,g amounts to tbis " h, s,,a
could easily discharge the debt Il should re-
t fStv1 fa sho , %heac yes aRst is IS over ops me- g, oo Myi s sa anrsa l9r
If I had that money I could pay the bill. This
man Mayer, who brought the claim against me,
trying to mako capital by prosecuting me. So
long as Rose Brothers had the store there
was no trouble: traded With them for three
dollars. as much as 1900 at a time They
knew what my circumstances were and never
settle as M soon as II possibly could. "'u''
'"The church Of which 1 am pastor Ii ten
years old. 1t has never been financially. pros
had the help Of the Church Extension Society.
The building is only half completed. Three
70 sA sell three lots and use the proceeds for fin.
ishing the church. but nothing has been done.
II the: church were completed I think it could
ton, Xix many here in Harlem, is not stable.
There are no pew rentals and the church must
be supported, by voluntary subscriptions. These
salary has not been paid.
II cannot sue for the money that Is due me,
s soopd in or ahn later wf I shall / am s Ct the G si @oney snd ,S SSa
I can settle the debt"