The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-05
ANEW WARSZAWIAK TRIAL
THE PRESBYTERr APPOINTS n CON-
MISSION 70 HEAR his APPEAL.


Ne CHARGES That His Trial ~ the sessien or
the Pir,h Avssus Church was Unrair-Ths
Rov. =. g. Patterson, as isis Counsel. OBJ
lscts to the Sompssitisp OF the Commission.
The meeting Of tho New York Presbytery
yesterday was principally concerned with tho
case Of Herman Warszawiak and the election Of
delegates and alternates to tho State Synod at
Utica on Oct. ls. DIR. Walter w. Buchanan
vAs reelected Moderator.
Almost the first business of tho morning sos
sion was the consideration OF the Warszawtak
case. Since tho last meeting Of the Prosbytery
the Hebrew Christian Missionary" had been
suspended from the communion OF tho Fifth
avenue church, after trial by the session.
Werszawtak was present yesterday Tho SEQ
rotary announced that the missionary had APP
pealed to the Prosbytery from tho deeision Of
the session. 1t was advised that . judicial
commission DO appointed to examine into the
papers In tho case and report whether they were
10 proper order and whether the trial should DO
before the Presbytery or a commission. The
Rev. John II. Davies, tho Rev. Charles Payson
Mallory, and Elder James Tompkins were con-
btituted such q commission.
warszawiak asked whether he was TO DO
permitted to have counsel.
AT present, SIR said the Moderator, with
como asperity, you are not In ORDER
The commission returned to the room and re-
ported that the papers In the Warszawiak case
Nere In order. The commission recommended
that the appeal be considered by a commission
OF Eve ministers and four elders, to be appoint
I'd by the Moderator.
The appeal charges that tho session Of the
fifth Avenue Church had proceeded Irregular
" TO Its final verdict; that the session had do
MED the accused the right to a stenosrapher, or
10 use the reports OF It's own photographer: that
x,.ntan p1tpaaAau m hia aida Df thu Caaa
had not been allowed to testify, and that In.
competent witnesses had been brought NJ
against him.
After recess tho Moderator announced this
commission, The Rev. Jesse NJ. Borbes. tho Rcv.
Anthony Ii. Evans, the Rev. Arson P. After.
bury, the Rev. John &. Bushnell, the Rev. J. 3.
W. Birch, and Elders w. N. Crane, H W. Jesup
d. J. Holden. and q. @. Savage. Tho Rev. J. @.
Patterson Of tho East Harlem Church was as
Tho routine business OF the Presbytery went
on for an hour or more. Then Dr. Patterson
"solely at the request Of my client" he said.
81 desire to to say that the appellant takes eS'
ptituted. There are two men therein, who, he
believes, are seriously prejudlced against him.
guest, and II it is d.sreg!arded' 70 have II Do
to protest They thought that though the Mod
t tsr' OF the lnS. it VOID save a great doI Of
trouble to have the commission satisfactory to
midst Of the discussion Dr., 4. ii. Evans came
forward, and In q voice shaken ~ em9non 90,
SlArsd that no o. 5en Wsrs ne R aaa MAGE ssss up I Hs % bad
prayed for guidance, and didnt KNOW what 70
at to be q member OF the commission or not Ho
was not excused at the time, Al ne Modera.
men Objectionable to Warszawiak were DR.. At
terbury and pr. John E bushnell -
Dr. Patts aSaS seneraiized. The Moderator
demanded reasons. DR.. Patterson suggested
that Mr.. Warszawiak could tell the Presbytery
mo, no, no" cried Col: J. !; Mccook, shsk.
ssEer si' who hsaa aale fhs oS, Esf she h, sa%e Way VT twenty
n he cannot said the Moderator.
,I Of; E + r. g ses tss nsS1 sss with He He G cfsy ni to
ssee % ss' tSsy =YC %SH'Sas a''}TH Rs Mod d5% %! s aid
soh. sighed DR.. Evans. sinking back into a
chair. "Tm so thankful 1 ann very thank
Tho Moderator appointed DR.. Chaplin II Dr..
EEans's place zee e. p, Pr. C. Ch1 tI Seggsed Oh; Mean
ing that the Chair strain u point and concedo
10 Warszawiak's obJections.
Of order. 1t never should have been made.
DR. patterson-l desire to say that In view, Of
Iome thinss that have been said the exception
ret o commission that Mr.. Warszawiak viii
consider fnaI, Again and AGAR, no has been
tried, with the same inevitable result It
eeens Impossible for him to understand his
place. Each time he has appealed. Let US ar
range O commission that viii please him. Then
when the decision comes he viii. in decency. be
bound to accept it In silence.
DIR. Beach-How in the world are we to get q
commissioni There are not half q dozen men
here who have not been concerned In this mis-
cradle business in one way or another. Are
men who have always acted according to their
Judgment in tho past to be disqualified now for
following their consciencesf
1t was suggested, amid laughter, that DR..
McCoombs, who had just come into the Pres
bytery. was quite without prejudice.
Dr.. DuIiield offered a resolution substitute
Ing the Moderator and the Rev. James An.
0erson for the two men Objectionable TO Wars
@Rwink. The Moderator ruled the motion out
Of order. DIR. Anderson was appointed to the
vacancy made by the eIcnsing Of Or. Evans.
Monday, Oct. il, at 8 O'Clock. 1t Is expected
that the commission will have fnished its work
by that time.