The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-17
GOSS|PS RESPONSIBLE
Member Of Zion Church
Talks Of the Recent
Troubles.

Since last fail, when the trouble be-
tween Pastor Sanft of the Zion Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, of McAdoo ave-
nue., Greenville, and Miss Anna Lamcken,
who was formerly affiliated with that
church, along with the members of the
Lutheran Choral Union. of which she was
the directress, became known not one OF
the members of the church other tnan
those of the Choral Union would TAX
about the matter. But last week one OF
the members did talk on the subject, and
in the conversation with a reporter OF
THE News he told many things which
have never before been made known 10
the public.
A great many people are laboring under
g false impression in regard 10 this mat
ter, according to the story told by. the
member of that church and who for four
teen years has been connected with It.
He is one of the trustees OF the zion
Church and also a relative of one OF the
young people who went on the trip with,
Miss Anna Lamcken 10 Lake Hopatcongs
last summer Heretofore the members or
that church have refrained from talking
about the matter in accordance with the
wishes of the pastor, but this member
said he did not see as there was any
wrong in talking about the matter, now
that it had almost died out. He said
We know that those young people had
been on a trip to Lake Hopatcong, and
nothing would ever have been thought
about it had not the neighbors began to
lin OQCl klkE 1OQ hllOW d30 1l0t 2
pleasant, and we finally came to the con-
clusion that something would have to be
lone to silence those talkative people.
While we are of the opinion that not the
slightest bit of wrong was done, still we
must admit that the trip did not look
right. A meeting of the board OF trus-
tees was called, and the matter was
brought up for consideration. We We're
all in sympathy with the young people,,
although as church people we are forced
to look at the matter in another light:
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and the matter decided in this way. The
pastor was to go to the home of Miss
Lamcken and speak TO her ABOUT the
bicycle trip, and as she was an applicant
to relinquish her claim upon 1t and let
some one else take the position.
The reason we so decided was that we
thought it would not look right to give
that position to her in the face OF all the
talk that was going around about the
trip to Lake Hopatceng. We simply
wanted her not to take the position, n
she of course could remain in the church.
Well, our pastor called on Miss Lamcken
and the minute Mr.. SAINT opened the con-
versation concerning the bicycle trip the
whole family flew at him and banged the
door in his face. He was not even given
a chance to give an explanation of his
visit. All sorts Of accusations We're rmade
are not true. At the next meet
ing held by the Board of Trus-
tees some of the Lamcken family
tried TO lOiCS their way lntO IL iASCt4At7f
but we had to lock the door so as TO keep
them from entering. Then, of course, the
designations of that family followed along
with some others who thought the church
was in the wrong, but ! can assure you
that not many people left our church. l
hardly hin it is necessary for me to go
into any more details regarding this aft
fair, for the story has been published
many times before, although not as cor
rectly as it might have BEEN.
This talk about our church which has
been going around for some time to the
effect tina we are in a very poor condi-
ton is all bosh. Our church since il was
organized has never been in a better con-
dition and this little affair has helped US
wonderfully instead of hurting the stard-
ing of the church as some are led to be-
lieve." The member went on to tell about
the confidence that was placed in the pas
tor, and he said that this news would
probably cause the people to take q. dill
ferent view of the case. The above facts
will no doubt cause some of the people in
G%reenviile to stop and think a minute be-
fore they condemns a man again before
hearing the facts in the matter. Tbs
members of the Choral Union have decid-
ed to let the matter drop, and therefore
have nothing to say about the affair.