The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-07
OPPOSED TO REV. JOHN HALL
TRUSTEES OF FIFTH AVENUE PRES
BYTERI4N Oh URCH RESIGN.

Their Action Announced from Pulpit
Trouble Arose over DIR. Halls Cham
pioning the Defense of Herman warsza-
wiak-Copgregation VIII Stand by the
Eminent Divine.
New York, Feb. 6.-The trustees of
the Fifth avenue Presbyterian church
have resigned. Announcement to that
effect was made from the pulpit by the
Rev. DR.. John Hall this morning, and
the members of the congregation were
notified to meet at the church Monday
afternoon, February Ia, and choose new
trustees. The church was crowded and
prior to the giving out of the text of
his sermon DIR. Hall read the following
announcement: "a meeting of the con-
gregation of this church will be held in
this church on Monday, the 14th day
of February, 1898, at o'clock p. M, for
the purpose of electing seven trustees
for the following terms: Two trustees
whose terms will expire on the 18th day
of December, 1885, in place of E. Fran
els Hyde and Mr.. Robertson, resigned;
three trustees whose terms of office
will expire December is, 1899, in place
of Horace E. Garth, John P. Duncan
and George G. Wheelock, resigned, and
two trustees whose terms will expire
on December Is, 1900"
At the morning service DR.. Hall had
short session with many of his sup
porters, and there were many confer
ences in the vestry room. The congrs-
CATION is bound to stand by DR.. Hall,
no matter what may be done by the
session next Thursday and to-day they
were giving him the warmest assur-
ances of their support and assistance.
The members of the congregation were
10th to discuss the significance of the
action Of the trustees, but it was ad-
mitted by Robert Bonner, James IL.
Work and many others that 1t was the
direct outcome Of the differences of the
factions in the church.
The trustees are the financial hackers
of the church. They not only represent
In themselves financial support, but
also represent the McCooks the Matt
itIluS anu lIlc OlOdiiCo, WAio eatG sooPP's'
ed to be opposed to the continuance of
DIR, Hall in the passionate. The resig-
nation of the trustees, following the
stand taken by the congregation, is the
first step, which is to be followed next
Thursday night by the board of COVER
nors resigning.
Robert Bonner a warm advocate OF
DIR. Hall, said to-day that the resigna-
ton of Dr. Hall had not been prompted
by the financial condition of the
church. Mr.. Bonner asserted that the
dissatisfaction with DR.. Hall by mem
bers of the session commenced with
the WarsZawiak incident last summer.
Had that not occurred there would
never have been, Mr.. Bonner believes,
the slightest opposition to DR.. Hall.
Herman Warszawiak had charge of
one Of the missions of the church
Charges of misconduct were made
against him and he was found guilty
by the session and dismissed from the
church.
DR.. Halls sympathies We're with
Warszawiak. AT the time it was said
that either Warszawiak was guilty and
should be dismissed from the church
or John E. Parsons was guilty Of a
great libel on him. This incident, Mr.
Bonner thought, tended to make a
breach between those who thought
Warszawiak should be dismissed and
DR.. Hall.