The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-29
MINISTERIAL
SQUABBLE'.. J.

The Rev. samuel l. Vandsrbeek. former
pastor of the Christian Reformed Churcn
Of Ramsey, N. j., yesterday publicly de-
nnunced the Rev. J. N. .Trompen. ths
present pastor Of the church, as liar.
ltwa a climax to church war that hal
been waging many years. a3
The Rev MIR. Vanderbeek, bland man
nared Clergyman of fifty. years, has accus.
cd Pastor Tronpen befora NJi,a Church
Cassis Df Hacksnsack. There afS hSaergoi
of open rebellion TO ordination v0wsA
loyalty to the Church and criminal cruell
to o little child. The Chassis met OIL Wed:'
nesday. MIR. Trompen wa. not present.
He was cited to appear on January 0, anu
ans or the charges made against him,
upon pain of expulsion from lhe ministry.
| Rev. Mr.. Troinpen, even moro suave OF
manor han MIR. Vanderbc,k, announces
that he will not appear on January o;
thnt the charges rgainst him are based on
jealousy; that iho Chassis hri do jurisdic.
ton over him, that 1T Is made OF oranks
and old fogies, anyway, and that for his
vndication he will appeal TO the General
Synod OF the Church, which meets next
June.
Tho two reverend gentlemen passed
each other on the street at Ramsey yester-
day morning. "Good morning." said
Dominic Trompen. extending his hand
The R3v. Mr.. Vanderbeek turEel hts
hand away and cody said:
'Sir, until you, have cleared away tho
charges which have bsen against you. l
do not desire that you should accost mo
up the street. You lied to me. You have
shown yourself un worthy to associate with
i Christian gentlemen"
| Pastor Trompen assured Mr. Wander
week that all would bs explained in time,
and passed on.
In this q sht hat has 10 lung peen wng-
ing in the Ramsey church. the field mar
shals have been women. Mrs. Vandsrbsek
and Mrs. Trompen have had their own
tetes-a-. etc. Yesterday Mrs. Wander
beck told this story OF Mrs. TroMpen's
| treatment of her little adopted daughter:
Little Francis kriedlor WAS the daugh.
ter of barkeeper in Grand Rapids. Mich.
Upon the recon- !nendation Of INV husband
Mr.. Kriedler allowed his daughter to be
adopted by Mr.. Trompen. The child was
five years old ut tho time, After staying
In the Trompsn home abuut2 years my
husband took the child back to her
la her. The Trompens said the little girl
WAS incorcigiblc, but sto was bright
little thing, and most people liked her
while taking her home to her father
my hu band discovered that there were
sores upon the littie girls hands. How
did you burn yourself little one? my hus-
band asked. on, they burned me, an-
swercd the little girl, us though II we're u
subject she was AFRAID to talk about,
"Upon reaching homo the child was put
in a hospital. She was examined by DIR.
schuyler Cofax Graves. After his exAm-
ination lie said to me that he found burns
upon the child's legs Two Inches wide and
almost raw. There were many terrible
sores ali over her body. The child was in
the hospi al seven months, and in all that
lime her sores III s.! not heal.
M. 'rbne en- ven cut TO Grand Ra1.
ids II short Imu Later and my husband
asked hun to call On US. saying that he
wautui to talk with bin concerning a
ma rf that,DvJ Jl sed he hoaOr OF bJUh HIM
and hi, wis. his Mr.. lronpcn would
uvL do.
II suspected that Mr.. Trompen's wife
wa, the real otfender and that Mr.. from
pen himself Was merely shielding hers
When returned to Ramsey met Mrs.
Trompen, but told her that did not wish
to be considered u friend OF hers or to OBJ
.efvo pleasant relations with her. She
cailoi upon me a few days later and asked
me to explain what meant, i told her
Of the grave charges that lad been made
against her. said to her: Il feel that
you are awiuily guilty, II 1t was known
what you had done YOU would go to state
prison tot your act
Mrs. Trninpeu said, oh, IL l could
only tell the hi tory Of that chilly Upon
my press ny hor leniai or au afiirinh-
ton of tnp cruelty ofy she told me that
1t wa. 10 no II m business, and that end
ed tho inLe view.
Upon anu her occasion Mrs. Wander
beek says, she pressed Mr.. Trompcn for an
answer to tho accusation. and Ee merely
said to her:
Look to your own lileH
At this point Mr. and Mrs. John Y.
Dntvr come into the story, Mr.. Dater Is
Mrs. Vanderbesk's daughter. She, too,
urged tho from pens TO explain the cruelty
story. Mr.. Uater Is editor OF the RAM
sey Journal Ho Is president OF tbs
Town Fire Department, OF town building
loan association. and was a do neon In Mr..
Trompen's cnurch Ho. too tolt that an
explanation was necessary