The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-12
,HETR BELOVED PASTOR NEEDS
,rSERyES CALLED OUT on BE-
uIJFOFTHE REV. MIR. DAWSON.
,r~ circle Young and other women
Assist In Turning the Wedding Into
Shi,arre some Awful Result OF
.,ccIal,,ng in a Williamsburg Flock.

1a.t Monday night the Rev. Roland 5.
n, vson married against the wishes OF MS
t,rrer congregation, which is risky thing
~, cl.ryyman to do. 1t will be long
.,.,a before Mr.. Dawson does 1t again
w.. b,d his lesson. His wedding was
od inf, a -hvaree, his bridal coach was
.As,orun away, the reserves OF the hum
LA, street station were called out, and the
.1Ji,g salads did coldly furnish forth a
tordo ga of salt and vinegar for the cracked
taad n his aged father. He has married,
w., tina congregation has taught him his
la.son. to wit; Love your flock, but play
no favorites' 49,,
Nhen MIR. Dawson was called to take
,h.,,e Of the Ainslee Street Presbyterian
Churrb in Williamsburg, he sprang at once
t,,o creat popularity. He was considered
h.ndsome He had iron gray hair, which
r.vs him a distinguished appearance. the
so,orepation said. He came as son OF one
~ the most popular clergymen in Brook
Irr Mr.. Dawson started out to widen the
.c,al activities of the church. He organ
led boys club, made great feature OF
the social meetings, and got himself popular
in all the homes of the region.
OF course the sewing circles discussed
h,,. and of course every mother with
matrimonial goods on the market set a
vcarious ca y for Mr.. Dawson. He couldn't
walk home from Friday evening social
With girl Of his flock but that the sewing
rrcls ladies were calling the news OF his
on "a cement ont Of back windows before
ha q
vmins woman Of the parish and treated
her at drug store to glass OF Ice crea m
soda This was pretty nearly scandal
Still the Rev. Roland Dawson passed
h. favors around pretty impa rtially for
an eligible young minister. 1t was Just
about year ago that he began to specialize.
The object Of his affections was neither
me Of the three or four young widows
~ the flock nor any one Of a dozen serious
minded young women whom. the sewing
circle said, he might have had for the ask
tng. No. he began to pay attention to
Miss Minnie Edsall, who was then only
la-and him "a and grayhaired already.
He went right on with his iniquity. He
took her home from socials. He went to
dinner right along at her fathers house.
Once he was caught calling two evening
In succession That frightful news was
shouted across yards from back windows
and exchanged with many did you ever?'
on front stoops. And the opinion was
freely expressed that the trustees ought
TO do something. One of the trustees was
approached on the subject after prayer
meeting He actually connived with the
pastor 1t was terrible.
The parson went from bad to worse.
He saw the trend of popular opinion. In
stead Of mending his ways he quietly and
ths sewing circle saidD deoeitfully found a
church which wanted pastor at kearny,
y, H. and one day he handed in his resig-
twice a week he came all the way back to
Williamsburg to call on Miss Edsall.
Monday night the neighbors Of Charles
Esall noticed unusual preparations going
on about his home at 1ol Ainslee street.
florist drove up with lot of palms. The
wagon Of caterer drove up and away
many times These signs were interpreted
Alright, and shouted from the back windows
Before the shades Of night fell it began
to rain boys in Ainslee street Most Of
them carried tin horns. One group was
dragging an Italian hand organ man. An
ether had tin pan filed with some mys-
FERROUS powder. For Mr.. Dawson was
about to marry Miss Edsall. The father
| Of the bride had seen it coming. and two
| policemen from the Humboldt street station
were on guard at the front gate.
| The strains Of Memberships wedding
march arose from the piano within.
Let 'er go!' yelled the boy who was es-
| corting the handorgan man.
/ 'Good-by, little girl, good-by," began
the hand organ. 1t was big, lively, hand
organ, with drums and bells. The parlor
II piano wasn't in it. Then, while Mr.. Daw-
son promised " love, honor and cherish,
the chief rooter, prominent member OF
the Boys Club, gave signal and forty
/ horns footed together.
ihe Rev John 1. Dawson, father Of the
bridegroom, who was conducting the cere-
monies, had to yell at the top OF his voice.
Somehow he made the words Of the service
heard but it was like holding marriage
ceremony IN storm at sea.
The crowd kept growing until it blocked
'he street While the wedding supper
was gong on the volunteer preceptors of
church discipline enjoyed themselves in
many ways. They sang to the tune of the
MFrel organ. They got past the two cops
ana hanged at the shutters. Finally they
tr'ed to rush the front door. Thereupon
lne TWO cops rang for the reserves and
/ gently cleared the street.
Inc sewing circle, Of course, was not
IN the crowd That would have been too
uh.adylke. But they promenaded on the
outskirts and hoped Mr. Dawson was en-
loying himself
lhe time came for the bride and bride
groom 70 go away Two cabs we're waiting
outside. One belonged to the happy couple,
me other was for the elder Mr.. Dawson.
psl~een line Of policemen the wedding
guests ran out with their hands full of rice
ahn got ready to lombard A man in
s s.l nat and frock coat ran out and jumped
,I.o cab This happened to be the elder
VA dawson, but the young man with the
htasnesilm powder in tin pan tookit for
.ss bridegroom and forthwith tou ched
horses '''' t'''e' Va WIG
Inc driver was not on the box, and, of
bse' the team ran away. The cab
n pounoed along Ainslee street, with Mr..
lawson the elder bowling for help from
.ne window. Two blocks down it struck
.n "es' lost a whce! and dumped Mr.. Dawson
b y. us mead. He was carried back to the
'ouse' lad out on the sofa and treated for
CUT on the scalp.
t,r niter That the reserves cleared the street
snd ' w blocks, and about midnight Mr..
H; n,d ATS Dawson were permitted to get
h irvu the!r carriage and depart on their
h0nneymoon in peace
nut i will he long time before the Rev.