The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-12
7HEIR BELOVED PASTOR NEDS
DESERVES CALLED OUT on BE-
u,IF THE REV. MR.. DAWSON.
Scaling circle Young and other Women
,,J., In Turning the Wedding Into
n shI,arer some Awful Result Of
.,cclallllng In q Williamsburg Flock.

for any clergyman 10 no. IL VIII we " ''i's
,,,,e befora Mr. Dawson does 1t again.
a.. had hi. lesson. His wedding was
.,,-r,d int, a -hivarec, his bridal coach was
.,,lio ,o run away. the reserves of the Hum
n",n stree. station we're called out, and the
,.,;l,,g salads did coldly furnish forth
tanJ,ve Of salt and vinegar for the cracked
haad # his ged father He has married,
b,, m, congregation has taught him his
l...,n to wit: Love your flock, but play
no fayorites
Wbep Mr.. Dawson was called to take
oh,,ra of the Ainslce st rect Presbyterian
rburrh IN Williamsburg, he sprang at once
| ;nto great popularity. He was considered
handsome. H. had iron gray hair, which
coyo him a distinguished appearance. the
eor,rnratinn said. He came as son Of one
~ the most popular clergymeln in Brook
Ion MIR. Dawson started out to widen the
social activities Of the church. He organ
izsl bows club, made great feature OF
,bo social meetings, and got himself popular
IN all the homes Of the region.
Of course. the sewing circles discussed
Kim. and Of course every mother with
matrimonial goods on the market set a
yi,ar,ols cap for Mr.. Dawson. He couldn't
wa,k home from Friday evening social
crh girl Of his flock hut that the sewing
circle ladies were calling the news of his
engagement, out of back windows before
breakfast next morning. Once he met a
vounE woman of the parish and treated
her a, drug store to a glass OF ice cream
soda This was pretty nearly a scandal.
Still. the Rev. Roland Dawson passed
tis fayor- around pretty impartially for
an eligible young minister. 1t was just
spour a year go that he began to specialize.
The object Of his affections was neither
one of the three or four young widows
Of the flock nor any one of dozen serious
minded young women whom the sewing
circle said he might have had for the ask
ing no, he began to pay attention to
Miss Minnie Edsal, who was then only
la-ani 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 evenings
in succession. That frightful news was
shouted across yards from back windows
and exchanged with many did you ever?"
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
the sewing circle said) deoeitfully found
church which wanted a pastor at Kearny,
y j. and one day he handed in his resig-
nation. and moved to New Jersey. But
twice week he came all the way back to
Williams burg to call on Miss Edsall.
Monday night the neighbors OF Charles
Edsal noticed unusual preparations going
on about his home at l0l Ainslee street.
A florist drove up with lot Of palms. The
wagon Of a caterer drove up and away
many times These signs we're 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
other had tin pan filled with some mys-
FERROUS powder. For Mr.. Dawson was
about to marry Miss Edsal. The father
Of the bride had seen 1t 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
piano wasn't in it. Then. while Mr.. Daw-
son promised to love, honor and cherish,
the chief rooter, a prominent member OF
the Boys Club, gave signal and forty
horns footed together.
The Rev John I. 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
the street While the wedding supper
was going on the volunteer preoeptors Of
many ways. They sang to the tune of the
barrel organ They got past the two cops
and banged at the shutters. Finally they
tired to rush the front door. Thereupon
me two cops rang for the reserves and
gently cleared the street.
NO SEWING circle, OF course, was not
IN the crowd That would have been too |
nhadyhke, But they promenaded on the
outskirts and hoped Mr. Dawson was en-
loving himself
The time came for the bride and b ride
groomto 60 away Two cabs were waiting
outside One belonged to the happy couple,
me other was for the elder Mr.. Dawson.
p@tween line Of policemen the wedding
guests ran out with their hands full Of rice
ana got ready to lombard. A man in a
,aI nat and frock coat ran out and jumped
INC, M cab, This happened to be the elder
WI, Dawson, but the young man with the
magnesium powder in tin pan took 1t for
NE bridegroom and forthw with tou ched
on the powder right under the noses OF the
II he driver was not on the box, and OF
p% o, the team ran away. The cab
bounced along Ainslee street, with Mr..
lawson the elder bowling for help from
.ne window. Two blocks down 1t struck
tree lost wheel and dumped Mr. Dawson
on his hna9. He was carried back to the
lonse, land out on the sofa and treated for
a cut on the scalp.
AFTER that the reserves cleared the street
!% 'wo blocks, and about midnight Mr..
ara Mrs, Dawson were permitted to got
hNo Their carriage and depart on their
"Qneymo0n in peace.
p. our i viii be long time before the Rev.
, Wv. ;. Dawson gets married again
"NnoNt tho written consent OF his former
congregation.
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