The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
OEB DEACON IS TO BE- TRIED
JOHN y. ROSCOE WONT ne
SIGN MS CHURCHLY POST.

4, o., bsdy In Hark eosacA RemarAs His
imp~aateue Astitune- Pastor DUsy 60.
lnanle to Persssade Rescoe 90 QUIT.
Preaches From tho lSth Psaim.
HAcKESsAcK. Dec is-John II. Dema-
rest. one Of the confessed gambling dea-
cons OF the North Hack ensack Reformed
Church. resigned Last night from the con-
sistory of that church unable longer to
Withstand the pleading OF his pastor. the
Rev. Abram Duryea. and members OF the
cotsistory.
Dcmarest would not attend the confer
ence OF the consistory ON Friday night.
because he did not want TO be IN q room
with Deacon John V. Roscoe. So Pastor
Duryea went To Demarest' home again
last night and talked to the erring deacon
like "A father Then Demarest weak ensd.
The pastor was not 30 successful with
Roscoe. The latter becomes more defiant
every day. and the feeling against him In
the little town becomes more and moro
intense. His attempt to drag others into
the trouble is not well received. Not only
did he again refuse TO resign last night
but he went bit further and told Pastor
Duryea and Elder Joseph Weston that
though he were dismissed and the ac-
ton upheld by the Chassis he would appeal
beyond the Chassis. wherever that may be.
just IA though nothing had happened.
Deacon Roscoe went TO the sunday school
this morning and taught his Bible class.
of which two members wero present.
both women. Roscoe hurried away from
Sunday school a. soon a. it was over and
hA a ha
On the way out of the church Elder
John y. Noorhs endeavored to give
Roscoe a card or letter. but Roscoe refused
it and avoided his brother officer IN much
as possible.
The Rev, MIR Duryea seemed much
affected during the services, particularly
when reading the notices. one Of which
was to the effect that there would be
a special congregational meeting on
"Wednesday evening. December -, At
which time John V. Roscoe. a deacon.
would he placed on trial for gambling
A notice of such trial was personally
served upon Roscoe by the pastor and
Elder Weston.
For the Scriptural reading this morn
ing Pastor Dury-a changed his custom
a bit and selected the fifteenth Psalm.
Here IL the Psalm IN full
Lord. who shall abide in Thy tabernacle?
Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill.
lie that walk-th uprightly and worssth
righteousness and Sp-ake'h the truth IL
ma heart
lie that ha"khi,e'h not with hts tonxu.
nor doeth evil TO his n~ighbor nor t.keth
up a reproarh against has net ghhuT
In those eyes = vile person l. condemned.
bat Ia honoreth them that fear the Lord
He that -wsareth To- hts own hurt and
Changeth not
lie that put'.-h not out his money 70
u-rrv. nor taketh reward against the
Innocent Ne that d""th these things shall
never Ne moved
As neighbor- peacons Roscoe and
Demarest puarr.llad Ro-co.'s guinea
Health ordered the fowl removed At
the firemens carnival the d~scons Used
had language tai each other, out II which
a Islander suit arose. Al this trial IN
Hackenrack last "wednesday Roscoe was
awarded ak cents damages. The two
deacons were led into COnfeesinH that
they had ha.n close friends. and had often
pla we'd pInochle for Ave cents a point
The church officials didn't car" 50 much
about the Islander suit. hat they couldn
the gambling
Rocco. declares the church law does
not prohibit the playing II plnnchle for
money hut even the few supporters he
has think he does not mean This Presi- +.
dent Silas Moore and several members Of
the Riverside Hose Company attended
tn. church services this morning
We want Pastor DIIry-a and the church
folks tn know that We are behind them in
this matter was. the way President
Moore expressed himself Ia reporters. II
WAS learned TODAY that Roscoe had
resigned ~ member II this hose com I
,,any. and il was the first ra-,gnat ton that i
nad been accepted without endaavoring
10 plead with the member To reconsider I
Deacon DernBrest apologinad for the part
he played in the trouble with Roscoe at ,
Inc carnival. and he IL still member /
D"mare-t did not attend the church ser.
.iCes to-day