The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-30
mrs, DECKER'S SHARP RETORI
vn NOR STARTED WARMERS
HiRBORS en- RCH TROI BLE.
she IpoloEiI-d TO Pastor Troy. bu, mat
u,,int Ind the MATTER Things Grew
nsr,r and Pastors brother -ln-l.aw
ua, tn Ou charges Ind Net Sst

,ui the ~sNton tolIsd the he'll
=, Tar a. can hear. tho parSon of our
U,.,f.t church here - one of that kind
nat likes to have things run as he says
so 'rr man IA he street az Mariners
p,rr,r staten Island. yesterday. dis
,..-rs the uImptIs that lii" a great oak
irr~. ntrl" acorn grown - nov casting its
.t,l.N over the village. The rJmpus
started within IN" Baptist church. organ
.,-t % lS5; Wher, the Rev. John n Troy
I. ll,trr But ~ has grown far beyond
tho confines NJ the flock which the Rev
NJ Troy Young a. h" ~. RAISED from
.frv rr seventy tive 10 some two hundred
10 r.. I've wears Of his passionate. and now
ta..., r.p half the time 81 Mariners Harbor
a. subject uf discussion. Tn the street
,..-r.r~ on sunday evenings first one
cr,Ni will come along teliing how great
q. Troy and then will come another ca
rr..--ing Interested expectancy as To how
much longer Troy will last any way.
They We even got To the point Of calling
k.u Troy.
-lnu know. 80 far a. can tell Il Ia YOU
Il came about like this the man in the
street continued. Tn" Baptist church
Wa coming ny under the leadership
- this Rev. Troy. going up from half
hundred To two hundred persons in the
foi and some IL 'em were for Frightening
up the church building somewhat within
They wanted the Sunday school room
IN he basement frightened up and re
da-r-aied and the devoted among the
church people Sat about To do the work
themselves Mrs. Decker. one ut the
most energetic women IN the church
hAi a large sunday school class 81 girls
and hey dad a lot ~ the decorating. One
dav a. We all get the story. ParSon Troy
came IN 20 look things over wnen every.
BODY was a. work there. l ought Ia tell
va hat Mrs Decker IL very capable
woman who has invented some uSt'nl
articles and - engaged in business sue
cessfIllv herself Well. the decorations
mai reached point where u had been
de'srmlned TO paint the Windows and u
Was hen that the Rev. Troy happened IA.
t. the hest of my unbiased beliet
ami vpu understand | am speaking cot
latvalv as lt were and that my name -
multiple the parson remarked Ia Mrs.
Decker VINO vas IN charge al ahairs
A. 'ns time, that Il any window painting
to 10 done a little window cleaning
might well preCede IT, To which the
spirited Mrs Decker. who was putting
10 overtime on this task with her pupils.
responded that in that case there surely
WaSa rob for the parson. since he appeared
T. - the only person present VIII" was not
N'rSlng
The dignity of the Rev Troy. who -
Young AID wears glasses. was TIME
-iHHad a. this. and holding hls glass; "a
b ght hand and running h,s LEFT through /
fs bond locks ne delivered youthful
nnIst-ral rehuke. which had the un- I
fortunate effect Of inducing Mrs Becker I
20 --turt thai whenever The young parson
AS naughty like tha' he mad" her feel
-"a. wicked Now of course that wa an ]
awful thing In sav 10 n par~nn. a Young
rar-pn especially and me first thinC We
Knew Mr.. DecSer was up on charge
before the lizard 81 deOcons senior :
lIsa0pn Laluf. with IN" resi- RANT mat .
comes with sound age and experience. /
slyre-sad himself somewhat "a INV |
.-Ins in England used To- du when they !
were moved n say piffie. Just lax" that /
~ arGing upon has feelings. he aid mat 7
r. charges were trivial nut be,ng mildly
fylomAti" up 'u a certain point. n" ~'lE-
E.-'sd that Mrs Decker 90 ~ and "i"i'- .
eSe 10 the minister for N" ianci"t slight ,
fl0on his dignity and thai ne matter ur .
settled
Mn. Decker went 10 call at ~" par
sOnaRe: the IN non WASH home MI
Decker and Mr.. Troy didn't under,ttnh
each other altogether and had matter
became worse Ia the end. hoS"y"r
apologies settled this little dihculty. but
beacon ZelIf himself found himself
under the Jovian denunciat ton 81 th" .
parNon and a. such an extent that he was I
thought to be IN danger uf expulsion
Well. the deacon ~ still there. hat " hap :
peneci that the deacon nephew was court .
ing the Tarson = Slster-in law 49, N"
family row coming
Mrs Troy, a handsome woman. who
came from virginia. had her younger
sister living with her az the parsonage"
and Fred Koh ler Deacon Ieluf's nephew
and a son of Capt koher who used 10 h"
-4per intsndent 81 the Sta ten Island ferri"s
r@fore Uncle knickeTbOCker took up ~"
600 used N 60 ~ the par-onag" IN IN"
rNninE and whisper -weetly To Mis-
Mabel the Rev. MIR. Troy = sister in Law.
By nd by Miss Mabel left the parsonage
ard vent 10 boarding and then Fred and
che got married The parsOn was a gan
Fr.1 and Fred was aRin the larson, a.
y. rpuld easily guess, or at least 80 We
49," ct to believe down here.
NrW far be II from rne 10 Say or even
. ~ ~ imagine who did what. hut Mar.
ra-s HarbOr was allowed 20 get hold OF
p" lea that things we're te'ng said
H".rE sad against young Fred kohl"r;
and anyway pretty soon Fred was No
'"' 70 the hoard Of deacons charged NTH
-.ari"ung the parson Ia the pTeJudic. Of
'rs welfare 81 the church body. When
D.. - there he Just said that he had
'.'t.rg 20 say. hut they do say that ;"
'.'ei M, u he wanted To say things h"
3" -. We never heard hat Inci"
10 = got angry at this. hut the Rev. Mr.
I... ."rtainly did get angry, according
'.t ."port- He got 80 angry last Mon
~ sht when Fred was ~ N" tar Of
'h- inrfs Amounted that he made serious
NuHlar did not answer AZ th" time.
.r.ia.l ~ hadn't replied 10 the general
'-1r g"- that were made against him. for
.'- "t-.u that his counsel. william \. 7
k"r-" AS not allowed Ia ba in the room
p'E u and his counsel had advised
tn 'u' % answer unless counsel Was
T''-.r'
10. u.r' stage 81 the trouble followed 4
- '.fas|'s Nv Mrs kohler that the Rev .
F' ray had on four occasions while /
-.' .l- uvIng AZ his house and whsle her .
--... Mrs Troy was ~. attempted 10 4
'.. h-r 20 wrongful Rcts hohler 4
...... -flui- that he was dismissed from 4
'.. ...aN nn Monday night. though he |
..iga- thai he ~ not wholly Cer-
.t' Inc aoiiDn 81 the evening I
..I 20 Representatives Of the .
-ty that h. not expelled hut .
.ru"tr before the whole church I
answer further next "Wednesday /
.. n 10. has been ruled o'it his cOun-
- To- mandamus tho church board .
raus~ vi y he should not DO re
having been improperly tired. 4
Mr. Troy. having acted a. his
nd A. prosecutor and "a uiodera-
meeting all IA one. therefore i