The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-14

| Bishop Milan. Believing that som one had been writing letters to the
 Bishop about the priest, the congrega-
 ton proceeded to name a committee
 which visited the Episcopal residence l at Hartford. They were met by
 Chancellor John G. Murray. to whom l they made known their mission. They wanted the Bishop to stand by the l priest. Chancellor Murray told the committee il would be useless for them to see the Bishop because he had made up his mind in the matter
 Trustee Theodore Gerak in speaking 1 of the, visit to the Episcopal residence said: Chancellor Murray told us the bishop and asked permission to raise mortgage on the church for $8,000 to build school building. Bish- op Milan asked why the church did not
 use it's own funds and Father Major ; told him there were no funds. On hear counting which Father Major was un- able to give.
 Our committee told the chancellor that the church had it's funds in the Bridgeport banks. Chancellor Murray told Us if we could show that the funds of the church were intact the
 bishop might consider the petition of the committee to have the priest main tained. We returned to this city and going to all the banks where the church had deposits we found all that was left was $25. The deposits of last $1, ,4O0."
 Father Majors aged mother and two beautiful sisters who have been domiciled with him at the parsonage 320 Brooks street made arrangements this morning to leave the parsonage. They had no place to go. Joseph Gig lar. the West End real estate man in- vited them to his home for while. M. Lenos, former choirmaster of tho St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic church who is the fiance of Miss Poeris Major arrived here this morning from Perth Anboy, NJ. and offered to take the priests mother and sisters with him to Perth Ambby, N. J.. but they decided to go to the Ciglar home first. s Father Major was an accomplish ed singer, talented musician and 9 lingufst speaking a half dozea lan- guages. He received a salary of s1,a00 a year and the usual fees, which were many in his congregation.
 His pastorate was one of the best paying in the diocese Of Hartford. His cause of his undoing. He was only B years of age and he liked young people and good time. Often when going to a picnic or out to a gather ing he would discard his Roman col lar and put on a collar and necktie. lHCTC were I0lSuUOES OI tHc pTltSI WHO thought his visits to New York were ], too frequent.
 Members of the church were indul- [ gent with the priest and believed that a few years would cause him to set tie down.
 The trustees heard this morning that the priest owned a large power ! boat and piano which they will try : to secure to use in satisfying a part of his claim.
 Father Major liked autonobiling and he frequently took party of his young friends out for a ride in a hir- ed car How he managed to get rid of s6,9Oo puzzles the trustees of tho church. Trustees John Lipovski and Theodore Gerak say that for several weeks they have asked Father Major to submit his books to the trustees for auditing but on each occasion he had found an excuse to put them off.
 Father Major is a Hungarian but his fluent use of the Slovenian tongue made him readily acceptable to the SIavonia parish.
 "He could move the whole congrega-ss toin to tears by his preaching and no one had so many friends as Father Major said Trustee Theodore Gerak.