The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-03-13
FATHER MAJOR DECIDES TO
 LEAVE PULPIT
Pastor of St. John Nepomuck Tired of Receiving Anony- nous Letters
Will Abide by Decision of Bishop Nilan-Committee of Church Begs Fr. Major to Remain

Rev. Desiderius Major, pastor of tn,
 Church of St. John Nepomuck, tht oldest Slovenian congregation in ths cdty, surprised his parishioners yester day morning by announcing that he i: going to leave the church.
 T am tired of receiving anonymou: letters," said the priest. Further tht priest declined to state his reason fou leaving the pastorate. He then sai6 that he, was to have an interview with Bishop, John Milan at o'clock yester. day afternoon. At the vesper service last evening he announced that he ha6 talked with Bishop Milan, who was ir this city yesterday. and that the
 Bishop would send priest here Tues day to look after the church
 The announcement caused furore among the parishioners, and after ves- pers last night Brooks street. in iron, of the church, was blocked with cry- Ing women and children and some what excited men, who wanted the clergyman to remain.
 The trustees waited upon Father Major in the church and pleaded with him to stay, for he is much beloved by. the greater part of his people. The PA ASC~ Woo dSACu WHY li6 WdS ICdFiIS He declined to state, further than that he intend to abide by the decision o1 the Bishop. It became rumored among the people that the Bishop has received many letters in which cen sure of Father Major was expressed
 In order to avoid rush of parish toners to the rectory last night. Fla ther Major called a carriage and rode away. saying that he would be back In~r . D>A Y, trustees asked him if he would re- main at the church if a. committee from the church Succeeded in secur- ing the consent of the Bishop for him to remain. ''I shall be governed by what the Bishop says" replied the pastor.
 A meeting of the parishioners was called in the basement of the church. last night, and it was unanimously voted to request the Bishop to return Father Major to the church. A vote priest. A committee composed of Trustee John Tipovski. Trustee Thee- dore Gerak, Andro I1engen, na tional president of the First Slavonic Wreath of the Free Eagle, Stephen Buda, and Julius Bachman were elected a com mittee to wait upon the Bishop. this The committee left for E1dTCIOTQ on an carry CTdlQ ana VIII report to a parish meeting to be held this evening.
 Rev. Major has been connected with St. Johns church for the past four years, one year as assistant to Rev. Father Kossalko, and three years as pastor, and successor of Rev. Fla Jher Kossa1ko. He is B years of age and the demonstration in his behalf last night would indicate that he is the best liked pastor the church has had. Father Major is Hungarian, but is a talented linguist, speaking Slovenian to the great satisfaction of his parish toner's.
 One of the officers of the church said this morning: "We have "a sus- picion that there are enemies of the who believe that Father Major is too young to have such a charge. Father Kossalko was nearly 30 years of age and all of the priests of the church have been men of more mature years than Father Major. But as Father Major declines to discuss the nature of the letters he has re- ceived we cannot do anything about them. The members of the church are solid for him and are much pleas ed with the way he has guided his flock. We are at a loss to know what could have happened to cause him to go away."
 Father Major has resided with his aged mother and two sisters at the of the church.