Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-08-19
Sensational Charges Made
Against Rev. 0rtynski--Wan
Hungarian in His Stead.
ACCUSED MAN DEFENDED
" ent Six Delegates from
Various Parts of Country
Here at Meeting Saturday.
IN WASHINGTON HALL
May Mean Disruption of
Ruthenian Greek Catholic
Churches as a Result.

Claiming that the presence of the
Rt. Rev. Bishop Stephen Ortynski In
this country means disruption
among the Ruthenian Greek Cathohc
churches in America caused twenty
six delegates Of the Hungarian
Greek churches to prepare docu-
ments Saturday afternoon asking
Pope Plus x to recall the bishop and
place a Hungarian in his stead. Sc
rious charges have also been lodged
against the present dign1tary Whlch
the Hungarian Greeks say Will cause
the pope to remove him.
Closeted In Washington Hall on
Saturday afternoon the delegates,
representing some of the largest
Hungarian Greek chu- ches In the
country, debated on the most strln-
gent measures OF ridding the Greek
churches Of the bishop. 1t Is
claimed by those opposed to the rul'
ings of Rev. Ortynski that he Is di-
giding the Greeks and forming sep
arate churches. The Hungar1ans
claim that they form seventy-fve per
cent t\of parishioners and should have
q bishop representing them who halls
from their part of Europe.
Other charges will be presented to
Pope Plus and If necessary a delega-
ton from the dissatisfied Hungarian
Greeks will pay him visit this fall
The Greeks of Hungarian nationality
have broken away from Bishop Or
tynski and declare they Will not
place their property and lands In his
name.
Those who are with the Rt. Rev
Bishop and the Holy See claim that
Saturdays meeting Is an argument
in their favor inasmuch as invita-
tions were sent broadcast to attend
the session and only twenty-six an
swered the call. This, they say,
shows that the power of those
against Bishop Ortynski Is weaken
ing and that the attempts to have the
Nishop ousted will amount to moth
II ..--Rope-~ Plus x, before the ap-
1pointment of Bishop Ortynski, was
petitioned by the Greeks of this
country to place bishop at their
head who knew the language.
Now it is claimed by the champi-
ons of the bishop that several Hun
garian Greek priests, dissatisfied
with the rulings OF the Rev. Ortyn-
ski, have broken away with him and
are backed by several large and in
fluential Hungarian societies. Some
say that the Hungarian Greek priests
who are averse to having bishop
as their head are trumping up the
so-called charges against the present
Ruthenian bishop believing that the
pope might recall him.
The delegates present at the meet
ing were John Surgent and John
Miklus, Of Passaic; Peter Puha, Mi
chael Mikulaninci, George Bodnor
and John Fucak, of Roosevelt; Mi
chael Nomchik, John Kroapra, John
o. Vracely, Paul Iwany and George
Sloboda, Of Trenton; Joseph Hricin-
yak and Michael Kontra, of Phila-
delphia; George Petrungo, John To-
mas, George Csukala and George
Simko, Of Newark; John Kostelnih
and John Chovance, of Bayonne; T..
Dudjak and John Popovics, Of New
Britain, Conn; Mr.. Zajavlanje, Of
Pennsylvania, and the following
from this city: George A. Hriczko,
John Barilics, Charles Ilya and
Michael Dellman.