The evening world., 1914-04-04
PASTOR TOLD WIDOW
He, A W|DOWER, WAS
QUALIFIED COMFORTER
So Says Former Sunday
School Teacher in Story
Told Church Court.

The secret trial Of the Rev. Dr..
Jacob Embury Price. pastor OF the
Washington Heights Methodist Epis-
copal Church. on charges Of frivolous
and over-afRectionate conduct with
women OF his congregation Wa oon-
tinusd to-day In tho Metropolitan
Temple. Seventh avenue near Four
tenth street. A. the fourteen minis
tors, who were commissioned by the
New York Conference ~ trial body,
nied into the church they passed q
largo lettered notice Of to-morrow's
services announcing that the Rev. Mr..
Downs would preach tomorrow on
do A. You Please, but -"
The first witness against Pastor
Price to-day was Mrs. Hilma Dohl Of
No. col West One Hundred and
Fortisth street. q young widow. who
once taught Sunday school In the
church. She told the court. she re-
ported afterward. that she was forced
to leave the church by DR.. Prices
actions.
"I went to call on him ON church
business" she said, and he sat be-
side me on d sofa and Rugged ms
tight and said that since I was a
widow and no was q widower any
thing We did to comfort each other
was all right. He frightened me by
his actions and I ran out Of the
house"
Mrs. Dohi was asked about efforts
that had been made to keep her from
testifying. She said she had been
warned by Ephraim Hill. a friend oil
DR.. Price. that II she testified against
the minister she would wish she had
died first. Miss Bertha Taylor also
asked her to keep away from the
court, she said. But Mrs. Dohi said
she opened her Bible at random and
found her finger on Proverbs xiv.
A-25, under the chapter heading
"Moral Virtues and Contrary Vicss;'
"a. He that saith unto the wicked
thou art righteous, him shall the
people curse. nations shall abhol
him;
rs. But TO them that rsbuks hin
shall be delight and good blessing
come upon them"
80" Mrs. Dohl said. II took It as a
Anger Of fate pointing out my course
OF action" Mrs. Dohl said tho court
did not question her regarding THU
divine direction.
Wilbur F.. Bruce. ono of those who
signed the charges. had only hearsay
evidence and was excused. Headly
c. Black. another who signed tn,
charges. followed him.
Mrs. Lillian Miller. who left tn,
!, siokbsd Of . son In Baltimore to At
tend the trial. told story much Ink
: that Of Mrs. Dohl. She broke dow
and wept while on the witness stand
DR.. Price took the stand In his owl
defense In the afternoon. He woul
not describe his testimony outside ex
cept to say that ne had denied ever,
: accusation made against him. Fran
Moss, former Assistant District At
torney; w. Il. Comforts, Of the Raj
; Ice Cream Company: William Gamble
! and other character witnesses wer
also heard. The case will be close
, this evening and reported to the con
, ference Monday.
. Just before the conclusion OF tn
D morning session Jane Est. an !. "
+ w. agitator. who had attempted (
make scene earlier In the day. tris
10 force her way into the trial. Sh
was removed from the promises Wit
the aid OF Policeman Brennan OF tn
West Seventeenth street station. Ono
I on the sidewalk she made for ii
Wss S,s stcns .n Ss,ss &c cnuscs; NJ.
the conferences are baing hald.s n
, confsrsncs had adjourns1 boloSs b
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