Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-12
WANTS To KNOW WHY
HE CAN'T be RECTOR


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must dig out" and leave the parish
house, as Triyen Trepsic, president of
the church council, criptically, albeit a
trifie vulgarly, put it in a letter.
Strife and Turmoil
For instance, the inner workings of
the Servian house Of worship haven't
been moving smoothly and the suit in
equity Is a climax of a rather lengthy
story of strife and turmoil.
Furthermore, the. Rev. Mr.. Vukich-
evich is not alone in his battle for his
rights. Half dozen members of the
council and a majority of the congre.
contends. That's why at 10 o'clock
Monday morning-the hour fixed for
the hearing-some 200-odd of the
faithful of st. Nicholas, Vulsichevfchs
and nti-Vukichevichs. are expected to
help fill up courtroom No. /. -
Most Of the congregation will be
here, expect" said Mr.. Sucker SOL
emnly when discussing the matter to-
day. ,..l
Cross of More Than Usual Weight
While practically the whole of the
Rev. Mr.. Vukichevich's tenure has
been a cross of more than the usual
burden, the final straw was piled on
about February 1 when the rector re-
fused to perform a marriage cere-
mony. The rector believed he was
right about that, too. Popor Grau
and pretty Angelina Mali were the
lucky pair. The age of the bride-to-
be was given as sixteen, but the priest
declared he didn't think she was more
than fourteen. So he refused to per-
form the rites until he had investi-
gated. Promptly Mr.. Trepsic, Peter
Kakenevic. stanko Vilencia, Juro
Aralica, Sam Ivprencia and some
others took exception to this. They
faction in the church council and de-
PENDANTS in the equity proceeding.
Some of them even went so far as
to threaten to lick the rector then, and
there; others cursed him; still others
so the plaintiff declares, even threat
ened to kill him. 1t is all part of g
| plot to oust him from his job, the
| reverend father declares. .'G.
Oh! the Fiendishness of 1t 49,.
Furthermore, there have been in.
situations to the effect that he didn'
| fulfill the provisions of his contrac
with the church. The clause in ques
ton provides that when the rector II
going round taking up the collections
he shall be accompanied by the can
| tor, or church singer. Not that it ].
ordinarily suspected that the man with
the plate might substitute a buttor
once in awhile or otherwise slip some
| thing over, but because it's a require
| ment-of' the church ritual. However
Vukichevich hasn't allowed the church
singer to accompany him, the anti
| contend. And there have been mur
murings of some shortages on the col
| lection plate now and then. .
| Finally, the antis got the keys t.
the church. locked the doors and re
| fused to let Vukichevich and a lot O
the members of the church council
who are named with him as PLAINTIFF
and most of the congregation to ge
into the. house of worship. And tn,
custom is for at least two services pc
day. >-s
| The UnlSindeSt Cut OF All
! But the, unkindest cut of all wa
President Trepsics letter ordering TIL,
Rev. DR.. Vukichevich to get out o
the parish house, Here's the letter a
translated:
| If YOU don't dig out from the parisl
house Tomorrow, Friday, February 6
then we will proceed according to tn,
tlaw of America. The best way woult
be that you go without any trouble
because 1t will not be good for you
The parish house Is house for churcI
members (and it is this covert slu
that causes Vukichevich such sorrow
and not for rent Last wishes from
me are that don't wish to find yo,
here by Saturday. Dig out"
Now President Judge Kunkel will
have to settle it.