Show Rev Charles A Hajden3 Miff Special to THE HERALD Examiner DispatCh GLOUCESTER Mass May 21Qu a sensation has been created in St Johns sensaton Episcopal church by the action of Rev Charles A Hayden rector last Sunday evening in announcing from the pulpit a sentence of excommunication on Christopher Chris-topher Whittendalc and wife alleging that they had slandered him Whittendale for several years had been a vestryman of the church but for nearly four years has not been inside the edifice owing to a difference with the rector in regard to attending the funeral of a mem her of VhittcndaIes fStnlly Arrangements Arrange-ments for the funeral of Rhoda Whiten dale had bcenmade with Undertaker Lloyd to take place at 2 oclock to which time it is alleged the minister objected saying he wanted it to take place two hours later and unless it did he would not attend Hayden Hay-den when asked his reasons said that 2 oclock was his dinner time and again he did not believe in burying the dead on Sunday Sun-day His services were dispensed with and Rev Mr Clark of the Evangelical Congregational church officiated Whittendales sister lay on her death bed last Sunday Hayden was sent for Saturday Satur-day to administer the communion On arriving ar-riving at the house it is said he started a discussion as to what undertaker should be chosen to bury the woman in the event of her death He insisted on naming the person per-son He did not gain his point and when he returned on Sunday the patient was unconscious and the communion was dispensed dis-pensed with The woman died before nightfal That night Parson Hayden announced an-nounced the excommunication of the vestryman |