The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-03-03
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o1broohlyn, ~ Y.--iDpOrtsnt Doclaion.
The N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. Of
last evening, contains an abstract Of
Judge Edmond decision in this impor
tant case. The history If this dispute is
familiar To many Of ohf renders. The
difficulty, as we learn from the Advert.
ser, hrst arose from The case ofRev. Mr..
Mathi, charges being brought against Mr..
Ireen, who. prior TO the last annual chm
terence in New York, was pastor oftho
bronklyn Centenary Church. 10 the effect
That. by certain irregular proceedings, he
had assisted Mr.. NJ. in evadlng certain
proceedings Of disciplinary kind which
The Church desired to exercise a
full hearing of evidence and arguments
on both sides, the New York annual con.
ference by formal vote suspended Mr..
Green from his ministry for one yeari
whcreupon the Bishop appointed to the
vacant pastorate the Rev. Mr.. Griffths.--4
Mr. Green subsequently resigned his
connection with The Methodist Episcopal
Church, the Centenafy Church professed.
ly doing the same thing and extending an
invitation To Mr.. Green TO become their
pastor. Theinvitaii6h was accepted and
when Mr.. Grif6lhs, under authority ufthe
Conference and the Bishop, went TO tako
possession of the parsonage and the
Church, he was met with refusal, on
the ground that the Church had with.
drawn from the Conference and denied
| its Jurisdiction. Acting under advice Mr..
Grifiths instituted the proceedings which
have elected the following decision from
Judge Edmonds:
That the itinerancy oftheir preachers
lis we'll established rule Of tho Methe-
dist Episcopal Church. and that their
practice of enforcing that itinerancy by
means of the Bishop stationing the
preachers-without consulting their wish
es or those of the congregation. is not con-
lrary to law. That the Centenary NJ Z.
Church in Brook lyn, having been organi-
zed in connection with that society at
large. is bound. go hong as the connexion
continues, by the Doctrines and Disci-
pline" laid down for the Government of
the Church.
That their meeting house and parson-
age having been built by contributions
from Methodists generally. and for the
use Of the Methodist Episcopal congre-
CATION, it is not in the power of the trus-
tees 10 divert them to any other purpose.
or to Withdraw them from the subordina-
ton which was voluntarily assumed at the
establishment of the society.
II Is no excuse for the trustees that
their action has been sanctioned or gov
erned by the number of males now wor-
shipping in that house, it being their on
ly duty To see that the Temperatures of
the society are faithfully devoted to the
use intended by those whose benevolence
founded and endowed the church.
That they erred in refusing admission
to the relator as their preacher. That
ii is the dnty and has been the practice of
: this Court to enforce the rights thus es-
tablished, and that with regard to MINIS
terial offices and corporations it is COM
pe,ent for this Court not only to direct
them 10 act but the manner in which they
shall act Therefore peremptory man
damus must be awarded, commanding
the defendants to admit the relator To
i their pulpit aud parsonage.-Erening
Bulletin.