New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-03
THE JOIN STREET EPiS
COPAL CHURCH CASE.
TRIAL BEFORE BISHOP SIMPSON
SECOND nay

been referred 20 Bishop Simpson by the Coarts wa
resuneG on Saturday at noon IN the basement of tAsk
Church. There were present during The aaernoos
from sixty 70 seventy persons, including number OF
| mil listers of thst denomination. Ar t. L.. Fauchsr
IA coup, Ell for the pagy ia favor OF the sse ana reo-
| val sIG Levi 5. CbAtfslc and Chsunoey S1ata ~
ccurse for taose opposed, conducted the uia-
The Rev. Geo HarA, pastor Of that Church during
sves rsnsr {, Ibis charh any her hods.
Level ii dg-rs uy p.ssor.hp there the attendants
prayer eetDss roe u 10 thirty seoa thrty sseaoes
news. hsld boz oos ov sst While wss psw hers, cad sf
non. ate there's there -ss. e,s ssa =
and six s Ssnsad'T 81 the J's 'se record :sSss 'x
merged IN my s s.sns .x Bro Sr M.a vs.. tSs esi
OF the s'r,pssn ess met immediately .ise, sue m,sas
seI,bp q ts, sSs,, have been Ons sundfe airy ans
At this point in tre pruc edinss Mr.. Faucher cOun.
sci for the party in favor of the ssle submitted prog
oition which he sad had been contemplated. Ii was
the. this property be disposed OF to the Missionary So
cie,y of tee Methodist Episcops Church to be held By
the trustees Of that socsty IN trust for the purpose a
being retained mi sicnary church, aud 60 be ufod
for the SWEDISH Mission. He remNsed that the ves-
eel ,teo UP for ibis mseiUu was becoming dlApdsteA
and urc on Portable and i c0sis $500 psr annum for
Geek room for this Bethel ship 1t has been sug-
gssted in that Missionary Bosrd that s2e 500 may be
rased in cash ana matgsge Of s'S 0Vo may Do
taken upon the proper ty 6sd this tns Socefy may eP
MaGi on square which much wanted in tat lscait
ty and the brethren hviDg there woa coLtribSte the
necessary balance for be erection of commodious
house of worship. II The trustees VIII secu that
poIey vt Cd our side resny that the property be
tartterred 10 The Missionary Society and IN that
msnper this e lice 81 b. Retained as p;ac Of wN-
chip for Meh0Gss NJ. fsnchei then proposed thas
the eld or te SUSPENDED wheie At then wss tor the
purpose OF negOtaton D. Ola the bsss % ihs props-
sition.
MI Cba'f.ld said that he vac no prepsred to reply
to this pro- Os'i3 L. benaf Of those he represented
L. would be Necessary for him first to consult them
He cid not hoaeyes, at the fret blush regard tho
proposition 40 sdvsorase 10 them. He could see N
II no security to their rights or 10 the nalneasace o.
this chur IA OTgenis here. The hfougn-
out the ertre country regard this church "a the craa
of Nicholson. II Is hailowed with the memories oil
the pest, AID if this proposition cen result In the
n aipteu anCo Of this church monument Of Meth
oa ism il nav be acceptable. II has been uuly sAa
that "a house div ced against itself caunot stand"
Neither can church divided ainst IL cit stand and
If oil cannot be poured In to hee! these trouo es tons
lciety hsd better reorgapize under more fovorsoH
circumstances There ia another way Net the mat
contents here 20 TO Madison square and bGhd caurcu
if they wish They have the long purses, aud are ~
to do IT, while the poorer part OF the ~ns
cesire to worship here caanot col we VIII sccede
Mr.! Shaffer then ssis. This proposition has beN
expected. There is strong prev nling sentimeat g
sympathy for this Charch aud can be sustained -
IT, Moyem ents are now on foot Tor this pu pose:
Annual donations have been offered. The Basement
of the church can be altered into two stores, wnies
will produce annual rent OF IS 600 aud the Cnufen
can be supported snd its debt paid Let mo wne
feel oisposed 10 remain here have the opportuu'Vl
and when they are tired OF il they viii have the gooa
sense to say 80. This Church rs needed here. Ine
| heather have come among us, and saved us ~
troubie of sending missionaries abroad. we 40 no.
want to see John street Church 20 to pieces in the ~
TanOber said in reply tina. his proposition did
not appear to be understood 1t is proposed to con-
yey this property in trust for missionary purposes
MIR. Shafer then proposed that the proposition b
submitted 10 the reg uar worsh'pers 10 thus Churce
mot inc uding the litiesnts-snd he was willing ts
MIR. Fanober regarded it as best 10 avoid any PCS
sibiy Of Iepetit,on 81 the senes WINCH nave !ssss
| Trustees,
Mr. Sbaffer considered the election of Trustees ~
the safety of the church; aud the Legislature 90 con-
sders such elections and therefore provides for them
| The Trusees VITO we're elected bad expressed them-
selves az opposed TO the sale Of this church, but sfer
their election they changed their views, and waited
TO get the church up to en- for their own conVeniooce
al l.ss cost The responsibility Of THIS movement resU
| upon the mover. -.
Mr. Fancher marked thst If the settlement Of this
question given up TO the copgieg alton 1t couiA
DO, be decided ii is now referred to the Bishop and
If the parties not cotLe 20 agree 1ent II oaA
he cecide6 it cant be left better arbitration He
therefore proposed that they pfoceea with the test-
| nony which was agreed 10, and The evidence Of IL.
| Haze vas continued: 5000 u d
Tfu. 81 Gals members over q yess Of sss Of wh
n1mtsr hsS 1c. ts .b s'r. Y. s'possf -.
c wnS ns ,oS Dover the s,Ip"s.S
duties books distribute tracts snd ascertain che
TUE Of the population be did rot c,hvs., the whas district
.s. III the sA i.t par d iii. read basis *
m es sf3s' ssS t s in tbs. report, and u.
sssIef sysa the 70 s q e
,esr Of vko bad beer meobsr' for oos
u. School biz -. lager ss%bsr %
usual lever rag the church fsl whie vas PssM
Es s to sa re ,
church 1onu sSo, have no, essn .ars. 90 a., us
be made meetings have stssd 70 my clsss tas thy
sSr 5 me m .s ss sspns poa % hs r.
ne,s Of SONS u.,s do nPs ss9- ns ~ Ss ~
he Society have attended e du les al tSs ss;
Ihe oct scted airy capacity In this oslfca since MAY
t ~sr s at nseas before s1
the ehscb 90 member ssyibs 10 sr ssoss on the
ing Oh ev,Dios there were two N a. oar alta, az
were 81. sG5aas1 n t Of nss @
n, i.s Of the sunday shos. dA no. in.
sgfs dc t ss 30
number ts.n sky fwo .ea, len 10 a.. xh ss
ercs to 10Y gbeh-, hsd eIerea my iousaes
yS Of M :. 1 Ht ss t b.a 40, sed
partisan spuii Isl"sy. spoke In favor Of tes sao,a -
renew, Of hs church e-d upon % s.y any
thps; have CT the records cfts church st my house
"a long argument here ar0se between counsel - 70
the propriey of admitting the testimony OF the IRIS
tees Of the Church, which Judge Edmunds pre-
posed to introduce, but Mr. Shffer objected, the
| Judge waived the matter until The next meeting,
wbep b. proposed to produce authorities TO sustain hs
! position.
The TIessurePs Sooss here examined with the sss
Nr Martin Tho TO how that tho -
Church had been g.suls decreasing for two OF three
.ns the sss s' e: .e.. 2sssa . aoao
tia nret tbs q the contributors nsd been made y
,o,s %snb, H. in S0r ,sn IN. o to s s. s a.:
The eIp.p,.s Of ts from The funds The Church;
believes the church has resIsd about $500 for the sso 81
property krcs hing sbout but beansy . the aber.
est he behave, Of II been lent to the wards e.