New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-04
THE JOHN STREET NE THODIST EPIS-
COPAL CHURCH CASE.
TRIAL BEFORE BISHOP SIMPSON.
THIRD DAY.

The session was opened with prayer.
Judge EdmOnds submitted his Authorities for claim
ing that the ir Istees Of the church should be allowed
to testify in the case.
Mr.. Chstfied replied, denying the applicability Of
of the authorities produced by Judge Ednonds. The
decision oftbe Cbsirma was reserved.
John j. Waroe was worn aud said: l am Sc
quaiBed tn. vicinity Of Madison there Ne no.
sht Church in thai neshborhood there m large nunbsr OF
Mr.. Cbaified said i. was not an issue before them
whether a Methodist Church was needed up town.
Mr.. Edmoncs explained that he doomed il necessary
to chow the proprety of the action of the Trustees.
Mr. Shaffer was willing to admit that Methodist
CHURCHES were needed up town, also In Westchesser
County and over ia New-Jersey.
Testimony of Mr.. Wsndle, resumed-I have been
has been great essngs the character Of bsao,s in ,ni,
vicinity hAvs supSlanted the ~ellius ouse
sbo about half number Of Churches have been
b, Mr. sbss-I do not think
more fmss in the three lower wares than there we're st
Yeas do not think there ere more peoa' Twins dows
w, tbpk the nuDbeT Of hotels boarding houses have
incresed there number Of Germans but thak they arc
transient residents
was pastor th Church from August B5 to Nay s5i va
had desurses ech Sabbath and Friday evsnss ec ure
Al st bat The service abandoned partly bsssuss
NV he alb poor and because the cobgesu n s sn.
snd thought wsste Of sbor Tbs tn1sy evening i'ure
yer, At about hundred persons but the
audience dcee6 during the last part year to between eht
persons and .. oos ne 70 gu,
daring he fra, Ct my ministry ny norIos eSns' gu N
nsnSres about 500 but decreased tie ,e'sns Ses s1'n
sr,sstiop large proportion OF strangers IN my con-
social Aso decfeanf In attend
snre. there O number Of msmoeB WHOM never saw
hare soue them resided distance from the ehlIch re-
the number members Of tbs the Conferences
while the contributions, as general thing, came
fou members Of the ekurok there was stisnsers css
which attended each sabbath noon BY fom eight to
30 n.nsopg there SIS members OF my class
there wss moving church before sfti had
81 OC0 and bOuse-feDt the collections dunng tso
yeas PASTOR here amounted 10 Sy dd not nnk ths
dow population ince sss during that times there
were en- durss ministry here; sm not SO
nueb Of the removal Of this church as have BEEN
thinh the church could do good here II conpaa.d.
John Bentley sworn-Testihed that the average at
tendance ct since the middle Of June last hss been
e6 G both services and at the &C. ~ asssftned
Cr..ssxsminea by Mr. Chst6edrhe average sttepd.ue,
Of the service us; wss presens ct the church
lsst eyepir ard saw III psrsonf Of the altar
John Harper of the firm Of Harper 4 Brothers, was
sworn and testified be resides at the Twenty
tha Fifth block from Msdisoa square
brothers Fletcher and james sbes OF THIS en- ucn
there number Of f lee 10 that neghboIhood who would
attend Me hodist church Al Madison sqasre The witness
rave t of hirt, nine families living in the upper part OF the
city who had wish TO have Methodist church st
Madison sQuare, which they would attend. .
has been about $40 600 subscribed To-
ward ebuch three lots the square uu oost SS0Ooi
have Of the named IN the 't speak 10 favor
mr. wealthy men. 49,,
Direct r psdThero certain conditions Ia the sub
Of which would prevent tbs sppesnon oil
ts sam this proposed chareh on Nsdssn squares
Lsmbr wealthy families reside ID the OF
Msdon souls and poorer families living IN the
same nei,t boIbood. 49,
Stlah Brown Treasurer Of the Board OF Trustees OF
the john street Methodist Chsrch ssd relative 10 the re-
collections, OF the chnreA AID Us car
rent eIyeH dituTsI Adjourned