Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-23
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iS Cnristldn1ty, Elders and Pastor of the Church
VINO have the good If this Church al heart to come
IN here and interfere with our peaceableand iour
lshlng little Junior Missionary Society wha
reasons have you for doing so! II good one,
Mr.. Cafoihers. We have no reasons to give. {
Mr. Henry. Well sir, You have no reasons to
gave thiik you are right You have none II
oniy 10 carry ont that vindictive and overbearina
tons with this church.
Nell, sir, You may crush out the members OF
your Church when you want--you may bfd yowy
ssss,o'. and twill be done-but you cannot crush
me out OF this Society Sir IL is unkind Now
you may do wrong, and not know H.
Allow me to give you a litle advice. Let this
,nttter lay over for one month. Think about IL
Fray over it Talk II over with yourselves And
,hen II You believe you right, insist on IT, Or
III you want TO change the constitution, make your
Proposition-1et II lay over until the next meeting
Have you ever read the constitution?
Mr.. Carothers. do not know that have.
Mr. Henry. I should Judge not; for it so plain
That :" he that runs may read -
Inc ninth article says any one may become a
member OF this society by paying the sum of not
less than three cents per month. ANY one NAV be-
come life member, &c Now sir under this
clause became member Of this society, paid my
not member. 1t is so absurd that really il seems
like joke-a trick - .-.
will state case. Suppose you three gentle
men, who constitute the Session of this Church,
any right to come in here, and make motion or
address the President, unless you Were invited !,
Certainly not And yet you claim the right to come
here and declare the Offices OF this Society vacant
sir, you have your right here as a member of the
society, and nothing more
NOW, sir, know Ii is not pleasant to back ont
out a good run is better than bad stand But 90
OH shall not regard what YOU do | will say
this much however; | am Treasurer of this So
ciety, and shall remain so. Here is the money
eeLonging to the Society that brought with me
ior the purpose of laying il on your table and re-
signing, but shall not do so now, l assure YOU
The question was then put, when some five or
SIX voted In the affirmative, and some fifteen or
twenty in the negative
Mr.. Began stated he did not know whether Il
was carried or not, when
Mr.. Carothers remarked that ii was carried Of
coarse, for those ichO rOted against it treTe NOT
me m6ers of The Society.
Mr.. Henry asked Mr.. Began if he could sit
there as man and Christian, as an Elder of the
Church, and decide the resolution carried?
MT Began said he had not decided, when
Mr.. Carothers said of course it was for those
who voted against it were not members of the
Society
At this time Mr. O'Brien offered the following
RssoIred, That the moneys now in the hands
nl the late Treasurer be appropriated, half to
the Foreign Missions and one-half to the Home
Missions, and the Pastor of the Church be re-
destinations
The Chairman was about to put the question,
Mr.. Henry rose to a question of order. and
wished the Chairman to decide whether the first
resolution was carried or lost
The Chairman, Mr.. Began, said | expect il
was.
The question was then on the resolution offered
ny Mr.. O'Brien, Mr. Carothers having demanded
The previous question. Some two or three voted
ior 10, and some ten or more voting against it.
When Mr.. CarotheTs called on the persons pres
ent who's duty II was 10 keep order, to do their
duty, thOse voting no having voted rather loud
for the pastor) and asked that the question be
taken over, and said he hoped tint all IN the room
r0"td get up, that IL icdS al for the good of the
Ch"rcd. He insisted that az should get np.
when some fifteen rose. There being no votes
against it, II was decided carried.
MI Carothers then moved that the Society adj
Journ; which was carried. He then dismissed
the meeting with prayer.
C. W. SHERWOOD, President.
J. THos CLEMENTS. JR., Secretary.
The 2lst regular monthly meeting of the Janior
missionary Society Of the Fifth PRESBYTERIAN
church was held in front Of said Church on SAP
bath afternoon, July ID, 1856
The Session Room usually occupied by the So
ciety being closed the meeting was called 40 order
bJ the President, he occupying the step on the
last side OF the Church fronting Fifth street
Inc secretary read the proceedings OF the last
meeting, which was approved, and ordered TO be
recorded.
motion was then made to dispense with call
lng The roll which was carried.
M ileiIS lHen slSLlStl lHdt He Ddd received q
letter from Mr. Carothers, since the last meeting,
which he thou4h il lis duty to read. The letter
was d. follows
WAsHINGIoN, d. c.. June Is. 1855
My DER SIR: The Junior Missionary -, ictv
u which yOu were the late Treasurer. has m
forTilu me OF the passage Of the following resolu-
RsSO!rsd, That the MONEYS now IL the hand Of
ne late Treas lrer he al propriated, Cle-half to
u" fore in Missions, aau one half 20 the Home
SslcnS; and that the pastor OF the Church be re-
q"es'-d 10 forward said money t. their respective
d-Stin@' ioi.s.
In order 10 comply with said request said
moneys can Le left al my study tomorrow, ties
daJ In"-:I1g, the 18th Instant, between nine and
twelve o'clock, where yOa viii receive . proper
receipt for the so, from the gentleman WHO HAY
receive from you the said moneys.
Respectfully, a. Il. CAROTHERS,
Pastor
JAMES HENRY, Esq.
TO which he replied as follows:
WASHINGTON CITY, June IL, 1855.
Ny DEAR SIR Yours of this evening (lSth)
has been received and contents noted In reply
would say, your letter is directed TO me, but it
refers to matters relating entirely 10 the late Treas
urer, deem il unnecessary to notice il further
than friend to give vou any information may
have, so that you may direct your communications
properly.
The late Treasurer IS Mr.. q. O. Wunder. and
for fear you may be laboring under misappre-
henSiOn OF the facts in the case from the over ex
cited state of your mind for the last few days,
i'll refer you TO the proceedings OF the 18th regu-
lar meeting of The Junior Missionary Society of
tlic Fifth Presbyterian Church, held in the Ses-
sion room of the Church the 18th day of No
vember, 1851.
You will there find that they proceeded to the
election Of officers Of the Society for the ensuing
year. and at that election twas the pleasure Of the
Society to elect myself their Treasurer, for one
year, which time will not expire until the month
OF November, 1855.
| was there informed by MI Wunder, the late
Treasurer, that he had some money in his hands
belonging TO the said Society, which he would
take the first opportunity TO pay over, which am
happy 10 state, came into my hands on the 10th day
of the present month, for which gave a e.pt.
1 am also inclined TO think that all the money
belonging TO the Society is in my hands, the pres
ent Treasurer Of the Society.
Hoping this information may be of service to
you, will subscribe myself,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES HENRY,
Treasurer of the Junior Missionary Society of
the Fifth Presbyterian Church
REV. A. G.. CARoTHERs
Mr.. Henry then offered the following preamble
md Iutin