New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-26
THE JOHN STREET CHURCH DIFFICUL
TY SETTLED.

On Monday evening meeting Of the downtown
corporators of the John-street Church was held in
the basement Of that church. for the purpose OF taking
into consideration the report of Committee previously
appointed by the Board of Trustees to confer with
the uptown party, with a view OF settling the
difficulties and litigatiOns which have for so long
time been pending between them
On motion, Mr.. ROBT. CURTIS was appointed Presi-
dent of the meeting and Mr.. VIZ. KELLY elected
Secretary. The meeting was opened with prayer.
After the object of the meeting had been stated,
Mr.. RICHARD KEEPING, President of the Church
down town. and one OF the Committee, stated that the
Committee had conferred with the other party in rela
ton to the settlement and he then presented the toll
lowing as the result of that conference:
Whereas An unfortunate dispute mas heretofore exd IN the
FlTs Msh8a Epsc9pa Snfm 81 ,ud 1e orf,cd ,as
and whereas several suits now pending between parties
claiming repr-ut said parties respectively and bns the
sincere desire OF all parties TO settle said suits snd dies aud
pu; final end all controversy and litigation between said par
ties and whereas, said parties have mutually and anicaby
sgeed the such settlement. Now - hereby agreed
By the said Methodist kps,opal Church repEesn5sd py
Keeping President the Board Of Trustees aud Barton WOOD
the Trustees said Keeping and Wood niva. Den duy
appointed Commitre resolution OF sat Board Of Trustees
10 said settlement the part, and Benjamin Ben
oh end WIi1nt Gies behsf 81 and 'ns
Trustees Of said Chuch OF the uptown party oi 'h ""'o" "
FIRST Il il hereby stipulated agreed and admitted that all the
sets suc dong- Of The Bosrd Of Trustees kpown IS 's W.
Boed OF which said Benson and wss President nave Deem
Seond Thu Local Preachers Association Of She Metaofi't
Epscopsl Church Of NewYork and Brooklyn haVtog akrh
grounds in John poid thereon thousand dollars
ssreed AID understood thai said Local r'ssensri Al
soisiiou sha release Methodist EP'copa Cofch
all clam 10 said CHI rch and aid properly ~ Joan "a
ceying said Church the ssnd dollars Psii o %
with the awful interest thereon And this settlement sa ne
above sipu aud admissions made ald entered y Va
he expires, condition that sad Association executes '.d ei
paid thousand dollars sno
Third Ivyu by GeorZ- WsEher % siG Onui.n
having been the Beekmsn FIR INSURANCE
which ad COMPANY advanced me sum al rH'
sand six bundled aud three do4, and eishy''x cen W
5ssnce .ad mortgale shah BE- paid 70 the party OF he nf'
with inter dIa 'urrFDr
os,ted sad 4 said Compsly keep SAG n2fts'1e, a
he accompanying bona and shall Pas Over tae % a.. ot s
S6 Interest 70 the patty 81 th- iisL Pl'
party ofihe frst part shall fully gIsnise SAD oond a
ED1Jb And he pay ii the SECOND part ,i convey s,a'
fer aud deliver To tie party OF the art par a. .T pb t
III With bsv come - their hands IS 'cn ~ $50 a1
wLilh they have aly time srqued oy N a.. Tor
p with ad Church, sad wnie I'M % 20 yet any
tile % aid prou-ry In saii Chu1rh o. " 80 - -
psr- a. th.rf ,uch oouyeyance' 'H oe ~'e " S'
psl the sec0ld part I'LL nv .. n. pa,.v n, the
second nan; ths sum OF So or M 81 o. Ias SAID up
siril FORTH Information Of i"T o % S ~, az.
49, md which has - their hands account u
said Church since thr 'epAa a c CO % a. s pis "
Syb A .. peHdsg between said partie. BY whom
.rc.d or In whose the may have
d or continued shall be and he hereby
SiusI ended snd whoraSn without costa % either party
IN W or eq.y shall b. hereafter commenced Or moved by ethr
t OF any II them slns. TIE ;er ior oI by Of
nv snner connected ,ali Chrch, Al bef
The RicHARD KEEPING Pr-.ient Of .hc rir.; Z
BARTON WOOD Trustee and conn,see
BENJAMIN ". BENSON, PIes.deut OF Trustee
ard Couyni;;ee
WRIGHT GILLTEs, Trustee ard Committee.
kct,- I0Tk, Jan. o. Ie53.
few remarks were offered on the subject, AM
finally the repcr; was unanimously corh:med ever.
corpcrstor preset voting in the affirmative
On resolution, the corporet2rs SID 10 ErsIes y