New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-09
"a moRE TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH on
TIE PURTTANS. (

The Church OF The Partsns, of which tae Kew d.
sCbesver Is Pastor was held when so eiecuoa took
place for three Trustees. The oppostop consisting OF
fevera gentle mep sged the diseosaot ary goou
Ar hsa ed In GRO inning up number OF persons
80 vote " no. il IL sad, entitled TO 90 co. lot Two
gentlemen prominent IN The oPposiaoa " eue 1assor
1sI the ,aaiovlty az the Church and congregation Mr.
,ha Treasurer of the Church, upon that oc
siu "a od At the table beside tue inspectors OF Eec
zion and challenged almost every menosr OF TIE
49, or c,. grey alton whom be knew to be favoia
W dDs time tbs Inspectors counted the votes and
reS ,Susn Is Hs r. Sa the s ssssd
&ireoueptly, however when he Clerk Of the
Chmch, Mr. Berry, applied to tue Inspectors for GER
saostes o. slscion tosy eeened granting them ac
ana sferwsrd gave certificates 10 Messrs. Harvey aud
Tompsi ms, who had not been elected. 1t appears
fa1 some six persons kuo to be fendly 10
Tr Cheever were challenged by Mr. Absrostoy and
pfeeented from voting By the Inspectors; while
easEen pers0ns who were ~e Known 10 have LEFT ths
Church, and who did Dot own Psws nor hire sittings
In the Church, wese brought In as voters against Dr.
Cheever and hs friends.
Notbstandpg this reduction Of the forces on the par
Of ihs supporters OF the church, and the increase
church, the friends OF the pastor outvoted them aud
carried the election Under these circumstances, and
IN view of the fact that the now Board Of Trustees
was TO organize on Saturday evening Mr.. Edward
GiIber the sttofnty sc,ug 10 behalf OF Messrs Hart
Whitipg and Hail. obtsioed from Justice b. w. Bon
ney of tbe Supreme Court Injunction restraining
Messrs Harvey and Tompkins from acting 10 the ca
paciy Of Trustees. Toe suit upon which the inlunc'
ton was procured aso Institutes claim for damages
sxEouniiDg to IS 900 and cotts These lnjuncti0os
served about half houI previous 10 the meeting
on Saturday night. The following statement of the
sse and legal opinion in the premises, was handed TO
our reporter:
cAsH-An election for Trustees Church che Pnans
hid the Monday Of te month oy the members Of
s ss sss Smith psS % there were acts
and SSssas . se asve9 ss
oSI sIS hS 0sG aad NJ Bennett
@ % q s Sa S Ss & and
an e,Ty .bseof "a b. mnSses and toe messing adjourned
5 % sT 1G tim es v s . ~ the 70 ss
two essdastss thirty votes the ground is
nsoy vote Upon ihi. osriiGess these persons propose
s Trustees and opinion requested as 70 their sSs g
s sS;s - go : '''-,'''- : : - -,
oSioSHsvn considered the subject we entertain no
doubt Thar Ms.r: Hart w nth s ana n5i s yO Ss.s SS
wee Secs;ed G cted the Inspectors hs5 no nSa aeEs
to dessIe any other Persons elected q tS OiReo
e SctipE as nspectors dips tbo election and fhey haa
ny vote, then their decision however erroneous 1T
q s ss the resn sbei power oSer Tie
election Sns as to receiving excluding ended
notbs Len for then PsSrS eG nh The mere a. ~
result Ofbe election required BY law Beyond this every
on s SecIeS ), them Il the time determined rights Of
al parties until the adjudication Of some Court should sc. aside
light Trustees the election alone can q, tn, the Sets
Iishs; but Is no evidence to those Who de-
tested and ~hO L when they received it.
Secoa6 Nessrs Hart Whiting and Hall the only
entitled sc Trustees and the oeeT PAre. assume % sc
o soiP u sS' TS Should sSsS to
the Board such have no eo1o they
the suit in which preventive remedy be obined
aside the Illegal certl6cEe the mlaOy sud punish
them the Lao pectors IN costs and dSnsses ,,o,es
W. WILLIAM Tracy.
At7l o'clock on Saturday evening, the meeting of
the New Board convened 10 the Infant Schoo roon De-
tn he church.
Mr.. AberDetby without being elected, took tue Cnar
and sseumed ali the prerogaives OF Chairman. Dr.
Gbs;r nnless SuIv elected thereto Very the
aict rose 70 a boiling ptch and Mr.. Abernethy sent
M Tompkins one Of the eDjoined gentlemen Tor a
policeman Mr. I. accordingly left the room aud vas
proceeding with great basic up Fifteenth street, ~aea
be was pursued by an officer who saw him run out oil
the lecture ROOM and who thOug he Snt nave oeen
ouity of some ofer,se against the Law. When the
officer caught him, the following conversation ensued
Ofhcer-Whsts the matter ON
Tompkips-O ut Of breathl-O, l am AFTER an Vneer'
Oficer-Well I've been after YOU what ia " !
TOmpkins-rben come WIN me, we want you "
protect the law mp ut the Church.
As the officer and lCmpkins came uo 10 the pace Oh
meeting they encountered Capt. Bennett Oh IN
Eighteenth Ward Police, who, apXone 70 ma out
what was wanted acc IN panied the officer and Temp
kips TO the room where the meeting was beng held'
ur reporter having Just arrived, was following IN to5
train of the Police but Mr. Tompkine told him ne vas
mot wanted al he mnst not come up the s'alr. Oa'
reporter told Mr. Tompkns that he must follow the
Police Officers wherever they went, and he Ioho"ed
them into the meeting. -. ~.
M Abernetby invited the captain and his officer TO
take seat: BY his side SAT Counselor Chester also IN
sistpg that the officers should make themselves az
bone AT the same tine, DIR. HART ana otaer genie
men ere protesting against such irregular proceed
ipgs. -, :. A. :;
Mr. Berry asked Mr. Chester whether II the ~
spectors had granted certificates 10 Horace Greeley or
james Gordon Bennett they could have acted as lfuS
tees of the Church of the ParItsnsT
Mr. Chester re Piled, undoubtedly they could
Cant Bennett was Of opinion that ne could not make
bimfef at home just there, and with hs suoofdiae
officer, left. -, 1m
eers Mr. AbeInefhy. addressing himeet to Or. HART
and Mr. Hail. sad, "T1 maze you MOD me FIND
ing ali their Purposes banked however the AoernetnY
Marty Rlso came TO the cuson To leave. In ofoer
II DO this Councilor Chester moved TO ADJOURN.
fTte motion was declared earned but Df FAIRBANKS
called for the yeas aud nays and before tne CeIS Iau
time 10 fnish the calling OF the roll, Mr. A0eInetuy de
clared the meeting adjourned, and, WIN CouucuoI
Chester MFR SOuthuey1, Mr. Rgney, Mr. Harvey, ana
Mr. Tompkius, left the nesting
A. they passed into the street Mr. Harvey Observed
10 Counselor Chester that his would be settled III the
Court -, -
After leaving the meeting, quorum having 9ssn
left In no room, MessTs. Berry, HART, winning, nan
and Fairbanks proceeded 10 business, elec9n2 DE-
Fairbanks as Chairman Of the Board, MIR. Derry as
CLERK and Dr. Hart rs Treasurer. Inc Board also
proceeded TO appoint Committees, ana aolonrheo.
The case pending the injunctons restraining
Messrs Harvey ard Tompkins fIom acting az Trustees
will be heard 10 the Supreme Court on the loh me-
Meantime the gentlemen claiming TO De the properly
and legally elected Trustees are managing the Das-
ness OF the Church.
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