New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-01
TROUBLE IN DIR. CHEEVERS CHURCH,

Lest evening an adjourned meeting Of the Society of
the Church of the PuritaDs was beid IN the Letufe-
room of the church, GEO. IL. WHITE In the CHAIR.
The Rev. JoKL BLicKaER opened the meeting with
prayer. A.,
first Of Mr. Berrys resolutions vas inst as obIeeuona-
BILE az the resolutions offered in the hrst place BY Mr.
Smith, As be understood the question before the 30
ciety, It was, :" Shall we approve or condemn the
appeal made Tor British aid r. He said that the breth-
rem who made the appeal had not traupled on any
preIogatve right of the Trustees OF the Society.
II the Trustees preferred to remain inactive, car
tainly they who would undertake to susain the pasor
not interfering with their life OF lazy laxury.
He denied that there any dangers IN the tram OF
this appeal. There was many a benevolent and reii-
pious organization which would be glad TO welcome an
avalanche of such dangers. This Committee who hal
made the appeal intended by their movement ID sustain
the pastor against the chan of oppositop ALSO to
pay off the groui drtn Of the church, SO as to reduce
the rate of pew-yents and bring il within the power
of people of moderate means having an opportunity
to come in and hear the gospel preached free and un-
tsmmt led.
On former occasion brother had said that he did
go in for the appeal because he thought that would
be the means Of doing good, but now that SO many
were opposed to it b. was ashamed of it. he, DIR.
w, wopdaTed whether that brother could be made
ashamed of every thing that IA urpopula' The Soci-
ETY. in itself 10 not al orgenization II ID merely an
appendsee to the Church. il has legal form OF ex-
stence subservient to the Church. ia Massachusetts,
the Congregational Churches had secured themselves
OF " ia proportion they bad made the Societies sub
seIveut to their Beeds The Society has the right to
provide for the Church, but no power to withhold
support. Ia reference to the movement against the
pastOr the Rev. DR.. Cheeyer he would simply read fr
The edifcation OF the Society extract from report
presented to the Church OF the Puritans June 1897
from " hieh we extract tire following passages:
The Church safely conhde in ats representatives
who thus seek their will and without the voice Of tn,
Chuch ealing for eIpressi m ofi wishes %
the pastor and people bis tones have eysrOe.scd
ever foedou God has hono,od ,hs pulpit
ofs Chneb by making great waeetower Tor the nation
All es n1n to US to iDqa whsther will be f4l,hulo
1t is shieo 70 sustain and to encourage ne
wide beyond the precincts Of little prish Through him and
bin duty to the st nthe cuty Of aPs0oinl SUI.
tsinrg sud encouraging Ard TO this sentiment Of duty n'
ChUren eyes Of chepdom, watched md noted By
IBIS CiSrca set by the power ,nd Goycn fidelity of It's
tor IN pinnacle so high will not cannot he false
Co. IL eSSsnss :S: gsSasd Of ,99 , Lee :, q.
gather suCf GT l our h% I . W 90
in uemcry with him posterty not unworthy the man
God snccer u.s. are ,rns to kim and to the cause Of
the oppressed Ks,PeeWtigi1y s ,pSSrssd'
CHARLES ABeRNETHY, Committee.
CHARLES X; HARVEY,
Immediately after the reading OF the document, the
CHAIRMAN called the speaker to order, the ground
Of persolality.
Mr.. VARIES proceeded by asking if tho pastor bad
changed stree June, 1857 Had he proved unfaithtl
to the principles there espoused had others changed
their yiewsf The Society could not repudiate the
stIeal without CONCERNING The brethren who made
Tat peal. IL fact these br thren might De deemed
heir trial, hnc az the meeting OF the society hau
been ca led consider any busoess which might come
before it, and these brethren having bad no NOTICE OF
the movement on hand, had right nov 10 oe US
missed bnt they did Lot claim that and he "ou'o not
claim il .or them.
Mr. ABTRsElBY said TINT rs member oi'tne Doa I
Of Trustees he desired to gay something III au onioiA
capacity. ~ ...h, s,oal;no
as Pfettert Of the Board Of Trustees inASuucn as 40
was ot then Precedent Of the Board OF trustees.
Mr. ArrRsErBY said that he would note tue oolec-
ton and co on He described the socety as a mouse
divided against itself. and the speech oil Dr ieeveI
~ a mrs v,ous me citing I'd exhibition ne hen Pr
rsedsd 10 read the order Of action usually aken IN te
cbcica ordisauon or installation. oil Pas'vr sS ~
clnded IN tho charter Of The Society and Cnucn OF tue
p,mitats. He aimed to establish distnceton DO
tween the Church of the Paritans and Dr. Vnee'efS
Church. .,,, L., ell
lbs accused Dr. Cbeevey # having laid down talii
eies "a the gu dance f the people AZ the set Ioeetn:
He aid II At the gentlemen who hsa originated tn'
British mission were coDapirs.ors, ana they hhd VIC
Ia,ed The articles # co-psrtnsraip by aching as II tue
Trutees had no righs which the pastor was bound TO
r.trect and the Society rights which the Church
yss bound to respect He made considerable personal
illusions to the pastor bat when the Chairman Was
Ssh ed If euch eouyse was rersons he aad not word
| il reply lie would SAX Dr. Cheeyer to retire from
the cci fct, and 90 slsswhera, and peace would be
established. lie thought that II the Society would hs
advissd by nr. Chesvtr vary soou nobody would be
lef in the Church but hinself aud his hosom freud
Dr.. Han, and they would 'oop tai ont Themselves.