Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-30

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jedds-Ite ms ar ne Outs FL. ibls Poses
s'n- IN" f5Tst fr.c Mt St.tisE Es.e.,,s q. Por-
non + tie CoE.FsJlt,r..
For some weeks past he consrag ,tion OF the
coiored Methodist CauIcb, known AS the
Wesley Zion Church, ON street south be-
tween I'd and Sd streets ives, lave had soma
internal troubles which yesterday eliminated
Ia me arrest OF several Of the members by the
IOi,ce officers of h First Precinct. Ii appears
mat Oh the 18th of ~ ptember last a meetIug o.
the male members Of the chHrch was held NJ
the request Of the Trustees. at which Arthur
Chew presided AMI Jotu Il. Washington acted
rs secretary, and Elder Jacob Ii. Trusty, the
pastor, lrCceedrd 10 explain the action of the
General Conference IN reference to church
properly, out The explanation did not seem 10
De satisfactory Ia the members, and after
a long discussion Enoch Ambush Of
fer.d resolutions which were seconded ny j.
IL. Nasgter and adopted, setting for b that the
Genera Conference of the III. T.. Zion Church
OF May last undertook tc interfere with The
property OF the Churches, by making laws for
he temporal government OF the same, that the
dele gaze OF the Church Deacon w. r. Ryder,
protested sg Iinst such interference, avs, &c,
and they (the General Cvnference) did pass
such Jaws ana reg ulaIions re; 1rdless OF tn
protest OF the Church; and that they would not
al ow any ILter ference with her property by
The General Conference on connexions; and that
they " i'll Eether receive, acknowledge nor 6e
governed by any IL ~s or rules passed by the
Genial Conference, which have a tendency,
Iectiy or indirectly, 10 interfere with her
properly, or To take away any of her RICH
heretofore guaranteed by the grant of lay dele
cation. Since this meeting several others have
ptsn held, hut settlement of the dispute
seemed to be- farther OF at each successive
meeting The proceedings OF the Sep
tember meeting have been published.
and last week Elder Trustv published
n card setting forth that there has been con-
Siderable excitement IN the church IN conse-
qUrnCe of r, pT.se tatious msrepr. sen tations
of a few refractory and ms ubordinare members
Of the church. (among them few OF the trus-
lees, y and they have been endeavorIng TO induce
the less informed to believe that the church
property IL IN danger, and had circulated the
falls. mood tnat the General Conference had
planned "to rob the people aud sell their church
property for their own in, erests." The trustees
of The church-Arthur Chew, Geo w. Walker,
Richard Wa'ers, Henry SImmes, VIM. Becker,
and John Ii. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. weeks ago
locked up the church, for the purpose OF keep
ing the pastor and his adherents out, and he
GLIDER Trusiy) has since been holding meetings
IN the parsonage. which nave been well attended.
On the 18th instant the pastor called a meeting
for the purpose of trying some Of these unruly
nembt IS, but the doors being locked the trial
was not held. Yesterday morning, about six
O'Clock, some OF those siding with the pastor
iorcibly entered the church and took posses.
sion, and III the afternoon the regular service
was held. VIM. Beckett, one OF thu trustees,
during the morning procured a warrant for the
arrest OF a number of meu for riotIny az the
church, and Sergeant Meredith, with Officers
Gunnell, Barnes, BulsfOrd Williams, Horner,
and Whltemore, were dispatched by Li'uten-
ant Gtssford 10 make the arrest, and about one
O'Clock the following were entered at the sta
uon:-Rev. Jacob Il. Trusty, John f. Snowden,
Arthur Carter, David Lee, Phillip "A. Lee
TIgblInan Dorsey, David Butler, aud Judson
Glbbut. a large portion OF the coDgregat on
followed the officers with the prisoners, and
for a time there was much excitement Quite
a number were present 10 enter security for the
parties, among The number John Lee, an aged
member of ~, who, while At the station, got into
controversy with the prosecuting witness,
Beckett, and seized bim by the throat. Justice
Tucker held them 10 security for an appear
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