Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.
THE DIFFICULTY AT ST. JOHNS
CHURCH.

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men-Lewis vestFymen Elected.
For some time past there has been difficulty
between the rector Of st. Johns church Rev. j.
". Lewis and the vestry, in regard TO matters
Of prerOgative between the two, and the trouble
had proceeded to that length that the vestry
had asked Mr.. Lewis to resign, and he had made
p conditional resignation, sending IL in blank
to certain gentlemen in the parish, to be filled
put and made complete at their discretion.
reached the yestry, and the church has continued
in hot water. At the annual parish meeting
last night the two parties were brought into
fiirect collision on the election Of vesuymen.
The Lewis side opened the campaign by offer
ing the following resolutions:
Where's the act Of l7ss of the Assembly of Mary
the ss CONDITION Of the cssreSe. Of the stass and
rpPliee to the parishes - missionary and terrific
and s While by , the sset q q. s.Cn
Of the civil jnrisacton Of the District to the gen.
Sssn of aS. snets 81 the 9s
faer; m s;,s. a%snd%ent; to - sad act frpm tine
y Gdss aid .es I. saS os
sns iss.i sss:'s q Ssis SsIS
iSsiisufed rector tRsrsof sAeeP' 0hs 'ne 'esAas
SSs :::s , z az 81
s.t Il. !. .n,s ss .s n e I Ss 40
the rnles Sn prscfcs OF religious porpssas5ns fen
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ssoirss TSss Is 3 s q IL:
and ne election 70 Be held. sh.iI goSeTns 81 ts
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spset to which it % hereby peevidsa as tsl0ts to
ss sas ass :s q ssass g
part q The tsat thstsoh hsreey declared entitlea
al Z S<so7rl} Tfsf q preyent any ouestion or d;f
Scsy IN ths dnsnfs the We ss:try noy 2 q elscssd
- 1s1 Se nsces..ry 10 xixs tHie hnreh snd ~
Church i in this District sSs Ses.Ss q she ssne4s
laws governing the other ensohe q the Diocese Of
4 motion 90 made % iay de preamble and
reeolutisw ON The tsBlsx ". .. Hsut1neem,
Ea Esa, md, aHd oci: ryns xsrs sppoin.es seissn
The Y'eahbls sn9 reseastiensi wsrs then
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so.:ss &c 1 wss 9. sssS | - rss1sf Of tSs .sT S u
ssc ne to!lSEan5 S;sS Esstss ssss ss sscssssd Z
tSs @ sesEy , sItsr ihs foii Ia tsen csn16 Gsssfs
A. OsnpbeH, E.1V. Nies, r. X.DicE and j. o.
wetmoee, And the follo.ang ree9ysd 3 sossa
fbs rector: Com. Jenkins, Gen. Micklef, Mcssrs.
Albert Ray and WsS. HnntfnefDn. = y 70
= Messrs. Campbell. MIA, Dfck and wstmore
vsss s ssSnsss 1sSseSS s0isd g Ss9st oT s,. !,
men 70 IN the FAess thas sade ivaoast. Dr..
Clymer, Con. Alder end Gen. kamaay each re-
csised a votes, Df. Edwards 4s, and Is scat
The meeting then edjomned for nve minutes
Being aexin called 30 order, tAe rector an
nounced that the new ves(ry hsd taken the oath
esgapiEed, and accepted the reeiguation a Com
jenkins, which had been sent TO the formeI
vestry some month"; before. The vacancy thu
existing was filled BY the election Of Col. Sit.
gresves, (by ballot,) he receiving % votes, and
Thus ended the 6rst drawn battle in the cam.
paign,. 1t remains TO- be seen II It decides The
war II 10 represented on the side OF the vesery
that the numerical majority against them was
made uP Of ube newer sana younger portion Of