The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-15
ST. CLEMENTS.
Frauds in the Vcstry Election-The Case
TO be Taken Before the Supreme Court.

Frauds in the Vcstry Election-The Case
TO be Taken Before the Supreme Court.
Another stage in the ecclesiastical bout at st.
Clements Is about being reaches and important
ene since the unpleasant controversy hitherto con-
1ned to the partial privacy OF the vestry now will
be carried into the broad publicity of the Supreme
Court there to be viewed in all It's lights and
shades; to be wrangled on; to be deved into by
cunning lawyers after the dni1nuS or the quarrel
ana then to be decided by the great judicial minds
OF the bench leaving the parshioners i'm the same
condition OF mingled doubt and diss 4tsfaction that
they now experie nee
The recent election for vestrymen was so close as
to decide neither for nor against the rector Rev
DIR. patterson. The old veslrv, who had called the
rector to an account for his High Church procivi-
ties, were elected by so small number OF votes
over the opposition as to convince the public that
they did not receive a decided approval for the
course they pursued, and that instead-as one
rector being generally denounced by his parlshOn-
ers, very large portion OF them were In full ald
some time this afternoon and IL not this afternoon
then on Monday, the defeated candidates will apply
to the supreme Court for the issuing of writs OF quo
Barranto, compelling the present vestry to show
cause why the return OF votes OF the Eas election
should not be amended. The result OF that election
was 10 votes for the old vestry TO II for the new
But the teers refused TO receive six votes, the two
offered by the rector and his assistant, Rev. Mr..
Stewart one by lady because her husband was
not with her" and the remaining three by persons
who favored the Of the rector. On the other
hand the tellers alleged to have accepted four
votes accounted by the opposition Illegal II, there
fore upon the hearing before the Court, the egaty
OF the four ne proven and the legality OF the six
jected be established, then the rector will have
clear majority of eight in his favor and the old vesty
will retire. Thus the matter stands. The writs viii
be made returDable the 1st OF June and the hear
ing viii be Of the deepest interest
EASTER SUNDAY AT ADVENT p. e. CHURcH-The
neat audence-chamber was made exceedingly at
tractive with the adornment OF fragrant spring
flowers, and a very large congregation was in at
tendance both morning and evening. The rector,
Rev. j. w. ClaXton, adapted his discourses to the
occasion The music, under the direction of Mr..
John Graf, deserves a word Of commentator. A
juvenile choir OF sixteen boys under his effective
training, chanted in excellent time and with good
effect. Moreover, the occasion was made an event
Of qualification to the vestry and members of the
church, inasmuch as the liberal collection of $4,000
Mas obtained the amounG requisite to exCinguish
the remainder OF the debt against the building
At an election held on Easter Monday, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected to the vestry Abel
Reed, George Remsen, ChaIles Remington, Charles
s. Riley, Charles Watson, W. Nicholson, J. B.
Peddle, Edw. Evans, j. E. Halowel, Daniel Fitler.
THE HISTORICAL SocIETY's RooMs.-The Penn
sylvania Historical Society has obtained possession,
on long lease, of the building which stands the
south side oftSpruce street, midway between Eighth
and Ninth Streets and is about to alter il for its use.
This building belongs to the Pennsylvania Historical
society, and was erected for the sole purpose Of
holding the mammoth picture of "Christ Healing
the Sick - painted by BENJAMIN West and presented
bltton long time, returning good revenue to the
society," 1t was removed to the Pennsylvania Asylum
for the insane In Vest Philadelphia and the build
ing In Spruce street gradually fell into disuse. The
Historical Society will occupy this structure until
the building fund now being raised reaches figure
to warrant the construction Of edince for the use
Of the society.