The New York herald., 1871-11-25
SUPREME COuR,-spsclAL TERM.

The Rockville Centre Chusch Treuble-s~ts
70 Elect the ras,or Appoistcd by the Bishsp
from the Parsonage. 80.
EeIore Judge Tappen. ~.
The Rockville centre Aehodiss Episcopal church
trouble came up IN the Supreme Court yesterday
III the form oI SUIT brought W the trustees against
Charles Corner, pastor 10 recover possession a
the parsonage connected with the church. TLero
has been .or .ay ,sany Years past an o,d cnurc4
uesf me anano.e e Gnu a ca. w Inc past s"o seara e
owing 10 tne innux o people and inc case oi travel
% Cu,acr anu ,ocsvuie .ei!,re, VILLAGES aoou. niue
disiaut Ia. grown 10 bc settlements OF c0nSlucra
be Size cna.el "as buiIt III clcn oi these piaceA
aud these cnapcis, tu- ether VITA the Old cnurCns
we're cvnst.tuied circuit. cacd the rockville Cen
tire Stal.vn or ,ircui,. IN the spring VI 1870 the
sew wlin direction 10 iuld occasional services, sch
as uurla 5lrvices, quarterly conicrehces and Lne
Ike, At the old church, out 10 hold thc main SAb.
BAN lay services alternately al Kock.li Centre
aud Pearsal's Corner. Inc nnOrtv, at feast three
iourths % N mem9crsn P oi me o.u churcu. were
up tneir consrcgnuon anu 0biiee thcin 70 worship
IN otner buildings, wita whlca tney ma, 40 such
as5Uciu i0us as lac OLD 0ie, anu lr Wuch they hAd
no >. eciai veHeratOn or atlacnniclL AccuruiLxly
tney deternliued To nire a pas.o, Tor tnemseives,
and notified the Conference Ilat fney would not 10.
celve any pas.or iaat In.ghl seut tnein nL,ier
the proposed arrangement. Rev. ar KELSEY
stopped preaching III Tue church IN October, l,JJ
1nc culgre, a ION scc1reu Tue services vi ev. NJ.
stone, BrooAiJn, for i've or siA weeks, ald Alter
wards Keg. Mr.. hulsal, oI Canarse, ANA worship
NT Kelsey Is Term expired IN Aprii last, anu Tho
day wnen he was " vaeate tne parsoaa4s
In lne nelxh1ornood to taAe POSSESSION.
Ihoy were circd,nvented. however. ny tat0
0eicndant IN inns ac.lo,i' VINO oi"uIhl up sIian
the mouse and received Tue Keys Ocivie Mr kcisey
took his dcpa lure.
THIS was NJ s,gnal or a fight, which has proved
very livey IA and out OF INC courts. Tne iras-
tees Ina Od cnurl, the plantiII5 m tnis acA ~
claiming tnas no pastor ccuiu have the rlyht ~ NC
cupy their lars0aasa without their .senL de-
nladeu possear and were refused ~ AIR. COrnpf.
There ,ul was adi,Luroancc, and several ciiilllSl
char Cd were snerwara preierreJ against these
trustees. Al Dd.ctmcnt " now pendlig a4Siu4s
them wn'ca VIZ oe u ss ~ Sasens n, SSsng q
the parsonage ever sinco Ana tns sctioA " tTyuyhs
l2e pIainiirs In this SUIT acge that they are are
ligi0us corporation aay inco'pyrateI, a4u ~ fucp
Tor cong Time prior ~ April ~. ls1, were 0wpsE2
Of the parsonage. lhey alcxe tiilt on the lvtp ~
April last The uclcnusnt wiuout their consent dpk
possession oi ihs pIcmIscs aad declined " leNe:
ina. M NY ,or p several ~ yes,s ,sN'' the pftssnses f
have been Used a. parsonage o.
rnce 10 Inc station a. RscKvic ceuirc Car, ut; idas
the pleulIses nav. owned Dy the ..ockvLie
Centre cnurcn, aud were "ou-ht anl eisSis" Iir
by the membership. UNDER the rules,
a u,scIluc auu usayes oi the thuien, anu that the
de,chdint having ossn appointed minister a. nocx
ieuaani IKE claiIns that nls term mas not yes
Then inc plantrs set up that no pastor has rsghs
70 use lncir parsonage wtnouL their consent. u 10
their property, avd although toes Aie sub.ec. " the
Cupa. Cnurch the church caunot interfere Win
rev slr Corner In reply. argued thar each church
In the country /, ecL to The COnierence aud the
bishop IN .eInporA1 as well as spiihuAi tninxs. ue
nsi been regularly appointe. oy tue Bsnop. and
.ue piuihliis a. ioax as tuey ave conaeceu VITA
he setuodist Episcopal Inaich organization muss
lumt htna.
,ase Mas adJourned untA next month, when the
;Uunsel VIII sum up