The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-08
ST. CLEMENTS CHURCH In COURT.
The Saints Giving Up Pleading for Mercy and
Are Pleading at Law.
The "Caaons" of the Church Spiked by the Points
Of Law-Quo Warrantos and Injunctions
Supsrsede saoramsnts and Ceremonies
The Choir Out of Tune and the
vestry Out of Time.
PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 1871.

MY first letter detailed the troubles In st.
Clements church. as far the election OF the vestry
ana the "OnpieasantnessN induced thereby. The
vote, as was stated, showed seventeen Tor the
clergy, confessions and high links, TO nineteen for
the vestry and anything In general but
nothing IN particular. The next move
was meeting OF the select twelve. They
met Dr. patterson presldel required by the rules
OF the church. Mr.. Morris was mild and genial
and fussy He. no doubS thou sht that If the worst
came the worst he would fall pack on the writ OF
"replevin" (he IS a lawyer, and wrote book on
this remedy for property unawfully taken from It's
owner) and rep.eyy the Church out Of tae hanls OF
the parsons Mr.. THOMPSON also OF the vestry and
lawyer, did not like That peaceabe plan; but, like
his father, who was late SneriT OF the county, was
in for
'sEIZrNG POSSES SION OF THE CHURCH,
The vestry did nothing but smile at the picture OF
nineteen which will no doubt be painted on glass
and made q memorial window in st. Clements, as
this Is a fashion just now to fix up the 'lghts" or
the church so as to shine orthodox doctrine when
no other lights can do IL. The vestry OF seventeen
met Also There are lawyers among the n, too.
Arnold is the canon lawyer Of this body OF SAINTS
Boullnot is a person who puts his enemies into
"chance ry.n They feared what man might do unto
them and determined to do 1t unto him first. SO
they went into the Supreme Court with petition
for quo acd,Tanto TO show cause why the select
twelve usurped the Office OF the vestry OF st. Gle
ment's. Inc writ was granted. This put Messrs.
Morris and Thompson IN very bad fix. Their
cutie was tainted' as the conveyancers say. The
idea OF Mr.. Morris, fat anl forty, beng 'hgh,n as
game is SAID to be when II Is spoiled, hurt his
Low CHt RCa FEELINGS.
Mr. Thompson thought that '.high, as applied TO
him was doubt as to his milk diet. SO they agreed
to couess and avoid the WRIT Now, Morris and
Thompson ''coniessng,N were AWKWARD as they
male their fight against Patterson and Stewart the
Ministers because they thought Morris and Thomp-
son ought to have confessed long ago. But While
MEETING OF THE SELECT TWELVE
was held on Wednesday last, when they PISSED tho
following resolutions over the head OF DR.. Batter
son, who, presiding olicer refused to entertain
them, aud the clerk put the question In defiance OF
the rector-a Communist movement not IN commu
Mon with the high priest OF the sanctuary
Resolved, with the ecclesiastical
authority Rev. Hermon O. PATTERSON DID,
Cemen.s church. such to take eaecs upoa he CON.
Resolved the concurrence OF the eccesiasal
Of h, diocese Ssr the REV. William r, m
s.
Resolved That the ioIess .d before the
Resolved That the secretary be directed notify the
resolutions.
This was shell in the camp Of the seventeen,
who met at once, and with coal OIL and camphene
liked up
to shoot at the nineteen vestry and their schtsmatic
Common Pleas OF the county was invoked. and
writ OF injunction was prayed for. The seventeen
SO they prayed the in due form FOR tins writ
eniolniug the select twelve, including the ''cOn-
acting as vestry or passing any resolutions in pur
suance OF their determination TO eject the ministers
from tue church OF IT: Clements. give the writ as
militant, or htgant rather; 1t Ia worth giving as
being
A SOMEWHAT CURIOUS DOCUMENT.
IN
To H1sny 6. THOMPSON, JOHN LAMBERT HENRY s. Low
HIsnY NORRIS. GronsE \: ALIEN, JANIS bouenfnrr,
S9sTs AsD GaAsSsls c29Paa
B. sssse, th.res B. soa1 samuel EItchio, Richardson
s S bsw sa Hhs:rs a. hny G AS WIN
liam 4: Roio stephen Fugaet NJ N MARBLE, Walter H. I'll
s sa: e.; her
W and OF ST. en church N the city
parties plaintiff herein lacy that is to say in the
the honorable the judges Of our Court Of Common Pleas for
G ofh therein particularly '0mp''a'a Of and at length set
Therefore, by the consideration Of the Court aforesaid
aed s So s. . %ns the said
the said i Pember,on Norris you the said Henry Hen
der.on ana yon the said Henry Norris and the said
the ss Charlie, Pan and yaS the r said
T. franklin cooper not to dissolve The connection between
s Re- IL g 81 and s :Syi,h y
pha, and not ntermeddle or take action therein
And we command you the said Henry O. Thompson, and
be and You the Pembcron NORRIS YOU the said
Henry Norris you the Henry Henderson, and YOU
the said Alien and you the i.id James Ioashery
els Abbott, you Edward Borhek and you the
d S s s moi Rev. g Il j. II way
Of rector, with the exercise by the Rev. w. H. N.
ss"rch P a. d.
ne on ,s nov 1s between them and
in accordance with the constitution and canons OF the
Protestant Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania and In the
United States until the further order OF said Court
wnes.-rbc Honorable JOSEPH ALLISON. ILL., D., PresI.
Nav. A. d. D. is7i. X. DOSAGAN, Prohonotsly -
The defend,nis hereby noacd that special ini9nc
1871 and that May 1884, at eleven O'Clock A. M, tie
motion viii be made % said Court 70 continue said nlunc
ton. WILLIAM ~ ROBINS,
Will AHHsss 5. PPEsicE,
Solicitors for Plaintiff.
The above document was served on the twelve
on Friday last, ana on tho Bishop. Here ends the
second lesson in the rituaiislic ceremonies Of tho
law. The Episcopalian denomination here is In
Is to be put down u looks as II a
HIGH TINE GENERALLY
Will be had first; the ministers are In high glee
the nineteen vestry are In nigh dudgeon; the con-
gregaton Is In high state OF Excitement, while the
Bishop Is low down IN Canon law. The other
rectors are In high uncertainty rs to what will be
are other persons here who have 'altar clothesv
for the seasons and preach from the leCtern, and
turn sideways the east, anu have credence
tables who feel for the first time In their lives In
St Clements church is crowded to OVERCOMING
every Sunday, DIR. Patterson and DR.. Stewart are
PREACHING LIKE PAUL
before Aurppa at the nineteen until Norris and
Thomson tremble for lear they will have to hear the
PRAYER Book read they never having had the thing
done to them before. When the case comes into