The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-02
Brother George II. Stuart's Cor.
ruptiOn Of Worship.
Two Boards Of Trustees wrangling for Posses-
don-synodicd Mandates Disregarded-The
Case Brought Before the Courts-A New
York Newspaper Clerk Charged With
venality-A Reverend Gentle
man Denounced as a Liar
Lively Scene IN Cour..

minor canon or the Episcopal church. Philadelphia
has its first class religious sensation In the case Of
the First Reformed Presbyterian church We. the
same, question having arisen as TO which part Of
the church shall govern ii, collect pew tents, dis
burse moneys and, in me, control the finances ana
direct the affairs or tna church.
THE CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED
IN 1900. The congregation thea worshlpfcd in
small house IN Carsons court, So.th street, near
From. They aiterward moved TO ". Mary's street,
where they remained for several years. IN the year
1916 they built a new church ON Eleventh ST. Get,
below Marker, but the congregation Was increasing
30 fss; that they sold this property, and With
the proceeds and subscriptions built the church
they now occupy oil Broad street, below Spruce,
aad wien is The subject o..contfoversy between the
Eyal factions The church was dedicated April 30,
1864; the congregation worsaiipcd larnonieusly to-.
fctLer until 1867 when an erort was made to tako
the property into another ecclesiastical connection.
The dinlcultes that arose i'll connection With the
subject illuminated In January, 1885, whel loth
parties endeavored 10 elect beard OF trustees IA
yoiable TO their views. Two "tellersn were ap-
pointed on each side, ana the voters passed up in
front OF the ,eilers aud deposited their votes, an no
tellers Q. both factions Two Challenges only were
NiaSc during he r.S:.i.i., bur the votes were al-
united after some expsna.lons.
WIFE. THE VOTES wEhE COUNTED
u was found that the party opposed 70 George II.
Stuart had won by thirty-two majority. stuart
theieuron alleged that ~ illegal votes had been
cast py parties VINO had been suspended ior uon
payment OF pew rent DC The plaintiffs, on tue
Of her hand claim that o. the votes we're !eeal: that
ali WHO voted h "a produced receipts FOR pew rents;
that there were no charges against them, anu tlaL
they were duly entitled to vote, the saiae IS any
other members OF the church.
10 satisfy Stuart ana his party thes and toe Old
Board Oh trustees whe were candidates Tor re-eec-
tony were allow ed 10 exanino!ha lists. win The
Gerstandn1 that they should report Ga the I0iow-
mg Monday evening, when the new board must or.
game, according u Tie pr0risio Of the Charter
While The new board were organizing the old
b0urd tine Stuart parity
OF the church properly. pocketed the keys and
walked off, thereby retaining possession Of tho
church and lncir power to conduct lis business.
tegy Oh the part of the stuart faction
snd the would-pe Board OF Trustees were per-
fecIiy Wild with nlertiacation rage and despair
when they found how tney Lad been hanAed. They
rave notice, however, hat they woala collect the
lew rents and The stuart party also gave notice
that they would collect the pew rents. The new
board attempted 10 do 20. bat the stuart parry
secured an injunction against them, and they we've
Dr.. I. W J. wylie, the minister OF tie oopGresa
ton sided with the STUART party i.on tie hft, and
therein TO great extent, lies the power ana Iii.
sfnence Stuart bring 10 bear to help blusejf and
associates il the crisis through wLich they are
The matter was then carried by appeal TO the
General synod OF the church. who auJudicateu, Is
far as they could, Tie matters before tnein aud
then appointed commission to meet IN Piliiadel-
rhia, on June II. lsGS, TO settle The re.
Maining difficulties. The Philadelphia Reformed
i'resbytery, TO which The defendants belonged,
met ana passed series OF resolutions dclyng the
authority OF synod. aud suspendinS relations
thereto. They locked the doors OF the church upon
the commission and refused TO see anY OF Its men,
ters upon public business. The commission trans
acted their business elsewhere aud reported 70 the
Synod at its meeting. This commission decided
that The plaintiffs is.uafts oproselsl we're the trrs
tees Of the FIRST Re,ormel Presby erlau Church OF
Philadelphia, and such entitled 90 all the rights,
privileges aud immuAtieS pertaining thereto.
anls was endorsed by syaOa IN 1872 Iae
as legal advice, began 10 worship in
Horticultural! Gasl Oh sunday June rs, 1908, where
Synodcai Commission preached for them III. ars'.
Sunday. They Low have regular pastor, Kew A
\. WYE formerly OF DUaaes1urg, y. J.
STUART HAS FOUGHT nARpEa
than any other member on his side OF Inc question,
aud II wa determined SO long ago Is 1858 10 ges
him o1t OF the way II possible. 10 THIS en1 charges
were prefcriel against him. He was ised or
lying aud corrultihg the worship OF ;9J t6us
following dylsiye coGres.h ~ witness the loi.oh-
Ing
Whereas Wing and corrupng the worship Of Col, thus
fo wine dvisve coures sins assnst God sud scan.
esi to . ssssa ana wasrsa- ys4 George H. stuart are
therefore YOU sLond be proce ~ against by he eensuc,
snd yoar desifucion The specifications the
ereahoas in lie f,s seioa,ei prescysssn charch
ihiadelpha yS were sait, Of lying Ia iae iel3wng par
saia chlre casins the lecture az, navns
,oar @ Il e 20 f ae pr Kos q ave"
from Inn the keys with The threat that II ne Gid 20!
80 your hand, oaeer at the aud would three
w k asys s's sf the ap
afterwards made formal demand Cor the KEYS yon GeSrss
M ser s, :. ng "a. sy sna 1gn
yoI hal money enough do IL or Noids this effect.
ana inrher a. meeting OF Session Of sal church held in
George ~ stuart di positively deny in rreenc- o TIE
ssls libel.
sosea 1 Kaa, SS3Gesa Robert g
And fhner, you oeorc H. stuart Oh on March 10 1sG3
F:adeph, give OUT as chairman Of the meeting nnia.
sg,res hymns eoa.ray % ae ,aaG.rs % th. G.as thu:
70 produce alienation and dis'snson aong srethr.n w,
Mss Lizzie Mc,rde Joba Ia. Via ali us You are
sharse and an opporuny Is now offered OF presen'iae
SIr'n s sa9 isss save frAIa YOUNG
HE SANG UNISspIRGD HYMNS.
That the readers or ie HERALD may know definitely
what untnspired hymns are Will mention That the
hymn for which he was more particularly arraigncd
commen tes as foluws:-
..rRoM GsnpnLAsp's ICY MOUNTAINS"
The r"; - familiar 10 every schooboy In the land.
II may be asked what evidence nave we. that the
have an abiding iaith that Watts was in.
tpIed when 10 wro.e the himns taat
conducted III that CnurcD. Possibly The
aiia-loB to Greenland sniacseu too much OF cold
ness: where's religion IL supposed 10 be warm.
generous, ana quIckcning and 40 one ever accused
Q Scotch Presbyterian OF inahgng IN the plea
Psauis only are @Bnspire" according 10 lae Oh
School Presbyterian view, ana stuart ialcl IN has
allegiance 10 Tue Lutftn ~ sibSih- ny Inss, anu III
the words ~ ;. X. w. Mel eoi 81 New York has
given that honor and place 10 human COMPOSE
lions which are cue ons 10 ine IOoA % isanls;
has engaged n COMMUNION with persOns, a1d in
a manner condemned by tAe chnIcn 10 winch he
belongs; has very excessively Withdrawn his sup.
port from This chuFc Ils, Two OCCa IoAs, Gellcd
tue authority Or synod and chAllf god official ne-
Gcc thereof has ofcl thrown ~ attempted 10 :ntO9
od,um anh Tldicule on our denomination; mas dis
siDctiy, IN ne opinions cf intelligent persons out
side as wei a. among ou-elyes, Followed div.:ife
cou ses and used as means anu influences 80 10
10, and Al, la the prosecution u his apparent pnr-
poe IA breaking cows TIC church, eXtenskciT
bswn diseQrd among the bsciiren; therefore,
Resolved That 4 committee I've appointed 10
confer with Mr.. stuart ana, should he
pledge himself 90 the satisfaction OF fhc
synod 10 alter his conduct In these respects,
fhat the 81 APPROVAL hy synod u his past actions 20
exprefsed by the Moderator, and the matter bc dis
fn,sscJ hut should be not consent 70 this thai he
be gnspen led from tire exercise ~ MS once anu
membership until restored by synod on conulis-