The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-06-29
TCoMMUNICArED.l

COMMUNICATED.
Editor Of Upton ADVERTISER, will
you allow Us space in your paper to an
swer the oft repeated question, why do
not those people on York Prairie settle
their church matters without resorting
to the Courts? Or what efforts have
been made in a proper christian spirit
to amicably arrange the same: To an
swer these inquiries. we publish the fol.
lowing communication
TO the Rev. Mr.. Dodder, Elders:
Newcomh, Mays, and Templeton, mem
bers Of Sessions Of the New York Pres
byterian church, Gentlemen:
Believing that it would be your pleas
ure to counsel the things that make for
peace We take the liberty to make you,
and through you, tho members Of the
Presbyterian church, the following
statement and proposition, (which was
made In substance to Elders Templeton
aud Mays before the traD.
On the 9Th Of March 1867, the under
signed with two of your members enter.
Ell into articles Of incorporation fo- the
purpose Of building u Presbyterian
Church.
In those Articles, We specified who
should be our associates, who should be
voters, and who should be eligible to
the office of Trustee We made the ar
| engagements fully believing that We had
the same rights that other members OF
the corporation possessed, and while the
entire community contributed cheerful
ly and literally, you will pardon us if
we claim that we were AS liberal rs the
most liberal, aud as active as the most
active in pushing forward the enter
prise. Two Of our number were placed
Oh the building committee, and with
one of your number gave our personal
obligations to raise the money necessa-
ry to build the church that two of us
were made Trustees by the Articles OF
Incorporation that at the first annual
election held in pursuance of those Ar
ticles aud By Laws, all the undersigned
were elected Trustees; that the Trustees
appointed one of our humber, viz: J.
w. Stanton, Treasurer Of tho corpora
ton, and gave him charge Of the build.
ing TO keep it In repair, that at the an.
nual election of 1859 two of the un.
dersigned were elected Trustees, and
faithfully discharged the duties Of the
same till March eth, 1871.
That during this term Of years, W.
never heard our rights questioned, OF
that we were not voters and eligible te
the office Of Trustee. That at all oul
meetings prior to building the church
there was a distinct uude rstandiDg anG
agreement that the church should be
used by other religious societies wher
not used by the Presby tsrians; which
arrangement continued up to March 5th
1867, at which meeting for the purpose
Of enldrginy the purposes for which the
church might be used, the words, "otae,
religious societies. were left out, anG
the following inserted in their place
the control of the Trustees"
From the remarks Of Mr.. Alex May.
who assumed to speak for the mem ers
OF the Presbyterian Church at the las
election, we deem it advisable for the
peace and harmony Of the community
to SO amend, or alter the Articles of In
corporation that none shall vote or bt
eligible to tho office OF Trustee, but such
as shall be acceptable to the Sessions, el
Presbyterian Church, or both combined
In short make those amended Articles
as may please yourselves. Simply gir,
ing to other religious societies the priui
icgc to ,corship Almighty God in tn
Church, schen not in use by the Prcsby
! teridns.
And we hereby pledge ourselves t.
vote for such Articles, voluntariall,
dischanfrising ourselves, and using ou
influence to have others do the same
That there may be no misunderstand
ing with regard to this matter, we re
specially request, that your answe
may be in writing, and that you viii
hand the same TO our mutual friend Mr.
Joseph Wilson who has kindly consen
ted to deliver this to one of your mum
Der and receive for us your reply.
| With assurance of Respect, we renal,
yours Truly,
! J. +. l.. CAREY,
| J. w. STANTON,