The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-13
"lAMANY IN AFRICA
The Financial Fracas In the COIofe>
Bethel Church.
Dsmoralissticn Among the congrsyseea-RU
mersd Trouble In the Other Artisan Msth-
odin churchss-rhs Accused rrus-
tees TO Sue for Damages On the
Charge Of BASE Islander

Yesterday the greatest excitemcnt was msnk
fested by The colored people OF the Eighth Ninth.
Fifteenth sixteenth ana twentieth wards. conse-
quent upon the publication m the HEnALD Of ths
star Chamber iDquislton hcld upon the eleven
alleged embexxing trustees al the sullivan street.
Methodist coiorei church. on THURSDAY evening.
great number Of our coiored fellow eltizens wha
talk from hearsay merely are very denunciatory
OF the trustees and ioady proclaim thxs
they have stolen the moneys OF the church.
which had been entrusted 10 their safe
keeping ON the other hand there n
small bat select minority OF sensible wcl-to-do col
ored people which condemns the entire proceed
ings OF the trial and Judgment giving a. a reason
that the trial should not have been held pabsciy.
as IL was not matter for the whole world 20 look
at, the scandal which was exposed on THURSDAY
night being greatly detrimental 30 the welfare and
success OF the African Methodist church IN TINS city.
ARE ruE OTHER AFRIcAs METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCHES ROTTEN
number OF prominent coored persons con-
nected with congregations of the different African
Methodist churches In New yok-the Fifteenth
street. the Alien street. the Little Zion church. I'm
Second avenue; 81. Marks. IN West Thirty-nfth
street. and the Zion church In Blcecker strcetwere
conversed with yesterday by sHxsALp representa-
tive In regard TO this ecclesiastical iracas. aud
many OF them were OF the opinion that the action
OF the Bethel church congregation had been
unwise, hasty and undignincd Three colorcd
clergymen were spoken 90 about the natter but
declined to be interviewed on the tcklish subject
One well known coorcd clergyman. however, on
promise that his name should not be given, said To
the reporter
'Iw In the Bethel church on Thursday even
ing, and I felt ashamed OF our colored people, I
That taflv Nox
how 1t was done; Why IL put all the repeating that
ever you heard OF to shame. I assure you that I
saw over fifty OF my own congregation voting who
had no business in the Bethel church at ALL except
ing they met there TO call upon the Saviour who
died for us all IN His mercy Now that Is not right
is Charged with stealing church money he ought
to be tried quietly, and not make theatre Of u
vulgar show. Brother Young Is good man In
some things and Will DO good work for the Gospel
OF Christ; but what does the good Dr. Watts say
Why, he says, Don't let your angry passions rise,s
those eleven trustees were guilty OF
msappropratng money belonging 70 the
sSs sny one SSu o them O %y .
or distracted moneys OF the church. And II they
had stolen money they should be arrested by the
police and taken before magistrate, where tho
charge Of embezzement should be preferred
against them by the pastor OF the church and the
cognizant Of tine theft. But to turn the house Of
God into circus just for the purpose OF
e laugh IT IS am0s. ana
Is blunder, which was pronounced py great
general and lawgiver to be worse than q crime:
New York, grieve to say that some OF them are IN
a worse condition than the Bethel church. Il 10
like Copeland, who could only make his marx
and who never learned to WRITE should have q
very high order Of rectitude. I know that some OF
the African churches are In bad way, and II these
| men should take the matter to the Supreme Court
disclosures may be made that viii involve some OF
| M m
| dist Church. ever since the Lanahan Book Concern
difficulty, has been getting scandallzed more and
made Look at the swindle on that poor lady at Sea
Cliff and other things or like nature witch arc
be remedied as soon possible, the public win
begin to cry out at Mcthodism as they did at
HOW THE cULpRIrs BEAR IT.
the accused trustees are all men In poor circunl.
stances, being whitewashers or caIpet-shakers.
whitewasher, and Jake Stewart Is carpet win
mower. All the rest of the men are in rather
Gated. That they should not be able to defend
themselves when their counsel had but one
no hnd had az 10 Be- made
before an excited and angry mob, not one In i've
OF whom had right to vote on such question.
members calico, and there was no way
to ascertain 1Tr.t who was ns.a legal voter the
'.heads" in the elegant language OF their counsel,
Colonel Colo Spencer. They say that thsy are inno-
Cent-eVery man OF tnem-all agree that they
''never did nothing to nobody"
WHERE THE MONEY WENT.
One OF the trustees who borrowed s25 from tho
church treasury returned $l0, and ne In
is now stated that he viii retain IN the ne
SIS to await the action OF the Supreme Court.
The Rev. Mr.. Turpin, former pastor OF the
church. was loaned 500 by the board Of trustees.
for which S.b ne gave his note. This money was
the church, and Mr.. Turpin will be required to
return 1t to the Bethel Treasury. The total
debt sie,ooo, during the last nine years amounted
to $685. SO, and the amount accounted for by the
Board OF Trustees was only $685. 100 IS. This makes
de1ctt In the church treasury OF $1l, 1872 So. AZ
reporter, swell let the hfty-three cents 20 II
they'll give us back the rest"
A LUCKY STRIKE.
It Is said that one OF the trustees VITO has been
accused or fraud and embezziement, and who I is
very fond OF playing policy, played 9'' FIRST" In
the Kentucky lottery and struck the books for $780,
Another man, but who has white face struck the
dav, being good dreamer. One OF the members Of
Shiloh church who Informed the HERALD reporter
OF the luck OF the eustsezzing trustee refused %
give the trustees name, because, he safd.
OBJ de money back to the Bethel Church, since he's
gone and made hit. "But If he DON'T" SAID the
Shiloh member, ~ tell you de Lord In Heaven III
be after him, and there won't be any Kingdom for
him in the next world"
Colonel Spencer, 1t Ia rumored, Wal bring an
action for SANDER against the Rev. DR.. Young, the
pastor OF the Bethel church, for taking away the
land is laying his damages at $4,000
for injuries done to his honor, and Jake
Steward thinks he Is damaged about $500. The
at smaller sums, and should the cases stand trial
soon the excitement among our colored fellow
citizens will be greater than ever before known in
this city.