, 1874-02-24
MCCARTHY VICTORIOUS.

Tlac Union Pnrlk BAPTIST Church Ko.
ao1ve to Retain Rnim by q Tio Votes.
81 to 81.
Tho members Of tho Union Park Baptist
church held regular business meeting yoster'
day evening, In the looturc-room Of the
Church. Tho principal business before
tho meoting WAS the proposed romova
Of tho pastor, tho Rev. Florence MCCARTHY
Mono bnt church-mombors aud pow-ownors wert
admitted to tho meetlng, but tile opponents and
adherents OF tho pastor wore both fully repro.
aentod, and tho church WAS crowded. Tho Bit
torncss of partisan dobato was freely indulgod
iu, and the whole spirit Of tho meeting was that
of rccriminnsion sud abuse rather than tint OF
olarity and Christlan good feeling. Tho speak-
tho point ut isaue to make pointed personal at
taokB upon thoir opponents with lavish disro-
gard Of the propriotios OF dcbaso and Of tho
courtesiea OF language which are usually OBJ
served oVen in ward cancuRe9.
Tho meeting was called to order and presided
over by Mr. Kingslaud, and, aftor tho approval
Of tho minutes Of tho. preceding mooting, a
communication from Mr. MCCARTHY was road IN
reply to ono from the TruRtoos asking him to ro-
id did not I consider i to DO 90 tic % wish Of Of tho M
church, since tho meeting which requested him
to resign Taa irregular and illegal, many porsonB
loved loved an I animated aud bttor DISCUSSION m lasting
ors took pnrt On bobalf Ct 11r.
3Icoarthy-atrs. Driggs, III. Rurtis, and
Mr. bingham; opposed to these woro Mossrs.
other partiea engaged in light Bkirmishing in
dofonso Of themselves aud friends when their
characters woro attaokod, but tho above-men-
toned wore tho principal speakora.
After long and ,Hoary wrangle over unimpor-
frequently forgotten in moro exciting personal
attacks and inslnuatlonB, yoto Was reached. Tho
Inembors wore forced to pasa hofore = ohallong-
ing committeo Of thrao previous to yotlg, and
no perBon, not eligible was permitted to cast 3
ballot. Tho direct question at issue was tho
pasaago OF q resolution requesting tho rosigna-
tion OF tho pastor, ind tho rosult Waa q tic, the
voto standing 81 to 81.
There Ind boon d thorough oanvasa previous
to tho vote, and, it being known tlat tho voto
would DO very close, thero was much e1citeuont
during tho balloting. On tho announcement Of
tho vote, Mr. McCarthy's friends manifested their
aatisfaction in noBt domonstratiye and jubi-
liant manner, 80 that It was somo little time be-
fore order could be restored.
A. motion to adjourn being lo8t, 1lr. Merrill
stated that as Mr. Mccarthy had always CON-
planned that no charges had oyer beon made
against him, no was now ready to prefer spe-
G,tto CT e charges r. against him as minister Of the
ministers to proceed to try him. This was not
permitted BY the mooting.
Mr. Reed thon offcred an amendment to the
Constitution. striking out the clause requiring
certain attendance OF church to euable ohuroh-
member to vote, hnt 1t was lost by 81 ayes to 40
noes, two-thirdR voto being neeoesnry.
Tho meeting having now lhatod till aftor mid
night, tho reporters were unable to wait for tho
Adjournment. and, consequently, left just a. ono
ent It some ons olue would faFnah tue % money to
pay for 1t.