, 1874-05-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY,
ANOTHER CHURCH WAR,

ANOTHER CHURCH WAR.
1t aoems that tho distinction TINT tho Method
lat Church has hithorto enjoyed, of being With
out eenaatop ~ thesc times whom theological
pombahala pro pureting al around tho horizpn,
ia @t length To 10 atqned for py thu ooncpBalon
ct tho lssgaHs kind of m exploaivc in The Ada
btreot Methodist Church. Not to speak meta
phortcally, tho pastor Of tho Aoels qf worehipors
g4thoEQa there and prominent lay-member Of
tho orgsni7atlon, whe has furnished ths finkn-
Ola! foundation on which tho structure stands,
last evening camc to war Of words, which WAS
only saved from becoming disgracaful row BY
hurried adjournment ot tho meeting.
aaotherlehspter Of church history, and demon
str,te again The fsot that inward dlaaonHiopp
aud bzoils often aisgraqe tho Christian prpfaa-
eton. end bring tho Church to ridicHla and aor-
hs iste 6ste% & faI s st.s e sraRa sas @HsX <,
tho time tho Ada Street Church vas Ruilt,
members, Tle Joy. II, IT, strovbridga, vho
~ thsn pestef ad srge copgfegs,ttI;ei ge,t;e aa
alleged BY Horne Of its menaharp, tho Roy ", Q,
DandJ concluded about this time that It would
be good place to locate. for tho coming three
yeerp, npa therefore mhde oveFtnlea to Bishop
Aons to hppoinf him to tho paBtoraga.
This action brought forth = unanimous petf-
ton from tle membership, asking that the 1sov
q. B, Kendlg, Of Iowa. be calledto lll ths pull
ignoring Air, Dandy. This petition vas takon
down to Mnndota By llr. 1ra Brown, but pshop
Simpson, notwithstanding, appointed Mr: Dandy
TO % The preaching for the Ada Street Church.,
Previous to this however, hs aont ia 4 vriaop
protest, and, in his, own words, told the pshqp
shat ma the prinolpal contributor aud tho mort
gaagee Of the Church Ha would drop 1t like
Tln&+ 1kntn +IuA IL.
hsgood Bishop counseled peaoo, and, finally,
saaing bis efforts uRelass, l1r. Brown Withdrew
bis oppoaition, but csasod to take any anttvo in
terest in tho church Affairs, and went to Cali
.till holding in his possession, however. the
hes!J mortgage against the property, and ro-
tanning his offics % aoting g-President OF tho
Board Of Trustees. Recently he has returned,
taken poasession Of tbs books and all tho church
papers, and tho fntorest in the society has
gradually waped until, to again uao blu language,
"thero wers praaent last Sabbath LII persons,
INCLUDING Sexton, tsnitor, babies. md al"
tha Rav. Mr. Dandy. contrary to all preoedant,
followed this Stewards into the private meeting
whsro they arrange the salary Of ths preacher,
and BY telling apeoeh induced them to award
him salary OF a3 900 per annun, Of which they
have only paid him eoQ0 during the six months
OF his pastorate, and that he 10 now trying to
negotiate loan OF 81, 900 to take up tho slo,-
goo debt and pay hinlHcf off With the balance; As
tho controversy has developed, there is somo ILL.,
feeling, and last night at tho regular Trustces'
meeting, after tho business had been dispoHed
.of, Mr. Dandy and 1tr. Brown came to var Of
r;'d rT2Ts Which ;degsneTvs,tea into the :; noat
proper to repeat, hut there was choice display
nf temper garuishod with inhinuations that wore
excoedinsly out of plaoe, aud paace WAS only ra-
st9Sfa b{ fortunate IN spd haaty ad5SSn;tnmapt:
hut thore can be no doubt that there is great
room foR 8 display Of QhriBtisn charity and
brotherly kindness in this church, things to
which ills fast becoming d stranger.