The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-10
The Unwrttten History Of 81. Mat.
thew's Church.

The UnWrhten History OF st. Mat.
thew's Church.
ElIlorsOr the Intelllgeneor:
A writer in. ono Of our city papers, q
few days ago, gave TO the public what
purpOrted 10 be written history of ST:
Matthew's Church. ItmaY not have ocl
Cured to him that the said Church has,
also an unwritten history, some chapters
Of which your present correspondent now
proposes to give. 1t will be recollected
by your readers that when it was first am,
nounccdin. youf columns that Rev. Mr.
Latane had resigned the Rectorship Of st.
Matthew's. Church, 1t was stated by you
on authority that. seven members Of the
Eestry were in sympathy with MIR. La
tane, and would probably act in harmony
with him, which report seemed to afford
qualification to large majority OF the,
congregation. Now your readers will nat.
urslly inquire how It happened that
within the short space of a few days mat
tiers seemed TO take turn so entirely dit
ierent from what was at first ANTICIPATED,
On this point 1t is proposed now to en-
tighten them.
W hen the resignation Of Mr.. Latano
was handed in TO the Vestry, he supposed
Of course that the action Of the Vestry,
whatever it might be, would be final.
But much to his surprise and qualification
be was Informed that seven out OF nine
Of the Vestry were in sympathy with
him, and would; probably share his for
tunesI'-that b, as any one would have
understood II, proceed at once to organize
church in harmony with the Cummins
movement. And moreover that there
was strong probability that they would
be able, either with orWithout a law suit,
to hold the church property, and turn.it
In the same direction, IIEI,rs
For a few dayspthings appeared to be
moving on swimminglY in the Cummins
direction, until suddenly it was am
aounced that certain Philadelphia rev
erend had lit, down among US. What
IrSuspired in reference to that Individual
need not here be put down, as that Is q
Psrt Of the written history OF st.
NSIlhGw's Church; and will doubtless be
studied hereafter much TO the edifcation
others. I'LL : . 49,
But now the question comes up, allow
came the Rev. TPhiladelphian here q"
lhat he was written TO byone oil the sup
posed sympathizets Of Mr.. Latane, Is an.
acknowledged fact. What was in that
letter 10th notappear. At all events, the
lmpulslve cleric came; and Immediately
entered upon the work Of his sunnosnd
Mlsslon-that IS, the disparsgement and
Ienunciation Of Bishops Cummins and
Cheney-and that too without let or hin.
dersnce from the fedoubtable SEVEN" 40
lar as is known to your present cores
pendent; not even from him who wrote
Iae letter aforesaid, and who, speaking Of
Ar. Latane's purpose, had announced to
tue Vestry In hisipeculiar wsy, suitinp the
IseIlon 70 the word, that hit was an inch
Long he was ready to go a "liinger'tt
length" Now these are facts, which |
y presumed will not be disputed. But
me most remarkable thing Of, all 10. that
lhe Identical letter writer Immediately
on the discontinue of the Rev, Philadei.
phian, commenced representing himself
~ po tae one, the vt'g one, who "sent his
reverence home with a 6uo In his ear |"
Ia nal ha What strange things do
usPpen on this mundane sphere /
But the lev. Philadelphian had soarce.
y retired-suddenly you know-before
another cleric from The Rast known tn he
~ sympathy with the former N down
among US. tits supposed-and NOT with with.
out good cause-tiat this one me a SSs S con.
celyed It TO be part oEhis mission At least S
!ospeak Of Bps, Cummins and Cheney aS IN
terms no less disparaging than The former ~
NOW all this msy be very clericSl. but I
submit to yourFeaders, whether L IA alto.
EeIHet Chtist!an2. Under such ,mapinn-
@ Suons IS It TO DO wondered al thst The
1 SSUa movement lost ground with the
SMfstIy, o. perhaps the congregation Of St.
NOW 70 return to Mr.. Lstane and tho
yestry. After the BIShop3 '@ ssms a " Inc Inc
Vestry was in close quarters With Si,, t fos
some hours, the result Of wSisS S;a MN tt 1ot
Mr. Latanes resignation was %S, Il =.
= known; 70 have been tbe SS;sR ~ y.
bAhops that MI. Latane s6ouIS coS ~ shs
'aGhaFge econgreea ton uhtif diSs MN ~ :