Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-07-24
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| Bishop Cummins. in his withdrawal from
the Protestant Episcopal Church, had the
sympathy Of many individual members Of
Emanuel Church, in Louisville, Ky. The
| church last week. as already stated by tele-
graph, finally declared its preference for
the Reformed Church. The following ad-
| ditional particulars, from the Louisville
"Courier-J ournal, y of Friday, will prove
OF interest:
| This leaves but one Low Church in the
| city. The pastor of Emanuel hurch, Rev
j. M. Malone, it will be recolected re-
| signed his charge last week, and has become
pastor Of Reformed Church at Pittsburg
Rev. MI. Malone was extremely Low
Church in his views, as were many OF his
I congregation, and the withdrawal of the
church can be attributed partly to the in
| fiuence OF the pastor, WHO was the, first rs
We'll as the last rector of the present church.
Emanuel Episcopal Church was organized
| in the year 1871, with thirteen commune
cants, little neat frame edifce being built
on the corner of Thirteenth streets and
Broadway. Here the congregation has
worshipped since, Rev. DR.. Malone taking
first charge, and remaining in charge until
his withdrawal last week.
Lie congregation Has NOuIlSn6Q. ana
from thirteen original communicates has
increased to nearly two hundred members.
among whom are many prominent gentle
men,. 1t has manifested Il desire for q
change ever since the organization of the
reform movement, and this desire, follow
ing the withdrawal Of its pastor, found ex-
preston at the meeting last night. At
this meeting about one hundred ladies' and
gentlemen were present, portion of whom,
| however, only were communicates. 1t was
very evident that there was decided ma
jority in favor of withdrawal, and there
| were only three speakers on the subject
MI. G.. N. Jackson, one of the Sunday
school superintendent of the church, was
emphatically in favor Of joining the new
movement. Mr.. James Averel was opposed
| to the withdrawal, and Mr.. w. A. Stein
wether earnestly favored it. The resolu
lions were then offered for adoption. de-
| claring that as members of Emanuel Pro-
testant Episcopal Church, they withdrew
from the Protestant Episcopal Church.
and connect themselves with the Reformed
Episcopal Church. Only communicates
We're allowed to vote, and each was re-
quired to place hig name with his vote for
OF against the resolutions. The vote stood
80 for the resolutions and 10 against. This
action is taken by a majority of those pres
emit, who are leading members of the
church, but most of those members absent.
we understand, will follow this action
The chair stated That the church would be
open Sunday as usual and hoped that all
would remain i'll the fold, but should any
Withdraw he prayed that 1t might be in
charity and love, with true religious spirit.
and with thefixed idea that each was en-
titled to his honest opinion and to abide
by that opinion. While they parted. they
should part friends who were working to-
ward the same end, but by a different
method and through different road. An
important question involved in the with
drawal Of this church is as to the owner
ship OF the church in which the congrega-
ton worship. They, of course, erected it;
but it then became the property of the
Protestant Episcopal Church of America.
and either the latter or the diocese of Ken
lucky, it is claimed, can demand the own
ership of the property.