, 1875-12-19

must have C6e0 1au 10 1ttu14u6Q At jersey ClLY,
should be quartered upon the brethren At Henry;
and the Elders, yielding 70 Edwards influence,
were evidently doing their best to accomplish
that same, ali in good faith, too. without doubt
So the Elders. feeling that the pressure against
G1endenning WAS too great for them to over
their assistance, though he had nothing whatever
to do with the church at Henry, aud, except by
sunetauce OF the membere, had not the right to
take part in the meeting: Dr.: Edwards came in
to tho nxaton ct the tht EdsEs and
~ .no c4,eIoSEn TEE cAuss OF e1sSDESs
mo,
Of whom he said that hii {Glendenning's) char
acter and record stood us clear as did his (Dr.
EdwardsD own,-the charges having been inves-
tigated aud dismissed and Giendenning having
been merely censured for unninisterial conduct,
and rnministe7lal conduct might be moth
ing more than mere, eccentrlcity Of nan-
ner.-wcaripg roglmentals IN the. pulpit, for
instance. DR.. Edwards enorts proved oootless,
however. AgAnss too o. nis lnauenee ana
that OF the ELDERS ~. - a. 3ones, ieaalnR
merchant ana p5on'nent!. t! menoe. ~ o. sne cgn, r.
vote By which Homecoming aau neen cauea. ae
backed up his motion oy an anolgnanI protest
against placing sucn nan ~ me po!pls' ana
closed BY appealing TO tne Elaess 10 e1se toom
anybody elso tor pastor ,H asaiast 11 "nom mere
Was no public repIoach. Inc dle1oenn1nE party
held out stoutly, but onls 70 % dofeated.-tne
motion 70 reconsider belnB carried oy vote OF
81 to q. 1he meeting lneo ADJOURNED TO tho
10th OF November:
Meanwhile the 1eais o1 tue ,*uI-9Ienoenn!nB
menbers we're aHa9eu ~ tue lEtp1eEnlo'' "u3cn
somehow obtained that the contest wns ended
80 far as Glsndsnning was concerned ana the
meeting OF the l6th was suffered 70 50 almoat pg
default as to them: NOT go. however, as TO the
Glcndenning faction, whlcn appeaseo IN 1ntl
force ana, ny soso u lt3 etsy 'or ~ '"en's@one
CALLING HIN TO TIE PCLstr Of 1a1E oHuEcH
aB stated charge. Even tnis was ooly carried
after It had been urged that H1en-
donning. Oh falth OF the previous
call, had arranged 10 come, and
had written a suppilcat'ng appea; to be
taken On trial as he bad nowhere else to 60;
aud the resolution as aaoptea WAS tnat ne snonid
only be called 10 fill the pulpit until the meeting
OF the Presbyterv In Apfh next- leav1pg his fur.
tber engagement open 1or ao1e1n1nataon 81 1ha1
time Glendenn1nG accoraanglY put IN ms up.
.peata1ca hero ana mas oiaclateo ah pastor o1
tha church under thls arrangement 1of 1hfee
weeks past.
Since then ,,,. 1u u,.. .,,..n,
TIE MAJORITY OF THE AEAbEHs of THE chohch
HAVE w1rnr'RAwS. ,..
have leased . church belonging to another con-
gregation without regular pastor, anu nayS
raised funds TOR she pastors sa1afy, ano VIII
hold services there tomorrow. I1e dlenden-
ming faction is no less determined IN ms support,
and S92o he8 areaag oeen euO.ct1pou "" a1u LIS
salary, which for one year Is guaranteed at
81, 0oo. And NOW this hitherto quiet burg 10 to
be rent in twain By the I17al cnurches; ana eF1-
IDENTIFY, in tho name OF the mock aod loWly Mas
ter. sad harvest OF hates ana oaekoltlngs has
been soTn' to oear evil T. 1rnits anu uncafls.An G,
contention and strife. The supporters OF Glen
denuing, as OF couEso, proceed upon
the assumption that Ee Is 9 persecuted
individual; that he has been acquitted
OF the charges against him. put la
pursued by wicked mallgnlty and taas IL Is
their dutY to stand by hlra; j" Whatever they
may say about it " As several OF them have SAID
to me, - no man can preach and pray With the
earncstness and fe:vor be docs and be guilty OF
such crimes as are charged against him While
he prezches as he does We can't believe them
He is the best preacher we ever had, and We are
wiling to pay his salary to have him stay and
tie none Of the affairs Of those who don't care to
hear him and do not contribute to the support Of
the church."
MOTHER n 1snaEn,
The feeling On the other sido was indicated by
a m;ddle-agcd lady, hitherto q leading member
of tho church, Mrs. K. Sho said +: '' / can't
understand why Dir. Edwards and the Elders
shouli want to foist upon US man whose char
acter is SO sullied that he can't stay where be is
known. Tney pleaded that he had nowhere else