Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-10-05
------ --------
hhe West church Levy.

CnSFERENOE or THE MEMBERS AND OTHERS, LAST
gyESlSd DIFFERENTIATION TO RAISE TINE $lO,-
nlJ. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS.
meeting of the congregation of West Pres
ytorian church was held last evening to take
action in regard to its present financial troubles
Tho pastor, Rev. j. Nj. p. Otis, furnishes us tho
following statement in regard to the whole sub
iett -
II has been made public in tho city papers
that Sheriff I.ambson has levied on the personal
property OF the West Presb, terirn church to sat
wfy Judgment OF slO,O0O obtained by Mr.
Wan. Candy, the assignee of tho AlcLoar estate.
Ia regard TO this matter, there are n few facts
filt' ought to be made known to the public in
Justice TO the sad church and its officers and
congregations:
tls levy has taken the church and congrega-
ton bs surprise. and involves them in an unex-
rected crisis. IL was well known by the church
that Judgment for tho note had been obtained,
Bat it was understood that, il tho church would
ral5e 525,000 by January next that sum would
t|on be renceived in compromise M a satisfac-
tory and iinal settlement for the entire lndebt-
rlne-s OF the church, consisting of the said
~ 'to, and OF u mortgage bond for .200 tho
l'tter not due till 1882.
Acting upon the understanding and belief
that the Judgment for the note would not be
pushed to a sale until after January, the church
was engaged III Efforts to raise @25 900, with
The view to settling the whole debt if possible,
with the close of the present year. Whether
that sum could and would have beeu raised
within tho given time caunot be possibly
Known. II is but Justice to Mr.. Candy to say,
That 1t is now apparent to the entire satis-
faction OF the congregation that he is not re-
-pJnHible for this misunderstanding into which
tile church has fallen, and which made the levy
"i last Friday an unexpected event, falling
upon tue church AZ great surprise, he never
having entered into any agreement to stay pro-
oeoiings.
Mr. Candy was communicated with after the
levy was made to know the longest time that
w now be allowed the church to meet the note
and prevent the sale and his answer il, 'you
ran have thirty days from the day of tho levy,
Wncluding that day. to pay the money"
meeting of the congregation was hold last
night to take action in the case and at that
auetlng it was unanimously resolved to make a
prompt and earnest attempt to raise the money
within the time allowed and TO save the church,
property, If possible, from sale under the ham
ier of the sheriff. Under the present financial
rl.sls tho congregation Of the West Preeby-
terlan Church is not able TO raiso the full sum OF
900 within sthrty days. and therefore the
congregation is compelled to appeal to outside
friends ana to generous public for assistance
lnths crisis. There was large committee ap
pointed to solicit contributions, payable within
lh'rty days, of which committee Mr. James Nor
fuW was made chairman.
subscriptions and contributions in casl
amounting to over three thousand dollars were
i'l'orted before the meeting adjourned. This
'I'lfeh has raised and paid out, since May, 1874
"Ner ten thousand dollars it is struggling ear
he7'ly and nobly to meet the crisis, and to wea
lNoI the storm. Will not generous public come
'' ils assistance in its present emergency Ii
~ worthy OF the aid its present circumstance
demand