The Morning herald., 1876-08-08

ONE CENT.
ACHURCH TROUBLE. s
SECESSION or CHUaCM nEnsnuas
Tho Trouble In Delawaes Avenue
Ssceders-AB0th sides of1Ae beoGy.
For some time there has been ~ undee-
Tow to the current Of the manaRement III
delaware Avenue Baptist church, Wk1nA
mas upon several occasions manif6oted EGGlf.
0ut disappeared with q few soOthing IG1G
ences. Lately 1t has been more tu1k11G Y
until the surface of equanimity has to1S
ruHed, and secession movement eeofH
unavoidable. A circular calling for me6E
ing Of those interested In such movemenf
has already been issued, and alluded 70 II
these colums, and is to take place u
the Board of Trade rooms this evening"
The propriety of issuing this circular has
been canvassed in private for several weekS,
and now that 1t has been sent out, Il hA3
only been to about one hundred Of the DeIn-
bels who are known TO be III favor u
seceding from the present church. 1fE
circular reads that 1t will be meeting IN
those favorable to the establishment Sf "
gospel church, which has lead ! number t0s
vigorous search of the dictionary for q
definition OF the word. But, of this, One Of
the seceders enlightens all who speak With
him, and at the same time explains tho
"causus belli," If any there may Be. He
says that gospel church is one free OF
debt, and without division among its mena-
bers. This, the seceders state, denies Dol-
aware Avenue Baptist church to all claim
to gospel edifice. They further state that
there are debts upon the building that y
will take at least five years for them 10
pay of, and that there are some pretty severe
disaffecti0ns which cannot be even going ont
CLOSED over without one or the other Of tho
parties to them and as the other party VIII
not withdraw, they very naturally thought
1t was best for them to do 90. One Of the
members stated to HERALD reporter yes
terday it was the most easy way to disen-.
tangle themselves from unpleasant assOcia-
tions In the church. 4ss86
The meeting on Tuesday night, said one
Of the seeding members yesterday, will
assume no more definite shape, than to
appoint committee, and advise Mr.. Halde-
man of what they propose, and ask him Il
he will not join them In the movement. u
answer to different questions, the gentleman
said, that If they were successful 10 getting
Mr.. Haldeman to join with them, they
would not expect to build church under
two years; they would not even entertain
the idea while business depression continued,
and while there were 30 many out Of en-
ployment. We would effect lease upon
the Institute for two years and continue
worship there, by making several very
needed improvements In the way Of addi-
tions to the galleries, and the acoustic pro-
perties. The movement is one that meets
with the approval of large numbers, he con-
tinued, and we expect to keep up steady
growth, and present . church to our pastor,
acccptation of the term "a Gospel Church" !"
among the membership. We are met with
the remark. from those who win remain
with the old Church that, we have no right
to withdraw. would like to know II The
Methodist Churches are not sprung out OF
Asbury, and if the Presbyterian Churches
are not sprung out of Hanover, and If the
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church is not the
offspring of another Baptist church
in this city; after this would
like to know If we have NOT
right to withdraw and form another church
of our own doctrines If we wish to. Mr..
Haldeman has been talked with on the sub
iQct, and while not with any definite under
standing, 1t is known that when he came
here, he stated that he wanted q church
free of debt, and that the Delaware Avenue
Church has not in the least met such IDEAS,
The new church If 1t is built will be In the
form of tabernacle, one story high, and
capable of seating two thousand persons
and with no pew rents.
There are great many stories told about
the matter, and the feeling seems to BE-
about as earnest and as much tinged with
acrimony as It Is possible when there are
opposing sides. We have given one side
and now we will give the other. One Of
this side said to q reporter yesterday that
the whole trouble arose from the fact that
one OF the seceders was not elected to the
Presidency of the Board of Trustees. That
is where the troubles originated exactly, as
the defeat of the 'seceders in this denied
them of considerable power In church man z
agement. This It Is claimed is almost sub
stantiated by the feeling In the last election
of the Board of Trustees, which was the
most intense ever before known In such On
event. There was canvass made Of the
members as systematic as though for polit--
ical purposes, and when the members began
to arrive that night for the purpose Of
depositing their ballot they were button
holed on the pavement by candidates for
office with tickets all cut and dried. Those
who are about to secede 1t is claimed,
worked their men through, but in not get.
ting the Presidency, for one of the number
have worked up the present movement. II
is stated the rumor that Mr.. Haldcman did
not give sssatisfaction is without any truth. and
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