, 1877-11-04

sions to increase In membership and attendance
in the past, and with 4 feeling Of certainty o1
constant additions in the future.
7. In strange contradiction to this statement
are the resolutions Of the Trustees Of this sam,
Society, passed Aug. 7, 1877, in answer to tlu
question Of the legal holder Of the note secured
on the church, what interest, If any, the church
would pay IL said note Was extended, when they
say, '' that the financial condition Of the Society,"
is such TINT it Is not warranted in agreeing ia
pay interest or rent for the church, but reo,1ests
the .tree use Of the church If tue mortgage js
torecloscd, and the legal holder becomes owner,
until said owner shall sell the sarucn
THIS quotation from the resolution shows the
dcsirability Of the premises rs long as their en-
jovmcnt costs nothing, while only two months
later the same organization excuse the repudia-
tion Of their note and al its sacred pbliva1iops.
By publishing an excuse for their action. by az
knowlelging their stupidity in selection OF u 10
cation for their church; and, when knowing a
loss must occur to somebody. they seek to
escape from It themselves, and saddle it upon
the depositors i'll little country sayings bank,
many OF whom to-day arc homeless, and are ap-
pcaling to their Creator for sustenance in atIlic-
tion Us earnestly Us the "bcloyed pastor" can,
WHO is SO gfowingiy described in this c1plapa.
ton u the acts OF the church.
Iu strange contradiction of the spirit Of the
resolutions Of Aug. Is this quotation from
their present explanation when they sav, "Ar-
rangemcnts have been i'll active progress for
so'ne LINE looh,1s W tuole Cen1Fal lucatlon
cessitics Of this rapdly-growing society,""
In the same article or explanation they say,
after acknowledging the sale Of the premises,
"that the church services will be continued in
the church, and that they do not propose to
puua q ~" o''t LII 1aef cau ~! 4ol IL When
and the Society is in the condition financially
one would infer from the resolutions Of It's
trustees lWo mouths aGo, VIC neea not expect
It's splrc VIII rlse neaeenWara very Mgh just
yet, and 10 the tleant'mc this socety are assur-
ing the PUBLIC OF tnc:r enjoyment of tncir pres
ent place OF worship, payment o. Witch thev
nave repuu'ated, ana Without making arrange
tnchts VITA Tue p1ese.t owner (as cne "IitcF OF
tn!s artlele knows !of It's occupancy LOT one
sl1Sle moment altet us sate.
IN the lace o1 tuc resolution that The Society
could pay no rent los the CHURCH, an assurance
If showing flGe"ll1 uocts1he 10 ne llttlc
more Tree "lh "nat Is not It's own than
lineage people uao SUPPOSED unt'1 tney
saW 81, th1s e1nianat1on o. Que OF It's societies.
lue iesal holaer oI thls clasnl against Inc
enasIi h1o hol ust"At'.eu pa,u' VI H. oE ln-
s'stcu w tc !aIc VI cet w note cicu lot.
out nas ''on tns' STAR oec.' "u4IE " 1euuce ~
fAte :" ~" t1ae hot one U! Us nlelnoeFs eoulo
uster compliant, alu eatcno lis 'ilhe ol pay
ulGnt ~ n'o1s ia'o,ap'e tHnes;
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promise sucn an ansMer was renarneu rs tne
1csol1llous sto"' tnesc "as no alteF"alise out
70 se!1 acco'uiae 10 luz leFns VI lne ooalsa1ioh
tne sl2nels ol taG 1'otc shseleu Into. Aha tnetl;
u u utter 1orgetlu!ness Oh "hat lhe olu boafd OF
trustees t"ho slsned t'le nets anu tnefcps
fnaae themselves pefsonaiiy lfao:e ioE any ~
nGencF tne psopefty lalleu 10 satlslJ aI sale},
VINO aa 1or years anu years sustained the chafch
oy cohtrioutaohs lucy wcIe really uhap!e 10
eypninp npfnft. the sale the tO11r5e indicated in
the explanation was agreed to, and without q
single effort to save harmless thpse wao hao
ooGne tue'r uu1uens ~ anI .ai " ~ f, u,.
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