The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-19
FLANKING THE CONSlSTORY.
DR. LJDLOU"S LfTE FLOCK LEiTTNG
the COLLEGTiTE rom
Meeting OF the Society Inst Evening An Epi.
d"mic "r Rr-ignntion- The Brethren Quiet
but Resoiutc Judge Ingrnhnm Indignant.


The frequent Withdrawals from the mcm-
bership Of DR.. Ludlow's Collegiate Dutch
Church. at Forty-cghth street. in consequence
Of his forced retirement from the pulpit. were
shown last might to have taken from that con-
grcgntion it, very backbone. leaving what re-
mains To fall to pieces. Very many Of the con-
sptruous families and members loft the
church Whom the Cons istory ordered the three
pastors of the Collegiate churches to
rotate in the three pulpts. Four-nfths
of those who remained only waited for the act
uai -solution Of the KoN DR.. Lulow's rcla-
tions with the church. The Cns-is Effected this
on Tuesday. and did it without permitting the
congregation 10 be heard in their own behalf.
although tlcy were represented 10y Mr. Howard
lavsou Nilis. who brought with him an author
i2.d stat 'mont oi tn" ia'fA IN the case.
Last night t,s usual prayer meeting took
in IN" pulpit until tho lst ot June, occupied his
accu-lomcd sent. Whom tn" prayer meeting
closed h. and his Young wife Ion the chnpri
The regular quarterly meeting oi u" Society
f'r Christian Work wnS then called. This body
r"pr"~ nt- the conrr"gntion. whi"h lons ago
constituted it-"lf Il soflnty uul"r that nlmr.
amt div .dnd Itself into u number of commit -r-
on'h of whi ~ WIS 10 perform "a special bran %
Of the wprk of the church. Tn" Pro- -ident. Mr.
T. J. jeremiah. was al~"nt. and Mr. Henry
SNYDER took hl- plHc". II first "a wis 20 read
a l.tr from Mr. jeremiah; who i-E"d e. b.
permitted io rt- gu the oii'r' of President
Uunnlluou- p"rnil~s ION WIS az On"o given.
Mr. snyder n~knd for the quarterly report 81
the Struugcr-' Committee. II WIS r'nd Ailthe
m"mhrrS of the 'ommtieo Me-sr-. Skidmor"
hnnpp, llainrs. lennsp.rry. and Luquecr. and
Mrs. Skidmorc, Mr-. Loun-h'rry, and Mrs
Iuln"er. asked l"u," t. resign Leave was
gulf ty, iut unHn imuu~ly. given.
Mr. W Willctts. sun rin, ndent Of the sun
said that II had been de'idrd not to close the
ho9l until the usual tim" N the early sum;
mer nui II another t'rm was begun. the school
The quar'rrly report Of the Committee on
Poor and Sick WIS called Tor. The Chairman
oi nus, 'olnmitten Ms nl'-'nt. but IN hi- place
nroso Mr.. Henry c. Stim-on of the eomuitter
II hai notnin-t! saw. except that b" rendered
his r", EnHton; II was unaiil lmously aw"lted
ThD Ladies' Empioymeut Society made their
r"por, pa witch they declared that thcy had
parted in the h"-t pn~s Die manner with their
funds excepting tu, sum of 81 300 whlch they
desired T. deliver over in th" TrrnSurrr H. they
ull wished to resign. This committee included
ainu tw' ~" - the bead NJ ladies of the ehur h.
Mr. e.. ". Powers hrins Tie CnMrwoman.
Th"r ros i-n.u.ns were accepted. IL order not
si-iory. It wis unnninou-lv resolved - vote II
t"wlrd N" gYn"nt ,@f th. salary ol Chaplain
Brother Waiter Garter asked leave 10 tender
his. ri-isnHton from The Mission Committee.
and tle r''- iEnat.ou - his -.,n from ia" sunday
log. Connttcr Both rcsignaioEs were a.
j., Snprrn,rnlcn, willett~ moved that a
rounaif'H Doe alpuIut, t1 MI the varan,is
ouu-ei ry th. r,si'.n iiions tho evening This
~ it'el lHu-lttt unl II wi- whispered ihat mo-
ou" .ou. Doc. f,uni tn u pi 20 pla., ON tn, COM
u.u'". Ii.Ht tuiul however. -l.N.dth. I'm ufy
ty ulpN ~ ns Cons storymrn Donald. Briggs
Tln S,,icty FOR Christian Work then voted to
adjourn ana resply" i-eli into "a me- ting Of the
ION n.rs.i9n, IN orirr to allow Mr.. Howard
llN-un MildS to read the DO umont which he
not permitted t. READ t. the C.ls- on
tn Is lay. Mr. wills said that IL was a disnin.i
should rshtiuily iavs been hoard ly Ii" Cms4 :
II" thrn rad ih. srt"n.nt "a" substance Of
Afier the reading. Judge Ingrlham. who is
member of "a" Cons story. said thW tho Chassis