The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09
CHURCH WARF4RE IN sAUGERTIEs.
The Old Esta biished N ethodist Church Trying
20 Close the New One.

NEwBURGH, Dec. ga serious church
trouble was up at the Newburgh Methodist
Episcopal Conference in this city this week.
The Rev. Mr.. Clarke. n former pastor Of the
Second Nj. f. Church Of Newburgh. WIS sent TO
Snugcrties 10y Conference This not gave con-
siderable dissat sfaction 10 many members Of
the church at Saugcrtics. who succeeded in
having Mr.. Clarke removed to another plarc.
The admirers ot Mr.. Clarke then began az
gr,ssive measures. and Mr.. Clarke aga in
returned to his Ulster county pasiornte. Then
followed another pcrs strnt counter move on
the part Of his opponents. and. it is said. upon
the representations made to the Bishop OF what
untold injury would befnll the snu scrtcs
Church If Mr. Clarke was retained there. the
Bishop decided that Mr.. Clnrkc should again re-
turn to the chur h ass sncd him by tn Confer
rnrc. The R'v Mr.. Macomber WIS sent TO take
Mr.. Clarkes place. MIR. Mncombrr If said to
be n plurky clergyman. with opinions that he
dors not seem ut all abashcd 10 expr ~. either
publicly or privately. Tho sc"cders from the
regular church sent for the R'v. Charles o.
Hammer, ind for eighteen months hs has
pr -" bod TO large congregations.
Mr. MHroml"r. pis tpr OF the r"gIlnr church.
took sd"s with Mr.. Cmrkrs friends. The rel,u-
their preM'hrr, the K'v. Mr. Hammer. who IL y
young man. mas drawn. Il - san. ma T. lhrg"r
cungrcgni ions than assembled at the Rev. MIR.
Murpmb ~ regular chur h.
When the case cnmn before the Conference II
was sent To u committee, that received do-umcnt-
nry evidence from the OIL 'crs Of the regular
church of Snugpttirs us ~ the Oilrn th
Winch Duninie Hammer stood charged Tue
Roy. Dir. Hammer app AIRED before Tia" cOmniit-
IT," himself. but refused Ia give evidence The
committee reported ngninst the seredrrs' min
lister. and recommended that he b" ordered to
cons" from urpa hing t. thr snp,i.Is. Tie Rev.
Mr. Oshon said that Ia" ll'v Mr.. Hammer had
displayed Grr't stub 'prnn"ss and ol~t may he
Tor. the conn IT.. ana That be- dare tiy 'hHrg"d
tl" Presiding Elder Oi IN" district end III" rr
rnt pnstor 81 tue rhur IL NJ iugertrs. the Row.
Mr. VI icombcr. with b. ng the cause Of all tne
tiuulde.
Tue report created some stir. The Row. Dr.
J.. ". King " So. johns. NV Iurgh. usNrd tao
II snOp what the opnt"rrn d" ron Il do W IN
Clergyman charged with the Offence thai MIR.
that the OF 'ndrr could he susa nod h. could
T." ordered IT, stop preaching, ~ he ~ ut present
dong or he could be ttrd Tor break NJ the
rui"s OF the Chur n. member moved TINT
Mr.. Hammer hr ordered to cense preaching to
tn Stu srrtics charge.
The pastor of IA" regular church nj Saugcr-
tics. Mr.. Mp'omr.r said that tho trouble at
SNug"rti.s was 'i,ur II Ivy the X ". Mr.. Hammer
h"ins able 90 say that 10. wis min rt"r ~ ,,nnd
stand NJ with hlS Conference, aui TINT u Mr..
fHhnys r.soui on ordering him To- give up
prrl hing To the 'cders WIS passed Il must
take thnt prop from under Hammer. md there
would then b. an end to tur trouble. Mr..
Hammer he said. whs ihst''ned on his church
Tor y"hr. ana h" knew II IN b" fHf that II
that gentleman was ordered to stop preaching
most al Ia" s'cndrrs would leave lin and re-
turn To the r"ltuinr church.
Several MN st"rs were opposed to consuming
WAS tho II ". Dr. Hare Of Newhur-n. who
moved as "a substitute for Brother prnnys r,-so-
luton that the ID strlrt Conference meet IN
ltondout on Wrdn stiay D.e. 10 ~ try the Rsy
Mr.. Hammer and that Brother Hammer BE- RE-
gu"st"d not 10 prrlrh III the mean time MIR.
Mnomner replied in sharp and eSprrssve
tones mat It's pnSsil," would De the drHtnhnw
Ia Mo,hodsm IN Saugrrti.s. Tue suDstlt ute
was passed. however % to q.