Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-09
NEW YORK.
TROvHlE IN THE TAtkAGe'S TABeR-
kAclE.
Disagreement Among the Brethren Con-
csrnlng the Church Debt-The whalsn-
Sheridan Suit -Rumorsd lncom-
potency Of the Legislature
. to Elect u. S. Senator.
Trouble in the Tabernacle.

NEw Yogx, December MIR. Vim. j.
Gilston, u former member Of the Board
of Trustees Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
and banker Of this city, has brought
an action in the Brooklyn City Court to
recover 81 300, which he subscribed I'M
der representations which, he alleges,
were untrue. 1t appears that there
has been some trouble In the Taberna-
Gle for some time past. There Was quite
serious trouble over the retention OF
the organist, Mr.. Geo. w. Morgan, and
on the 3lst of March the Trustees OF the
church withdrew their connection from
it. A portion of tho church officials were
in favor OF ousting Mr.. Morgan from his
position. A Mr.. ii. :. Elmore, q pro-
duce dealer, who was Chairman Of the
Music Committee, reduced the salary of
Mr. Morgan from 81 800 to $500. Mr.
Talmage interfered in behalf of Mr..
Morgan, and the plaintiff then left and
brought this action to recover the
amount which he subscribed to pay the
debt. The money he claims was al
yanced, he says, upon the condition
that, unless il was raised and paid in
within six months, none should be paid.
The plaintiff says that on the 18th day ol
February, 1873, the church was indebted
To various parties and corporations.
m the sum of S07 ,SOs.0d. 4 meeting
Of the congregation was held in the
church, ut which the Rev. Talmage was
fIl,n Dn,, hr 'naltnutKn rN
quested Mr. kimball to solicit subscrip-
tions from the congregation for the pur-
pose of raising sufficient sum to pay OIL
the entire Indebtedness; and that the
Rev. DIR. Talinage, without the knowl
edge Of the Trustees, and for purpose OF
misleading the said kimball and the
congregation, represented that the total
indebtedness of tho church was hut
500, 800, in addition to u contingent liza
blity which might become due on the
old church property, amounting to
$1,000; that the said kimball, believing
the representations made to him by tho
reverend gentleman, stated the Tact to
the congregation, and solicited sub
scriptions. Ii was then stated that no
subscription should be binding unless
the whole amount Of the indebted
ness of the church was paid within six
months; that upon these conditions he
placed his name upon the subscription
list upon the representation Of MIR. Kim
ball. for e, 200, Of which S2, 600 were to
he maid in one wear, and the other 81, 600
i'm installmcnts Of 81 900 each for three
Years Mir, Tslmape stated Mr.. Elmore
bad snbscribed S5,OOO without stating
the conditions oi the subscription
leaving the congregation and plaintiff to
believe that 1t was on the conditions
stated by Mr. kimball. The plaintifi,
I in his position a. trustee, had loaned
the church 81 $40 toward paying Dr.
Talmage's salary, and when he sub
scribed the ~ 600, 1t was his Intention
to let this go toward the payment ot the
debt. The rumor that tho amount had
been raised was not bona hde, and the
public meeting, he alleges, was ialse.
The day of the trial OF the case has not
been fixed.
The Whalen- Sheridan Suit
Ia still ON, and the public interest in il
appears to he increasing. The impor-
tant witness to-day was Whalen him