Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-29
DRIpPINGs OFTHE OLD SCANDAL.
Which Has Led Rev. Chatfee a Lively
Life for Seven Years.
HIS CHARACTERISTIC SPEECH.
IF the Majority Want Him He Will
Preach and the Rest Can Leave.
A NICE RUMPUS IN PROSPECT.
Nothing But Discipline Can Keep the
Church From Flying to Pieces.

How pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
in harmony. Yet, how unpleasant they can
make it when the spirit of Cancellation is
abandoned, and arms taken up over some
bubble. Religious wars are generally the
bitterest, waged with degree of atrocity,
which would shame the hair-lifting Indians
of the plains, in the devilish devices to cause
suffering. That's what history tells u.s.
And in these latter days when the public
opinion of the world acts as a restraint,
there cannot be such display of zeal. But
coming to that phase of religious zeal termed
a "church fight what a lively and scatter
ing amount of venom is generated. Nelghbors
take up the quarrel and the dimensions of
the fight envelop the whole church, and even
the comm unity, outsiders and elect Back
biting, SANDER, with an occasional truth, fly
around in promiscuous words, which wound
and rankle.
A pretty picture, surely.
There's the likelihood of the Jackson
Street Methodist Episcopal church sit
ting for such photograph. The expected
and sorrowfully anticipated row shows it's
shadow because the Rochester M. E. con-
ference assigned the Rev. j. F. Chatfee to
the charge of that church.
The Rev. ]. T. Chalfee has figured in this
vicinity before. At one time he had pastoral
charge of o church in this city, Subsequently
he was assigned to ghostly duty at
the Centenary church in Minneapolis. The
difficulties which arose in that religious
body, the discord sown, angry partisanship
created, and the alleged cause for the dis
sension, are facts we'll remembered both by
the citizens of Minneapolis as well as this
city. The war rayages were not limited to
Minneapolis, but the scourge reached this city,
severing. Christian friendships and engen
dering lifelong animosities. All these Ia
mentable facts are held in vivid remem-
brance by different parties here. While it is
not the intention to refresh any ones mem
DRY with the deplorable history of the scan-
dals and counter scandals, charges and coun-
ter charges, or to revive any feeling of de-
sire to rekindle slumbering flames, resume
is given to make the story with the new
sequel more complete.
Until the assembling of the Rochester
confere nee Mr.. Chaffee was presiding elder Of
The Winona circuit. While exercising the
functions of that office he and Elder Wright
of the Lake City circuit, got into a Chris
tianly controversy which moulded itself into
an affair of the earth, earthly. Elder Creighton
was added to the affair, making very pref
ty and genteel triangular misunderstanding
The upshot of the business was that Elder
Chafee preferred charges against Eide.
Wright for writing abusive anonymous let
ters, and the latter was tried at the late Roch
ester conference. Elder Wright escapeC
conviction by vote of 81 to Al.
As stated above, Elder Wright was brough
to trial, and though not absolutely convicted
the vote was not such as would indicate en-
tire freedom from suspicion to say the least
Bishop Foster seems, after these proceed
ings, to have taken the matter under advise
ment, and determined to pass sentence him
self. This he did by deposing Elders Chat
fee, Wright and Creighton from office
Elk Elder Chaffee was assigned to the pastora
charge of the jackson street church.
NEWS OF THE APPOINTMENT.
The members of that church had no IN
intimation of the appointment, and kne
nothing of it until they saw it in the GLoBl
In view of the above, condensed, state {
facts, the Oh urch members did not recei1
the appointment with gener
expression of pleasure; on the contrary thel
were dubious shakes of the head as to tt
wisdom displayed by the bishop in returnlr
Mr. Chaffee to a field over which he hf
stalked and made memorable.
CHURCH MEETING.
The officers of the church info
mally conferred among themselves, al
finally decide to call chur
meeting. Before giving the proceedin
of the meeting, it is we'll to drop in t
names of the church officers particularly
terested in the church affair. They are:
Stewarls-J. 9. Qliuby, b. Fl. Fitz,
p. Connolly, George H Hazard, John Ws
DR.. G. McGraw, H. N. Hodgman, Q.
Chase.
Leaders Beasley, Davidson, Wilst
Tosteven.
Trustees D. Strong, J. G. Quin7
J.F. Tosteven, j. H. Reaney, j. e.. Murpl
J. A. Sabin, E. G. Palmer, w. B. Quinn,
p. Murray.
AS was said a church meeting was cal
to take the matter of accepting MT. ChaH
appointment under advisement. Wednese
night last was the time chosen. At o'clt
p. M. the brethren, with sprinkling OF
ters, came together.
The meeting was called to order, but
order was soon disturbed. fe
ing of uneasiness was evident
an undercurrent from the ii
The bombshell came from Mr.. George b
aid, in the shape of motion to accept
Cbaffee's appointment
A very free and prolonged discussion