The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-08

ST. 900 altogether This was acceptable so long as the
Missionary Union paid It's quota; but at the beginning
OF The ecclesiastical year the 5000 missionary
money was stopped. The question then whether
tho church was not in honor bound to con-
tnue the pastors salary at ST. 900 just the same The
superintendent OF the Sabbath School. who also
trustee and deacon, held the ground that tho church
liable only Tor the $780, The PASTORS friends dis
puted this position, and the cordial friendship that
had previously existed among the brethren ceased.
The Superintendent, who Is SAID 10 have been The
Withdrew, when he that he could not work without
friction In the socety. He united with a church IN
Harlem. But, inasmuch the Sunday school had
prospered Under his supsrncndency and the teachers
thereof had elected him TO his position, he did not re-
sign that Office. church meeting was called, how
at winch his place In The Sunday school was de-
clared vacant.
THEN THE Fun BEGAN.
The pastor was thereupon elected superintendent.
His first ''recrganizs' the school, al
eged by requesting all the known friends OF tho late
to respn and II they refused, forcing
them out. MIR. W II R1wan. VINO has been q resi-.
dent Of the neghborhood Tor twenty seven years,
and has been connected with the sunday school Tor
twonty one years from lis missionary inception 10
the present. Is therefore familiar with all It's ups aud
downs. He was respected and honored BY his fellow
He WAS active defender OF the deposed superiD-
tendsnt-too active, indeed 10 suit The pastor and
to expsl or exclude the treasurer Mr.. James
Rowan, q brother Of William II. and Mr.
Benham, also members OF the church, were like
the church action toward the Others As was natural
under the circumstances the party lines began to be
sharply defined. The excluded members had wives
children and friends In the Sunday school and IN
the church who sided with them. About thirty such
persons against whom other charge IS made cx-
cepl the foregoing demanded their letters which wcrc
refused. There is dispute ON this point, however,
the PASTORS party Claiming that letters have been or
will be granted 20 all applicants against whom no
charges or claims are pendng Inc other side INSIST
contrary. that letters have been refused the
ground solely that the church would be irreparably
damaged before the Baptist Association, which meets
next mouth was IL 10 80 up with such record as
those transfers would indicate.
OPPOSITION ORGANIZATION.
The upshot OF The matter IS this:-rhe excluded
treasurer and friends, the late superintendent and
their sympahzers have lelt the MeIrose church aud
hired meeting place on Elton avenue. IN the vicn-
y, where they gather the major part OF the old sun
day school IN the afternoon, while they themselves
attend services morning and evening in Harlem or
elsewh here Tor the present Mr. Rowan, being treas
urer, had $50 Of tho sunday school moneys IN hand
at the time OF his exclusion. demand was made
him by the pastor for the money and books. He
refused to give up either claiming, as he does, TO be
still the treasurer OF the old organization. The ex-
superintendent OF the church school has been elected
superintendent OF the new enterprise; the Old secre
tary Is also with them. And though they have not
the church property the excluded members anu their
friends claim that they are the real Simon pure Bap-
list Church Of Merose when Mr. Rowan re- used 10
give up the money and books Of the school n suit
was threatened by the PASTORS party, but; after legal
inquiry, tina. found to be impractcaole well as
expensive They, therefore, circulated the rumor
that delacher IN the sum namei. The
money IS being expended, however, in the new enter
PRISE 1t that the Oh urch Is mortgaged to the
extent OF So 100 and that It's floating debt at this
time amounts 10 about 1000 more, including
PASTORS back salary, 5000; coal; gas, se1on ana
other items OF expense. II III also SAID
the pastor has been requested TO resign, but he
refuses until the end OF the term Tor which no was
engaged, Aprii next Then, 1t IL charged by his OPP
ponents. he inteds TO bring sun against me cnurcn
TO recover his back dues. Al meeting OF ohlcIais
last Monday evening It IS reported permission was
granted committee 10 sell the church property
aud 10 procure another and moro eligible site. And
thus, SO far as could be CLEANED from both sides, the
matter stands al present. The church IL disrupted,
only five families IL Is said remaining IN the Old SO
cciy and about twenty children in the sunday school.
The sabbath congregations are said not TO exceed
twenty persons where before this trouble 200 to
300 could DO found. And the whole neighborhood Is
ned the quarrel and the news spreads the VII
lage gossips travel.
NINETE GNTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.
SERMON BY REV. HENRY p. MENDEs-THE
MORALITY OF VOWS.
In tho Nineteenth Street Synagogue yesterday
Rev. Henry r. Mendes preached on Deuteronomy,
xiii. 23-"rhat which Is gone out OF thy lips thou
shalt keep and perform; oven farewell offering, ac
cording as thou vowed unto the Lord, thy God,
which thou hast promised with Thy mouth"
While reviewing these parting woras Of the great
lawgiver Moses, said Mr.. Msndes, we seem to hear
above the faiing ring OF osrnestness tone Of
teverish anxiety not only to so impress his solemn
charge tho hearts Of the fathers that nothing may be
able TO Grad It, but above all nns task In
shadow Of Nebo ialeth upon him. Thus find
commands rected as II In nervous haste. The laws
Of morality, the laws tor the we'll being OF the nation
especay form his theme, and the suit IL the 1ok
of Deutoronomy-a monument TO al time OF the WIS
dom mercy Justice aud holiness OF Israel's sacred
law Take the portion read thls morning, said he
from which the text is taken. II opens with com
mand that should make many so called civilized
tons blush with SHAME command relating to con-
duct toward prisoners Of war. la quick succession
come laws concerning the government OF the home,
dial obedience chastity, justice mercy to the poor.
To slaves md 10 the brute creation-qucstons that
have been our day questions of tue hour, such
restitution scapcd slaves, the relation OF capital
and labor quarantine and other sanitary regulations
alien and naturalization laws, poor laws. business
peculat,ons marriage and divorce laws-ali OF these
are illustrated portion alone They testify by the
enlarged views EXPRESSED ana inculcated how thor
ouph Is the Mosaic legislation. how 1t Is that that
mag nj icent code alone OF all ancient codes sill
yves and Is still observed, and how It's excellence is
proved by fact that II still ulls tho object all
national legslation-the preservation OF the nation
legisiated Tor.
THE MORALITY OF VOWS.
Mr. Meudes theu drew SPECIAL attention TO the text
and It's subject, vows The morality oil vows, he re-
m.rked was much discussed. IL seemed, indeed, that
vows were either mucn oil the nature OF a bargaln-I
vow TO do ana so II 50 and so happons-or tacit
admission u want OF moral iorce TO strengthen US In
our determnation, sort OF taxing refuge behind u
fortihcl. ION o words lest Unforeseen circumstances
should arise strong enough 10 carry us by storm In
early ages especially they were connected with
Ilp,ou aud would seem that Moses hnding the Gus
tom existing among tho Israclues while not on
couraging H. was not only careful 10 remove IRON 1t
All that mis- chievous or deinorazi n.y. but raised
IL to be In keeping with The high standard OF morality
he ever sought ~ inculcatc. Mr. Mcudcs considered
certain VOWS to be CONNECTED with feeling of
supernatural awo or sense OF religion" esily
to be Understood when the spirit OF those
days Is considered. But IN these DAYS, wncn
SO lew plead guilty TO feeling OF supernatural awe,
reducing everything with the crucible OF science,
aud where so many have anything but sense OF
practical religion hear but seldom OF such VOWS
but we hear much OF VOWS Tor which nothing can be
found In cx ,cnuation save want OF strength OF mind
on the part OF the vower Mr. Mendes referred to
rash VOWS and asked, ''Who can so guide the atoms
OF chance that nothing snail ever arise to mako US
wish we had not vowedY To speak thus Is 10 claim
to bs least supernatural being, Tor ordinary NOR
tails have command over evcntuaties winch may
arise and necessitate breaklog the vow" With
cnerey the preacher Solomon reDukes rash speakers
IN Ecclesiastes but IN Proverbs he treats them win
cutting sarcasm. Nor are the rabDins benindnand.
"He who VOWS" say they, us as II no built