Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-09
BRO. NEWMAN'S CHURCH
THE HANDSOME MEMORIAL E0lFICE
TOBE SOLD FOR DEBT.
A Heavy Suit Instituted Against the Metro
poIitan Methodist Temple - Gen.
Grant Included in the List Of
Defendants -A Fall State
ment of the finan-
ciaI Troubles.

The financial affairs of the MetrOpOl-
itan Methodist Episcopal Church, the
Presidential sanctuary under Grant, but
deserted by Hayes in favor Of the Foun-
dry, which have lately been getting
more and more involved, were yester-
day brought to a climax. The Baltimore
Equitable society, combination OF cap
italists, filed a suit by their secretary,
III. b. Jones, against Gen. Ulysses ;.
Grant, ex-MayOr Matthew q. Emery,
DR.. Flodoardo Howard, Assistant City
Postmaster T. l.. TullOck, Samuel Nor
ment, President of the Central National
Bank; extension Agent ID. {. Cox, L.
+. Clark local merchant), A. b. Duval
(lawyer), and Samuel Fowler (banker),
trustees of the church, and W. k.
Woodward Qawyer) and Thomas j. ).
Perry (dry goods merchant), as trustees
under the deed of trust, on the church
and ground, for $50, ZOO. The action is
brought as well for the benefit OF the
other parties interested in this deed, as
for the nominal compliments. The
deed was given TO secure the payment
of bonds Tor the above amount, which
were dated January %, 1869, and con-
sisted of seven series of ten bonds, each
for $500, and bearing interest at six per
cent. They were payable in sets as
above, the first on January /, l776, and
one set each year afterward until 1882.
The interest was to be paid half yearly
by means of coupons attached TO the
bonds. The Baltimore company became
the purchasers of the series OF ten bonds,
l...l 1 1874 and naual,la Ian
uary l, 1879. They were not paid
when due, and the holders made,
on the 18th OF June last, a formal
demand on Messrs. Woodward Il
Perry, as trustees of the deed of trust,t
sell the property under the deed. The
terms of the latter were that upon de
fault being made in the payment OF any
one or more of the bonds or interest
coupons, the trustees were 10 sell the
church by auction. Perry refused to
perform this condition OF the deed, and
would not consent to any sale being
made. Woodward, on the other hand,
was ready and willing and has drawn
up an advertisement for the sale. The
suit seeks to have Perry removed as
trustee, and another substituted. Also,
tidI TIE Ssllc Dt OIutICu W lttht l'lstNt'
An order OF publication was granted by
Justice Hagner, sitting in chambers, or
dering the appearance of Grant aud Cox,
who, Of all the defendants, are the only
nOn-residents of the District. They are
to make answer on or before October y,
next, otherwise the case, as far as they
are concerned, will 90 by default 1t is
understood that, although one-half OF
the bonds are now over due, all that
has been taken up is $1,000 worth,
which DR.. J. 7. Newman, the late pas
tor, now holds. The money they were
raised with was the proceeds of lecture
tour, supposed to be for
the benefit of the church. The bonds
are now, however, in his possession,
never having been cancelled, and are
liable to be presented by him or his
representatives for payment at any time.
Mr.. Henry Wise Garnet appears for
the cOmplainants, and one or more Ofthe
church trustees, who are members OF
the bar. will shortly enter their appear
ance for the defense. The building was
sought about a year ago by party who
wanted to make a summer garden of il,
but the fate most feared by the congre-
CATION has been that the Roman Catho-
lies should obtain possession of their
church.