The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-07-05
Church Troubles at Asbury, Wilmington

Local disturbances seem tomultiply in our
nci.hhoring city on the hillside, the COM
mcrcia metropolis of Delaware. Satan
seems to have been keeping high revel
, among his votarieS, and now unfortunately
trouble seems determined 10 invade the
churches, the brethren of Asbury NJ. f.
Church raising business ISSUES in ''mnetin"
not calculated to excite Christian fellowship.
We take the annexed account of the diff
Guilty from the Wilmington Gozette:
-Asbury VI. +. Church is now shaken from
center to circumference over a trouble of
rather Il curious nature. the like of which
was never experienced i'll HE church before.
Several weeks ago, Squire Geo. :. Iagany
was cited IT, appear before Il grievance com
mittee of the church to answer i charge al
refusing to honor a note for 500, which he
had given to one Joseph Robinson, of this
city, about thirtN-Sevcn Years ago. Mr..
liagany promptly met the committee i'll
person, and by his counsel, Rev. j. Il. Mann,
and the trial proceeded. Mr.. liagany'S de-
Tense was that he had paid the note over
thirty years ago. but as Mr.. Robinson had
lost the note, OF could Ioi find it Il the
time, he took his receipt for the payment.
This receipt was slowed away with other
papers, anu llliillA Wis tllHtI l'Sl VI illO"ii
away, Mr.. Hagany giving no further thought
to the affair until il was recently brought to
his notice in the above surprising manner,
Mr. Robinson having meanwhile found the
u.aa and demanded payment.
Before the i,.nmi, tee i,.aLiug !.aS t,vlr
Squire IIagany. by the advice If III, couE
sci, abandoned the case, being dissatisfied
with the rulings of Rev. j. \. b. Wilson,
pastor of -\shury Church, who presided over
the meetings OF the committee.
Ii.G8s. ri:iin"s We're considered by Mr..
llagtny to lie not only lula3L, nyt 40
tremely unjust and tending to prevent him
from having fair show before the commit
tee,
IN Sat4rdas 4renini: !. largely Attended
Quarterly Conference OF ASbIfry Church
was held for the purpose of hearing the re-
port Of the committee i'll Esquire liaganys
Last -.c,oEdiHT 70 the State,nent of one
who was there: Mr, Iiaagany:s tlacnus A.le
largely iii the aSrendeney ut This meeting
and the reading by the pastor, OF the com
mittec'S report sustaining the charges and
recommending Mr.. Hagany 5 expulsion from
the church was interrupted by cries of
''shaMet si.;l,4e'' ilcnt alt narsa Il u.
meeting, The pastor appealed - the rrC-
siding Elder (Rrv. L. {. Matlack) to protect
him from further interruption and the read
ing of the report was concluded. Then
Squire ha@any'> friends prepared to sweep
tlh rAirri lailix u.t y ~ iSt,us,n and these
who We're present state the vote worl.d 1jarc
been about thirty to three in favor Of tbs
Squire. But to their surprise and ndig-
nation the Presiding Elder ruled that the
report was final, so far is he Quarterly Con-
ference WAS concerned. and that Mr.. Haga-
llHlS~2r1i Heit:ss as II ~ i.in,t;,l " the
ANNUAL conference, fifT1f me- il Ilnr,ir
on the third "Wednesday in March next.
THUS o,"I ali ltrarunliings liir the ir4.aHt
though Mr.. Hagamy> friends IN the church
are very indignant, and talk of adopting
active measures 10 express their tiisapprobl-
zion of the course affairs have taken. Mr..
tilSaH! MI ;rItal ~ iho ntAt annual
Conference; il he d2rS not tal.c other and
aptu.lltf measures IT, ctfrcl his rGiu>tata-
neut.
The most intense excitement has followed
this action which is the subject of general
comment all through the city by church
lntmheiS ana ti.uS ,ltII Gi,ulLi4 inciub erS.
Several of. the elias; leaders and stewards
have resigned their POSITIONS and Mr.. +. II.
Spencer has resigned his position, as
Superintendent of the Sunday school. Ac-
cording To the law of the church Mr..
liaga.ir i.;.s ~. lAetI&sS nrl! II" annual
Conference meets 10 which lnrCling lie has
appealed his ease.