The daily gazette., 1879-07-07
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After DR.. Matlack, the Presiding Elder,
had closed his sermon Ct the Union q.
=. Church last evening, Rev. ]. B. Mann
the pastor, remarked that he had tsw
words to say about the dimcuity IN the
church. He commenced By siludins 10
those who through unkindnras for the
pastor were creating diasension, and spcke
Of them as forming two classes: thoee
who refused to attend class meetings and
those who would give nothing for Tho
support of the church. Their 0pposition
to the pastor took this shape Of sxprees-
ing itself. The stewards, he said, wsre
now engaged in correcting this, bat ~
not going TO do 20 haYhly. ~ 'iiw aleii
he would csndidly say that 4 the
members could give NO reason for. net
attending class meeting, which Wa1 th9
main test of membership, they would -
expelled. The same punishment would
be meted out to those who refused to sup
port The pastor and church. The support
of the church was . moral obligation
which all members should all and the
pastor said he would state hefe, ia thS
presence Of the Presiding Elder that all
honest people who belonged TO the church
and who would not pay would 60 Out Of
IL at once. + 'ae ssH
However, he said, the pastor dld met
desire to keep people In tho church - .
certain unreliable afternoon paper bad
stated. For his part he did not believe
any thing in the newspapers, especially
the Wilmington newspapers, unless 10
was the church notices which they In
serted for him free, and the pieces written
for them by himself He would hinder
none from Withdrawing, and would b
glad to see many do 20. The lahdsD
and stewards were going around now
taking the names OF all who opposed
church aud pastor and when that was
done they would be given . hearing and
would be acted with according 70 The
support of their questionable courses.
After that his skirts would be cleared Of
their blood.
He did not believe that any good, moral,
religious, honest or viItuous person;
would remain In opposition to q church
because the church did not desire them.
tu remain in it. Further than that, it
was due to honesty, truth and integrity
to support the church. H9 .ay5 Fisuai
The number of those striving against
church and pastor was not 20 large ~ had
been supposed and had been placed at
twenty by the stewards. Much Of the
dissension was caused by the pastor COM
ing back for the third year, but he DE-
clared that he had nothing to do with
coming back, and he said It in the pres.
ence Of the Presiding Elder. They have
hated the pastor, have fought ths
church and lost their religion. 1.as. e,.s
Mr.. Dean and the negs. isai
Ex-Representative William Dean has
been making dogs scarce around New
ark. He places pieces Of meat "1oaded"
with strychmne in his fields and when
dogs come to run after his sheep, they
eat the bait and kick the bucket. Mr..
Deans enrnity against dogs Is rather .
well known,and at the last session Of the
bitter warfare against CANNES in general, y
On one occasion, Mr.. Needles, In the
House, presented bill backed BY Q po-
tltion from the people of FELTON, to re.
duce the tax on dogs. There was NO re-
monstrance against the petition, but
notwi outstanding, Mr.. Dean made lOne
speech, consuming half of the morninG
session, In which he urged his fellow
members in all seriousness not to pass
the Dill, saying the people Of FELTON, did
not know what was good for them. An
animated discussion followed in which
Mr; Needles took prominent part. It q
needless to say the bill passed. Z 1859 y
But the great Joke Of MI. Deans latest
onslaught upon the dogs Is that his own
dog, Milo" q canine highly priced ~
him, also ate of the poisoned meat And
met with the fate Of the other sheeD-
stealers. NJ = SF~7~r