Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-10

II is true that trustees have control OF
the temporalities Of the church they see
that the temporalities are properly conduct
ed. All other office that they may exercise
is usurpation. Tney claim that we have
abandoned the church; that We seeded;
that We departed from the corporation.
deny it. We are paying our pastor; if the
congregation will pay the preacher, and that
is our business, we have not seeded. The
authority that counsel read does not fit this
case.
1t is a fact that Lost Greek has been ac-
cepting the situation; it has been accepting
a preacher for period of four years, and
that is accepting the situation. II they ac-
cept the situation for six months why not
/ foreverl
| 1t is fact that the charter is not the
original grant OF government; the original
government is the Glebe land grant ; that's
the original document that controls when in
trust. 1t is the original grant, and not the
charter. If there is a conflict between the
charter, then We fall back on the Glebe land
claim.
/ 1t is a fact that We have not abandoned
the property. Atcertain preliminary meet
ings in the church building in Miffiintown,
Lost Greek people would not meet with us
in the same room. We are not in possess
sion of our property because CT the certain
! acts and events over which We have no con-
/ troll.
| The right of property cannot be affected
| by the mistakes of Ecclesiastical bodies.
If they suffer, whose fault is It'll There
fore there is no probability of a decision
against us; the bill must be- dismissed.
The principles of the books are with us,
and can't apply in their case, for all the
cases mentioned have reference where the
church building was used IN common, and
the trouble was 4 schism in the congrega-
ton; the principles are in our favor, and
are as solid as the floor of the old church.
1t is not true that We are Christian bull
dozers, as was intimated by an editor who
is now sitting by, when we urged that no
preaching be held in the old church. We
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when he posted notices on his farm forbid
ng men from hunting and trespassing on his
property. We were only trying to protect,
as he was trying to protect his property
rights. Mr. Parker spoke strongly on the
question of the effort to take the property
right of the graveyard away, and conclud-
ed by saying
We have then on our side an impregna-
bic front or position in
FIRST. That sheir Bill in Equity is mis-
take.
SECOND. That the action of the Ecclesias-
tical Court is final.
THIRD. The action Of the Ecclesiastical
Court is binding, final, unless the title Of
the property is affected
FOURTH. The charter is not violated BY
the employment sf two preachers, for it is
silent on that point.
FIFTH. Lost Creek has accepted the sit
uation.
SIXTH. If a conflict exists between the
charter, then we fall back on the Glebe
land claim.
SEVENTH. There was no abandonment,
of church property in the case.
SPEECH OF WM. A. SPoSsLER, ESQ.
VIM. A Sponsler, of Bloomfield,
followed Mr. Parker, in the discus
sion. He said:
Order is Heavens first law; antag-
onism cannot result in friendship to
peace and harmony. / shall speak of
the case only as the records reveal it.
What Is the subject matter between
the parties? The great mass of the
record is not applicable; it is ruled
out. 1t is Of no account where the
church sprang from, but the fact is
that corporation was started in
lSO1-the Cedar Spring Congrega-
ton. That was the manner; what
was the objectt 1t was of spirit
ull character-to worship God; that
was the object. 1t was a christian
act, ard from 1907 to 1875, for near
ly a period of 20 years, it existed as
a christian unity. But in 1875 seeds
OF discord Were sown, and sprang
forth, and grew, and unfolded itself
till it permeated the whole commu-
nifty. Was it Father Hutchinson, or
Father Allisonf No. No seeds of
discord were sown by them, and
whenever the poisonous plant ap-
peared while they were among you,
they piucked the noxious weeds. If
they could be here to-day they would
send you back to your first love.
The gentlemen ON the other side
have mistaken the facts of the case
as to the distribution OF the Glebe
land fund You have had history
and date of the churches, that the
Glebe lands were sold and the pro-
ceeds divided between the congrega-
tions, and they wind up their nicely
woven history by telling that each
congregation got lbs proportion of
the funds arising therefrom. The
testimony of the old records show
no such thing. But instead of that,
1 hold book in my hand-(showing
book)-:hat proves that one thou
sand dollars is due Lost Greek since
the year 1922, with interest. That
covers period of over fifty years.
The fact is, the churches existed be-
fore the building of the brick
churches, which were built by the
common congregations, and that is
where the one Thousand dollar in
debtedness comes from. Lost Greek
did not get the money that has been
SO nicely set over to their side by
counsel for the defendants.
Lost Creek complained of the acts
of the Ecclesiastical bodies. Their
complaint is set forth in the legal
papers before the Master in this case.
They complain OF prayer by the
Mifilintown people, that declared that
the unity Of the congregation no
longer exists prayer that declared
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