The daily gazette., 1881-01-11
TruBL1snED BIZ REQUEST.
Mr.. Haideman RIghted.

pastor of Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church, and the Bible School Teach
ers' Association of that church.
The first public intimation of the
difficulty appeared In the form of a
report in an afternoon paper pur-
porting to give certain remarks of
Mr.. Haldeman made on Sunday Of
last week before the church, with
reference to the Bible School and to
the Reverend G. w. Folwell, his
predecessor in the pastorate. Mr..
Haldeman, afterwards, corrected the
report, his correction being given in
the Morning NeUs of Tuesday last.
The rest OF the circumstances may
be best stated as they were given to
the church by the pastor yesterday
morning.
Instead of preaching a sermon
yesterday morning Mr.. Haldeman
dismissed his congregation soon after
it assembled, asking only members
OF the church to remain. He stated
that he wished TO clear up the
matter of his relations to the Bible
school and to Mr.. Folwell. He said
that on coming among his congre-
CATION six years ago he made it
understood that he was heartily in.
accord with the Sunday school, but
did not believe he could give it
much personal attention.
Two years ago the PHILADELPHIA
Times published report that he
was opposed TO Sunday schools. He
was consequently approached by a
committee of the Sunday school
teachers and asked how he would
like TO have the Sunday school
managed. He convinced the COM
mittee he was in accord with the
school, and to end possible mis-
conception took Bible class, but.
after six months trial, gave Il up,
finding himself incapacitated for his
evening service. All this was known
and understood. Two weeks before
the late anniversary Of the Bible |
school the programme for that |
occasion having been submitted to |
him received his approval. He had |
opposed Sunday school excursions
and fairs, as we'll as church ex-
cursions and fairs.
On reading the report Of the Bible
school anniversary he found nothing
Objectionable in it as far as related to
the superintendent remarks. but
when he came to the parenthesis add
ed to the report, he felt indignant
knowing the intimation 10 be an utter
Ialsehood. Having waiCed in vain for
disclaimer by some one in the Bible
school, he spoke as he did on Sunday
morning of last week. His remarks
about Dir. Folweil were just this: that
n endeavoring to exalt Mr.. Folwell at
he expense of the present pastor in
'elation to the Bible school work, they
we're really belittling Mr.. Folweli's la
'ors as pastor. He did not express s
N opinion of Mr.. Folwell, but his re-
marks were in the spirit of sarcasm. :
Intending to show that in their en-
Ieavor TO exalt the former pastor they
lad done the very opposite.
When he read the reports of his re- y
marks IN an afternoon paper next day
70 was utterly astonished at the con-
truction put upon them. He was in
he warmest friendship with Mr.. Fol .
iell, and had received q photograph
I the latter only a short time since.
10 still waited for disclaimer as to 9
he article in question, because it had
cen said that several teachers were
eady to leave the school. n
At the close of the service on We'd
esday night he called the church to- II
ether, with some four or five hun A
red members present. He asked e
ny one present, who believed in the i
eport of the afternoon papers, to rise.
10 asked all who disbelieved in il to o'
se, and all rose. He called a teach N
RS meeting for Thursday night. At
nat meeting he asked the associa- q
on to pass resolutions disclaiminQ
ny responsibility for the reports, and
enying all belief in this thing. The pT
did not refuse TO do this.
reported, but appointed commit
10 TO draw such resolutions.
Ga reading the report in the Morn
x News of Saturday, he said this IL
ilure of the association to net q
omptly In the matter was giving ,SS 6S
rther false impressions, and determ . 3
ed to end all trouble at once. by 9p
inging the question before the ~
urch. I'M
Al the close OF this statement Mr..
alderman turned TO the church, and III
d that during six years pastorate he L
been constantly the subject of mis- RF
He had born II In ST. OF
ce, but this last Misunderstanding wa
de him feel that it was necessary he pen
II make demand to be rlghted, yIiI
e for all, and in proof of such ne iiro
.lty he read the read the repor. in -.
Morning News, OF Saturday last.
then demanded that the Teachers
ociation meet at once, and pass the
buttons he had asked on Thursday IT
1t, adding that In case of failure to
10 he should ask that the church
'rganize the association In proper re- ~,
on to the church and pastor. j. IL. ariy
'leby then asked the pastor to call a day
mess meeting of the church. He are
SO, called Pancoast Allen 10 the way way,
r, and then left the house. The III
ting lasted from eleven a. m. until be ft
past twelve. Robert l.. Smith in ehm
uced the following resolution, and
as passed with but three dissenting
5: Han
esoiued. /. That this church has HAI
d with grief and indigaation the HAI
'ment of the pastors grief al the The
liled for assaults which he has been
ed TO suffer, and Indignation at the nv
or OF authorsof these assaults. u.p