Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-27

Professor A. M. LOOMS, the popular mas
ter in the art terpsichorean, has closed an
engagement to officiate for the coming sea-
son at the great Cape May summer resort,
Congress Hall, declining six other highly
fattering offers, preferring the Cape May
resort and it's bathing He wrote the Messrs.
day, accepting. These gentlemen are pro-
prietors of the Colonnade Hotel, Phuadel
phia, and of Congress Hall.
The st. John street n. e. Church Contro-
versy.
May &c, 1881.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
In this mornings edition of your paper we
notice few errors in the article regarding
the St. John st. church. II was Rev. G. A.
Hubbell, P. E. of N. Fl. District, that presid-
ed, instead of VIM. E. Camp; and also one
trustee whom they are attempting to eject
without release, as the discipline requires,
instead of two.
Since Conference and the following letter
received from Bishop Wiley, strange things
have developed, not much regard being paid
to his advice. See letter of Bishop Wiley
as follows:
''Though we have decided in favor of party, yet
of necessity decision is favorable to the wishes
of side. We think it is due this side that
teously in all things with side that seems to have
failed. The side whose wishes gratiae can
tai afford to make brotherly concessions to the
other side, and to do nothing that In known to be
displeasng to the other SIDE and decidedly contrary
to their judgment and wishes"
The Aid society represented to be broken
up by Rev. j., w. Barnhart was not SO far
gone but it was speedily revived last week
Thursday, and instead of appointing it in the
church parlors with the appearance of har-
mony it was held at the house of one who
said, s'He would not speak to his pastor, j.
W. B., if he should meet him in the street"
And as the result officers and managers were
put in all in the interest of the Jepson party,
and are now calling for the payment of dues
that accumulated during the winter, after the
society was dead. It is usually supposed
such obligations at least expire after death.
Instead of Mr.. Barnhart not calling the
society together, the president of the society
refused to call it.
So many who would have liked to have re-
signed had no opportunity.
In the place of G. E. Thompson, vice pres
ident of the Ladies' Missionary society, who
has been one of our ablest class leaders, and
is to be absent for few months a substitute
has been appointed who has for years rarely
been seen in prayer or class meeting but his
vote counts for the party in official board all
the same.
It is a great pity that so prosperous
church as st. John street has been should
be severed because the chorister was deter
mined to control the music committee, but
it is in accordance with the threat he made
some three or four years ago. IF he was
asked to take one dollar less than his present
salary he would leave, take his choir with
him, and such break would occur in that
church as was never SEEM
For the last year it seems as if any meas
ure was resorted to to carry point. regard
less of law or order. If the minister stood
in the way any measure was laudable to re-
move him. If trustees stood in the wav
something must be done, even to tampering
with reputation to dispose of them. Then
again, If trustees are to be elected instead of
calling an election through the clerk of the
board, a dozen or more named must be read
from the pulpit calling the meeting, names
composed mostly of young men of no ex-
perience even down to some not of age, and
not voters in the church. Are Rev. j. W.
Barnhart and those who have tried to support
him in the maintenance of the law Of the
church to keep silence and let the public be
misinformed from time to time through the
press. as they have often been in the past ?
Never! though they are fast leaving the
church rather than contend any longer. and
do not desire to support q church on the
present basis. They feel the public can bear
a little more, and if necessary more will fol- |
low. We can youch for the above as the |
sentiment of large portion of the St. John
street church D. d G. & F.