New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-15
TIE NEWARK CHURCH TROUBLE.
TICKETS DEMANDED AT THE DooR-THE MALcoN-
TENTS ASK For A NEW PASTOR.

TICKETS DEMANDED AT THE DooR-THE MALCoN-
TENTS ASK FOR NEW PASTOR
The trouble thai has existed for some time IN the
First thodist Protestant Church of Newark, and
which has caused a good deal or scandal among the
large congregation of the church. lent interest TO
the annual meeting % the church, which was held
last evening, IL being understood lhat the question
whether Mr. Graham. the pastor, should be con-
tinued would then be settled. The meeting WIS
also for the election of trustees and lay deegae
TO he conference which meets next month. Az the
last meeting of the church It was de;
ciied that admission to the annual
nee ing should be by ticket, and two
OF tn pastors friends were appointed to act aS
doorkee lers The opponents o. the pastor who are
known a. he "Spence" people in co tradi~tnctlon
t. the pastors sup orters, VINO are kn?wn as
GrahamteS' protested aG1m1t the use OF admls,
sion xets ana announced tOat thew would not
couutenance The innovation. All the rus eeS, VITA
one exception, have been AGAINST Pastor Gra9hn.
Nesferd " afternoon they held NEE ing ana lie"
up tn following REQ utlOns:
ReSoircd THAT the authority given TO the pattor TO
issue tickets OF memo r'hp wlnoht Mhch d'1
mem jers have uraOnbted right to- attend ~nlcn
inncres to t9em thromn tue qoa te cIrci
them by the constitution W tno IN o'' tbr
il measure vi hour precedent III it no
dangerous infringement OF tae G1nSc,uTb'n - 'N'
n OF t'ir iHE rent rights or lts iGe III.
Protestant Charcu 81 Newark, y. j., VIII not akc pa III
give countenance to s:d meeting IN we" %, lI5
tsen or an, officer elected bg said auority unless us
action he dccl red legal by the M1rYland Annual Coh
In ace rdaHce with these resolutions the spence
PEG ,- a.s.nbed rarly ~ tne evening at ne mouse
of Job Cane, No. 43 ilist.. and rcs'yel nos 10
partlc pate IA h. neetn- If ne OF tickets was
enforced. 4 delegation Of about twenty ieh .'hu
women, headed b. SlnCay-scnOol Suporint EHeht
john Taylor prJcca ucd to the church IN
tue same block and demanded adim sl"n. inc
| Roy. Nit. Graham stood Ia thu yeSuUli', looking
pale an nervou, while at the door TWO 'fot.Ier'
stood guard On a taDi" near TIE no3r Weit en- III
We Op,s bearing hc names OF the cLurch members
ana containing tn" Iriu ed lists of ddnist n me
formula require was to receive one o, thtSc ucNc'S
! from che aticnlant al III. tlDle aid nan IL 40
door keeper. whom admission cOu d be had 10 the
| lrct1re-ioou VIII re- ,e meeting bad been cI.et
| The Spence peope refused accept tlck IS and
declined 10 consent to an a arrangement whereby ~
mission cDu'd Or Ia" "F '"e c'c'N a. , '0
sInpy aandl be icse to the do'rkrGper.
ILcuClcgIuOu thcn rci ana rr2oi' Il tue result
TO On" meeting OF m.lcpntcntS Il. Drothe NI'h' >
house when no tndc acuGsu mFrtin[ was Orgt"|'u:
About one uunuicd were pre- ,rnt AMI All w'rr Vl
one NINA ABOUT thcrcuurch aIlrs. SuprrIhtirntne
Iavo ac.cd a. chairman. At was resolve" iua' INC
conference bc req este To s'ha i'W paS''I 20 ING
cmr,n and also that he conf renee bt re-
ou .i,.. to change the staining OF thr ciuf,h rom
IA mission 90 % station. Tor the reason u IL IS now
near ont oil dcot and has tu' hna clti StahnUH 81
4 .uon. a protest was "rdwn up 10 ue Ss,uu y,
all tn r-cticltra uciubcfS OF lhc 'hulCl "h''''
Tho action Of rae Graham faction III requiring AL
mission ic,ets 10 b presented 10 the conference.
As none ot the spence people Were pic'rht ~ tue
regular meeting IN o." CugtcI tje proceedings were
not ruiivcnel with much discussion. reporters
Who presented themselves q, the door were m
formed that tir iureilu2 wa, PI'NH'e' IN 10.
Vot'u upon was a, .oil0wN; ltii tees, Jonn p'il
-o.. d. T.. Cox. j. ". B,a.t"d john C Jor'inm
~a.ru.. fnmuer; lay gel gate Luke "a 'tfls
altr. nate john her s'u stewards, john hoptf'
sou -. f. Coz. David q. Clara, George IL. stevens,
T.. NJ. SIM, h aId '. 'd-f.
R.,o.u lou. y re ADOPTED rs follows:
T.. me Mt-yi,ud 4Iu0Gi conference;
Va,rp,s a ~ la ~. m. jor.ts the members Of the
II u 5t..c. Method o P-e tant CAure', comp l'inS
morn than tnr.r f.urths Of Hs members
believing that o. tc Is an 'hort being
uu f,rth 10 pr vet he fctnrI oi our
al iD. L.
..c. dem eds .llccc- o. baud mp our cttit ana
iu te wing ~ sous aud IA wlo We lave th' Utmost
|. E,soicld 1uat We. tie members OF ne
ma .tl.d Methods Pro e. ant church, at our
nu.uM church meeting a.-cuhcd 40 hcr'ny
a. r Us pc.i.un Your bOnurAI.c BODY 10 re- urn 10 us
oar beloved past r. tIt Kry. :. 1. Cha AM Tor
| f.r lI.luy..g rr,s1Is: tlr.t, We believe the
gors i Our chur,h 81 this tiiac Is suoA that ms
r-url a r,av necessary second, the reputation OF or
I,,.t.r rho t.r.. r. t. Grtnan. nalciouy "--
=. cl ana We believe would Dr doing hiu az well ar
onr. Sc. a positive ami lasting injustice 10 remove MN
IA. ffrI.