The daily gazette., 1883-02-27
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CaAsea ~ : Petition eGasen Up ~ a MA
eontented sKember OF chs Congregation.
For some tins there has been aacloud
hanging over Trinity parish, caused BY q
feeling Of jealousy or difference Of opinion
between tho congregations Of Old Swedes
and Trinity Chapel. Rev. II. 3. Martin
bring included 10 one charge. In
for one pastor 70 attend to properly, Rev.
Louis X. Lewis was called as assistant rec
tor, he being subject TO the ruling OF DIR.
Martin. MIR. Lewis Is inclined to DO very
thigh Ia his manner Of worship, while DR.
Martin Is one oi thc medium Episcopalians.
When some improvements were desired to
be made last July, it being proposed that
the congregation itself TO pay for the
changes, DIR. Martin said there were OBJ
jections 70 such an alterations, the
removal Of the old brick and mortar
altar and the erection Of stone
one William ]. Fisher made that suggestion
when the old church was repaired. and Dr.
Martin, after awhile, united with ~. Fisher
and had the old altar eoyexad wife wood and
8 stone slab placed Oh top.
10 December last Mr.. Fisher, who was
very desirous of having stone altar built,
revived the suggestion, when Dr. Martin
still objected. Finally, Fisher prepared q
paper, which was signed BY al the teachers
and older members of the Sunday school,
stating that II DR.. Martin had no objec-
ton they would assume all respon-
sibillfy and erect at their own ex-
pense the desired altar.S The Doctor
could not agree 70 such proposition.
Although not giving his reasons for with
holding his sanction 1t was thought he did
30 on the ground that while the eongreEa-
ton were soliciting help from the outside to
make improvements 1t would not look we'll
for them TO expend money In the direction
suggested. The matter then virtually ended
so far as Mr. Fisher was concerned.
Not long ago Edwin H.. e. kei, organist OF
Old Swedrs. prepared q position which Was
signed by nearly $50 members OF the con-
gregation, asking that the Board Of Vestry-
men grant permission for the erection of the
altar aud further requesting that Old
Swedes be SLOWED representation Ia the
Board, claiming that they were en-
titled TO such because 1t was
the parish chuich. The petition was a very
E lengthy concern aud created Inuchcomment
among all concerned. The right of Old
Sweles to have representation in the vestry
was denied, inasmuch as the rules govern
lug the church distinctly provide that
BtW uOtA olOuS Noh bo stosAt AnChl
whereas Old Swedes is free chureb,
The petition, which also demands repre-
sentation in the vestry on the strength oI
contributing one-hair the expenses Of the
parish, has .een referred 10 a COMMITTEES
for consideration. 1t Is asserted that fully
one-half Of the signers OF the petition de-
clare that they signed the paper under =
mistake aud did not know what the de
maids were.
Ths whole matter Is more or less Of q
junalle, aud is one of those periodical church
disturbances which arise IRON misunder
standing or want OF comprehension OF tht
parties engaged.
DR.. Martin appeared very unexpectedly
at Old Swedes yesterday aud ex
pressed his surprise, through tears anC
thickeued voice, ut the turn of affair
which he deeply regretted, He has givel
notice that hereafter all announcements y
service will not be official for Old Swedei
unless countersigned by him. The nOticei
published last Saturday, he says, were en-
tipely unofficial and unauthorized.