New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
OPPOSED TO GAG La W.
THE RANNEY MEN ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS.
NECESSITY OF A CHURCH MEETING-How DR.. NEW
MAN HAS HURT THE CHURCH.


NECESSITY OF A CHURCH MEETING-HOw DR.. NEW
MAN HAS HURT THE CHURCH.
A prayer-meeting was held in DR.. Newmans
church last night Afterwarl Ave deacons and several
OF the members OF the Ranney faction met In the doctors
study Dr. Newman In the prayermeet!ng made no ref
erence Dr. Ranney but the physician was not 50 chart
table. He mentioned the minister often and emphati-
cally The meeting the study preparatory TO the
meeting TO be held tonight. DR.. Ranney nursed hts
broken ankle and when TRIBUNE reporter asked him If
he was positive the meeting would he held tonight he
answered:
"Yes on the church steps And then we will adjourn
elsewhere Come, and we will make it interesting"
"What do you think Of Mrs Warnings oeQdcst 10 Dr.
Newmanl"
Chat ha :" was the only audible reply from the five
deacons and the church members. Then Mr.. JOsselyn
Of The Indicator suggested that II 90 3 per cent
subtracted from the 100000 the bequest might
stand.
statement was prepared at the meeting and given to
the reporters It was long, signed by Pewholder
and member" and in answer to the letter OF the
trustees which given to the readers OF The TRIBUNE
on Tuesday Ii was in substance "a follows:
Eight trustees six OF whom are not church members
officially notify majority OF the board OF deacons how
insist that any complaints must be made TO- and be passed
upon BY six outsiders before the deacons can pre-
sent them 10 the church. They staIe that they have
right TO deny admission at any meeting 10 pewbOdeI
no matter what subject the meeting intends to discuss II
auoh meeting usurps any authority OF the society all
acts done under such usrpatlOn are VOID ana the pew
holder is not injured thereby The deac0ns are next
told that mot all whose names are on the church roll
can be considered members OF our church. and that zone
years absence forreits membership rms IS absolute
IL false so far relates tho mombers OF the church
Every member has right to vote at church meeting
HhI ne afteT dne notice Church members alone have
the right to call council and the trustees nave nothing
The dsc0ntnuEg Of Dr. Newman's services not
suicide but the application or the surgeons KNIFE to pre-
serve life otherwise inevitably lost For ten years we
! had
worth $4,000 and above the mortgage and were
| Dr, Newman came, ana tie church Immediately be-
gan to decline spiritually: AT the ebd OF his
! FIRST year so many Of the members had ceased
TO attend our services that the trustees obliged
borrow 900 pay expenses the past year The treas
urer I'm his last report good showing the bal
| ance Sheet Receipts $4,000 As; disbursements,
$4,000 &c." But on Gamning the report more closely
70 but 81 267 49, or $l3.002 20 from pew and
| 1866 81 from collections or the balance 5000 90
from the former treasurer, I45 % was OBTAIN
cd by subscriptions and lectures and - 600 borrowed
There was paid for music but SD Oh as against
$2,974 % in 1887 for repairs nothing as against over
$1,000 In 1881. During the three years OF Dr. Davis
600 and over ST. 900 OF the floating debt paid of
During the two years under Dr. Newman the floating
debt has Increased from l949 ~ To $500 OIL aud
the mortga o remains the same In tho past two years
pews have been given up whose aggregate rentals
amounted to $1,000 yearly. The spiritual condi-
ton the church Is even worse thaD the financial In tao
| two years under DR.. Newman, according 20 the
nd tooE letters OF dismissal; during the two
years and eight months under Dr. Davis ninetysx joined
|
n majority OF the members OF our church, at prop
ery constituted meeting vote to retain the services OF
| DIR Newman, We will aCquesce In their deCi-
| sion and quietly withdraw. The trustees know
this and yet they refuse TO allow such meeting 70 De held
They maintain that the church has business 10 discuss
ts relations 10 It's pastor The letter Of the trustees In
ITSELF shows necessity Of our holding church meet
inc and calling a council n matters have so far
! that DR. Newman's followers intend to maintain hun Ia
h nostion against the viii OF majority OF the church
menbers by applying the gag" law, one OF his dea-
cons stated at our meeting Of January 81 IL Is time for
| the struggle TO come.
The adherents OF Dr. Newman have nothing TO say In
aon 20 the meeting OF their opponents tonight other
than that they shall not DO permitted TO hold within the
church. aud that any other meeting will be Illegal
In answer to statement OF Deacon Foster published
e.tsrday that the Rev. Mr. Lloyd. OF the Central Con-
eSationa Church. wanted TO become the pastor OF the
M5son Avenue Church, Mr. Lloyd writes 10 THE TRIB-
%p wing that any such suggestion had been made to
I'm or ~ any one else to his knowledge. The statement
/ he savs Il Without any foundation.