New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
DR. NETNIY 4TD TIE COUNCIL.

ruF "FLATTTRrNG OFFER THE MINISTERS WHO
WILL SIT n TIE COCNCH.
When Dr.. Newman told a TRIBUNE reporter
o. Friday that from sense Of duty 10 BIS friends ana
the Madison Avenue Congregational Church be had re-
fused hatterng Oner leave that church and become
pastor Of another church IN this city, he added that
SENSE of deca cy forbade him mentioning the church
In reference 10 subject last night Sheppard Knapp
said; " do not know what church Dr. Newman
referred but after ho had received tie
call TO his present church, and while be v@s
considering IT, the trustees from another church
came TO :ne and asked to use my influence
against bis accepting IT, the time making an oer
10 him to become pastor Of their church. DO not know
that any fixed salary mentioned, bu they sured
NE that 10 would DE far than he was o1eIed Dy tie
Madison Avenue Church'
"what chwea dit they representP p
he West Presbyterian Church n Fort.' second-Stf q
prefer not sa, yes There mas been col,d-
erahf "a about the DEBT OF oar church." continued Mr.
Knapp bl H Laeesgary could 90 % moro" 10 OioF az
my friends u aad out Of the congregation and RAISE so
OOO-0ne-h4'f OF the mortgage. Bu; what Il 10 to me
men Dr 1ulaE accepted the pastorate few Of ais
70 hm. but I said 30 let us Wait and So how
We get on The debt IL cul5 trif ug matter. VII
trustees allow The council be held tuis building
certainly 10 favor or u tie council is regularly
ta1 f1 Of 900 should i b % S ed te ehar
Dr. kauaey h"s received comic valentine represent-
iuga FRAUD" Deacon Cumming. asO Ia OIeG, the
uTS H. ~ - isfornin, Dr. Ntruan Of IN, action
soon ID VIII contain tie unanimous o.uuon de
1I-S.- him on march 81, auC few formal
rI.rat.ors stating when a. adopted The
1-t-,r- l.s i've VlA pe prepared WITHIN dl oi t"3
f-w 1l p oIainent c.crE'meu ihai " Do A''ei
10 -ir iu tI4 council were announced al tlr 4- -ti
81 the Harvard Rooms. Tire following is % hs' OF ihe
ylilsUer who VIII probably cnu-tifltt it council tttA
church being invited 10 s"aI delegate Dr'li-s
il pastor. Dr. h. SORTS, Of tie tAurch ot
tue Pl rriIn Thomas b. Mcleod linton Avcn1" CAl ~
IJr Al b. Bclreuds, Cuut.I ClmcA; Df. George H.
P,utec0-r. Toupkns Avenue; A. J. Lyman.
eouta Church; aud Dr. J.. J.. ineersoL, Fuuli4is
Church. al OF B.O0ktui Dr. ". VI. IAyi0r o.
lie blyai0-y Ttoerntcle anu the H.Y. =; H. tiF-4A
o. size Church " the Fulrl-s, o tIi> DiFf d. George
J.. walker. lrst church. HntfQrd' Dr. y +. Icrtane,
First Church. pr1ughcld. a-s d. j. J.. hlAIow. frE
Street srl DE-. I- D. webb. shaw Iut Affuue tnu4ch,
R8stol; Ut So. E. smart, Albany Dr. 9eofre Hcp"orA
B-iefilr Avenue Church, Eewlr4 \. D. Dr. james X
DaDI1iil CeuI r. ChurrJ, Puladel pIa Di D. L. Rankin
Fr.t ClufeH. Washington; d. ). II. 1lnsel -cIe-
reotadti a. T. Foster. First CAUcl, jersey C.Yi Her
ber W L.lls. Flr-t Church. NUrth AI ION, alt-'t b
Alexander Mckenzie shepard Chmcn' Ctnor &C.
Ma. A.. H. Plumb, hoXbuTt, Mss; Di. A. H.
Qlmp Dover n. II. the pastor % ule CcnIie mar H. O
NeitrtI. the pastor Oi old -Jitl ClIt HOltstIs
Or. 81. NJ Dexter Editor Of Itc Corcyat, ~ Boston
Presdtu' J. H. Seclyc. OF Amherst College; IfoHuehI
FralEia Csrel Of Williams Cole -e, DI. A H. Copp,
secreitry Df t~ -Fcricsn Howe Mission a0clely anu
Professor -nA- Harris Of the theological seminary Oi
Sale COl-.e