New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-13

MAJ h1 bvrsb fet in honor bound friend Dep
recognize those men who naa have sent 10
with him When be mace - -
the ceIk of Board of Trustees for me eEs 20 the
this church. and have given Sq Seaues were made
the Madison Avenue Congregational cnT o.nsc Of in
epaence nave esteemed myself the legal pastor
Of this church in view OF 1ne ohurcb manuals.
II is barely possible that have been mistaken IN ,ss
but this has been my yew-that am the iegai Ptnr,
sne b me So the and
pew holders Whether installation was requisite i2 d
baed for had learned from your own Literature ang
records that there was not unsnmiiy OF opnon
you as to that am not here holding md nent
the wishes of those Who IN my JH3 r6mrch'
constitute the Madison Avenue Congregatchsi Oonst
tutcd authorities of this church shall have my IA
before the sun goes down. may De either in the
Board of Missions in the sity, who would so r With
his Christian manhood as to enter dnomnaton That
great denomination can furnish II he Methodist
church am not dependent upon my salary i0 ,her ave-
upon this pastorate for W0Ik h,rsen those who
hay s Ia me 10 remain and my heart that pro-
pose to devote my life to their spiritual gooa'
DISCUSSIONS IN SECRET SESSION.
As soon as Dr. Newman had stopped speaking ana
had retired Deacon Foster requested that Charles
r. Brush superintendent of the Sunday-schooi, nc
allowed to make statement i'll regard to Dr. New
man saving in Dr. Ranney's presence that ne "ouiu
accept the permanent pastorate OF the chuIch' III
Storrs rose quickly and said:
Mr. Moderator It has been my experience that stream
of evidence like this If allowed to take It's course wiz ke
the River Nile out in about million NOUNS Will VIII
teri do not think ii is necessary that we hear MI
Brush ON the subject proposed.
Dr. Storrs then moved that the council hold
private session TO discuss the three questions SUD
United in the ctter-missye. The motion was car
T Jlsd '1 of the church Ha There the roll
was called in the order of the churches as
published in THE TRIBUNE Yesterday ana edch
member Of the council III an informal way gaIo
his opinions on the questions under c9nsderall2n;;
DR.. otorrs was the first 10 speak: ne occ4 4 leu
reasons for holding them. After half hour of
discussion the council went for luncheon TO tne
Young Mems Christian Association Building III
East fwenty-hird-st., where a Tepast had been
prepared by some of the ladies of the church.
The delegates assembled again IN secret session
after luncheon IN the large hall OF the OulluIhg,
and the informal discussion was, continued untli
about D. H. The council then adjourned to meet
in secret session in the church at 10 a. m today
committee was appointed, consulting OF DT; DTa
QunR .o Of Dover W H the Rev. and 45
Joshua NJ. Van Colt, delegate from the PHI
grims Church, Brooklyn, TO formulate the opinlohs
expressed by the delegates and to report NJ, 10 tno
council at the secret session this morning Inns re-
port will be adopted by the council after discussion
and amendment if the latter IS thought 10 De neces-
sary, and then the report VIII be lead III oPoh fi
before it.
After the council adjourned the delegates were
extremely reticent as 10 the Opinions eAPIcsScu ~
the discussion by their colleagues. IL was stlu'
however, that the discussion had been ent1eiy MAJ!
mOniOus, although at times 1t was extremely aul.
mated All of the delegates were most desirous OF
reaching conclusions that would be the pest oo'h
for the church and for DR.. Newman. Inc dSCuSSloH
took wide range and all OF the important PolIII'
brought out in Inc open sessions were considered;
but the many personal matters of minor lmpOr-
tancewhch thclawyersOn both sideshad introduced
were not touched upon. Dr. Hepw9Ith spoh19
at length; his remarks were mainly OF peTsohal
nature This was said to be due to his position III
the controversy a former pastor OF inc church,
and to the fact that it had been lntmated that he
might become the pastor again If DE-. Newman re-
tired. The general drift of opinion IN the
discussion was said to be toward the
conclusion that Ir. Newman was hGI 'te
permanent pastor of the church according to
strict CONGREGATIONAL usage, but that he was the
acting OF supply pastor. The opinion was general
also that Dr. Newman should be ADVISED 10 become
installed as the permanent pastor of the church.
When the council left the church to 90 TO lunch
con il was not announced that the secret session
would be continued in Association Hall. In c"nSe,
ouence nearly a hundred people sat IN dlnerent
parts of the church until late IN the afternoon
waiting for the delegates to return IRON lhelr Iucn
con. Many persons came 10 the chuIch, Naiited
partiently for halt-hour or 50 and then grew urea
6fwaitiug and departed. n messenger was finally
sent to Association Hall to lind out If the council
was still at luncheon, and the true state OF affairs
was discovered.
DISCLOSURES THREATENED BY DIR. BUCKLEY
lively incident occurred alltI inc 'ioat VI 'He
public session of the council IN when James L.
Foster and the Rev. DR.. James NJ. Buckley who; it
j undcIs ood, was the person referred TO by Dr.
Newman ~ Methodist mcdder } took part.
Mr. Foster made the TO glowing statement regarding
the affair 10 a TRIBUNE reporter:
DR. buckley met me when was going mp the aisle and
h. sad TO me You are friend of Dr. Newman and want
10 saw 10 YOU facts in my possession than
this letter Dr. Davis and propose TO open the columns
ot me Christian, AdrOcQe them and they viii damage
Dr. Newman more than anything that has yet come out
I asked him if lie had any night TO put matter
into his paper DANA ing 10 Dr. Newman
I'm any way and told him he had better
he careful lie said he didn't propose 10 Keep still any
longer and he proposed let the true inwardncss OF
the ease he should make interesting reading for the
readers OF The Christian A0coc"te - don't know
whether YOU the paper" hc said, "but shall take
the pains to send it to you and let you sec what
interesting matter ] can put into II about the
character ~ Dr. Newman 1repled: Any corporation
which has newspaper its and proposes TO open
rs columns deaHe the character OF minister or the
Gospel will suffer will further say that II Tie Chr's-
ham Adcocqe dares to publish anything against Dr. New
man il will he immoral and Hbelous, and it Will be held
to account for II.