The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-03-30
RELYING ON FEARFUL TOM.
PARsOE HEWMAN's PANTY MAP THEIR
FINGERS AT THE COUNCIL

Mr.. 0henrasN Advises then that the sser-
vsva Rsens Chsrch Meetins C"sld Not
DSsmsss the Parsoa-Wln heiHavs To Get
Tho latest development in the Madison
Avenue Congregational Church trouble Re
manifesto from tho Newman PARTY. which Gays:
Several meetings Of joint committed. con-
sisting OF James T. Foster. Charles d. Brush.
benjamin Wright J.H. Seymour. and Dan d.
Smith. representing DR.. Newman. and OF DR..
Ranney. II. II. CumminGa. p. T. Hopkins. H. o.
Arnold. and +. Z. Barnes. on the other sido.
have boon held In the church psriors since tho
meeting OF tho lats Ecclesiastical Oou noil. and
on Monday. March IA. It was agreed BY this
joint committee that two lawyers should be
selected-one BY the Rannsy Committoa. and
one by DR.. Newman's friends-and to those
two lawyers the same identical questions and
the same identical facts and evidence should
be submitted. and their joint decision should
be binding ON both parties. This joint COM
mittse agreed upon the following six questions
to be submitted to these lawyers. DR.. Ranney
debating the Nth and sixth questions:
~ L Their &C, = contract ,ns;.. With DR.. S'wmah'
Can he church member alone dissolve til. r.,.-
:, to this church,
on March ii the iisnnsy party declined to abide
Sy THE Sbd obtained an Ssina9a
sEs1ss to ssrss lawyer the
Ranney COMMITTEES, Tho friends Of DR.. New
Ssye s sosa arf e% hs Ssss
questions to Thomas @. Shearman Of this city
Mr.. shearman has given h n, opinion regarding
The joint committee Of ten have also set forth
their respective positions in the following
sa se n" as F. harss
70 Dssscn Foster sapTss. saoR View:
presenting those who called the Council to take steps At
s sSs cou%s boss s" %a
s rx . nelly, %
e ihs DECISION Of the proposed cnren WssiE whsh
the late Council have declared that Or. Newman 6
a: he light e
unue Ills services
The Newman party's statement reads:
The committee representing the friends Of DR.. New
man DO not object 20 a mss,inx Of church msmbsrs
SS but ,. e. a NOT sks Anal action !.
events concurrent ratification by the society.
The opinion Of MIR. Shearmnn was submitted
nue. Congregational Church and Society, held
at Trustee Seymours house la West Fifty
S Sy snsnr
man says:
enr to be admitted on all sides that some contract
on Hssnas cSaPsn the Rev Dr.
s 10 pnovs s s % q n. rs ne aa IL
70 ~ M6s.h.r ihsi has been annulIed the
Original son,Iac! appear. TO have been 70, the
soT -. NsTman from the puipii xsys n"ses n,i
ssss e e Nay T.; 'r to r s
hs once VS. rsP%rted and spproysd and the society
assiaz . the
s Y ai
the s IN s%
heth Aeon r
;PSa he ss f. much the pastor Of the church
The y 2, D., Sew%.n with The church
Ss~%sn aisns h :ssSas OF:
be legally but it supposed to be unnecessary
I%s aus.es ra rsh. TO hi. salary na.
.s ;sss IT Kim %.'.. ~
stated The church. eOslesi..ticai body cannot
tue relations be-
are those who have sa1ed
ON divine Worship In the church for :.
. s." nsIs
n. S sa and % rss ill.,
expense. q the church nHt sonr'La,ons toward ne
prses. even though n,anaEyd BY tho church. Pew
%or "f lie sy are
rights with men In the .,ciety but wives mud children
pre- Sy hsS s
or father.
The statutes do say that tho trustees shall let
any other officers administer the aara OF the church
on the contrary they explicitly direct the
selves To administer them The only difference between
the powers uf trustees under the old and under the
law u that they cannot now carry the church property
out OF the denomination To which 1t originally belonged
nor change the system OF teaching and order OF worship
whereas under the old law they could transform Con.
Rrcgatonai church into Presbyterian one. or vice
wears.
DIR. Ranney smoked good cigar as no re-
clned on q sofa last night while reading
LAWYER Shenrman's opinion.
hnvo no reply 70 mako to It," he said,
though good ono cnn be made. We will have
| to look w the cnsos referred to before We make
4 formal reply. 1t shows the dictntion Of
Deacon Foster Don't you think SO? We did
not not back out from any agreement made in the
obtaining Of opinions OF two distnterestsd at
torneys. but Mr.. Austin Abbott advised us that
The mater had already been settled by the
Monday Is tho 91st. Have YOU decided to
garry out the DECISION OF the last church meet
We have held no meeting yet and shall hold
| mono tonight to consider the matter. We are
in no hurry to rush into court OF law"