New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-13
NEWMAN'S OHUROH FINANOES
A WILL BEQUEATHING 100000 CHANGED.

THE MONEY PUT AT THE PASTORS DIsPosAI-PRE-
PAIRING FOR To-MoRRow's MEETING.
The financial prospect of the Madison Avenue
Congregational Church was materially changed yester-
day, because Of the existing trouble When Dr. New
became pastor two years ago the church had debt
OF $4,000 Dr. Ranney says IL understood that DR..
Newman would within three years pay this debt through
his friends. DR.. Newmans friends deny that such an
understanding existed At the meeting Of the trustees
Monday night j. II. Seymour read denial to DR.. Ran
neys statements In which he said:
While we have no knowledge OF any promise made by
Dr to- pay on te nGea ae9t o, our cn1 fn
that through his personal influence friend OF his con-
had made provision for the liquidation of said indebted
ness have also the information that said provision
has been mpered by the recent attack upon
his pastorate.
Deacon Foster said last night that sensible person
would accuse Dr. Newman Of making bid Of $4,000
for the privilege OF preaching In that church; and
that exactly the meaning Of the state
ment that DIR. Newman would pay the debt In
three years. "Dr. Newman had provided for the pay
ment Of this debt" he continued land the provision
in force until to-day. 1t Is changed now The amount
remains as BEFORE but It is placed solely under Dr.
Newmans care. 1t will now follow him. If all was
satisfactory in church arrangement could pro-
baby be made by which this entire debt could be wiped
out in a short time But DR.. Newman is not fool.
He is not going to put $4,000 in that
church while part OF its members
are threatening to kick him out. II DR.. Newmanshoud
leave that church today should die, $50 OF its best
members would go out The outside world has little idea
OF the strong personal attachment existing between the
majority OF the CHURCH members and their PASTOR.
Mr. Foster would not be more explicit regarding the
provisions for the payment of the debt but Sheppard
Knapp, one of Dr. Newman's warm supporters In the
Board Of Trustees talked freely He said that
Mrs Warng who about year ago gave the Ladies Pas-
tors Aid Society 900 to sinking fund.- had be-
gueathed church in her WILL 100000. Yesterday
the will changed, and the money will be set aside as
Dr. Newman,was in Boston yesterday, addressing the
students Of theological seminary In tho AFTERNOON ana
preaching in the evening the dedicatory services Of the
Peoples Church. Mr. Seymour Monday night said that
the lady giving the $4,000 felt indebted to Dr. Newman
Mrs Warng was not member Of the church. but that She
had long been an attendant of the church. also her
So. 600 was given as memorial for her husband.
The meeting tomorrow night is looked forward to with
the meeting is held,-What thenl What II they pass
resolution dsmlssing DR.. Newmanl He will not leave.
What II they call an er parte council It Will have no
authority Dr Newman will 60 on preaching as usual and
Where Is this matter going TO endf asked the re-
porter. , ,.,. -. .,, l.,
tend to have Dr. Newman ousted from his permanent
pastorate they will have to carry the case to the supreme
spending one two thousand dollars you will see the
factions dwindle" III, -. ,rn,u.,ou,y
"Wll the meeting be held on Ihursdayr
In the church r.
Not at ALL"
:" Will you attendP
ono. Ihave circular calling the meeting It has
the church roll, twenty-nine not pewholders, of
these twentynne twenty have not been ia the
church over times In three four years II is I'M
derstood that the Ranney party want TO get nd OF r
Newman order to have the Rev. George F. Pentecost
OF Brooklyn become pastor. Another sug-
geston made is that the Rev, william Lloyd
of the Central Congregational Church. at Madsonaye,
and Forty-seyenthst wants to become pastor OF our
church. and II he does he will appoint A. Q. Arnold as
sociste PASTOR the position which he held under Dr.
Hepworth" . a.
Dr. Ranney held an informal meeting in his office pre-
parng Thursdays meetng but he refused to say any
thing about the plans In the trustees refused To open
the church building He said however that there were
several buildings at their disposal and that the meeting
would be legal although not held In the church where It
called. go
Referring to the conversation held with Dr. Newman
last summer relative to the Poor Fund.- Deacon Cum
mngs said hs told him that the money had been given to
that fund and II could not be used TO buy mating or
for any other purpose f. Barnes said that only one
person had signed the call for the meeting who was not
a church member and that there was mistake In the
initials Of one name.
Trustee Hopkins read the following paragraph from
The Albany Argus and said that expressed his views
exactly HThe New York speculation In the Rev. John
iect NeTfmaP interest Ever since OeIH was UD-
dertaken over two years ago. 1t has been as en-
tirey speculation any Of Mr. Jay G0ulds experiments
at railway getting, Of Mr. James Keenes dealings In
wheat futures"