New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-30
Yesterday having three cases of fever and was a,iT
detained at lower quarantine III N'ni'" '"''
that this was also Chagres fever.
THE REV. MIR. KNAPP'S RESIGNATION.
FINDING HIS CHURCH TOO sMALL-NEGRtAr Al
GOING AWAY.

TIE REV. MR. KNAPPS RESlGNAlioN'
FINDING HIS CHURCH TOO sMALL-NE"RtAt Al
GOING AWAY.
The Rev. TIalsey w Knapp has resigned the
nostorate of the Macdougal street Baptist hnIch'
owinr. II is said to the inability OF the chutch 10
provide a larger building. About Two years ago
M Knapp relinquishcd the Laight Street 'huiCh
huil,inp where he preached for eleven years 10 me
Eoutist City Mission, which owns II, and took ms
rongrecation TO the Macdoug1l street Chnrchwhcre
the two congregations were united under MS pastor
ate Mr. Kuapp expected from what lac had h''n
uroni.ed that Il new and larger building would be
built for hun Ia preach IN on the si,o oi inc M'c
dougll-st. structure. hnt lie was dlsapp9lhl'u ~.
this and last Sunday announcer from Ih' Pu,pli
that hc had been made tine victim OF men VINO hdd
not kept their promise. The congregation al'
an Nious to retain his services ana u tohIIl'r ~
d,acons sill wait on h'm to-day to try ana iudGco
hin 10 stay. Ne II widely known ~ popnar
preacher OF 'etrour scuse and convincing manner
ard the church has often been too smnl to h"ll ilI
couufcrlt ION comfortably. Mr knapp mas n F''Uh
100 Washington Market whore ho has long zen u
10 , Trm.vr reporter who called ut ~ house,
80 o. Sd,cnth.ayc. lrooklyn. Nr knitp ,llu. li7t
,trniup That lac did not care 10 tAlk ABOUT INC
mnitort &C. viii merely my that hh'o i''Ru'u
There perfect harmony and g21d l'rIng IIa,MnUIJ
me- and ,uy clutch Tho dear Old cluich ""nId
like ~ tfny viili them uutil die. but cannot g .
pliin 80 you my trneou for lcnyine them l'H, INC
build np la Too amnll. sometime. particularly even
mo-, ,oi, tutst sro como empty seats. but they were
mo- criterion ~ iulpr los often There was not room
enough. the sunday school ~ cLhmp'd ior room,
J
one Mace and hall 900 another place. do not blame
the church At all. They arc too poor To eject
81 be- Won think that should be done 10y the Zap
ti,t city Mission -
." / do not wish 10 say any more aRont my action
No have received no other call ana have none III
prospect | sluu.d not entertain one any way
uutl December
THE COLUMBIA INJURED BY \ TUG.
While the excursion steamer Columbia was re-
Turning from n tripto \cWbnrg on sunday and was
opposite PIER No. North River the tug Edmond
l.. Lew. with >tarns barge, Chester \. Arthur Ill
tow med to cross her bow. Captain llolinn,
of the Columbia. i'll his account OF the
affair alfrms that he blew his whistle twice and
then gave an alarm signal. This should have en-
titled him to the right of way but the tug calmly
kept on her course and ran head on INTO the star,
board side of the Columbia. The blow was well
forward and about $500 damage was done to the
guards and sian,lIiOnS of the excursion steamer
Lesser damage was done 10 the barge, when
bounded h" < from the blow. The excitement on
the two : was quickly quoted, and they each
landed a passengers IN safety. he cHpian OF
the tug lore that he sounded his whistles ana
that the officers On the Columbia must have been
cit her asleep or drunk, as they did not heed ms
signals.