Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-07

omniscient eye and see, all the work of the enemy, and if we trust him we are safe. He will hold as up if we stumble. Let me urge you then to put your trust in the Lord Je- hovah and he will save you.
 On the conclusion of the services MT. Stansbary read the following letter:
 wAsH1NeToN, D. O.. Jan 4, 1884. To the Officers and Members of the A. M. E. church, Dear Brothers and sisters-I visited you in July last and then promised to send you another pastor in fime appointed Elder Chambers Albany, N. r., aud requested the Rev. J Bean to meet me in New of eura Re parssd with the standing thas he would go immediately to you: ont EeOpis. they at once petitioned me rsmonstratirg against his removal in the middle of the conference year. it would greatly damage the church. Soon after this Elder Chambers wrote and his letter impressed me that you and he had come to s1s an an you to have him remain with you; and because of tn
 Shortly after this became very i'll with the msla rial fever, pneumonia and pleurisy. This combina- confined at home since August The majority of this time has been spent in bed, ard very frequently has friends have not attempted to prelc6 since early in August, so that when charge with indiner- ness which do not think yon intended For weeks my mail va. kept from me. until have now over one hundred letters unanswered. Among these unan swered letters find from Sister Taylor, old
 0f dSfy or neglecting. I also received. or at least find l l that you thilk intended disreepect to you as . church or individuals. I intended nothing of the felt the deepest interest in your welfare, both spiritual and temporal. I have tried to send you could not agree I now send you the third pastor Rev. J. B. stansbury, who has been g successful minister of the gospel at St. Paurs church, Washing ton, D: O., church in Xenia. Ohio. Bridge street
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 One of the prominent officers of his Brooklyn money on the debt of the church than any Other ma for many years On one Sabbath last April he raissd conference, to CambridsSport, Mass. When learned that you had rejected Elder Chambers, and that h. appointed Elder stsnsbury, knowing as did tha he is just the man to harmonize and build up yoa church Iknow that he will draw your congregation together and give your church standing such as yo complain it has Iot had since the days of Eide , | Lane
 gsnoe and trust of pety, to stop, consider and as
 na s tee a6t b sh temper impair1pg the very cause you profess to low Jesus Christ who said: sB1t Whosoever shaii offen
 of these little which believe in me. it neck and that he were drowned in the depths of tn
 JOHN N BROWN. Per Secretary. . After the reading he commented briefly ol the course of the trustees and stewards o , the Bethel church. He said it was yer, , evident that it was not true as stated by thu officers that they had repeatedly written t, the bishop to send them 8 minister since tn removal of Rev. MT. Chambers. He als said that when he came here (Stansbury) asked the trustees if they had filed their cer tiieate of election with the town clerk an, been sworn into office and they toll tt him they had. He went to the tow clerks office and found that they hat . not stated the truth and although they wer elected last September, it was not until las Monday morning that the fact was recorde, :, and that they were sworn in. Previous l. ! that time hs said they were acting as trustee without any authority to do so. as they hat . not compiled with the laws of the State 0 , Connecticut.
 , Thus the matter rests at present It thought that Bishop Brown will come to Ney |. Haven and make an attempt to heal the diff , culties at present existing in the church. I , is certainly very unfortunate state of af fairs, especially in a society who are strug gling under the weight of church onl. partly finished and who are looking to thei white brethren for aid to complete their edi , fee. If they are divided and broken into ,, factions the public will very naturally los confidence in and withhold their support iron them.