New-York tribune., 1884-02-18
THE QUARREL OVER DIR. NEWMAN.

DR. RANNEY TELLS STORY ABOUT THE CLERGY
MANS CREEp-A STATEMENT FROM TIE REV
Mr.. VIRGIN.
There was lull yesterday in the quarrel raging
in DR.. Newman's Church. DR.. Newman preachie:u
to small audiences and Dr. Ranney had as usnal nls
informal evee after the evening lecture.
row there will be two meetings, pS.n Srst T mystcry.
and the persons who know 1T decline to talk about
il the second meeting that of the committees ap
mpissiTe u The Committee viii decide finally upon
the persons who will be called to the EccieSios'cai
Council. III - T,,n,-xr
reporter was disposed 10 doubt the truth OF Dr.
Newman's statement, that he was caiied 70 MI a q
Presbyterian pulpit nearly the same tle ,c Ha, ho
There are only two OF three Presbyterian churches
in the city" said DR.. Ranney "who pay, their
pastors 200 year. believe that his iriehds
did make an effort to secure Dr. PaxtOns pulpit for
him. but they made a lamentabe failure of 1t. When
Or. Chaplin died there was some talk OF asking Dr:
Newman to preach at the Unlversallst Church. At
the close of his first sermon there. ain informed by
a friend Dr. Eaton, the present pastor, asked Dr.
Newman with cOmmeDdable curiosity what ms
creed was. The answer from DIR. Newman was On,
let them call and there will be no trouble about
that. ,...
to agree by vote 10 abide by the decision OF the
council whatever it might be. In the rush ana
hurry of things this was overlooked. wish now,
however to say distinctly, that sucn rs our nr
Newman is our pastor, we will most certainly
recognize him as such. The letter which VIII be
sent TO Dr. Newman by the board OF deacoils,
authority to preach in our church after March 81
will not he sont to him for day or so; as the com
mttee having that matter i'll charge have thus lar
not had all opportunity TO meet"
apply 70 the Courts for an Injunction restraining
Dr. Newman from preaching III your re cdudGh d;dod after
March 81 At any rate nothing of the KIND Will
be done until after the calling of the council. n,
"Do you not anticipate the objections OF Dr
Newmans friends that the council will be composed
Should any such objections lie raised they will
be as nothing in view of the names OF the cIeIg.
men call. Such men as Drs. StorIS, McLeodi
Lyman, Taylor, Virgin, HepwOrth and Dexter and
Presidents Seelye and Carter are not the iheh u
Dr. Ranney was informed that Dr. Newman had
in his possession letter from him dated May Is,
1882 in which Dr Newman says tna1 nr; hannfS sniJS
comedies his position as pastor. DE- Ranney sag,
and with profound wink: " III should cal DT:;
Newman donkey he wouldn't be one, wonld he =
the Pilgrims, Harlem, who has been mentioned as
a member of the proposed council sald las far as
have any means Of Judging, the call asissued was IN
formal action of the meeting will result
in the assembling of the council - l do p not
see how it can be prevented. If DR.. Kan Kan
noys party was in the minority, and
only, represents few and Cd dlS2ieetsd SAT %dSl
mans party to have nullitied any possible action OF
theirs. was TO have been present and out-yoted
them That this was not done leads me to the con-
clusion that DR.. Newman's friends had what they
considered sufficient reason for not beng present;
was not properiy made and invalid. If such is the
case it Will come under the consideration of the cOun-
ell 1t has been my understanding of this matter that
amajOty Of the members of the church were III lavOT
of Dr. Ranney, viii DR.. Newman was supported
by majority Of the church society. BY the manual
Of the Congregational Church the power OF calling
a church council lies with the church members;
the society is not recognized as having voice III
the matter. 1t is probable that shall serve as a
member of the council, although have recelvedno
notice as vet when il will be held"