New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
DIR. NEWMlN IN 4 GALE or WIND.
SEEKING REFUGE II LAWYERS oFFICE-MR.
HARE AND MIR. HOPKINS.

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HARE AND MIR. HOPKINS.
Dr. John p. Newman alighted from an ele-
waited train at Park Place ye,terdy and made his
after his sedate and ministerial fashion City Hall
Park But in the highway of Printing House Square he
encountered . gale Of wind which induced him to seek
refuge in the law Office Of his favore deacon, James
Pen Foster. At least such explanation the
only one vouchsafed after diIlgent and afTeo-
tomato inquiry. Dr. Newman was asked
by TRIBUNE reporter II he intended TO preach to-day.
"Whv. certainly do" responded the clergyman with
look somewhat resembling alarm.
"Then you do not regard the action OF the Ranney
faction the Harvard Rooms where discontinued your
services pastor after last Sunday as Of any mpor
TANGO 2"
"Of not the slightest Importance. Why. young
docking boniny the reporters scarfpn). it would
do allow faction to get control OF great church
Ike the Madison Avenue Congregational Church-it
woud-why II would overturn society,"" and the Doctor
with superb gesture vanished into Mr. Fosters office
MI Foster refused himself to the newspaper men yes
terday and there was wthal air Of mystery which
lowered about the law-Oice which pecu arly invi
Ing. "There is nothing new, whispered Mr.. Foster TO
the OiccboY go out and tell them the reporters) go
THE TRiBr NE on Friday published an interyie" WIN
Trustee Hopkins, I'm which be said that Rev Mr. Hare
mint t5day aud MIR hopkins objected to Mr. Hare for
several reasons which he stated but which rE rRBuNE
wond not publish SIR Hare said at Methodist Confer
ence that THF TRiBuNF did not present the facts
much "a he did not intend to occupy Dr. Newman's pull
and It s with him that Mr. Hare must compete for yerc
ity.
br. Ranneys friends passed the day without any az
lresve action They "bded their time and waited for
the dawning Of the week before they played the
trump-oard" which 'ir. Hopkins promises.
special meeting OF tho trustees held last night IN
the church parlor. James Seymour, James r Breen,
Sheppard Knapp J. 8. Cooley and f. r. HOpkns-tOur
Newir an mon and one antNewman man-were present.
Mr. Hopkins offered resolutions both OF which were
laid on table One directed the treasurer not To pay
Dr. Newman any salary due him after April l, and the
other protested against the payment of the salary Mr.
Cooley moved that no member should vote VINO had
not paid at least $40 in the last year for
n sitting The resolution adopted. Mr.. Hopkins
alone voting against 1t. Mr.. Cooley then moved
that meeting Of the members OF the church and
society should be held Tuesday evening and that
the norice for meeting should he read to-day. That
resolution was also adopted by vote OF TO l.
After the meeting Mr. Hopkins said to a TRIBUNE
reporter Dir. Newman will occupy the pulpit to-
morrow in violation OF the expressed will OF the
church as defined at the meeting IN the Harvard
Rooms No effort will be made TO prevent this
trapsgressOn, but after he has done action will
he taken. The wind blows in the direction
of legal proceedngs We tried best to carry
the decisions council, but the Newman
would not act with u.s. fail In efforts
DR. Newman we shall withdraw from the church. but that
will be hard remedy most of us are performers. We
have selected a TO Dr. Newman but IL would
not be proper to name him now