St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-11

to call upon DR.. Newman, and submit to
him the following six propositions on behalf
of the church party:
That DR.. Newman should join the church.
That he should be installed as pastor.
That he should have the alleged church man
ual changed according to Congregation al
usage.
That he would be connected with some
regular Congregational association.
That he should consent to change his style
Of preaching, and to preach the gospel in
stead of devoting his sermons to politics,
travels and other secular matter.
That he should forget the past, so far as
possible, and treat all the church alike as
brethren,
Upon these terms general amnesty was
to be declared. DR.. Newman agreed to the
propositions on condition that Deacons Ran
neY, Cummings and Meigs resign from the
board of Deacons. DR.. Newman was insin-
cere and hypocritical in agreeing to accept
the propositions on said conditions. He
knew the church party would not consent to
their resignation. DR.. Clapp told him If that
was his ultimatum they were as far from a
settlement as ever, The church party would
not abandon their friends, and unanimously
passed the following resolution.
ReS0tUed, That we, the members of the Madi-
son Avenue Congregational church, have entire
confidence in Dcacons Ranney, Cummings and
Meigs and under no consideration will we con-
sent to their resignation.
ave fully believe said one of the deacors,
''that Dr. Newmans condition was insisted on
because he knew that if those deacous resigned
that none of the church party hereafter would
attend his church. We do not now believe he
ever intended to leave the Methodist church or
to become an installed pastor in a Congregational
church, and further, that il he insisted upon the
resignation of the three dcacons that the church
would never ask him to be installed"
"What do you intend doing now?" Deacon
Cummings was asked.
@ 'Doing?i / can't see there's anything left for
us to do. We have done all we can, and were
prepared to meet DR.. Newman and his friends
more than half way in the settlement of this
Vexed question. 1t looks to me as if he did not
want to make peace upon his own terms"
evil the church party be represented at the
meeting of the Newmanites tomorrow
evening""
'No, don't think it will So far as am con-
cerned, shall let them severely alone. You
may say, however, that there can be no hope Of
coming to any friendly arrangement when we
nave SUCH elemeHIS 10 Qedl Will. DuJ huatefSi
they may decide upon during the meeting Is
clearly illegal. That is beyond question"
The conduct of Dr. Newman and his
party is clearly at discredited va
rance with christian character. Their
action is Inspired by hate, and partisan fe-
rocity. Newman has evidently 'fallen fro IN
grace" he is attended by a proud worldly
spirit. Having been chaplain of the Senate
and President Grants pastor, he has become
too sublimated in his views, to initiate the
example of the lowly, peaceful walk OF the
humble NaZarene, his professed Master.
When this controversy ends, as end it will
some time, Madison Avenue Congregational
church will be permanently rent-asunder and
DR.. Newman will be responsible for Its dis
ruption.
minister truly imbued with the spirit Of
the gospel would not stand as the head centre
in such controverss but would voluntarily
retire to more peaceful fields, and quiet
lines of christian labor. But DR.. Newman
8 possessed of the proud spirit of the world,
and yields nothing for Christ's sake and the
peace and welfare of the church.
1t needs no prophets then to foretell, when
this controversy is ended DR.. Newman will
have forfeited his christian character, will not
retain the respect Of the christian world, nor
share in the confidence of the church of the
Redeemer. He will subside into merited
and unin1uential obscurity.
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