Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-07

Dfoereore hetWeen Two RoesORo
Several mem hers Of Delaware A venue
Baptist church, who are Opposed 10 tho
present management, and TO the course
adopted NJ the neetipgt last Sabbath
even ing, we're interviewed this nysrn
ing bv . REPUBLIcAr reporter, aad.
the following facts CLEANED.
They stated that they had been great
ly disappointed In the Rev. George q.
NeedhAm, as he bad como To them
highly endorsed by the Rev. Isaac n.
HAidemAp, As al eloquent and earnest
preacher and energetic worker, but that
! d uring the three months, since he as
sumed charge OF the church, there has
not been 4 single conversion, neither
has there been any revival meetings
held.
They also claim that he haa p4rsist-
entity refused 70 b- Installed, and up
20 the time OF his withdrA val. had not
produced the customary letter OF dis
III issal. TO sbow that LIE WAS ever con
nect.si with the baptist church. IL Ia
also commended that IL, - Mr.. NeedhAm
states, he did not know anything about
the financial condition OF the church
when he sssnm-a change, II speaks
bad tor his business capacity.
1 IL ~, ubNtftE, Auat oth
know, anu WAS made fully aware OF
tue financial condition OF the church
when the emil was extended, and thai
soou after his arrival In thu
lefty he told several members OF tn,
lohurch. that he had humber OF rich
friends throughout the country, who's.
leyes we're fixed on THIS church and thai
Ii he should be successful Ia his minis
ltrAtions, they would ron see The none ,
was forthcoming 10 Teliey. IL from Al
EN- bsIAs su-u;s
. MIR. Neeoham, Il ~ said, also pro
posed ;bai be should b. supplied viii
, an assistant At IA salary OF hot irss thar
, ISL 600 yeas, To help him in fEe gfea
work which lie proposed to a. com push
IL Is now thought that Dir. Neesihau
ldid not mi the church composed of n
7 many wealthy me- tnbtrs a. he hal sup
poses q, and that his income was noL ~
large ~ he expected n wcu!d be-. II 4
lcharged that lie has fouua iauit will
!. thr church social ~ aIu rtriitctuaIIy
IL Tie REPORTER attention vas called 4
e the last that during the Passionate u
b bJth Mr.. FOlvrd, nov 81 Brook ly u
land thai % MIR iialdcInap, now %
New YORK, the church had Lahore.
' uuder great financial difficulties, bu
J that both these ministers haa done al
b lin their power 20 extricate the churcl
q Instead Of trying IA break 1t ap Whoi
MIR. Ha,a~nan t9ok charge tn. deb
wAs $50, 90. which. during the time h
WAS pastor, was reduced TO sis, 200. On
lot the gentlemen seen said .lat tn
lchurch property Is WORTH not leas tLAI
-. 600. and that the total debS will no
exceed SIS. 90 He said that the churcl
vii, not be sold, as the mem bers VIII
have worked for II for y.ars do not pre-
pose to have IL taken from thum nov
The following dispatch WAS receives
on Tuesday afternoon by q gsntlerna
in this CITY
SIxTH AVENUE ASD FCErIEri
lSTRkET, NEW YORK Il " D. m.-Sa
10 Delaware A venue church for mo IL a
] will raise the note aud lift hem ou
OF their difficulties. Telegraph me ho'
much money you want At once
Signed !. IS. HAI-DEAAS.
Owing u existing circumstances, n
reply was sent as the gentleman
whom 1t WAS addressed says he do.
pos deem IL wise TO accept the none.
and turn 1t over 70 the present III Al az
ment, whom he claims have mism ana,
I'll the finances ever since they ha,
had control. In refereno. 70 the repo
that Mr.. Haldemau was TO return,
Was stated 81 b thing WAS nt
thought OF, ~ he is doing a great wor
where he now is, and rapidly inc re-.
ing the membership VI tho church.