St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-26
An OBSTREPEROUS PRISON On
HURSED

Church polity is so constructed that an
vexatiou, but the outcome Is not uncerta in
The Rev. DIR. Newman, Gen. Grants and
jaw Gould's favorite pastor of Madison ave-
nue. church, New York city, has been, at
last, elected from the pulpit of that church.
He nearly destroyed the church, 1t is true, by
his beliigerent course. His secular dscourses
were disreished and offended majority Of
the church and min ority Of the trustees. a
majority of the trustees, however, Of whom
Gen. Grant was one, sustained him, and the
lighting parsou defcd the church majority,
the world and the devil, and held on his
devious way. The church was whelmed In
lawsuits and exhibited anything but the
spirit of a Gospel church DR.. Newman sur
veyed the storm be had raised with serenity
from his pulpit perch, and stubbornly re-
fused to bulge. Gen. Grant, fattened out
by stupendous Wall street stock gambling
disasters, weakened, il is understood retired
from the warning church. Times
wrought other changes; many
OF the original adherents OF the
lighting parson became disguised and the an-
nual meeting OF the church, the present
month, elected board Of trustees, a ma
jority Of whom are opposed TO the Doctor and
they promptly, and no doubt justly. expelled
him from the pulpit which he abused and
disgraced. The local city papers have
graphic accounts Of how it all happened, and
OF the changed state of affairs in the long
! ur.A lfaHr. tod chi oh lhn
faces lengthy account of the situation on
the third Sunday OF January:
The congregation in Parson Newman's hig
church looked like happy family yesterday
morning. Sunlight danced on the pulpit stairs,
aud Deacon Ranney and Trustee Hopkins went
/ over into that part Of the church that has been
exclusively the Newman camp for over n year,
/ shook hands with everybody. and flcd the To-
/ caliiy with happy smiles. Trustee Seymour
/ and Deacon D. Smith, civil service rcformcr and
! NeNmanite, sauntered into the Ranney pews
and nvsd o.t the right hands OF reconciliation.
| Deacon smitn aid It reminded him Of the good
! old times before the war. lie added that he
ment the church war, aud said that that was 4
joke, and ali OF the reporters made lille note
/ OF 10.
The Rev. Mr.. Lightbourne, who had been
holding the fort during DR.. Newman's alb
! seuce, delivering $4,000 funeral sermons.
etc, preached his farewell sermon, which
was full of flowers, tangled suubeams and
other pretty figures OF speech, but both sides
listened respectfully. Trustee Seymour hid
the collection In a small duck sack, which he
put in his pocket Mr.. Lightbourne gave
out the notice for the meeting Of the trustees
to elect the church clerk aud the deacons.
Trustee Hopkins reported that the Mutual Life
Insurance company did not now want their
$4,000, but would give the church time
to paw Various things were talked over,
and Of course among these the matter OF a
new pastor;
"Thare e no hurry" Deacon Rsnney said,
''Thc Newmanltes are accepting the offers Of
reconciliation. and We arc becoming reunited.
Il will take good deal OF time to build up the
church 10 its old standing, but IL can and will be
done "
Trustee Hopkins has been reehristened "Na-
jority' Hopkins by the Ranuey supporters be-
cause ne i now head Of working majority OF
Eve. instead OF being the whole of a lively mi
uority Of one ia the Trustee Board Deacon
"W ar Paint Cummings sad that somebody
wou,i BE- discharged from the church employ
meui ~ the trustees on Monday night No
body else knew or would tell anything about il
however.
The new minister viii be 4 Congregational
-, thoroughgoinc. and the congregation have
a voice IN saying who II may be. This ends
the noted fight, the church is saved from
wreck and Or. Newman endorsed and turned
cut to---lccturc,