Daily Republican., 1885-06-19
THIR D EDITION.


SALEM. june IL. 1SS5-There Is a|
controversy going On in the Delaware
I,,dy,r. in regard 10 the money that
was raised for the purpose OF placinga an
organ IN Salem Methodist Episcopal
church. This is one OF the Oldest
churches within the bounds OF the VIII
mington Conference, and is one OF the
three appointments connected With
Christiana charge.)
With your permission we will give
the plain facts Of the case, in order
that the church may be vindicated,
and the community judge for them
selves who are guilty in perverting
the oplect for which the money was
collected.
Alta meeting Of the trustees held
Nav Nth, 1885, it was decided to place
an organ in the said church. A COM
mittes was appointed to collect funds
for the organ, but before any money
had been collected 1t was thought BEST
to defer getting the organ until the
church was repaired.
In February, 1884, an exhibition was
held In the church, to aid in securing
funds for the organ, and was attended
by the members and young people
in the neighborhood, but the weather
was very unfavora6le and only about
ten dollars weoe realized.
In June festival was held in MI.
Caunon's woods for the same purpose,
and about sixty FIVE (S65.00) more were
secured for the organ fund, making
total of $500.
At this timesome of the young people
formed themselves into what they call.
ed Festival Committee" the said
NJ tho f0llnW
ing persons: John 7. Groves, May
Groves, W. K. Brooks, Hannah Robin
inson, John Taylor, b. A Groves, A
Palmer, Maggie Armstrong, Emma
String and Addie Coverdale. TIE said
committee held the funds that had beer
secured Tor The organ.
They ordered an organ of Mr.. Wood
row Of Newark. The church was re
opened Nov. 23rd, aud as Mr.. Wood
row could not secure the organ ordere,
in time for the re.opening, he placed a.
organ In for the occ aston. Now til
trouble bean, This self constitute,
committee, with some others, met at
private no ise anu organized choil
appointed a leader, ald organis,. Thi
was all dole without consulting th
members of the church. Bro. job
W. Dayett, who was the committee o
church must ), and had led the singin
for years, wa toially ignored.
The newly organized choir came
the church and assumed to take chars
of that part of the worship, The Tru
tees and members generally did not al
prove of such conduct, az The self,cei
stituted choir WAS compose
of persons not connected wit
the church. We appealed to our paste
to act in the matter, as he WAS IL
chairman of the committee on churc
music, but he refused to do his duty |
the matter. Part of the said sol
constituted Committee became yer
much offended because the church di
approve of the new choir and refused
purchase the organ ordered. The Tru
tees appointed committee to wait u
on them, and demand that the organ
placed in the church. The committt
with the exception OF the first TO
mentioned, refused to purchase the
gan, they had ordered and also refus
TO refund The money that had DO
collected for the organ.
The organ money was held by part
the committee until day or two beff
the conference met at s low Hill, NJ
those and their nunbet who had refu.
tog get the organ refund til. money,
company with tw or three of the me
bers Of the churc i, met at tho resideI
of our pastor at Christiana, and p
Sntsd the funds that had been
pressly collected for our organ, to M
VIM. M. Green, tho wife OF our past
Now Messrs Editors, this Is plain st!
meut of the Gaze. According TO |
dicipline and usags of the NJ. f. Chr1
all monies must be paid to tae obj
for which they are COLLECTED, and I
same principle holds good in comm
law.
We look upon the conduct Of the pI
ties that held the organ tuui as fra
and outrage upon the church. We,
glad to state we have got a good org
for our church. Onr people are uni,
almost without exception. Oar Ct
gregatious have increased very muc
The people generally are much pleas
with cur new pastor, Rev. Joseph Da
and by Gods blessing upon his labo
we are looking for a glorious revival
the work OF the Lord, You
Respectfully.
JOIN HARE.
JOHN W. DAYETT,
GEO w. GROVES,
JAMES II. LEE, Trustees,
! G. SNITCHEk,
Il. Il LEE,
HENRY SINGER.