New-York tribune., 1886-02-22
METHODIST CHURCH PROPERTY.
AN EFFORT TO REPEAL THE LAW AS TO THE AD-
vIsORY COMMITTEE


vIsORY COMMITTEE.
Several meetings have been held by the truS
tees of leading Methodist Episcopal churches OF the
city TO consider an effort to the repeal OF law
passed year. by which the control OF the property
Of Methodist churches of the city is subject to an Adj
yisory Committee. This committee is appointed by
the annual conferences that held in the city.
Bishop Harris and lsymea compose the committee.
Under the law the trustees OF church cannot sell or
mortgage the church property or build now church
without the consent of the majority OF the Advisory
Committed In case of the refusal Of the committee the
law provides that the superior Court may grant permis
sion after an examination OF the case.
The discussion on the subject has given rise TO mdch
feeling The trustees who are opposrd to the Jaw & Gt
proper authority that II hastily passed before being
properly Hnd9rooa Gy tne h%fch uaren last
month"; the majority voted for an amendment modifying
the law but were opposed to its repeal An amendment
presented at a meeting held on Last Tuesday night
by "A committee consisting OF Bowes Colgate. l. skn-
more and james A. Seaman. About fifty trustees we're
present, representing twcnynine Methodist churches OF
the city. The amendment proposed %as thtt the Ad-
of one trustee from each church. This was salts
factory to those who favored the law Dut
vote of nineteen to ten OF the churches. The repeal
Fancher and Mr.. seaman The law wa. smpporteu I'D I'D
argument by Bowles Colgate, John H. Cornell Chauhcey
termination send committee to Albany for the par
pose OF securing the repeal Of the obnoxious law
TRIBUNE reporter, is the maintenance OF the old
churches of the city their old conGregaton die or
protecting the property OF the old churches as well
as the new churches uptown by defining nelr RESPECT
law the men who have contributed Literally to Du d
the Methodist churches in Nothing mas yet
been done to couneract the effort to have the law re-
pealed. -, =, ,, ~
represented at the meeting and were not informed
it, Those who opposed to the law claim that these
churches had business there as they are supported Dy
the Church Extension Society. delegate said that me
vote to repeal the law would never have been passed
all the churches had been represented SeNers hnhueu
thousands of dollars have been lost In church property
1t is said. through The imprndence OF rnstees some o
the churches are said TO nave been repurcnseu every
fifteen years prevent the foreclosure OF mortgages
All the Methodist churches that have been established
in the city for twenty years with but exception.
have been aided by the Church Extension society
HOW WIVES SHOULD TREAT THEIR HrSBINDS
The Rev Dr. Talmage continued his course
of sermons ou the Marriage Ring " at the Brooklyn
Tabernacle Yesterday and his audience was as large as
on any of preceding sundays since he began tho
series devoted his sermon to the treatment oi nus
bands by their wives and chose his text from samuel
XIV "Thc name of his wife. Abigail and she WAS
of good understanding and Of beautiful counc-
nance.' In part the speaker said
In this series Of The Marriage Rlug the
Sabbath before last told the husbands how they ought
TO treat their wives and, though noticed some OF tho
squirm in their pews, they took 1t goodnatnredIy
To-day came to tell wives how they ought to treat
their husbands. suppose all your domestic "ialccs
have been happy that you may have discovered IN your
may also nave discerned excelencies that If hun
dred asked, Who is the kindest and best
would say: The at the other end OF this pew
First of all, charge yOu q, wife, do you realize that
your husband is engaged In the terrific battle OF gaining
livelihood. Whether It DO CONNER Tcal life, or proies
sional agricultural or mechanical he Is from morning
TO night in a whirl OF and labOrs. and when he
home at night he has no nerves for suayity To
get living to the last decade OF the nine
teenth srug ggle and II your husband comes
IN preoccuped excuse him, II he doesn't feel like going
for a walk TO All entertainment You say he should
leave all his purtuThstlOns ut the bank Will reply
that If he been cheated by business partner, or
been called liar changeor been jockcyed Uut or some
goods genius OF forgettnluess he does not bring
some OF his trouble home. When yOu tell HIN he should
leave his anIetes at his place OF business you might
lust wel tell Atlantic storm to Keep In the ocean
and not cause a ripple IN tho harbor Remember also
all this OverwOrk stru sgo for the homestead. IL
is the effect OF defeat his family that agi
tates him.
charge also to make yourself as attractive after
marriage before Elaborate costumes are not htcts
sary but the reason great many men cease 10 love
their wives is because the wives cease to he lovely
charge sister, to talk OF the fratles OF
your outside OF home. Tell your secrets
10 no one tho universe except God TO whom you Will
do we'll tell them. charge you also not 10 allow IN
reference In your conjugal relations Neither neigh
bOrs brother sister, father nor mother has any riR To
interfere here. The gossip Will come and tell you how
she manages her husband Tell her plainly that you
can manage your husband yourself