New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-02
HARLEM CHURCH TROUB ADJUSTED

THE REV. MR. THRooPs CONGREGATION HoLDs
SERVICES, BUT IN DIFFERENT HALL
The Harlem Church OF the Advent held It's Easter SER
vices yesterday in Martins Hail. No. 2e4 West Ono
hundred and twenty fifth instead Of at Brady's Hail.
as was contemplated up TO Saturday morning As stated
in yesterdays Tribune. this change due to the ac
ton Of the Church Of the Holy Trinity which had pro-
cured from Bishop Potter injunction restraining MI
Throop from holding services I'm Brsdy's Hail. which IA
in the Holy Trinity parish Permission TO use Martins
Hall granted by the Rev. Dr. Stanger late on Satur
day mght and Mr.. TROOPS people worked nearly all
night transferring the altar and furniture from one hall
to the other.
The Rev. Mr.. Throop last night consented to make
statement concerning the matter. On February 20, he
said called upon Bishop Potter to AK permission TO
establish parish and settle temporarily In One
hundred and twenty nfthst Tho Bishop said he would
consult the Standing Committee Four days later Mr..
Throop handed the Bishop petition signed BY
nfty-six adults. asking for parochial or
ganlzation and for permission TO worship temporarily
In One hundred and hfthst lin Holy Trinity
sh with express understanding that when the pet
toners church built 1t should DO within ST. MchaePs
parish which bounded on tho north by nehundredan
twenty. second and the east BY Seventhave On
March Mr.. Throop he again called on Bishop Pot
and received the Bishops verbal consent to his occu
plying temporary quarters in ehundred and-twenty'
and the strength Of this the congregation hired
Brady's Hall.
On March % DR.. Stsnger. rector OF Holy Trinity.
wrote Mr. Throop. protesting against this move. The
latter replied that the quarters were only temporary and
correspondence followed leading up letter from the
Bishop to DR.. Sanger In this letter the Bishop stated
he had given Mr. Throop written consent as the
requires" though he admitted having told Mr..
Throop that there would probably be objection made by
Holy Trinity TO the Church Of the Advent temporarily
worshippng in Holy Trinity parish. Yet he presumed
that Mr. Throop had obtained Dr. Sangeps acquescence
since this had not been done and since Holy Trinity had
filed written protest. he constrained upon tho tech
meal ground refuse Mr. Throop the writ
he sought The letter goes on to suggest
that matter Of courtesy Dr. Ssnger might consent to
allow the Church OF the Advent TO occupy Brady's
Hall temporarily under q written guarantee that
1t would be vacated on sixty days notce
from DR.. Stsnger Mr. Throop again wrote Dr. Stanger
pointing that interference would cause grave pub
lie scandal and again asking him to join In suppresshs IL
by accepting the Bishops solution. Mr. Throop had SUBJ
mtted all the correspondence In the case to the Bishop
from he received March 20 letter commencing
his to Stanger entirely right and wise
and stating that Mr.. TROOPS illness he had
asked Sanger call upon the latter and come 70 an
understanding with him.
II O'Clock Saturday morning Mr. Throop received
Official the vesry Of Holy Trinity fortidding
him hold services in Brady's Hall the next day. That
evening Mr. Throop obtained from the Bishop written re
quest that Dr. Sanger should allow the Church of the
Advent to hold services in Martins Hall Armed with
this paper Mr. Throop sought DR.. sanger and in the
course of long interview cordial understanding was ar
rived at and the desired permission was granted The
difficulty hinge the question whether
tho prohibition contained the twelfth canonica law ap
plies the temporary well as TO the permanent estaD
shment OF church in parish already ceded 10 ahother
church The Holy Trinity Church has Insisted upon the
Affirmative Of the proposition. and the Bishop has practl;
ally sustained the technicalty. 81