The sun., 1888-02-12
TROUBLE IN MADISON CHURCH..
No Specific Reasons Given for Asking Rec.
tor Tenney to KesiEn.

No Specific Reasons Given for Asking Rec
tor Tenney to Resign.
Grace Church parish in Madison, N. j., is
deeply concerned over the quarrel between tho
vestrymen and the rector.
1T is quite time,' said one OF the fashionable
danes OF the congregation yesterday that
tho shameful way in which they have used
their rectors was shown up. This is not the
first trouble that tho church has had. They
have had nineteen rectors in about twenty
years. One Of them they bounded to death.
and others were driven away pennlless. They
arc trying to drive Mr.. Tenney out now"
The Madison Church is n dark. ivy-entwined
building with low. square tower on its right
hand side. 1t stands on hill to the west OF the
village IN sight of the pretty cottages of ma
is also of stone. stands on the side Of the
church nearest tho town. The church was
or hs Judge Tead f9s
WELL The site was donated by Mr.; Lathrop, and
M nSMy Mrsy sn ann the
kins. Judge Lathrop's daughter. have since
been among its supporters. Among the pew:
hSdst Ss ss are %a% Mk ii tio Mssss
owners in Madison; mrs: Franz /; March and
F'AIbrisht, the Rev. Or, ,Mo1Tis9H. NathSniei
Wilder Mr. Baldwin and Edward Todd i the
said that Nathaniel Niles has been the largest
supporter of the church. and he and Mr., Todd
ems Henry BrittIn, Alfred Coren, Enos Wilder,
Mr.. Knpper. and Mr.. Belden are vestrymen;
Last the yesy met and
and notifying him TIA, his salary would cease
reasons ior tho request. They ask for the res,ig-
nation lowing to the disintegration OF the
parish. because OF tho differences that exist be-
fNpan har md bn man
been asked to resign. "a letter was e, sent last
skSd sssa hs hal ssr tho w vsst
planned that there were fewer pews rented than
formerly: that the finances were IN a bad con-
change that had been made in the church
music, and accused the rectoro having ordered
"None of, these nre tho real reasons why
his yesterday "The trouble is that Niles and
IL they owned 1t, and they do not seem % un-
derstand that rector is not simply paid ser
want The trouble about the music occurred a
long time ago Ii resulted in tho resignation
Of Miss Baker, who WAS then the organist. and
the Condicts left the church, But year ago
the rector was in perfect accord with the
v"stry. What occurred between that time and
May | cannot tell. Ionly know 1t by hearsay."
rector had had occasion to reproye two OF the
daughters OF n prominent member OF tho ves-
Try. Both Young misses were members OF the
Mr., Todd lives on hin north Of the village.
II have nothing TO say" he says, about the
acted for the hest interests Of tho church"
:" No; they have nothing TO say" said one OF
the ladies' of the congregation, but they nave
talked enough about i before. They said Mr..
Tenney had hurt the finances Of the church by
bringing into II the poor and letting the rich
n" poor people into the church, and he is loved
by every one
Mr.; TeRInisty is sb9yt ss years old, ana he is
Navy, even TO the glasses. that sither's picture
would be mistaken for that OF the other.
never during this trouble either mentioned Il
| In the pulpit or let II enter into my ssrmonA"