The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-06
THE VESTRY'S FIGURES.
CONDITIONS UPON WHICH CHRIST
CHURCH WILL BE SOLD.


Parish Will Pladge 5000 Above
the Selling Price to Build New
Church-A Committee to Canvass the
Parish.
Christ church has not yet fully decided
what it will do about offering the church TO
the government as a site for the new public
building. At a meeting a week ago the
parish recommended that the property be
offered to the government for $4,000.
The wardens and vestry, who alone have
the right to dispose Of the property, thought
otherwise At meeting held a few days
AGO they decided that it would be unwise to
offer it at the price named, $49,5 800, unless
So, 900 is pledged to build a new church. A
parish meeting was held last night and the
vestry reported It's action.
LAST NIGHTS MEETING.
The meeting was called for o'clock. but
at that hour there were not more than a
dozen people in the church. They began to
drop in though in a few minutes, and by
S:l5 there were seventy-fiVe or more scat
tered about in the pews. very large ma
jority were women. Emma Abbott and
Miss Annandale, of the Abbott Opera Com
pany, dropped in, and sat few minutes in
a back pew, but they did not seem to take
much interest in the proceedings, and
quietly retired when they found out that il
was church meeting, and not divine SER
vice that they had gotten into.
Capt. John R. +. Tattnall, as Senior War
den, called the meeting to order and stated
its object. He was made chairman and Mr.
w. Duncan Johnston was MADE Secretary.
THE vEsTRY's REPORT
The rector, Rev. Thomas Boone, read n
brief service, and after that the Secretary
read the vestry's report which was adverse
TO offering the church to the Government for
$40, 800 as was recommended by the parish,
unless S25, 900 is first pledged to build new
church.
The chairman said that it might be well
for some member of the vestry to make an
explanation Of the report, and the rector
called upon Capt. Robert Falligant to do
so. Capt Falligant stated briefly the rea-
sons upon which the vestry based its action
The price at which it was proposed to offer
the church to the government he said, is
not large enough to pay for new church.
The parish has only a small fund. and that
partly invested, amounting altogether to
somewhere between $4,000 and $4,000, and
unless enough is in sight to insure
the erection of new church
without involving the parish in
heavy debt the vestry did not deem it a
wise move TO dispose of the present church
1t must be a considerable time anyway, he
said, before new church can be built. In
the meantime, while the congregation may
worship in a hall there would be no in
come from pew rentals and the accumu-
lations on the amount which could be got
for the property would be very small.
WANTED THE vEsTRY TO EXPLAIN.
Capt. w. w Gordon asked the chairman
if the vestry had made any canvass of the
congregation, or had any knowledge as to
whether SOS. 900 could be raised, in event
the property could be sold for $40, 500.
Capt. Tattnall replied that the members
of the vestrY did not consider that it was
their duty TO make any canvass.
Capt. Gordon said that his reason for ask
ing the question was to find out whether the
vestry had any grounds for believing that
that amount could be raised, or whether
the members had arrived at a conclusion
from their inner consciousness. He
urged that a canvass be made and he
moved that committee be appointed from
the vestry and from the congregation to
see if the parish will pledge the $4,000
asked for
Capt Faligant moved as an amendment
that the committee be appointed from the
parishioLers He wanted the veStry left
out.
URGING A CANVASS.
Capt. Gordon, in support of his motion,
said that the wardens and Vestrymen are
supposed to be the most jealous, Influential,
anu hc Whc tpuub W say pOpuldT, HlelllDeTS
of the parish. They are, he believed, the
men best calculated to go before the church
upon such a matter. If it would better
subserve the interests of the parish
that the vestry alone should act,
he was perfectly willing that it should,
but he believed the vestry, which is made
up OF non-commlssioned officers of the
church. should be represented in some way
MIR. j. d. Weed. who is Junior warden,
took different view of the matter and he
said that if appointed he would not serve
with any such committee.
Capt. II. c. Cunningham said that if
there is anybody whose duty it is to raise
duty. He was originally opposed TO
selling the property. The parish,
however, by a large majority voted in
favor of selling. The vestry said that it will
sell if S25, 900 can be raised in addition to
the $40, 500, and now it is unwilling to do
anything towards raising that amount and
is seemingly trying TO defeat the movement.
CAPT FALLrGANT EXPLAINS.
Capt Falligant said that the vestry had
decided that it would sell if the parish
would meet certain conditions and it re
mains, he said, for the parsh-the congre-
cation, and not the vestry-to say what it
will do
The discussion began to get somewhat
warm and three or four wanted TO talk at
seconder OF Capt. Falligantis amendment
denied Capt. Cminghanl's right to assail
his opinion as vestryman.
Capt. Cunningham, who was sitting in
the back part of the church, evidently did
not catch the drift of what Mr.. Weed said
but, judging that it referred to him, he re-
marked that whatever it was it was lost on
him, for he did not hear it.
MAKING UP THE COMMITTEE.
Capt Gordon insisted upon his motion
He wanted to get at the basis, he said, of
the vestry's report and find out what chance
there is to raise the So, 900 that the vestry
asked for.
w. 6. Charlton, Esq. suggested that the
vestry and the parish each appoint a commit
tee, and that both together should form a
joint committee to make the canvass
William Hunter, Esq, asked the chair
man to state the motion and amendment.
and the chairman called upon the movers
TO state them. A good many did not under
stand what the motions We're, and when
they were stated the meeting very soon got
into a muddle
Mr.. John NJ. Bryan moved as a further
amendment that a committee of ten, five
members of which should be vestrymen,
be appointed.
GETTING IN TANGLE.
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