St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-22
SETTLED AN OLD FEUD
Pastor Roberts Effects a Com
promise With Westmin-
ster Church.
The Trustees Audit His Claim
and Settle in Hard
Cash.
Level : Headed Legislators
Banquet the Lieuten-
ant Governor.
Some Brilliant. Oratorical Eff
forts and a General
Good Time.

The feud which since last September
has been ranking in the truly good
breasts of the breathren of the West
minister Presbyterian church has been
settled at last. Amidst the turmoil
which marked the split in the congre-
CATION of the church, when members
were chasing each other with rawhides.
and a free-for-all fight was not con-
Sidered unusual. there was no time or
inclination to- make up the deficit in the
salary of the pastor, who. on the break
ing out Of open hoStilities, folded up his
tent and quietly relinQuished the
leadership of the organization. 1t was
with the object in view of hearing the
statement of the former pastor as to the
amount due him from the church, that
meeting of the trustees was called
yesterday in one Of the rooms
over the West Side bank. President
Sinking was in the chair, and there
were present Trustees Burns, Harmon,
Geddes, Staples, Dean, Taylor, Fergus
son and last, but not by any means
least, Rev. W. D. Roberts, the late pas
tor. The ball was opened by Mr..
Roberts, who in clear, incisive voice,
Il claim" said Mr.. Roberts. ''that
the church is indebted to me
in the sum of $500, and
interest since Sept. 10. l also claim
that certain furniture, consisting of
lounge, chairs and other articles, now
in the church, is my personal property,
having been presented to me by the
ladies Of the church, and | am now in
possession of document signed by
them to that effect" Some excep-
lions were taken to the reverend gentle
mans claims, it being remarked by
members of the board, that in their
opinion the articles mentioned were
given Roberts in trust for the church.
MIR. Roberts also put in an extra claim
for six weeks salary. This claim was
based on the fact that prior to the in
ception OF the troubles he was offered
six weeks vacation, of which
he failed to avail himself, claiming now
in lieu thereof six weeks pay. There
is another little NATTER" said Mr.. Rob
ertS with characteristic modesty, 81
claim S. is due me On a series of ser
mons preached, for which [ was to re-
ceive S45 and only got $40. [ want the
other So. Discussion of the question pro
and con kept the board in session from
$50 until p. m, at which time an
agreement was arrived at, which COM
pletely changed the aspect of affairs.
Details of the arrangement arrived at
are withheld by the board, but that it
was eminently satisfactory is as
sured from the smiling face of
Rev. Mr.. Roberts, as he gyrated
around the apartment in an APP
parent effort to shake hands with
the whole assembly at one shake. An
attempt to interview Mr.. Roberts was
met by that gentleman with the reply:
There is nothing you can find out, sir.
The meeting was wholly private af-
fair" A similar attempt to pump [. M.
81 have quit the church: don't know
anything about the proceedings, and de-
cline to say word on the subject"
Rev. Roberts has been for some months
pastor of the Strangers church, flour
fishing and popular organization.