Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-05-22
Troubles Over a Preacher.

| ~ 81 'N~"iNAHCe- hitu tnc announcement a
congregational NEE ting was held last Ss,
urday morning after morning preaching.
/ Kew Joseph Kelly Of Spruce Creek va,
elected moderator with Professor r p.
/ Elliott as Secretary Of The meeting.
: When the meeting sss ready for busi-
ness, Jeremiah Lyons arose and tread the
citation of Presbytery that had been receiv.
ed several days before and retition
signed by a majority of the men, Sor-
/ en- and ehiiSren pt the congregation, tx
/ pressing regret over the resignarioa OF SIR.
hays-which resignation is nos in ths h hands :
Of Huntingdon Presbyiery-sud snnoauc.
J ing the efiicivury Of his n,iRistcry among
tbs p-oPl- in building up the church both
Temporarily and spIrita tlly, and his fel-Ies $
and eloquent presentation Of the truth Of
the ti0sPe. his rsouke or sin aad bis pre-
, sen'a''on Of The low" Of Christ, and that
"Ern the call was given him here his physi-
cal disability was vel known.
Such in substance arc The reasons set
forth in the: petition against the acceptance
Hf the resignation Of the preacher
Finishing the reading Of the petition
Lyons offered a .resoIg;ion setting forth
that the petition should be The answer of
the congregation to Presbytery 90 show
eause why the resignation Of Mr.. Hays
Should not be accepted.
Robert McMeeE raised the point against
ths.proceedings oiMr. Lyons that they were
irregular and were cond uc,ed under 4 cali
than was issus1 From the pulpit ius;e4d Of a
cItat'ch !rop Presbytery, and hat the cits-
tiou hal not been received By anyone in
MitiIn'uwn until several DAYS after the pull
PIT hal issued a call tor the meeting.
McHern's point produced excitement in
the congregation, halt dozen speaker. took
the door At one and the same TINA, all try
ing to say something
Amidst the excitement someone called
for the ''pr~vioTs question: II the call
did not settle the trouble IL resulted In a
vote being takea on the Lyons petition .4nd
resolution. The vote was a rising one and
stood 10 for the petition and resolution
and o. against the petition and resolution.
UpCn the close OF the announcement OF
the +, ote !. Howard Nicely, offered a resoIu-
tion that in accordance with the regular ci-
tItinu Of Presley terry and accordsnca with
thu legal requirements OF the charter OF
Westminster Presbyterian church a con
grega,ional meeting will be held on the slst
day OF the present month to show cause
why the resrg alton OF Mr.. Hays should not
b. accepted.
The resolution produc ed a second excite
ment, meu.b-rs again took the 1oor and be-
gan 10 talk. Again some one moved the
previous Question: and second time
the motion calmcd the tempestous occasion.
The vote stood for the resolution Al;
sgaiust the resolution Ito.
Upon the announcement OF the vote, Nc =
Meeu handed the moderator paper signe
10y six members Of the congreg alton, the
legal number OF signers, To eall a congre-
Ga'ions' meeting and ASKED that it be read.
The moderator told him TO reai the paper
which gave notice that congregational
meeting will be he III in Westminster Pres
byterian church on FRIDAY, May 3lst, at .
O'Clock =. NJ, tu act upon the citation OF
3 the congregation by Presbytery rto show
cause why the resignation of Mr.. Havs
should not be accepted. After the noder-
a;or read the paper the meeting adjourned
/ The unusual proceedings of the meeting
made it a subject OF general conversation in
the town on Saturday evening aud all day
( 5 sunday. II has been many days since a pub
tic meeting IN this town awakened such
ready ytard varied expression on the injecting
and sthe cbrcf actors from the nas;or to tn,
membership. AID stfan ger listening tC
them " ouid conclude that people here hav'
loose tongues or that some great friction or
proyocation lars fellow the bubbling sur
face OF the meeting.
One said the man wno moSed the prev lou,
question must have been a silent member
and probably learned his tactics By passing
ax a voting member through some legi,Iltiv,
body during 4 bear garden performance bu
II was not the kind Of gag to place owe
the mouth Of a ChriStisn congregation.
Another said II was - more interesting
performance than any circus iha, be ha
ever attended.
Another sad n wss The whiskeyItes tha
were a. the bottom ct the yfoIblo.
. Another said it was the bul!d0zlng ,sctic
OF reformed drunkards.
Aao,her declared that L. was ali the ~or'
o: the Devil aa4 that there Is nothing c
Christ in Il.
Another said IL was all the fsult OF III
unfortunate disposition Of the pastor, n,
/ he had laid the foundation Of the trouble i
the pat when he taught the Academy b
his remarks to the pupils calling the
! blocAhrads ard 30 forth and ty insinu stior
that they werc stupid and couid'nt hear
{ sad so forth.
d Another said Jhrs has always b-eH
3 dgh,i7g congregation aud tn, preseut IN
I i uatural 70 the couErrgation-
: Another called it a Prrsby te1iau reviv
meeting.
? Another said it l. hard to understand VII
I a preacher wants TO stay when hiS resign
r. tion is in the hands CT Presbytery-
/ Another said it il not the preacher II
: wants 20 stay bat portion OF the congreg
tion want to keep him to spite Others vi
want him to leave.
Another said the preacher d"es want
stay and that his expressed purpose
! resign was only by play and that bis ma
ayers held a caucus on the night before n
meeting tI nearly midnight relative To {
!, manner OF running the meeting that wIs
protest against his leaving
Another declared the call for the meeti
a trick, planned on the eve Of eommuni
with the expectation that the nearness
st that sacred occasion would silence ali o
II posision to the projects OF the meeting
I, Another declared that he feels Sex " D
a he thinks such tights iucliues Que 10 belle
I, that the peace aud love OF the church Is
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