New-York tribune., 1890-01-12
AT WAR WITH THEIR PASTOR.
THr TROUBLE BETWEEN THE REV. MR. klNNEh
AND HIS HAEUEs A"MN9A
HE MINISTER

THE TROUBLE BETWEEN THE REV MH' hiNNNA
AND HIS vEsTRYMEN-CHARGES AGAINST
he MINISTER
Tho trouh,c between the Rev. Edward J. A. klhny'
rector Of the Church of the Holy Na'iNnN' III o"0
hundred and thirty -siXthst, and the uptown ic'0'
of the vcs,ry seems 10 be more comph'a'eu INA" az
FIRST apucars Concerning the trouble one OF INC up'o"'
yestryruea said Yesterday When thc c0Nohud'on VI
mo fbprch Of the Nativity and the ChGrch OF the HOY
Innocents was effected the downtown cohIfcta"'.'
had been reduced in membership to an average "''c"
o,cc of thirteen while the uptown congregation "d'
strong in membership but not III revenue Inc ho' =,
Edward j. A. kinny having been chosen Ie''or' az"
fine former rector. the Rev. W. L. Noo!aeS' maui
a, ,stan rector the members soon oOScrNc" ''" WV
rights of the assistant rector were pelhe Ie"o''' ~
consistently by the Rev Edward j. A. Kinny that The
assistant rector felt his only honorable CouSc was ~
resi,n which he did. This coercion OF thc loIHcr
roc,or hv the newly appointed rector lnccnscd INC
untovn members against the new rector subsequently
at q meeting of the vcstry III June 1857 u'c io''o
introduced a measure to sell certain oi 'c uo"I'oN
uropertv with the understanding that Sl-''oo III uc
money from such sale dc invested Tor inc pVr'o""'
lopeet of tbc rector To this the uptown members
of the vestry objected, the ground That the articles
OF consolidation did not provide for suc CONTINGENCY
The rector then informed the vcstry tlat he lad ap
piled TO the supreme Court for PERMISSION l" sen to
downtown property, and 10 invest INC aioEcN'u sum
Gov In. benc6t As a compromise, d motion was made
bv an uptown vcstTyman, that the rector Wl'hur""
his petitjon and that another be substituted, dulo'@
ing the vestry to sell the property downtown and bud
a church
.uerc the struggle centred. Tie vcstry consisted
of the rector, two wardens, one treasurer ana ulc
assistant minister but as Of the uptown members
had resigned the rector's vote made 'c ballot Inc
uptown yestrymen therefore. decided to abstain liui
attending any further meetings, and thus prevent
ouorum They afcrTaid brought the affair 10 inc
attention of Bishop Potter who ASKED the !cc''F U"
call an informal meeting OF the entire vtotIy al th'
E,bop's house. There the Bishop sustained The course
,,r. e lv the uptoWu b..~. because of the lcd- %
~ rnYdS fhrul refuse 10 attend the meetings, IAr
~hop then asked the rector 10 call dhpthcN Wl'iiI
meeting OF tie vestI3, W!ch tAo rc''or Pc'7'S"'''
refuse, 10 DO If
N The rcctor's house one evening last May II
was intimatcd that Anonymous Nlicr7 iad be s'.''
by persons convcr~ant Wrn Tie tt1iolc 't'IH Wi'"
Iv the pro,, lhe vcstymcu denied any
knowledge of such letter., ana al PARISH Heel.n1
held on December 30. resolution VII present. ".'
resign The request was not complied with. h""'N'''
and fhc congrccatiOn has decreased from d a'','-t
attendance Of $50 member, To -lNN iiN', VII
has been a decrease ia the receipt iI'H -" " sun
d4v Ia So "A sunday. The congregation I~ alilo-l "
unit against The rector no". ana i''i ana ,'' 'i"'
The l,,t thin. he could do would bee {" resign.
have INV name mentioned m the matter unlc,s the
vcracity Of th., statement IS questioned ~ "N,i
you may u,e my name. ana VIII I..,t ,, . t
for any information ON Tie matter hohlH "rp
would not have given a word, bat since the 'r't".
PI1Et tba III the mater be- fully understood
The subject Will brought before TIE standing CON
rniticc The first Thursday IN February - de'eruio
rotor Tho matter has caused quite "A
commotlon in church circles.