The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-09
HOBOKEN CHURCH WAR.
The Second Baptist Church
Started By Members Of
the First Baptist.
SALE OF THE OLD CHURCH DID 1T.
Police Commissioner Kaufman
Elected Assistant Water
Registrar.

Inere1s lively war in the First Baptist
Cnurch in Hoboken The church Is one
OF the oldest in the city. For years the
congregation worshipped in small edi-
nee at the corner of Third and Bloomfield
streets. At a stormy meeting OF the di-
rectors held ubout two months ago it was
decided to sell the church. 1t was ac-
corulngiy sold to Pastor Freund, of the
German Evangelical Church. Before the
SAFE was conSummated several Of the
parlshIoners met and vigorously opposed
ene sale. but notwithstanding the Oh
lectors the church was sold.
since that time bitter feeling has ex
lsted between several of the congregation
ana The pastor. the Rev. Mr. Finch. They
uld not hesitate to say that che pastor
was too active in the sale and that he
should have been advised by them IT
was the intention of the Rev Mr.. Finch
TO build new church The morping
services were held in the Y. M. G. A.
rooms In the meantime, while Pator
treund allowed the Baptists to worship
vices
All this time the gossiping tongues Of
tne congregation We're wa9ging. and il is
saiu that Mr Finch expressed himself
very forc1bly on several occasions.
About TWO weeks ago several OF the
young women who sing in the choir left
the church. They said shat thew did nof
IKE TO hear their pastor talk So much
the members Of the choir and fifteen
mem ners OF the church VINO were opposed
70 The sale OF the old edifice Joined forces
and are now holding services in the
Marina institute. They have started the
Second Baptist Church and have seourad
as their pastor the Rev John Campbell
OF Union HILL s
Kaufman Elected Assistant Reris.ra-
The Hoboken Board of WaDer Comnlis-
sioners held an important meeting last
night All the members were present.
Quite an interest was felt about the nm
polntment OF an Assistant Water Regis
trar. Patrick j. Ryan, the present in
cum bent, held the Office for some time
and 1lied it with credit. but the power
Lhag pc decreed that he should be sacri-
hcso ana the decree was carried out
Commissioner Stanton moved that tfla
Board go into the election of an Assistant
Water Registrar. Two nominations
were made, Patrick Ryan and Charles
Fosdick. 1t was understood that Fosdick
would not get IL. Seven ballots were
taken, the vote standing:-F Ryan
Murray, Haggerty and Quidore. For
fosdick- Stanton, Streng and Hayden.
When the maine Of Police Commissioners
Kaufman was substituted for that az
Fosdick, Commissioner cauidore deserted
kyan and voted for kaufman, electing
him. = -
Commissioner Quidore was elected
treasurer of the Board. TIE EyEN1Eg
NEWS was made the Official Newspaper.
Edward Stack was reappointed Inspector
OF the Board at salary of 1900 year.
The former salary was 720 wear.
Barney Young was reappointed '.Ippex
at salary OF 5000 per annum. Tde for
mer salary was $3.50.
Commissioner Stanton corn plaiued
about too much attention being paid to
the upper part of the city by the Board.
He wanted the Fourth ward looked after.
The Board decided TO meet in future 81
the second and last Thursdays Of each
month.