The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-04-30
TROUBLE IN CHURCH.
Rev. S. s. Condo Relieved of His
Charge in This City.
A Successor Selected---The Retired Pas
tor interviewed by q News-Demoorat
Reporter--.The Particulars.

For some time past there has been seri.
Gus trouble in the Grace Evangelical
church of this city. There has been bit
ter fight made against Rev S.S.Condo; Inc
particulars Of the affair rs far as could be
obtained were given in the News DEMO
Graf some months ago. The article caus-
ed quite q sensation at the time and was
the talk of the church for weeks AFTER
wards.
Ihe trouble at that time started N the
missionary society. 1t seems thft hev.
Condo took occasion 10 state the amount
that an officer of this society vas receiv.
ing from the church. AT this time 1t seem,
ed as IL Rev. Condo had won victory and
was upheld by majority OF the members
of the church. The turn matters have
taken during the past week would seem
to indicate that such is not the case
A meeting of the Pittsburg conference
OF the Evangelical church was held at
Hyndman, Pa, from Thursday of last
week to Monday of this week. 1t was the
annual meeting of this organization and
is composed of the presiding elders ana
pastors Of the different churches i'll this
district. Grace Evangelical church OF thls
city is one of the churches governed Dy
this conference.
The conference had its regular busi-
ness routine to 90 through with, when the
trouble in this city was taken up. A board
composed of Rev. W. NJ. Stanford, presi-
dent, and j. c. Domer, J. A. Rohland,
L. e. Bach, and d. X. lie Van, presiding
elder, and known as the Station Com
mittee were the ones to which this mater
was given to be handled. After deliber-
ating on the question for some time 1t
was decided to remove Rev. S. S. Condo
of this city, which was done. Rev. Condo
was at the conference until last Saturday
when he returned to this city.
A NEws-DEMoCRAT reporter called at the
4 ia D.. .aa3W nWNfH NJ
was given the following information by
the minister:
For the past two years trouble has been
arising in the Evangelical churches
throughout the country and 1t will con-
tinuo for the next five years at least:
Two factions, known as the Esher and
Dubbs factions, are divided on certain
questions and are causing the tropble.
do not care to be interviewed on any
thing in regard to the trouble and have
nothing to say in regard to our trouble
here aS | do not think church matters
should be put in O newspaper. am
utterly dsgusted and sick at heart with
the trouble here in Canton, and shall nave
nothing more to do with it. church is
a place to worship God and not to quer-
rel.
Daniel Stabler has taken quite hand
in this matter, although he Is not mem.
Der of the church. He is an old sinner. l
have not decided positively whether VIII
remain in Canton hut think that shall.
Two reports were sent from Canton to
the conference in regard to the trouble.
One was in my favor, II being the major
ity report, while the minority report was
adverse to me. The minority report was
accepted. The conference have no doubt
as.to my religion, as l have now in my
pocket, flrst-class credentialsfrom them"
Rev. L. M. Boyer, of North Lima, Ohio,
was selected to fill the vacancy caused by
Rev. Condos removal.