The Jersey City news., 1891-10-13
ONLY TWO CBNTSA WEEK
That's What Grace Costs
In GreenVille Now
adays.
TWO SIDES TO THE CASE.
Pastor Chapman Prepared to Meet
the Seceders at Their Own
Game-Liyely Times
Ahead.
TWO SIDES TO THE CASE.

The old Vestry of the Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church of Greenville met last
evening at the residence of Mr.. j. j. Det-
willer, on Danforth avenue, and decided
to discontinue the lay services which they
had been holding during the past few
weeks at Bamber Hall. The seced-
ers, to the number of thirty, have
signed a requisition to Rector G. ID
Chapman, asking for membership cards.
The seceders hope by becoming members
to carry the church election which will be
held next spring. In accordance with the
canon of the church the seceders must be
members for at least six months before
they can vote They must also subscribe
to the church funds weekly for six
months. The canon stipulates no amount
and the seceders will contribute two
cents per week. This they claim Will
give them right to vote.
The canon also says that they must
attend the services at least once month
and next Sunday evening the old vestry-
men and their friends will attend the SER
vice at the church. Last week a COM
mittee appointed by the old vestry visited
Bishop Starkey to consult with him in
regard to the trouble. In response to
query the Bishop replied:-"I cannot talk
to you as you are outside the church.
Come in. and will advise you wnat 70
do"
ACTED ON THE HINT.
This is one reason why this plan OF
action was decided upon. The annual
election will be held on the Monday fol-
lowing Easter Sunday. The seceders ex-
pect by that time to have votes enough to
swamp Rector Chapman's ticket. and
frnv nj
II successful, the old vestrymen Will oHer
Rector Chapman 81 900 to resign.
II he still holds out and shows light
charges of incompeteucv will be brought
against him. II this plan fails, an at
tempt will be made to secure lucrative
position for him with some reIi9ieus pub
fishing house as clerk. Rector Chapman
now receives 81 200 year for his services,
and the old vestrymen hope to secure a
position for him paying at least II 800 a
year. The seceders are conf1deht tdat
this plan will work II the others fail :
Rector Chapman, on the other hand, II
is said, will meet the seceders at their
their own game, and have at least fifty
voters on hand. He is aware that q
weekly subscriber. even if the amount Is
only two cents, is entitled to vote, and 1t
is said that his friends will rally and
come to his support.
The new vestry, as reported in The
JERSEY CITY NEWS last Mouday, IS meet
ing all outstanding debts On Sunday
last Rector Chapman announced from the
pulpit that all debts would be paid and
that Il ch ttei mortgage had been taken
on the furniture OF the church.
The chimney that troubled the fire in
surance inspectors SO that they refused to
renew the insurance on the church until
it was repaired has been attended to, and
the church has been insured at an in-
creased amount of insur ance. In spite of
the loss of the wealthy families Of the
church, the new vestry is doing well and
tions. The bill of Mr.. James Dodd, who
placed the heating apparatus in the
church and thr eatened to sue If the bill
was not paid. will be paid this week.