The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-03-25

spent day or two, this week, at the residence
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph E. Bate
man.
Rev. Edward Smith, of Baltimore, is visiting
his brother, DIR. Benjamin Smith.
Misses Elizabeth and Juliet Street, are visit
ing in Baltimore.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION
ERs.-The County Commissioners met on
Monday and Tuesday.
The Treasurer was directed to pUy j. Thos.
Gorrell aud wife 1920 each, as witnesses in
Baltimore, in the habeas corpus case OF VIII
liam Brstor.
On the petition of William T. Monks and
others, of the third district, $l36. IS was order
ed to be levied in 1892 to turnpike portion
of the public road near Harkins' Shop, per-
sons interested to contribute like amount.
William T. Monks was authorized to do the
work and return an itemiZed account.
The following bills were paid by county
Certificates: Walter w. Preston, States At
torney in the Stout murder trial, 800; Albert
L. Mccain, road account, $S4.64 E. F. Savin,
road account, $2422; A. II. Scarborough,
lumber, 800. 75 George w. Gelzenliter, board
of jurors, S104 George F. Walker, same, SOL;
John Taylor, road account, $500; w. Is.
Gross, road account, $42. SO; James w. Ham
ilton, road and bridge account, $22. IS Sam
uel L. Bond, Crier of the Court, $21.
L. W. Findley, for Bush bridge, $9l1. 40:
David Hanway, almshouse, jail, court house,
bridge and road account, $780, Charles b.
Mclean, inspecting bridges and trestles on
the Baltimore and Lehigh railroad, by order
of the States Attorney, $S2.9S.
Commissioners Bateman, Hope and Scarbo-
rough were appointed committee to inspect
the Broad Creek bridge, on the road leading
from Castleton to Whiteford's flint mill
The Treasurer was directed to pay VIM. ii.
Chenworth $50 for painting done at the Aims
house.
Henry z. Silver, of the second district; John
T. Dalton, of the fourth district, and Samuel
s. James, of the fifth district, were appointed
Road Supervisors of their respective districts.
Adjourned to meet on the 2Sth instant.
A CONGREGATION INvoKEs THE AID OF THE
LAw.-On the 10Th instant Messrs. Harlan &
Webster and s. A. Williams, solicitors, filed
in the Clerks office bill of complaint for an
Injunction to restrain Rev. Aaron s. Baum
gardner from preaching in Salem Evangelical
Lutheran Church, near Jarrettsville, from in
terfering in any manner with the affairs OF
said church and from entering and occupying
the property of the congregation.
The Evangelical Lutheran Association was
organized in 1910 by Jacob Albright, of Penn
sylvania and was formerly composed of 25
conferences. In 1890, seven of these confer
ences seeded, but Salem congregation re-
manned loyal to the regular and orthodox
body, being of the Jarrettsville charge of the
Central Pennsylvania Conference of the Evan
gelical Association of North America.
Rev. Aaron 8. Baumgardner, the bill OF
complaint states, affiliates with the seceders
and was assigned to Salem Church for one
year, where he was allowed to minister ''by
sufferance' of the compliments and the con-
gregation, who hoped that all dissensions in
their association would be satisfactorily adj
justed.
In February last the congregation, through
their representative, Mr.. Philip j. Hildt, OBJ
jected in conference to the re-assgnment Of
Mr. Baumgardner as their pastor, and applied
W DlSHOp .DlC1loSiC AOi ohOeAASi PooeoA'
Their request being granted, Rev. James I.
Cleaver was sent to minister to them, and en-
tered upon the discharge of his duties.
The compliments further say that notwith-
standing their objection to his re-assignment
and the expiration of the term for which he
was assigned as their pastor, Rev. Mr.. Baum
gardner continues to discharge the duties Of
pastor and to preach in the pulpit of the
church.
1t was also shown that In 1S49 Adam Horn
and Charlotte, his wife, gave the land upon
which the church is built to George Gross,
Jacob Gross and Henry Hess, trustees, and
their successors in office, in trust for the cree
ton of house of worship for the use of the
members of the Evangelical Association.
The bill of complaint is signed by Jacob
Hildt, Philip j. Hildt, John Schuster, ST.,
John Emrick and Jacob Gross, trustees
Judge Waters granted the injunction, which
particularly forbade Rev. Mr. Baumgardner
from preaching in the church last Sunday
His successor, Rev. Mr.. Cleaver, therefore, had
peaceable possession.