Milford chronicle., 1892-03-25
LINCOLN.
THE LINCOLN SUNDAY SCHOOL TROUBLE

THE LINCOLN SUNDAY SCHOOL TROUBLE
Mr.. EDITOR You will agree with me
when 1 say, there never was a trouble in the
church, or out OF it, but what had two sides
to it. Last week the CHRONICLE gave one
side, and now in my FIRST attempt to convey
my ideas to your many readers, will try to
give the other side-which I believe to be
the true story, The Sunday School held i'll
the NJ. E. Church Of Lincoln has for many
years been known as the Uniou Sunday
School. Six years ago, when Rev. NJ. Col
Inns was pastor of this church. he thought ii
would be best to adopt the school into the
NJ f. Church as a Sunday School. A num-
Der Of our townspeople vigorously opposed
it, and the matter was left alone.
When Rev. Mr.. Wood was on this circuit,
he undertook to carry out his predecessors
idea, but he also met an earnest opposition
and the matter was left undecided.
Rev. Mr.. Corkran, our pastor Of the last
Conference year, and who has been respected
by most of the members of this charge, was
asked to help carry out the plan and convert
the Union Sunday School into a Methodist
Sunday School.
Sunday, March 9th, was the day on which
officers was to be elected by the Union Sun
day School, and at that time the question was
put before the school by the Superintendent
viz shall the Union Sunday School be
adopted to a Methodist Sunday School, or
not ?" OF course this met opposition, and
then Mr. A. W. Small made motion that
the subject remain open for discussion niiifiiil
the following Supd2yy,,-i%a which was carried
Wien Sunday arrived it was bright and
beautiful, and the NJ Z. Church was filled
fayoriug both sides-manY of whom had not
been at Sunday School for long time-if
ever. The question was put before the
School and the Sunday School Board. and 1t
was carried by large majority. Our pastor,
Rev. Corkrau, was present by special invi-
tation of the Superintendent After the de-
cision, the school sang the hymn HE Lead
eth Ne" and was dismissed by tke benedic-
ton. This is a true version Of how it came
about.
Your correspondent last week stated that
the members of the Union School was dissat-
is6ed and had secretly left the church while
the voting was going on. That they were
dissatisfied, 1 admit; but that they left is
false, false, very false. They not only stayed,
but they cantradicted our pastor as 20 gen
tleman. or lady, should-until lie told them
to 60 to their homes and pray. The lady is
Miss George Arnold, and the gentleman,
none other than George johnson, who for
merly clerked at Holland & Sons, in Mil
ford
IfMr. Corkrau should be sent to Lincoln
again for another year lie will be received
with warm welcome. It is not expected Of
those who worked in our church for their
own glory to give our pastor cheering word,
and must say that the Sunday School now
being held in the Presbyterian Church, has
taken wi til it some of our "milk-and water
Methodists The name of its assistant Su-
periutendeut Mr.. Charles Gere, was dropped
from our church record in 1885, and has not
been since re-instated.
The opposition Sunday School claims the
library and organ, one Of its adherents even
going 50 far as to advocate breaking into the
M. E. Church aud taking them.
would ask this question "Why is i, that
some people go into the Methodist revival
meetings aud work to win souls to Christi
and then refuse to lend helping hand in
the NJ E. Sunday School ?" God send him
who they call the Presiding Elders dirty
TOOL" back to sweep out the litter in our
church w. 1. q.