The sun., 1892-05-12
DIR. CROSBY'S SUCCESSOR.
FOURTH ApENUE PREsBTTERIAN
CHURCH IN 7ROUBLE

Lively Discus.ion At = NJ eetinx Last Might
Over the Question OF Calling Dr. Jsmes
AcLeod OF Aibany-Thsy Voted First to
Call Him and 1hea that Vote Was Re-
considered and Lost-serious Charges
Made Against Hin In the Discussion.
The congregation OF tho Fourth Avenue rres-
| hytorian Church. at Twenty second street and
Fourth avenue. met last night in the lecture
| room to consider the report Of tho committee
appointed more than year ago to provide a
pastor to fill the Pulpit occupied for many
| years by the late DR.. Howard Crosby. since
| DR.. Crosbys death fourteen months ago tho
pulpit has been fllcd by supplies. and the COM
mittee Of nine wcre until very lately. unable
| to mako any choice
| month or moro ngo DR.. James Mcleod OF
Albany. DR.. Crosby's successor ns Moderator
OF the Synod Of New York. preached in tho
church rs n supply. lie had not heretofore
been considered rs candidate but his SER
mon proved very acceptable to tho congresa-
tion. and the committee was pressed on all
sides TO call him to the pastorate.
George +. Sterry. the Chairman OF
the committee. was absent at the
time on a trip West to pass upon proposed
clergyman in distant State. but the pressure
upon tho rest OF the committee was
,Sn such that nfter s9mo invsstlPgaton. n1l IT
sas e"rrs aiS'iSn sLeod S sa was RF reeosd to The
congregation as tho com'nittees choice.
dnceI y Ios pdn ot hs assen unt ast
:, Tho lecture room was filed last night when
Thomas Douglas. oi Nomeyn CHAPEL as Moder-
atnr. The report Of the committee was pre- pre-
Dr. % Mcl cod lat at ia saiary of $1,000 Hn oprosi.
tion. not wholly uneXrrcted; was Immediately
srou sHarEs whsS D ,G sSsSnTh had held
nd wngh tssS t. I Ms hy as
upon tie ether silo With the statement that
were radical defects In the mans character"
George +. luilam. one Of tho elders.
'Is letter from sn"sHsn Mr. steyy sy "sGaHs weHs ssa t"a
TINT. the writer purposely nbsented him-
sell from the meeting because he felt that he
of the committeo had selected. 1t was also
stated that nr. VI IcLeod had been asked to re-
position to this another member stated that |
he had received adyices from persons in In
Grcss.ve stand he there took against gambling
There was another sensation when church
member quoted from private letter. which he |
onssd Q TO- Ir: McLeoa el.irs! in I1,dianarolis,.
there prosper ons and lott it empty, TINT he
showed hinise!t hacking in intellectual power.
was @ always % IS in debt. debt After warm arm dscussinn discuss on
OF nearly an hour. the committces report to |
call Or. Mcleod was adopted by vote Of 47
Police Justice Taintor. who is prominent
the cal! unanimou; This provoked n spirited
Mr. s,ron d,"la,ei that he couldn't under.
large minority could DO properly, called upon
to change its opinions SO suddenly.
Walter Edwards finally cae ed for reconsid-
Grafton "f thc first vote in the hope that this
would reduce % the minority; This was M voted
unanimous WIS put. The vote was 80 to IA in
favor IF SO Il ing
After the committee was discharged. which
llgh. motion was passed to aproint tho same
committee to inform DR.. Mcleod that he was
to IN he St Hn9he fh.
and tho presentation OF another motion that
a committee OF three three To appointed i9r the
h1 wGyd if a fos
H. sSr aSnus hsd "d}0 ,st fpu the h@"ny "i
'front.' and said that tn. opposition was large and
determined. and tnat harmony in the church
was was tho GEst consideration, For this reason.
moved rs II substitute fcr tho first motion
passed that it was inexrrhcnr to cali Dr. Nc
cod TO- ras' rate Til; was seconded by
cod nnI 80. 49,. l. committee OF nine. 1t WAS
"ssed uH:-'' -y. and the mo ting ad-
"Ttnsd @tnS how se",tp n9 pastor ane and NJ com
After ~ !ns. an advocate OF DR.. Nc
cod satN the "rr1sitton. came ,o from TIE the
md from, Mr.. 'chail. the son Of II, ''.hatr OF
! nion Theological Seminary. who did not
s sod Irousht Slsi to nT,ssS the tty Ma" Ike d. Nc