New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-24
TIE CHARGES AGAINST DIR. d. c. POTTER
4 COMMITTEE APPOINTED AT MEETING IN
ILLS CHURCH TO HEAR THEN.

4 COMMITTEE APPOINTED AT MEETING IN
HIS CHURCH TO HEAR THEM.
special meeting of members Of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church. at SecOndavc. and Tentst, was hciu
n the church last evening for the purpose OF taxing
ACTION OH the charges recently made against the Rev.
d., Daniel c. Potter, pastor Of the church. ii was
an executive session. no reporters or other outsiders
bolrg admitted. DR.. Potter, who presided, said
that there present 156 members Of the church.
Mrge majority OF these women and girls who
are said 10 be strongly in sympathy with Dr. Potter.
Tho meeting lasted more than IN hour. A. &.
vanderpoel IL lawyer of No. o3 Nassaust.. Offered a
resolution providing that the chair appoint com
mttee to receive all charges against any membo OF
this church, With full power 10 compel attendance
OF witnesses, parties and papers, To hear ana de-
termne the respective Complaints and 10 report with
All convenient speed The resolution was adopted
WITH Dr. Potter said. only two dissenting votes The
committee authorized by the resolution then ap
pointed by Dr. Porter follows A. G.. Nandcrpocl.
Deacon James MOnds. Deacon Samuel Cresan Dr.
NJ. Attarian, Henry tlassiod. NJ. :. Peterson and
Maximilian Just
Mr.. Vanderpoel offered another resolution demand
Ing that Dr. Potter his Official relations with
James NJ Putnam the assistant pastor of the church.
Mr.. Putnam said that the resolution unnecessary.
as he had already severed his relations with Dr..
Potter. The resolution was withdrawn.
]. B. Heull offered six specific charges against
DR.. Potter. The meeting refused TO receive them
Mir. Heun said that he would present them to the
committee appointed to receive charges.
The committee appointed by DR.. Potter TO receive
complaints met after tie church meeting in com
mittee is the rear Of the church. DR.. Potter
aid 10 Tribune reporter after the meeting:
This meeting was special meeting called Tor
the transaction Of business by the members Of the
church. / counted 1856 persons In the room. II
Was the largest meeting OF the kind ] ever saw IN
this church. The Investigating Committee have gone
night into session. presided at the meeting and
made no remarks other than what j was required Il
make as chairman OF the meetirH. No charges against
mo were made. 1t the most slngularly unified
company ] In appointing the committed
Of / recognized the rule that in Sucl
cases two three should hs appoir ted
who representatives Of the critical element. When
the resolution providing for the investigating commit
tee was offered two people one OF them ancient
deacon OF the church, suggested other OF
settling the difficulty. Their attention called
10 the fact that the church manual made II necessary
TO adopt the method We did. II happened that
there were present four men not members Of the
church. They are, however regular attendants and
have pews. They were General Nicholas Day and
his son, John y. Elder, and another whose name
DO not remember. booking office IS now ready for
complaints and charges l don't know where the
committee Will meet When"