The evening world., 1893-10-12
A WORLDLY RECTOR.
SO Some of His PIainlield, \. j.,
Flock Call Rev. T. Logan Murphy.

pLAINF1ELD. y. j., oct. 1l.-An ar
glment Is now progressing between
several Of the fashionable Pensioners
Of the Church of the Holy Cross OF the
one side and the Rev. r. Logan Muir
ply. rector of the church on the other,
which will, in all probability, result
either in the resignation of the clergy
man or the rctirmcnt OF many wealthy
and prominent people from the parish.
\ commit - claiming to represent II
majority of the members of the church
called upon Mr.. Murphy two evenings
ago and demanded that, TO further the
best interests of the church. he should
tende his resignation. He told them
that he would consider their request
and make his decision known to them
by letter at sucn time as ne saw 1T.
The mber of the committee are
Charles Matthews, George I. Dupvt.
Samuel Townsend. II. ). Phillips ana r.
). Rrown. All have been liberal sub
inent both IN parish work and In PAIN
field society. They were regularly ap-
pointed at II meeting at which. it is
said. a majority of the parishioners We're
The causes which have led up TO their
action are many and varied. The dis
satisfaction with the rector on the part
of many OF the church members has gN-
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rcCtorship, seventeen years ago.
1t is cnargcl that h" Is too much in
t"rcstcd in local and state politics: that
II! sociation with ward politicians has
blunted his sense OF veracity; that the
really good sermons he breaches are
not of mis- own composition; that TN"
members of his family are too forward
in following h fashions in dress. ana
too keen for social enjoyment; In
short that. except that h." reads the
service iniprcssiveiy and Is an enter
amin tl..A IA IA tlnnnH nnTfN hnA
think he ~ ~ fiat failure ns II parson.
MIR. Murphy naturally takes an nppo-
site view Of the case. seen tonight in
his study at the r"ctory. No. 80 Wash
lnRtOn avenue, hr said:
You see this action on the part of the
, so-called committees IL astonishinSly
Church. thu" power I" make II demand
for my resignation Is vested ia III.
officers II the church, the vcstr%m"n.
Now no member Of that committee Is
u member of III" VcHtrv. lIcsidcS that.
! hu not h"ll.v" that the "ornrnitte" rep
r"S"nts II majority of IN" church mem
berg. 1t seems to me that my long term
Of serviC" ~ rector AMI tn" very flourish,
ing condition of tn" parish itself should
be sufficient vindication ut my work"
Mr. Murphy only smiled when, thu
ing was mentioned. In reply t" the
charg" that some. six weeks ago he
caused til" discharge of 'hoirmaster and
rsnss"t- NJ, nl'"r Mul f%E '. ar r ,bbSSr, s' ,ni
i'"''l'F' ''A' ""A l''N ! 'hhl Wv
chO'rmas t"r wrot" an insulting lett",
10 tn" yrstry II that the Latter body
had accepted his resignation.
Charles Matthews, the chairman q
IN" committee, and n ~wrll-knuwn cor.
poratiOu lawyer, Of No. II BROAD street,
New York. has been "a member OF IN,
parish for NOR" han twenty years.
Mr.. Murphy T. not he. said. "a
~ man for the place. We have real.
t""l that fact for son" years, but for,
tor" t. tak" amy action which nigh,
bring IN" church into unpleasant pub,
iiuity until IL h"cam" absolutely nee,
"sSary. lie has heen running the churrt
a" a wGri politician would run n eau
Gus. As to the tundn"ss 81 tho member
Of his family for dress and dancing, tn,
least said tn" better
\ gentleman who's" lih"rality in sub
SCTIptlOnS to the church is equal I,
that of MIR. Matthews. but who de
'lin"l TO have his name given, said:
what business has n man To continue
az a clergyman whose reputation FOL
v"raCity II, TO say the least. not what |
should b." The truth ia, Murphy shout,