Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-19
PASTOR AND HIS AID
Differences Between D. jsehsss
and Miss Mulhssn
stFtRafD TO A COMMITTEE
Ans.Al Messing az Fosssais Espsss
nsp<is< Chssch--A- = Le@or-
essz succsr1s - = Crosbs.

Thsrs may bs s,ms changes II IT,
FIRST baptist church s<s ionx xod Aiss
Aal1srn wbo h.s acted - pas>a4s -
rlskzns fos ssvsrsi years may ~ isosisg
fo< ioh There has hsea trouble ~
twssa III. Jackson and Niw NsIhsrn.
snd NJ Aulhsrn told o< & IA Ne
a..nusl nsstine lsst night IL sas a
the close Il The reading q ths estimate
q expenses for ~ nest year. that De-
eoa Loonis arcs snd inqoirsd What hsd
bnesus e tns pas1or's AID He did rot
- that fhs<s xzs sny ss<inass fos that
item % sxpeasa For = uoosnt there
80 an awkward ssisnes and thea Roxss
W. But<srheid said that The ten had
tesn purposrly emitted - there vss .
contemplated change Hheh 70 vss
thcnxht best n have rsferred 10 the
dssoons, the trustees and the pastor.
Mis- Nsih~rn Explains
Mis- Mnlhsrn arose a. this and said:
Il so glad my case has come Up 10 b
Investigated. l have act come before
the chareh mech. - felf that my work
was aiding the pastor- Dr. jackson and
/ have hal tronb.e Hot words have
passed between Ne and since then have
not felt that Il has been the same. As q
general thing. however. ws have gottep
along very nlcely add untii that time AL
was harmony. hope IL viii be referred
a. suggested know some II you vili
think Or. Jackxon 10 right aud am az
snre that many will agree with me-"
Or jackson rcpiied thai they had
worked nicely together and Il am sorry
Mrs Aulhean has spoken as she did
fully appreciate the noble ~ork she has
done. but have long felt that ! needed
the work q nan 70 do the work Of 20
large . church - thi< lt 10 true We bad
. MISUNDERSTANDING on doctrinal mat
Ter. and say nos a. ! said then. i
must Be fks Judge Of the theology OF the
church think il best 20 refer this
matter ~ has been suggested The
matter vss thsreupon referred a. sug-
g><tsd
o. A. ball Enos Putnam and J. K
Johnston were elected trustees % sue
c>ed themselves and W. 7. L&morssux
was chosen 10 eli the vacancy caused By
the death q the Hon. n 8 Crosby.
Charch FinAncek
The treasurers report was read. zhow-
ing the church sonsvhat deeper in
debt than 10 vas last year IL showed
that 20 the cIoss Of 1s92 the church car
RED debt q s6.I3i-3l. and that At pres
cnt the debt 10 o686U- The report
was placid on fiie The finance CON-
miffee reported the estimate for next
year ~ <age- The main itsms are
pastors salary. koo0s music. el.lo0;
coal. go; gss. si55; intsrssk s57os jan
itor. t4<A
W. c. shepard asked how much IL
would cost 10 have good choir. Mr..
Butferficid replied that 70 would cost
from 81 $50 TO tl.6u0 year. Mr.. Shop
ard moved 10 reduce the estimate 600.
lie thought that they should have good
singing or slss make no pretsnsiooa His
motion Vac not seconded. and the rs-
port a. presented wss adopted
Dtscrspanciss E;xpIainsd
J.K. Johnston called attention 10 the
fact that the trsasurer's report showed
but 600 raised for foreign missions
while. in fact. 5000 vas the amount
IL was explained that the Young Pso-
pies society hand sent 800 which never
cane into the hauds Of the treasurer.
Treasurer Horton called attention also
20 the fact that the hospital collection
ons week. ago last Sunday had never
cone 70 the treasurer's banda Dr..
Graves. Miss Gertrude Gay aud
Miss Talford had taken the money
and no one had ever known
how much was 30 20 10 the Union
Benevolent association or how much 20
the other homes. Dr. jackson said there
was t55D donated and it vas all for the
Uoios Benevolent association home He
a. - - -
sei0pcs were used
Deacon Loomis offered a resolution
calling for the deciding % the site Of the
Berean church TO the trustees Of that
church The site was decided by Dir.
Comsfock 10 the trustees Of Fountain
street baptist church. and since the mis-
sson uss organized a. a church Mr..
LOOMS said 10 was time 60 maize the
fraD<far The resolution carried