Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-10-10
EvanselicaI Church Troubles


Evangelical Church in Patterson had
been closed. No one, however, of
the many citizens who talked about
tae case seemed to know the s'why
aud the wherefore" of the report.
There IS truth in therepor!ed trouble
in the Evangelical church at Large.
but the individual church or congr.-
CATION in Patterson will not be more
or less affected than other congrega-
tions Of that religious belief
The cause of the trouble among
the Evangelical people seems to have
originated in missionary work among
the heather japanese by Rev. J..
Hertzer.
Years ago Rsv. J. Herr zler was
sent as a missionary to japan.
Charges were preferred against him.
He was recalled and Rev. Mr.. Voegiin
was sent to Japan upon the sugges-
ton of Bishops Bowman aud Esher
Bishop Dubs was friendly towai d
the depose Herizier. The case was
brought before he Genera! Confer
ence OF the Evangelical church at
Buffalo, N. Y. in 1887 The accused
minister expressed willingness to
be tried, if the right Of tbs employ
ment Of short hand reporter was
accorded to him. He said he d sired
to have every word of the tria! re
corded The Conference, ho oxevcr;
would not allow him to employ re
porter for that purpose. Bishop
Dubs espoussd the Cause of Hertzler
and the Conference was divided i'll its
views as to the rights Of the accused.
The Conference adjourned without
fixing a p.ace-as it is required to do
under the Discipline of tue Church"
for its rext meeting.
The adherents of Bishop Dubs
and Rev. j. Hertz!er, appointed
Philadelphia as the place for the
holding of the next general Confer
ence in 1891 Bishops Bowman aud
Esher an. adhe,cnts of Rev. Mr.
Voeglin appointed Indianapolis as
the place for holding the next geHer-
al Conference in 1891.
The two general Conferences met
at the places designated, and each
Conference claimed to be the con
ference of the whole church, ard
made out list of preachers for the
the respective congregations of the
church. Tue result was that two
preachers, one with authority from
the Philadelphia Conference. the
other with authority from the Indian-
apolis Conference, appeared at the
respective preaching places and claim
ed the right to occupy the church
property and preach.
In Pennsylvania most Of the con
gregations adhere to Bishop Dubs
and the Philadelphia conference
preachers.
In the City of Reading. Pa two
preachers appeared at the 9th street
church TO preach for one and the
same congregation. The congrega
tion divided as adherents of the two
conferences. The Dnbs or Pniladel-
phia Conference people got posses
sion of the church building and lock
ed the Bowmen, Esher, indianapolis
Conference people out of the church
building. Then the Bowmer, Esher,
Indianapolis people brought a suit at
law against the Dubs. Pniiadelphi.
people before Judge Endiich.
The decision CT the court was III
favor of the Dubs people. go.
The Bowmen,. Esher people. car
ried the case up t. the Supreme
Court, and that body decided in favor
of the Bowmen. Esher, Indianapolis
Conference work, which gives the
preachers appointed by the Indian
apolis Conference the right to preach
IN the church buildings Of the Evan
gelical Association of North America