New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-30

HE SECURED A NOTIFICATION OF THE iN'oNo
TIoN ON SATURDAY AND HELD SERVICES
AS USUAL YEsTERDAY-THE OPPOSITION
EXPECTS TO WIN IN THE END.
War has broken out afresh in East Eighty
third-st and the Central Park Baptist Church
is as 1t was before, the battle ground Ihe heV.
C. Venton Patterson is again in the thckes' VI
the fray a the leader Of the Pattersonites, and
Messrs Fraser and Spooner once more ieao tne
hosts of the opposition, known also as the ANU
Pattersonites" and "aristocrats.
The new outbreak has its origin in legal pro-
ceedings but Is merely rekindling OF the oid
fires that have been smodering since the now
farnous BATTLE of March % when Mr.. Patter-
son and his trustees and deacons, and innumer-
able small boys successfully stormed the edihce
which had been barred against them. The nSnt
has been carried to the courts and both sides
have been resting on their arms awaiting the
decision OF Civil Justice Mckeon upon the charse
Of "forcible entry and unlawful possession'
made in the name Of the Central Park Baptise
Church against Mr. Patterson and his trustees,
who were deposcd from Office.
THE INJUNCTION SECURED.
n, Thursday several old and prominent men,
hers of the congregation who are opposed 10 INC
deposed pastor applied to Judge GiiderseeVe' In
the Superior Court. and secured an in)uncuoh
restraining the Pattersonites from using inc
church eGifce until May 3, by which time IL
was thought Justice McKeon would have given
his decision. The order also forDade 'he hou-
inc - an election. on Saturday the Injunction
was neatly tackled upon the swinging doors Oh
the up,h.fought-over church. so that they could
not BE- o.. encd without tearing the evidence OF
legal restraint. The Pattersontes, at a safe
distance stood and gazed with awe upon the
innoconi-lo,kng paper and consulted one with
another 1t was especially distasteful to them.
as the election f three trustees was set Tor To-
night But the Rev Mr.. Patterson. even his
enemies acknowledge ii. is a man as fertile IN re-
sources as an old campaigner. and the inJunc-
ton soon lost its Ierrors for him.
WHY" he ruminated. shouldn't get out an
Injunction. too? One injunction ought to be as
| good as another, and more So
"A brilliant suggestion. and to be acted upon
at once" exclaimed his followers in unison
MIR. PATTERSON RISES TO THE OCCASION
| So several were dispatched to invoke the aid
! Of the law and procure material Ito fight the
devil with fire" Judge Dugro was applied TO.
as Judge Gilderseeve was out Of town, ana ne
modified the injunction to permit the hold
ing Of services yesterday. Armed with this legal
bomb. the Pattersonites rested content and went
smiles Of pleasure at the commotion that wouio
be caused on the dawning Of the morrow.
The second unconventional entrance into the
church had not been advertised beforehand as
had been the first. when occurred the "Battle
Of March 95' the feature OF a large and IN
terested band of spectators was lacking yester-
day Upon the stroke of yesterday morning.
the hour which the church is usually opened
for Sunday-school exercise Mr.. Patterson. Tho
is also acting superintendent Of the scnoo ac-
companied by his faithful trustees and his dea-
con. Mr.. Ribbecke. marched up to the building.
Then with calm deliberatiOn and firm hand,
amid the reassuring words OF his companions,
the deacon removed the tacks that fastened the
injunction 10 the doors. The doors were un.
locked and the second capture Of the Central
Park Baptist Church had passed into history
\ committee Of the opposition, who had wit
messed the scene from a house across the street.
filed out conscious that another feather had
been added 10 the can Of the Rev. c. Venton
Patterson the depoeod but still triumphant
pastor of the Central Park Baptist Church.
MR. PATTERSON Is STILL BITTER.
Mr. Patterson when seen later. characterized
the injunction obtained by the opposition as "a
piece Of malicousness the part Of the followers
Of John r. Fraser" He said that the injunction
was based upon an affidavit sworn to by Mrs.
Elizabeth Harding and contained charges which
filed nearly twenty typewriter pages. He sald
further that Mrs. Harding was between seventy
and eighty years old and that the opposition had
used her as tool TO carry out thelr deslshs.
Mrs Harding. Mr.. Patterson said made many
charges against him and his adherents. ana not
more than three Of them had the least Vestge
Of truthfuness. The bellicose pastor said that
they would meet the charges on Thursday on
which day Justice McKeOn would deliver ms
decision : II who should have possession or the
! church property. Mr. Patterson said thdt IN
case the decision was against his party he would
appeal from II.
The leading ant-P -PattersOntes held NUMBER
Of consultations yesterday. They are determined
that Mr.. Patterson shall no longer remain the
pastor OF the church Services were held as
usual yesterday
The injunction still holds good regarding tho
election.