The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-03
ROW IN THE SCOTCH CHURCH
..,.uyLIErIEs TRIUMPH, BUr OMIT
.rrfRALIvsLY 7IME

...s-Thn Re Pars-d .t the Meetinr.
,.-.. c.,,.,. aud sp,i.i-i Thius- said.
~. Scotch Presbyterian Church had tie an
.n.l hu,iness meeting last night. II enabled
~. m.mbers TO let OF lot OF steom that they
"a gathered for or against the pastor the
p., David @. Wylie The police were there.
~. N. WAS passed, there was Kissing and ap-
sI,udIne and all the essentials OF a first
H.. row. The Scotch Church IL the Oldest
prssbyterian church In the city. IL was or
,snzed way back In the eighteenth century,
.,d has always had powerful preachers and
..y.r had rows. The Rev. David @. Wylie has
h..n pastor OF It since 1884,. There has been
considerable trouble since then. He has been
s,ouestel to resign on occasions By the Board
oi trustees. but he won't because he Gays the
congregation wants him to stay.
The trouble last night was over the election
o, four members Of the Board OF Trustees. all
nipe tn EN- bers OF which have been solidly or
posed to the pastor. The church law says
Ina, the an ouncement OF such meetings shall
b. read from the pulpit the three preceding
Sundays The meeting was called for y o'clock
BIZ the trustees. The snnouncomen t was read
That way w Mr.. wylie until last Sunday. whom
he said the meeting would be held after the
regular Wednesday prayer meeting. which
would he some time after o o'clock.
The trustees had huge posters printed aud
stucSup on and 10 the church, declaring y
o'clock the hour and the lecture room the
place. Notwithstanding the signs. most OF the
congregation nistoOk tho meeting place and
went to the prayer meeting room. They made
4 dash for tho right room a minute before y
o'clock. There were about 200 OF them oil
told.
The leader OF the wylie forces was Lawyer
George II. Hyde. Tho opposition forces had
many leaders Thomas Muir. the clerk Of tho
Beard was seated at the desk ut one end Of
the room and he opened matters 10y att emit
Ing to call the meeting to order. Lawyer Hyde
jumped UP and declared that no was out OF
order. hut Mr.. Muir kept right on calling. He
said the lrst business In order was the election
Of q Chairman. Two mon Jumped up at
once One OF them nominated John
Stewart and the other Robert McWilliAm.
Mr.. HYDE xcpt protsstiuR. Mr.. Muir put ths
sus E Io s sEs t ss0Ss shs sr r..
iar. aud The like. Mr. Hyde demanded that
9 ballot be taken. Mr.. Muir repeated that Mr..
on the platform and started to make a speech.
j.. 10 hny. any .unSeemly conduct here. Let
, gall the gentleman to order" exclaimed
vii you kindly sit down." demanded Mr..
No. In not sit down." answered Mr. HYDE.
-" wan. ~ object an! / want my objections
Well. they n 10 noted fast enough" said Mr.
Stewart. Now. brothers and sisters ! was
officer OF this church,
My a s you get out, thon ?" demanded
sAstlns Il. aas:r a. Ais-kisSar. said! What
"a. s sDi VIZ s sse ys s al seS cont
Mr. stewart and then he went en- ard finished
Bic lI:tlv speech, at tho end OF which Lawyer
Viii you sit down. sir ?" said Mr.. Stewart.
Then no turned to Clerk muir aad said; You
What roll IA he to e.li?" demanded Mr.
Hyts. protest thRt the one he's got In
front O. him Ia not the correct roll and doesn't
his Is Inc eorrsst roll. returned secretary
All we want Is fair treatment here" said
Dir. Stewart dsria-ed that was what he was
there to SEQ about. IL didn't matter to him
which aldo won. TO said. hut he was going to
Clerk Muir all the t;mr continued calling the
!e'l and Slr. byio continued to make obiee:
hs speech with. Row. Mr, Hyde sit down,
o. Mr. HYDE. j. hear any more remarks OF
Ss r sa p pSs W.Ss 10 salishsms" F Tho
NSts was announced amid much excitement.
tnd hr; stewart wss declared elected. Mr..
SSH down" Ihupiered. Mr.. Stewart. lam
t.ciei Chairman 81 mis- msetinE. and This
fsyt Business bsfore US In tho election OF
lnaisd y tho anti wyiIeites, whereupon Sister
AsnIilan jumped up and said:
Mr., chairman. sill you hear me Just ono
Iass ~ mo who don't just understand how We
are going to get lair pIay. and theT are OF the
pen tnL not give the other nan n show at al,
itHiHS Una, thus matter ought 70 = sxpia,ned
t.llers began, Then there was q hustle for
votes Town by tina door where THE Sun re-
Ing me for each side. aud they got a peace
lhs-lpok.ng lady. not under seventy years OF
sS.f one ana ~ , Sss srm snh the "ihSr ne
While protesting that she wanted to vote for
We, We'll. just .S yes" said on. o, the
ben, you dare" said tn. other; you just
Then third yeuag woman rushed up with
Ad; You shsn't work her MP Tor all the
Iassiei 81 s%s. tbs row 10 The ehsfcS' Aud
ne threw he. arm around the old lady's neck
Rasa s'r SSss me Hsiy. the ssd Sn aSs
70. her 1nd one OF the elscIionssrlng ladies
hsi
The voting toy ts!lsrs was more splrttsd than
S SSSnssf L.wyer HIDE Jumped up and do
handel that the names OF all the !neorporA-
grs OF the church should be called. because
msI were all entitled to vote
s.!as roll has been called" said Chairman
" IGbisct. and assert that Il hasn't" declared
E,.a Ids According 10 the law Their all
swsit down. Numbered Chairman Stewart
esknow all about the law; we've got the
riuN.s I ~, hngsr tpS Es d2a's need sny legal
trustee MeGrAth also invited Mr Hyde 10 sit
ssos1 aud Mr. Hyde told him to keep still
10y ne wasn't trustee, Whsrsupon Mr. Nc
wall sanSi over and shook his hnger under
.tOq'Ts u liar"
J. 10 that some Of the manners you learn in
iIs.yf demanded Mr.. HYDE. Mr.. McGrAth
"!1g JsrseymAn. Mr.. MeGrAth sat down
ooset1emsn. Fentlsnsn." admonishsd Mr.
Then the poles appeared. and there we're
~ ~ Misses q the door as they came in. They
bSsAied 10 the hallway and pleaded that the
SsnA gas too hot for them. The Votlng WAS
sSIsvt!paed lust about the time they got out
~ Tue anti " ylieites were declared elected.
A. nyoe eOntinued TO object Chairman stew
GAeontlluSd a ardaF MIN 10 iii dotgn