New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-31
DEBTS STILL PILING UP.
TIE BROOKLYN TABERNACLE CONGRE-
CATION WILL DIsBAND.
LOUIS KLopscH BITTERLY ATTACKS THE MAN
AGEMENr OF THE CHCRcrs FINANCIAL
AFFArRs-DR TALMAGEs "IIAI-LE-
TTrJ,IiF" III.-TIMi.D.

AFFAfRs-DR TALMAGEs "HAILE-
LUJAIIs" ILL-TIMf;D.
A meeting of the members Of the Brooklyn
Tabernacle who have been pastorless since III
Talmage resigned. was held yesterday afternoon "
decide upon their future as church. Inc NV
ing was held in the Centennial Baptist Church'
whore tho Tabernacle Sunday school holds regular
sessions The Rev Dr. Taylor was moderator
Since DR. Talmage resigned many members nav"
taken letters to other churches. There were 10
members and twelve former pewholders not MEM
bers present yesterday. T.. ii. Brand mao sec"rea
from the treasurer of the trustees these iae'S
about Indebtedness: There was Ss,'p due OH
bonds 5000 on note held by DR.. Taimage' ana
q -0o of other indebtedness OF which between soV'
and s7OO was due TO the Presbytery for assess
ments The total was $2o970. There was also
deficiency of about $4,000 due TO Contractor Wits
above the amount realized by the sale OF the prop
erty but insurance to be paid would reouce .',''
amount by several thousand dollars III case MI
Wills took judgment In round huihpc'S '.''.
was q debt OF $4,000 TO face. Russell Sage had
been paid in full
Tho money due 10 Dr. Tamage was advanced
by him when the last Tabernacle was being ouii''
and had nothing to do with the sloV" Df'' i"'''e7
gave to free the church from debt.
f. L. Lawrence moved that the Tabernacle con-
tinue as an organization. In the disc"ss'o' .''e
fnc
formally favored continuing and ~ were Wliins ~
enter n new organization If 1t was desHieu oe ~,
But when the formal vote was taken II was oe
cided TO dlsband. 49, =, ,oro, goino
on With the organization, but that was when he
thoupht there would be debt. If the orgahlza-
ton went into bankruptcy tn, name OF the ap pa
nacla would be a byword In all tnsfahu. re- ,, na'
aided In the settlement OF an Indebtedness Oh 'too
on at % cents on a dollar, and the matter hdu
been a stencil in the nostrils or all Cnrls,iah PEI
nj, While ne willing TO work nara lor tnie
Tabernacle. he would not 90 through that eApetsi
enc. again II was culpable carelessness on tIe
mart of those I'm control OF the financial inter SIS
OF the church that tho insurance ana nor cover ts
a. hts and II this had been the case the chuI'n
could go on But with such an enormous uept II
would be better to dsband. There were some depIs
that could not bc compromised. 10" rrespE W
would have t. be paid. Another bankruptcy c0ui9
sai1 ,sioryi Halleujah, The debt is paid. LET
ali Tho organ stops be pulled OUT and yet efter
ali there was now $4,000 Of debt. and no doupt
this would mount up to $1,000 before II was paid,
and II that were paid there would be SZoo" more
Mr. During said n pastor could not BE- got ior a
church win an empty treasury, a beg dent ana no
cIincr and only i25 or 10 members Alr; Law
renee smoke against his own motion ana said ,hat
/, uas impossible 20 on and Il would pt p'si "
lisband 10, Tabernacle and form new orsahlZa-
r. was finally decided TO apply 20 the brooklyn
presbvt.ry 10 6isband the present ORGANIZATION
and rive the session power TO grant letters 20
such members as desired TO JON new society
when formed