Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-17
HiLLSDALE'S CHURCH AFFAIR
The White Dove of Peace Fails to Ap-
pear.
Meeting Last Night With Some Rather
Heated Arguments-The Bishop
Has Gone South.

iHeie was great uIsappoiiilhieAl iae'
night at Hilisdale A. M. f. Churcn on ac-
count of the non-arrival of Bishop w. J.
Gaines. who had promised to attend and
coo uha+ COLD ~ 5ono .o,n,o,a ,ot+u,. the
10 ~.
Houoies al present eAistihs III 'he cohsle
CATION in reference to the pastor, and the
problem is, apparently, as far from solu-
ton az ever
Tba n,.a+ina nod hao, o.uod :. ,,.s
statad in rasronso 70 49, os,aoso, rao,,a.t
of the bishop. as expressed to Messrs. John
II. Dale and T. II Commoaore who. We'd
nesdav. vert to Ralt;nore and there met
Rishon Gaines where tho whole subject
was talked over R.sbon Gaines int;mated
to Messrs Dale and Commodore that he
rather feared If no went to Eillsdale he
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49, al INC pieseN. .e -.
bers OF the church, be treated with that
degree of respect to which one holding the
high Office of bishop ought to be regarded
hut unon being assured nv his visitors that
all that he might have to say would be re-
ceived in a shirt of the ufmost~ decorum
and resneet he not onIv nromised to be AT
the HiIisdale church last night. but con-
,santad 10 deliver sernon and said that
tha offfciaI members IF the church had to
saw In refarence To the removal of M
Gowens and the restoration of Mr. Oyelton
Instead of going TO HillsdaIs. Risilon
Gainas n n, yeStardav left WaShinp-
ton for Craanshoro, N q WHARF he had
an annointmant To nreacb Prior to his de-
narture from the citv he nrenarsd q docu-
ment reIatine to the troubles in -the church
which was 1irectad 70 the offictaI mem
bers and This he requested Rev DIR Jeni-
fer nostor Of MatronoIitan A M n Church
Washington. to deliver to the 'prope1. per-
sons for him and also to represent him at
the meeting called for last night.
LIT. Jcnifer's Hemarks. S"- '',
DR.. Jenifer was at the church promptly
at the hour named for the proceedings to
hegin-s hut - nos twa,tv-eva min
p ~ 80 -
utes later When rev. MI. Gov ems rose anu
stated that Bishop Gaines was unable to
be present as he had expected to be-
but he had sent renresentsfiye who
had bro,ebt with him an inSnortant dozen
ment ana renuested those present to ioin
with bin, in singine rho old familiar hvmn
"a c bar a. 70 Kaa5 Have =" The request
was comni.eI with and then Mr. C.oweus
Isd IN nrayar A. the concIusion NJ the l.. r
ter the hvmn "Mnst Jesus Rear ne Cross
AIone'' was sing and then Mr. Gowens in
trodmcad nr Jnnife e as Risbnn GAINES rem
1esentativa Or Jenifer asked where the
stewards and trustees of tbe church wara
anI Nj H at,u " Dorssv u ona Of Iba la,tar
renl;ed that there were neither-that Mr.
Gowens had turned them all, out of office
last Sunday night. at which time he had
onnonncs5 tbaf he u,S h5storrI stan,or5s
trnStens and n1oss Ie.Jars Of The cbnrcb
Dr Ianifer ranI;sJ tbafT|Wr C,Itai,s,
remarxs on that occa sion were simnlv in
tended as hits of pIea santry and requested
That scme ons he saIactad &c secretary and
after soros utt,a delay M fisorse Hensnn
Siss nor,in,te5 anH eIs.teI ~ he nnsition
Dr IenifaT Then aynIsined that tbs ,neetina
bad bean c,IIsd at The raIres, of Risbo1
CainaS ~ IN aconun, ~, the ennrnach
mo avniratiop Of tba tive IF The r.iIroad
ing expiration OF tne time OF ehe railr ',.h
fnnnd ~ in,nosSihia 80 70 he nrssent ond baG
doIaSa +ed b;us as bis nc representstive he
oe.e',so. ~; i' a. US, , ~, ,i,,e ~ -
- os p;an Gainn $50 ras.,.,.a1 ~
yer VI bisaop Ialaes apo.e lel l'5 ",
Wnicn was 10 tne eneGt .nae ne na1 SVEN ven
r rae t th % ch,rnb Of Rs1 M ovaIs
return 10 the churel oi rev NJ Osei
tou pIdyeriui consiueia ION, anu neu ue
e,uso ma ne eouiu no. siant we ,eq LII
CO "u SIS .a. nc =. -. VI 'n 10
uas .huien aeeep' MI eN' % ''e''
pastor.
inere were auuioie SiSns u uiSapptp s az
n Rarnes moved that the docnmant he re-
ceived, and this opened the way Tor de-
pate. 1,e, .,,oz .h,. .ho d;so,,ss,o,, 10
conductad calmly and that nothing should
be done hastily
Mr.. Ovelton said the language of the
bishops letter seemed to convey the I'M
Pgss,o ' Ghro ~ h ~" b.d bepn tbs c,nse
Of the DISRUPTION which has taken place
therein hut he had done nothing in the
matter. except what he had been requested
by Bishop Gaines to do, and further, that
the bishop had offered to send him to
salem. N. G.: louisville. Ky, and to an
appointment in the Tennessee conference
but ne had declined them all, and would
have gone to Fruitland, where he was as
signed by Bishop Gaines, had not the
bishop requested him to remain at Hills
dale.
Mr.. T. T. Barnes said it might as well be
understood once for all, the members of
the Hillsdale Church do not intend to have
Mr.. Gowens for their pastor
Mr. J. T. Commodore one of those who
went to Baltimore to see Bishop Gaines,
said he told the bishop as plainly as he
knew how to talk that the Hillsdale Church
would not accept Mr. Gowens. and they
would have Mr. Ovelton or nobody. He
was extremely sorry, he said, that Bishop
Gaines was not present as he had some
things on his mind he desired to say to the