New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
~ THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
REJECTION OF A MINISTER WHO PLAYS
WHIST. RIDES A BICYCLE AND SMOKES.

. ,,u-rrpp,x,-, OF, OPINION IN THE NEW-ENG-
LAND CONGREGATIONAL. CHURCH REGARD
ING THE REV. CHARLES A. ALDEN.
No.. =, tho CONGREGATION Of the New-Eng.and
congregational Church. in South Ninth-st. Is much
xo-c,aed over the rejection OF the Rev. Char.eS A.
Ado, ~ schenectady y. Y. as successor 10 'he
psv Alexander Lewis who left the churcn last
Christmas to take charge OF WIDER ieiu !" WI
cester Mass Mr. Alden Is regarded among '"o
members OF the church over which ne presiues "S
an eloquent preacher. He Is popular III 'cne'e0
,adv and when the Rev. Mr.. Lewis resigned some
., rho members OF the church recommended MI
,,aon % tho Supply Committee which has In charge
,h ending Of a new pastor He received an ih'l'a
,,or n preach In the church. and did 20 on TWO
SUNDAYS In January He maze ia'oi"o'e m
nress,on and members OF the consresa.io" ue
c,ared that he acceptable Inc supply No'
To-. w,. on the point of reporting favoraoy
when rumors affecting the schenectady e'e's' mo"
,,me 70 H. The committee decided 70 go 10
Sanaroc,adv and ascertain what truth there was in
~. rumors The inqu!rers reported unfavoraoy'
Tho renort WAS made known at meeting on friuaS
r,sht and since then ha.f OF the congregation Is
,isturbed about 1t. feeling that the committee mas
done Mr. Alden an injustice. oro'her oi inc
minister John Alden. who lives at NO io' "ou"e'
q, Yesterday made the following statement:
NV brother the Rev. Charles a; AlSen; o., OF
Schenectady. preached twice in the New Ehgahu
S'or ore1ationai Church. and was resarueu as d
candidate for the vacant pastorats. - n,,a, 20
vi pt,n ~" Itaving applied for information TO man
Who was expelled by unanimous vote from the
Schenectady church the committee FOUND tnat =, my
brother was still burdened with some DEBT rom ron,
p,s secured education. 1t was also founu tnat
he smokes plays whist and rides o,cyo;e me ne
committee came back ana repor.ed ,',,o ,. rs,s
inc 70 say why. and leaving opportunity Ior al
manner OF conjecture-an opportunity tnat was AZ
80 taken advantage OF by scanuai mohkcrs. As y
result / have almost been LETT IN douot my se,
whether to believe my Clerical pfo'"o' "o &c 'e'
o'Now the New England Congregational Church
has n right to have thirteenth century monk ior
M stor II II can find II Is not bound 10 cai!
ppineteenth century man. But Its Pulpit Committee
has No right to b.acken the character OF clergy
wan in COOL standing by the suppression or truth.
meeting last night refused to compel these men 70
nrn,ain The oDy recourse, therefore. is an appeal
to publicity.
FLAMING DOCTORS FOR HER CHILD'S DEATH
Mrs John Ges,wick. OF No. 1883 Mckiooin-s'"'
threatens to sue st. GATHERINGS Hospital TOT the
death Of her little daughter IN that institution aoou'
a month ago According ~ Mrs. GestwicK the
child came home from school on the afternoon VI
January q with several blue marks on her r's"'
knee and complained Of being SICK. A's. N.
wick said that she sent the child to the hosp''a'
wbers she was found 10 be suffering from tuoefeu
lar meningitis as well as pertonits MIS-. "e''-
wick added that opera ton wa was ias evening
Mnien 'ue r v ~ i,ren denied that an operation
was performed without the motnsf . thought TO
O'Brien said that when me emn,nd,tion and Il was
ane hosp,a' resort to an operation before .ne
aeSiuea 10 a. undsrtaken Dr. OBrien saio 'ners
was a poor chance for the s'r'