Evening journal., 1897-03-27
NEWS OF NAV CASTLE
CHURCH KEYS RATTLE.
1t Will Be collins or Nobody
at New Castle.
WHOLE TOWN NOW DEMANDS IT.

OFFICIAL BOARD WILL RESIGN IN |
A BODY AND FORWARD THg
KEYS TO PRESIDING EIDE
BARRETT PEOPLE WILL URGE
THEM ON.
German NJ e. Conference, Scranton
Pa. March 26
IF needful / can confer with disap-
pointed churches next week Have the
appointed pastors preach next Sabbath
John NJ. Walden"
To J.. E. Barrett, Presiding Elder
Wilmington, Del
The officials Of the New Castle NJ
e. Church. who claim they have no,
even had an explanationfor equestion-
able way they have been treated by The
conference presiding elders, win now
hold to their original ultimatum of
collins or nobody"
IL will be Collins or nobody" to-
morrow. It will be collins or nobody"
all the year. Not only practically all
the Methodsts, but the whole town
/ beside Meth0dists all over the Penin-
sula and friends of PatsOr Collins
| everywhere, have advised this stand
/ which was not made in hot haste
When the officials were smarting uu
Thursday night from the Dover affair
lney decided not TO act while their in
! dignation boiled over but let IL Geo
down. 1t didn't cool, however. Messrs
Frazer, Biggs, Wise and Challenger
who were given the cold shoulder sand
wich at Dover, received messages de
manding that they resent it,
You are MethCdlsts, but you are
men first was one message.
First "a man, then a minister" was
terse advice for Mr., Collins.
SECRETARY MOWBRAY ASTON
IsHED.
Rev. A. s. Mowbray Of Elkton, sec
retary Of the Wilmington Conference
left New Castle this m0fning an as
tonished man. He came over TO see
Mr.. Collins on some conference bust
ness and was Obliged to stay all night
While here. 4eversl officials who arc
personal friends Of the popular confer
once secretary, had talkswith him abr ul
the situation.
4 had no idea that the circumstance
were SO alarming said Mr. MoWbray
to the Evening Journal representative
81 consider the situation beyond ad-
justment."
COLLINS OR NOBODY
While Secretary Mowbray and Mr.
Collins were transac,ing their confer
ence business, the twenty-five oficia
members of the New Castle NJ. b
Church were in secret session, will
President George Williams, of tn
board of trustees. IN the chair.
10 was decided that. while the h0ar'
had the highest regard for Pastor-e,ec
Morgan, he, too, must make some o
the manly sacrifices, and that to hav
him conduct q service here on Sunda.
would not only cause q factional iigh
= in the church-which is still unani
mous-but would be violating the con
e fidence Of their constituents, who de
manded collins or nobody for sun
day.
The sexton is said to be instructe
that collins or nobody will preach a
New Castle tomorrow. This mean
- that it will be nobody as Mr. Col
/ Inns win leave for Georgetown on al
early train this afternoon.
FIRST, LOCK UP" SECOND, RE
SIGN.
= The officials, therefore. may loc
s uD every door of the churcl
n bunch all the keys and forward ther
= to Presiding Elder Barrett togethe
n with their designations and a write
, surrender Of the church property, whic
. Is decided TO the conference.
4 Some of the officials have been LEAD
8 ing members of the church for thirt
,e and forty years. Several have alreai
4 written individual resignaJiOns. Tw
m officials, it is said have refused
T. prepare individual designations. The
e- are Steward p. J. Ahcn. persons
.d friend Of Pastor-elcct Morgan, an
steward john b. Manlove. choirmast'
,e Of the church for the past ten years.
N Ii Is alleged thar these men VIII M
81 oppose the resignation in body, b'
s. cause the church membership demand
~ IT,
-FOUR CHURCHES IN THE FlGH'
Rev. J. NJ Wise, secretary of the C
fetal meetings. has consistently r
ms fused TO divulge the proceedings, bl
io stated to-day that the hearing beto
.t- the bishop will probably take place
OF Wilmington next Wednesday. Bish,
r. Walden will find four churches IN
ei nigh state Of excitement over his cat
he uCts arbitrary act when he arriN
III GeCrgetcwn church demands
rights as an c5cd:ent member Of q
conference, and VIII positively reiu
TO let Rev. v. S. Collins go.
is Mount Salem Church viii demal
he that It's retiring pastor be treated wi
n the gentlemanly respect that he d
serves.
H Pert Deposit church will ask that N
~ Morgan be sent there on the groul
p chat he was us frs. choice, and be
preacher and people understood ca
to other in the matter.
mt New Castle church viii demand ct
a. Inns or nobody
of I'm NO LONGER PASTOR
ed Several New Castle official men we
TO Mr.. Collins yesterday for some q
-. vice. Tho pastor has all along 1
" nd NJ L.n ..-o.IIl 90 In IN laIln-l