West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-08
CHURCH NOW OPEN.
The Injunction Case Tried Last
Friday Afternoon.
dR. MuLLANEY HELD SERVICES.
% Give Ne the Wings Of Dove" Etc.
Was His Mornings Discourse.
rom the Conncllsviro Pa) New Monitor.

'''S ." WV D"pNlSO III
Junction case took place before
Judge Mestrcz 1t at Umontown last
Friday afternoon. The trustees
were we'll fortified with testimony
90 establish all they nad set forth
in their answer which we published
IN our last issue. They hal pres
ent James e. Carr, clerk of the
Harrison Valley Church, with the
church records, also Mckinney
Erway, h, gentleman Mr. Mulh.
ney boarded with. and ID. i. Stone
aud brother, all of Harrison Val
ley and Rev. Ill II, Allen, of Peck
vile, lmckwana county. P,.. who
was a member of the East Cameron
Church, Steuben county, n. y,
when Mr.. Mullaney preached there.
and to whom ho, (NGllmcy) had
gwen his photograph, about eight
years ago. They also had present
j. p. Kcrfett, Kearneysvllc, w.
Va, and DR.. l.. III. Buck, of Lee
town, w. ", where Mr.. Mullaney
had formerly preached and made
very unsavory record, together with
"a score or more witnesses from tins
place. The Mullaney people had a
number of witnesses from this
place, but owing to the unexpected
ruling Of the court, but very few
witnesses were called Us the court
ruled thet the only testimony to
hear would be on the right of the
trustees TO close the house, ruling out
all testimony bearing on the char.
acter and fitness OF Mr.. Mullaney.
The trustees acknowledged that
Mr.. Mullancy had been rcgul ,rly
CHILLED AS pastor Of the church and
that the building was only closed
against him on account Of the many
reports they had received Of his
moral character and that they had
attempted to dismiss him regularly,
but that be had thwarted the will,
OF the congregation 10y not allowing
vote to be taken. On the other
haad IT. was claimed that the char
scter o. Mr.. MullAney had nothing
to do with the case, and that as he
had been regularly called as pastor,
no must be regularly dismissed ac-
cordIng TO the rules Of the church,
and the court so ordered and IN
structod tho trustees TO open the
building and warned Mr.. Mullnney
70 allow the congregation to have u
free and fair opportunity to vote on
his dismissal, or if he did not, the
court would interfere. The court
also ordered the restoration Of all
things the same as before Mulla-
ney's Town Hall meeting, when he
excluded the four trustees and
elected new ones.
The court room was full Of pco-
pie, many Of them from this place,
who expected to hear some start
ling developments regarding Mr..
Mulianey's former life and tho
many were disappointed.
The trustees, according TO the
court, opened the doors Of the
church Saturday morning. When
one Of the parties interested was
asked il this was final, repeated the
following mazIm
"Nothing from man'8 hand,
nor law nor constitution, can be
fnal.-Truth alone is Gasl." A
few moments after The church doors
were opened Constable Collins, OF
Uniontown. appeared before Justice
Echard. accompanied by Mr. Null
laasy. whom be had under arrest,
on q charge Of perjury on rfor
nation Of Trustee H. S. Lincoln
Mr. Mulancy waved hearing and
gave bail fpr bis appearance 40 juno
term Of court Rockwell Marietta,
going ON bis bond for $500.
10 is s1f3 that this is only Che
fyroruuner of Sour other cf4es OF