New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-11
DR. POTTER'S TROUBLES.
ANOTHER BITTER STATEMENT TO HIS
CONGREGATION.

He ACCUSES EX JUDGE ROWLAND ONE OF JOHN
D RocKEFEILrRs ATTORNEYS OF TRYING
TO 1NrIMIDATE HIS LAWYER
Tho Rav cr d c. Potter. pastor of the Baptist
Tabernacle Second-ave. near Eieven'h's''
whose troubles and those OF his congregation are
well known. held his regular Sunday morning ser
vices in tho Welsh church. Elevenih-s''' near
Third-aye Yesterday. The little church was crowd
Cd with the members of DR.. Potter's congregation
and their friends. After the regular services III
Potter made tho following statement from the pun
pit: ..,,u. o,s
,rw"s,wnrthv lavmcn In our denomination has as
ure6 me that after conversation with many
gentlemen among our clergy and lalty our anS ~
are by them debated and considered about as 'o'-
O"And az a study in ethics it cannot be matched
exrlusivciv as should dislike to lose all respec
Tor M denomination This sen,lTh"n say a very
roor people. and YOU did not give the money 1 TO
mS ,,e 'n and viii continue to do So they say. You
saw he is our friend; we know him love NM ne rs -
allow that we will take that property from them
and crush and scatter the church III o'''' u o'
And mn" man after man says this is right You
would be astonshed sT Thev say we are now
injured beyond recovery Though they uiu ne r;nh,
10 ,ake the properly they will waste it, is TOO
good too expensive for the few who are remain
'' fe rs see about this These gentlemen who are
taking our property ana not give ~ p than ourselves
We did not waste il. The debts that accumulate3i
nc nxalted personages who suddenly cut off the
pledges which were made for a year anu 'eit on VI
When we could not fuih But when my personal
friends bought the fSa l} p m with u.s. They
destroyed nothing We lost nothing W e los' no' Ne
ing 10 the Baptists We saved everything; pu' t ie
civ Mission Society took advantage OF the Iesui,
Of the dcrectiohs OF its own iounoeLs anu us s
very conditions they themselves created '"es "'e'
a pretnst destroy us.
Personally contributed many thousands Of DOL
surg TO the money. Why am not as much en-
titled TO what l contributed as John d. hockeierr
are weak and now there not so many OF us.
We're FIRST attacked But because we are feeble our
strong brethren have right. and can get no rgnt
rev never created Theirs is bad logic. bad morals
bad gospel and bad sense They Will not succeed.
And the millions behind this movement Will not
help this unhoy and malicious crusade We are not
an Independent competing old refnery, nether are
We pipe line struggling for way 10 me sea, 10
alleged 10 succeed in that business win prevail
in our affairs We are an old ana honored chuIch
DE @onsecrated tears the pious hopes and still
vocal with the prayers and signs ana songs OF more
r an nf bv a covetons society which hopes to take
what 1t never created and to proht by me sacrhces
OF those who have had no voice nor part in their
iniquity. .,o ,o.os, mann u,o,,,a
reason as have indicated, bat ! am soemhiy as as
suIed that what have stated Is the logic OF on,
brethren and enemies. Ana they Try very nara
10 defend il In the court OF their own cohsciences
THE CASES IN COURT
Here is another and quite as interesting mat
fer The other day ex-Judge Rowland. of
Mr. Rockefeller's attorneys. stood mp in the Su-
nreme Court and bemoaned that we called
a deadly Upas tree" and in another part OF the
court he growled about those hurtfu statements
l made 10 YOU and TO the wide world last Sunday.
lie walled about trying cases in the public press
and about painful publicity. Well. have had TO
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don't like il. But it's the Kind Of medicine they
have industrously. in season and out and on the
smallest pretext fed to me. or course II IS very
nauseating and since these statements are
facts they humiliating apd saddening indeed
1utters" You shall be the judges of whether my
Characterization strong weak when tell
Won that Yesterday received letter from my
attorney, who appeared IN my personal SUIT III me
Supreme Court Friday. in which he says
after my appearance and statement 10 the Court
and your set down on the clerks calendar
FOR January %. / met Judge Rowland and he said
will damage you III every way and from every
direction that think Of. y Mr.. Nanderpoo
replied that such threats did not alarm him. and
he should proceed with the case. This is in
damaging than anything yet done by this human
god We must suffer but suffer in silence. IL We
dare appeal to the law. then beware
During few days 20 come we shall see II TINS
York and II the vast money power tnat has grown
so insolent and lawess shall succeed call you all
nv devoted friends. TO witness that II any i'll on
hurt shall come to mine. YOU shall trace II
10 one source and TO only one. and ask YOU tc
demand through life and before all mankind ina
justice be done. In spite OF intmidations or posi-
ton or Of wealth, and may God give US Inc
strength stand Tor our liberties, our flRnts oui