New-York tribune., 1897-12-08
DIR. ROBINSON's TROUBLES.
THE FUSS IN THE NETWORK PRESBx'
TERRAIN CHURCH.
TRUSTEES ENDEAvoRINo TO MEET. THE JUDO
MENr WHICH THE PASTOR HAS SECURED
AGAINST THEM-How THE Differ

MENT WHICH THE PASTOR HAS SECURED
AGAINST THEM-How THE Differ
ENcEs BECAME PUBLIC.
The trouble that has arisen In the New.York Preos
byteran Church between the pastor. the Rev. d.
Charles g. Robinson. and the trustees promises -
be settled without being brought before the Presby.
terry. The trustees most anxious to keep II
confined within the society and to prevent its BE-
coming q matter Of public discussion. They met
yesterday afternoon in bankers once downtown
to raise money with which to settle the judgment
which Dr. Robinson has secured against them for
back salary and loans. and they believe that the
money will be shortly forthcoming. With this IN
prospect they are confident that the trouble Will
be amicably settled
According to Of the leading trustees OF the
church who was seen yesterday by a Tribune re-
porter the strained relations between pastor ana
congregation arc not Of recent origin 1t has been
felt by the church society for some time, 80 the
trustee said, that the pastor had passed MS Gay
Of usefulness and that his bent OF mind had be-
such that his retention OF the pastorate wou'o
be detrimental to the church Dr. Robinson IS ABOUT
sixtynine years OF age and has been tho pastor OF
the New-York Presbyterian Church for the last nvs
years. going there from the Madison Avenue Pres.
byterian Church The Presbytery had establishes
his salary at $780, but as the church was poor ~
agreed the trustee said. to accept $%o" tns
church was In debt to the extent OF ABOUT sioo~A
ana Dr. Robinson rdiseo >ssvo, ~ Isy
amount Se.sss that o
personally advanced to It. ACCORDING 70 ~; ;sWScr
lnson and the trustee already mentoned tne onuaSo
has not been able to meet Its hnanciai ophSauo'Ss
TO the pastor. and he has secured Iucs s.aet ..
about 5000 against the trustees Inc iateet, eaSs
the meeting held yesterday afternoon LOT tnS ~
pose OF raising tho money. would not say wnesnC
they had been successful. but ne expre;c,oo 0"0'
fdence of an early settlement OF the trouoie -.
The whole matter was brought TO neAo ~ ~
trustees holding q meeting about two WesA ~
during DR.. Robinsons absence and Young 70 49,. @
o nr
temporarily in order to attract people to the cn1Icn
and enable the society to put itsef upon ~ tSS. ~
The trustees also had In view the replacing OF ~
Robinson by another pastor. Dr. Paxton conconSS3
to All the pulpit for four Sundays ana aSE SuncS
he appeared there much to the surprise ot ": 49,
inscn There was a lively exchange OF covttestHC
between the ministers. with the result tnsS tns
diffculties of the society became public -. A..
on Monday evening the annual meetins S,daS % ~
and at which he expressed his opinion Of the action
which the trustees had taken without MS knows
edge. 1t leaked out yesterday that the meeuTn3
was a stormy one and that Dr. Robinson ctuS4
upon one Of the trustees-who althougn An Inu.
mate personal friend Of the pastor. is iesoes "a
the movement 10 have him replaced-to st ooWn
and stop his talking. The troubles OF the eoc.esy
instead Of being smoothed over at the meetinS wes
rather Increased, so that DR.. Robinson dec!at9o
afterward that ne had intention OF giving UP nAs
pastorate. ..,x ..,. .~.n,r~
for the purpose Of electing elders and deaconA "
Paxton has declared that he will not preacn 9Srm
in the church unless he Is invited to 90 20 oy "
Robinson.