The San Francisco call., 1897-12-07

A committee OF four ladies from Be h.
lehem Congrega Church, armed
with a petition framed in no uncertain
words, were present a. the Congregational
Monday Club yesterday ready 20 meet the
Congregational Church Extension Soci-
ety's committee and take up the wrongs OF
their.pastor, Rev. w. II. Tubb, whom the
society has asked to resign from his
church. but all the min sters did not ma
terialize and so action had to be post
poned. They wished 10 urge the minis.
te 8 to withdraw the con liiIon demanding
the resignation of DR.. Tubb attached TO
the Cffsr of the yment of the church
debt.
In speaking to one or two of the COM
mittee who were present DR.. Tubb said :
There is not one word of truth in the
state ment that l would resign or was
ready TO resign soon as the $500 was
paid" d.. Tubb said he was going to
call on DR.. George Adam OF the First Con-
gregational Church, who Is the chairman
OF the committee appointed 10 confer with
DR.. Tubb, and ask him 10 call meeting
soon. II understood" said he, that IL
had been called Tor to-day"
Rev. William R:der, who is a member
of the society, said: at is personal
matter now between DR.. Pond and DR..
Tubb, and they will have 10 fight IL out
between themselves. The society has
asked him to resign, and he has refused.
If the church wishes him to remain he
has a perfect right 10 stay. 1t would De
uncongregational for the society to press
the point.
The Church Extension Society has
been placed IN wrong light in this mat
Ter. 1t was unders ood that DR.. Tubb
! wished to resign. We knew how matters
stood tween him and Pond, ana sim ply
gave Tubb what We thought TO be the
easiest way out cf it. 1t has been known
for long time that Tubb wished TO get
out of the church and devote himself TO
| prison work, and We thought we were
| helping hlm along. Yes, DR.. Pond does
| hold 4 mortgage on the church property.
| Sem of tne mem bers of the society
| thought that TubD should not have made
| so many improvements on his own re-
| sporsI bi. ity, and when the matter Of i'm
| proven mt was brought before US | voted
against il. But he offered to 60 ahead,
| and his offer was accepted. knew at the
| time that it would be TOO heavy a burden,
and that sooner or later tne society would
| be died upon to assume the debt"
ReS. w. ". Scudder said the com mittee
| had been misrepre sented, and that any
| hodY who made the statement that DIR.
| Tubb was not an able or capable man
made statement not authorized oy the
! society.
DR.. Tubb said he had never had an un-
kind word with DR.. Pond. But the so.
| ciety has tried to force me out of the
church, and failed" said. Two men
| called on me LAST night, saying they had
| come to see the man who had had the
courage to make the reply that appeared
| IN Thu s1ay's CALL in answer to some
sweeping assertions made by Rev. Loyal
| Writ.
Some time ago petition signed by
the board of directors Of the society was
sent around 10 the various churches ask
ing Tor help for Park Church and my own.
Now, if any money was raised We have
not seen one cent of it. l have no.hin G
more TO say shall! wait for the action
OF The society"
The petition asking DR.. Tubb to remain
in the church has been signed by 110
mem berS of the congregation.