The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-02
BROOKLYN RECTORS DIFFER
Bry. DIR. ROGERS WARNS THE REV.
mn. BIBBITT OFF HIS PAyTUREs \

He Is Sure DR.. Rogers Has None Such.
Friction has arisen between two neighborinR
Yuiscopalian parishes Of Brooklyn. and has In
creased to such an extent that the rectors OF
the two parishes have begun to refer to one
another az my dear brother"
Tho Rev. DR.. Robert Rogers OF the Church
q, tho Good Shepherd. McDonouah
,trret between Lewis and Stuyvesant
avenues. made the differences Of the
churches known TO tho world yesterday
through the Parish Chronicle. tho monthly
publication OF tho parish. DIR. Rogers was
called to the Church OF tho Good Shepherd about
two months ago lie will preach his first SER
mon there next Sunday. His letter printed In
the Parish Chronicle headed "A Word From
the Rector to Our Parishioncrs." was therefore
his frst direct communication to his new con-
Greeation. 1t is as follows:
Many OF our people have lately been visited
~ the jealous parish visitors OF the Church
Of the Epiphany. and have been urged
o. transfer their parish connection TO
that church. Your rector. feeling that
trch energetic work by the visitors from
another parish among the parishioners OF our
church was not actuated altogether by
courteous or statesmanlke spirit. called on
the rector OF the Epiphany and stated 1t az
his opinion that the Church OF the Good
SHEPHERD, its rector. vestry and people we're
well able and willing to minister fully TO the
people of its neighborhood. DIR. Babbit then
very frankly stated that he recognized no
ncIshborhood for tho Church OF the Good
Shepherd which was not equally his own. and
that our people might expect visits from the
rarish workers In the interests OF the Epiph-
any
we nave no eo ,.a., 70 m. pon,,o .; rho
Good Shepherd to form their own conclusions.
For Snr ow" p0r, ana nh,r WE sps"S x, .H ,hs
ird and .s "S nos sry to NH Interfere in any
way with its prosperity. but shall contlne our
selves to the endeavor TO do our fullest duty
.monf the people wn ,h,s we oesve sbnl nosS
TO our charge ana IN rms rnor. we s.a'' "ee1
LOYAL peop,e, - s.,.,o, cha .t,,or ., Oh,
& co, said las, n Ehss tina, he s, .sUssn'
Esd 10 add to dthS in any Dr. schenck
said haze urged the tSv Or neseT 70 90 snS
nor ra ,hsn Ist5 not nu has stated hs resi
ton and put himself on record ana he trusts
tha, IS enough; vo, .ho, sor, q, thing tho,
have been doing One g! Habits deacon yo
esses came 70 nE bnrnS q, The eonn Sh,ep
hsrd.and took down the names me, 90 Of ra my ~
family Tor what pnrpose u Is h,S nor M 90
say ne w SaYs mas ali ,hromeb our p,rish
How have they affected your par'shi Dr.
80, u The east; he said l., ,,,, ,,.,, ., y,
BSbSi,ts enssa arSt to the physician' > home.
she came to the door and asked the maid II
tnr u Ssx a. Told The maid then that sSe
came from the Church Of the Epiphany ia
Sqy tS at the Church Of the Good s6ep,
stand N' that. '" on. shs was very plausible
What my 'ul name wa; ard l p%, ,hH,
so,m which which Sas full Of patients waiting 70 see
" ayo IN orI ,oop snme Of their names
dssvp and Jont snow but It seemed To- me
tr r .rbsDnE sn Td'y tnni IN. Rev DIR Roger.
would surely have nothing more to say in the
pT Habbit,'S sch , "" "o' care ~ "''' "'~"N
h!thoush the Rev. DR.. Dean Richmond
Sse 4' N to give
pr kp piss o, 6ns Of ,h pastors e who Rnh
heard the substance OF the conversation re
rsated gave the following version OF It last
in the R, rarish building Of the Church Of The
fesp. DR. Rabbit has op!y been at, the Chqrci,
hood, DR. Rabbit greeted DR. Rogers with
great cordiality. DR.. Rogers was courteous,
Eut reseryeJ After some preliminary talk he
said.
'Dr Babbit, ! trlst that these two parishes
"Dr Babbitt said he was sure they would
sure oil Or. Rogers said he didn't think the
esses and The liSe in proseIyting in Dir Rogers's
congregation. even among the vestrymen, was
M dear Rrnthe,' said DIR, Rabbit we are
smtly making a complete list OF all the church.
men 10 this neg h borhoOd Alter com plotting tn is
1tat,r hail pnt
regular and active parishoners, or with tho
active parishioners of any other church, We
shall con fine our efforts strictly to those
who have grown lax In their church
duties and who have ceased to take
nm artiye interest in church affairs Surely. m
dear brother, there are none such among you,
parishoners are there2
Dr., Rogers said that some sort Of parish
boundaries must be observed. DIR. Babbitl
sail that one OF DR.. Rogerss vestrymen lived
next door 10 the Church OF tho Epiphany. and
yet he said. i do not caim him -"
There was n choral service at the Church o