The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-09
TABERNACLE
CAUCUS.
A Secret Meeting Has Been
Called by Clerk Ware
For Tomorrow Night.
DIVISION DESIRED
Members in Favor of Separa-
ton From Hill Branch In
vited and Others Care
fully Excluded.
DIVISION DESIRED


downtown members of the First Congre-
! gauonal Church has been called for TO-
morrow night, ostensibly for the purpose
OF considering plans whereby a separation
from the Hill church can be effected.
Circulars announcing this meeting have
been sent to about one hundred and fifty
members, who, about a month ago, signed
a petition asking for a separation.
The plans to be discussed at this star
chamber session are kept profound
/ secret. However, it has been learned that
certain papers containing number of
conditions under which a separation may
| be brought about are in the possession of
| the church clerk Mr.. George H. Ware
who is also a deacon. These papers were
submitted by the Congregational Home
Missionary Society. The distinct con-
| dition has been made that the downtown
church must be an organization separate
from the hill branch before the society
will assume the responsibility of running
the church. This much Mr.. Ware adj
mitted IN conversation with a reporter
OF Ihe News
Inc trouble netween the uptown and
eowhtown SECTIONS q TINS churcn nave
oes'' DuD1isneu MANY .iiies. ihe ne"
phases u ene 'iouoie "iii pe uiscuSseu d
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Va a-A9. = - : So.''l,l1s'e =
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host ,,,an,,ar IF ting fror, tho still
o1,nrot, II = a,so saia +t1s,t tbis oo,n,,,;t-
+aa viii s,,br,,if ! renort q IL constItn-
epts Ipforn,ation an tbis noinf Is scarce
/ M one annears 70 know awning about
tba contents of s1,ch y renort and a great
many have expressed ignorance Of the
existence Of such a committee. Just what
new demands the downtown faction will
make of the Hill people remains to be
seen.
Mr.. Ware was seen by a reporter OF
1.-THE News and asked what the object
NJ tbe meeting tomorrow night is. The
news that the secret had leaked out
greatly surprised him. He admitted that
the work of manning for this meeing
was kent secret and only those who had
signsd 5be latest petition favoring a sep
! sratlon had been notified. Mr.. ware said
tbat mans for a separation would be dis
oussad yvbat new demands are to be
,,ada ~ he onnosinr faction he would
~ fan 14a said that he has in his pos
-s.-;a ,,or, e,,hr,;4taa hv +ha Homa
,,;-.,,,,as,r coo;a+,, which contain certain
s,-s--s- sss,.sr,r - oondi+ions undar
clauses oe.''As ~ - 1s 49,
"h'ch 'hal poas va .sAe 90 =
down IOWA cnurcii III liie ese'A' - :" 7sp-
aratlon.
I'VE have come 10 the cohciusioii'
said he that the churcn can never oe
run successfully unless we separate.
and some others have been working Tor
some time to bring about the desired
change, knowing that unless this action
were taken there would be no church
when the fall arrives
.4Al, nc .,a,t &c tho ,,se of tbe church
al "e =
Cor services. would IKE 10 see the TWO
branches remain one, but this can never
he suceessful,,
,,,,5.s9 - -, ,,so
Director Samuei vance saiu ne was also
very much in favor of the separation. He
added that the meeting tomorrow night
,,,o,,,a sto,,, ,,o,,afttons vii, ha made
woulu snow "nae coiiot'ions viii 70 i'i"oe