The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-22

nAftsy ard bfs H8nrd OF
se>s ~ unr-serfoas Charges
~ Asssn.t the Pastor Regard
the Handling of Chnreh
yssxs The Congregation In
nss1ed ON the Question.
So he policeman comes IN a. tbs
~~srssssriy love EIes OUT 90 the wiz
AxsA way sfIs majority OK ta@ fTaern-
ne African Mefhodist Eplscopal
- rst tie situation So present exist
shas eoaggesstlss The spectacle
q sssseE meeting being held under the
= stAsx2T1 bigsc1ssst III full uniform.
q az aiming ard has trsssty club
~ sssg reach. is unusual In religious
- tc SAL the least ~ II. yet this vas
~ uxs DOTS ~ TIE regular quarterly
szssnas Of tbe church named hsla on
: xsz1ay egsasne. and white the Officer
8 ~ cssrEreiles 10 exert his authority.
= Gas oaceof twice aurinE the stosrny
.mss tnAi II vas probably just as weii
- nG sise ground.
- ssyse line nass Rev. or Elder George
stssy. pastor 81 the Firs, - II Z
-a.es. # ts1s city known as the Jones
go sharrh. has been NJ outs with hsg
ssfs 81 frussa4s. ard they. h. and the
sgssss. haze gena from one row To- an
~ eaTsi tke wrzagiing eliminated ls
= mysxing Of the majesty 81 the law 10
s<s sAs peace within the sacred sffiace.
- a1Fy tal6 b. the trustees Of the
xAegss Il AZ follow: Rev. Bailey wa
- % the church hsra ia lsas at a salary
Z ~ per month and an allowance Of
= ~ month fgr support For time
Il ~ vsai liked b. ali his flock and
s1ss sssgnesi i}1t along IN September
= rsrsss 81 church Indebtedness began
s&sg trouble.
wa Esd been going along without p
sd b traxteea. said exvSeeFeG0Fy j.
4 g4ssAy, ~ tie Row d@faHct board az
lessee ~ The church. 'aua Rev Raiigy
~ IS handling Almost AZ tiie church
sssa ~. Ia October iSes. Rev Bailey,
sseEsBee - tha wishes fsf the cufEFe4-
ats. appointed q board OF glve trustees,
smeg.na Of Jehn s. CvRgwsll. walter
ssEiaxton, Charles Harvey, j. $. siar-
q sse himself.
A somasstee of One.
rs question u building q now church
ssa ~. ard | opposed IL on the ground
al sasrs was no money ia the treasury
f. u D. church was IN debt Rev. Bailey
ssas tha debts. bat I knew better. and
ssssY tie trustees appointed be and I
a. E,samittse "a go eHf and nni any
~ sssstaIt1ng against the church Rev
ssssg asssr coaia Ind toe time 81 81 with
=. - ] Nent oat alone and i0uad the
Wiser the trustees met I reported tho
|sAsass. IN which Bailey had acted. ard
xsesse6 the following bills had un-
fzsasa. street assessment 81 Sist -. due
|rxs vi ard running for seven years at
~ usse 81 10 per cent. iutwrost per an
- ssser assessment due n 1885 81
~ note III as. due ard drawing in-
xssss and taxes for ISIS. - 90 These are
~ ~ the bills outstanding. however
kss, Bailey said these bills had been
|&1 ard | demanded re- see his receipts.
|H1salg ws aHafT@iea when Bailey wanted
. tsAa his Nord' as u how hs had
|zreagssi N,s money he had collected and
"a klsa unless BE ga produce the re-
&sss that ! would accuse hlm OF mis-
|syagsrfsafinE the funds ia hia tarW, and
~ lastess upheld nae. Bailey go' fur
= asa smashing the table with hts
asssa&d fist he renewed me from the
serssars ship Of the trustees. saving he
- aFsghs 81 Do 50. al he bad appointed
.ass II n8tley thought that was going
a ss1g inquiry into his mode az ssoing
Mseess he was fooled Trustee Harvey
szsaas5 the receipts. ard when Bailey
~ sansthing about "A half years salary
ssg fus afsu the trustees reminded him
~ ths money they wanted &c know
a&a, had been paid into nia hands when
1gs waa neither salary or support due.
81 r. fact rs support has been paid
~ song an5 hts salary would have
We. fea, bat far the trouble, Then when
Ia. 81 A. u
ssud e tbs trustees etc. they dems ntasI
p feseipss. and ALSO demanded nv re-
statement as secretary. lie refused
81 sad te wautd hfiwE the matter before
ss ggarteriy rcFft renee. ana that
1sashs the matter down 10 Monday
ssass messing.
4 foiieeann Mas There.
~KAsn tae conference met it was COM
ase3 u he st@w ards Ah1 class leaders
I sAs ehtrch ana tao trustees were left
- sgt 40 were on hand. ANA - was
4 so!l @anan ia fugl uuisarm sitting tn
e Fea o. lAe es3asGh. Aow. @u Sunday
t-za slis tried 10 be brought before ree
fsAttFsy conference. hat I tsa Haf going
as1w il. and IA h4@to the laN o.,cA
=. tno'
Y Al supposed Be ueaut the church
$3.50 sefe ready foT hisn. hut we were
& fsady fof thas policeman. ard some
NAss az fGsseTS objected IL h.S being ia
Z ehHEeA Then Iiixa Steward wiIlay.
e'5Ees supporter. took tGa police
- satp khe Earsssra Ea htst Ae was Chase
bAsf Wien tse meeting OPENED sent
: communicable g. tse conference. rs,-
~ tHe ifpuaie ana nay part 81 H.
e asSisE that the matter - 3rvssaffaat =
ai8 ''''
gsT Bailey aevusea .ne ~ ,fafvlrr