The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-21
TABERNACLE
WORK.
Board Of Trustees Says Tt
Will Be Continued Under
Any Circumstances.
NO CONFERENCE HELD YET
Downtown Committee Not
Yet Ready to Make
Demands.

The Tabernacle controversy occupies
precisely the same position it did several
months ago, except for an important
statement made by the trustees of the
consolidated churches Providing the
Tabernacle people abandon the church
work downtown, the Board of Trustees
of the society have stated that the work
will be carried on just the same.
I'VE will never abandon the downtown
work" stated a trustee. I'VE believe
that lots of good can still be accomplish
ed in that section, and if the present
separationists refuse to conduct Gods
work as heretofore, we will shoulder the
task"
The Board of Trustees made an at
tempt to straighten out the tangle by
asking for a conference with the Provis-
ional Board in conformity with resolu-
ton passed two weeks ago at session
held in the lecture room of the down
town church. The night set last week
was not agreeable to the Provisional
Board. Thus the question of a conference
was deferred indefinitely.
The Board of Trustees has left the
question of meeting to settle the Tab
ernacle affairs in the hands of the Pro-
visional Board, which was empowered by
those wishing a separate church to close
negotiations whereby the church would
be leased for a year with the option of a
renewal A resolution to this effect was
passed at the recent session held in the
Tabernacle. At the same meeting Mr..
Theodore Parker offered a resolution
which was adopted later, in which he
stated that the people downtown must
that the people now supporting the down
town church would refuse to continue the
work unless such provisions were agreed
to. Everyone of the forty persons who
represented the downtown branch, stated
that they would not go on with the worh
If it was to be carried on as 1t had been
during the past two years.
Secretary Frank Hall said yesterday
that no plans had, been agreed to ana
that the question of a definite settlement
was practically at a standstiH. He was
asked if the matter of separation would
be considered at the proposed session OF
/ the two boards. He replied that he sup
posed it would if it were brought up.
| The Tabernacle people have made no
| effort to have their present condition
benefited in any manner. Since the last
meeting with the Board of Trustees, at
| (which the above resolutions were passed,
no steps have been taken to remedy mat
| ters. Not cent has been received for
| pew rent nor has any money been re-
ceived on subscription.
| ut is a mystery to some how the church
exists. 1t has been stated that the down
| town people will not pay over any money
| to the treasurer of the Board of Trustees
until the Tabernacle question is definitely
settled. "A trustee confirmed this state
ment by remarking that the treasurer had
| not received any funds from the Taber-
nacle Church for some time. He sup
posed that the church was running on its
credit, in view of the stand taken by the
members who refuse to subscribe or pay
pew rents The same trustee said he had
no idea when the deal for lease of the
church would be consummated. 1t rested
wholly with the Tabernacle people, he
said If the members who favor a
separation have any definite plans in view
| they are keeping quite mum on the sub
| ject.
| 1t is thought that the reason for the
delay is that the Provisional Board is
considering plans which it will lay before
| the Board of Trustees at the proposed
conference. Further, that the board has
| caused the delay in order to complete its
work The board is determined to fight
for separation. Every member has
| openly announced his intention of getting
out of the church unless separation Is
| effected