The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-25
NEW CHURCH IN FREMONT.
ORGANIZED BY SECEDERS LED
ny T.. n. ECkLEf,
Whs Was Defeated as fremont Church
Trustee After He'd Declared He'd
Sooner See a Yellow Doc Than
a. Woman Head the Epworth League.

The split in the fremont Methodist Epis-
copaI Church, year ago, when E. H. Eckley
4 member OF the board OF trustees, was
defeated at the annual election after re-
marking that he would rather see yellow
dog than a woman elected president OF
tho Epworth League" has led TO the organ.
isation OF new church.
The new church was organized last
Wednesday night at the residence Of f. F.
Eo,lle, at 277 East l78th street. by the Rev.
G. W. Willard. the Presiding Elder OF the
district It will be known as the Mou mt
Hone Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr.
Eokley said yesterday that they had be-
tween thirty and forty members Of the old
church, who had seeded from the congre-
cation.
The trouble started several years ago
when at an election Of the church branch
of the Epworth League some of the mem
hers said it would be good thing II wo-
man were elected to the presidency be-
cause woman could do more good than
man in the office. Mr. Eckley jumped to
his feet and said he would rather see a
yellow dog than woman president OF
the league.
Miss Coombs. who had been slated for
the office. was elected to it by large ma
jority. When it came Eckley's turn for
reelection as church trustee, the women
who had taken offence at his remark made
a whirfwind campaign against him.
They went about in carriages, getting
their friends to vote against him. He was
defeated and Charles W Coombs, father
Of the young woman who had been made
president. OF the Epworth League Sue
Soon afterward Eckley and his followers
went to Worship with the Morris. Heights
church. Then +, r, soule and his family
and John Tate left the church and at
tended services at the Morris Heights
church. 1t s asserted by the fremont
church members that Eckley and his fol.
lowers have since tried to get some OF
them to ask for letters to worship in the
Morris Heights church
One of the most prominent members OF
the fremont church said yesterday When
Eckley was trustee of our church he
wanted every body to bow to his way of
doing things: If anybody saw fit to dis
agree with him there was trouble. we
didn't gee fit to fall in with his ideas all the
Mems Church League. he was the whole
show, and nobody else had word to say.
A fair was held some time ago, half OF the
proceeds of which were to go to the league.
threatened to close it up In view Of this
the trustees did not see fit to turn over the
money to the league
After Eckley got out and the split be-
came the talk of the parish, the trustees
Of the fremont Church decided to turn the
money over to the provisional treasurer
o. the Young Mems Christian Association,
which ia soon to build in The Bronx.
The trustees Of the fremont Church com
plain OF the short notice the pres iding
elder. who is former pastor OF the church.
gave them that new church was going to
Be organized in their neighborhood. The
pastor, the Rev. James W. Campbell got
the notice at S o'clock in the afternoon on
the day the new church WAS organized.
Before protest reached the presidin G
elder tho church had been organized