The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-06
CHURCH TROUBLE
IN PORTSMOUTH.
Rev. Bascom Dcy Greeted by
Large Congrc-
CATION.
THE SPLIT is DEPL oRED
DO Not Expect to See Trouble
Healed Until Holiness
People Leave.
THE SPLIT is DEpL (, B !:
fspecIal 70 Tho Times Dlspatch. )

tstse IN Especial to Tho IlIncs-DlspatCnI 3A'
NORFOLK, VA, December 5.--Thes first
appearance Of the Rev. Bascon Dey IN
Tho pulpit or Park View Methodist
Church. Portsmouth, yesterday was greet
ed by a packed auditorium, and tho war
ring elements OF the congregation were
Is veil represented.
The Sunday school of the church, how
Is ever. emphasized tho seriousness OF inc
existing breach. III the Park We" Hose
Company's house a new Sunday school
was organized and tho following officers
elected: Mr. s. Cleburile Browne. super
inte,ldcnt Mr.. Harry Moore, assistant
superintendent; Mrs. j. FL Fleming, lazy
z superintendent: MIC. w. johnson, sec
rctary; Mr.. George Rice, ASSISTANT ss .,
4 ta1y; Mr. Fat. Briggs, treasurer; Mrs.
c. L. Johnson, librarian; MIR. Nash Small,
assistant librarian; Miss Lizzie Hart, or.
g.Inist; Miss Rice, assistant organist; ana
George Adele, musical director.
The teachers elected were Mrs George
ronkIns Mr.. George Adele, Mrs. w. 8.
Hart, Miss Beuiuh Nash. Mrs. 4. 3.
wilkins. Miss Lou Spindle, Mrs c. w.
= Johnsor,, Mrs. r. H.. Fleming. MI. a.. a.
Martin was elected teacher OF the BLDG
4 cluss.
announcement was made that an oyster
suppcr viii be held IN the engine house
next Thursday night. for the Deneht pl
The now Sunday school.
Mr. ~. Johnson, the secretary OF the
y new Sunday; school organization, said that
st Is nor the intention OF the boiling fac
lion TO organize d new hurch# They VIII,
2 however, continue to run the Sunday
school, pending solution OF existing
troubles si5
My personal opinion is. !" declared Mr..
Johnson, that the matter viii never be
settled atnic;bly{ until the sunctitied' cle-
Inent gets out and forms as organization
I OF It's own. There is no doubt In my mind
that they arc at the bottom OF tho whole
q matter. The trouble has been brewing
for. years, and would have reached an
issue eighteen months ago but for our
reluctance TO give trouble 70 Mr.. LatEaH.
then pastor OF our church. is5
ITO show You what the other Side would
4 stoop to do. he continued, zone OF the
Z lady members OF that faction deliberately
ulterccpted a letter written by the pas
tors wife to a lady member Of the church,
and read It IN public. The missive was
In the hands OF q child and this lady took
1t from her, sllspecttng It contained mat
Ter III reference TO the trouble in the
s church,
Mr. Johnson said that pending set
tle,nent Of the trouble the members OF
the dissenting faction will attend SER
vices in tho other Methodist churches OF
the city.
In contrast to this was the reception
accorded Rev. Mr.. Dey.
Z rho new pastor was introduced to his
( congregation By Captain e. White.
otpe, OF the pillars of the church, VINO, In
1t tic course OF his brief remarks. deplord
the unnecessary notoricty'i that has been
given to the existing trouble IN the
church. The Captain WAS emphatic IN his
assertion that had all the facts in the
Il case been carefully weighed and consid-
cred there would have been no trouble.
Ils added that this Is the opinion OF
Bishop Wilson himself
Immediately after. these Introductory
remarks. Mr.. T. l.. Cleaton. the super
4 intendent OF the Sunday school. arose
to declare that in Wow OF the position.
in which he has been placed by the
dissenston in the church, he felt he should
say a few words.
II want it understood" he proceeded,
that ours is strictly a Methodist Sun
day school, reports to tho contrary not
understanding. l wish to say that these
people In our church. who are termed
Second Blessing folks, arc good, faith.
4 fill people, and !. for one, will not put
tlrem out They are some OF the best
people in our. midst, and believe we
should stand by them. 5;
Az for the opposition school opened
this morning on Holiday Street, regard
II as a direct thrust at me. They didn't
notify me- and It Is my confident belize.
that God will not uphold them In their
now undertaking. do believe, however,
slajt we are going to prosper under His
guidance
Mr. cleaton spokeusf celingly, with a
treuror in his voice lie hoped God.
i would forgive the boiling faction be-
cause they do not know what they are
doing" And he expressed the hope that