Evening journal., 1904-03-23
ASBURY DECIDES
TO TAKE BAKER
Large Attendance at Congre-
gational Meeting Held
Last Evening
Old NOT WANT TO LOSE DuLARY

Although the official board of As
bury church decided unanimously at
their meeting last night to accept the
Rev. c. S. Baker as their pastor, there
is much dissent and hostile feeling
against the bishops action among the
congregation.
There were fully three hundred meme
bers present to hear the result OF the
meeting OF the church fathers. which
was held behind closed doors in one OF
he committee rooms Of the church.
The session began before eight o'clock
but it was almost ten before the board
lcame to its decision. During this time
the members OF the church were In the
sunday School room awaiting the re-
suit They spent the two hours IN
prayer and song.
When the decision had been reached
the board filed into the room. !, Ell
mer Perry stated he had invited the
Rev. Robert Watt to be present at the
meeting and said; brothers and sis
ters: We have just hod a session. At
that session we had the presence Of our
presiding elder. We have weighed the
matter Of the appointment of the Rev.
Baker carefully and have unanimously
decided To accent him as our pastor.
II is not what personally feel should
have been done, but IL was our duty TO
our church and bishop"
Address by Dr.. Watt.
The Rev. Robert Watt said: ''Your
committee was diligent and faithful
to the duties you entrusted to them at
the conference and they are In no way
responsible for the outcome of the ap-
pointment. I feel that In all justice
ought to say this Until o'clock last
night Pastor Dulany was slated to be
returned to Asbury The change was
made within fifteen minutes. A change
so unexpected is likely to cause strong
feeling. This is the thing to be con-
sidered. While people may feel they
have suffered an injustice the Metho-
dist Church is peculiar.
IF this church refused to pay its
minister he could not collect cent by
law. We are part NJ great system.
If the Bishop says so we go. If we do
not we are expelled from the confer
ence.
Here is the question now confront-
now do something to strike a blow to
our Bishop which would effect every
church in Methodism? Brother Du-
lany is a Methodist preacher and as
such ] do not believe he would have
! you do anything that would throw dis
credit upon your church. had no
/ right to come here, as / am not a pre-
siding elder now, but / wanted to state
these facts to you.
II has been the custom Of Bishor
4 FitzGeraid to never change an ap-
(. pointment. When the names were be-
I ing signed to the appointments he said.
E 1T is my custom to never make a
change and It VIII not be deviated from
IN this instance"
Asbury Loyal.
I. Elmer Perry took the platform
again and said: Il hope no one will 60
from this meeting and say we are
not loyal. We are one body. The die
Is cast We are Methodists and we
must stand loyal"
Joseph Hollis, who is one OF the
strongest Of the anti Bakeries. got
upon his feet at the end OF the speech
by Mr.. Perry and asked If the confer
ence is sustained by the congregation
Of the different churches why II was
that they We're not needed when they
made an unanimous request? He
further said in his judgment greai
injustice had been done Asbury by tn,
Bishop. and that he proposed 80 leav,
he church. There was a murmur o
assent that passed over the congrega.
ton.
w. f. Gem, one Of the delegates I,
-, - 81 a.
committee had done its duty and tha
the failure OF the Rev. Dulany 10 return
was IN no way due to their actions. II,
told Of previous time when there wal
trouble over an appointment at Asbury
/, When in his speech he mentioned tina
! the doors had been locked against ,thi
man. there was a cry Of 'Yes. and the.
will be again locked"
- Following the meeting the peopl
separated in groups and discussed tn
situation. Some favored the advic
s given by the speakers but others wer
r sorely against the appointment AM
. said so in so many words. It is I'll
[ hope that the matter win be amicabl
= settled and the church viii settle dow
}. to its normal state, but the appoint
l. lment " . furnish a topic for conversa
1 ton among the members for many
2 long day.
r viii Not Protest.
One member introduced. but late
Withdrew a resolution at the boar
meeting. requesting DR.. A. s. Now
bray. the new presiding elder to NEE
!. with the congregation TO hear q pro
h test. Later the following resolution
3 was offered by one OF the trustees:
; THE official board differs in It's judg
n lment with the judgment Of the appoint
ing power and is profoundly convince
: that Brother Dulany should have bee
returned. yet they also believed tina
he church would suffer more harm b
protesting against the appointment
Therefore the board Loyalty accepts tn
appointment for a year."
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