The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-12
CALL ISSUED TO
DR.. MONTGOMERY
FOWLER CHURCH BOARD WAS
DIVIDED ON TT.
Some Of the Members Will Appeal to
the Acting Bishop Plans Being
Made for the Erection Of Large
Church, to Join Structure Now in
Use.

= The official board of Fowler Meth
odist church has called DR.. James S.
Montgomery, formerly pastor of Wes-
ley church, to it's pulpit. The vote,
which was taken last evening, stood
IA to 6. r..
Inasmuch as the board is creation
of ee the sen 9s Nho @
ratify the action if the resolution is. to
be effective. The membership being
practically the same, both sides to the
church controversy admit that the call
to DR.. Montgomery will stand. The
opposing element will take advantage
of the right to submit the matter to
the presiding bishop, Rev. DR.. Nc
Dowell, before the October northern
Minnesota conference at Eveleth.
contained request that the bishop as
sign DR.. Cool as presiding elder to the
Minneapolis district, and that a pas
toral committee, Messrs. McChntock,
Leslie, Mintener, Bradshaw and Ker-
rick be appointed.
DR.. Cool requested that reference to
himself in the resolution be Cancelled.
The resolution stood in all other re-
spects. The ruling Of the chairman that
as the quarterly conference had already
extended a call to DR.. Cool, was not
sustained, and the motion to call DIR.
Montgomery was passed.
DR.. Cool's Call Complimentary.
A member of the board who voted
with the affirmative, said today:
| "Rev. DR.. Cool knew a. long time
ago that he was to leave Fowler church
at the end of the year. Bishop Joyce
requested some members of the board,
simply as an appreciation of DIR. Cool s
work, to give formal invitation for an
other year, and it was fully understood
he was to have the appointment as pre-
death changed the situation. A new
bishop might or might not feel bound
to follow out his intentions.
"This leaves DR., Cool with no ar
rangements for a charge. Charges for
a man of his calibFe do not hang on
every bush. Therefore, it appears to
some members that DR.. Cool has felt
inclined to make use of the invitation
to enable III him to return to Fowler
class man, and would make good pas
tor for any church, his best work has
been done for Fowler, and there is great
doubt as to his future usefulness, il
case he were return to the church.
"The invitation of last night was is
| sued by the official board, which is
subordinate body to the quarterly con
ference that made the misunderstood
call. The fact is, however, that the two
bodies are identical in membership. The
quarterly conference had seven present
at that time. Some voted for the cal
to DR.. Cool to be good fellows ant
thought it would do no harm. Other!
voted for it because Bishop Joyce re
quested it. The official board which
met last night had twenty present
which is practically full attendance.
" Everybody in the church wants t.
see DIR. Cool presiding elder. .Evidentl,
the majority want DR.. Montgomery sen
here, and it is up to the bishop.
Plan a Fine Church.
eff DR.. Montgomery comes here i
is probable that Lowry Hill will hay
one of the finest church buildings il
Methodism. It owns the land from tn
present church, really intended for
Sunday school only, up to Franklin ave
nue.. With man like DR.. Montgomery
there is no question that we shall. hav
in the near future very large edifce
When the present structure is flle'
there is no question that the churc]
will proceed to put up very fine build
inc. The utmost good nature prevaile,
at the meeting and there was no fric
tion.' ,
. In this connection it may be state
that DR.. Montgomery, said to Journe
representative a week ago, just .befor
he left for his tour abroad that he ha
resumed residence in Minneapolis.