Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-23


that they are included in the drop
ped section, have been seen regarding
the action. and did not hesitate to
express their views. The following in
terviews show the drift of the senti-
ment:
Mrs. Merritt Greene: "As l UNDER
stand it rhis order dropping the names
is purpurted to come from the session,
but am informed, and think reliably.
that the session knew nothing whatever
about it, 1t is an arbitrary action on
the part OF Mr.. Dempster. and l am
sure the trustees knew nothing about
it. l haven't been contributing to
the support of the church because
do not like Mr. Dempster l told HIM
would not attend church so long as
he was pastor, and l have not been
there at all since year ago last DC
tober l don't like him, and there are
many others in the church who do not.
l understand the session has asked him
to resign, but that he has refused.
Even the session, as l understand 1t.
has not absolute power in dropping
names of members, and the presbytery,
if necessary, can be appealed to-.
DR.. Elizabeth Speers- Gillette: Il
have not been supporting Mr.. Demp-
ster, and utterly refused to subscribe
as long as he was pastor. can't go
to hear him preach, and / thought that
as long as [ had to attend church else
where, / had better pay where go.
If have committed any offense against
the church, the matter should be taken
before the session. Mr.. DempSter mas
no authority whatever to act.
Mrs. Carolyn heldon-Belden:
There does mott seem to be any one
who knows exactly what Mr. Demp-
ster means by dropping our names.
The majority of the church members.
think, are opposed to him, and there is
quite large number who will not so
to hear him. There are a number who
are preiudiced against him who con-
tinue to go to church, or take part In
some of the services, contributing per-
haps half of what they would under
other circumstances. These, l see, he
has not molested. | told him what
thought about dropping my name, ana
he sent ne d slip of paper containing
printed articles that were marked,
which would appear to have been got
up for my benefit. AT least some OIL
my friends have told me so. l shall
carry the matter to the session, and II
I can't get justice there will appeal
to the presbytery. l haven't been at
tending church since got so disguised
with the preacher, and have gone only
occasionally for about a year. He has
no right to drop the names.
Mrs. H. L. Getz: Il received one of
the notices, sent out a week or ten
days ago, calling attention to the fact
that l had not contributed to some
missionary fund. l did not know that
I was compelled to do so, altho this
notice said that if failed to pay with
in some certain time, my name would
be dropped 1 wasn't going to be
threatened in any such manner as this
SO l did nothing. / have not been go
ing to church, for they have not had
a man there l cared listening to. The
preacher, l forget his name now, has
no authority to drop our names, and
if / should want to contest it l could
demand my letter, which he says can
not have. / may do this when the pro-
per time comes. The church has no
right to sustain a man who would do
think like this. 1 did not know that
any one else had received notices of
this kind, and this is the first | knew
that my name had been actually drop
ped
George Humlong: 81 am not in touch
with the situation at all. Dempster
isn't my kind of a man, and do not
make myself known in the church at
all. We haven't been attending for
some time, not since he has been
here
Mrs. j. w. Oliver: Gas yet have
dropped, altho 1 was shown one of the
books yesterday. We haven't been at
tending regularly for the last year or
two, and have been giving nothing to
the support Of the church. Josh says
he feels very badly over it,
Mrs. Minnie Rhoades: ut is MOTH
ing to me one way or another and the
thing is quite amusing to me. / do not
know why 1 have been included in the
list. I have been going to church
whenever I chose to and have been
giving as I chose. Yes, the j. L. Up
son referred to is my father, John T.
Epson, but the fact that he has been
dropped is not worrying him much"
Mrs. j. M. Parker: II have been a
member of the Presbyterian church for
numbers Of years, but have not gone
since Mr.. Dempster became pastor. 1t
is news to me that my name has been
dropped, as have seen neither the no
t1ce nor the book. Mrs. Dempster has
been sending me notices of one kind
and another for a long time, and I do
wish he would let me alone. don't
like him, and / have never gone once
since he has been here. When 1 met
him I didn't like him, so l didn't CO."
Mrs A. E. Myers: "This is news to
me. I have belonged to the church for
a long; time, but for over a year now
I have not gone. have never heard
Mr.. Dempster. 1 do not admire Mr..
Dempster or his preaching, and it
makes no difference to me whether
they drop me or not. Mr.. Myers as
you know is not able to go to church.
I don't know what Mr.. Dempster
means by his action, or what he is do
ing, and / don't care 1t doesn't
trouble me single Bit
The Members Concerned.
The members concerned in the af-
fair, listed under the head of absent,
retired and dropped" include many
prominent in the church. and those
who have, prior to Mr. Dempster's
pastorate, been influential. and hearty
in their support of the church, finan
cially and spiritually The list is
as follows: George B. Albert and
wife, George Anderson, Edward V.
Baur, D. j. Cameron and wife, Anna
Andrews, Whittier Baur Mrs. Dell