New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
FIGHT FOR HOPE CHAPEL
P4STORS STRONG PLEA.
THE ReU. Albert Brachlos and Dr.
". ID. Buchanan Disagree.


rhireenth Street Presbyterian Church TO fuse VIII
zshe Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church eigh' oi
mine years ago, when he was pastor OF iie Aoi
church. The climax came at a meeting of the Vol-
ing body of the Fourth Avenue Chureh. 'e'l6 -
s,er~v shot TO death by his not long ago. was
one OF those who brought Dr. Buchanan 10 o.e
Fourth Avenue Church, and 1t was h1I, o'7iA -,
favorite project. Hope Chapel, at No. SS1 East 4'i
street which DR.. Buchanan wants oIoppeo 4'
that brought about the fight
The Rev Albert Bruchlos. pastor OF the chApel'
had a wordy passage at arms with Dr' SucIoiip. =,
and George p I1udlaIn, who acted as secle'"4S "
which Charles n. Taintor. president OF 'te oo
of trustees, took part These unree Hlen :.
oho,, the only ones at the meeting who wanted 10
give over the old chapel ,,..
.. one time the feeling grew particularly "i''ei
when the Rev. Mr.. Bruchlos SAID tnat III tiio - -.
wears Of his pastorate at Hope Chape1- INC ~
o,a of the East 6 as chapes maintained oy 0ne
historic old church. DR.. Buchanan mao lot - -
vieited him in fellowship. Mr. LuGlam in'errupeeu
at this moment with point OF oroer' anu ~
Buchanan said that this statement was u
- h had letters 20 prove 1t. When the
D. NJ Fruchlos was permitted TO continue DC
reiterated nis statement .
:, calling the meeting to order Dr. buchaiAaii
so,5 sbat he was heart and soul with the WORK Oh
stba chanel which for forty years hao "eeiA"
-,ou-erf,J force in East Side work. Then ne TeS
a resolution signed by Charles n Tainter' pIss
~dert of the Board Of Trustees anu o'lie. -
II would be well to drop the nope NhsAt -
Mr.
began. .-.;,,,e5 and
smoke fervently Of the good which mao Oeeh "
= connnlished by the chapel. When ne soL 'nIoUen
the moderator asked his naine '
the speaker answered ,. =. ,rs
IT,. ,o6ara+or then asked II he belonged TO 'he
.o-.ora+e body of the church and had any con
,ect.on with it. MI Rice saio that et -
6,d not belong TO any corporate -oooy' ou' &c
=. bsd held every office, excepting that OF iii'u-
:. reen connected with the chapel -
1r, co,,,e a former burglar, who had been con
xsr4e5 tv the Rev Mr.. Bruchlos MT Ludiail ~, M"
- 60 m say that it was not sentiment put d purely
ss rro,osition which was under consloera-
g., r-,ie was in response 70 request Aof
statement of the actual financial conol'oh oI .,le
church which made it necessary TO olScoi'it'>'' '
work of the chapel -. . wort
80 s,,fscient TO carry on the work OF the chapei
co,,1d he obtained, and he saw no reason WHY 1hi'
method Of continuing its work might not oe
adopted s
Then Mr. Rruchlos strode down the aisle ana
said that he was willing to answer any ques't
,+o. ,,ieht he nut to him about the work OF ule
chanel None was forthcoming. AND ne Desah a..
snpeal for the continuance Of ITS WoFh. ne s ~
.na+ s his salary only 500 year, lhe eIeo.eA
mart of which previous speakers had 1esINieo nc
pa. pa y -. o- rsed IN the work of the chapel he
eopls not be charged with personal or mercenars
motives. -. ,.-s
. George E. sterry, during mis- life was the iars
-. ana most steady contributor to the Worh o+
- -, NJ Fs-,,chlos said that he was told
eight years ago oy Mr.. Sterry that provision -
carry on the work of the chapel was lnaue Ia ---
..;u The will had not yet been propaleu altL
-.-ho++er This was done not, he SAID ne olt
-, ,,.+ .ba+ John Steward and a member
= .tn c+errv family said that such provision hao
been made .. &c ,astor-
In telling of his work. at this point as pas.oi,
NJ Ea-,,cbIos began to describe the work ne hao
h2d r-O-
+h morning he said TO prevent at the risk Oh ms
GU, ufe a Hungarian laborer from attacking MS
d on,o child Then he had procured 1oo loi
young ~ o.. +ou NJ
n-han the pastor of the chapel began 10 ten Va
< -, -1o or the chanel property at present Mr..
1a,-, rose to a point of order, which was sus-
tained. ., ,eb+ "
~ cannot make big sacrifice as o'ners Iliisne
said Mr.. Brucfllos- But am "4iie -
nv salary 10 the chapel
-y .r,a,,sa which followed this statement was
-ao.tered nv DR. Buchanan. After rernarking that
ss moderator he could not permit amy ~ -
ties he remarked that it hurt MIN 10 see 80 ~
=. +is ovn Aock present and SO many OF tiie f1opo
x-hsneutes there. Several OF the lalter "'i0 i
o,1ar hut 2 II were much in earnest .,
,r F7r7,chlos then said he wished tha' Hi
r7ncbanan had visited him once In 'he IaS' ii,io
- ana under the circumstances perhaps the
yeas - .I.an.l,tes would not be so unfamiliar
,z,orr ,ose TO a point of order "hlcL was
s.+ined by the moderator, who sald ne 'nou,ns 5Is
a. whether the chapel should De ooi,t-.-- -. -
- determined by the men who pald Iof aus guy
p - ,,ot the benef6Iaries of their pouhtS-
pol a. pr,,chIos finished his contention MT
,,a.+ar took the floor and explained tnat ueie "1
-tgaqe on the chapel, Of Whlch 'he
- bsen Maid only a few weeks ago "a ~,
rrointors suggestion, the hnal sc - 81
question was put over until the Ioui ' -
an septenber. The chapeltes erea"'
those desiring to do away Win IT. $, ..hss
., roaettnK Mr. Bruchlos said ne Wlsheo
- 80, able TO speak OF Dr. Buchanan 5 con-
- IN the pastorate of the 18th street ciU1 "a,
. ,,cb is now in a fourishinG cohul'l0ii'
that the Fourth Avenue Church was no" III susL, SUI
condition financially that some IT,
,.,a he done TO restore if to its OLD dlgnl'9- ne
- .arrad 10 the suit brought last IAN asaiis'
-,oha,a, with other defendants. IN whlch
1-rc,s I Minton, OF Brooklyn heio lia' ~
,-~xr,an was responsible for ms peills "UP
,ing certain stock which did not pan oue'
he cited as showing the clergyman 80 e1.,ai
finance were those ENalcH i1S1 +
,endinp of the church.
- D., T,r buchanan went to the Fourth ave
80 PRESBYTERIAN Church after serious coh'eliiol
,os arisen in the 18th street church over ms u
=, ,,alganlate the two. At the meeting Which 00
,iaed to.call him five women ana one man aiose
- ,,ote against the call. George f. sterry asheo
-. he can be made unanimous, but, while the
80 kent his seat on the next vote the n'e "oiie
refused TO change their vote.
,rh Fourth avenue church was announced 10
- Cor sale last November. the trustees II Is saiu'
holding out for s75a0co, the sum OF So4'oo' laNte
reen offered for the property. II was sald tha'
- W., End Church at 105th street and Amster-
dam avenue was willing TO take over me r oui III
svenue church and Hope Chapel The fourth ave
-ue church was built in Beecker street IN lhzo au
MS known then as the Beecker Street Church-
In IS54 il moved TO its present site alo Aeeui @ us
rresent name. According 10 member oil nope
lie he