The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-20
ATTACK BISHOPS VERGCITY
ST. INDREH'S IESTRT SnS
DR. ~ RGENS TOLDT NTRI IN.
TrophIes 81 Thai BrosGIyn thureh over
49, Pastor. Dr. NrklrS. Taken int"
Isurt Onr NnsdANu That casts
Doubt on MsTd Of ahurrh Head.

FNNtnNs NfA"Ns
Isurt Ons NnsdANu That casts
Doubt on MsFd Bf ahurrh Head
The name ~ the Right Rev Frederick
Burgess y u Bishop ~ M" di's--" 81
Long Island. WAS brought 'ui" IN" ~
Andres church squabhl- az br""Nlyh
Yesterday In such q Wav hat Iu~'tc" Gar
r,,t-nn was upy..i ~ quot" from the b'hl.
and 60 urg" that = Little Christian f"rh"1r-
anca D.. exercised tn" word ~ ia"
Bishop wa- quest ion,i IA an athdaNu
mad. Nv ono - the V'-sirvnsu That Ia"
deliberately Led was the statement 81 thus
warden. Dr Gerrg" Ihafs"
Th.affdaNt' Wis submitted m the course
az pr,p-.dlugs "a ih" ~ -, val Term ot the
Suprrm. totlr. YESTERDAY, wh"T" IN" h"N
William y. Ackl"y. ~" rector, who Was
locked pui by H. N,-Stry, asked the court
To continue an Injunction 10y which lac
was permitted 'o preach m his own church
On sunday. IN" mention ~ the Bishops
name cam" ahnu' "a the cour-" ot an rN-
phnatlon - hpw m" wirSl"ns iook the
Affairs II a.. Churvh m their own HANDS
and sought hy force To- uus' their rector
IN. dificultIes that led 10 this action
we're of several years standing, ~ II APP
pearad IA the papers filed yesterday. MIR
Acklsy seemed To- some ~ his church
people 70 ~. incompetent and too old "a
serve them longer. and they wanted
new man. Last April the uupl"asantne~s
reached It's ieuSast. and tn" v"-try vent
to Bishop Burgess about II. They wanted
the head ~ the diocese Co reserve a state
man' from them
There was "A similar situation m the
Affairs - the church ~ tho Atonement
last January and IN that case the ve-try
had been successful IN their efforts 10
get another rector. ThIs was recalled Ia
the Bishop 10y ths vestry ~ ~ Andrews
when ha refused 10 receive their statement
lie said. they assert. that hs wouldn't
take u unless the rector knew all about
II. and they quote him as saying in this
reGard:
IAN papers that came to me from the
Church ~ the AtOnement had the consent
IF thu rector
n Chaffee says IN his AFFIDAVIT that the
relations 81 the rector and tho vestry
became so strained On account IL the
antagonIstic attitude of the rector that
the peace and welfare ~ the parish
threatened when Mr. Ackleys resi- gna-
ton had he.n demanded and hs had
refused To give II the statement was
prepared for the Bishop. THIS was on
May ~ and II was presented by DIR
Chafe.'. John Bpvker and Davis T.. Het-
eel clerk ~ the ysStry
when Bishop Burgess urned IL back
ON their hands with the sIg ge-iion that
II b. submitted 10 the rector the Ve-try
followed his advice, hut Mr. ACkiey
WOuldn't give his consent tn have u pre-
ssnt.d To the Bishop except under certain
conditions
On June ~ another attempt was made
To- have an interview With the Bishop
FL and this u ~ ref i-sd. The AFFIDAVIT 81
Dr ihaf'sa continues.
said Bishop hatly refusing 20 meet
saId vestry without IN" approval ~ the
rector. thus d"ppu"nt called upon the
clerk of the Nastry II sod church ~ the
Atun.msnJ and asked nm II the ve~trv
81 said church had first obtained the
consent Of tho r,.Ctor before presenting
their petition to said Bishop. to which
ia" clerk replied
Nothing that went from the Atone
ment u the Bishop had the consent 81
III. rector.
Beng satisfied that the said Bis hop
had deil h@rat"ly lied To- tins deponent
and his brother vsstrym"n and that he
had no intention u hearing their griev-
ances. said vestry duly met and retained
Darwin j M"serole as their attorney and
acting advocate
Dr Chaie- adds that the Bishops az
tItude showed that his SympathIe- We're
wholly On MIR ACkley sid" and that h..
3 was 80 preJudIcrd that n" refused ab-
3 splutrIv To- follow The. canonioal law Ia
{ III" matter And III" locking out was
} the result.
William u Ford counsel for the Dioc-s..
J OF Long Island and also for Mr. ACkl.y.
: syVr---.'dt % JUS IC" 'iaTretson his amaze
, mont that such an attack should b" made
upon IN" Bishop. IN" Court dld It's best
- tutarpos.' for peace nv mentioning
CR-i-tIan fprb'.aranc" as proper hing
At tins stag u tn" difficulties hen
Francis 4 hu-Al"r Of counsel for the
v"strvWru sad "mvhlucally We are
acting a- Christians. bur ~" have been
Hham"fuly treated and by the Bishop.
and -" have tho right 10 SAY 80 W"
expect - prove everything that "" have
said m orr aiiidayitS
That may all be true. was ia. reply
Of Ju-fIc" GarrrtSou. but doesn't the
Good Book SIy thai II they Tnlts Won on
on" ch"-N you shall turn tie other ALSO
Very true. answered Mr. kO-hl-r
4 but ~" have. b..''u snItt"u on both cheek
' already and "" haven z any other 70 turn
: Mr. Ford -aId that he wanted a little
time IA which 10 consult with Bishop
. Burgess and possibly 10 prepare AN an.
Ew"ring affidavit The ATTORNEYS for the
vs-StryIu.n were anNIous To RD ON with
TIA" cas-. without delay Justice Carrot
sou granted IN adjournment until Thurs
day There - possibility that another
temporary Injunction for next sunday
will b" b" only sur" way for the Rev Nlr
AC<l"y 10 preach an his church
Pi-uop Burgess vas ~ the DIOCESE office,
~ 40 Rams.n street yesterday afternoon
bu' h" was unwilling 10 comment upon
the turn which the ~ Andrew = TROUBLES
had taken ia his direction Last sveninl
Mr. Ford Said that h" hadn't had a chance
- confer with Bishop Burgess but tina
h. would probably hay" something 10 sa'
for the Bishop to-day. ". added for
himself however
- -saru- 20 me that the position which
the Bishop occupies m this community
~ too high 10 be brought into question
hv anything which may be- said in such
way a. this