The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-12
LOCKED OUT OF his CHURCH
THE REV. ". y. lCkLEY HOIDS
SERI ICE ON THE STEPS.
Eestry Of south BrOOkIyn Parish IiRs
BrOuSht charges Of inrapaciiy IN
Part Sf Rector service an'i sunday
school Outdoors. hat NJ communion.


/ posted up on the door
Nu1tos
The Rev william y NyAlev having baen
= Discharged nv the rsstry ~ this church
notice - hrrrhv given to the congregation
thereof thai the doors Of 'his church VIII
Ne closed on sunday. september ~ i1Iu
and until such tine ~ the ve-'ry can pro
vide pastor IN the p.nc" oi said Rev. Will.
iam Ack'rN
The notice WAS dated September =.
and signed hy David f. H.tzel rlerk ~
the ve-trv. A second notice announced
that services would ~ held ns usual NJ
IL - A. NJ aud Is y. VI GA S"ptem-
her -
When Dr Acklcv reached the church
az o'clock m the morning h" Jaw the
notice lac church door was locked
He returned at 10 ~ and founda crowd IT
his Pensioners waiting outside the SIN
closed doors. and few Of the wardeus
and vsstrvmen vino had taken action
against hun He asked rhrS. latter ~
give him the key 10 the church This
they refused Ia do and Dr AcAlsy went
through the formalty of irving the old
key in the new lock II didn't work
! Mr. Ackley thsreupon announced TO the
assembled crowd that he would hold ser
. Nl'f- lI'h NlF tAAffl NlFfl~ fif WIFI
next door into the house ~ a friend Mr.
Normiole and pu' On hr- srrph"e and
vsstments and returned 10 gead ~"
B vica
All the congregation stood except an
old couple who we've CRYING and two
chairs were hroIght ont for them To- ut
on The regular Choir was present and
they sang the opening HYMN. stand Up.
4 T..
communion sunday. they had 20 omit
IN" communion s"ryIc"
The church - a lrt'l" low brick structure
nvergrown with rusty ampelnp-I- and a
row Of tall aIms shaded "a. aggregation
which numbered ~ the hundreds by the
time the -.rvIc. was well started. many
curious having P-en added Ia the numhar
Of ~" faithful
Three policemen we're on hand but
there vas no 4 sordsr the s.rv icas
running lur.tlv and n an orderly manner
After Dr Acki"v had ku"lt down or the
s'ou" steps IN prayer and IN" asssmhlage
had sung The ,hurrh- one Founda
ton ~" s"ry,ca was r"Id DR. Ac>l~v
announced 20 3D." congregation that hr
would hold SUNDAY schpo, As usual and
7 IN" evening SEW .," a. : 81 = NJ. outdoors
Il necessary
Atm" hour for SUNDAY school SOP VI
a number of the hostile ya-trv we're p-a e.
s.n' together Slta a IA. x crowd % children
and women A. Or Ackl"y. slight h''l-
man with white haI- and white " ms.
kers. approached the veStrymcn moved
across the street
/ You don't dar. face him called me
women after them sunday school passNd
/ OF without hitch. 'ta day being pro
pItIOus Dr Ackley announced tn at
there were 20 have been two babies for
/ baptism. but that he would hav" 10
bapiise them AZ his nous. $50 Forty
seventh ~ rect n" sad that next ;. inday
. b. " N hold services ~ usrla. q tn" church
Dr ACkl"y "a hen seen ~ MS nOru" SAID
that he had nothing 20 saw concerning
the charge msd'' hv Va" v.~'ry bat
would await the action - the diocs.~a II
Long Island HIS friends -ty that N"
vesiTymeu htv" NJ legal authority 10
discharge hun even 'hough m" charges
that the vs-try presented to the diocese
Of Long Island might b." 'uI" They
/ characterize the charge a. pr"poSterous
A. to the charges hat Or Ack lev
ignored all questions - 'inanc" m Cou-
nsotion with the church. his friends saw
that the "e~'rv ignore the fact that n ~
the ve-frv duty amt not The rector =
20 look after the church finances and
. that they are irving 20 shift the load tu
Dr ACtley shoulders These friends
saw that tonight thor" will be- a meeting
- one = IN" PARISH societies IN which
thay hon" 20 take action reS.n'Ing m"
attlr., - What they call = small minority
clothed with little brief authority
Among m" rector friends Hr" August
S'"inh hirr. former senior warden I'd
ward , DvsouChs' N'-'ryTau -
. Chi'froE yestrvUan and N"iSun l. Booth
a former Ns-st Iymau
Ia their charges which number seven
the Iu-Irg"u' warrisu- Hud ys=trvm"u
state that Dr ACki..y : age and f....bl.,
CONDITION mental ami phy-Inal. r"llIr"
hat he r"lnIui~h a charE" - bach r'-IgIr'-
a strong vigorous man 80 keep tpgr'h""
a fast dNIndhng "uncr"ga'lnn Th.~
charg" Dr. AcSl-v : friends regard "a
| personal insult 20 him Tn" charges
further stat" that ~ ACkl"v's utter
J disregard = 'h. cauuus 'snnt- and 'h.
Iaw - N" church and ~" rights ~ fl.
/ v"Strv N IA" temporal AFFAIR." 81 m"
church and ~" property fh..'"pf ~ w'!l
a. ms IstIryatr m ~ ~" RI Eh's ~ ~. vest ~
, Hereunder ha, p1I-.ai such rII f.s'.us
and controversy that m" teach ugs #
| Christ nav" h"cutu" = farce theron
. The rector : friends saw that ars ui. b
/ knowing DR. ACk Low would hardly roCpg
uiza m hun tho monster ol"scrIh % rh.-
. charg" mad" hv men who u th. same
breath speak =" gIhlv ~ N" Teachings
II Christ
Tn" charges 90 on N saw that the
! rector = disregard Of N" financial status
81 the church which haS had $1,000
mortgage for IN" sIN'""u wears h'' has
/ h..sn connected With the church has
made the church practically stand s'Ill |
while the population ~ "a" I"lghhprhpod |
/ Of the parish has in' sod So U..r cent /
/ They saw that h" has ueZls''"i hi- /
uarOChlal VISITS. causing Irr"Iarahl, !
I injury 10 ~" spiritual W"lfar" 81 the /
/ parish They also say that previous
I 10 tho petition for h- removal tl"y had ,
made him an offer ~ salary ~ sgyO |
a year and would provld" him an assistant. !
which oTer they say o." refused Tn" !
petition aud charges are signed by Ma Ior !
, Irwin and DR. GeorR. Chlhee wardens F.
and Nes'rvmen Edward " Narwood .
Andrew NcIrayey. Richard Nc, urdv /
John A Dram John Bowker David
Hetksl and e Elliott
Dr Acklev - graduate NJ Trinity
College Hartford ~ IN" class 81 1919
He - a PHI R"ia kapTn man
PITY WHITES Under CIR.