New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-31
Truce Called and Dispute
VIII Be Submitted to
Board OF Three.
NEpHEW'S SUIT MAY
BE SETTLED, ALSO
Preacher 10 Select One Judge,
Opponent Another-Dr. Cad
man as Peacemaker.

Seated under the same roof. but
in different rooms. the Rev. DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills. pastor Of Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, and Frank /. Fer
gueon, for five years the clergyman's
business adviser and attorney. agreed
yesterday morning TO submit their
much advertised legal controversy to
a three headed board OF arbitration.
As consequence OF this move 1t is
likely that the $4,000 ibe! suit
brought against Or. Hills Dy his
nephew. Percy u. Hills. wll lie ad-
!ustcd by the same method.
Early in the sensational and bitter
fight between DR.. Hills and Mr.. FER
guson IT was suggested that the gu s
tons be arbtrated, but the wou.d-ba
pescemakers found their white dove
returned to them minus most of its
feathers. SO that idea was promptly
abandoned by the persons who first
entertained 1t. Recently DR.. Macy
Niece Waters. pastor of the Temp
kins Avenue Congregational Church,
and DR.. s. Parkes Cadman. OF
the Central Congregational Church,
aroused by fear Of serious injury to
the Church which Il continuation Of
the quarrel seemed TO threaten, de-
cided 20 enter the situation boldly
and lay then plan for a quiet and
seemly settlement before the princ.-
pals.
Dr. Hills was informed of this
few days ago. Mr.. Ferguson was con-
suited on Friday night.
Peace Conference Held.
Just before noon yesterday. b. agree
ment, Mr.. Ferguson and Dr. Hills
went 70 DR.. Cadman's study in the Cen
trail Congregational Church, Hancock
Street and Franklin Avenue. Their ar
rival was so timed that they did not
meet. DR.. Hills was taken into the
study proper and Mr.. Ferguson into
room off the reception hall.
DR.. Waters and DR.. CaGman then pre-
scented their plan 10 each belligerent,
in turn. This proposal was to have
one arbitrator selected by Mr.. Fer
guson and one by DR.. Hills, the two
men chosen to select third. Then
the three umpires were to hear pres
entations of the case by lawyer
from each side, following which the
arbitrators were TO decide who was
wrong. and how much the wronged
man was TO be paid by the other.
The principals 70 the controversy
quickly announced their willingness 70
adopt this method Of ending the
trouble and taking it out Of the courts.
A preliminary agreement 20 do this
was drawn up and signed by both men.
At no time before. during or after
this proceeding did Mr. Ferguson and
DR.. Hills come into contact. When
the paper had been signed DR.. Hills
departed. A few minutes later Mr..
Ferguson left the building. TINS way
Of staging the affair was decided 10 be
the only practical way, for mad they
met. il is probable that even though Il
had been pleaded that the best inter
ests of the church and cause OF CHRIS
tianitv in general demanded arbitration
peaceful settlement might not nave re
suited.
All the persons connected with the
matter refused 10 say anything about
il. DR.. Waters went out of town yes
terday afternoon; DR.. Hills could not
be seen: DR.. Cadman kept out OF the
way of interviewers. and Mr.. Ferguson
said further publicity was not desired
The umpires will probably be named
within few days. r. ". Kellogg. at
,orney for Mr.. Ferguson, and Charles
T. Lark. attorney for Dr. Hills, said
Yesterday that they did not know who
would be selected by their clients. Mr..
Lark will present DR.. Hillis's case 20
the board of arbitration. Tomorrow
DR.. Hills and Mr.. Ferguson will sign
more definite articles of agreement.