New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-12
Lawyer Invited Calvary
Board to Sit in Front
Row at Court.
SAID THEY COULD
THEN JUDGE TRUSTEE
Tinsdale, They Say, Tried to
Create Dissension-His ExpuI-
sion from Church Asked.

A proceeding brought in the Supreme
Court by Edmund J. Tinsdale, a lawy4-
and member of the Calvary Baptist
Church, TO restrain a committee of dea-
his conduct was calculated TO bring
Gissension and strife among the mem
bers of said church" also reveals that
there has been scandal existing for
some time"
Mr.. Tinsdale contends that his efforts
have been devoted toward putting an
end to this condition in the church and
followed a hearing by the deacons of
charges against a trustee in which
arose some doubt as to what consti-
tuted evidence of misconduct in divorce
cases.
He tried to set the deacons right on
that point, and his invitation for them
to come to the Supreme Court and gain
first hand the necessary information
was responsible for the lawyer being
summoned to appear on charges which,
the church complaint says, warrant ex-
polling him.
Wants Permanent Injunction.
But his church trial will be delayed
until the Supreme Court has heard ar
eument on the temporary injunction he
has obtained from Justice Donnelly di-
recting the Rev. Joseph NJ. Kemp, the
board of deacons and board OF trustees
to show cause Friday why it should not
be made permanent.
The charge against Mr.. Tinsdale
crows out of letter which he sent 70
each deacon inviting him TO be present
in the Supreme Court at the trial OF
unattended divorce cases before Jus
tice Cohalan and so personally acquaint
themselves with the evidence necessary
i'm such actions.
He also suggested that the deacons
have a talk with Justice Cohalan after
hearing the cases. But the deacons
came not Instead of accepting the IN
vitation, they communicated with Pre-
siding Justice Clarke OF the Appellate
Division. to whom they suggested that
the action Of Mr.. Tinsdale called for
discipline. Justice Clarke summoned
the LAWYER and advised him to apollo
gize to Justice Cohalan. This he did;
The invitation of Mr.. Tinsdale to the
deacons, typewriter in a form to re-
semble a legal document, read:
Dear Brethren: 1t is aifectionateiy
urged that you individually, collectively
and as a body abstain from your busl-
ness and set aside and dedicate part
of the day to God at the time ana place
aforesaid, and make II day OF lastlhs
and PRAYER, more fittlngly as ~ is no"
the Lenten season, and attehd .he So
sion of Special Term, Part Ill, supreme
Court TO hear matrimonial divorce
cases presented. testimony taken ana
the Judgment of the court.
Front Seats Asked.
81 will cheerfully be a. your service,
with a copy of the proceeding heai"
before Won on Wednesday evening,
March g 1916. to introduce you TO the
court. ask that you be assigned to front
seats in the courtroom, that you may
hear ali that is testified TO, and, after
listening attentively to all the cases
at recess in the judges chambers pass
TO the honorable court copy OF the
recorded testimony heard by you as
hoard of deacons of Calvary Baptist
Church. and on file with your secre-
tarv for an extrajudicial opinion
thereon, and after hearing the same s
no doubt IL will be of much assistance
10 Won in arriving at a decision after
the enthusiasm with which you are
now approaching this matter g.,
The name of the man whose conduct
the board of deacons has been investl-
eating does not appear In the court
proceeding, nor did Justice Cohslan1
agree to render any "extrajudicial
opinion. The deacons charge that Mr.
! Tinsdale's communication was an in
suit to the officers and was sent in an
attempt to bring reproach and scandal
upon your church"