ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3732, 2 July 1883, Page 3

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.

[To the Editor of the Daily Telegraph.] g IU> —Would you allow mo a lino or two to protest against the tyranny which has been instituted at St. Paul's. A new minister has been chosen utterly unknown to tho congregation, and his name withheld until Avithin a few days of a meeting of Presbytery, with the hope, presumably, that the congregation in their dilemma may raise no objection. This seems very strange to those who had tho pleasure of listening to tho sermon read by Mr Sidcy yesterday morning, in which the congregation were exhorted to pray earnestly that they might be led to elect the right man for the place, while all tho time the reverend gentleman had his eye on a successor whom he is apparently determined by hook or by crook to get in. To tell the truth, tho reverend gentleman's anxiety appears rather suspicious. There is indeed a rumor to the effect that he wishes to retire as tho senior pastor of the charge. Does Mr Ross know this, and has he condescended to be bossed by Mr Sidcy. All this underhand plotting seems to mo to be utterly opposed to the constitution of our church. I can only join in the prayer of "A Member" in this morning's Herald that there will be a large meeting this evening, and that the congregation will refuse to be so summarily snuffed out. —I am, <fee., Another Old Member.

July 2, 1883