Church Union Wanted in the North.

Observer, Volume xi, Issue 667, 10 October 1891, Page 7

Church Union Wanted in the North.

A Kohukohu correspondent writes: — Truly, now w have nor Episcopalian Church finished, we might be ex« peoted to cultivate kindly feelings towards one another and that Christian charity which is so often preached and so little practised. But instead of the new church having increased our charitable feelings towards each •' other, the very reverse is the case ; in fact, it is a very. ' apple of discord ' among us. Previous to this we had contrived to get along 1 pretty amicably, hut now strong p*rty feeling runa high, and gratuitous insults have been offered to the other denominations by a certain " pillar of the church,' because they will not subscribe liberally to ' the funds o f a church which they are distinctly informed they cannot have the use of to worship in. 'The Ohurch when consecrated can be used for Church of England services only.' We have herotofore been glad to welcome any visiting clergyman, and Episcopalians, Wesleyans, Presbyterians, &c., all went to his services, whatever his denomination migrht be. But all this is to be changed. The *- piscopalians, who are strongest on the School Committee, quietly bided their time till their own church was about finished, then incontinently passed a resolution to the. effect that the school-room was no longer to be used for church services, and the harmonium was also to be removed (as soon as they are done with it). This instrument, be it observed, was purchased by public subscription some ten years or more since, and as a number of the '■ subscribers had left and no one knew who had the i original papers in connection therewith, the ' huroh of J Kngland laid claim to it; but, fortuaate^y, the papers' (jjp were found and pr- ved conclusively tbat the instrument?^ was for the use of the public generally, so the claim waa^J quietly cropped. '>'■££

The latest phase of this discordant feeliner was exhibV'.. v ited a few nights since at a meeting 1 of the Lawn Tennis^l Club, when a son of one of our most respected townsmen^' was nominated and blackballed. The only reason which 1 * can be assigned for this is that the father, who is a.v member of the School Committee, expressed his feelings •.'- --rather freely against the removal of the haraioniani frpml ; the school ' ">.