Show CONTENTIONS NUMEROUS IN CHURCH ROW Former Wife ife Proving Nemesis Nem Neni- esis for Colored Divine Opposition Says ILL WILL ILL OBSERVED AT f SUNDAY SESSION Charles l Leader of Insurgent Element Makes i Charges Di Dissension prevails in the ranks of ot orthe the colored congregation o of the Calary Calvary Cal Cal- var vary ary Baptist church and unless George Washington Hart lIart the pastor resigns rellis-ns or is ousted dissension will continue to prevail pre according according- to Charles Mc- Mc Ie- Ie SWine Swint prominent member of or the colored colored colored col col- ored population of ot Salt Lake an and at atone atone atone one time a member of or the board of or trustees o of the church church- n Reverend Hart lIart accord according InS InS' to Mr Ir Mc Mc- Swine S has lias conducted himself in n a a. manner manner man man- ner ncr very unbecoming to a minister of ot the gospel and due to It-is It fact a a. motion was made matle at the regular monthly meeting of or the church last Friday night to oust Hart Hatt within thirty days das two Twenty members embers of the church were present at nt that m tin Mr fr Ui- Ui Swine Swine- said sald I Kleven voted l for I r tit the motion motion mo mo- l tion nine voted against the motion and two refused to vote rote Figure Mr states that tho the parliamentary parliamentary parliamentary parlia parlia- rules under which tho the church is il governed go pro provide that when a motion motion motion mo mo- tion is made if the tho majority of ot the members present vote voto for tho the motion it is passed and if It an any of ot tho the members members members mem mem- bers refuse to vote ote their votes otes In ur are counted with tho the majority Consequently Conse Conse- the Reverend Hart has been ousted In Mr opinion Reverend Hart comes forward however however how bow ever with the statement that there were twenty four members present at atthe the tho meeting nS' nS and that eleven elc voted for Cor or the motion and eleven voted against It It H. while t o did ld not vote Therefore in his hla opinion tho the motion was neither carried or defeated and he still Is pastor o of the church and has all the intentions of or continuing in that capacity J Small Con Congregation Prem The services held at tho the church yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- were attended by a n very small number of oC parishioners and while no mention was made of ot tho the charges against the pastor a general feeling of or will ill-will was evidently existent be between between bo- bo tween those In- In favor of or Doctor Harts Hart's dismissal and tho those o who wish his services ices retained Reverend Hart declared yesterday after aCter tho the services that when ho he came to the church in September 1916 the church owed and had a a. bank balance balance balance bal bal- ance of or 13 15 iz Now the church owes 1500 and md has a very vory substantial bank balance In 1916 he said therO there were two forty members of the church while at the present time th there ro arc are more than members Rev Reverend rend Hart charges that In Mr 1 while white a member of the board of trustees uste s had ad a access cess to the OL 01 uie tue and when whon the present pastor took tho the pulpit Mc- Mc Swine refused to make mako a report on this mone money or turn over o the church I records Counter Charges Charge Reverend Hart further a alleges that Mr lr has hns not contributed a cent towards the upkeep of the church I nor has he attended an any o of the servIces servIces services ices since the latter part of or 1916 until last November ember Now that tho the church Is on Its feet I financially Mr again as-aln wants to take an active interest In Its affairs mostly financial Reverend Hart inti Inti- I mated Since Its organization fifteen years a ago o the pastor said the tho church has had seventeen pastors Reverend Hart being the only one that h had d remained more moro than a year Mr Is preparing a statement state state- ment meat refuting some of or tho statements made b by the tho pastor whom he hc wishes ousted and will present It at tho the next business meeting of or the church Tho The Cavalry Ca church according to Mr Ir is a member of or the Home HomeI Mission society which pays a a. part of or ortho I tho the parsons parson's salary Reverend Harts Hart's former wife Mr said Bald wrote to the Home Mission society last summer sum sum- mer iner and said that her former husband I had illegally obtained a divorce from fromi i her ber Mr declared that after i I Investigating Investigating- this charge chars the tho Homo home Mission society came to the conclusion Islon sion that the former Cormer Mrs s. Hart Hatt was wasI I rI right ht in her alle allegation and immediately immedi- immedi I stopped its share of or tho the pastors pastor's salary of Tics rles Reverend Hart for some time did dill not Impart this knowledge o to the tho members members mem mem- bers of tho church Mr lr said but soon after aCter asked the board of trustees for tor an Increase In salary nn and at a Convention of or the tho Baptist churche churchel held at Ogden den last year ear u ue- ue dared t that lat the Calvary congregation atlon was Wa S sd supporting self s f-s u rUn g and antl a n d suggested s u ted that they break their tics with me Home Horne Mission society An investigation atlon followed according according- to Mr and It was found that the pastor was continually creating dissension In the church When Phen asked in what way Mr rr said the pastor had on frequent occasions made maue disparaging remarks about his opposition opposition tion and declared that the tho two factions actions could never a agree reo on any subject Reverend Hart denies the char charges cs I |