Show PASTOR hONE GONE CHURCH SPLITS Fierce Factional Fight Almost Disrupts Central Christian ChristianI I Congregation CANNOT SELECT A PASTOR Members Are About Equally Divided Some Divided Some Want to Quit Parent Body Fractional differences causing five Ove changes In the tho pastorate of the Central Christian church at Third East and ami l Fourth South streets In the tho last lIve rI years which arc said to be bo tho the cause of the con congregation being without a pastor pastor pastor pas pas- tor at tho the present prevented the tIle congregation congre r gation gatlon reaching a 0 decision yesterday morning relative e to filling the tho vacant pulpit At a con congregational meeting called Sunday Sunda morning for the purpose of or deciding whether the church should call a pastor or ask that one be bo furnished furnish furnish- ed Ij by the American Missionary society the veto voto resulted In n a tie tic Another meeting wll WI be called soon and an nn at attempt attempt attempt at- at tempt wll bo made to reach rench some somo a agree agree- ree- ree men meat ment t Internal troubles In this tills church have been many and varied during the tire last laRt live five years ears Pastors ha have been heen In r ch e and till wore were carrying on tho the work nicely until the fractional In the congregation atlon and the pastors pastors pastors pas pas- tors to escape esc time the trouble would seek ither places of employment Only a afew afew afew few weeks n ago o the Rev Albert flux Buxton ton resigned the pastorate and Is now nw employed employed em em- eni- eni as DS teacher In the Eureka ureka High h school hool His Ills ram family II Is Is declared declare has requested that their names bo be withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn from Crom tho the roll of members As a result of ot the withdrawals of ot some of the tho pastors numerous members were wore lost and new pastors have e had tho the work of ot to do over a again olno oln Yn o Orl Ml lIlon The Central Christian church was or organized organized or- or some years ago O after It had been heen con conducted as a mission slon under the direction of ot tho the American society the tho maj major majr r portion of the ex expense expense ex- ex pense pease of oC the tile mission was borne b by the tho society Then tho the church was organ organ- zed The TIle missionary society did not withdraw It Its aid however howe but lut contributes contributes con con- tributes JI O O to tho the funds of the Institution The Tho mission has furn- furn urn urn- shed numerous pa pastors torB and It Is said So he tile last time It was requested t tl t fill rill tile tho pulpit tl-o tl officers declared that unless the strife was quelled and the castor nastor allowed d to carry carryon on his work without Interference the tho mission would not send Rend more here It H was largely because f f this allf alleged el ultimatum that the trouble of yesterday arose arOc Some of ot the church members wish to carry carryon on the work of ot the church nt of the tho aid of or the parent s 1 clet while others do not riot care to cast aside the parent and Its Influence When the vote was tal taken cn diy yeste-diy este lY lYthe the he split was nr most st and It was Impossible to reach any derision What the he outcome will bo ho Is a n. mn for tr c n n Jecture Influential members of or e ch action declare they the will not give gl way to o the tile other ott-er side and there Is consider consider- aile l le going oln on on each Isdo fean the tho church Is and lidS bids fair to remain In that condition until one Ine faction secures a n. majority of ot adherents S |