Such preaching, in the opinion of the majority of pew-owners and supporters of Calvary Church, cannot be allowed, or the church will inevitably lose its standing in society.
3.

It is the fixed determination of a majority of the oldest and most influential members of Calvary Church to withdraw from the organization all support under the present condition of affairs.

The trustees announced that the pledges for church support had already fallen off very largely, and last Sunday less than half the regular amount was received.

This was ascribed to the sermon of the first of the month.
4.

The vacation of the parsonage and the removal of the minister into the region of the tenement district has created an intense feeling on the part of a large number of families who have for years been firm supporters and friends of the church.