Church Faction Fight at the African M.E. Church

The trustees of the African M. E. church held a very lengthy meeting last night, lasting from 8:30 to 11:30, at which Rev. Allen W. Whaley presided. Although they were very reticent about the proceedings, enough was learned to warrant the conclusion that Mr. Whaley may yet remain as pastor. While the meeting was held behind closed doors, it is understood that one of the principal topics discussed was the notice which appeared in the Post-Intelligencer, in which it was stated that Mr. Whaley had severed his connection with the church and was not authorized to collect money in its name. It transpired that at least two of the signers of the notice, William Grosse and L. A. Ray, are not trustees, and it is understood that Grosse, who was present at last night's meeting, claimed that he did not sign the notice at all. Mr. Whaley said: 'That notice which appeared in your paper was totally unauthorized by the board of trustees, and some of the signers were not trustees at all, but irresponsible parties who want to make trouble. My resignation was given before it was asked for, and the reason it came so suddenly was that I wanted to show my independence.'