The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-02 00:00:00

" XX PIRIENCES."

At the Salisbury Petty Seaton& on Monday, before the
Risbt Worshipful the Mayor (Mr. R. K. Wilson), Me
Alderman Woodlands, and D moty.lnspectorilleneral
Baad, a lad named Freak Randall was sueurooned fee
being euilty of riotous and disorderly behaviour at a
place ooly certified and licensed for religious worship
Called the Christian Misaiou Hall, during the odebratiost
of Hide* service on Sunday, the 16th June -The Mayor:
Is that the mune place ea Salvation Stores 1-Mr. Powning
(Msgistratee' Clerk): Yee, but the name has been altered.
I believe.-Defendant lu reply to the charge, said be
didn't know that he had anything to say In particular
although he could not admit being guilty of the alleges(
offence.-Mra. Sarah Seven was consequently sworn, and
said that she lived at No. 1, Cedar Cottage, West-street,
Fishertoo.-The Mayor Are you married or eagle l-
ilts Sayers: Kant a widow.-The Mayor: Are you the
preacher at • certain registered place of worship called the
Cbristian blieslun Hall /-11 n. Sayan; I 'abort : I am not
• preacher. I exhort sinners to See from the wrath
to come. That is my mission sir. (Laudon/is) -
Mr. Pawning; What is the name of your denomination!
-Mrs. Sat en: Christian Missions, under the superintend.
coos of the Rev. William Booth. Oa the 16th inst. the
we, bolding a service in the Hall from three in the
afternoon till half-past, but was obliged to close it in
consquence of the naithooduct of the defendant and
others. It was not • preaching but an "Expetience"
meeting, and she was conducting it lidolle with
Mr. Z Woods, a young Evangelist The defendant and
other young men were laughing, and otherwise disturbed
the congregation. SW went down from the platform to
have the defendant put out. He made we of bad
language which would be spoken to by another witness.
It was not tbe first time that he bad interruptcd, and she
had taken him by the arm and renewed kindly with him -
James Trimby, • carpenter, living at Ni. 4. Model Ror
Desseproed, said be was at the 'orrice on the 16 aof
June, and himself expetienced interroption.-The Mayor:
Are you an authorised preacherl-Withess said be Om
not. He didn't belong to Mrs. Sip ers in any way.
(Laughter.) He wan a member of the Wesleyan body,
hot happened accidentally to he present at the servios.
Ho was in the gallery, and Randell had a meat in the body
of the room. Its disturbed the congregation just as Mr.
Z 102011,4 was at prayerr, and closing the meeting, and
witness scent down to re monstrate with him, The defer, cleat
we, laughing as loudly as be could. Witness salt "Young
man this is not a place for laughing or talking." He nudist
" It, no odds to you ; you had hotter shut your-mouth."
I -The Masor ; Are you able to judge whether the del god-
ant latighed 'tuella pally, or merely Meow he couldn't
help itl- Witness 0114 onside to entwer that question.
Mimeos had asked hi,,, on • preirlons nec tai•pti, nut to
interrupt the service-his Mayor: People may talk and
pray in such a lUdierOtli Way a• to 'adore people to laugh
who otherwise would not laugh at all. What was Mr.
ESmonds saying I-" God bless For,eet"-anothee of the
defendants. (Much laughter.) D .4en.lant strongly
dephol having ever been previimaly tos.ken to by the-
witnesa-At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Sayers
produced her license-The Mayor (p-ro•lae osomue
that in it you ere described as " • female witister," but I
confess I don't know what that rneana-Mr.. Sayan:
Tint's ohat the L rd Gal Altirrhly rail. me. IL iughter )
-The Mayne: 0. I nonsense I (Roomed laualuer.) airs,
So, en: I minister to precious souls. The Mayor: Bat
you are 1,..r licensed to preacb in this Court (Mock
laughter )-Bautuel Bather, carpent r, living in M .del-
row, Devises-road, went into the Mot*i.ril Hall after
leaving big ow:. aervoro at Hue ion Baptist Chapel.
There were from SO to3o young men there-the defendant
amongst them. They were disturbing the meeting.
They • ere hall-sing rather than laughing, and tapplog
o:sir feet on the floor. When the toren:a was over be
west up to the delrodallt and tdd him that be should give
his mono to Mr. Neloalade. He replied, "1 don't curia
d— for that." It was an "experience" muting
-e meeting lor • statement of the es perieue
of she )oung men who got Up to speak --
-The Mayor: You Must earuee my ineapenenee.
I have not been there, poi tint.. Had this ioung nun
rtat.i his automat.- f- taus : I inhere not, spi.
(Laughter I-Sarah Ann L die, wife of George Lahr,, a
Gus Moe, Foberton, was at the ureic.-, ami saw the
d holdout then; in fact, he was always there.-The
sky,: Then he ought to have given his experience, 1..
mire. (Lanthter.) -Witness went on to state that the
defendant not only hallooed and clapped his hands, bet
crew like • cock, and made all sorts of other noises She
wee quite sure about bon, beano she i 'poke to him, and
uked him to desist. Ha used very bad and disgostiag
language the other day at the Hamilton Hall-Mr. Henry
Edmonds said he was a junior Yamamoto', and Head as
N. 1, Cedar Cottages, Weat street, leieherton-The
Mayne: Then you lire with Mrs. Sayeni-Witnese said
be did. On the 16th inst. he saw Randall Creating •
disturbance at the Mission Hail, although be coal not
speak as to his stamping his feet. The defendant
frequently hallooed out while be (Mr. Zarionds) •••
engaged in prayer. He knew the defendant's woke,
because be bad had occasion to complain d his
conduct several times before. After he bad finished
praying witness spoke to the defendant, and told
him that he should issue a 111111to001 atalast hits.
The Mayor : Are you a preacher duly authorised Witness: Yes.-The Mayor: Who authorised you /-
Witness The Rev. William Booth, Superintendent 04
Shaba' in this &Arida-The Mayor: Has he ever been
here to superintend you 1-Witnees Yen; be has hue
bere twice aillol3 I have been statioseed berth-The Mayor:
Are you one of the people who assembled in the Market-
place, and make a noise there.. well as in the streets?-
Witness: I stand there to sing, and preach, and pral;
The Mayor: Very good.-Withem : I am one of the le
of the services which are held night after night-Delta'
dant said Mr. Zdmoods had never spoken to him, bet
Mrs. Sayers bad. He had no witness to call, hut he
certainly did not make use of had language H. did bet
say that he was not disorderly. He eirnply laughed as
other people did-nothing morn-Mr. Vowed': There is
nothing to laugh at when I am addressing God.-The
Mayor: You must excuse me, but one who preaches or
prays may be such an extremely ludicrous or absurd penal
la to excite laughter. Ido not think any absurdity woold
cause a young man to crow like • cock, hut laughter I cam
very sadly Imagism-Me Edmond,: Moen I am address-
ing God, I teaks no use of no ludicrous or improper
language-The Mayor Ido not, fore moment, suppose
you do-The Bench withheld their decision in this case
until other, had been heard.
IlerrY Perna appeared to answer for • similar ammo
alleged to have been committed at the same time and
place-Defendant said the Evangelista were telling thee
all about their license, when somebody called out the
lettere "r
-o--t," at which be and other. laughed. -Mrs
Sayers said the defendant was one of those who dossed
the disturbance, and she assisted in putting him out it
the room. She could not speak as to his talking, beams
she was too far sway. His name was called out from the
platform before he was pet out. She was sorry for him.
.cause through the ministrations of the Lvancelista the
Lord had saved the *eels of many enviously egnifirond
drunkards iii Salisbury. In proof of tbis the Bench had
only to go and look at diode homes-The Mayor: That
may be your "experience, but you bad better osolee
yourself to the matter at hmus.-Mrs. Sayers lo ith eseete,
nese and volubility): The Lord bless you, and save Yaw
predous Pout I hope end pray that you may be coevorted
to God I May the Lord bless you, and save you I The Ls 4
bids me to warn you to Bee from the wrath to now., Tle
Lord help you-the Lord bele you, and save your envies*
soul I (Gnat Laugh ter.)'-The *aver : You ase erseeteo
a disturbance youreelf. I tear,-Me Sayers The Leo
hell' you I Th. Lord help you, sir. (Renewed Muds./ -
De cadent did not crose-exantio• the witnesa. but said be
got out of the hall ea seam as be could alter bsisg 'rasa

—Charl•4 is.. was preen! to NAM, the like information
The Mayor addenda' the delendanteooll.tlvsiy, isid,
tits lb.rich, bevies beard the evideece. were guite sswn,.
that they were guilty of the offence with which thr7
charged. M.ght be that wan of the observatires ass&
were such as to cause them to laugh, but be could e 44
undentand why either of the &fondants could lis"
imitated the eroniag of a cock. He was inclined t• thu
from the evidenos of litre Sayers and bey tintesiere
they had been in the habit of atamadiee this plaas for
purplee of creating a dietaries's. On this accsains
Bench thought a lies of la Id.. each would be oaten'
It roust be clearly tuaderatoorl. however, by tbeesehsf
end their foetids. after tins puhiuc uotk• and
that if they went to disturb these people is what low
called their worship. they would incur • much harlot
permit, sad if he should tabs oath. Bench
would certainly isiliat It rs. Sayers said she wow
pay ILO oasis—Mr. Pointing: Then T shell ousst
tZteagainst you is the Chesty Court
tts)-11tra. Sayan thes left the Court with be
(floods. die:Ludas that she a ouhl rather go to prism Oil
peg anythuti.

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