New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-16
THE RELIGIOUS DISsENSIONS IN ST.
GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAS
From The London Tme., Jan: 90.


THE RELIGIOUS DISSENSIONS IN ST.
GEORGES-IN-THE-EAST.
From The London Times, Jan. go ,
Yesterday evening there was fiightful riot, result
ing in the destruction Of much Of the chuIch property
in the parish Church of st. George in-theEast IN
happily notorious hs parish has become in eonSe
quence of the religious differences which prevail and
serious as have been the disturbances which have taken
place. everything which has previously occurred sinks
Into insig1ifcance when compared with the terrible
scene which was Witnessed there last night. The
morning service at which the Rev. Bryan King, the
Rector preached, as comparatively tranquil the aer-
noon Litany service WAS good deal interrupted, but
at the evening service there such scene as 1t
would be impossible for any language adequately to de-
scribe The conduct of the congregation was, to use
the only phrase at all applicable TO it, "devilsb
BY o'clock Cannon street, in which the front
gates of the church are situate was filed with people,
who were anxious to obtain admission into the church,
and loud and imperative demands were made that the
oates should be thrown open. Awed, however, to
some exeIt by the presence of strong body Of police,
there was no actual riot outside but at 81 the public
were admitted into the church, and then commenced
proceedings of which it will be our painful duty TO
give description. Evening service at St. Georges
con rnences at O'Clock, and at quarter OF an hour
before that time the church densey packed, there
being at least 5000 persons present. OF whom about
I 0G0 were boys, who had come with the determine
nation of making row, and who took possession OF
the galleries.
Previous proceedings at this church have been COM
pared to theater on the first night OF pantomime,
which assembled at st. Georges last night. There
was catcalling cockcrowing yelling, bowling, lssiDg
shouting of the most violent kind, snatches OF popular
songs were sung, loud cries Of Bravo and Order
came frcm every part of the church, caps, hats and
bonnets were thrown from the galleries into the body
of the church and back again. while the pew-doors
were slammed, ucifer.matches struck, and attempts
than once made to put out the gas In TINS there
was regular organization, but it was not successful
although various parts of the church were at times
placed in darkness During all this time the unruy
mob acted without check Of any kind, for, although
there was a strong force outside not ono policeman
was allowed to enter the church.
AT the Garrck Tbeater, close by, where there was
religious service conducted by the incumbent Of one of
the district churches OF St. George tnere
were several policemen to preserve order. AT O'Clock
a procession Of priests and choristers entered the
church and advanced to their accustomed place In front
of the altar. IL headed by the Rev. Bryan King,
the rector, who was followed by the Rev. Z. r. Low
der and ten or twelve chorsters habted in their white
robes Their appearance in the church caused intense
excitement. People jumped on TO their seats, pew
doors we're violently damned and loud shouts OF exc
Grafton proceeded from every part OF the church. MT.
King who appeared to be seriously i'll and very much
depressed took his place the seat on the south lde
of the altar, Mr. Lowder being on the north. Inc
latter gentleman said the first portion OF the prayers
Mr. King the last. Scarcely word was audible.
Hitherto the congregation had contented themselves
with "sayibg the responses IN opposition 10 Tue cIor
isters who sang them, but last night they ndngeo IA
responses which not in the Prayer-oook ana Whca
were nothing short of blasphemous mocsery. AT the
close of the PRAYERS Mr. Lowder ascended the pulpit
and was hissed and yelled at by the people VITA ire
mendous energy. He was unmoved by thelr assaulIs,
and gave az his text the 9Th chapter OF ST. Matthew's
Gos6e 26th verse" And he saith unto them, why are
We fearful We of little faith Then he arose, ana
"rebuked the winds and the sea- and there was great
"cam." lie spoke very energetcaliy pnt am cJn'
slant Interruptions of the most disgracefnl knd OF the
persecuons which in various periods OF her Ills tue
Church had been called upon to undergo, and anverng
10 the circumstances OF that parish remarked that the
clergy had more reason to expect
CONVEX sion Of sinners than at present. lie oAPresseu
his belief that when the present persecution eeseu the
church would triumph, and then exclaimed win great
force Who is fearful for the everlasting churcn OF
Christ 2" Thf was followed 6y geheI sn1%u ID
=" Who's afraid 2" and load and losgcoh,ihned
laughter The Rev. gentlemen bore this indignity
with apparently steical Indifference, and when tran,
quity had been 10 come extent restored, addressed
the bows present reminding them that one day they
might be laid on bed Of sickness, when the awlui SIN
of sacIieoe which they were then committing would
lice ND in Judgment against them. The boys, how
ever were proof against the Rev. gentlemans serious
and earnest admonition which they responded to with
shout of dersive laughter. Mr. King, MIR. Iowder,
and the chorisers made their way TO the vesr room
with great difficulty being mere than once subjected
TO personal violence. ~.
At this moment a CIV was raised for the demolition
of the altar which was deliberately decorated and the
threat would have been carried out had Eot the al ar
gate been calamity defended by MIR Stuffed, son Oh
The county magistrate OF that name ana Que OF ar.
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beauti u eabrm, and this at once became al OBJ
iect of attack Hassocxs collected from me pows
and hurled at it, Many Of them struck II, ana every
moment il was expected that it wond come down. AS
it was, it was seriously damaged Another OBJECT OF
attack was the large the altar, at which
hassocks and cushions were thrown from the gallery.
All this time there fighting shouting, and singing
in all parts of the church, with no one in authority 10
reprets it. e..,.e,
The scene at this time perfectly frishtful, and
would in all probability, have ended in boodshed had
not Inspector Alison upon his own authority entered
the church with dozen policemen and ordered 1t TO be
cleared Turned out OF the church, the rioters sug-
eested an attack Mr.. Kings house, and many per-
sons who went there were very roughly handled. In
the course of an hour, Inspector Alison ha1 got Tue
whole of the dsoderly mob into the street. consd-
cradle amount of church furniture has been destroyed
the cu,hons in the galleries were torn up and thrown
into the body of the church, Bibles and Prayer-books
few about in all directions and many oil the ai'ar dec
orations have been injured
Painful as this description of the riotings at 81
Georges last night must be, it will fail to convey any
thing ike AN idea of the disgusting proceedings.