The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-06-30
n5spra<cEi,! Scenes in a. keGblii,
Church..

The innovation practiced By some OF the Dub
in clergy in conducting Divine woFShIpEas pro-
dtced . growing dissatisfaction ior some time
AMI at ,-ugth tae PIO;eStau: spirit mas bteu 80
decidedly reused 5Aat scenes OF disorder are nc
Consequence. One OF the most obnuAlods " 'he
RuuauizinE iuu1vot0r, i the Rev, NJ. carton
the incumbent OF brides. Yesterday week there
VIC rome uItsesuly Interruptions ot DIVINE service
IN ais church. ami thesaiG U! the police was found
Necessary. Yesterday morning the CHURCH was
crJa deI 10 excess by Young men, WHO c-Ale LOT
the purpose Oi pu;tHg q stop TO '"e sGH'e
altogether. Al fret they repeated tie responses
aloud. ~drowuiug the voices of the choir. hen
Carroll assembled tie pulpit. the congresatIG"
began 10 cough and suCeze al such IL rare le
could not be heard. Atlemgth they groaned and
missed, and greeted the clergyman with derlSlNe
shouts Of No P~u>eviSIu . Go 10 Rome
=. The Confession Box! etc. Th- noise was 80
great that lie was obliged to desIst from the
utt,mpt TO administer the communion. Inc
scete OF uproar at that time was something itar-
tul. the people mounting ON their seats ana
ieerng the discOmftted minister as he fetrea'eu
from tie unequal contest. One long, dismal
rro.n w.ls kept up while he remained IN view,
but as soon - he had gained the sanctuary OF
the vestry room it changed u Il Yell oi TRIUMPH
and several rounds of hentish fire, one person
tXcIsiming at the top Oi his voice, = ] ne Orange
uuys have it," \ large number OF police, Win
inspector Armstrong. now entered the hulidinS
but .ucir presence only added to the tuinuit. y
rush was made 10 the communion table, ANA a
pruyer-bUok. on which Il large cross was conSpIc-
uouz. was taken and dung on the ground. some
persons who rem nstIatcd We're rather roughly
handled and obliged to beat Il hasty retreat.
Some Gentlemen cried Shame" ana requested
those most active TO remember that they were IN
II pla.e of worship, hut to no purpose. 1t "as
thought, indeed, that further ana more serious
ViJlcIce would have been had recourse TO. but
Chief Superintendrnt Campbell requested the
people To withdraw, or nc would be compelled TO
send for IA force Of police to clear the building,
Alter some difficulty and much persistence, but
without employing force, this Was 1T last accom-
plished. the doors were locked, and the crowd
which had gathered outside gradually dispersed.
The diSgraceiul exhibition of the morning was
re-enacted in the evening. Long before the
hour appointed for the commencement OF service.
Il large number of persons had assembled IN
Bride street, and on the church doors beng
opened, shortly before I O'Clock, a general rush
was made ana the building was Immediately
thronged. The drmeanor Of the congregation,
stated to he composed for the greater part Of
strangers, was comparatively quiet until the Rev.
Mir. Carroll made his appearance. Then the
sneezins and coughing which characterized the
morning service WAS again rc-enactcd by some
person i'll tie vicinity of the organ, and was
taken up by the majority of the congregation
with an undagging determination and energy.
The ebulition of the feeling on the part of the
congregation was succeeded by the d~eaiening
ring OF Kentish fire and cries of No Popery,"
etc. Tie Rev. Mr.. Carroll then appeared in
front Of the communiOn-tabll, and was understood
to appeal to the congregation to conduct them
selves in Il peaceful and orderly manner, other
wise he would be Obliged to decline to perform
the usual evening services. The appeal, in place
OF appeasing the angry feelings Of those present,
seemed but to excite their fury to the utmost
degree. Instantly the church became the scene
of the most indescribahle confusion. The con-
gregation stood up in their seats. and what be
tween coughing, sneezing, the changing ring of
the l<entsh fire. the various cries Of : True Pro-
testanism,'' {" No Popery," L" No surrender"
- Down with PuseyisIn," at length the clergy
man was obliged to retire, and the excitement
was 50 great that the police were obliged to escort
him to his residence.