The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-09-17
Christian Roughs.

From the New York sun.l
According to all accounts, the scene al
Plymouth Church on Friday evening last,
when Francis d. Moulton left The place,
came very near being Of violence. Here
is an account published on Saturday morn.
ing:
"Three policemen surrounded him, and
he passed into the hall, and as he went Out
misses, jeers, and insults were hurled after
him. He moved steadily along, without a
word. Three ladies near the door, stood on
the seats, and said harsh things as Moulton
went by.
"'Rush him. rush him." was the cry
followed after him.
''One lady Missed out 'isgo"
"Along the dark cloisterway into the dusty
road the excited crowd pushed, MOui;on al
It's head. The policemen protected him, ard
held their clubs against the pressing throBg.
Two or three men tried TO lay their hands
on the unpopular merchant. He jumped
into his carriage and the horses were
whipped.
Gle made a leap, struck the curisge
step, and crawled in through the open wiz
dow, and in cloud Of dust the horses turned
into Henry street.
"a hooting, yelling crowd ran after him,
but We're distanced"
The Tribune of yesterday has the fellow
ing statement:
Members of Plymouth Church did not
speak with pride concerning the remarkable
tumuit in the meeting, but cast the blame
on MIR. MoultoD, who, they said, had no
right 70 vote at the meeting, rs he vss not
mer1ber of the church, nor OF P.gmcutn
: y as an organized body, and some de-
.ed tina: Mr.. Moultoh's object in com NJ
could only have been TO srir up If able and
d.sAder, Ttey also claimed that the mem
bers of the church were m iinly in The body
of the house, and that most of the uproar
proceeded from the galleries, although the
excitement and confusion everywhere Were
intense"
Here is the account of the same satna
which appeared in yestsrday's Sun:
Moulton's appearance stirred all the ID
tent hate for him, and the jibes, iseEs. and
insults were the only form in which the
church members could appropriately exp'e's
their feeling. The presence OF the police
many said, save 4 scene that would have
blotied the rect d of any great body.
A well-knox 4 member of Mr.. Beecher's
church said to; -eporier on Saturday: Mr..
Moulton may c, slider himself t lucky man
to have escaped With his NE. for good b:esd-
ing alone prevented many men from sr.k-
ing him.
I'm the rush of action that followed the
calling of Mr.. Raymonia lar there were
many details unnoiiced. Several gentle
men who stood in the forward part of the
house put their hands on their pistols, and
one man standing near Moulton took hi4
pistol out o, his inside pocket and res;ed it
beneath his vesr, the hanGle peeiing cut
from behind the lappels."
However natural the action Of those pei
sons may have been, and however suited TO
the depraved and sgsner ate heart of an-
converted man, it does no! comport with the
character of evangelical church members.
We fear If these are genuine lambs of the
Plymouth Church flock, it must be confess
ed that for the time being they put on the
nature of ravening wolves. Became they
think Moulton great rascal, have they a
right to mob him in church and to carry
pistols for use sgainst him?