The Morning herald., 1875-08-23
4 MESS OF RELIGIOUS CHOW
CHOW.

| CHOW.
To be minister or a church membe,
does not seem to exempt one from the
trials and tribulations of this world
Theirs is no more life of roseate Aappi-
ness, although surrounded by the atmos-
phere of religion, than is the merchants,
the politicians, Or he who plods his way
along the most vexatious paths of life.
Instances of this have recently occurred
in Elizabeth, New Jersey and Chicago.
The subject first alluded to is Mr.. Har-
court, who was for many years in Eliza
beth in charge Of a Methodist church, but
he was an independent preacher and he
talked to the deacons and the congrega-
ton as he pleased, whether the shoe
pinched or not. This plain language the
members did not like and as a result Mr..
Harcourt now talks plain language in
Patterson, in the same State, which is
said to be outside of the United States.
Mr.. Harcourt was personal. In fact he
was downright plain, and if he did not
like . hs'.h n ,s:s''55ar he sSs s1a VIE III
be known. accomplishing I
clerical gent In had very pecul
effective style. He would rise in TIL
pit after the manner of divine viii as
going to preach upon brotherly love and
piety. Then he would say the brother
who wears the big hat and combs his side
whiskers out straight does not pay up his
rents regularly. The six-footer who wears
number nine boots has proven recre-
ant to his religious promises, and
the single brother who wears his hair
parted in the middle, stays out later at
night than pious man should, whereupon
the single brother got red in the face, and
walked out of church. This was only one
Of the charges, but they brought another
that he believed children were borne regen.
crate, and they also charged this pious
man with being untruithful, having stated
that he got more salary than he really
did. Then after the deacons had fired all
the charges from their blunderbuss of in
dignation, against the diminutive pastor,
he loaded up his weapon of defense and
poured broad side into the allegators
whom he states kept back part of the
money they subscribed to pay his salary.
The pastor called his personal sermons
fitting coats" which many, who were
fitted, acknowledge that he did with yery
close cnt.
The other case in this religious chow.
chow, happened in the Giant City of the
Northwest, Chicago, upon rainy Sunday
one week from yesterday. The troubled
party is Mr.. Brown, a name together with
the Smiths and Jones' that is forever get.
ting mixed up in something. Mr.. Browns
first name is Ira, and he is a Methodist.
The pastor of his church is Rev, Charles
Gaylord Deming, and on the Sunday morn.
ing in question this pastor invited all the
congregation to come up and partake of
the Sacrament, except browns young
man," whom he said would be excluded
and Browns young man" now is said to
pay no heed to the scriptural proverb that
"He who ruleth his spirit is mlghtier than
he who taketh city," for he wants to take
Mr.. Deming either by the hair or before
the courts, but has given preference to the
latter. Mr.. Brown is charged with SIAN
dering the pastor, and as one Of the broth.
ers Of the church says that Brown is bad |
fellow, that he would not touch with forty |
foot pole, we should judge that the chances
were little against him, and thus are Civ.
en- tive more church scandals which 20 to
swell up the long list that is steadily grow.
ing and preaching reform in as well ~ out
Of the church.