The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-19
TWO PUGILISTIC PARSONS.
A FTGHT BETWEEN B4PTIST AND
METHODIST PRE1 CHERS
The rev. MIR. BoOoock Calling the Rev. MIR.
wright a I.iar-TheR "A staggering Blow
Rev. MIR. BOOcOck Arrested tor Assault.


wright u Iiar-Then IA staggering Blow
Rev. MIR. BoOcOck Arrested tor Assault.
from ne B,oeIiyn Ea0e.
There is great excitement in BcllmOro
and Mcrricl, Long Island, over fight between
DIR. Boocock, a Baptist preacher and Dr. Wright,
a Methodist preacher They are independent
preachers. For time Mr.. Wright presided over
the pulpit Of the Methodist church ia Rockville
LIST Conference assigned the Rev. Mr. kristollm
to the church, aud MIR. wright had to vacaic.
The fact That the COnfcrcuCo did not assign Mr..
Wright to any other field was considered a dis
approval Of his ministratons.
church at Rockville Contre, MIR Boocock was
preaching In the baptist church; but thore was
trouble la the church. aud lie lately was voted
When Mr. Wright was deposed from the
Methodist pulpit, persons In Bellinore and Mer-
rick combined for religious purposes. and en-
gagged his services. lie preached at tue resi-
dencc of John Foote, in BellmUre, every sunday
morning. and at the school house In Merrick on
Dr. Boocock has several times attended tho
services IN Bellmore, aud once or twice sat In
the pulpit with MIR. wright. The latter did not
dream that he was irving to supplant him In
the estimation Of the people. Boocock was
there last Sunday and after the sermon nrOse
and said ~ have been listening to what do
not like, and what Is not true They met again
Mt tho depot, and Wright tells the Following
II was at tho denot to meet my Lro,her-in.
law, and saluted Mr.. DOOcock aud several friends
and shook hands with number Of them. MIR.
BoOcock beckOned to me while was shaking
hands with Mr.. Warning, and | went TO him.
| say sai1 no, now could YOU lie so down there
this mori,lnr2' Said I, Please excuse met |
don't talk with gentleman who calls me n liar
the first thing had Iem9rked from my pulpit
that he had nsulted me nv saying ut tho con-
clusion Of a previous sermon that he had to
listen to what he did not like aud what was not
then turning to those around him he said they
would IL be damned II they did not reform.
broad scale. / had several times extended
honurs to him. Once | asked him into
the pulpit TO pray, and he read ninety nine
verses Of the Psalms and commented on clch
verse, leaving Of for me TO commence my SER
mon AT twenty minutes TO H. II was tho biggest
Insult | ever had offered me. asked him twice
| afterWa ard to sit with me, and he refused. I
don't know what object he could have had in
| visiting my church, except to get possession Of
my neld. When he 1rst came to my church "A
! lady member arose in front ut me while prench-
! Ing ana went over TO him, ana engaged him to
| preach after | had finished. lie really did
/ cend my pulpit and bored my congregation for
hail an hour. After refused to converse with
! MIN on the depot platform, he gave ms side
! thrust In the chest, which staggered me suf-
/ 0ciently to knock my hat on, and barely
| te,nptuousiV on hun, and walked away. After.
! ward he drew near me. | SAID was not a hight
ing man, but was not afraid OF any such man as
{" After he had insulted me about my preach
/ ing the cid rs in my church met without my
consent and wrote him not 70 visit the chutch
again. Having him arrested was against my
will, but my elders urged It, ana consented
! through "A sense Of grathcation.
Last SUNDAY morning told my congregation
| at Beilmoro tnat there was uuderhand work
| going ON. That there was no one In the congre-
/ cation more willing to receive my fosignati n
/ than was to give II. apulOgizcd for not tcli-
ing them SO before. the Held Is more barren Of
"Bcfore service began on sunday morning
! tender d BoOcOCk my chair, und ne refused IL.
/ Presently / received an anonymous note, di-
/ rected by NJ fiy aud written 10y John Foote,
/ asking that BoocOck might succeed me in tho
Vice. / did not hstcntu III nomtnt. havo
never sioypcd to kiss ny MN. foot, nor 90 TO
| conquered by any one except the deity. IL Is a
| peiticOa. influence that IS At work against me.
| Last Sunday, after my Sermon. 30 cock
| ieapcd tn hi- feet ana asked IL he could speak.
| replied. Yea, tne field is YOURS. now Hes ii
he had given the matter earnest, PRAYER; al
thought, and concluded that cd wanted him
| TO preach there. lucn he beg ~ speaking, nd
/ fzl. out IN i've minutes. FiY i, trying -
have lin eng ged &C. preach NJ Gel'moie. haVo
sen ~ my rel En tom To take tuect imno-
/ uiatcly. provided they pay my IS ilu' ~. htte
lctn preaching Tor them year, ana ohlN -
ceh % s-tN. LIVING IAiDll"IN on my own Nvh' =
VIII continue At Ntrrith, as II 1, more ptouis-
lng field. The trouble that has buried them 10
their eye IN the mire over at Bc.unprl Is tho
money question. They always want a scape-
goat. ald lay on u the minister usually. u
We, ia nave been all rignt IL could have urhcd
Nr. BuDrOck IN L clVil'c Cchtrc s1id that he
wa, ia the Dciiinore atpot OF sunday, waiting
for The train To- Rockville Centre, when Mr..
wight entered. lie tapped him on the arm.
say ing he wished to sreal, TO nini. Mr.. lioocpcS
sui t. aim that he had been told of a rtiI tx
70 made az the close 81 ii' sermon rcsu'cilng
fii .fd Of bis. aru L. 4Nc him to understand ia {
what he d sud was untrue ard v,y W. e.
Anll surfreccd wuri, untii ~ la-f bi. IT. NJ
tccsue excited anu called Or. boocuck stink
li. itiil} AMI ai iiANvr Tor. WI. blutN "a say :
lie Du not become an-tN, bat WAS di-uNnt.
lie hul an ,Nci ni, hand 10 ret uu d. IS -hi
arm 90 gentle way. Removing 20 ht SAID, "
.!uu' want aiBthiuE to CAV to YpI, sir liza
thr. " buth arms 40 in an cN rt--iye way, sud
one came IN contact VITA Wri-hNs hre ?, un-
Intentionally. lie says he could not help knock
ilg his mat GA, Us he WeIs IL over GA mo point
Of no, nose. lie regrets very much having been
arrested, ana VIII demand jury trial.