, 1875-02-19
Fearful Fight In The House Of Worship
--.Six Members Of the Congro-
gation Killed. md Nine
Wounded.
OF tho Assallants, Three Killed Outright
J. and Five Reported 10 Have Died
OF Their Wounds.

IrcAa1fCr OF tnG eatlfa M61oau lNlnbIou2ry uelus
1lo is tho gentleman wAo was temporarily minis
tering TO tllo Protestant reformed congregation
at Acapulco at tho time tEe attack was made
upon the congregation which rchuitod In the
murder Of nutntor OF iss membrrs; aud from
him We obtain tho following particulars Of tho
shameful outrage:
rrotos!ansian has nade rapid progress In
Mexico, thc1o bonE now mauy congregations
orgaltizel in the City at Mexico, Vora Cruz. aud
othor cities. In Acapulco, Until comparatively
recont date, little or no missionary WORK hAa
boon done. About four years ago tho agent III
Moxfco Of Tho British aud Foreign Dlblo soci-
city, AIr. Dutlor, visited Acapulco, Offering for
sale tho Scrtptutos printed In tue Spanish
lnnguago Ono Franco, : shoemaker Of
thoughtful turn Of mul was at tho timo In
sorous doubt regarding tho Catholic religion, In
shicl he had been brought up Ho purchased q
Dl,le, road 1t, aud found therein what aeemsd TO
him sufficient ground for abandoning Cathol,-
clam nnd embracing tho reformed religion. lie
read the sacred hook to . few Of his friends In
tho Same class Of lfe and gradually drew
around lin little body OF believers In Prot
cstantism, About . year ago thta movomcut
received
Az IMPORTANT ACCESSION
III tho person of Dun Procoplo D.ns, editor Of .
local paper, member Of tue Stato Cougrcss,
aud man Of moro culture than those VITO had
tithnsso accepted the new lights. Tho meetings
Of tho lLtto company ware transferred to ths
house OF Senor Das, and wezo continued. quiet
iy but oircotlvoy, until tho ltttlo congl egation
had grown to membership Of about fifty men
and Nomcn. They determined 10 organize q
church, and sont commission Of shree persons
to tho Civ Of hloxico to ro4uest the assignment
NJ A nninIs,or To ,aks oharac of their moyouoat.
~. I1,,,..,,n..n ,,,at,, r,c.tv.t nnd .,.orr,1ad
shcm. hpcc'a meetings toE pfafef aoa eonou'-
tatlon uoro held but Mr. 1lutchnaon had no
nne To send them, and After dun Jollbp5ation.
eonc,na, Nd IN RI bi,,sctf oruan,zo t,o coprroca.
49, ..s.S .,,a.. 49,. r,a,,h n;t,, ,h,,n II.
ton ana speod aooas QUO mon'a WIN 'no.' e. I1o
r"nched Acapulco on tho last nay Of 1874. Ao
commenced holding acrvicoa during
THE WEEK oy rnArEn,
and conaltefnbio intetess WAS mhatfeated, A.
though the movement ~os conducted qulolly
and Without auy elfort TO fosoo tho NOW doc
trincs on tho attention OF tho people. build
lug formerly occupied nA Casholtu clapcl. but
moro recently NJ o ntororoom. vas purchased And
tlttod up a. church. and the aetv.ces we're
transferred thttler from senot ulAs louso. IHo
aervlces were conlihued thtou8uoaf TIC week OF
ptayoF aud for tue tdree following meeks. Mr.
Hutchinson preaching every evening 10 spsnss,
Aad tho congregations en'erlnE heartily Into tho
Spanish tongue. Jan. 81 tho congregation W1s
orRa"izod by Mr. Hutchinson, ttty.thiee niom.
bora makipg 4 nfolcss!ou o. fasEb, nnd taking
part IN tho Lords Supper; 4 rely cncouta4!nE
g TS s as au sos te o
new ield, anu toTesaw prosperous future tof
tho new church. Ills month OF lob9s vas enaed
on sunday, tho 24tn OF January, and No waa !e1t,
aa maY DO suPposea' III . Ho1'e"nat eAnei1a1oo
condition. .
TIfHEATkS1So8.
Boon after S1r. uu ch4anun aproared tn AGA.
puloo, there woIo shfoSssenngs wnioh Poi,onaea
mischief to him and lno movement WHICH Ac paa
intolerant Class Of Catholics loakol WITH t;eoa.
ccaled anger upon eho effort TO establish . l1ot-
essant church In the.r midst and made ttoquons
! threats to violently oppo"e tts consunlmitlon.
Aftor ho bad baou 1l tho city ahout two "ceaB,
Of the conErasatton not 10 attend tho BeFvscea
that evening, hls anformant'd Mextcnn wi!c
having been warned to Keep hef husband AWAY,
se q was intended to attack thu Church At thai
nothing out Of tho way transplted; on eesoIa
occasions atones wore thrown at tue doors aud
windows OF ths church but, oeyonu this, PC
hostile mogemons was made, aud throughout the
| mouth tlo sOrvces progressed uninterrupted.
Az 1srotEaAsr r11EsT.
Tho into1c1ant fetlng which prompted attaci
WA doubtlesa iucltod greatly BY tho Pfeichlne o.
tue Catholic cura. who, in 4ll has addresses from
his poop!e, bitterly denounced tbs protes.An
movemeat. 90 y.olens did hls couiso becom'
that tho authorities found 1t necessary to wAt,
ll,m that II he continued to ipcito bis aooI t,
law'oss proeeednss, he would 20 prosecuted
lio ls raid to havo hnbweted that he Woald Per
sls.eht,y dcnnunco tho hcroIics, and II arrca.e
tho faithful Indisua would rally FROM tho aut
rounding country snd rescue him: i was h's
rumorod (but th,R has not been verttied) that til
| c,Irn Afiyfsnti these InttthnB that tho time bn