The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-21
PRICE TWO CENTS
BRETHREN WHO DISAGREE.
SATAN sOWING THE SEEDS OF DIS.
SENSION IN JAMAICA.


A Church stripped Of its Furniture-M vsts.
rious DISAPPEARANCE OF Communion Wine
The Two Versions Of tho same story.
The Long Island newspapers have ans
nounced that members Of the Shiloh (coored)
Baptist Church OF Jamaica had despoilod that
place Of worship Of Its window shades, com-
munion service, store Of coal, and the $40 that
formed its treasury, intending to organize with
this property new church for themselves.
Mrs. Tyler, well known In the region ~ q devout
and untirinR worker, was mentioned as chief
among the desecrators.
In his search for Mrs. Tyler the reporter met
many colorcd residents Of Jamaica, and ascer-
taincd that Shiloh Church had been for years .
bone OF conte ntion between two sets Of wor-
shippers who attend It. Many ministers had
been called to its pulpit, but they
had stayed thero very short time.
Dominic Fruncis, from New York, was tho
latest to lead the band With one portion OF his
congregation lie had warm favor with the
other strong hostility. A fortnight ago he
frien Is called him back he wes rejected by a
majority at the next meeting: Thus Il was that
Mrs.Tyler and the others who favored the retiring
clergyman were led TO start the new movement.
have taken to dc los said Mrs. Tyler,
de papers have 'pcached my good name. It's
all a lie bout de communion service and de
money. took dc wood au' coal-it stands in
de- corner thore (pOintinR to n barrel half nedh
an another sister took de window shades; but,
gracious faint nothing but what blonged TO
us. An as for starting n free will church. dats
all a lie, too. Mercy I cant start no church.
De simple matter Is, dis yer's muss what's
esrs be- church p has had spts iO and muses.
until a Lewiston has come. De bredren have sit
on US, and now all ives Roin' to do Is ives q
goin' TO sit on them"
Seeing that her auditor was mystined, Mrs.
the expenses of the church, and the other party
had enjoyed the benefits accruinR therefrom,
Situation %%ss es reSersed Tnnns Who sSo
used to be "A minister continued MIS-. Tyler,
to0S nS Shsrse e S, Of the funds 10 little while
land wild oe money II Was only rumor; but
now ives got trustees TO n LOOK after &c ouyin,,
md Joe Tlggle, ana Edmund bell, and George
1isele has split because dey can't get de money.
case we has stlddy work. We provide de sal
ary TO- de minister and 10 de seckshunn
| (sexton). We get up iestibles, teas, and
de Ike 10 to Pay de rent a.d 10 10 de treasury; M
| had de buyin Of de wine for communion, and
| we give him atty cents for pint. Wen, we'd
| Juss drink half a cupful O dc wine-dere's only
| forty Of us-yit never see de res Of do wine.
| Dcy say | oughtn't to say so, but tell 'om
guess Mister Tunnel Ised TO hsh GO SSmmun,on ,a on
| tell him SO to his head, for kin prove 1t by de
law He's wuss than Mr.. Beecher-l good deal
Thus Mrs. Tyler went on bewaillnR the tribu-
| lItion that had visited the church. and Defend
and upholding the sister who tore down the
| curtains that had cost her seben dollars outn
| her owu Locket." The conclusion at the end OF
| each outburst was that no church could git
| along with Mr.. Tunnel, and no minister could
| be expected to give satisfaction II Mr.. Tunnel
| was lowed to worrit him." Mrs. Tyier's parting
words were that she and her friends would 60
SS wond be- to on
| o:her folks. and not to provide nothin'."
| Mr.. Tunnel, heavy, jo.ly-looking African.
| laughed until his sides shook when the subject
was broached to him, but hts explanation only
went so far as to account for the dismissal OF
Dominic Francis, which he said was for crying
to change de rules OF de church by preachi ne
new Ideas" The party which Mrs. Tyler led
| stuck to the dominie." and the party which
Mr.. Tunnel represented flowed that II the
| brcdrtn liked Dominic Francis dey could pay hi:
bill. He (Mr. IunnelD wouldn't consent TO none
of IT," That was why they had been Sitting
on" the others. Mr.. Tunnel Is the individual
who, two winters ago, put the Fifteenth Amend.
ment to n practical test by attending a donation
party at the house of the white Baptist minister
Some Of the Daptlsts started to 20 from the
| house when Tunnel appeare1 4. but others called
them back and invited him to GO instead, Hs
complained bitterly OF this treatment, and the
affair became the basis OF a political discussion
that disturbed Jamaica through AN entire can
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