The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-23
4 RELITIL DIArURnED.


Threatening Quarrel iu II Church.
On Thursday evening last, Grace NJ. f..
Church, Of Patterson, Wa uuu ually full rc-
vivll WINS In progress. The Rev. Mr.. Harcourt,
pastor Of the church, h'd just finished an I'm
plssioncd exhortation, and called upon seekers
for divine grace to come to the mercy scat and
n bvm, was >, Ing sung. when Miss Fannie Smith
ava a.. Cinv,r =. 'ated well in the rear Of the
the church, began t. y. Ink the atmosphere was
uncomfottahly warm.
Four men and two women went l. '"aru o'no
mercy scat. Deacons Hopson. Gilmore. =. ""e''
Van Iloughton, Oliver, and Poole gathered abo,..
the contrite ones and knelt with them In prayer.
Tho pastor continued advising the unregenerat-
ed TO fee from the wrath to come, and the sing
ing OF hymns was increasing in fcrvor. Misses
Smith and Glover were getting warmer. They
held n little whispered consult alton. tho result
Of which WAS that Miss Cloyer's foot was thrust
out from the new door into the aisle and touch
ing the rachct 81 the register In the floor
she shut on the ascending current Of
hot fir The register closed with q bang. "a
1t always does. sexton Cornelius Fine came
from hts station near the door, surprising the
register to have been accidentally closed, ana
reogcned u. Before he could resume his seat
Miss Cluvct's boot popped out INTO the aisle
second ttIe. and once more a violent hhng an
uuuncpl that the register was again closed he
sexton told the giils that the register would
they had better GO tpa cooler part ot the churcn,
which be indicated. rhey however arose In
Sir. WIN. Hauvclt. a member ~ the church.
stcpued rward to the register, which the sex
ton had again opened, and ieciused II with a
bang bigger than the ether ban"s. liy tlts time
the attention Of the congregation was divided
Letwetn encouragement Of the sinners ana nud-
ing out " hat the extra rdtnarV noise WAS ABOUT
The hymn was long ana still held out hut those
IN the imme0ilte vicinity Of the disturbance
heard wraugle between Fine and Bl1uvet. The
OF the church were complaining OF the cold, and
that furt thernore he had bee n ord ered to kept
register open that the heat might not. by being
confined. iniure the pipes. Blauvelt became very
angry and denounced the sexton as "a state
prison bird = also making the groundless asscr-
tion that tie sexton was drunk. 1t IA true that
Mr.. Fine has spent twenty year--more than nall
his life-in the STATE Prison. and that he has,
prior to his reformation aud joining tho church
ABOUT year ago, pursued bad career. he h =
~ his manifest repentance and good conduct
earned the fight to expect that his other NE
should not he needlc-sly reverted 10. The
brethren aud sisters STOOD up and gathered
MIR. Tnomt son, a trustee. arose from his seat
! In the most distant corner. and Wal@ed dowh
the aisle 20 where the quarrel MAS = INK on. As
! he Ia.-cd. % fuischleVuUs wag sold to hiW,
Please clrse the register aud he iunoceutly
| ohe,cd the request. Fine noticed his action,
and iuac.d THAI u indicated a ptrlisanship with
Ituvrlt. who Is rich nj pr uineni member.
lnc falntins Of Mrs. n4uvclt ard an AGED lacy
tae truutle. Suducnl5 Fine seized his hat and
| cost. and while BlAuveli was dcmonstratiyely
hfti lAlluE lllit NlANt'A 'i h Ut Aiis ifAN
! tue church. lie has gone to Ect "a pistol *
! cltifued some fool. IN a minute more tue ru-
nor spread tnat Fiue mad actually threatened
to cef a pistol and Nil lilAuNelt aud then elf
! Three minutes later, Fine fetuttred the
| church by another door, and marched w to
| Blauvrit. who had resumed his seat. lie laid
! hts fOrOnuecr imurU ,-Nely upon the lapel ot
his coat. Mr. lluyeit, sprinaing up. seized
| Fines collar. Before either had time to speak,
several brethren iuterpo-ed. and three or four
| ueacons. Fine again left the church, not to r.,
turn until .fter the services were ended, and
| Blauvelt WAS conducted bS a guard OF friends %
| his brotner-in-law's house on Godwin street,
| wnere he remained until "A Lite hour. tho haliu-
| cinaiion prevailing that Fine was tnirsting Tor
| his blood.
| Meanw hile. the Rev. Mr.. lIarcourt, IN dismiss
ing the congregation, rema ked. " The devil u
| apparently displclsed with the revival meetings
! and is attempting to raise a disturbance. a work
| whicn mis- sdt.nic majesty Often performs
| though the a-cncy Of man"
On FiduN night, Hr. Fine was IN h's place a'
usual. Mr. Blauvelt did not appear. Inc reviVa
| a