The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-05
sTILL HOLDING the FORT.
A Clergyman who will Euchre his Enemies
ifu Takes Until Next June.

A black-faced sentinel stood at the door
OF the Fleet Street A. NJ. Il. Church, Brooklyn,
yesterday afternoon. and when he was asked
whether the Rev. Jeremiah Il. Murray was in
side, he repeated the question to colored
brother on patrol in the lecture room, who,
after eyeing the reporter sharply, asked the
same question OF a fat sister in the back part OF
the house, who, calling out "Brudder Murray"
summo oned the pastor. A straight, brawny ne
gro. with lofty swing to his head, walked out
OF his study, saying: "COme to see II I'm hold
ing dc fort, sahi Yah-ha. Oh, yea, I'm going to
stay heah right along, sah, until something ls
done to prevent me. Possession Is nine points
OF law, they say. Now, " / should leave heah
and the trustees should lock me out. couldn't
break In, according to law hut N stay heah
and they should lock me In, could break the
locks on, because, sab, this ain't no prison. l
haven't been outs de the doah since last Mon
day night week. | takc my meals In from tho
sisters heIh as my BODY guard, "a you see."
The throng Of young negrcsses and negroes
bowed ana grinned as their pastor pointed
"i have had no trouble" Mr.. Murray CON
unued, speaking pure tongue for negro, but
with snme disposition to make an all" out OF
an "r," and q " W" out OF a w." I've bad no
trouble since the bbath, but every day
spect to hear that Simon King and the otner
trustees we have expelled, sab. Will 10 to the
courts to stop my preaching here. Now you see
an .wer II in the court, and can appeal II, and
SO can stay heah until the first OF June, when
my tine H. up. BIT II they get me out OF heah,
and they won't, sir. with all % their attempted
desperation, and have to sus TO get In a9ain,
and they'n appeal and keep me out until the
1rst VI June"
Mr.. Murray further explained that the trouble
In the church arose out OF the attempt Of the
trustees to resist mis- presiding at their meeting
is ex-ofcio member. When they suisse
qucntly became insubordinate and called on him
to resign, no called a meeting to have them
tried Ihey called a meeting ON the night be
fore and voted to lock the doors on the pastor,
and when he heard oft he took up his quarters
IN the church. Every night there IL shouting
and praying and great rus excitement In the
| church until a late hour. Mr.. MURRAY sleeps In
| lis study and walks around the lecture room for
exercise.
| William Thomas. one OF the trustees. ar
| ragned before Justice Riley, yesterday m morn-
| ing, on charge of jammlnx" Louisa sum
| mtrs, one of the members of the church who
! were defending the pastor on sunday, against
| the door of the lecture room. Thomas was one
uf the angry trustees who had determined u
throw toe pastor out of the back door. Mrs
| summers excitedy explained to the iustc. how
she was trying to protect " de Lcrd's saint nnc
showed cart rung which she had concealed
under her clothing, expecting to use Il at ths
| proper time. The examination WIS adjourned
| Samuel Thomas, another disanected member
was arrested last night, on the complaint o.
| Charlotte Lee, who accuses him OF striking he
on the breast with his nst, In the siege OF thu
| church on sunday.