Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-15
s.Slang I'm The Pulpit. -
FUNNY TESTIMONY IN THE CASE OF REV
URIEl GRAVES.

v
URIEL GRAVES.
The charge, contumacy. was under inveSii-
CATION by the Lutheran commission at 81
Marks church. Eutaw street, yesterday, as
one of the counts in the indictment agsi; st
Rev. Criel Graves, late pastor OF the tn nj
English Lutheran church i'm Baltimore Much
OF the testimony was in regard TO outre pull
PIT uttefances and strange behavior OF Mr..
Graves. The Baltimore Sspf says: Some of
the things said were fresh and funny, and
others gross and rough. The recapitulation
OF me Questionable pulpit phrases caused
much laughter among the auditory present
at the investigation, which was large, espe-
clally an the afternoon and evening.
MI; ID: W. Cowles, OF '.the council of the
church, admonished MFR. Graves severalt times
IN regard to the use by him u strange phrases
In the pulpit, with which much fault had
been found by the membership. One OF these
expressions was stealing cents from dead
niggerS eyes, !" which Graves admitted had
shocked ven himself when he used il i'm the
pulpit, and he resolved Go discard il from his
vocabulary. The pastor was also accustom-
Cd 10 use the slang, "that's too thin" lyon
can't rub that out, = &c. The pastor patiently
listened 10 complaints made i'm regard TO
these things, and then replied that 1.-The peo-
pie who found so much fault with his utter
ances lacked brains" Mr. Graves outside
employments were very numerous and ne
was demonstrated with spending so much
time IN other pulpits, when his own congre-
CATION needed his services and visitations
among the sick and suffering.
Thomas Gorsuch testified-Mr. Graves dis
missed Mr.. Kingsley, who had bcen en-
ployed as a missionary, without the knowl-
edge or consent OF the church council had
10 pay kingsley's board-do YOU hear thar
Laughter Mr.. Graves used the expression
IN the pulpit, while speaking of some minis
ter who differed with him, II will make daV-
light shine through him." meaning not that
he would put a knife through the minister,
put mat he would preach light through him
IN The way OF projecting ray into a dark
space. On another occasion Mr.. Graves said
there was kind of religion i'm which people
.'grunt. groan and moan as though they had
lost their Observation-Disclosures or had the
stomach-ache." Laughter eli he got to
heaven, and these people came i'm too, he
would want TO get on the other side" laugh
teri Another time he said: Il get so happy
sometimes when the grace OF God is i'm INV
beart, II makes my teeth Jingle and sing"
II.aughter.l 1 told him afterwards / never
felt that way, and IL did should go TO the
dentist Renewed laughter.l Heard Mr.
Graves say: 81 defy the council" L thought
the man was crazy, and on witnessing some
OF his actioSS felt sure he had proved his era
A. c. Hippy testifed-when Mr.. Graves
was asked IL he would abide by the decision
OF the committee appointed 10 try his case
ana adjust the difficulty existing ina the
church, he eouivocated. In q series of SER
mons on the creation, speaking of woman as
q 'help meet 10 man." Mr.. Graves inter
polated the words, Better saw helD eat /"
lLaughterJ He illustrated something he
was speaking about by saying lit was like
crawling into hole and pulling the hole in
after you" [Laughter.l Most OF the objec-
ticnable phrases detailed by others had been
heard through second person would be
given il II was desired.
Mr.. Barclay-We don't want testimony
dragged I'M by the neck. AS there are ladies
present, too, The matter would not be insisted
upon.
A lady in the audience.-"Ladies are will
ing 10 retire IL you wish odisclose anything !"
ALL" ~
w. 7. Bishop testified Mr. Graves had used
the language attributed 10 him by other wit
nesses, and defended himself He said the
people OF the Third Church were little too
tender in regard 10 these matters: outside
people were brought to the church by his
utteranceS- In discourse on the Pope he
said his holiness, in matchmaking a vic
tim, cursed the head, the ears, the shoulders.
aims, back and the belly. and when the
preacher got down there L became very
Shaky, loud laughter but lac went through
u TO the thighs. legs and feet. Laughter
Mr.. Graves spoke of some one '.getting 10
heaven by the pairing of his toe nails.'
llauehter;l he called others ..Sore heads"
thick skinned &c. He had also WAY OF
using the scored name OF Jesus that was very
disagreeable.
The testimony for the prosecution on the
charge OF contumacy was closed.