Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-10-26
Fun in Church.

a portion OF this city called Kensing-
ton, at the corner OF Richmond and
Schackmaxon streets, is the Twelfth
Baptist Church, the Rev. Mr.. Bott
PASTOR There has been trouble brew
ing-aa Ia Beecher- Tilton-for the
pastor with the euphonious name for
a long while past. And the mutter-
ings OF the storm have been growing
louder and louder. Indeed, some
months ago there was an outbreak in
the shape of charges and disciplining,
a committee of investigation and
other theological whitewashing. This
resulted in a cessation Of hostilities,
but the plans Of ministers and church
committees are as subject to failure
as those Of worldly people, and the
truce was ended in a sensational and
amusing manner last evening.
The Rey. Bott is young man 81
fascinating address, Ana a ifaSoffte
with the ladies. Jealousy on the part
of the men may have inspired the
charges, and they may be Untrue;
but certain it Is that charges have
frequently been made in print alIeg-
ing that the Rev. Bott had been
guilty of @indiscretions,' > but Church
Councils and Committees have never
declared against him. Last evening
t,he vent to his church as usual. to at
tend a business meeting Of the breth-
retDand sisters OF the congregation.
and took his accustomed seat in the
chair. The utmost serenity charac-
terized theproceedings of-she meet
ing, and the prayers and hymns were
given with moro than usual fervor.
Finally a closing hymn was sung by
the attendants. They fairly gushed
with earnest pathos and religious
feeling. Suddenly, amid this scene
OF solemnity, during the hush which
followed the song OF praise, a men,
ber arose, and, in loud, clear voice,
which arrested the attention of every
one, be said:
Il have an article in my hund-an
article containing charges against the
pastor Of this church. There was a
buzz of comment and hush Of ex-
pectapcy, Throughout the church.
4These charges" the speaker con-
tinued, more ,emphatiealy than ever,
@are true, In my belief II. when you
have heard them, you do as you have
done before, throw obstacles in the
way Of an Investigation. will, of my
o~n accord and on my own RESPONSE
bility, give the sarticleg 10 the public
through all 1.-The newspapers to-mor-
row moruing.sL .asm nsbliF q II sa,
AT this.Roint Bott rose andexclaim-
ed, excitedly, will no. one move to
adjourn ?"------s--.--.-----------
aBut," continued the remorseless
accuser. @if you will honestly look in
to this matter I will give you all the
aid eanfand abide by your verdict
The whispers and comments of the
congregation had by this time be-
come loud and scontinued, and what
had a few minutes before been a
scene OF peace and solemnity was
now in an uproar. 81 ns
Cries of "STt owni""Put him outl"
-shamel" @oh, you wicked mani"
etc, came from many throats, the la
dies seeming to be particularly ex-
cietd. Some so far forgot themselves
as to rise / UP iS and can the speaker
shocking bad names, which would
not look well in print. The men, as
a rule, seemed rather to enjoy the
scene, and most OF the exclamations
OF fdenunciation came from the sisters.
Meantime. as a dozen or so OF them
had taken the floor at once, the ac-
cuser mounted 2 bench, and there be
stood and held the fort most manful-
lys making his voice heard above all
the din, and calmly proceeding with
his, remarks amid shrill feminine cries
OF "Oh, you ,brutel" aYou nasty
thingl" and so on.
you shall all hear me denounce
this man. he said. =
A happy Thought occurred to one
OF the ladies, who had with one ac-
cord taken sides with the pastor. She
started the doxology: e. 'fi ~ -
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
| Praise him al cr eatures here below.
@Oh, that's all right said the re-
lentless denunciator. at can wait,
that's only four lines long"nogH s7
He bided his time accordingly, and
when the singing was done read
amid many Interruptions, a paper re-
citing, in detail, charges against the
morality of the pastor.
Meantime the object OF their objur-
CATION, the Rev. Bott, not having sue
ceeded in getting any one to move an
adjournment. concluded to himself adj
journ. He got down from the pulpit,
and ran hastily through his excited
flock out OF the door into the street
But as he darted from the church
he was MET by an elderly man who
had been lying in wait for him, and
who is said to have been the outraged
father, who sought an opportunity OF
revenge upon the alleged destroyer
of his happiness. The man gave
chase to the flying Bott, joined by a
young lady, who Is declared to have
been the daughter OF the elderly
stranger, and who had followed the
pastor from the church. The fair one
soon gave up the chase, but the par
ent followed the fugitive down Rich.
mond street toward Frankford road
making good time. But he was hand
icapped by the heavy CLOAK in which
he was muffled. and. besides, he die
not have what racing men call good
bottom" or what oarsmen cali @stay.
His wind was giving out, yet he
might have caught his fieet-footed
antagonist had he not dropped hi.
false teeth. STOPPING to pick uT
these necessary but unornamental ar