The Cecil Whig., 1877-07-07
For The Cecil Whig
BROADBRIM'S NEW YORK LETTER.
OUR CoLoRED BRETHREN-DAR's TRUBBEL
DULL TIMEs-FoURTH OF JULY-FIRE-

OUR CoLoRED BRETHREN-DAR's TRUBBEL
NDE CHURCH-AFFAIRs IN WALL STREET
DULL TIMEs-PoURTH OF JULY-FIRE-
| woRKs-GENERAL NEWS.
Among the cherished traditions of Gen.
trail Africa there is not one has firmer
! hold on the heart Of the orthodox believer
than the fact that the devil is white.
Many of us have suffered from attacks of
the blue devils. We have seen him painted
| yellow, red and green, but in Africa alone
| the devil is depicted of that peculiar hue
which the darkey down in Mississippi
| declared wasn't no color at all" Whether
warned by the tremendous evangelical eff
forts put forth by Brothers Moody and
Sankey, supplemented by the eminent SER
vices of those distinguished sentinels on
Zion's watch-towers, Brother Earl and the
Widow Van Cott cannot tell, but certain
it is that he appears to have forsaken his
former happy hunting grounds for the
nonce, and, looking for a weak spot in the
| walls of the church militant, has fallen
upon our colored brethren, regret to say,
with terrible and alarming success
Many of our colored congregations are
hopelessly disrupted, and the leaven of dis
content fermenting in many others gives
alarming evidence that the devil is busily
at work.
For year past the Fleet Street African
Methodist Church of Brooklyn, has been
no pleasant abode for the Prince of Peace,
and on more than one occasion the inter-
position of the police alone prevented the
contribution boxes from being converted
into Irish shillalahs, and even the sacred
Scriptures themselves from being used as
bolt, like that which sent the unfortunate
Phpton sprawling on the plains of lion.
All the parties have been several times
before the courts, black eyes and bloody
noses have been by no means uncommon,
while in the little matter of counter swear
ing | can only say that in point of circum-
stantial excellence, and general truthful
discrepancy, their swearing would have
reflected credit on first-class white divorce
suit, or even church action for slander.
One Brother Murray has presided as watch
man of this Christian citadel, to the infinite
disgust of one-half of the worshiping con-
gregation; but while opposed by one-half,
the other, and better half, remained firm
and unShaken, latter half embracing
most of the female members of the congre-
CATION on whom Brother Murray appears
to have made decided and lasting impress
sion. In one of the scrimmages which
occurred few weeks since, sister weigh
ing about $50 pounds was almost knocked
clean through the pulpit, losing a valuable
chignon which cost dollar and seventy
five cents, and having her head jammed
up against the vestry door. This tagrant
outrage was perpetrated by one of the dis
contented Board of Trustees, who on
being arraigned before the courts for this
outrageous infraction of the peace, swore
positively that he not only "did not do it,"
but dat he didn't know de lady even by
name, and nebber saw her befo in his life.
To be brief, the Trustees, after a running
fight which lasted over year, at last drove
Brudder Murray out, and compelled him to
take up quarters in a place called the
Lyceum, recently distinguished by brutal
prize-ight. Brother Murray got up a
church party to celebrate the triumph of
his secession, and among the numerous
attractions of strawberries and cream,
candy-pulling and post office, was one called
a cake-walk, Kin which a big cake all GOV.
cred with sugar and things was to be given
to the couple who could walk dat flo de
puddiest. | tell dar wos some tall walking
for date cake. Miss NJ, whose father is
one of the most eminent and successful
whitewashers in Brooklyn, accompanied by
Mr.. s., waiter from Dieter's, had the
prize almost within her grasp when a false
step on the part of the gentleman sent the
compile to the wall in disgrace. Various
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