The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-21
THAT TR0UBLES0ME COUGH
WHAT THE REv. DIR LLEWELLYN
BEYdN mas TO SAY ABOUT
A Frank statement Concerning the Recent
Episode In the Ola Brick Church why
the Lady was sked to Withdraw.

Frank Statement Concerning the Recent
Episode In the Ola Brick Church why
the Lady was Ask ed to Withdraw.
In tho pastors library of the Brick
Church" at FIFTH avenue and Thirty seventh
street, yesterday y SUN reporter found gentle
man hard at wor'; unpacking books from a num-
Der of cases scattered around the room. and ar
ranging them on the shelves lie was a very
good looking person, with fine. portly physique,
handsome, forcible face, dark brown side
whskers, and curling brown hair, slightly
strcakod with gray. lie worc the clerical high
close vest, and looked every inch the clergyman.
Not the austcre, Puritanicll, dyspeptic clergy-
man, but the genial, hearty, healthy clergyman.
He looked like "A man OF unbounded good ma
ture. satisfied with all the world, himself in
cuded. Like one who knew his own rights and
was prepared to assert them whose abundant
animal spirits and evident perfect health might
make him at times impatient with others in
frmites. but man who would never willingly
injure the feelings Of any one.
Thus appeared Dr Llewellyn Bcvan, the new
pastor Of the Brick Church. A welshman by
BIRTH an Englishman In appearance, "a Presby-
terrain In faith, a gentleman by instinct, coming
mere from London recently, his advent In this
city has been chiefly remarkable for the fact
that soon after his arrival he took occasion to
ask person with an annoying cough to either
stop the nuisance or withdraw from the church.
Inns simple act has furnished text for the
narhgraphers. has been twisted and turned aud
distorted in the telling and has been the sub
1cct oil numerous letters in leading American
newspapers. until the little grain Of fact IN the
matter has been buried under "a stack of the
chat Of fancy. and there are some people who
are not quite sure but that the Welsh divine
left the pulpit to fOrcibly eject from the sanctu-
AIRY an invalid in the last stages of consumption
II seemed very simple way Of getting AT the
ruth to ask DR.. lieNan what lie actually did do,
and IL was asked.
Itt Ia Oh
rising from box of books and sitting ON the
edge OF another. Is it possible That you have
come 70 ask about that AFFAIR." why Tcant i'm
agine why u is thought to be worthy Of so much
trouble and int erest.l should think with the Pres
idential question the Eastern complications and
the liennett-May duel that there was enough to
interest the public without taking up such
tiNial ana'r. have been amused and surprised
daily. Amused at the numerous mentions in
the daily papers Of 1t, amused at the jokes
cracked AZ my expense, amused at the letters
written pro ana con- ana thoroughly surprised
that any one has ever given a second thought to
the matter. The affair ism worth repeating.
81 really don't want to say ything about it,"
continued Dr. Bcven, for 1t seems to me like
making a mountain out Of a mole hill hat tho
facts are simply these ] think IL was the last
sabbath IN December and The second OF my
preaching In this church. when, a. | began my
sermon; heard u sharp, loud cough from the
side gallery very near me. A. continued the
cough did the same. II annoyed me excess
siNcIy, breaking ia upon my sentences. and going
through my ears Ike Il knife. looked in the
direction whence came the sound several times,
a. il tU ash that 1t cease. but there no ces-
whether man. woman. or child. boy or girl. |
could not see the person thus disturbing the
congregation and myself. The annoyance be
came greater and greater, and. therefore. at
| length said, rs quietly and politely as possible,
| that ! WAS heartily sorry to speak about the
matter; that symrathiled with ine person
| thus AFFLICTED, but that / hoped II the cough
| could not he suppressed. the person would
| stop To see If my request WAS complied with,
| but continued my sermon. soon after | no
| tlced that two udies and little boy left the
" Those are the plain facts" continued the
Doctor " was surprised to see II noticed in
CONGREGATION thought that was right I'm making
the request as did. and ihni others thousht II
would have been wise for me 10 have said moth.
not knowing the customs Of the country. with
". across tie water. 1t is no unusual thing iurs
.i'I5N man 70 inhNt su'n a request a. dii. IL
would not he thought Of the second time. Here
! SUPPOSE IL Is the custom TO permit The cough.
ing 10 go on TO the great d -cnmiort Of congre.
cation and clergyman. and II the clergyman
| can't preach while The coughing IL gong on
request has reused any discussion. or made an,
ili-ieehnss yet have my ideas as to tlle Wisdom
u the course pursued: dare say Lad lccr
i.rrr several years ini1ht have done what die
without cowncnt a. / was stranger The DC
| currcnre wa looked al iu another lait.
one ~ the paper- publ -ntd very good
| Joke. luN sd IL. About tAc judge Nlo said
That lo'd nne lnNkcr ga. flr ,1ri. r,,i IF
| .nurt ~ bee did not stop his Cough. whcrcupor
rlsnff tnu'i Liam . for ,i'n ~, ,trf' '., + a
me lawyer MAS lot requested to Withdraw
| nom tle iu .nl.
81 .!Irp-r,' continued nr. Bcyan. lau,'ins
heartily. that taat was h.t al nae. !! has beer
and in some ii!p',, he said. l"onIus srl.e sud.
denly. that asked the person cuu-.i'.: 70
leave the church Indely. That B. iu uitruth.
Wa very .tIurlhui To say WI tt dle' and ] r".t
IL 900 ilo most gentle manner. llr lads. ..fNr
ward learned, was not "A member 81 the tuL4ie-
-nii1lh ana had .nlF attended th. rn'nch tWo
90 tNrnc times. Nitrr sAN The result ul my
action learned her name and address, and
called oi. Der witn the intcntluu uf apnlu-il.g
Unfortunately shc was lot az cone, so lave