The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-13
MRS. LOOMS AND VANDRUFF.
4 GRIMM CIRRII.D INTO 4 CHURcH
SERuiCE ~ DECKERIOUN
The Pastor Constrained 10 Omit the Sncra- |
ment or tn CORDS supper aud Ia Substitute |
- sermon for that " hich he had Prepared. |

~ sermon for that " hich he hsd Prepared
A week ago Thursday the annual sale of
pcws took place in the Presbyterian church "
Drcl;ritown. /. L. the pulpit " which il orcu
pod IVY thr NV Elair 4. Hamilton. d'srrnd-
amt Of Alexander Hamilton. John Lpomis.
merchant. ana director in the Fnrmcr-' Ma
ti'ral Bank VI Dcrkcrtown. and an cx-Nicr-
President Of the New Jersey Midland Railroad.
sent his partner ia. oh Gould. to bid for pew
No. ~. which Mr.. Loon- has occupied for the
pg-i church ycnr. Mr. Gould was instructed
not TO bid over t36 and consequently when
Sammy Nandrun an opposition merchant who
was formerly in Lpomiss EMPLOY. offered t37.
the pew was Knocked down to him. and Mr..
Gould went away pcwlcs-.
On the following Saturday morning Mr.. Van
drum took possession Of the pew removed
Iooms's carpet and cushion and placed his
own cushion on The sent. On the same after
noon Mrs. LOOMS attended the service prepare
tory t. tn communion. which was 10 he offered
The next day. being the first Sunday in the
month. amt after the exercises ended, she
throw Nandruffs cushion and hymn books into
an adjoining pew. rrplHced her own. and again
tucked down her carpet. Hearing wha, she had
done. vandrun in the evening borrowed the
keys from the sexton. entered the church. and
10y the light Of n dark lantern tore UP the carpet
and replaced his cushion
In order to retain the advantage he had thus
gained he arose at dayhrcuk the next morning.
and. with Peter ID. Wells took his seat in the
contested pew as soon as the church doors
were opened for the Sunday school session.
which ordinarily Is not attended by grown peo.
attempted to- enter pew No. 10. but she found
her progress barred by the knees OF vandrufr
and his friend.
want TO got in my pow" she snid.
It's my pew returned Nanlrun. who was
nj the end nearer to her, without removing his
Mrs Lonmis made no reply but going around
to the adjoining pew on the side aisle. climbrd
over the intervening partition and iriumlhlant-
" took her seat at the side OF Nandrun > friend.
You're u gentleman" she said nerccly to the
=" I'm as much n gentleman as you are
XII of this time the Sunday school exercises
were in progress. AMI Mr. Hamilton was hear
ing the Bible class in the, back Of the church.
After the lessons were all rccitcd n hymn WIS
given out. and all stood up to sing. No sooner
had Nandruif and his friend risen from the
cushion than Mrs. Loomis seized II with II Jerk
and pissed II swiftly over TO III" pew from which
she had effected an entrance to No, 10. There
was an audible cigge ut TINS from the rapidly
increasing congregation. the hour Tor the
church service having arrived. and many. not
regular AZ ndants. coming in expectation Of
.cnr. Nandrun. growing very red. moved
along the pew IN front. and reached diagonally
acru~s the partition for the cushion. Mrs.
Ioomis tried to prevent him. but despite her
he succeeded after two Intellectual Efforts. in
pulling the cushion over with him as he made
his way back to his own pew.
Mrs LOOMS however. did not let go nor grin.
and pulled vigorously L. recover her lost ground.
The cushion moved now this way md then that
rS.r and 0Ens@f E1nd i Sr%qT Tcnd VIE
whose head appeared. surrounded by halo Of
dust. Naudrun wills able finally To- luli the cush-
ion entirely away rom Mrs. Loom 5, hni
doubling It ~ H. and his ally sat down upon ii.
the doubling up Of the cushion mica ,hem
high IN the air amt the spectators uttered
again ni the looks u Sh"cpi~h triumph which
they cast from their eminen"
Nothing duunted ~ her defeat Mr~ LOOMS
wal 'hcd for an opportunity To- sn'I p te cusi lon
again. but there was none afforded her VAN
druu and hi- coadiutor taught by experience.
tool. good care not to rise again from their clr
waited seats NJ either singing or h"nrdl'tiun.
church without d.-iodsing the enemy;
In the mean time Mr.. HAMILTON. On miro
| du ring his sermon. had male distinct aiius,on
| Infi'- Slrnrr." ha Sail "vhich was To- have
h,.n administered IN this chur IA to-day. L. in
d,n,iy go9,r.ngd on Y bc,o ~ ,n "Ec or
/ tni. congregation. The s"rmon too. viii
/ had prepared Tor to-dny-ihr eommencrm"nt "i
omi,i a. and | Vii rcai Instead dis curse
prepared two years ago. more y riinent 10 the
| OCCASION. bat nee, ssary containing nothing
! personal to what has happened IN the past lew
| In his sermon occurred the expression The
spirit to rub or ruin II deNelsh. ami has been q
| H., which som. thiuL he meant Ioomis who
| has the reputation of trying To run TIA" church.
| although he IL neither cider nor trustee. lie
| also SlOke OF " GoIH house being prUianed by
| fighting ike that ~ devils"
| Al the 'l $50 If the service. both Mrs. LOOMS
| and Nnndrun Received encouragement from
| 'h.ir roepc tive partisgns. " Don't siye II up,
sammy -" Hold the Fort. were said On all
sides.
Their, was no service sunday evening Int at
| the prayer meeting Mon laN might Nandrun was
! Ggnin ou hand. and early occupied Pew No. 10.
! Mrs LOOMS did not appear but ln her stead her
maid of all work took scat 10y the side Of
/ Aaudrufl. who made no effort io Gust her. Vt
subs 0queni sery '"- Mrs. Loumi- has also failed
/ To nIprnr again. and there has lr"n no renewal
I oi the strife. On the contrary. cllpris are max
, INK toward an armisticr. NuudruN. II Is r'-
/ ported. Inns oN rod To weld half ol the p-w To-
! lelmis iDr 80. or the whole ior go. hut his
! of, has not been ar'rlh'd -
Nr-. LOOMS r".HlNrd a reporter iNi III otN
j IN her large. handsome house. IN" most pr ten
titN- Iu the village. " -trg iul ant 1u. Hrr
/ Version oi the lrnra- agreed sui @tdutldlly Win
! wtu il written above. il'r husband mao" VAN
Z druff she -aid hut IN" latter l. now an enemy .
/ took advantage of Mr.. LOOMS Icing al sent
! from the sal. 10 uuiAl nm ana = 4 i'.~' S~lu n
! of I'll" pow he had "uped Tor N'ar-. through
/ spite. II Wns a piece "i malice, Mt. Loom :
/ continued IN quiet tone, mat uli
/ mot nrsu" the warrior of the preceding
SUNDAY. from beginning - md, INT il would
/ result, Sh" Thought, IN ndrlln = beng Obliged
! Ia leave the church. Sh" spOhr oi her share in
tho struggle for Tho cushion ne an outnur-i IF
! temper quite natural under tn" CIRCUMSTANCES.
The general sympathy seems IT, he with VAN
/ lrulf bat ~ ere are ~nflc charitable enough To-
I consider both l.Oomis and Nnndrnil IN tho
. wrong the former. these say. has too long al
/ tempted To control the church. while \Hudrun.
! In c.ruHNculin. him N regard 20 pew W. No.
/ was artuatUd 10y no hetter motive than spite.