The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-04
DRAGGED FROM A CHURCH
FOR INTERRUPTIN0 a SERVICE AND
THROWING HYMN BOOKS.
Three Omcers Using their Clubs TO Get Hin
Out-Aimost n Panic Among the Womou-
Previous Troubles in the same Edince.

Out-Aimost n Panic Among the womeu-
Previous Troubles In the Same Edinee.
The Church OF the Mediator protestant
Episcopal) is at Fifty-frst street and Eleventh
avenue In the region infested by the Tenth ave-
nue. and Railroad gangs. II is snug little
chapel founded by the congregation Of Holy
Trinity lthe Rev. DR.. Tying. Jr.. pastorl. andhas
been In existence about four years. The Rev.
John Bache. one OF DR.. TynR's assistants. is its
rector. Under the rectorshlp Of the Rev. John
McCaffrey. who was q pronounced Orange
man. and who devoted many OF his
sermons to abuse OF the Pope and Roman
Catholicism. both church and congregation
were frequently threatened by the rough ele-
ment OF the neighborhood. so that at length the
attendance fell orfo from twenty 10 eighty per-
sons and the mission bade fair to be a failure
At this iuncture II pleased the Rev. John MoCaf-
frey to start of on a lecturlnR tour with Edith
O'Gorman. the escaped nun. and the Rev. John
Bache succeeded to the pastorate. The latter is
a young, energetic. and. withal. a resolute man;
troubles at first. he succeeded within two years
In hlling his little church and in doing much
Last Sunday evening tho church was crowded.
Mr.. Bache had finished the reading Of the ser
vice and had stepped to tho front OF the rail TO
| Literary Association founded by the young men
| OF the church. One clause OF the announcement
was: Al young men are cordially Invited TO
How about the old men ?" yelled rough
| looking and shabbly dressed man in a pew
near the centre OF the church, who had risen to
the OLD men2 I'm getting old. and want to
The old men are welcome. too" replied Mr..
| Bache. thinking that he had to deal with luna
tic and hoping to quiet him by pacific answer.
Oh. yesV he was heard 70 say sneeringly.
"Ye're all welcome! Yore all welcomed"
BY this time two or three members, Of the
hA I'M
fusillade oihymn books and such other mis-
Then he was quiet again. and MIR. Dache read
| four stnnzas OF the hymn that precedes the ser
women who had not run away while. the hymn
books were flying through the air; sought
safety in flight, and Mr.. Bache had serious
however. and tho supposed maniac kept Ut, a
rum6ling basso accompaniment that nobody
Mr.. Bache retired TO tho vestry TO change his
robes preparatory to ascending the pulpit.
Meanwhile several Of tho congregation had
| tion. and Just after Mr. Bache began his sermon
they returned with three police officers. The
| by the dsturber. and one OF them whispered TO
| him to come out. He sat motionless and made
| no reply. Then all entered the pew and pulled
him out into the aisle but here ne made a des-
perate resistance. and used his lungs 80 power
July as ;, TO drown the voice OF the preacher
frightened and ready TO run. Mr.. Bache signed
| TO them 10 keep quiet. and took his seat. The
| struggle In tho aisle went on constantly. and.
| for the first time in the history of the church.
| the thwnck Of the locust was heard within its
| walls. The officers say they could not manage
| the man without using their clubs At length
| they removed him. and Mr.. Bache proceeded
| with his sermon to diminished congregation.
At the police station the prisoner was found
TO be Timothy Burnes. He was taken before
Justice Fammer. at the Yorkyille Police Court,
| on Monday morning. and on the complaint OF
| MIR. John II. Cochran. one Of the congregation.
was lined 80. and held in $500 bail TO keep the
| peace for one year: Burnes is Of ordinary size.
but very strong. AT the time OF the outrage he
was crazed with drink. Some members OF the
| congregation say that his action Was inspired
| by dsorderly persons In tho ncighborhoOd who
| have not forgiven the datribes OF the Rev. Jno.
| McCafrey against Rome In deciding the caso,
| Justice Flammer said be was resolved to punish
| such outrages at any cost.
| The Rev, Mr.. Bachc said. last evening: My
| church is In a very bad neighborhood. Indeed.
| never 90 there in the evening without n re-
| yolver Once. after Mr.. McCafirey had delivered
| moro than usually bitter sermon against the
| Pope, the church was stoned. There Is scarcity
| OF police officers In the neighbOrhoOd. and that
| Is one reason 20 armed am afraid the dis
orderly element IN the neighborhood have an
| nnlmosty toward the church because OF Mr.. Nc
Cafrey's sermons on Roman Catholicism. l
have heard to-day that the disturber was Ro-
manist, but am far from believing that his in
| spiration came from any but the lowest Of the
disorderly and criminal classes"