The Virginia star., 1878-12-14

paTtmf nj Lewis IdLteT, coatuAnan, ah"
Ter Needs, Thomas Green and Dorsey Moore,
laborers.
Rev. Chambers recently undertook to expei
Deacon Berry aud Trustee Dorsey Moore,
bo b OF whom had been with the opposition.
Against the deacon charges ofimmorality were
written cut by the pastor and handed to koo-
ert Boston. one OF the minister's sympathix
ers, who prosecuted upon them before COM
miitee OF three selected by the Rev. Cham
bers. The deacon, however, was exoneraed'
and shortly afterward the congregation held
= meeting. at which 1t was resolved that"thls
thing" bad been allowed to go far enough.
The pastor vas charged with having been the
cause of great falling off in the church, oW-
ing TO which the collections fell much below
the mark and threw the church into an ar |
rearage of about $400 to the Building Associ-
ton, 1t was, therefore. decided that Rev. |
Chambers should never be again permitted to
officiate in the church. On the following |
Sunday the pastor was locked out and bis
flock wolshipped without him. This was
repeated on the next two Sundays, and after
he procured, 6rst a letter from Bishop Payne,
supporting the pastor 10 bis position, and,
/ second, an Injunction from the court Forbid
ding the trustees to interfere with him in the
performance of his ministerial duties.
Last Sunday Rev. Chambers, accompanied
by strange younr man, found the church.
door open walked in to ofbciate. what fol-
lowed is gathered frou The testimony given
last evening, when the pastor and the four
others above mentioned were charged, upon
the oath OF brother William Harris. Win Ill
citing riot. The court was thionged With
dusky spectators, including mothers carryIeg
babes, and knee high youngsters playing lag
as well is they could nder The circumstances.
Three or four brethren, besides the accused,
grouped about the pastor, who stood at the
front of the desk, constantly eyeing every
witness. These were his sympathizeis, for
, all the rest, by occasional snickering, gig
Cling and under-toned taunts that brought
sharp reproofs from tho magistrate, showed
that their feelings toward the pastor were far
from kindly.
1t appears that when Rev. Chambers was
walking toward the pulpit brother Michael
JUuH>oUs all dppdIcutlS SVhd VIM A'a"N'
= stepped before him, and said:
"Wid all due rcspeck to you, sab, you'se
IS not a gwne to speak in dis yeah pulpit nc
e more, or else you'll raise a row, suah."
Rev. Chambers, however, assembled the
L pulpit. There was omlnouS muuerina
throughout the church. LET Us pray" oegat
e the preacher, as lie clasped his hans, rails
;. ed toward heaven, and then continued: "Al'
d mighty God" but further utterance wa
n checked by the iron grasp of Brother Pater
n sou unon the back Of the ministers collar
d The whole congregation were on their fee
,e ia an instant. Brother Pattersan's cola
10 was sliced by Brother William Edwar
= Frame simultaneously with the delivery Of
n stunning blow upon Brother Frames ea
le from the fist OF Josephine Carpenter, Mis-
" of twenty summers, who at the hearing spok
rs with evident pride Of hepr exploits, ehcifin
d from gallant youths applause which the mas
"a iSIate had to suppress. Brother M&tthe'
n Wilisms, who had assisted The Rev. Chan
n bers into the pulpit, came in for a good
share Of humping from old men and old W.
p. men, youths and damselss Indeed, accordiu
Il
DeiSberry. the LamSels did the heaviest pa
m OF the fighting, and were not ashamed OF
ha either The row became general. Their W;
% nothing but hair pulliny, ear boxing, yellln
M punching, aud kicking, the portly body
.ts Rev. Chambers meeting no small number
-. hard knocks, in spite OF the sturdy defense
- the pastor maintained by he young strange
~ whom be had brought in and the "few for
lriends'' that still were Ief him. In that tin
m Erotber Harris, who brought his suit, ht
lr run off for The police. but, upon this retu
ha with two officers, the Rev. Chambers and h
-. little band had been pushed out of the cnurr
I'D aud he row over.
m. "De Bishop is de cause of it all" declar
ION Brother Johnson in his testimony; sal
ice yon," ne connued' SHAKING DIS Eh2er a' ne
nd Chambers, ''you're rioter, you are" Broth
Harris also placed responsibility upon Il
Bishop. who, he told the 'Suure, ''had new
been The man 10 investigate" the pastor aft
the ccngre cation bad sent The Bishop a lett
saving that they would have Rev. Chambe
no longer Brother Patterson after testityI
e. was asked bV the minister:
Didn't yon hit me with tabley'
mo"
eyes, veu did; and didn't you tell me Il
: you'd bust my head"
mo"
Very welE" said the pastor, waving
witness away with his hand
When seven or eight witnesses had testif
rad or The proeseu ion Rev. Chambers explaini
IN. to the magistrate that in remaining at
IN. church as usual he was only doing his du
L.. lie referred 10 the Bishops letter and
W. Courts injunction, and said that differt
ch means should be adopted beofore hecould
legally removed. The magistrate said q
the as The injunction was binding upon the trl
md tees only, none Of whom, by the way
ia beeh at Il e scene Of disturbance, the cong
: oe CATION csuld not be charged with contemp
rms court, but il mi -ht be well to have them
III joined also. Bail being given for the ace
tbe ed parties the crowd dispersed. with ma
!, | nr0nhecieS of more trOuule next Suni