The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-31
EXCITEM ENT IN PARK RIDGE
J.iMES LEfCH'S dSTONIsHTyG SPEECjI
~ PRfYER MEETING.
Asserting that Somebody had Tut the Bcvu
IN hts Daughter WHY he Objected to her
huitOr-A Queer pincnri- Another Speech.

Asserting that Somebody had T,ut the Dcvu
IN his Daughter WHY he Objected to her
huitor-A Queer Pinenrd- Another speech.
Tho following bin is posted on the fences and
barns along the byways and hodges OF Park
Ridge. Nj:
BHwARE
WOLF ~ SIlEErS CLOTlitNG'
To ", NricnnoH. tmfNrs ASH l>t'nas ~ rAnK nnar
or icur or ave- wcck cscrt Tnc.iay. "md stayed ron
e1s e. hr.e hour. sna went inin one ioom IN gay
r @s rm"e r s"g S @ a.. o, c @T ar, e
that WIS not comic home. aud that her hunr
came She vas oli Tia, "" s"cS S wad be here as /,
was rncsny and ironing dav aud she has been since
c "" my I hsw All c N' w seen cnn % ' nr
never Sitting ics,dr her husband lui always with The
youm, women and girls and helping tod-iurh congc
snuon PRAYER nrruns lecture by Mushns tileini @c.
anl when any one come lhs mo church ehcr ~ 90
prayer. she will always turn round see who
holNs cuisines. hut her own. anil that j. what shc ap
Gorood have had 80 much OF hcr III, icci # NV
duty to warn my ncrhhors against such one 80 take
tins method Of doing remain, yours rr;r ciuly.
rs-rt ia also my experience that when She borr"w.
then she docs not pay tback. Moreover naniesit J. l.
James Leach. the sEncr Of the above. docs
business us n stationcr ON Nassau street In this
city. He is an Englishman. He formerly lived
in Brooklyn whore he was an enthusiastic AT
t"ndlnt OF llymOutn NuuI'n anu an Ufurn uu-
mircr Of the Plymouth pastor About six years
ago he moved to Park Ridge. where he was the
chief instrument in the erection OF a church
cdincc. which he called Beecher Chapel. Mr..
Bccchcr preached the dcdicatory sermon when
the little building was opened. Mr. Leach has
been three times married. From his first wife
he apparently obtained divorce. and she is
now living i'm England. while two of her three
children continued with their father. the third
having married a Canadian. His second wife
having died. after long lin SO, Mr.. L"a,h. two
the nurse who had attended her. a girl Of siN-
teen, some Nv, years younger than his youn,
Four weeks ago last Wednesday Ada lcfi her
fathers house aud took refuge with nrighNur
named Coriukc. whose Daughters were COM
panions Of her. quarrel with her -trnm'''l"r
in regard To- the attentions OF Peter litrrng.
tho librarian, ~ the B,Thcr Chapel Sunday
school. OF which Mr. Leach WIS Sup'rin
tcndent. and Miss Leach teacher. Is sup
posed to have been the cause Of ler ntion.
strongly di-approvcd Of lIarrins. and would
not permit him io hc his daughters sutton.
Ada's tlighttp the Cordukcs until the night Of
the 18th Of the present month. That was u
Friday, nni PRAYER meeting was held IN
Brcrhrr Chapel in imitation 81 the kindred
services ON that evening in Plymouth Church
Al the meeting wrr Mr.. ami Mrs Leach. Peter
Harring. the Corlukr girls. who wcr" accom-
panied hy Miss Ada. and many members OF the
Mr lIai. Who presided in place Of n preachcr.
Hr'cArr Chapel not having yet re- 'eivrl rcGu-
lar minister opened tho service hy rrudiug
from tnr third chapter Of James. The It'll oi
which ia King james translation is. " OF pru-
irnrs IN rrproVins." In the text occurs the
words with many ~ similar import. But the
tongue can NO man tame; 1t Is an unruly evil.
Amor Mr. Han had finished tho reading AMI
hal offered prayer. Mr. Leach arose AMI said
WIS " .u lrriully mt. Il suited his cHSo exactly.
WIN TINS for Hn REDUCTION he went On To- say
jhai M Laughter had lcit ms hou-" because he
lnrhni her rambling around the country until
, or 1 o'clock IN the morning n she wished to
80. llr allu iel t. the toriuk' girls and said
that tlry had led his d0ugh'rr astray. wu-
man. he continued. had haunted his house for
'isht weeks past and while tai kins. religion
with his wife had put hcdrvil in his daughter.
At this point in his harnngc he wont up 10
Ada who was laughing at him. while her step
mother cried. and demanded her watch; This
watch Ii" said. showing the watch TO the per-
SONS present belonged 10 the wife whom
rrcrn'ly buried. anl,nis woman. my daughter.
Before ID" had time To- say moro james u.
BluuN'lt lni"rruli"d him and declared that he
hat ..ou" far enough. L'nrh r'tnri"l. but was
presently p'riii'd. ana nitfr singing the DoN-
"in;y n" congregation ~ p'r-"d, 49,
On the following sunday. which was 81.
Patrick's Day, Lcach. in address ne the sunday
school III his .chara"ter Of Superintendent.
again attacked his daughter who was present
in her capacity Of teacher. The bill printed
above had been posted around Park Ridge on
the Thursday previous and this time he l. said
To- have alluded to Mrs. Harring as the wolf in
ne said to his daughter. Yes marry him. and
| Will give you "a wa-htub for a wedding pres
cnt. for you Will need II To got your living An
easy char and sofa Will Toe all that hr VIII have
Use for speaking to Harr!ng. who was also
This .ocnn ended the appearance of tho scan
dal IN public Ar r remaining few days moro
ct 'oriusr's Ms L'aeh went back To hrr
To- liy' with her married sister He returned
ON Wrdn"-
Yesterday a SrN reporter asked him for his
version oi the quarrel. You may print what
may say will only hrins the more customers to
my stpro and aid o. my business My prosper
lty has alr'u.y made me- enemies. AMI my rf-
fori- IN .hali Of t'mp"ran' - have made al tn'
runs. l.rr. IN PARK Ridge down On me-. Hen %"
Tn, only argument he. woul advance in hi,
/ own behalf MIS- To- STOW III" reporter a srriu of
payer signed. Ada Leach. IN winch IN" writer
most rurunly swor'" that no trouble had
arisen between her and hrr father amt st,p-
Lra'l = IL" Of his dHngli"r's wishing Ia marry
llatrr binE tho eaus" of the fumily quarrel
and alluded TO Beecher Chapel having cost
Mss. Harrins snid that -ho believed that She
WIS tAr person clara 'ril'd a. Vol in
lne done noih ~; t. deserve Ia chart't. Sh"
had g9n, To- l"n"A'~ house 70 500, ami while
between Mrs. and Miss I.nch. nor had she
lli. ls ti4r remarks attributed To- her she hal
Yn1"l 'i r"r hNy'r IN r't>4d 10" Legal r,in dv
/ foe L"u"I' a-p'r-iuno, nui had boon told that,
+ AZ 30" h"In' was printed ~ the posters. she nat
/ 10 r'tlr --.
Young ilarrin- who lein- only %, is some
, ~" }"nr- vuQn.'r than Mss leg H. rather diS-
/ rlaim'l iiir 'h.ia i"rn. !. ruinurrr. Ii' hHl
| been uiteltiv. tn her only ia - general way, H.
/ imi,i a. and J. ~'"ln"i To- aiuG that Mr.. Leach
! had taken much for granted.
/ PARK f. .i.'r is h1.tns between two opinions
IN r,mr t'ih glItr"t som" mer t..r ptr' "t
Mr. Iru,l,ail + .,.l.l Mrs Ilarfus u- a lui--
ri.ef masrr, whilro ttcr, think Leach oyerbna ar
IN. amt uultit~N Unable.
Ms leach - lies ribbed as pretty 81 blonde
,9uP. Ai"u, VIA il'lr eyes ana brown lihr.
lInv ili. god iumir'r is huyi-t-lupelng. and A,
vet burig hii. ~ 70 h'url. II b. ul loSrd M "a
-nw mill ani b. sud 10 bee no b'ttsr nDr w1rse
tAan OtA,a youu- uirn,
IIGHTING .iT I CHIECH DOOR.
What disturbed the W.r.hippcrs in "a Brook
lSn tOlorcd Revival Meeting.
An interesting revival has been in progress
- ia. African NJ T. thurcA 90 Bui-c street. brooASi.