The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-02-18
COLORED SOCIETY EXCITED.

| WHY -FOUR WOMEN AND TWO MEN WERE EXcoM-
| INUNDATED FROM THE METHODIST CHURCH AT
JAMAICA, J.. I.
Quite a commotion prevails in coored circles OF
| society in Jamaica. L. l.. the communication
last Sunday of four female and two male members of
the CONGREGATION of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church by the pastor. Rev. Mr.. Mowbray. An event
so serious in community pious and godly given
the large element of colored people in Jamaica
regarded something TO excite widespread
discussion. The names of the excommlni-
Gated Charles Moses, James II. Ran
tus. Annie Miner, Hannah jenkins. Clara
Thomas and Catharine Simmons. A HERALD
reporter paid visit yesterday the town OF
Jamaica to ascertain what tho real trouble He
was fortunate in meeting with colored man named
Elias Durrell. who appeared to be posted on the
whole subject at least the most important part Of
it. He was asked about it and he said
'You know dem colored felahs. boss. called do
skidmore Guards-de veterans. mean p
"oh yes. The skiamores well known. but
what about the veterans r
We'll it was do veterans dat come here last
Tanksgbin' Day ard dey raised de berry debi All
de gals knew twas de veterans acomn'. kase
dey didn't care so much for de oder Skidmore boys
dey h'aint up to much fun and h'sint got der
eye teeth cut
"But what has that got to do with the excommuni.
cation last Sunday"
'wel. boss. it hab eberytng to do wild it. cos de
gals OBJ de Metodist congregation sposed to hsb
SIGH load oh religion on em dat dey wouldn't
break dc commandments OBJ de church and 90 after
desc Skidmore Veterans"
"What harm there. Elias, in meeting the Skid
more veterans in the may dance ?"
"Ah boss land Elias laughed hugely, OATS not for
dis chile to say Desc yere has been all
ober de world and is dangerous niggers meet wid
and de pastor taught and jest wanted to see how
much OBJ his congregation agoin' to glib EN- dc
shake"
TIME.
"Did they have good timer
"You bet boss; they jest had a consequential
time. De chuch gals couldn't help dersels and
wouldn't dance wild any man but veteran. Now
dey' gitn SASS for it an deyre discommunicated
from de chuch"
After leaving Elias the reporter called on Rev.
Mr.. Mowbray in his weather beaten residence out
side the own. He appeared to be a man Of forty
thereabouts low sized. with high forehead. long
chin and a. deep mulatto complexion. He
dressed in reverend black and looked the colored
skirmshing toward getting him to talk about
the communication OF the recalctrant menu
bers of his fock he said solemnly:-"De
Justification dar for what does de doctrines Of
Christ say? Come ye out from among dem,' BE ye
separate Darkness haa no concourse viii light an
OBJ folly an wickedness
Then these girls did the wrong thing in going to
the Skdmore ball %
"Dey stubborn an self wiled; dey was con.
trary and discontinued. Annie Miner was peremp-
tory an obstinate, an she sassy an surrepti.
tious. She an Hannah Jnkins tried to cloak der
unpropitious practices but aey bofe outside
O de pale OF de Church. Dey are to de
headen an de publican-ha. hal" and here the
pastor laughed in boisterous anger for a moment
and then resumed II III sorry de eventuatics should
be so. Dey will hab to come in by dc open door wild
penisence in der hearts afore dey ever be received
into communication wild Dey violated de cir
cumstantial ordinances or de church. and dey must
suffer. as st. Paul says in sackcioth and ashes"
RESTRAINTS OF RELIGION NEEDED.
"What offence did the men conmit?'
"Dey was guilty OBJ payin' policy. an dat tho
church don't allow. 1t don't allow many tings dat
people tink dey ought to- but if she did whar would
| religion be? Whar would de grace come from if
cherry niger had his own way in ntcrpretin de law
Oh the Scriptures? Oar is people you can't git
| whistle out OBJ kase it amt In 'esn.
What will become of these people now that they
are communicated 2?
"Let EN- return In dc spirit oh wisdom an desola.
ton an de church will look kindly der obstrcp
radiation an glib EN- show to become good
! ..solne Of them INDUCED in villincation of youy'
Eyes dey tried to translate der trausgressiona
from demselves an hypothecateate dem on Inc. but
| course in disbarring them from membership
''ln de light OBJ de Scriptures OAR oder cir.
cumloluction for me. an stan right here de i'm.
memorial mountain tops oo d, Methodist religion
WHAT'S IN PREACHER?
MINER, one or eAconlmu-l1cated, o Short
thick Tipped. dark colnplexioIed damscl. called
on, and she seemed to rejoice in the evening she
| spent with the Skidmores, though cut of from
fellowship with the church of which she was ct ons
time bright particular ornament
"Dey was all gen'men.' said she. 'at the Skid.
more ball jest as much a. dc pastor TN he h ant
much to boast of. Dey may discoinmuricate me
jest AS much as dey please, but deg can't make me
mad"
But you are accused. Also OF telling stories about
| the pastorf"
"s'pose was. answered Annie. her capacious lips
gathering into pous, don't know what says? He
b faint no better dan any oder man. s'pose he is
y minister" Annie insisted that there was
nothing wrong about the Skdmore ball. much talk
as II created and she sustained in her
statement by Hannah Jenkins. Catharine Simmons
and Clara Thomas. the two latter young aud lively
members of the colored bon ton jamaica and ready
ever to welcome the veterans of the Skdmore
phsanx in spite of the thundeis from the altar of Dr.
Mowbray's church.