Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-30
AN OFFENCE THAT WAS RANK.
Why WOrshlpers at the Brooklyn Tnbe
nacle Were Asked to Take u Back

Why Worshipers at the Brooklyn Tnber-
nacle Were Asked to Take a Back
Seat.
What do you think of Mr.. Talmage
and the revival at the Tabernacle ?" asked
street preacher, known as DIR. Kenyon,
of Il New York Tribune reporter yester-
day:
"Why ?" was the reply.
Il took the poor men from the street
vilely appareled into the Tabernacle, and
they were turned out two Sundays ago.
said DR.. Kenyon. Harrison, the revival
preacher, was holding the meeting. He
asked, Are they sailors?' l said, Il do
not know what they are, but they want
Christ They were seated, five together,
but soon after Major Corwin came and
turned them out, and l then left the
church as a protest.
A meeting was held at Cumberland
chapel in Cumberland street, Brooklyn,
yesterday afternoon, to discuss the ques-
ton, HAS church the right to turn from
its doors outcasts, however vilely aprareled,
if their behavior is good?" Apparently it
was to bring this case before the public.
DR.. Kenyon repeated the statement he had
made to the reporter, and the Rev. DIR.
Kimball, of Brooklyn, corroborated the
story. "a conference was held, D." said
he, land the men were deliberately filed
out. The Tabernacle was not overtiowing
nor were they in contact with Others
was astonished, and am yet."
DR.. Kenyon said further "The greatest
difficulty l have is to find refuge for the
Outcasts. Not church in Brooklyn and
to them. The missions are now as re-
<.hrrohac Tho
rustic of silk is heard there, and they are
above receiving outcasts. l wrote to Dr..
Talmage about this matter, but as he has
not answered, 1 must hold him particeps
criminis in this atrOciOus affair.""
After discussing the matter further and
praying for the Tabernacle, the persons at
the meeting adjourned without accom-
plishing anything apparently.
Maj, B. r. COrwin was found at his
house and was asked about this matter.
81 don't KNOW" he said, "that l really
ought to say anything about it. l don't
know whether or not you are Christian,
but your appearance indicates that at least
you respect Christianity"
"All right" said the reporter.
ANY poor man," continued Major Cor
win, who is cleanly can get the best seat
that is left in the church at any time. Blu,
this man brought in ten as filthy men as 1
ever saw inside or outside any building.
Several persons near them asked to have
their seats changed, as the smell was in
tolerable. These men were then shown to
seats in the corridor, where others were,
and where they could hear we'll without
communicating any one else. Kenyon did not
sit within forty feet of his flock. Why
did he not shepherd them? He had bet
ter taken them to a pump first if they
wanted Christ. We shall always preserve
good order and propriety as long as we
live, in this church; Kenyon's act was an
outrage and an insult, and if he ever
brings in such I. squad again will have
him arrested; but l will treat his
people well. DR.. Talmage is par
ticeps crimines to this extent, that he
wants all improper elements removed
from the church. Each of the men said
he was to get dinner and 25 sents for
coming over to the church. There have
been good many attempts to break up
our meetings. If these men had stayed,
there would have been 4 stampede of the
others present.
DR.. Tucker, the treasurer of the Taber-
nacle, was present, and said as physician
he knew the sanitary requirements of the
case, and that Major Corwin only did his
duty.