The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-04-06
MUSCULAR CHRISTIANS.
A Row in q Church-Reformed
Presbyterians Who Sadly
Need Reforming.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
Piilsburs, Pa, March 29-War wss re-
newed to-day in the Oak Alley Reformed
PRESBYTERIAN church, between the factions
known ~ "WoOdsiders" and "Anti-Wood-
-iders" The "Aniis," who are recognized
by The Pre-bytery, called = meeting for thi.
afternoon to elect officers NJ the jsniior .
house When the factions gathered this
morning the Anti WoOd-iders, headed by
Alex Black, in order that they might not
he moiesied or made afraid by the oppu-i-
ton. which seemed to OuInumber them
largely, retired up stairs in the janitor'.
house, and by this time there w,s 4 crush
in the staircase, and there Mas a
serious, not TO say frOwning. look
upon every Reformed Presbyterian coun-
ienance IN the house, male and f-msie.
Excited gentlemen stood on the trails Of
ladies' dresses and excited Ladies stood
upon chairs and gave vent To their opin-
ions, either for or against the Rev. Wood
side. Excited newspaper reporters tried TO
work their way upstairs to see what ws-
going on, but excited Scotch-Irishmer,
burly Of build and qrick OF temper, we're
in the way 70 prevent this, and all was
chaos.
Finally, some timid and cautious gentle.
men stated ths, the upper aoor was liable
TO give way beneath the weight "f many
people, and "A TINS appeared to be- the gen
eral opinion, there Was a reirogr de move
ment. and il vas decided Ia hold the meet
ing down stairs. Ia iwo minutes the front
parlor was packed with people "a close a.
sardines are packed in boxes, and the pro-
creding- We're iraugurated by Elder Mum
makr prayer. lie prayed f"r peace
and harmony. which PRAYER, 10y the way.
WAS not answered. Meantime, attempts
were M .de To proceed with business amid
wells that would have done credi; 10 =
county convention. Finally the police were
called in. The chief tried to make things
peaceful. snd failing sent for the mayor.
As .ocn "a he arrived the Woodslder-
chose Mr.. Z ,rclay a. chairman. The anti
Wood>ide,s didn't see xscily hos this had
been done, and, Notwithstanding the pres
ence Of the mayor and his policeman
Chairman Black stated: .'Hr can't he
chairman while I sm here "Why cant
he ?" hoxled Wooisider "He received
q majority OF the vores'
Hrrenpon ensned a general skirmish
Chairman Barclay jumped -down "a =
chair on which he had been standing and
grabbed the table behind which Charm 10
Black Was standing. Chairman Black
grabbed the other side Others Of both fac
tions came to the rescue, and they pulled
the table backw ward and forward, and shut
fed and jostled and choked and pushe,
each other TO such an extent that tn
ma ,or said; Chief, arrest every man en-
, gagged in this row and clear the house"
. Instantly every policeman grabbed
, church member BY the back OF the nec
. and chucked him out of the door, while IN
, women shrieked and said il wac Q shame
. At this period one gentleman jumped upo
chair and said, "For Gods SAX,
gentlemen, don't use any hand bi
= lies; don't do it," NO." ssid the mayo
''use no weapons: but put ever
). man out of the house" This vas don
every man being elected except the mayo
r members OF the police force, the reporter
and Chairman Black 4 lady noticed n
latter gentleman sitting quietly in corne
asd she said: "Why don't they put NJ
Black out ?" "You will have 10 retire Il
: short time" said the chief. "Ail right
= returned Mr.. Black "but I've seen Il
+ time the ladies didn't want to get rid
me-"
Finally the "Antis" left, and conducts
their election in IN attorney = Office sid Il
II Woodsiders held the church fort