, 1880-07-04
A RANK OFTENSE.

WHY Wot,sn1pERs At THE BROOKLYN TABER-
NACLE WE'RE ASKED TO TAKE 4 BACK SEAT.
Ne,v To1l: Tribune. June p.
s'Whnt does tho Tribune think Of Mr.. Talmage
and the revival at the Tabernacle7" asked q
street preacher, known as DR.. Kenyon, of
Tribune reporter yesterday
s.Whyr was the reply.
81 took the poor men from the street vilely
npparelcd into the Tabernacle, and they were
turned out two Sundays ago. said DR.. Kenyon
s. Harrison. the revival preacher, was holding
the meeting. He asked, Are they sailorsr
said Il do not Know what they are, but they want
Christ They were seated, five tog ether, but
soon after Mai. Corwfn came and turned them
out and then left the church rs protest."
4 meeting was held at Cambert and Chapel, in
Cumberland street, Brooklyn, yesterday after
noon to discuss the question, 81 Hns IL Church the
Right to Turn from It's Doors Outcasts, How
ever Vilcly Appareled, II Their Behavior Is
Good?'' Apparently it was to bring this case be-
fore tho public. DR.. Kenyon repeated the state
ncnt he had made to the reporter, and the Rev.
DR.. Kmbali, Of Brooklyn, corrobornted the
story "a conference was held,' said he, " and
tho men we're deliberately filed out. Tho Taber-
nlcle was not overtlowing, nor were they In con-
tact with others was astonisaed, and anu yet
DR.. Kenyon said furthsr: 1.-THE greatest diff
Guilty have is to find refuge for the outcasts.
Not a church in Brooklyn and only one in New
York will open its doors To- them. The missions
are now rs respectable as the mother churches.
The rustic OF silks is hcard there, and they nrc
above receiving outcas1s. l wrote to DR.. Tai
mage about this 1nnttef, out rs ne mas nor
answered, must bold hIn a-ah pdTt4ccps cf1an1"
his in this atrociOus affair. .....
After discussing the matter furthor and praT-
ing for the Tabernacle, the persons at the 1ncct7
Ing adjourned without accomplishing anything
Mai. i. Il. Corwfn was found at his house
later, and was asked about this matter.
II don't know" he said, :. that | really ought
to s.y anything about it. ! don't know whether
or not you are Christian, but your appearance
indicates that at least you respect Christianity.
"Al right said the reporter.
who is clearly, can get the best seat that is left
in tho church ut any time. But this man
brought in ten Us filthy men us ever saw inside
or outside any building. Several persons near
them nsked to hare their seats changed,
as tho smell was illtolerabe. These men
were then shown to seats in the corridor,
where others were and where they could
hcur well without communicating 4ny one else.
Kenyon did not sit within forty feet Of his flock.
Why did he not shepherd them2 He had better
tnken them to = pump nrst II tney WanIeu
and prosperity as long as we live In this church; ;
kcuyon's act H.as IN outrage and an Insult, and
ii he ever brings in such squad again WILL
have him arrested; but will treat his people
well. DR.. Ta1magc is 'pnrtceps crtHsinis to this
extent, that he wants all improper elements re,
moved from the church. Each Of the men said
he was to get dinner and 25 cents for coming
over to the church. There have bcen good
many attempts tn break up our meetings.
II these men had staid there would have been
stampede Of The others present.; SCI IT, rano-oc,e
was present. and said that as a physician he
knew the sanitary requirements Of the case, and
that Mai. Corwin only did his duty.