Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-06-26
THE LIE GIVEN IN CHURCH.


New York Times.
The most intense excitement pre-
vailed last evening in the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church in York
street, Jersey City, Of which the Rev.
X. Harcourt is pastor, Mr.. Har-
court, who is a preacher OF the sensa-
tlonal order, had announced Saturday
as the subject for his Sunday evening
sermon, Lessons from the Nara
gansett Slaughter" The church was
well filled, as it usually is on Sunday
evenings. Mr. Harcourt had described
the collision of the Narragansntt and
StOnington, and was proceedin to
picture the agony and terror Of the
passengers when an interruptio of a
most unexpected and startling char
acter occurred. The preacher de-
nounced the officers of the vess ell for
their carelessness, and then proceeded
to, state that the officers and crew of
the Narragansett from the captain
down we're undoubtedly the BIZ .gest
set Of towards in existence. At this a
dep bass voice from about the
center of the middle aisle shouted
in tones that were distinctly heard
all over the church, You're liar"
Instantly all was commotion and ex-
element. Men stood up and looked
toward the quarter from whence the
voice came, while the ladies mantle St
ed alarm, and some almost tainted.
Several trustees and officers of the
church went in search Of the owner
OF the voice, and found him in the
person of large, portly man, of mid
die age, who was intensely excite d,
and evidently very indignant as well.
Some of the church officers remon-
strated with him, but he refused to be
quiet, and continued to repeat that
Mr.. Harcourt's assertion was false.
When he could make himself heard,
Mr.. Harcourt, addressing the man,
said, "Old man, you ought to be more
cautious" " The man retorted that
Mr.. Harcourt was blackguard, and
proceeded to express his opinion of
the minister very loudly and freely,
when a number of the officers and
male members of the congregation
gathered around him and insisted
upon his leaving the church. The
man made no resistance, but
walked out, followed by several of the
church officers, who said he must be
arrested. He expressed his willing
ness to 60 to the station house, and
started off, followed by about one half
thecongregation and a crowd of idlers
who had been attracted by the dis
turbance.
When the prisoner was brought be-
fore the sergeant on duty he an
nounced that he was William, S.
Young, Captain of the Naragansett.
Cyrus D. Shepherd, one of the church
trustees, preferred charge of disor-
derly conduct against him. On ascer-
tanning the identity of the prisoner.
David Taylor, of the firm of Colgate
d Co., an officer and one of the most
prominent members of the church,
requested Shepherd to withdraw the
charge, and that gentleman was about
to do so when John Owen Rouse, an
ex-member of the assembly, protested
and insisted that the prisoner ought
to be held. While the propriety of
Withdrawing or pressing the charge
was being discussed, a young man who
is said to be Captain Young's son, in
dulged in vigorous denunciation of the
Rev. Mr.. Harcourt and the church
officers, and the excitement was re-
newed. AT length it was determined
to let the charge stand, and Capt
Young was conducted down stairs and
locked in a cell. A few minutes later
Chief of Police Murphy and Captain
Lanier, Of the first precinct, arrived,
and on being informed of Captain
Young's Incarceration, decided to re-
move him from the cell and permit
him to remain in the captains 5 office
until his friends could procure bail
for him. An immense throng blocked
the street in front of the station house,
and for about two hours the excite
ment was intense.
Captain Young was seen in Captain
Farrier's Office. All traces of excite
ment had disappeared, and he talked
composedly of the occurrence. He
said: II have lived in Jersey City for
some years, and people who know me
know whether | am coward or not.
heard that the minister, Mr.. Har-
court, was going to preach about the
disaster, or the slaughter, as he called
it. | made up my mind TO 20 and
hear what he had to say. When |
heard him state that the officers and
crew Of the Narraganset were towards,
| couldn't stand it. Ny blood boiled,
and | couldn't help calling him liar.
Why. sir, if he had seen how bravely
the officers and crew Of that boat be-
haved themselves he wouldn't have
called them towards. They were as
brave a set of men as ever went on a
boat, and as for myself, | was the last
man to leave the boat" About IL
O'Clock the captain was released on
bail to appear for examination. 1t is
understood that the charge will not be
pressed.
The Pleasure Of Wealth.
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