, 1882-03-24

deacons, namely: Henry Jones and
Henry Brooks, and they have crushed
him in the First Baptist church for a
pastor where the church does not desire
him for pastor; and it is disgrace Tor
the 'First Baptist church to receive
him rs pastor when he has not return
ed to his former church and paid the
deb:; and this is plain enough TO see,
that he has lied, and the First Baptist
church does not want him aud want
the public to know it. The only way
that he can get church in this city IS
by bringing his contention credentials J..
He says that his wife will be mp pretty
soon and she will bring them. We don't
want his wife to bring them. If we want
his contention we will send for them;
and if he brings his contention 1t Will
cause the church to split entirely.
"Postscript. You want further in
formation call to No. go Fifth street"
You wrote this ~ the savage reporter
asked
Yes"
"And your name %
melissa Phillips, I'm a nuss-a sick
nuss-by trade, and live at that num-
BAH"
whats the matter with this new pas
tor-Mr. Young?"
"Well," said Melissa, "he's the edu-
Gated man, but we's not educated nnd
don understan' his education, and don
want to know anything about 1t. we
don choose to be run by an educated
preacher, an we amt goin' to let 'em be
crushed in dere without maxim some
noise about it.
"Why don't you get mp mob and
make concerted attack or something OF
that sort upon him?" suggested the saw
age reporter. :,
1--WE don want to bring the chu'ch
into disgrace by any sich doin's,
Melissa said, and then she vert on to eX-
plain that Mr.. Young had come here on
his way East from San Francisco to raise
Sl25O lprinted in Melissa's note Sl2,5O)
for some new church on the golden
slope. Two Of the senior deacons OF the
Almond street church We're struck by the
copiousuess OF his speech, and de-
termined to make him the pastor. Two
senior deacons were arrayed against
him, and for Rev. Jefferson, the then in
cumbent. The one hundred men in tho
congregation were also divided, but the
20O or more sisters were almost solid
for Mr.. jefferson and paid little reed to
the colored Chrysostom. The question
of changing pastors was put to vote
and the result was against Young. His
admirers, however, organized little re-
turning board in the basement of the
church and counted Elder Young in.
"Dey say de women folks amt got no
right to vote" said Melissa; dat dey
aint't got any voice-no nothin' to say in
de govrment of de church. But dey
counts fo' Jest as much as a man in de
congregation, and eff dey don't do right
dey is put out of de church, jes de same
ez everybody else. Ef dis is so, why
amt dey right to hev voice. Dey only
say dis because dey want to crush Mr..
Young into de church; and | want to say
right hyar, dat if dey do it dey'll bust up
de congregation"
"Why didn't you send committee of
smallpox cases to welcome the new pas.
tor?' the savage reporter suggested,
whereat Melissa grew indignant and
ma ieS tically swept out OF the office. y
reporter who met her outside had an
other talk with her, in which he learned
that some of the members of the congre-
CATION jumped on Rev. Young the other
night and gave linn terrible beating
The assault was made one night last
week. 1t was also learned that many
members have already deserted the
Almond street congregation, and the few
who remain are ready to fight or run q
foot-race on the very slightest provoca-
ton. - st. Louis Globe-Democrat.