The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-05-05
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

The Wonderful Performances of DIR. Monck
The Worlds Greatest Evangelist or
Most Stupendous Humbug-Spring Fash
ions and FOllies-Raid on the Gamblers
Completion of the Big Bridge, etc.
| New YORK. April %. 1888.
EDITOR CHIEF:
| Ono of the most extraordinary scenes ever
| witnessed in this land took place in Brook
lyn on Sunday last, the principal actor being
| the most stupendous humbugs ever seen in
| the United States. In my letter of two
| weeks ago l spoke of a certain DR.. Monck =,
who was practicing the healing art, by
| faith in the city of Brooklyn. AS l men
toned at the time, DR.. Monck hired the
| Academy of Music, and challenged the sick
| to come and be healed in the name of Jesus
Christ, and right here is the point Of the
paradox. We are told in the Bible if a man
| have faith, even as q grain of mustard seed
| =" lie might move IL mountain" When a
woman who was aling touched the hem of
the Saviour's garments, he said, Thy faith
| hath made thee whole" So that there is no
doubt that faith is the very essence and
cornerstone of the Christians belief Now,
DR.. Monck publicly announces that of him
self he is nothing; what he does he at
tributes to Jesus Christ, and in his name,
and by his power, he cures all sorts Of dis
eases by the simple laying on of hands. If
we refuse the evidence he offers, we refuse
the evidence of our senses, we refuse the
evidence that would be taken in any court
| ofjustice. for many people say that he has
cured them, and as yet their evidence is un-
impeached. AS related in former letter,
DR.. Monck appeared at the Academy, and
DR.. Pentecost, Baptist Evangelist. got out,
because he could not consistently preach in
| Mark we'll the point: l saw on that very
stage where Dr.. Pentecost was preaching,
any number of Negro minstrel pcrformanc es
| During the performance of Mile Tostee's
French Opera Bouffe 1 saw on that same
stage scandalous libel on the can-can :;
Woodhnll lectured there on Woman's Rights,
| and other unsavory performances. Dr..
| Pentecost could stand all this and never
vince, but when brother Evangelist co mes
| to preach to sinners and commences his
| services with "All hail the power of Jesus
| name,' and i'll that name and by that name
cures a score Or so of diseased sinners, DR..
Pertecost can't stand that, so he beats Il
| retreat at once. Well, DR.. Monclz held his
meeting, and the house was packed; several of
| the congregation declared themselves cured
as sools as the Doctor laid hands upon them ;
! for last Sundays meeting he was quietly
informed that he could not have the house
But there is no scarcity of theatres in
Brooklyn, so the Doctor secured the Grand
Opera House. The night was drizzly and
| unpleasant, just such a night as would keep
2 modern saint indoors, and any thing like
an ordinary sinner would never think of
yenturing out ip. 1t made no difference,
however, to DR.. Monck. For an hour be-
| fore the services the streets leading to the
| theatre resembled the entrance to Barnum' s
Greatest Show on Earth including Jumbo !;
men fought and pushed women screamed
and tainted; platoon Of police brought
their clubs into requisition, and q few of the
more obstreperous We're lugged off to jail
The inside Of the theatre was jammed from
pit to DOME The behavior of the crowd
ing; they yelled aud whstled and shouted,