Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-25
.[cr SCENE IN A CHURCH.
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f'| extraordinary and dramatic
A ~O eas enacted at st. Mary's church
sce'e w. morning. The disgraoed rec
yeSIe-"..It' hrazen earontery and despite
of' " w. Of violence, boldly donned the
iiIs1l ,'taI robes, and to the outrage OF
'a's,D Co. REFORMED the sacred rites OF the
church. ouooft tho Iargest ever in
Tle au ,b since .Jardine came to il, and
jae emu !I-,Iedad "A number of well-knoWn
Eailp NON of the city, testified their dls-
Young nv stamping and derisive shouts
Of sinlond began to assemble long be-
lus ho,tr for service, and by llO'clock
i1Ie mn was filled to its utmost ca
TIE ,.~ The only ladies present were
paC" '-o, female members OF his hock.
ei' thrae policemen had beer sta
I"' IN me rear of the church at the So
ilonot m the rector, and the vestry
,.rasant in full force, armed with re-
Ntle in anticipation Of n fray. Father
,,0..'5.neb mad brace OF revolvers strapped
J sl,,, 6is waist underneath his priestly
a' determined TO resist TO the last any
E,.'-a,t IN remove him by force.
I1nlt,rt time before the service began
Aonitod through the church rs il TO de-
N.',,nn the pulse Of the audience. lie
x ii'a'norcalv disappeared in the sacristy
.ns ' how clad in white robe came
wanJ burned incense in front OF the
Gu, "' Tbe choristers, headed by a small
S'"i bserirg aloft an immense gilt cross,
w! ,r,d M the south door Of the church,
or marching slowly down the middle
& ""9' took their places i'm the chancel.
S '' was then sung. al the conclusion
& H,.D'ioh Jardjne came out Of the sacristy
q IN niiestIy Vestments and proceeded
81 gay, ,,I The service. At his appearance Mr..
i T,,onb sherlock, who was in the rear Of
4 .ssocbnrcb. was heard to eXclaim audibly,
& sTko dpyil is now bowling before he al
q .arv The audience remained perfectly
Il ',,at until. in repeating the decalOgue, he
s. sT'o5 fbe seventh commandment, ''ThOu
q LINN not commit adultery" when he was
.rostsJ with a storm Of decisive laughter,
si,muing of feet, and cries OF "Rats,"
& pats"
He was evidently prepared for this out
hrst which lasted several minutes, as
81 no only effect it produced on him was to
81 r4isa the lines about his mouth to deepen
81 ADJ his naturally pale face to grow paler.
81 As soon az quiet had been III u measure
81 restored he proceeded IN firm voice and
81 with peculiar emphasis to read: "IhOu
slalt not bear false Witness This did
NOT have the effect he intended, and was
81 received wth misses. The commandment,
81 "T1ou shalt not cOVet thy neighbor's
81 wife called forth thunderOus applause,
=. u len vi
81 station which had preceded it. The rest
q ofthe service passed OF without Interrupt
ton until be began preaching.
AN through the sermon the speaker was
constantly Interrupted by stamping and
shouting, the exhibitions Of disappToVal
being the most pronounced where he de-
s bounced those who believed him guilty as
ignorant. preiudiced louis, and when he
p0sed rs a martyr in q good cause.
Thus ended one Of the most eXtraCrdi-
nary scenes ever witnessed in any church.
i waB an exhibition of the Indignation
which exists In Kansas City against the
& polluted priest-an Indignation which
hay be differently expressed by other
people, but which is so deeply felt that IT
be restrained. A remarkable in
cdent Of yesterdays demonstration is the
fact that although several policemen We're
present at the solicitation Of Jardine. not
P single effort was made by them to pre-
Fent the occurrence of disturbance
s which in any other church would have
11eeted the participants TO a speedy
arrest aud prosecution.
10 the evening there was a similar dis
8 Whance. After the benedictIOn was pro-
bounced the crowd still lOitered around
he church. Somebody cried out, "He's
the spankristy," and the people rushed
the sacred spot. Hundreds OF men
adhered there, curiOusly gazing at the
modest building. The police were in and
nong them, but they found no intimation
violence.
AS soon as Jardine had dotted his robes
Ieappeared in the church Immediately
mont Of the chancel, where several of
II lazy friends awaited him. The crowd,
llo1 now numbered fully 1000 people,
aeuing sight of him through the win
ohs' sWarmed around the Eighth street
u4alce, rendering egress in That diTec-
Va impossible. Jardine appeared very
lucN disturbed by the clamor of the
ONo and, seating himself on the front
w crew two immense navy reyoivers
IaAeneath his gown and placed them
-s lap. His vestrymen who surround
'ai would occasionally shift the posi-
w u tuelr reYOlvers, which were con-
8 ,.fp N their pockets. The priest finally
,uPl N reYolyers, and the police es-
Itu aim from the church.