New-York tribune., 1885-02-02
ALMOST A RIOT OF DEACONS.
HURLING UNsAvoRY NAMES ABOUT.
TROUBLE IN AN EAST NEw-YORK CHURCH-wEEr.
ING WOMEN TAKEN HOME.

| TROUBLE IN AN EAST NEw.YORK CHURCH-wEEr.
ING WOMEN TAKEN HOME.
| Pastor Graham, of the Orient Avenue Con-
gresational Church. in East New-York preached ser-
mon filled with peaceful his yesterday
morning He chose for his text Love is the fuhlmene
of the law" gilt angel poised above the preacher
blowing gilt trumpet while underneath was the motto:
" Peace on Earth Good viii to Men," The Christ
mas evergreens and holly still decorated the sanct-
| uary. The trouble In the congregation be-
tween Deacons Salmon and Kelsey and superintendent
Stewart Of the Sunday not referred and
the stranger would have dreamed Of the cloud
which lowering the worshippcrs the origin Of
which told in yesterdays TRIBUNE. Each Of tho
belligerent deacons present The place Of Deacon
Kelsey at the organ taken by Mr. Bayss, the organ
is of the Plymouth Church Bethel In Hcks-st, Brook
lyn OF the former choir only three surrounded the
organist. Four outsiders helped fill the house with
volume OF sound which made up in quantity what it
lacked in quality
The first speck of became visible wheu after tho
congregation had been dismissed, twenty them
remained and signed paper asking that Mr. Kelsey be
expelled from his position OF Sundayschool teacher In
the church for falsely msrepresentng" Mr.. Stewart
in the newspapers of the teachers refused to sign
the paper, but the majority OF them did so.
shall teach my class usual this afternoon said
Mr.. Kelsey.
"we shall permit him to teach this time after tho
school he will be compelled to Withdraw from tho
authority and put him out, said the superintendent
"Amenp y chimed In the teachers and deacons OF tho
Stewart alation. Then they all went home 10 dinner.
For hour before 2:30 o'clock the time for the sun
to Open troops OF children be.
and deacOns men and women came with them Deacons
Rsas and e% & Is o
the ground. Salmon is over six feet high brawDy,
years out the Pass of Glencoe II is said that tho
real split IN the church from Mr. stewards dislike
Of the :" Highland fling which Salmon had danced az
or the entertainments given by his literary and
musical society Mr. stewart declared that there could
be no "nigger performance and the church served as
".Nigser performance, indeed" said Salmon to a
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday speaking OF the ious COM
parlson The truth is that my order OF talent was TOO
ia6 ad sSs be
baritone, don't know note from Baltimore heater.
Dcgraw wouldn't know note II he saw It, Davis never
even heard OF note, and none of them knows note
from OF corn pride myself on the fact that
cultivated higher order Of taent-more after the
Wagneran style"
The chidres voices singing hymns made the gilt angel
guYer. Superintendent Stewart led the singing no
looks like r. I. Barnum and b. r. Butler Deacon kei'
mon sat in back pew with THE TRIBUNE reporter He
said he came pupil Before school closed the super
Snd SrayeS to be sred from trends and
slanderers, He dwelt on ~ sin OF slander Salmon
Hes digging at me-" he muttered
NOISY MEETING IN THE LECTURR-RooM.
Mr. Stewart asked the teachers TO remain and into
the ectureroom in the of the church, after tho
closed business OF importance was 10 DO
transacted When the teachers including Deacon kel-
sew fled into ecture-roOm the reporter started
after them but he refused admittance by Mr. Stew
art. About fifty children remained around the church
waiting for Developments Inc concFe IN tue lecture
the the reporter and the muscular salmon, VINO
paced up and down outside the church door Ihe scotch
deacon grew and more excited as the DISCUSSION
waXed more furious within the lecture-roOm. -
here kelsey's friend and am not going To see
him thrown bodily out of the door without polshnI on
some OF those deacons who doing It, he said he!-
ss sisswSrt' var Who runs this church as he likes"
Mr.. Graham has got bible class and you see he IS
bcr OF samon's wagnerian choir, who was present.
He sent word that ne had sick-headache."
Just then a door leading to the lee ure room was
thrown open and a woman, crying hystertcaly, Was
| hel pei down the steps by another woman. -,
That's Trustee Bennetts wife," said Salmon "she
is on Onr side ald Mrs Greene who Is with her, Is on
OF tho room" and the excited the assistance
of the weeping woman. She asked to be taken home.
and salmon half led and half carried her across TWO va
her home, while Mrs Greene returned to tho
salmon returned from his trip with the
door was thrown open again ana MIS- oteehe, weeping
violently. came oIt. Deacon salmon went home with
her also. She was too much agated To say lnuch ou.
she gave him an outline or what was going on IN
the Before he got back the meeting had
come TO au end. Kelsey walked out with his eyes cast
down aud started home. He met Deacon Salmon coming
Don't go back there youn get into trouble" said
Kelsey. .r.., ,.u.,. Ao. o,,,so, ,,, Il, ,,.
meetug" shouted Deacon Salmon, white with rage rs
he ran swiftly to the main entrance to the church The
dozen descOns stood on the top step In the middle
OF the group Deacon Alpheus Lewis the object OF
Deacon slmons wrath Then the cloud burst and Dea-
con Salmon rushing up the steps reaeneu .o te erOwa
after Deacon Le"1s & coat collar lar m aao c%s II
fear. the big Scot rushed up N his wrath Iney
Children ts back screamed and some of the t@d MD
deacons yelled Police! with all their might hah
dozen deacons graSped Salmons long gray coat
This is house Of God cried Deacon Davis trem-
This suggestion sobered the rate sco;chman for mo-
ment -, o,, .,,uu,,,, no r,, ,orr ., m. s,do-
walk The deaoons came tum6ling down the steps In q
body after him They formed a circle around Deacon
Salmon made another effort 70 get at him.
"Lews." he cried. you area coutemptibe sneak.
You will lind that Will stand up for my Trend, you
81 won't stand this I" cried snperintemdent stewart
pll eat You up! I'll eat up! I'll eat You up.t"
and Deacon stewart laid his hand the scot rs II he in
tended to really make Ei meal sr,Sd Of G% pcoD Hanna
Salmon keep cool Keep cool or we viii throw
you down and sit Oh you until policeman comes SAID
:" Lynch him Lynch hm" yelled Deacons Davis
They surrounded the scotchman and caught bis
coat and his arms, but he flung them OIL easily
panels" paSes as he struck it, At this juncture the women
swared in the combatsuts and their presence bad
the effect queling the ncplent riot WIN threats Oh
tar-and feathcring salmon and sending nm Dsek 10
scotland the deaeons dispersed @ TO tne h Wa
close by. Deacon Archibald salmon mopped MS oro"
'. IN the meetng said superintendent Stewart. "ws
expelled Deacon Kelsey for four weeks and appointed
Lewis TO investigate his past life. Tomorrow night
there will be a meeting OF the trustees, and Kelsey viii
he excommunicated. The discussion grew lively AZ
times. and Deacon Lewis remarked that man who
hnnr his head down and never spoke to his superin
tendent or pastor must have something to 5e ashamed
or This il probably what made Salmon mad. 1omor-
row we will have him arrested aud bound over to Keep
tine neace BY the way, the committee has already re-
ported Kelsey, and recommended that he DC droppeo
from the church rolls"
MURDERED FOR 4 LITTLE MONEY
GRAND FORKS, Dak., Feb. ! (Specidt)-