The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-30
WRITTEN BY A PHYSICIAN.
CHARLESTON MATTERS.
A Church Row and q Police Row
Explained.

A Church Row and q Police Row
Explained.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 29.-Things are get
ting warm in religious circles here, end
there is promise of lively discussions The
war was opened by the Rev DIR. Thompson,
of the Scotch Presby terian church Of this
city, last summer DR.. Thompson was a
gallant soldier during the war. Like the
gallant Capers, the dashing Polk and a few
other Confederats Brigadiers he laid aside
tue sword for the gown after the close OF
hOstilities, and he is TO day one OF the ahlest
and most eloquent pulpit orators in the
South. DR.. Thompson is fond of athletic
sports-with certain limitations. He il
especially fond OF the national game, and
during Charleston's first year in the South
ern League was pretty constant visis>s ~
the bose ball park.
Last season it will be remembered the
Southern League consented to Sunday
games in New Orleans, This made DR..
Thompson mad, and he at once renounced
his fondness for the game and inaugurated
a pulpit crusade against base ball This was
regarded as somewhat cruel for the reason
that there were no Sunday games In
Charleston, and although Charleston had
opposed the Sunday games in the league
she was outvoted and was compelled to play
on Sunday in New Orleans. DR.. Thomp-
sons crusade cost the Charleston club sew
eral thousand dollars, perhaps, in the de-
creased attendance en- the local grounds.
His next attack was upon the NelUs and
Courier for its prize drawing" which he
denounced as a lottery. The Netcs and Col~
rier replied 10 the attack, but DR.. Thomp-
son charged agsin and the conflict ended.
His next attack was upon the Episcopal
cergymen for refusing to attend the week
OF PRAYER services under the auspices OF the
Evangelical Alliance. With this the readers
Of the MORNING News are already 40
quainted. The latest incident of the war il
the Christtdn AdUocnfe incident, apropos
of the action of the Methodists in Baltimore
apent the Presidents jubilee gift TO the
Pope. The publication of some extracts
from the New York papers on the subject
in the Neics and Courier seemed to have
aroused the wrath OF the Southern Chris
ttdn Advocate, tho Methodist organ of the
State.
A Scotch Presbyterian, who IL understood
TO be Mr.. J. c. Hemphill, Of the NetCs ard
Courier staff, replies to the Advocate in
terms that are certainly parliamentary, If
not exactly orthodox. "a Scotch Presby-.
terianN rouDdly denounces the editor Of the
Adrocate as vilif1er and as--well, as some-
thing that rhymes with vilifier The :. dvo-
cdte's rejo nder is looked for with interest.
Then too, we have the prospect of q war
police. One Aight during the week
4 crowd of gentlemen, n Rewly-
elected Alderman among them, were
ebstructing the sidewalk. A policeman re-
quested them to "move on" This made tie
Alderman mad and he told the policeman
that he was mad, and Nthat for two pins he
would send him, the policeman, in. The in
cident leaked out, aud the question was
made whether an Alderman, in his capacity
as citizen, could arrest q policeman. The
Alderman in question, prominent and
wealthy citizen, promptly asked for an iis-
yestigation. and the Mayor has appointed n
committee to investigate.
Under tho new ordinances foQaEating the
polce force, Aldermen certainly have no
authority over the force, but Ald9rmon
have naturally considerable pohtioal infll,-
pDco. aEd tho policomaa ia question. eI
though clearly right sti4nds bad chance
Whatever conclusion tho committee of Ia
vos4giition may arrive at