New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-05
4 JYORTHY BENEFIT.

A week or 80 ago The Tribune mentioned the
case of the Rev. Frank Forsythe. OF the hocS-
land. Sullivan Co., Methodist Episcopal Church'
who had lust been summarlly DISMISSED oS '"c
e,Icrs because lie played baseball. We also az
that time srol1c OF the fact that nc mao. since
his dismissal, formed the Free Methodlst Nhuie"
and was preaching to large congregations OF sSn-
.o,.;,ora IN tbc Roscoe school-house The news
-, ri. continued SUCCESS now reaches us, as does
CLEO tho announcement that grand benefit Will
coon h. oiyen him by the Rockland people In
,ores+ed in athletics, the proceeds to form the
hsoinnna of a church building fund. the Roscoe
school-housc already being found too small.
The chief feature OF the benefit, as mignt %
ENACTED. will he a match game OF baseball. Inis
will IN PLAYED between the Rockland Heos' Oh
which tho reverend gentleman is himself menu
her and the Hancock Husters. Tie lus1iels
arr n good club, but they cannot play o@n VIII.
the Reds, having been downed hVe t'meS o"'
Of seven by that club this summer. Bill harK'nS'
the pitcher Of the Hustlers cannot tahgie up
ball like Jim Shackley, who His inc DON i'i
,ho Pods The Rev. Mr. Forsythc catches Tor
the Reds and he Is much better qualinco ,''"i
Hank Smith. who gathers them Tor the iiaS,'.i'
Hank liz afraid Of the bat. keeps his lace ""i"H
Oh. vas,, too constantly, and cncumbers his hands
much WITH UHc pHi""o AN
hcs EASY fouls something the Rev. Mr. Forsytne
10 rever known to do Indeed the clergyman ID
tho host man behind the bat in Sullivan county
1Jo works nm so close that it frequently ratueS INC
stri,cr and he throws n hot sphere 10 Secohu
lie ;dcn OF fouls is to take them while they III"
,.ornc and easily handled, so lie seldom mas 10
uodc around in the audience for them ike hanh
El1.r Putnam who is one OF the Rev Slr. rof-
svtbe's strongest supporters in the new churcn'
declares that one Saturday afternoon Iasc su.'
NOR in Ezra Green's back pasture ne sa" inc
reverend gentleman actually reach into Inc oi'@
mond aud pick sssing in-curve right sway lroh
tho bat, while the striker famed air ana "en'
down and nibblcd grass; but this seems haf"S
nrobablc-it is more likely that tho elders eyes
dcceiyed him. In fact. the Rockland Keds are
= co.a all.round lot Of players. and they feel
conodcnt that at tue coming benefit they VIII
no, only bc able thoroughly to remove the
uust,ers Lidc but also to hang it on conspicuous
part OF the fence.
Residcs the baseball game there will be game
~ football between the Mlddetown sagamores
and the Rockland Greeks. There will also DC
foot sack and wheelbarrow races, and a creased
mole with O handsome purse on top The report
that the Rev Mr. Forsythc would atrempo 10
climb this is an invention OF the cneiny-that ~ Oh
rho old CHURCH people, who are in the minority
and now wish that they had not taken '''e
s,cp which they did The admission 70 inc
Grounds viii be only twenty-five cents anu INV
.r,bnne will certainly he glad TO bear that I"
cood lorrc sum is realized toward TIVE new
church building There il no reason why min
i.,er Of the Gospel should not play q quiet game
Of baseball, and We are glad that the Rev MT
rorsythe is meeting with success in maintaining
his rights