New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-19

"Tbe Brooklvn Times" gives an account OF n
lawn marty in the rural village Of Greeniawh III
Suffolk County, which appears to have h"u W
srIte that NAV be mildly described as dlsas'rous
in the case of the pastor OF the freSpS 'eIl.t''
Church Of that place, the Rev. Samuel ureSS' ~
tho unthinking it might seem that GreehlaWh was
inst the place where the lawn party wouiu HouriSn
In all its pristine beauty and attract'ehcS'' "n"
tbe thought Of anything unpleasant arloinS III
connection with such harmless form OF eh'el-
tainment could not be harhorcd by any HshUN
constituted mind. On recent Tuesday evening
the ladies' Of the Presbyterian Church before uch-
toned rave a lawn party In the grove aC MIS-
yv,obtman's All went well for tlme-went, we
- o,. 20 nerrv as n marriaGe-bel The kew.
NJ CRIES. was on hand and in his accustomed
manner was making himself agreeable TO young
and old alike There no moon, 10 DC sulc'
but that was the only drawback to the SUCCESS
Of the lawn party. Still the lawn was orlilau'iy
overwhelmingly, that is, for Ereehia""
tho absence Of what the Rev. Mr.. CRIES. would
naturally, being Of poetic turn OF mlhd' TERN,
the celestial luminary was hardly noticed
noticed at all by the young people, II was Ioo'eu
on in the light OF an advantage rather than
otherwise.
All went well. MS we remarked, and the lawn
by the Grecnlawn Presbytcrans, when an UNI
toward incident occurred. During the evening,
according 10 the vcracious reporter for The
Times. some of the young folks Of the place
secured the consent of Mrs. Wlghtman to dance
in her barn. a short distance from the grove. and
10 the music Of an accordion danced TO their
hearts content II is contended that these
young folks Of the place were not Identified
with the Presbyterian Church over which the
Rev. Mr. Griess had the honor 10 preside, ana we
conceive that it might be contended that, the
barn not being part or parcel of the lawn, what
went on there was not inherent and IN
separable factor in the lawn party Itself. lie
that as il may. We are informed that " the Rev
Mr. Griess became very much enrased at tms
act and. going 70 his wife, who was standing near
by. he took hold Of her in a very rough way, ana
together they marched of toward home. Inc
ri1ht Of the Rev. Mr.. CRIES. TO protest IN MS
own way against dancing ip Mrs. Nlghtmah
barn i'm the immediate vicinity Of the lawn whcie
tho Iovyn marty Of the Crccnlawn Presbyterian
Church was in progress may be SUGGEST lily main
tanned: but his conduct in taking mold Of his
wife in a very rough way was most clearly
indcfcnsbe. It. does not appear that Mrs
Cries. had shown any inclination TO join The dane
ers or any sympathy with them; and even II she
had dOue one or both, his dlsclpllhe ol her SHo"u
have been administered in private His taking
hold Of her in very rough way is no. calculated
to increase respect for the clerical profession.
But We must hasten on, A. the novc-wrters
say. What happened in ia" barn and on the
lawn after the abrupt departure Of the Rev Mr.
CRIES. with his wife in his hand, So 10 say, We
arc not told. But on the following Sunday the
elders Of the church, who had not forgotten the
wrath which their pastor exhibited in the presence
Of his flock on Tuesday night, refused . permit
him 10 administer the sacrament. The Rev MI
CRIES. thcrcupon offered his resignation. and 1t
was promptly accepted The elders and the
church members generally 90 not wish IT un-
dcrstood that they by their course officially sane
toned the dancing in Mrs. Wlghtmau'S barn. for
they did not consider that the festivities in the
barn had anything 10 do with the church, as they
were carried on entirely by outsiders The
Rev Mr. CRIES., being now shepherd without
sheep. will have abundant leisure for reflection
upon his uncallcd-lor haste and injudicious dis
play of temper. lie went to Grcenltwn year ago
last May and IL described as being at that time
"a young college graduate" We hazard little
in predicting that when he is older he Will be
wiser.