Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-04
ROW IN A CHURCH.
TWO PREACHERS TRY TO OCCUPY TIE
PULPIT At ONCE
One Of Them F.anks the Watchers and Attempts 10
Dust the Otber-An Officer But no Ar
-ssls-A Pretty Pickle"

PoUGHKEEPsIE, y. y, June 3.-FOur
or five weeks ago one Sunday evening
the Rev. J. H. BOyce, then the alleged
pastor OF the BAPTIST Church at MAZDA
lin in the town of Red Hook, had fight
in his own pulpit with some of the
trustees Of the church for the posses
sion of IL. The trustees believed be had
no right there. and he believed he had,
claiming his dismissal was illegal. lie
was proceeding with the service, when
the Bible was Knocked out of his hand
and he was dragged down the pulpit
stairs. After the diSgraceful affair the
church was closed until yesterday, when
il was opened for morning service, the
preacher being the Rev. Mr.. Wood.
Dominic BOyce occupied seat In the
congregation and there was 10 trouble
Yesterday the talk of the village was
that there was going TO De another row
ia the church in the evening; that the
Rev. Mr. Boyce was going into the pull
pit and would make an attempt TO go
on with the service. Accordingly when
the time came for the service TO begin
there w, e. large gathering Of people in
front of the etiGce, and there were NUT
teringS and threats, everything indicat-
ing riot Inside OF the church was
large congregation. The Rev. Mr..
Wood occupied the pul pit, and some OF
the determined trustees who stood In
the maj. aisle four or five seats from
the pulp.,. We're there TO ocStruct
Dominic Boyce's passage to 1t. Ihen
Dominic Boycc appeared, and the truS-
tees sent for Officer Menkler, and he
came.
Mr.. Bvy,e. seeing that the aisle was
blocked. entered the fourth or fifth pew
from the pulpit and that movement
threw the trustees of their guard.
Waiting uutii the trustees had their
heads turned, the Rev. Mr.. BOyce made
a rush for the pulpit. He is an athlete,
and he leaped over the pewS in front Of
him with remarkable agility and reach
ing the pulpit. stood by the side OF Rev.
Mr.. WOOD. Right away Mr.. Boyce read
out HMM and started il himself. The
trustees were dumbfOunded and before
they could recover from their aStoniSh-
ment. Dominic Wood interrupted
Dominic BOyce with a prayer. TruS-
tee WortningtOn looked toward Oihcer
Menkler and exclaimed, as he pointed
To Mr.. BOyce. ARREST that man.
Menkler replied: Il nave no authority
10 arrest him. he is civil. can't arrest
him without the necessary papers. >"
Next Trustee Peter Martin approached
the officer and said: $50 up there and
arrest that man. Il don't see on what
grounds ] can, responded the officer.
At this iuncture Trustee WorthingtOn
assembled the pulpit and ordered all in
the church 70 90 out. The congrega-
ton at once left and both Of
the dominieS followed. Trustee
Worthincton was at the church
gate and closed il and near him stood
Dominic Boyce WOrthiugtOn, looking
AT Boyce, rgised mis- hand once or twice
menacincly. You can raise your hand
a. much a. you please, shouted Mr..
Boyce to1him. but don't you hit me-
Again WorthingtOn raised his hand, and
then Officer Menkler warned him to move
ON, and he did That ended the trouble
at the church for the evening. This
morning Dominic BOyce was arrested on
the charge of disturbing religious
meeting, anC the hearing is set down
for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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