The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-31
METH0P0LIrIN MATrERS.
Interesting Happenings in and About Ne
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Interesting Happenings in and About New
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The board of foreign missions of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church in this city has re-
ceived q letter from Bishop Boone dated Wan
chang. September Dist. Before it reached this
CITY "A dispatch was received on October tin
stating that Bishop Boone had died OF fever
on the 9Th instant. The letter, speaking OF
the riots at Ichung on September Sd. says
1T was a well-organized and ably-led
crowd, captained by n stalwart fellow. lhey
first attacked and burned the house OF the
Rev. Dr. Sowerby. which was the nearest to
the city. In endeavoring TO escape from the
mob DIR. Sowerby was struck down by a fell
low with a spade. Or. Sowerby recovered
himself and 10 k the spade away from the
fellow. but did not strike back. Another
man threw u large stone at the doctor which
struck him on his sun lat. but the force OF
the stone was warded of by the spade.
The leader, seeing that the Doctor was
being roughly handled. cried out
Don't hurt Mr.. Sowerby. Go on to the
Romanists. Fear nothing. will he respon-
eible 10 the officials
AS ne said this he struck his breast the
s%trically.
The Doctor finally made his way to the
British Consulate. aud there tainted. bat was
brought too with brandy. lie was not seri-
ously hurt. Some Roman Catholic sisters
h1h ittnfic Mt10 IVA AAAAhN my WIZ
bruised aud thrown from the Bund lleveel
iuto tue river. Then they were stoned again.
But finally they were saved by foreigners IN
L boat. who were armed with reyolyers
The Protestant ZIP scopl mission property
at lchang consisted OF "A large dwelling pur-
chased by a merchant. The chapel WAS in
this building. There were also several Chi
uese houses belonging u the mission. The
value OF the whOe property is estimated at
$4,000. DIR. Sowerby Is an EugiishmGn who
was picked up on the field. ordained aud put
in charge Of the mission. He had several Chi
nese helpers.
PLIGHT or A CLERGYMAN.
The Rev. Louis Rymarsky. of Carlstadt. n.
j.. pastor Of the Iresby terrain chur b there.
left his parsonage aud the town in q hurry on
Tuesday night. lie ~ O Polish Jew. and came
70 this country about ten years ago. He be
came q convert TO the Catholic faith. but
finally went over 10 the rotestant Church.
Ne went TO Carlsbad from baltimore in 1897.
and up to the present time his life Is said to
have been decent.
The young girls of bis congregation have
been accustomed TO go 90 the parsonage every
Monday afternoon for religious instruction,
preparatory 70 their continuation. TN last
Monday, IT is said. kymarsky was drunk.
and took improper liberties with his pupils.
u is not alleged that an assault was at
tempted, but when the pastor awoke
TO the fact that he had transgressed
the rules of prOpTlety he confessed the whole
matter to his wife. and. taking all the money
that he had at hand. LETT the town. The pa
rents o. the children were furious but the r
anger was useless. as by the time the facts
leaked out hymarsky was out OF reach. His
wife, who Is young and pretty, has closed her
house and gone to hive with her parents.
This Is the second time the people of Carl
stadt have suffered through the backsliding
OF their pastor. Five years ago Dr. Kern was
charged with a 5 milar Ouense and res gnel
ms pastorate, though no subse4 uently built
an opposition church OF which ne is the head
to-day. lie expresses no deep grief 9t the
folly or mistortunes OF his tellow-laborer.
DID THEY HOLD A MEETINGf
II was said last night that a conference had
been held up town by anumber OF w%ell-known
base ball men. both players and magnates.
from both organizations. Byrne and son Ger
Horst had IA long talk, in which Dir. Won do
Horst SAID that he thought It was about time
that the hotheaded representatives. of both
the leading examinations stepped down and
out and gave some of the clear. coOl-Leaded
ones . chance 70 adjust ali existing uiner-
ences.
Among those present were Billy Barnie.
jonn Nj. Ward. Timothy heefe, Danny Itch.
ardson. Billy Waltz and others. Richardson
sad that he did not ike to do anything IN
fair TO the New lorks. but that he thought
that the differences between the two ~leaaing
bodies should be h1ed APP or the New Yorks
would be wrecked. Myself and Roger Con-
nor, ne SAID, have signed with the Athletics
for NEXT year
no SHORTAGE. But HARTMAN mas RESIGNED
Carl f.. R.::Hsrtmsnn. the superintendent Of