The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-06
ODDLY STRATPORD AGHAST.
A MIyIsTER or THE Gospel MOCkED
AND HANoED IN EEFIGr.
Tho True Story or the fsets asd 1seidsnts
that Lea Up TO This Ruaa Shock 20 the
Feei,nss OF the Towns Good Folk.


Tho True s,ory or sse f.ets a.a Ise,dsnts
that Lea Up TO This Ruae Shock 20 the
Feeiings OF the TowB's Good Folk.
srRArroRp. July 5.-AlthouRh the hanging
in cn1gy OF the Rev. J. q Ives. pastor OF the
CONGREGATIONAL Church. In the early morning
hours Of Independence Day. is not nearly 40
awful matter as was feared Mt nrst ncverthe-
less Il shows the DRIFT Of things In this rock
ribbed. hide bound State OF Connecticut. As
everybody remembers with fear. and from
bling. the Pilgrim fathers. who made the laws
OF the State on the lines laid down BY Moses.
regarded minister OF the Gospel as person
to whom the profoundest respect. both e1.
ternal and internal. was duo. Yet here 10
case OF q number Of youths. and some OF them
Sunday school scholars. In this reverent town
Of Stratford. who have hanged IN effigy in
their minister's front yard. and the facts.
which have not yet been published. arc there:
At2 o'clock In the morning OF Independence
Day tho Rev. J. 8. Ives. for nine years tho hon
ored pastor OF the strongest church In STRAIT
ford, was awakened By horrid din. The Rev.
]. 9. Ives was not surprised at the din. He
knew tho day and no knew the habit OF the
youth Of stratford In the matter Of salutinG
that day But he was surprised by the per-
sistence with which the din fingered In front
OF his own pretty brown cottage. He arose
anu wont " tuo WiuuoWs A0 iohhA n esuo VA
young men. perhaps fifteen or twenty In num-
ber under the trses In front Of his house.
They were shooting OF hrecracksrs and fire.
wheels They were shouting and hooting and
repeating again and again profsne Invitation
to the minister which 1t would not be becom-
ing to set down here.
young mon as the voices that on sundays are
lifted In hymns or Bible responses IN his own
sSnd., He ,s ehss % RI,
sieot havS ached this long time; After nal, az
lives next door and feared : sonia grafton was
" Wa IN he sray 81 tho Ss n
ter'a son went out and found hanging IN one
1 big rtss Of ss fsp ySr1 Pa. and ID
minister s SON srouss. !. around back
came came and cast Il into tho fre. where it vase
sumed utterly
mnrEah HE Stories vors set IN cireastion This.
tisSiar causes Which produced This scendaio%s
ior ransa a' club which met d p ser.
ward 10 ocioss ." an hour at Which most Of
is In the CUB
his s1s5sv sssS io1. tss lin q
s @Ss and sas muas etsoabea
Eft Day yo 81 R
and from It pointed fSr me
Class class Of boys. several Of Whom were mem ters
Of the club. laid the sermon homo 70 her class
that same day. and urged her boys to behave
sssSssS SS e f.. tn ss axsy
s e out l1 the street. cars to straord
Sunday afternoon in summer to wander about
a Ssss s h Msps. 3Ssn
to DO a as calm and sIbdued as is Stratiord it:
self On tie fences TIN TINT line the road
ments for nostrums. sundry contentious
S:'iSatSS .es
ment Day" sanawiehsd between clothing I. and /,
!ur asse 'ssis sassa On aS rock Fee
have HaiEed anfots ABOUT ssteets
joieed But certain ofthe goddess element in
shsrS es s Fit sa %h s cps
GIL s post that s.sssiord began v.w Il,
Visitors on Sunday. boisterousnese: eating aud
! drinking places In full blast the Sabbath air
| tainted with unseemly sounds and sights, the
| youth corrupted. and the traditions OF the Pill
grin Fathers overthrown.
This vas more than the Eev. J. 8. Ives could
benr. So he preached . powerful sermon two
| Sundays ago. calling attention to the growing
evil. and urging tho officers 81 the law to do
thoir duty This trumpet call had the desired
| were closed on the next Sunday. to tho no
small perturbation Of their proprietors: And
proprietors urged the boys on to the scandal
| OF the efflgy.
This same element has malicionsly spread it
movement for. tho stopping Of the horse cars
on Sunday and for the. general enforcement
nantIy denies. And be 1t said that the element
outspoken, AGAINST the minister Is so small
change that t. coming over the hide-b bound
Connecticut Villages It would not be worthy Of