The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-18
CARRIE CA RELESS
Says the Girls Have Very Bad Man
ners in Church.
(CODUTiOht)


(CoDvri0ht.l
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Among the other
evidences OF the termination Of the summer
season is the marked increase in the attend
| ance at church. Somehow OF other our reliR-
ions sentiments undergo notable modifca-
tioa during the holiday season, and they seem
to grow more and more cool in proportion as
| the heat augments. But the very moment
tue temperature becomes more bearable
and the hot spell comes to an end, our relig-
lous feelings begin to blaze up again, and
by Christmas time we are once more in our
normal condition of piety. am at a loss
ia account for this curious connection be-
tween the weather and religion, nor can
grasp why they should affect one another in
contrary sense. Perhaps some of my fair
readers will be good enough to enlighten
NEON the subject.
But 1t is about church attendance that
wish to write to-day and in particular about
our manners at church. If there is one
place more than another where We are dis
posed to become rude and discourteous 1t is
at church. The sacred edifice and the
solemnity Of the place, far from exercising
soothing, softening influence upon our
hearts, seems on the contrary to arouse the
| combativeness and a disposition to quarrel,
which In a more or less yelled form is to be
found in every one OF our characters. Nos
where does one witness so much showing
and pushing, such an Intentional amount Of
treadiug upon the dress and hesls of those
just in front of one as at church. Nowhere
else does one see 80 many sneering
looks or hear so many contemptuous
and bitter remarks as when
trooping out of the sacred edifice at the con-
clusion OF the service, while during the
progress of the latter we do not made any
attempt to conceal the unfriendly and criti-
cal interest which we feel in the apparel
and the appearance of our fellow Worship
ers. IL is, however, when we find strangers
established in our pew-our pew. which we
have rented often al great sacrifce-that
we are reused to the utmost, and even the
most even tempered and gentle OF our sex
are apt TO lose their equanimity and to
manifest irritation when they discover in
trude. sitting in their special seat. resting
their feet upon the hassocks and chanting
psalms ana hymns from books which do not
belong to them On several occasions, both
here aud in London, | have Witnessed
downright alterations carried on DUR
ing the middle of divine service between
ladies' one OF whom was endeavoring to GUST
the other from pew which belonged to the
former. In one OF the most fashionable
churches Of Mayfair, London, few weeks
ago, the indignant proprietress of the pew
did not content herself with assailing the
intruding lady with loud protests and often
sive epithets, but actually brought her para
sol down several times in succession aud
with considerable force upon the head and
shoulders Of the kneelinR woman. The
scandal on this occasion was so great that
it was made the subject Of an Investigation,
which revealed the fact that the assailant,
lady Of rank, had mistaken another pew
for her own, and had accordingly assaulted
a stranger, who could by no manner of
means be considered as having been tres
passing.
This is by no means an isolated case, aud
several Of the churches here in New York on
Fifth avenue have been the scene of dis
putes between pew owners and intruders
that approach within a very measurable
distance Of the assault with the parasol In
Mayfair.
These are. however. only some Of the