The morning call., 1892-08-28
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
A Pastor, Like Peter of Old,
Is Forgiven.
READY FOR LABOR DAY.
Iyer Rsoovsrs From His Overdose OF Mor.
phine-Youthful Vsndals Break Into
Schoolroom.

Elder Dixon recently tried to brain Pastor
Gray with a chair, and Pastor Gray dis
played the shining blade Of a new pocket
knife. Elder Dixon placed the chair on the
floor and sat down in it. The affair took
place at church meeting
Both are cOlOred. and the colored congre-
CATION had been called to consider charges
against a black sheep of the flock who had
been accused of beating his wife.
Elder Dixon thought that it was none of
the church's business. but purely q matter
to be settled either at the domestic hearth
stone or in the Police Court. Pastor Gray
told the elder TO sit down, but instead he
picked up the chair and brandlshed it as he
started for the preacher, excIaiming, "Pl
break every bone in yo' mise'ble black
body %
The pastor showed his white Eteetb and
said he guessed he wouldn't-not so long as
he had a new knife which was every whit
as good as razor.
Then there was another church investiga-
tion ana the pastor was eXOneTated.
Bat Pastor Gray had never been ordained
and the real trouble came when the time for
that ceremony arrived.
One Sunday afternoon a number Of white
pastors who were to perform this Office
gathered in the church, but they heard Of
the knife episode and refused TO proceed.
The pastor kept on preaching and his con-
gregation continued to attend church.
Inc question Of ordination, however, was
not FORGOTTEN. and last Sunday the pastor
called council of three colored brothers.
visiting here from the East, who performed
the necessary function. 1t was done accord
ing to the laws Of the church and upon the
strength of precedent.
The precedent was that the Apostle Peter
smOte the servant of high priest with a
sword and was forgiven. That being true
Of Peter ii was argued that the pastor also
ought to be held bameless.
Ii. I. Dyer. the Alameda man who took
an overdose Of morphine Friday, was suf1i-
ciently recovered from Its effects yesterday
TO be taken home. His mother and sister
remained with him all of Friday night
Dyer states that he knows nothing of when
or how lie took the poison, as his mind has
been blank since ne began drinking a week
ago. He expresses the belief that the al
most fatal dose will cure him forever Of the
opium habit.
Some bad little boys climbed through a
window into the Lafayette School building
the other day and ruined the property Of
the good little boys. Ink was poured over
their notebooks and recOrd-caTds, lead pen
ellis were thrown into the CRATE and burned,
pens ruined and books mutilated. The Do
lice were told about IL and the young Of
tenders are now very busy keeping out of
the way.
Eighteen designs have been submitted 10
the Board of Public Works for the new
school building 10 be erected in OAKLAND
The board Will meet as committee Of the
whole tomorrow TO consider them. The
assistance Of mRsteT-b builders will be called,
and the estimates and plans viii be thor
oughly examined.
All arrangements have been completed
for the celebration of Labor day. The
Typographical Union Will ioln the others
in the Tarade, arrangements having been
made by which work will be suspended to
enable them 10 do so.
q. W. McMaster has filed a petition in
insolvency at S2eO0. and assets at S366S.
Independence Square is to be improved
al cost not to exceed 5000. The Mayor
signed the ordinance yesterday.
Mrs. Bridget Bl0OdwOrth was arrested
aud taken TO prison yesterday on a charge
OF cruelty beating her nine-year-old daugh-
ter. The child appeared at the prison with
blood streaming from her head, the result
Of being thrown down aud kicked.
The claim Of Professor Lennon against
the State Board of Forestry has at last been
settled by the payment 10 him OF S16S5, be-
ing the full amount ordered paid by the
Board OF Examiners. who Will also cause a
deficiency bill 70 be introduced in the next
Legislature providing for the payment of
the balance of $3.50 u stin due the pro-
fessor.
William Donahue. a brickmason, living
with his family al 500 Jackson street was
arrested at ROdeO yesterday by Sheriff Hus-
sey for assault upon Rose Campanie, a T.
year-old girl Of West Oakland. The crime
Is alleged 20 have been committed al Fruit
vale DOnahue denies IT,