The sun., 1894-03-24
slNGHYMNS ANDS SQUABBLED
-p,tE THE PARSONS 1YPkWRITER
PLACED 78E PIANO.

an. Rev. Mr. rsusrsen-Hiews struek.
rh. faction Of the Central Park Baptist
c..,.h in East Eiahty-third street opposed to
a.nastorste OF the Rev. G. Venton Patterson
s.r,urs the meeting last night after row.
pa,h sides say the row was disgraesful. but
..ch side bismss the other
Iss. than 200 people were present when the
...,or announced the hymn, Il love to tell the
.ory" 1t was formerly the custom to begin
.,.vsr meetings In this church at 1880 p. NJ.
-, AIR. Patterson changed the hour to 3
o'clock. More than half the consreEation were
al msnbcrs Of the church. who had been ex-
suded Illegally. they say ana most oa 'ne"
vsre there at $3.50.
Ths bymn was followed by another. the
.a,no woman who acts as Mr. Pattsrson's
t,nswriter, playing the piano Then the pas
a., n,ayed fervsntly that the members Of the
,hu,eh might 60 out and bring In sinners that
mi. might be saved and the flock OF God In
creased In number.
u.t as he pronounced the final amen"
LAWYER W. r. spooner. who held the floor ell
through the meeting Of . week ago and on
whose account . policeman was summoned.
rsss and said. addressing the gathering gen
.rally:
"Ths time having arrived when as all the
ou msmbers know. Il has been customary to
s,a.. IN, devotional exercises and begin the
business meetings Of the church. move that
"a now proceed to the transaction Of busi-
ness
Hymn e9." thundered the pastor.
Somebody seconded Mr.. Spooner's motion
and he himself put the question Meanwhile
the typewriter at the piano had begun to play
the hmm "A long time wandered In DARK
ness and sin." and the pastors voice sounded
loud above the rest Nearly hundred people
voted in favor OF Mr.. spooner's motion. while
the .dn.rent. Of the pastor. instead , o. voting.
a,sa 70 i0 uiown T1oa.,s r movss III Al Mr. Spoon.
Ar ss made Chairman. This was seconded
" III - NJ n."v snoonsr mt the motion. this time
sna @r' sp'on1r pus s"e =, r tSs tr.,aad rnnss
s1s a or, D.o oe sI,S ss.s.r.s. ~ @ ~sre making
81. @ xoI,s r,ns with the noise Of the piano and
s v.ess rls ft Of his sad swsi.d tn. vOum.
so'si"l-. ' i Fortunstei1 for Mr.. spoonsr. he has
svoco like a steamboat whistle. and managed
to make himself heard Whenever he opened
Which Tns aae
the top OF their. voleeA Over ninety. people
Io,s when III. Esre - called ~: iS, and
most Of tbs Opposition to Mr.. spooner being
TO much occupied in song to vote,
shsii 'fisi he is a very large man. Mr.. Paster.
con 10 email man. Mr.: .Spooner has long
Pstissson S i.n has sHs 1 heayy full beard 4s Gr.
BpOoner attempted e take the dssk the min,
rom the step Of the platform. The pianist
ri have been nominal tied and elected Modera-
Ssttins rcd around the neck ss the. little par:
son continued 70 push him back. and am
the Too% seemed to shout GU.
- -. ai:Sias s as VIII Ell FL S:r n,shs,
NJ ssstaS o.ss .sse Eysn NMs md the St
tnto 90 effort 70 eysrpever ths mlnistsI. and
81 S s:sGG rsas y: and and de.
ssS have disturbed re hrssisp' TSesius ssys
Isa ali arrested ana I.9sssptsd under The
criminal code Then; while S shs people dosn sang tSs
aisle and out the door Of the lecture
room q the church IN wnieh thS mee,1,in9
R.s who Who Lao been ss:isasd e H., :p:si.i duty
ss h% f:sf :st 'fs ssSs:
with face that would stoc e riot .sS
He ,tslksd up the ass hslms. IN hand be-
out snd n ss ma.s
t.isIes in ths, eontes, Ol words. and everybody
usa e enp,sin 70 nim q onoH cs,.dIx ,h., IN.
e.i.cn. present we're not members and Mr.:
seo2Sper said they were; . ..,,~,., ~,..
4, They are interEapung renxiSsns xss sei,tos ,,t 3
church they nave no connection WIN.
ssisd ,t sas minister and call upon you 70 ar
NJ sD9Onsr sailed on al these present who =,
~ soted 70 make SusnesS meelns 70
fse. ana the policeman hAd ohaneS 70 IN
sprs, them A.. AL.
Ihsn Mt. Patterson Jumped up on tne desk
snatne tall poilcemAn STOOD pesios tne aesk
ppHisssnt any oody nym upseiunk him. a. y; :;
Kss' pIaeeo VIE sns nSS " suo uieiI = !
aoMI poileemnn sno seWea IN aN IA Vloions
tss,rulation with MS lett,. wnleh neid NJ mn
Ne At.
rand mere under the pIo.eotion OF snIs
liz a u nS nousSn nSV pSsns eCSs
eoheoI heau. anu moroN Hnnt Iou al
10 underdand that you are breaking the lAw
anu Will all be prosecuted to the full extent {
OF the law Now I want every mem
kar az fhi. ahur.h fn rstira am
sWsv. thaa. 80 n. sn hsrS
I.h mat = ,ioW, soIy IeNs pou-coa Z
Wnechurcn VIII NOT respect my wishes. put
prt cannot give LEGALITY 20 this promlscuous
gather ng most of whom are not m en- bers OF
the church and MANY of whom wara never
memEaT. al .vars m an ~ ~ fhs ahureh
. SOW 49,. ss'ohS hsnASoA Va s"S sNeASA.
nnopatI . .. .- -
-betWaan sixty ana seventy started 70 60
lh- excitement had long been At fever heat
aud men and women had bean very nsRr
bi0wk Al this naint hlows yyara astually V
,tsust NJ shis pSihs pio"s "eie sSss'