The sun., 1894-03-17
BAPTISTS CALL THE POLICE.
ARREST THAT MANI" oRIEs TIE
PkRsoN FROM THE PLATFORM


Up ny STRIFE to Hold an Orderly Mset,pe.
A besrdless young man ran up TO Policeman
Terhune In East EiRhty-third street at 9:30
last evening. and. to his surprise. requested
him to hurry to the Central Park Baptist
Church. at 230. to prevent q breach OF the
peace. On tho way Terhune met another on
Ger. whom he induced to come along. When
the policemen got into the church they found
men and women. boys and girls scoldinR
each other at the tops OF their voices. The
pastor OF the church. the Rev. C. Venton Pat
terson. was adding to the general clsmor by
banging bell and q tall man with . long
beard was shouting at the pastor and empha-
sizing his remarks with most elaborate -four
ishes OF his long arms.
II protest 1 protest" the policemen could
hear the tall man say above the general
olamor.
"ofiioer. arrest that man." cried the preach
er. pointing authoritstively ct the tall man.
A hurricane Of voices shouted protests and
commands at the policeman.
"0filcer. arrest that man. say" repeated
the minister. his voice rising. He 10 disturb
ing this meeting and he has no right here. He
is not member OF this church"
Again the cenfeninR clamor OF tongues.
some shouting that the man objected to was
member and some that he vas not.
chu makv uo hEEobt HbEes bhiu tho pU-
liceman finally. This man Is not disturbing
the public peace I cannot interfere In q
church quarrel. II you want to hsxs him ar
rested you will have to 10 to court and get .
warrant"
There was o shout OF exultation from part
OF the audience The map whom the pastor
desired to have arrested began again to pro-
test.
You arc out Of order" replied tho pastor
You are not member Of the church."
tall nam q" hos.
nze ne ne as member n s 3! this church In good
s'Tf%unG TManty Paeesi or ssirty 10 psfsons stood un
VA HGW ac:s this %s1tps ns IL 'ad .ass the
names are en-, neS on the church roll to remain
brethren and sisters returned the tall
man to hi, @ adhsreHnts. T don't TO Wen stay
well. then" said the minister. III you will
Ss snd again s,hosd tho
tall man. :, II they 60 out We Will 20 too as
fsr az the door but there here we w s stay to see
The motion was made to adjourn, and all
pie psV told The policeman that he ought to have
'ffs The tail I'M man % and about one score Of older
persons assured tho policeman that he had
ns hsK
were made against him.
Young man" cried finely dressed woman
loudly pIoclsinins ,Sst the AL Psns conduct
we contrary TO to Rob, KoSsfss .o haes nh St @ Order
Msas@.s replied sSs beg: slaEips with
addressing you. tam addressing Miss Foley
You af. addrsss,ns ms now" rstorted the
''fi The nini.tsr snsi!y di..ppsarsa. and grad.
shs sssr ana s
phant farewell, He was Charles W. spooner;, a
cwns to roace
over the election Of three new members to the
sa Of ss nsS. xSqd ss
meeting in the lecture room OF the church.
s9Sa esSDs r; 81 The
sssFsa sspau ss' and %f'sas shs e
he s had bee been in the wrong himself at any time
IL TheS n snoshsT por
urged the people to 60 out and DO missionary
S.Idb SSI5 while the season Of REVEALS was at its
The pastor followed with request that all
present who were not members Of the church
Of iII age who had attended and eon,ri ibltsd reg.
ularly. and those candidates for admission to
military oficer on Inspection drill he marched
the lace
He presently went out into the corridor, whore
% 10 soss and srSsrsd svsssboas
out Of there, mere sayips d that hat the door would be
'oit Il was % Just After this that he lighted on n
young man named George Sinners. Jr.. who
says he has been member OF the church for
v.ys Il. S hsSG nsSS you sH hs SRss e.
The towering form OF spoonsr was then seen.
81 eSs msnbess q this eR ehurss Is from msssSa
OF this church ! say that that young man has
sassos Il az esaseS %smSsl q shis &
church ordering him out"
You are out q order" replied the minister,
up behind the chairman's desk. There Is no
motion before the house"
l.xssS, and i demand that my protest Be-
HItsS Il Was $50 when this come sdy opened, and Il
Il was nearly 1880 SRsn the crowd In front
M. FraEsr Who Was cefiainiy Chairman OF
the Board OF Trustees up to the last election.
SaS. SsS ' H s' :. ss: ;:Sa s:s ::
Pc sSei ssss Ss e. @ saa R.1 i:ss been
isSi, Mr. Paterson, who had 6ssn, g
!lFiSSs work OF the parish The salary Was
He found the church free Of debt and pos
sssssd Sts property worth $40 600 200, $4,000.
said Mr. fIAzssI; in greet eat o s5sitsSpent It is
mepts n the church. A petition signed ~
ffssT:ss' fstssT.on 9. Ssash aa .sfas Sn II nc ao
IssIsn. and over twenty Of The ,sisPsrs
SSds 5. Sssaot tSi.t ana mould IKE 'Dutts;
vas th: siGSEl:iOI & q some mere mem; mem:
asuossss that 5bs m %nsn6srs had been
dropped. That 10 piece OF work worthy OF =
Ozsr. II IL not according TO Baptist policy,
The Chq5eh has right to vote on thsss sLpul.
monthly business meetings. and held meet
inss ne1peetsdlI' Ike that Of tO-niEht when
AZ Pastor Pattsrson's nat At 100 East Eighty
third street Z considerable fragment OF the
Action were apparently holding an adjourned
meeting. When the reporter was announced
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