The Washington times., 1894-07-23
WANT TOBL0W UP An ANGEL
Factional Dissensions Among Baptist
Brethren and Sisters.
WRATH AGAINST THE PASTOR
One Of the Most Indignant Female Members
of the Congregation Says Deep and Dark
Designs Arc ON Foet-The Preacher Not
at All Afraid Of the Outcome.

The colored brethren and sisters Of ono Of
the Baptist churches of Washington are at
loggerheads over their preacher. The camp
is divided into the Amorites and Hittites,
1t seems that quite faction are opposed to
the pastors preaching, and various and
unique are the allegations made against it.
Some OF the brethren are stirred up into tur-
bulence over the affair, and they aver that il
something doesn't come quick to heal the
breach, the church will be rent in twain,
and it will become as a thing Of the past.
The opposition. however, assert with un-
abated vehemence that the pastor is the right
sort OF preacher, and they will stick to him
closer than glue.
There are charges and counter charges of
the pastors derelictions In the discharge OF
his ministerial functions, one member. late
trustee, going so far rs to asseverate that the
preacher had married minors. The pastors
friends retaiate by denying the imputatlon,
but ailege that the ex-trustee and his crowd
are concocting lot of damaging stories to
degrade the preacher in the eyes Of his con-
gregation.
Brother W., prominent member OF the
objections to the preacher said:
SHORT ON WIND.
"He's no good, he can't preacn. We want
a man that can preach. Preacher B. amt got
a voice; something's wrong with his lungs;
he's short on wind"
The reporter queried whether there were
other faults along with these very remarkable
ones. The reply was:
inf q
come and took Preacher r. job and now
our first pastor is sweeping out store for
livin'. Dent YOU think that's shame. l
don't like scab and don't like scab preach
ing. If we can get Brother r. back into the
pulpit again you bet We'll do it."
Brother W.'s astounding objections led the
newspaper man to visit Sister NJ, friend of
Preacher B. When she was told that Brother
W. had openly and viciously decried Preacher
B. g lungs she became furious, and snappishly
responded:
No lungs. ave, plenty of lungs he's got.
We don't want preacher who rips and roars,
hoilers and squeals like a man with pain in
his stomach hunting around for a dose OF
castor oil to ease himself and setting every
body's nerves out Of gear Our preacher is a
scholar and a gentleman. and we are with
him."
Sister B. was very tragic in giving vent to
the above fling at the opposition. Even
though 1t was a cool afternoon the perspira-
tion came rolling down her cheeks like huge
rain drops in a summer afternoon storm.
DYSAMITISG THE PREACHER.
Sister NJ. then rushed into violent diatribe
against the malcontents, saying that for six
months they had been slowly putting dyna-
mite under the peace Of the congregation. and
all they were waiting for was a chance to
touch the fuse and scatter the angel OF good
will into ten thousand separate pieces.
She, however. affirmed that the major por-
ton of the congregation had thrown enough
cold water over the fuse to make 1t practically
useless.
The sister said that she had been charged
with keeping the pastors children. At this
she was very angry, and remarked that her
enemies. to cap their devilish insinuations.
should say that she kept the pastor.
She prided herself on her last sally, and
then requested the privilege of escorting the
newspaper man to the house where Preacher
b. is stopping. Her offer was gracefully ac-
cepted and after half-a-mile's walk the
house Of Sister c. was reached. where the pas
tor gave his views on the situation.
He is fairly well built physically, and with
n pugnacious manner which leads those who
meet him to believe that in his makeup there
is combined in Irrepressible ardor both the
muscular and spiritual Christian.
When questioned about the rumpus In his
congregation he said: $50 they mean to
down me, do they? The trash. I'll give
them a big dose Of the law or something
else."
SISTER C. REQUESTED TO SHUT UP.
Sister c. chimed in: That's right, preacher;
give it them right and left, the trash, there
no account. 'Pon my word, I'D Just knock
Brother rs head off, that 1 would
The pastor said in a solemn manner and in
an uncompromising attitude: ''Sister c., hold
your tongue; don't interrupt me when fse
talking; it's a shame for you"
He then proceeded: "The malcontents in
my congregation are in the minority. and
when it comes TO a vote we'll snow EN- un-
der"
Good. good" said the imperturbable sis
ter, whose anger was apparently unrestrained
and inconsolable. "Good, good
.'sister Co. remprked the pastor, 81 must
take the gentleman out if you behave like
that" He continued: "As l said before,
these disturbers are in the minority, and I'll
see that they are turned out for dragging tho
religion. the good religion, into the mire and
swamp. They are nothing but swashbucklers,
and we'll have no mora of them"
Sister G. turned livid with contempt at the
base disturbers, and her excitement got the
better of the pastors warning and she
Topped again and intimated that she would
nay anybody awe VINO spoke d1sparag1ngly
Of Preacher B. This intrusion on the part of
Sister C. quickly terminated the conversation
in the house, and the pastor leading the news
paper man out said that tho disturbers were
members who never contributed a cent, who
were constantly jangling, but in spite of their
threats, ETC., he WAS going to hang on to the
pulpit, and il they voted him Out he would
make certain revelations that would unkink
the hair of several who now compose the
congregation.
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