The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-13
THEY CANE TO SCOFF.
Young Men Who Disturbed
Methodist Reviyals.
ONE or THEM UNDER ARREST.
Pessasssns Rsrsesusasa 81 River Park
Csnsrssssssa Iersss sAs Poster
- seek Relief.

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Of the shaw Methodist Episcopal church
ct River Park. and the new pastor. Rev.
Sprzgre Davis. has arisen TO the occa-
sion. He says It Is now q question OF
whether the iaw-absdsng members OF his
congregation shall conduct their revival
meetings according 10 their own ideas
or give up to the annoying tactics adopt
et By . gang OF young men who have
gone 80 far a. to sing indecent songs at
the same time tie congregation il singing
Gospel hymns.
Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff Jack
ofcDonaid arrested Nathan McNats and
brought him before Justice nacEiwain.
charged, In connection with Edwxrd shay.
with being the leader OF the gang and
disturbing . religious meeting The jus-
tice held McNatt in 800 bond for his ex-
animation at 10 this morning John
Hartig and Henry Swift. r., being his
sureties. Jack Mcdonald was unable 20
locate Shay yesterday but expects to 90
30 In time to bring him into court to-
day. Every resident Of River PARK
knows the troubles OF the Shaw Methodist
church with the gang Of young men,
who, up to the present time. seem to have
held the winning hand. owing to the dis
inclination Of the church people 70 seek
redress in the courts.
Three years ago the church was organ
lied and Rev. Mr.. Pickles q God-fearinS
man. was installed as the pastor. Things
went along all right until . crowd OF
young men between % ana Is years OF age
commenced to visit the prayer meetings
and cause disturbances. RESPONSIVENESS
appear to have been in vain and to make
matters worse personal ind.gnitles were
heaped upon ar. Pickles that would not
have been tolerated for one instant in q
more thickly settled neighborhood. To
say that this gang Of young men made
life miserable for the minister and his
wife would express It mildly.
Finally Mr.. Pickles gave up the pastor
ate and last September Rev. Sprague
Davis took his place. The Sunday morn
ing services were free from disturbances.
but once In a while during the evening
prayer meeting the effervescing Spirits
Of the young men who came In to hear
what was going on would come to the
surface and cause q slight disturbance.
There was nothing serious. however. un-
til about two weeks ago. when series
OF revival services were inaugurated Az
ter the first few nights the crowd tina.
caused many a shudder to pass down
Mr.. Pickles back commenced to attend.
Rev. Sprague Davis says that there were
eight or nine Of them, but they behaved
pretty well provided Nathan McNatt and
Edward Shay were not with them.
If. however these two were In the
hall disturbance was Inevitable While
persons were praying the men talked out
loud. laughed and walked around as they
saw ut II they were Feproved tho an
swer was laugh. This condition OF az
fairs went along until last Friday night.
when. according TO nfr. Davis story, the
actions OF Shay went beyosd thu bounds
OF deceney.
The young man was sitting beside a
young woman and when the corerega-
ton commenced singing q gospel hymn,
Shay not only made light OF the matter.
but sang to the sacred music the words
OF "smutty" song The young lady
was greatly shocked and gave the young
man piece Of her mind.
Shay got up and walked ever 10 another
part OF the church and was about to seat
himself beside q young lady when Mr..
Davis told him that II he intended to re-
peat his actions OF q few moments past
he preferred that he would 60 elsewhere.
This plain but considerate rebuke had
no effect On Shay. who sat down and had
the pleasure OF seeing the lady arise ana
walk out OF the church.
Mr. Davis then told tho young man
that he had tried to treat with them with
courtesy. but that affairs had reached
that point when the law must take its
course. This determined stand caused a
great excitement and soon reports COM
msnced to reach afr. Davis OF threats
made by the young men 10 do him bodily
harm II he persisted In his determination
to take the matter into court.
As II happened. however. these threats
were made against person who does
not know what fear OF man Is He be-
came only the more settled in his purpose
and at the first opportunity sought the
advice OF Prosecuting Attorney HASTE
and Deputy w. H. Morris. They ,ola
him. II such things were going on, there
was a way TO stop them and Immediate
~ issued a complaint for the arrest Of
Shay and McNat,.
When Mr.. Davis was seen By a Post
Inteiligencer reporter he gave the history
OF last Friday nights trouble practically
as related above