The morning times., 1896-11-11
FOUGHT IN SUNDAY SCHOOL
Secretary Hit the Superinten.
dent and 2 Pan.c FJliOWe1.
OLD QUARREL THE CAUSE
Last Sunday Was a Red Letter Day
at the Fifth Congregationai-Supt.
Farnham Was Assaulted by Mr..
Parkinson as They Sat on the
Platform.

The Sunday school of the Fifth Congre-
gational Church, corner of Eighth and
streets northeast, came To 1ull ana sud-
den step last Sunday morning, all because
the secretary sJiuCA lI:c superintendent IN
the face. A trial in the police court may
yet be- the seqdel ui the aifaf.
Mr.. E. q. Farnham, contractor and
builder lis Tie superintendent ol the sun
day school. Like other superlntendents,
he sits on the platform and leads and
directs the exercises. He had just given
out the first hymn Sunday morning. IL
was. Blessed BE the Tie That Bnds''
Mr. Caleb C. Parkinson, a clerk in one
of the departments, Is secretary uf the
school He sits beside the superintendent
when things are in their normal condi-
ton. No sooner had Mt. Farnham an
nounced what should be sung than Nr.
Parkinson arose, so the scholars of the
Sunday school say, and struck at his fel-
low officer.
HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
Mr.. Farnham is sJill active, and though
the blow came like n thunderbolt from d
clear sky, he warded ii off. He was not
QUICK enough, Iur TIE second Biow, how
ever, and this time the secretary caught
him squarely in the face
or course the whole thing was so I'M
expected that some of the ladies of the
Sunday school came near fainting. None
NloAEai Nlt il4OsA OA tan buo
in the church parlors and every one asked
every one else what was the matter and all
wanted 10 know whether anyone was hurt.
Mr.. Farnham and Mr. Parkinson went
along with the rest and when tney neared
the rear OF the room, ii is said. they came
close together and again the secretary
struck the superintendent. The latter re-
tired To one of the parlors where many of
the ladies were still standing in the door,
The secretary turned the other way. In
doing SO he met Mr.. A. R. Taylor. The
secretary was still wrathy, and il is said
that he paused TO strike Mr.. Taylor. The
latter is Young man and the officer was
unsuccessful. Then he grabbed Alr. Taylor
by the veso and tore il SO that the young
man was unable to stay for church and
present real nice appearance at the same
time.
RESULT OF AN OLD QUARREL.
Mr.. Parkinson is the father of Miss Clara
Parkinson, who was at one time accused
of having attempted to set fire to the
house OF Ieighbor, though she was never
brought to trial for the alleged offense.
She WAS then and is at present the organist
in the church, and the matter was brought
into the church.
A bitterness was said to have arisen
between the Parkinson and Farnham fam
flies over the affair. Finally the moderator
of the church advised the superintendent
to suspend his official duties for one sun
day. This was done. At recent meet
ing of the officials Of the church il was
decided that all past scores between any
of the members were wiped out
The Sunday that Mr. Farnham kept a way
from his place on the platform was the
one before last. 1t was said that Mr.
ParkenSon thought he should repeat the
vacation last Sunday. With the thought
that probably he would not do this, Mr.
came TO the Sunday-school with u vast deal
OF premedtationin his heart
The superintendent took his place on
the platform. The secretary brought his
chair forward. Mr.. Parkinson is said
10 be- gentleman of few words and ALWAYS
modest in their utterancc. 1t was differ
ent Sunday morning. Everybody in the
room heard what he said. though every
one is not exactly clear in how the words
were put together. The consensus of opin-
ion is Ihat hc said something like this:
Il do not think that Il child of the
devil should lead the Sunday school. Then
be maTle the assault.
Mr.. Farnham is said to have given the
Secretary the alternative of making an
apology in Sunday school and before him
or suffering a prosecution for assault and
for creating disturbance in a religious
gathering. 1t is understood that he has
thus far decided to make no apology.
viii you prosecute him." Mr.. Farnbam
was asked by Times reporter
II certainly will if he does not comply
with my requests said he.