The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-24
Tried to Quote From Matthew
and Was Sung Down.
Then He Claimed He Was Called
Names and Roughly Handled.
Lawyer Owen Says H VIII Begin Suit
Against Sexton Bush Soon.


as scou as he gets time ne will
issue a writ in behalf of George
Payn, would be plaintiff against Will
liam II. Bush, q prospective defendant.
A civil suit is to be brought to recover
for damages resulting from an alleged
assault upon the person of Payne by
Bush and the scriptures as we'll As the
ststut s ill enter into the trial of the
cause.
From plaintiff Payne's point of view 1t
will be in the nature of q test case In
which the Supreme Court will have to
decide whether or not q refer ence to the
eighteenth cha pter of Matthew is sufficient
cause for violence.
The facts of the case, as outlined by
Payne, are: George Payne has carpet
beating and house cleaning establish
mept st -. .Stampers street; he has been
a member OF the Congdon Street Baptist
Church in good standing for two years
and incidentally a member of the Bible
class in the sunday School; he has a
severe bronchial trouble for which he
doses with lemon juice and whisky,
according to his Doctors orders, but he
never uses his medicine as a beverage.
Some time ago cnsrges Of drunkenness
were preferred against him in the church.
and an investigation was ordered.
The case was first heard before the
Boar1 OF Deacons, the prominent ones
heing Deacons William Greene, William
Winsted and John Washington.
Mr. Payne told the descons that the
he claims that he was exonerated by them
on the strength OF his denial and further
more that the church as a whole exoner-
ated him. But that didn't end the
troubles.
The vindication was more in the'letter
plains OF the maroIe heart attitude which
his fellow pnrishioners assumed toward
him. The frost grsw until at the prayer
meeting of last Friday night the man
could stand ii no longer.
Meekness had ceased to be a virtue and
he got up in meeting to express his In
dignation. He referred to the 18th Chap
ter of Matthew and quoted several OF the
verses.
"How think ye? n man have a hun
dred sheep and one OF them be gone
astray doth he not Iesve the ninety and
nine and goeth into the mountains and
seek that one which is gone astrsy.
"And II so be that he find il verify
say unto you he rejoiceth more of that
sheep than of the ninety and nine which
went not astray."
''Moreover, il thy brother shall tres
pass against thee go tell him bis fault
between him and thee alone: il he shall
hear thee thou hast gained a brother"
"But IL he will no; h ar thee than take
with thee one or two more that in
the mouth OF two or three witnesses
every word may be ests nlisheu."
"And ii be shall neglect to hear them
tell 1t unto the church,"
"Then came Peter to him and said,
Lord, how oft shall my brother sin
against me and | forgive him? I'LL
seven timesf
"Jesus saith unto him, say not unto
thee until seven times, but until seventy
times seven"
Mr.. Psyne's personal application of
these particular passages Of scripture die
not please the.brethren and be says that
he was cut of by Parson Fred Thomas,
who gave out a hymn while he hsd the
floor, and that the congregation sang
him down.
After services the arguments in the
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