The evening times., 1896-04-18
FEUD Is ON AGAIN.

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The last year has seen the breaking out
OF another feud, which is at the present
time raging furiously among the members.
For reasons never explained the feuds
have always been between a pastor ele-
nIent and a church element. No matter
what pastor was in charge. he never stayed
there n full year before he found himself
at the head OF a faction with strong rivals.
Such is the condition of affairs which con-
fronts Pastor c. c. Mason.
For the past two months this fight has
been waging against this pastor, and some
times he is victorious and sometimes the
opponents hold the winning hand.
Several weeks ago, when the pastor-op-
ponents had on their war paint, they pre-
ceded him tothe church and locked him ou,
1t was Communion sunday, and the wine
and bread was in the possession OF the
locked out element, which decided they
would make their way into that church if
it took all day to do it. The. con, eBdIHr
people stood opposed to each other, at least
seventy on each side of the little wooden
door which separated them There would
have been trouble, nd possibly bi0,dshe'I.
had no. the timely arrival OF Sergt. AIssr
son preventedit. His counsel prevailed. ami
The pastor entered and celebrated Coin-
inuniou
The auti-pastor element appealed TO tie
Baptist council, which sustained them III
their contention, and notified Pastor
Mason that he was expected 10 give up his
charge. This his people did not wish him
to do, and he refused. So matters stood
when another action in the little fight took
place yesterday.
Since Sunday the church has been locked
up, and the keys are in the possession of
the pastor. The anti-preacher people de-
termined upon gaining possession OF the
church, and yesterday afternoon n large
number of Masons' opponents met at
point in the rofd near the Snow Creek
Church and. headed by Deacons Waddy and
Wright, marched up TO the little church,
and with Instruments of toll began pryiDg
off the lock by which the church was
fastened.
THE WAITING POLICY.
They replaced 1t with a new lock and
entered the church, but their victory was
shortlved, because some OF Mason's friends
heard of the transaction. and. with yells,
burst from the woods determined upon an
attack.
The door had not been fastened. and they
entered the building and sat down. Their
number was sufficient to appall the con-
spring opponents, but the difficulty soon
resolved itself into a case of waiting.
They made up their minds to sit each other
out. All that afternoon they sat in the
church and refused to go out, despite the
heat. Each was as strong in its detcrmina
tion as the other. When evening came there
was little prospect of a speedy settlement
The darkness of night closed around them
and the men had their meals brought by
their wives, who joined in the waiting
Nine. 10 and l O'Clock passed.
Then the anti-Mason men got together
and had a consultation, the result Of which
was the abandonment Of their project.
They eft the church silently, but with
strong determination TO again regain pos
session
The pastors friends locked the church up
early this morning and went to their homes
to snatch some sleep. Before noon todar
they had Il watch already on hand tOSee that
their enemies did not again obtain control.