The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-23
MUD SINGING MINISTERS.
MISERABLE ROW BETWEEN
PREACHERS AT MIAMI.

The Church For Whose Pulpit They
Arc COntestinE One With n Mem
bership of Only Ten-Each Accuses
the Other of FaIsehoOd and One
Admits Being DivOrced-One of the
Pair Also Accused OF Having Men
at Hand Armed With Pistols and
Brass KnuckIes.
Jacksonville, Fla, June 22.-The East
Florida presbytery to-day considered
charges brought against H. Keigwin, mis-
sionary pastor of Miami. by John Brown,
claiming to be the choice of the church
of that city.
The proceedings were characterized by
much personal bitterness and far bigger
row was raised than one would think could
come from so small a church as one of ten
members. The verdict was paradoxical,
the finding Of the presbytery being that
Rev. John Brown had been guilty of con-
duct blameworthy and unbecoming min
ister. They declared that he was not
worthy the confidence of Christian people
and recommended that petition be sent
to the Boston presbytery asking his re-
movaI therefrom.
No two Kilkenny cats ever tore the hide
off and made the fur fly more effectively
than they. 1t was case of elimination
and recrimination, the charges of one be-
ing not less severe than those of the
other. For ins lance, Mr.. Brown charac-
terized many OF Mr.. Keigwn's statements
as lies and Mr. Keigwin returned the COM
pliment They did not use the word false
hood. but shot straight at the mark with
the toughest missile in their vocabulary.
Mr.. Brown said that he had heard that
one King, a friend Of Mr.. Keigwins
daughter had gotten two strong men to
come to the church with brass knucks
and pistols in their pockets TO take part
In a row that it was anticipated would
take place between the two ministers, but
no row occurred. Mr.. Brown intimated
that the brass knucks and pistols Were
intended for use upon him. He charged
also that Mr.. Keigwin told it around that
he CBrown) was a hypocrite, masquerad-
ing as a member of the Boston Presbytery;
that he told people that he had read the
last minutes of the Boston Presbytery,
and failed to find the name Of Mr.. Brown
therein, that such minutes were OF the
year 1895, and not of the year 1896 which
minutes he knew contained Mr.. Browns
name.
In the row at Miami the two factions
OF the TWO ministers Htu DcSAi piSttS W
hement in their language, and Mr.. Brown
had been accused of having been divorced
by his wife on the grounds Of cruelty and
deseNion He admitted that his wife had
obtained such a divorce, but as re-
Joiner. said that he had been Informed
that Mr.. Keigwin had lied and slandered'
had not turned over money entrusted to
his care, and did not live with his wife.
When Mr.. Keigwin arose he said that
Mr. Brown had told twenty lies and then
he proceeded TO rake Mr.. Brown fore and
aft He said that Mr.. Brown said that ne
(Keigwin) was drawing two salaries when
he knew such to be untrue. he charged
that Mr. Brown had been slandering him
constantly and that he (BroWm had
shadow upon his domestic relations; that
he gave lectures to Catholics, that he held
out the idea that he Brown was in pos
session of the church being the lawful sup
ply, and must have a salary, and that he
did all in his power for his own personal
gain-to engender strife and discord by
false pretense and hypocrisy.