The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-25
BOYCOTT ON REE0RMERa
Trebbyviile Declines to Listen 70 MIS-
sionaries.

operations comes 10 this city and requests an
assignment no Is Immediately informed that tho
only part OF Binghamton not covered by the local
clergy Is the suburb known as Trebbyvillc. He
Is told that Trebbyvillo Is . very wicked place;
that the Scriptures will not be found In single
household there, and that, although Sunday Ii
observed a. general day Of rest, there are never
any Gospel services or rendering Of thanks for
the blessings Of tho week. II he Ia sincere man
he will throw up his hands In horror and proceed
TO Trebbyvillo at once TO preach TO the people
and show them the error Of their ways. The
local clergy will await with interest the result Of
the crusade and the local newspapers will send
reporters along with tho reformer for the editors
know from experience that there Is always good
story In an attempt 10 Christianizo Trobbyville.
Trebbyvillc Is a very wicked place from the
reformers point Of view. The inhabitants are
not particularly wild and vicious, and may DO ap-
preached without q gun. They obey the laws,
do not dissipate " any great extent and are mod
erately prosperous for people who depend upon
farming for livelihood. They do not care par
tcularly about strangers. but II the strangers are
inclined to mind their own business they will
be treated with certain amount of considcra-
ton. II not cordially. II the strangers make
themselves offensive they arc apt TO be reminded,
in a way they will not soon forget, that Trcbby-
vile Is for Trebbyville people and no one else and
that IL well to keep this fact constantly In mind
Irebbyville welcomes commerce, for the men
ore busincssike lot, and never lie, chance 70 do
good stroke Of business go by. But firmly, and
with never waver Trebbyville resists religion,
and has done so as long as the Oldest inhabitant
| OF the suburb can remember. The people have
absolutely no use for preacher and will not toll
cran one. They observe the Ten Command
ments, not because they are the Ten Command
| mcnts, but because they contain the principles
| on which every community must base its conduct
in order TO be peaceful and prosperous. They
do not sing hymns and they do not pray. and some
OF the experiences Of those who have tried TO make
| them do both are interesting.
The spiritual condition Of Trebbyvillc hrst
became known TO the church people Of this city in
| the early eighties The Methodists were the
rst to discover that the inha bitans had church
OF their own and were not attending any one eises
| The Methodists extended a general invitation
| to the people to come into town on Sundays and
| attend their houses ri worship. Trebbyvillo
| laughed and didn't come. The Mcthodists made
up their minds that the people were too tired
after their weeks work 10 come into the city TO
attend services so they decided to give them q
place Of their own to worship in. A deacon car.
| rod the suggestion to Trebbyvile II some one
would furnish a barn or spacious Clubhouse he
| said. the Me,hodists of Binghamton would SUP.
| ply an organ. hymn books and other neccssa ries
SUNDAY The deacon was nfotm e ,sn, , sSsh
vile was perfectly competent to attend TO It's own
spiritual welfare and that reformers were not
| wanted. he deacon tined to argue the matter
| lie was shut IN 50 promptly however. that he
| returned to i5inghnmton convinced that nothing
short Of militia company would ever get 1rebby.
| willie into a condition where IL could be Induced
| 10 listen 10 preacher.
tFxin IN ell 1'x.I.k
resulted IN more determined effort on the par,
band Of Me,hodists went out there on the Sunday
After the deacon,s visit They, marched into
sssSsyys snsaf H2 r.. Of AssS s.
while the 1rcbbyyille women stood in the door
Ways looking on in amusement the men sat on
the fences, smoking their pipes and wondering II
sh,s sort Z. thing was going 10 happen every
RESISTANCE to their invasion. the Me,hodis,s de-
cdcd that they would hold meeting in the road
way, Trebbyville gathered around The man who
had been selected 20 do the talking slowly The
E,od star, night there u the man Who spoke had
10 see what kind Of people he was taking To-
but he wasn't lie started in hammer and iones
ssg,s rSsyvI1 n and !, s people He .sd
,, "suSa, a ., lie, hell en- Wen you iciE. muss com,
This led to a personal attack on the man who
had in,erTulp.cd TtebbvYil stood about a hal
tors down the road. The visitors didn't come cin
back; The stories they told in Dnghamtor
,ony,nGd S SsrS,n Hard Shell Bsp,;s ,h,, The
seal courage. The Bapilsts gave Trebbyyiilt
two weeks 70 Iccove, from the effects Of the Meth
urh They bad a llrs" wagon d" drawn by By fou,
horses II was painted white and all oyct Il In
black letters were quotations from the Scriptures
There was an organ on the wagon. lots ~ HYMN
books, PRAYER books and Bibles, and near the tai
board a table, with lee waite. and q glass on IL
Trebbyviil 10 spotted the wagon coming up the road
The people weren't sure that IL wasn't the advanc,
guard Of circus, bu, when they saw the orgar
big willow tree and began operations A few
children, go'hcted ground but the Trebby,ili,
fences and their PIPES The Bapusts bcgar
singing;
got something better Ia do than come out hc:,
Sundays and disturb folks that's tcstin''"
We've come Ia preach the Gosp'l," said the heac
BAPTIST We want you to come around ant
"We haven't any objection n your preachin' .
cause We Won't have ii Now We wan, resi- ar, ne
Gnsi', and we don wan, people :. min gu, he..
you stay down in Bling mton' There's room
for heap 81 prcnehn ana prnyin' down there
Ten minutes and then suddenly things began /
|
brides Of the pair Of leaders attached 10 the wagon
three others began lruuping the horses and ,
dozen others got an either side Of and behind th
wagon md began To push. The Baptists plcatc,
first and then threatened. but the 1rebhvyill
m"n were determined In less than two minute
the hornes were galoping down the road. IN
organ was humping up and down in the wing II
and tho '',chcr Of ice water and the glass ha,
disappeared
7 he Baptis;s didn't como back that day an,
several weeks passed without any further "a
tempt being made To do missionary work in 1'reh
byyile, That community congratulated i,sel
on the result oi it's, summary treatment II tn
Bap,sts and thought that there would I've NJ
further interference with their day Of rest The,
were mistaken The failure Of the Methodist
and the RaptlSis resulted in the shortcomng
of 1rchbyvllr becoming more generally know
than ever before. From far and n~a- come re-
por'o Of projects " reform l'ingham'on's wicko,
suburb Trcbbyvillc however. being inhahitc,
by people who minded their own business didn'
hear OF all this After the experience with III
, | Bnptsts The men had decided TO hold mp any othe
expeditions Of the kind that might conc
For about two months they had their hands full
Missionaries came from all sides Some wer
of the gentle yielding kind, who obeycd sientl
when told TO 10 away: others going In with
grim determination 20 do or die, had 10 I've run ou
of town. MANY outfits came up in wagons liz
the Bnptists They were let alone until thew be
| gan services then they were ehoWered with oil