The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
PATRIOTS STIR BRONXVILLE
TIE REI. PETER m0UEBr BARRED
OUT or REFORMED CHURCH.

Once the Pastor Of IL, bat since He Went
to the Philippines, the Bronxville Pa
trtots Think He Has Been Too Loose
with Criticisms-wili Lecture Elsewhere.
BpoSxvuLE. Dec Tho Bronxville Re
formed Church. the Kings Daughters Society
and tho village officials are engaged In by no
means friendly discussion az 10 the right Of tho
Rev Peter Mcqueen, war correspondent 70 de-
liver lecture on his experiences on tho Philip
pine Islands in the lecture room Of the church.
The Rev. Mr. Mcqueen was formerly the pastor
Of the Bronxvlc Reformed Church. He was
succeeded by the Rev. DR. Webster. Last spring.
before the Rev Mr.. Mcqueen went out TO tho
Philippines, he visited his former parishonors
in Bronxyillc Some Of tho women thought that
his intended journey was most romantic They
asked him TO como 70 Bronxville on his return
10 deliver a lecture on what he found on the other
side of the Pacific He cano back In Octobor
and the Kings Daughters Society sent him an In
vi,ation TO come down from his present church
at West Somerville near Boston. and deliver
lecture in the lecture room Of the Bronxvllle Re.
formed Church on the evening Of Dec 8.
The feeling Of some Of tho men In the Rev.
Mr.. MoQueen's former congregation had boon
greatly altered since he went out 20 the Philippines
They had seen interviews and articles and loo.
lures attributed TO tho Rev. Mr. Mcqueen which
triotic American citizen. Among other things
he hal been quoted in the Eaaeheasr Cififss-
BULLETIN OF Friday. Oct 81. as having given an
interview TO the Boaon Herald In which he sold
things like these:
with the coming OF Gen. Merritt the devil
ment began. This General u described 70 mo
by the best men Of our land as q naughty mart
net He II was who sent his inferior officers 10
negotiate with Aguinaldo. and then, when Aguin-
aldo came for the fulnlment Of agreements made
by the officers thus sent the General haughuly
said that he had no dealings with insurgents"
NO sane man can believe that with Lawton
on the firing line Aguinaldo could not have been
captured and the rebellion ended. lie, with Ad-
miral Dewey could have given US peace with
honor"
"Mr. Brown Is often seen with American officers.
when these officers Intoxicated, taking them
10 their homes Mr. Brown In connected with the
saloon business and that In tho business which
nourishes best In Manila"
AN American chaplain In Malabon, whose
name withhold. told me that In his frst parish
work he had bccn told by tho natives Of MAlAbon
that their wives and daughters had been raped
by our soldiers He could only authenticate
Ave Cases"
The interview with Con Lawton in which
the General was made 70 soy. This sccurscd war
must STOP Vas ,a also put out !, was declared. ~
asserted tha, even the Evening POD had repudia.
ted the Rev Mr. Mcqueen Some Of them made
up their minds .h., .he man Who liked ,hn, way
was not the man 10 be encouraged TO talk 10 tho
people Of BronNvles Alfred F. Smith. the town
Mcqueen To ask what he had TO say for himself
The Rev. Mr. Queen replied to the effect that
sncl'-a clipping in which he was quoted as ssy
Ing that he was rcd-hot expansnonist and a thor
99Hgh going supporter OF the Administrations
Of Bronxvilla Mr. Smith and Els friends do
clarcd that they did not care whether Mcqueen |
E1pansonist or anti.E 1pansionis,. but TIA, he |
had no business To maliSu the nations beroos !
and put words in the mouth OF LAYTON that never |
belonged there |
The Kings Daughters came 70 the consistory
Of III" church at It's meeting on Wednesday. Nov. |
church for the Rev Peter Mcoueen's lecture.
adjourned !, ad declined 10 let the King Daush.
tcrs have tho lecture room for the purpose stated
on the ground that tho senumen ts uttered by Mr.
Mcqueen since his return from the Philippines, as
Xemplihcd In the CuIen- Buiisftn Of Oct "a were
unpatriotic un.Amcrcan and were worthy Of tho |
scvcres. rebuke 1t was possible for The Church |
TO administer"
The gossip Of Bronxville says that OF the ak
members OF the consistory tho Rev Dr. Webster 7
declined II vote, on the ground that while he did.
MIR Mcqueen had said ye, his posiuon as sue /,
cessor 10 the Rev. Mir Mcqueen n! ode IL quite inn
proper ot him 70 take an active part In barring |
him out o' part oi the church building the Rev |
Francis Bacon, a New York plano Manufacture,
lam i H. Bacon have let i be known thai they
voted ag aims, granting The use Of The room They.
the third Mr Smith is not only the counsel Tor ,
member u The Society Of the cincinnHu "" lis
great Ereatgrnndfather was the Capt khenezcr
Smith who guarded Major Andre al Tarrytown ,
the night he ore ms execution
h n"rabc tiood in my veins as that, l dat sH' I.
IN honest American and desccndcd from HONEST
Am"rr ans that am going 10 further thu de-
Signs OF any man 10 preach treason in NY homo
among my people? No, no. no; q thousand times .
OF the two Other members Of tho consistory one ,
is ihc sbnnd Of Ms Jacob c. Egbcrt who |
SHIRTS u the rIan u bring hc Rev Peter Mcqueen
here. Ih" wsy the oon>istoIy hsd voted was
vile b gan to mdiiy nr intensity their rrt, ungs /
t. one another when they met In the sttion 81 !
morning; accordingly as h'y approved Ut dis
approved oi Tie Rrv' Peter Mcqueen and his
Ihc Kings p.sshr,, hp,,rd from house to ,
was an insulting and arrogant out !
rag upon dear. good man.
IN he Is a rait"r, said Mrs Egbrrt why
, n%s"' the President have hi" hung The
III this Is what We call free SPEECH" said Mics
DMsrnb Try. then we'd better move from Bronx
Airs l.gDerls husband wen, TO sec tho editor
q the Last Chester Cni,en Hul,i'n, Mr. Allen
"S@ Hsa to an scs s M HSYR AIRED s% @1ssnTa
Counsel would raihsT nrhi With women than S Win
,hc trolley COMPANIES and that perhaps no found
II more profitable,
man for Iib" Tor that NJ smith and Mr. Sea.
man have not held each other In high esteem and