The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-18
THE WOMEN S0BBED
Rev. J. Lewis Parks breaches :.
!. Powerful 81 Sermon N
Morality" So
One Woman Advances to the Pulpit
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s New York, Nov, 18.--The loud sobs OF
several hundred women interrupted
sermon on Morality BY the Rev. J.
Lewis Parks, at the Holy Trinity Protes-
tant Episcopal church, Of Harlem, yes
terday morning. The contagion Of tears
was started by a young woman who stood
in front Of the pulpit while the prea cher
was speaking, and moaned and wept
aloud. The preacher tried in vain to go
on, and was finally compelled to end his
sermon abruptly = ; - f." 5.-
In the absence of the rector, who is
ILL., the Rev. DR.. ]. Lewis. Parks. rector Of
Cavalry church, was preaching. He had
selected for his text, Beware of false
prophets, which come to- you in sleeps
clothing but inwardly they are 'ravenfng
wolves. Ye shall know them by their
fruits. Do men gather grapes Of thorns
On figs of thistles?" -
There was a large congregation, more
than half women. The sermon at one
point dealt with some Of the current
plays, and warned the hearers not to be
led by glittering immortality to think that
immortality was of small consequence or
might be overlooked because it was fash
-ionable."
Or. Parks had preached the same
sermon In his own church. He was in
the midst of it yesterday, when a young
woman got up from one Of the back seats
and came down the aisle. She walked
straight up to the pulpit, stood in front
of the preacher. and said to him some
| thing inaudible to tn congregation, at the
same time removing ono Of her white kid
gloves. Then she took out handker-
| chief, wiped her eyes, and again ad-
| dressed the preacher
DR.. Parks kept on with his sermon, as
| if he had not seen the woman approach
| She sobbed aloud and motoned with her
gloved hand as II asking him to stop and
| listen to her.
The WON en in the congregation began
| to catch the contagion Of tears, and sew
eral hundred handkerchiefs came out. The
| women moaned and sobbed aloud. Some
who were near the lower entrances were
sobbing violently. Near the back door a
| woman became suddenly i'll, and several
others assisted her to the sidewalk DR..
Parks made another effort to continue
his sermon but was finally compelled to
end it brupt]y.
| woman who stood before the pulpit. DR..
Parks motioned to- one Of the vestrymen,
| John Burton, and he stepped between the
two women near the pulpit.
| Dr. Parks said that he would talk with
| the women at the conclusion Of the SER
mon. The second woman took the others
arm and led her away, assisted by the
| vestryman.
The woman who had approached the
pulpit after the other, explained that she
l was a sister At the conclusion of the
services, Dr. Parks went into the vestry
and had a talk with both women, The
sister in the case explained that the
young woman was ILL.,. In speaking Of the
matter last night the. Rev. Mr. Parks
said: "a. .nj ..
THE sermon I preached was the same
preached last Sunday down town in my
own church. There was nothing remark
able about It that could seel. It was ar
ordinary sermon. IfFthe folks up in IIar-
lem consider "a powerful ono I am siao
to hear it, 49, r4~a-.. 49,.
The woman is not q smember Of the Holy
Trinity church.