The sun., 1903-03-11
FIGHT IN 4 NEGRO CHURCH
POLICE COURT END or EFFORT
TO DRPOSE 4 BISHOP.

TO DRPOSE 4 BISHOP.
Harlem CONGREGATION Couldn't Asree on
aTrustecs' Meeting and the Rev. Wy1ie
Maya Gets q Summons for Brother
Lindsay, whom the Bishop slapped.
What Is all this sbout?- inquired Magis-
trate Cornell when crowd Of negro men and
women lined up at the bar In the Harlem
police court.
Trouble In de church. answered one OF
the party. Il am de Rev.Wyfe Mays, de
assistan' pastoh, and at dc same time l am
q eldah In de church and also one OBJ de
trustee board"
what is the name Of your church,
asked the Magistrate.
DE Church OF God and de Followers OF
Christ We have several OF dem about
town, hut dis heah partic'la one is at ~
East i2tth street. De regular pastoh he
libes at Flushing and he don't como roun'
Sundays, cause we don't recognize Sunday
az de Lords day. But dis heah row started
on Sunday, last night, when were in charge,
and dat is de reason had Brother Charles
Lindsay summonsed to court to explain
his obstreperouness In breaking UP de
religious meetin', even II he Is trustee
He insist dat we hsb . meetin' OF de trus-
tees in de church while de spiritual meetin'
were bein' held, and as / were In charge
during de absence oh de reglar pastoh !
refused. So after I had made de reglar
pernouncements to de congregation we
sang a hymn and de Bishop, who had been
invited to preach, steps into de pulpit
Den Brother Lindsay stan's up and per-
clared in front oh de congregation dat
me and de Bishop had run de church long
enough, and dat ii bein' oopporated church
de trustees had somethin' ter say now.
Then what happened'' asked the
Magistrate.
Broth Lindsay declared dat he were goin
ter run de church hisself ober our head.
"Over the head OF the Bishop?"
sYeasir, ober de head oh de Bishop. and
de Bishop right dere in De pulpit"
And what did the Bishop say 10 that!'
inquired the Magistrate.
He eestured dat somebody fetch q po-
lioeman, but Brother Lindsay 'clared We
could fetch all de police in New York and
den de row commenced. De Bishop started
from de pulpit. Brother Lindsay started
TO- De Bishop. One Of de sisters started TO
70 interfere. Peace said. But BROTHER
Lindsay run out OF his coat to insult de
Bisbop VIII his shut fist. got between EN-.
Der a lady reached ober ma shoulder and
Grabbed us and frowed US down.
Good for the lady remarked the Mag
istrate, what was her name!'
Her name were Patsy
well explained the clergyman, If
sbe were, she were certainly black Irish,
cause she Ia a member OBJ de congregation.
But Patsy s her pet name De Bishop
10 subseouentiate cherry word oh ma story.
brother Lindsay. what have you got to
aay about h7- inquired the Magistrate.
In de fust place began Lindsay, Il
wish to perfer few charges asin de
object. 70 honah. Interrupted Mays.
your objection b sustained replied
the Magistrate. The case is put on until
further notioe.'
On the way out Of court the warring
factions held several heated arguments
and vowed they would get square at the
next regular meeting Of the trustee board
Mr.. lindsay went around 10 his home
NJ <i2 East i3<th street, where he held o
reception for the remainder Of the day.
many Of the women members OF the oon-
Eresstion cal gsos1pre.s Their sympathy
pathizers when . sur reporter found him
yestf rdsy afternoon.
Now dat IL is all ou, fron de- other aide. =
he said, Il w1il make Q statement. DE
church v oonducted under trustee board
Suffolk aud wylis Mays. DE- Bishop sinf
got Do say st all In de matter. for se are
d. ooppoiators Of dis church. II was us
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