The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1903-06-27

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A few Il the many law suits agains
tie Rev. E. J. Fisher. Of the Olive
Baptist church and its members. alta
many delays and contiuuances. have
been disposed Of I wish 70 can a.
tention 70 one case, the complaint d
which alleges that one william Jefier
son uniawfuIly and wTlfuIly did make
al Improper noise tending to breach
Of the peace
Upon the trial q the shove case the
testimony showed that Rev. Fisher,
Bros. Windy. Edwards, EIby, Williams
and Grimm were in the Pastors study
about II O'Clock at night when they
heard IN the distance q loud and Elm
proper noise tending TO a breach Of
the peace. Upon Investigation It wa
learned that the loud and improper
noise was headed toward the church.
In q few moments 1t arrived at the
door "unlaWfully and Wilfully." in the
person Of Bro. Jefferson. When this
discovery was made and announced,
immediately there ensued 9 panic
among those valiant soldiers OF the
cross. One armed himself with q Tin
sword, another dubbed his crutch, a
third, who possessed the only gun in
the bunch, fed below to the cellar,
shut on the gas at the meter and hid
himself In the darkness. a fourth being
unable 70 obtain any weapon Of de-
fence, jumped through the back win
dow into the alley and made good his |
escape, while others barricaded the
doors and pulled down the blinds. Az
ter waiting a while in awful suspense
DR.. Fisher slowly lifted himself out OF
the gloom and darkness Of the corner,
in which he had crouched and by aid /
Of broken window pane, beheld his
adversary in the street, probably the
most hideous and loathsome looking
monster he had ever seen. Some wit {
nesses testified that Mr.. Jefferson !
looked like a raYing manic, with blood
Shot eyes, angry mein and having an |
awful rumbling voice. like the sound /
Of many waters"
DR.. Fisher, however, was so fright I
ened that be was not in a at condition !
% make an accurate description as he
surveyed the enemy, yet he probably
drew q mental picture Of a monster !
half dragon, with feet like a bear, and |
a mouth as the mouth Of a lion" For
tunately, instead OF making an unlaW-
ful and Wilful attack on the door q
the church, the beast merely opened
his mouth, not in blasphemy against
God, as did the RevelatOrs beast, but
in threat to make Dr. Fisher jump
into Lake Michigan" After this ten
dency to a breach Of the peace" that
loud and improper noise" moved slow
" down Twenty-seventh street much
20 the satisfaction and evident relief
Of Dr.. Fisher and his panic stricken
officers. About an hour later these
''tin soldiers" formed themselves into
q hollow square and escorted the Rev.
Dr.. Fisher to Mrs. Knuckles' home
two Of the brethren remaining the rest
Of the night as a body guard.
A hurried church meeting was called
not many evenings later. when DR..
Fisher related the horrible and terri
Dying experiences Of that awful night"
A few brothers and a majority Of the
sisters Immediately decided, in sub.
stance, that Bro. Jefferson was a men,
beB Of oliEet with an immortal soul,
yet not worth saving; 50 they cast the
nasty old thing" over the battlsments
Of the church and consigned him to
outer darkness.
This action was taken despite the
fact that this preacher makes a great
show and pretense Of conforming to
Baptist usages. Now. / have been in-
formed that the rules adopted By this
church in such cases. is in effect that
Z thy brother shall offend thee, 60 and
ten him his fault between thee and
him alone. II be win not hear thee,
then take with thee one or two more
brethren; and If he shall neglect to
hear them, tel It unto the church; but
Il he neglect to hear the church, let
him be unto thee a heather. etc.
Since Dr.. Fisher vas the complain.
ing witness be did not, Of course. act