The evening world., 1905-12-06


iavite Miss Virginia Locd TO sit on his
.aocg Did Mr. MacLaurin ten her stor-
irs that raised blush TO the very roots
OF her auburn halry Did the clergyman
visit his parshiontrs with wavering
step. ana dld he appear to stumble In
tls speech,
These are only fow OF tha nfooted
questions that the deacons OF tho Six
teenth Street Baptist Church are asked
to decide. Mr. MacLaurin, to put II
mildly needs all OF his eloquence to
drown the storm that has been raised
against him. But ne 10 a determined
little man, full of force and hrs, cap
aide Of punsent epigram. scholarly In
theological and secular matters and
twhat Is a splendid feature In his pres
en< battle) championed by the fairest
OF his fock.
He has characterized his aocusers as
the ragtag and bobtail Of his ccngre-
CATION When Mrs. Georgiana McPher-
SON. OF No. 1aNEghth avenue. the leader
OF the factian endavorlng TO oust him
from the pastorate, heard OF this refer
ence to her as "ragtag and boltaif'
abe almast swoonsd.
"Ragtsss' Held Meeting.
Recovering, she said: "Ragtag and
bobtailg' slow.y she recovered. She
had been 70 chrlstian Endeayor
meeting. at which she had spent many
moments In prayer. She and other
members OF the church who are eppear-
ing as Witnesses against Mr. MacIaman
had been In the meeting.
Mrs Mcpherson IS woman whose
features are written all over with de-
termination. Her lot in life is COM
paratively humble for Mr.. Mcpherson
Is a prophet HIS principal occupation
Is IN prophesying. His children express
the hope that some day he win mate
rialze, not IN the splnulalstic but IN
the financial sense. He has a very dis
tingutshed ssard long white ana patrl-
archal. lie has the eye Of the prophet
OF the prognostlcator. He should be a
weather man. for IN damp seasons he
suffers terribly from rheumatism.
OF course, this has nothing 10 do with
Mrs McPherson, The Rev. Mr.. Mac
Laurin called 10 mind, talking OF the
stir in his fock over the charges against
him, that one calm evening in the
church Mr. Mcpherson arose and proph-
sfied. He, said according 10 the pas
tor stroldng his long, handsome beard,
than the United States would soon be
apportioned to Europe; Germany would
set Hoboken. Pennsylvania and New
ark. N. j.; France would select a dozen
or more States; England would take hcr
pick in the beef-raising districts Of the
West, Italy. Austria ana Russia would
shake dice over their selection, and
when all the STATES and territories had
been apportioned out, Mr.. Theodore
Roosevelt would be made Emperor OF
al the world
Charges and Prophecies.
Considering even the serious charge OF
asking one Of his flock TO sit on his
knee, the Rev. Mr. MacLaurln smiled
when he reoailed several of Mr.. Nc
Pherson's prophecies. He remarked
that Mrs. Mcpherson had said she would
bring him down on his marrow bones
Sather a crude expression, he thought
but just as likely as her husbands
prophecy that King LeopSld Of Belgium
wouli become an ardent Christian
Scientist and ask for the post of janItor
10 Hrs. Eddy's summer home, This was
only one OF Mr.. McPherson's oalmer
prophecies according to Mr.. MacLaurin.
Returning to the attack upon Mr..
MacLaurin, Miss Lord. OF No. S57 West
Seventeenth street, says that she is pre-
pared 10 repeat at length her charges
against the clergyman that he invited
her to sit upon his knee. She Is
very attractive young woman, with IT,
tian bair an enthusiastic member Of
the Christian Endeavor and ferveat
Baptist She says that she has seen
tho Rev, Mr.. MacInurin at different
times when lie was unduly eloquent lie
came into her home on one occasion
when he was ebullient effervescent and
fairly bubbling with enthusiasm.
Invited to knee-seat.
TO quote Miss Lord. HE seemed to
be seriously afflicted with alcoholic ex-
u5crance" AT ilrst he merely talked
quickly and enthusiastically Then. sne
sSid. he spread wide hls arms ana
Ler TO SIT upon H. He referred 70 her
beautiful titan hair eloquently, but
with an occasional brief catch in his
voice. y
AT FIRST was lost IN wonder" said
Miss ord Then became alarmed,
was suffering from some temporary
disturbance OF thought and action But
when he asked me to sit on his knee
was convinced that he had been drink
ing"
The young woman did her best TO
turn the subject declaring that she
was amayad that her pastor should
make such an astonishing proposition,