Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-12
LIVELY FIGHT IN CHURCH
Pastor Knocks One of Trustees Down and
is HIM ;slf Floofed by Another One,
FOLLOWS SERMON ON BRoTHERLY LOVE
Pastor Attempts. To Take Charge OF
Collection and Trustees Who
Oppose Him object. which
Touches on Fireworks.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, REQ. i.--Efforts which
the congregation of the St james African
Methodist Episcopal church in this city
made to oust their pastor, Rev Nj. Sey-
mouI, eliminated in a riot during the SER
wees this morning, during which Rev. Mr..
Seymour planted his INST on the eye of
Trustee X. {. Minor. knocking him down
and was himself sent to the moor In front
of the altar by Trustee Robert Lowe. y
frec-for-ail fight was prevented by the ar
rival OF patrol wagon full of policemen,
who had been called wnen ihe row started.
The trustees of the church recently voted
to reduce Rev. Mr.. ScSmours salary from
So to SIC, but Notwithstanding this Rev.
MI. Seymour refused to give up his church
This morning, after preaching a sermon
on "Brothcrly Love- Rev. Mr.. seymour
announced the collection. Two of the il
surGcnt trustees came forward to take W
the collection, but Rev. MIR. Seymour called
Vociferuusiy upon two of the stewards
faithful To him to gather up the Offering.
The congregation by this time was filing
before the contribution boxes. Rev. Mr.
Seymour stood guard over one, but two
unfriendy trustees held the other boxes
Seymour attempted to take charge of
one of these boxes, when Il. e. Minor, a
trustee, who was holding it. objected. Rev
Mr.. Seymour promptly swung his fist tc
Minors eye and the latter went down
Robert Lowe, who was holding the Other
contribution box, Immediately went after
the pastor and follcd him before his own
altar. BY this time the entire congrega-
tion was in an uprosr and taking sides
The women rushed in between the combat
ants and tried to soothe them, but it looked
as il free-for-al fight would result wher
the arrival of the police and their threats
of wholesale arrests brought an end 10 tht
affair.
Church Row Ends in Killing.
CHICAGO, Feb. 11.-An attack by a crowG
OF angry Lithuanians today upon the resi-
dencc of Rev. Edward Stafanowicz. n Cath
olic priest resulted in the fatal shooting OF
one man and the serious injury of a NUN
her of others The assailants were all mem
bers OF the church over which Rev. Stafa
novice presided. Dissension among th'
members of the congregation over the con
troll of the church funds eliminated in Vio
lence during the Sunday services. womer
are said to have opened hostilities by hur
ing a missile at the pastor Pursued by tn,
worshippers the priest retreated to his resi-
dence. There he was besieged for more
than an hour in spite of efforts of a squaC
of police. which was hurried TO the scene.
The police repeatedly charged the assail
ants who had armed themselves with club
and stones and only succeeded in dispers
ing them by firing into the crowd. JohI
Tammalis, a member Of the congregation
wfss shot in The. left ,groin and was fatal!
injured. Alexander Barglias. another o
the attacking party, received a bullet In tn
head A score of others were injured b!
| flying bricks and stones. Fifteen Of tn
ringleaders were arrested.