Bisbee daily review., 1910-03-20
HITS MINISTER fOR
 PULPIT TALK
Prescott Preacher Gets After \ Gad Playing and Is As
 Saalted on Street for "In-
 s1ating" Young Lady,

PRESCOTT, March 19.-Refusal of Rev. Carpenter. pastor of the Chris tian <kurch of this city. to apologize for certain remarks in his sermon Sunday morning. considered as re flecsioa on the character of certain lady sszehers of the city schools, led to as encounter at noon between the ChfisfzAa pastor and Attorney Lin ney and later was the cause of sec onS disturbance at the home of the pasfee ia which he and Professor F. ". Hart of the high schools were the az1scipais. As a result of the sensational affray. Attorney Linney is nuFssfng a slight abrasion over the left eze, ReT. Carpenter complains of a spxained little finger of his right hand, pfile chair in the pastors homa sports only three legs.
 Leasing ts the episodes in high life A alleged to be certain state ment attributed to Rev. Carpenter in his ssrmon Sunday in which he is represented as having made a slan-  meMbers of the faculty of the city schools, accused Of indulging in an occHjoaal game of cards and dancing.
 Rev. Carpenter is accused of stat ing in his sermon that card playing is nes ia good form and anything but a good example to the rising genera ton af the city mile high.
 Despite the attacks today. Rev.Car- pentes insists that he will continue his deaunciation Of card playing and dancing, which be considers vile sins, and says that he stands ready 70 preach the same sermon all over agais
 Hearing of the alleged sensational charges against the teachers artrib- uted te Rev. Carpenter on Sunday, Professor Baker superintendent of the schools, and Attorney Linney ealles at the home of the pastor last evening. and remonstTated with him in his alleged utterances against the lady teachers. Rev Carpenter is said to have agreed to appear before the school board in regard to his statement. Attorney Lin ney and Rev Carpenter met on the sidewalk in front of the Prescott National Bank a. noon to- day They engaged in conversation during which it is charged by Rev. Carpenter that Attorney Linney said that he did not desire to submit the matter under discussion o the school board, and demanded an apology from the pastor. Rev Carpenters explan- alton Of his position does not appear 70 have been to Attorney Linney's liking. and a mixup ensued. Rights and Iefts were exchanged with tel ling effect until lhe fight was stopped by spectators. Attorney Linney again crowded the pastor. who sue ceeded in landing a right over the right optic of the disciple of Black stone before the arrival of Justice of the Peace J. NJ. W. Moore, who stopped he fracas
 With his fighting blood aroused, Rev Carpenter gathered his scat tered effects from the sidewalk and left for his home in the Congress An nex
 A few minutes later the second chapter opened when Professors Hart and Decker called and demanded an explanation of what they termed the slanderous remarks pointed at the lady teachers in Sundays sermon. A heated argument ensued and the pro fessors were ordered to leave the place. Rev. Carpenter was prevented from resorting to extreme measures to ejecs Professor Hart by Mrs. Carpen- ter. The irate pastor grasped a chair in spite of his wife. which he attemp- ted Co belsbor the sturdy professor with. resulting in the loss of leg to the chair. which collideu win the