The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-25
ADVENTIST CHURCH
AGAIN IN TURN|
Discord Once More Re.,s
Ugly Head in Little
Congregation.
SURPLUS OF PAsTo
wo Divines Would WI
Shepherds Crook; Polio,
man Restores Quiet. I
SURPLUS OF PASTE

There was another ructiou at Il.
enth Day Adventist church 60
Sixth East and Fifth South g.,
Yesterday forenoon: and no,;.
iouhd II necessary to Introduce
compelling mace OF the law in o,a.
calm the discordant spirits. bin.
truce upon the assemblagc and e.
the members of the concreoss;..
their various homes.
II Was at 1895 when panJon,-
broke loose. Tho meeting had cor,',
at 10 III the morning, but apns,'
the opposing forces were loatb to
anything prcmaturcly.
1t win be remembered ihat tt.
Mr.. Parsons last week All,
congregation in this city ''ls.
behind him a lot Of auathema and
ing fists. 1t was a financial tyc,
The members OF the congrcgation
largely more content in his ahs
than pleased with his presence So
decided to consider it well enon,
the Rev. Mr.. Parsons never cams 4
Surplus of Pastors.
Now. in the meantime the conc,
t,on itself voted that the Rev Il
Hanson. vino has had charge az
Scandinavian section of the oh,
should take charge. Then came
the Rev. Mr.. Sims, who said ne RES
dispatch from the president Of
western mission. whose hcadqua,
are at Los Angeles. advising lin
the local shepherd 5 crook was hi.
the taking. The Rev, Mr.. Sims n
fore considered himself To be autbo,
TO take charge. Ard on aecour
these conflicting authorizations
the .ianglc.
As soon aS the congregation M
place ut The church vc,fcrday uor
the Rev. Mr.. Sims arose To- road
telegram from Los Angeles. But
WAS one lady In the congregation
objected TO the proceeding, and.
sidering that there was no better N
al hand by which TO show ner n.
ment. she got at fbe church organ
began to play weird tune. f
Spirit of Discord.
That seemed to he the cue for
Rev. Mr.. Hanson. who Jumped to
feet and proceeded to talk faster
louder than the Rev. Mr.. Sims 4
read. AT this tumble Of organ sold
duet of divincs the cGpsrcgation
BODY bcthought itself 10 attempf
cXpel the evil spirit that had 4
into the house. Therefore they oil
gan TO sing in lustv tones somck
that sounded like "School thy feel
o, my brother. -
That WAS the last straw. 0ficcl
T. Jeukes strobe down the aisle
commanded silence in thunderous
that rose now above the din and q
runbled far below the screeching.
waved thc mace. the symbol OF 2
might. and by degrees the conf
subsidized, And he it said that chg
licoman S combined prompting, e
tation. wheedling and threats
formed the marvel of bringing u
into torn ecclesiastical household
Policeman Restores Quiet.
The policeman advised the hu
and angry ones TO lay to i'll Their
rel. They should disband and 20 q
he said, think the thing over a|
in the quiet of their own faresIde3
then come back another day IN
quiescent mood, with sober deter
ton TO have the thing settled 10 p
Besides, he advised them, he vt
going to stand for any rumpus
would "jug" the first insurrcet9
made belliGerent move or sound.
he made it stick.
In order TO administer a LITTLE
where possibly his words may
wounded he kindly admoDished ipeu
communicate with the Los Angeles
idcnt, who no doubt could arranko
matter satisfactorily TO an ere =
they should meet.
That is the stains Of affairs sun
church down to date. the only jcst
trembling now exoerienced ~
timid oueS being due to the poH
that the Los Angeles pres'dent n.
slow to act in such q gripping 8
Gency.
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