The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-13
JANE EST RACES IN
PARKHURST'S CHURCH
/. W. W. Agitator Rises and
,'s Screams Denunciation
Of Pastor.
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SEXTON PUTS HER OUT
Meanwhile Organ and Singing
Drown Her Voice and
Service Proceeds.
SEXTON PUTS HER OUT

Miss Jane Est. who has taken a lead
ing part In recent l. ". W. disturbances,
tried yesterday to break up the Easter
services at the Madison Square Presby-
terrain Church. Her effort failed in the
face of the organs heaviest tones. the
voices OF the congregation upifted In
song and the determined physical ex-
ertions Of James II. Tibbts, the sexton.
She said she came to instruct DIR.
Parkhurst in theology. She has at
tempted similar service toward Father
Schneider OF the Church OF st. Alphonsus
and the clergymen who recently tried
the Rev. DIR. Jacob Embury Price Vt
the Washington Heights Methodist
Church.
DR.. Parkhurst was confined to his
rooms at the Hotel Ansonia yesterday
oy a cold, and his assistant. the Rev.
George Il. Montgomery, conducted the
service. As usual on Easter Sunday
there were many strangers in the churc.,
and the gallery especially was crowded.
Many prominent persons were In their
pews. An orchestra had been engaged
to assist In the musical programme.
The church was fragrant with Easter
blossoms.
and the elders were turning from the
pulpit railing after the short prayer.
Mr.. Montgomery was about to announce
the next hymn. Then from her seat in
the front row Of the gallery above the
reading desk q large woman wearing IA
heavy gray coat and white veil stood up
waving copy OF newspa .er. In
high pitched voice she shouted:
shouts 60 Congregation.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: I have here
an article written by the pastor Of this
church In regard to the I. w. w. This
article Is not written in Christ.a.-
spirit. 1t has nothing to do with tn,
spirit Of Christ"
There was an uneasy stir in the con-
g1egation. Some one In the rear OF the
church shouted "Sit down! Shut up."
Mr.. Montgomery seemed inclined to pay
no attention. He announced he hymn.
but he was not heard. The woman had
raised her voice to its highest pitch and
she was so angry that her words were
not distinguishable. II was Just one
scream after another.
The congregation remained quiet. but
Howard F. Parkhurst the organist.
pulled his stops for full organ and the
church rocked to the sonorous tones Of
Lift Up Your Voices in Triumph on
High" .,,o, 49,, ..,. ...
vigorously and the voice OF the agitator
was lost in the chorus. Meanwhile those
near the screaming woman saw Sexton
Tibbits step up to her. He took her
firmly by the arm and moved up an
aisle to a door. With much Juggling he
got her through and closed it behind
him There were sounds as of humping
on the stairway that leads to the Twenty
fourth street entrance and that was all.
NJ. Montgomery crossed over to the pull
pit and began his sermon as IL nothing
had happened
sexton Calls Policeman.
Outside there was more agitation. The
sections cab whistle brought Patrolmen
Huebner and OConnor, and many who
were In Madison Square ran up to see
what the trouble was
Come on. boys - shouted Miss Est, as
she was ben- led away. "Come on to the
police station with me DIR. Parkhurst
Is arresting me and they are having
communion inside. He invited me to his
church and this is the way he treats
me-"
On the way to the East Twenty-second
street station Miss Est continued to
scream her denuncations of Or. Park
hurst. In giving her pedigree she said
that Heaven was her home. ON a previ-
Gus OCCASION she said 1t was the Hotel
Martha Washington. AS for her occupa-
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IT wanted 20 correct DR.. Parkhurst
on his theology" said Miss Est He
says In his article that Christ never used
any such expression as Love Is the foun-
dation OF the world or any similar to II
! wanted to tell him what Christ really
said. And ! wanted to tell him that
am not an anarchist or a nihilist or a
socialist. ! am a preacher of the word
OF God"
Miss Est had an argument with Frank
Tannenbaum In Rutgers Square on the
uibHt VI NditH u Gnu NI''fWtTu ACCOM-