Disgraceful Scene in a Church.
THE following scene which occurred in a church in Cincinnati, March 6, as reported in the Chicago Tribune, shows that in some places, at least, Babylon is surely fallen. Cincinnati, March 6.—For some time past, rumors of dissensions in the First Presbyterian Church, on Fourth street, between Walnut and Main, have been afloat, and the difficulty out of which they grew, has assumed a political hue. Yesterday afternoon about a hundred ladies and gentlemen, members of the congregation, assembled to elect Elders. Two tickets were presented, one a Copperhead and the other the regular nominations. Wm. Corry, a noted State-rights politician, of Southern Ohio, engineered the Copperhead ticket, and with about a cart load of ecclesiastical literature. Mr. Corry most emphatically protested against Dr. Anderson's taking the chair, and what was more, he could not take it. He knew his rights, and was going to have them. Mr. Corry reiterated his right to be heard, for quite a tumult had already arisen at his vehement protest against Dr. Anderson. That gentleman quietly gave way for the time, and Mr. Corry called Dr. Parker to the chair. Several ladies hissed very distinctly, and feminine voices articulated, "Copperhead." Dr. Parker came forward, and approached the contested piece of furniture, and Mr. Corry's pale face lit up with a smile, which faded out as soon as born, almost, for several gentlemen rose to their feet and rushed to the stand, and a perfect fermentation ensued. The ladies screamed, and the gentlemen used very strong language. The din was immense, but high above it was the voice of Mr. Corry, crying for his rights and reiterating that he was baptized in that church. Here a lady's voice exclaimed, "Little good it did you, you infernal Copperhead!" Mr. Corry paid no heed, but talked on. Some one ran out for a policeman, and just as the gentlemen had all managed to crowd together around the chair, there was some scuffling but no blows. At this moment a policeman appeared in the sacred edifice, and the excitement became less demonstrative. Next arose a difficulty about the rights of voters— who should vote, etc. The chair was surrounded in a moment; the confusion, which had been allayed by the calmness of Dr. Anderson, arose again with tenfold fierceness. Mr. Corry was seen to extend the whole length of his body and arms, and with clutching finger-tips reached again for one of the grey-haired fathers of the church, Mr. Joseph K. Smith. The policeman, who all this time had been a quiet witness of the scene, reached for Mr. Corry, but that gentleman made it appear to the satisfaction of his friends, that he was the party aggrieved and not the aggressor. Finally, after a great deal of confusion, the vote was taken, and the Copperhead ticket defeated. A schism is the result. The Copperhead faction will withdraw and set up for themselves.