CHURCH DISPUTE
DEMONSTRATIONS AT DARWEN ) ST. CUTHBERT’S SERVICE INTERRUPTED (Rec. February 13, 8.15 p.m.) London, February 13. The demonstrations at St. Cuthbert’s, Darwen, culminated in an extraordinary scene. Mounted and foot police guarded the church. The congregation of 800 remained quiet until the vicar, the Rev. Air. Lauria, went into the pulpit, when he was unable to make himself heard owing to laughter and shouting. The vicar went into the street and returned with police officers. Amidst ironical laughter and singing the police acompanied the vicar as he moved about the church, taking names. Hundreds of people trooped out and the vicar from the chancel announced that owing to blasphemv the service would end. When he went out into the street again there was an outburst of booing, and mounted police escorted hint to the vicarage. Legal proceedings will follow.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 116, 14 February 1928, Page 9
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140CHURCH DISPUTE Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 116, 14 February 1928, Page 9
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