RIOTOUS CHURCH SCENES.
DISTURBANCES AT DARWEN. VICAR CALLS IN POLICE. CROWD OF 200 C PERSONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received January 30, 5.5 p.m.) A and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON, Jan. 29. The disturbances at St. Cuthbert's Church, Darwen, Lancashire, where the congregation has protested against the Eucharist being sung, wore to-day resumed and culminated in riotous scenes after the service. The police had' to be called to protect the vicar, the Rev. E. Lauria and his colleague from a crowd of 2000 people, who held up the traffic whilti the police barred the road. Personal conflicts occurred in the service, and the interrupters sang hymns which drowned the singing of the Eucharist. The vicar called in the police, who took the names of interrupters, while the clergy and choir took refuge in the vestry. The protesters sang the National Anthem.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19858, 31 January 1928, Page 9
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138RIOTOUS CHURCH SCENES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19858, 31 January 1928, Page 9
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