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Show PASTOR DENOUNCED Unknown Woman Curses Minister of Church in Chicago. CHICAGO, May 7. A large audience In 3t. James Methodist church. Forty-sixth and Ellis avr-nue, wao thrown Into a turmoil tur-moil last night when the pastor, the Rev. William A. Quayle. was denounced at tho close of his sermon by a woman, who roso from a pew In the center of the house nnd drclarcd the pasitor to be "an Ignorant man. preaching of things of which he knew nothing.'' Organist Could Not Avail. After sho had shouted her protest, In splto of the efforts of tho organist, who tried to drown her voice by playing a hymn, tho woman turned nnd walked out of the church, muttering a curse upon the sermon and Its author. Probably a Medium. The woman'ii name was not learned, but It is believed that sho Is a tranco medium. Dr Quayle's sermon had consisted con-sisted chlelly of a scathing arraignment of certain Ideas which. In some quarters, have taken possession of the public mind, and a warning to his congregation to be on their guard agalnnt them. Among other things, tho pastor asealled the principle of tho open shop, and tho mania for consulting spiritual mediums and palmists. |