The former minister, an Episcopalian, refused to quit the church and was supported by his parishioners; the Gordons and the supporters of the Presbytery were driven off by a mob, an incident known as the " rabbling of Deer ".
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Early sulfide roasting was practiced in this manner in " open hearth " roasters, which were manually stirred ( a practice referred to as " rabbling " ) using rake-like tools to expose unroasted ore to oxygen as the reaction proceeded.