The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-29 00:00:00

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added Mr. Towne. The detectiVe achnowledgiect,
much, expressed his d_k•aTE.i,___ntmentLand hinted r

• • .1. , 11 1 -part.eu,
Towne came home and reperte,d to the direct9rs of the
liable,' Mid" after ra ,tonfertone`el it •vids'.itgkied tnr'keel6o
cinietintid Whiefor!furtirtri devadpitientsr; Abditeit Week
alter -Mr.. Towne's return hereceitvedi a letter in which'
I:lathing definite iwaa -stated, and Which contained the'
iigerrogatiorr, !ID es zou mean business ,r .Shortly After;
es telfigram was
.receiveA,beee ueetieg,enyther.interview.l
tendiarraumg as ft matter.ok
Pr}idende With histrimil as `to What
Fl4ce, CO*
thick
lie,l3t to Biltitiltelet." 'He arrixeil in tie morn:
idg, and, Wes 'met ,at • the libtet s befotel,'" e again
*but 4he detectiini'loffiise; anttrenii consultation
gab:lntl:king, interrupted kir, ,Thei interview
was unlike the firstlibmany l'f.sspeote.i ,111.aVe you the
meney?; was the, detectiy.Ws „inquiry, , No,',' wan the
anewer,.,`, ir..%93, 4..4741T,epugh her. travelling ex.
penses.' .The detective then 'showed I.sonies,, shrewd
diplomatic deportinent, and, while he was not particu-
larly uncivil, he accused Mr. Towne cf double dealing
and endeavour to trap him while he was making an
honest effort to render him service. For the first time
the latter was a little nervous and anxious to return
to the hotel. The inquiry was made how large a sum
of money would be paid for the bonds. Mr. Towne
evaded the question. He thought the sum demanded
—40,600 dole. or 50 COQ dols, too great a sacrificei and,
2
ilaoreoVer, his confidenee had become so shaken m the
deteOthre that he augured. that he was an impostor.
'closed" the interview 'abruptly, 'returned to his
hotel, deterniiiied to abandon the sear& 'for the
property in -this' direction and return home.' 'At
six,tielnrtle. that evening the detective called ,upon
him .at . the :hotel' and solicited another. interview.
Mr. -.Towne! complied. How much will you give?'
was the first ,queition upon reaching the office where
the previous interview took place. The president
declined to make an offer; but would entertain a pro-
position. This interview was more satisfactory. The
detective nearly satisfied Mr. Towne that he could
obtain the bonds, and made some propositions he agreed
;to submit and consider with the directors of the bank.
The interviewiasted several hours, and at eleven o'clock
that night Mr. Towne took the train north. Upon arriv-
ini.af home hiaaid the matter before the directors, and,
after.alcarefiii Canvass of the matter, the proposition
Or the deteCtive was accepted, and the time for the
transfer'erranged. Arriving at Baltimore, Mr. Towne
was again met at the hotel in the evening and conducted
tathe -detective's' office. After the usual courtesies,
Towne; who hadgot the idea that they were to go
ioniewhere, he knew not Where, to obtain' the stolen
property, inquired, Where shall we go?'. This was
the detectives cue, and he improved it. 'When will
you be ready with the money?' lam ready now.'
I, Then I want you to take out of your pocket so
miteli' (naming a sum of money) and place it upon ,
This,' siva Mr. Towne, was the trying
moment.. -My mind quickly canjnred up"
that could possibly befall me: The PerSpitation oozed
from, my whole body and I was undecided. I feared I
was sitting upon a trap. I feared the presence of
another person, for the moment I placed a roll of
money upon the desk the man rose, stepped to
door, and gave a loud rap, when it opened quickly And
a bundle was thrown upon the floor. I was rpqiiested
to examine it. I did so, and for nearly an hour was
enga, ed in examining the contents of the package and
checking what belonged to the bank. I 'should say
that about half the bonds were not ours.' During all
this time the detective showed no impatience. In fact,
he was as pleasant and agreeable as he well could be
under the circumstances. When I got through,',
aohtinued Mr. Towne, 'he repeated his former pro-
oee,dings, Take out sOsmueh money. I did as requested;
when the door was opened as before and a bundle
thrown in.' Another hour was spent in examining
and checking the contents of this package, in which
Mr. Towne found various documents that he had not
missed, and a larger amount of the stolen property.
He was assured that this was all that could be done
for him, whereupon he tied the bonds and : papers to-
gether, placed them upon his breast, buttoned his
'coat, and asked the detective to open the door. This
Was another trying Moment. 'lmagination pictured
my asassination in the next 'says .Mr. Towne.
Passing into the reception room, of Which'mention has'
been made, he found it empty. He saw a number of
•men at the .door. It was late, and therefore this again
alarmed him. He returned to the office and said to
the detective? Why won't you go to the corner of the
street with me ? ' The detective agreed that he would,
,conducted 'him through the crowd, which made no re-
anarks9 and accompanied him to the express office,
'where the' property 'was' deposited, after which they
pleasantly said good-bye."

„ THE PRIMATE ON MR. MOODY'S
MISSION.
L •
The following letter, addressed by the Archbishop of Can-
terbury to a friend of his who is a layman, appears in the
,Record:—
” My 'dear Lord,—Very soon after the conversation
we bad last week on the missimary movement which
Mn Moody is conducting in London, I found an op-
'pOrtunity of consulting most of my episcopal brethren
on the subject. X wonld not be understood as speak-
lig in their name but my own view is very much
strengthened by What I heard from them. It is im-
possible for me, in the position which I occupy in
the National Church, not to take the deepest interest
in a movement which, seeking the spiritual welfare of
,our people, has been so wonderfully successful in
drawing together great masses to hear simple ad-
dresses on the great Gospel doctrines. I have com-
municated with parochial clergymen of various opinions
on the subject, and I am sure the movement is
regarded by all of us with deep interest, and we pray
that it may bring a blessing to many souls. Many of
our parochial clergy, as you are aware, have been
present at the meetings in question, and those who
have stood aloof have done so, not from any want of
interest, but because they have felt that, greatly as
they rejoiced that simple Gospel truths were urged on
their ?eople's consciences, there were circumstances
attending the movement to which they could not con-
sistently give their approval. The missionaries have
been at work in different parts of the country for many
months, and for several weeks in the metropolis, and
their system is now generally understood. If there
is a difficulty in the clergy generally giving any
official sanction to the details of the work, you will
'at once see that, in the case of the Bishops, there
pre greater difficulties in the way of any direct
1 sanction which, coming from them, could not be
regarded as other than official and authoritative, and,
I confess that the objections I originally felt still
remain in full force now that we have had time to
**amine and to learn from various quarters the
,tiact nature of the movement. That addresses
/urging in whatever homely language, the great
triiths of the Gospel on our people's consciences should
be delivered by laymen is no innovation among us;
and I heartily rejoice that the present movement is
conducted on so great a scale and with such apparent
success. It is chiefly from the ` after-meetings ' for
confession of sin and for guidance of the conscience,
as they have been described to me, that I am
apprehensive lest evil may arise. I cannot think that
the delicate and difficult duty of thus ministering to
anxious souls ought to be entrusted to any who have
neither been set apart by the Church for thin'
especial office nor have given proof of such a spiritual ,
insight as may in certain cases be held to take the
place in this particular of the regular call to the cure
of. souls. I. cannot but fear, from what I have heard,
that the counsel given at these meetings must often
be crude and founded upon no knowledge of the real
circumstances and state of mind of those to whom it
ifs addressed; whne there is danger also lest some
Self-constituted advisers of others may do harm to
themselves, seeking to be leaders when in truth they
have much need to be led. I learn also that in the-
organisation for addressing God publicly in prayer a
great deal too much is trusted to the readiness of .
Amy one who may be present to accept without
due preparation the grave responsibility of guiding
the devotions of the multitude assembled. These objecz
tions are quite independent of others, which I have
heard urged upon good authority, against particular
*statements as to doctrine said to be made •without
[itsufficient guard or explanation. I am not alluding-so
-much to any depreciation of the ordinances which Christ
has established for the edification of His Church, but
rather to the allegation that in the discourses of the
missionaries there are unvvise and untrue representation's
of the almost universal necessity of instantaneous con-
version and an ignoring of theinll SCriPttial teaching
as to the nature of repentance.. I cannot but trust that
if these allegations be true, friendly remonstrances may
induce those who direct such missionary efforts here-
after to avoid these obstacles to their real spiritual suc-
cess. It has been said also, probably with truth, that
the great majority of those who have frequented these
services hitherto have been the ordinary worshippers
in churches and chapels, and that comparatively
few from the neglected masses of society have been
reached. No doubt there is among the respectable
classes much selfish and self-satisfied indifference out
of which it is well that the preacher's voice should
startle them. But I confess I rejoice to hear that the
missionariea.have now moved to that part of London
wharis espicially Inhabited by the neglected poor,
andl trust that it-Will be found that their congregations
are gathered from Such as have been hitherto strangers
to the sound of the Gospel. I am-aware that many
of the most quietly religious people among us regard
°not unnaturally with alarm these irregular efforts. Such
ifsersons have scarcely been able to approve evenof the
ome Missions when have of late years been conducted
Iby our own clergy in a way to which our fathers were
1)1ot accustomed. But, looking to the vastness of the
field that lies before us, and the overwhelming diffi-
culty of contending with the mass of positive sin and
careless indifference which resists on all sides the pro-
' &esti of the Gospel, I for my part, rejoice that,
whether regularly or irregularly, whether according to
the Divine, Scriptural, and perfect way, or imper-
fectly, with certain admixtures of human error' Christ
is preached and sleeping consciences arc aroused. In the
Old Testament Lesson for the 23d (Numbers xi.) our
Church has brought before us how the great Prophet of
, the old covenant, when he heard that others besides
thos'e whom he had regularly comtnissiOm d were
'addressing the people in the Lord's name, exclaimed,
''Enviest thou for my sake? Would God that all tit
dLord's people were Prophets, and that the Lord would
,put His Spirit upon them.' This is the very lesson
(.which the Lord Jesus Himself taught, when (Luke ix.
0,50) He told St. John P a to forbid one who was cast-
ling out 'devils in His name, • though he followed not
with th 6 regularly appointed company of the Apostles
saying, 'He that is not against us is for us.' It is,
'aci•ording to my judgment; in this spirit that we
ministers of the Church' of. England are right to
regard this missionary work. It is our part to
trust pd fervently to-pray that God 'may guide all
who speak, in His name, that many hitherto careless or
directl.y opposing may have their hearts opened to the
influence of the Gospel of Christ and their lives regu-
lated by His law; and I feel confident that our parochial
clergy will not fail anxiously to assist all of their people
who seem to be awakened by this preaching to a con-
aciousness of sin, endeavouring to deepen all salutary
-impressions, and so to guide the course of each one's
spiritual life that these impressions may :not be pass
, .„, •

41143•171..f.1 it?
A duel recently fought in eonnectieut, by two yOung
men maddened with jealousy, was brought to a harmless
termination by the ingenuity of the seeondi, who loaded the
rifles with balls made of tallow' so that only agrees° spot
, was left on each a the principal/a