The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-13


Eds. Cresesnt-Ihe Rev s. Graves, ne General bfi,
sionay Of the Conference Of the Methodist Protestant
Chuch oI the Louisiana District arrived here on Sabbath
morning last on the Red River packet Creole He came in
compliance with request from the Rev Nehemiah Smith,
and those associated with him the Bethel Cbufoh 10 the.
Third Municipality who have seeded fron the Methodist
Episcopal Church, to visit the city organize them into
Methodist Protestant Church. Last Sabbath Mr. Gtaves
united with Bethel Church in melting which has been
continued since with success and will ba continued
until afel Sabbath On Monday night after pisaoh
ing he made short exposition Of the government of the
Methodist Protestant Church, and then organized Society
which was placed under the pastoral Ct the Rev NJ
Smith, who viii preach regularly every Sabbath at II
o'clock and at halEpast O'Clock p NJ. and also on
Tuesday nights at oandlelight
There will be preaching in the Church, By the Rev p s.
Graves at the usual houn 10 the day Saturday and Sab
bath, well night There win be love feast held IN
The Church at o'clock on Sabbath morning. and at the
close Of preaching at II o'clock the Saeramenyil be adj
minssTed toNgheh all Christians cordially invited
% Father Mathews reception at the Taberna-
Gle, N Y, on the evening of the 81, by the Ameri-
can Temperance Union, was grand and imposing
ceremony. Numerous addresses were made, but
we have only room for the reply of the Father to
an address Of compliment to himself.
Father Mathew came forward aud was received with
feelings Of warm heart or the kind reception they had
given him. fine reception he had met with yesterday had
kind from the great American people He would acknOw
edge that he instrument in the hands Of Sod in
forming the llish people. He saw they overwhelmed
with the vice Of inemperance; he knew it nom their
position and not their hearts and that they wanted but
lghienment and persuasion. He there great di
cnltes 70 contend with there mighty pressure from
without but he felt ighteI pressure within and the
suit was that than hye millions had taken the pledge
1gh-ar He to hear that in this country many
Ishmen had broken the pledge In Ireland not more than
five in every hundred violated it. He hoped a his visit
through the United States that those who had here broken
Their vows, would be to ed to the fold OF temperance
Though he felt his heart thfub with yesterday be
felt also sad when he reflected the millions he had left
behind him his native land exposed to the horrors Of
yeon and be wished that the hnndeds Of thousands upon
whom the wofkouse had shut its gloomy gates, and those
and happy land He did intend speak on the subject
Of temperance TO night for he abOred under cad and he
hoped, upon some other occasion, when he had better
health, ewoud do but he could not help thank
ing them for the honor they had conferred upon him.
The following is bis reply to the address Of a
Committee from the various Temperance Associa-
tons in Boston:
GeaHmsI heartily thank You for the kind attentions
you have thought proper to hestow npon individual
do in America in behalf of the Of temperance
have but lust arrived in this great city, intend to visit
Albany and shall behappy to visit Boston and shell pFOba
bly, be able 70 do so early August. trust gentlemen
that although we are now StIan shalt become bette
acquainted and in the meantime will please convey
70 those whom You represent sincere thanks for sending
this delegation distance extend to this
taton Ample notice will be given regard the pIeo
time OF my visit 10 your city.