Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-03

THH ASSEMBLY CnURoH.-To tie Editor Of
tie Evening Sto~: The Rep..bliea~ OF this city
having given publicity to an article impiyinr
for insertion In that paper the annexed exnIa-
nation. which was refused. That may be- act
right In this comm unity on that subject, I 60.
hcit It's admission into the ytar
Very respectfully, your obt servant
jan L, icoS AMOS KENDALL.
10 TIE Editor Of the Republican,: Your local
column in your Issue OF the 3lst ult contains
The follow ing item-yiz
"1he Assembiy's Church-The Calvary Ran.
Ih' congregation sometime since eptared into
an arrangement, through the Hon Amos Ken
uaal and ms on-in-law, with three of the
trustees OF the Assembly's Church for the
purchase OF church building, As it was under
mortgage Tor the sum of $4,000 W HIGH had baen
borrowed ior Its use. The congregation Of the
Iatter church, however, insist thai the tr ustees
VINO bargalned away the editice, being only
temporary officers, had no legal right to do so.
as neither party seems anxious at present to
become involved In q law suit in regard to the
matter, 1t Is probable that the church will re-
main in quiet possession Of the Assembly's
| congregation
Not doubling that your aim is to give correct
| information to your readers In relation to
| church matters, submit for your a true
/ statement OF the transaction to which this
| The Calvary Baptist Church have had
! nothing to do with the transaction.
| No arrangement has been made by Mr.. Ken.
| dali or his son-in-law with three trustees Of
| the Assembly Church for the purchase Of any
| church building.
| The facts Of this case are as follows-yiz:
In 1859 the acting trustees of the Assembly
Church. five in number, borrowed of Mr.. +.
| w. Colciazer a considerable sum Of money,
| and executed q deed OF trust on their church
edifice to Mr.. W.. w. Cowling to secure its
| payment in certain annual tnstalments.
Two Of the instalments were paid, when
some difficulty arose iVithin the church itself, in
| relation TO the disposition made OF the money,
and further payments wore suspended.
Mr.. Coielazer had nothing to do with those
nd a ffDr Mt affYSy n NV
| procure some new arrangement which looked
to the ultimate repayment of his money, as a
last resort directed the property to be adver
| tsed and sold under the deed OF trust
| Instead Of raising the money and paying the
d. bt, the present trustees attempted to prevent
Mr.: Colclazer from making his money out of
thu IT property by protesting against the sale
| Dir. Kendall did not know Mr.. Coiclazer or
| Mr.. COwlng even by sight, and was totally
His object was 10 provide q place Of worship
| Tor the calvary Baptist Church and turn it over
to them rent free for a term Of years then to be
| paid Tor At cost.
The present trustees, instead of taking any
pans to satisfy Mr.. Kendall that he acquired
no valid title under this sale, cody set his claims
Now, if there is any fraud in this matter. it
has been committed solely by members of the
church. Mr.. Colclazers money went into their
| treasury, and whether it was applied to the
service of the church OF di vided among its mem
bers Is no concern of his or of MIR. Kendall. 1t
they wish an opportunity to prove in a court
RS
have gotten the money of a citizen under false
pretenses, deluding him with d deed'of trust
which they had NO power 10 execute or that
some OF them divided the money among them
selves after it was paid into their Treasury
| thus defrauding their fellow members they vii
ostdssuredty hare the opportunity Of doing so if
! they persist In their present course
And II, as is now pretended, church properly
cannot be pledged rs security for church debts
and cannot be sold to pay them, it is time that
| our citizens knew it, lest others should be de-
| frauded by the same game which has heen
| played upon Mr.. Colclazer. TRUTH
LKvBE OF THE Sous OF TEMpERANCE.-Las<
| evening there was leyee of the Sons of Tenn
| perance, held in the hall of the new d vision
Federal City, No. 3, in the large four.story
building lately erected on Ninth street near T.
| Addresses were made by several distinguished
speakers. MIR. j. =. Polar presided.
After song by the choir present, and a
prayer by Rev Mr.. Reed, Senator Wiley, Of
| virginia, was introduced, and in his ELOQUENT
manner spoke Of the horrors of intemperance
lie believed that intemperance was a greater
eIii than the war. During the last year, from
| MY 10 hundred thousand soldiers ha va died
frtm sickness or wounds while one hundred
thousand Of our citizens were dying every year
| from intemperance.
Miss Elida b. Rumsey then sang the Red,
| White and Blue accompanied by Mrs Carrie
b. Greene and Misses FOwle and Whiting.
Rear Admiral A. H. Foote was next intro.
! duced, and congratulated the division on its
| prosperous condition, and hoped that its labors
| would be productive of much good. He had
been temperance man all his life, and had ad-
Nocated the abOlishment of the grog ratlen in
the navy. He entered the service when Is years
| OF age, and at that time every man w As expect
Cd to draw his shalt pint" and the grog tub
| was paraded daily. He wrote a paper ON tn,
/ subject Of decreasing the ration to a gail per
day, and the idea was secuted by the officers
| generally. He then spoke Of the benefits of the
adjustment on the discipline OF the ship
Miss Rumsey sang "The Rebel Flag,'' which
was heartily applauded.
Gen. D. NJ Prentiss and Rev. John Pierpont
followed In short addresses and Rev Charles
spear gave some interesting statistics in rela-
| ton TO prisoners.
After the passage OF a vote of thanks TO the
speakers, the meeting adjourned.
PILPERING.-YesterdayP atrolman johnson,
OF the Third Ward, arrested three bows for
| stealing a tOX of ralains from the store of Mr.
| Z. Evans, on Ninth street, near the avenue
| They were found at q cook shop at Center
Mar het, and the evidence showed that they had
been literally dividing the fruit among their
| associates. A small colored boy gave the in.
| formation which led to their arrest When
before Justice thompson they made loud ex-
| pressicns of grief, protested and proposed to
point out who was guilty One implicated
another not arrested, who he called ct No- eyed
! simpson 1t appeared that these BOYS are
| some of the notorious shoe black gang who in
Test every public place where an opportunity
to make dime, or lift anything not too heavy
to carry, is likely to occur; and the Justice,
| thoroughly acquainted with their modes OF ex,
citing comp assion, summarily ordered them to
be locked mp for the night. They gave their
| os oIcAohOcT lOuRueTty, JOnn NC EyOy
| and John Kane, and are not Of the age that
makes them subject to the penalty for larceny.
| All such boys could be profitably employed if
law, such Us has been often suggested in the
STAR were passed, and a House OF Correction
established by the Government
| A PASTORAL RBCBPTIoN.-On New Years
| night the members and friends OF the English
Lutheran Church, leyenth street, visited their
! pastor, Rev. J. G. Butler, and were received
and entertained BY him in a style worthy of a
| Jealous and devoted minister. The reception
toek place In the neat lecture room in the base
! ment OF the church, which was arranged suit
! ably Tor the occasion. After an hour spent in
hNeiy conversation, the doors Of q side room
| were thrown open, exhibiting q table richly
fadfn with fruit and deiicacies for the refresh
ment OF The company, and to which all were
| invited y the pastor. The choir Of the church
! was present in force, and during the evening
| Performed leyeral appropriate niecas In ancei