, 1865-07-17
The Fate OF L Clerical Operator on
vail SteeeEs

INt" ao1S EoETeA. f1pT1dence Jonfnsf]
While decendlcg from the upper part Of the
clergyman, topg since retired from the puIrit,
but who fec3llect az one Of the most popu.
lar preachers of other days. As sat beside
him l Inquired after several c,ereymen with
Ehom ! was formerly acquainted. Among
tbe rest was the Reg. Ar: =. "When I
yesponsc to my inquiry. he WAS qnite we'll,
1iis departure Was most untor:unate aud
melancholy" )" lyon amaze me." said Lspsay,
s3r. what do you mean By his aepartu:c."
Mhys be was dismissed, !" returned my aged
friend, shave you not heard Of tit:''
On my replying In the negative, and c1n-
1iDuing my expressions OF surprise, the old
man reisted the following narrative: =. The
Nev- BIZ. -, aR you kLow, succeeded his
father in the pulpit. He had one OF the
largest mud most fashionable, certainly the
TSealthiest congregation in tue city Of his
Eect, representing from five to elk millions Of
dollars. They adopted he son US Their pas.
7or before thu death Of hIs f1taer, and show.
cred On him every favor, benefit aud good
Uttice. H'a salary was s, 600 4 y-ar. mud the
gins o: hi: 1arishionsrs, tuec her with church
1fef, would probably amount to as much
more. he was beloved and honored by
eve ybedy: Two 5cars ago his futher dad
dollars.
Two years and half ago, tue Rev. Nj,
VS6 A41ANNA ~ Flt1l0 10 pnFt1&Er q
few 6hart in railway stocks In Wali street.
lie was lucky at the outs-t; vas induced to
dip further; was again lucky, aud }nck led
him on TO lu:n. From that time uf to atont
y year ago. he kept his Wall st,eet broker
snPlo5ed, with varied success. From deal
Jug In stocks he went into gold gambling
7he end Of that need hardly 6n re:a.ed. 81
soon found himself not only bank.uptx hat
he bad sacrificed all his mo,he.'s estate. had
INVOLVED Ills witc's father TO tne tune Of
one hund red thousand dollars. and had rem
deIed Iwo or three Of hts wealthy padshlon-
trs itabie to the loss Of sums,, varying from
1nt hundred and fifty thousand to iorty taou.
ennd.
He now found himself but little better than
b<FEar In the world. The proper eccle41as-
zicaa authosi'y interfered. taok the ms ter
up. and manifested great indi:nstion. was
selected a. eo.oetwecn for b III parties. !
accepted the office I found the arthorlties
ansnlmous against the Rev. NJ. -, and nd.
11st hm to resign, IS it would be idle and
A9suto 70 contend against TINT body, He
ADOPTED 11y advice; resigned, took hls fam
~ seqaesteEed retreat 10 neiGhboring |
sr,H e1 sn" sne.s aasy reside, c,nssgn.d to pov.
1hc keT. Mr. - congregation .aIsed fund |
OF thirty thousand dollxrs for him. and nrred !
him to quit hts native laud TO- nxtiie md |
Stjou1n N Eu'ope.. BE accepted their PROMO |
q ion ana 70 now IN Gcfmany- His sad fate |
against STOCK gambling" 81
The untoItunate clergyman, here referred |
to, have been intimately acquainted with |
for ten or fifteen yea.s. T. was young when
I first knew him splcndldly educated, clo-
Being beyond bis pdnah for the lust four |
years, had not known Of his m stortuue. l |
am glad to know that Ills characte. |
outside Of his stock speculatIons, remains |
eyen by the breath ofsuspiciou. |
Andl 1ope and pray 10 God, 81 he is Jet
SounE, thst he may return TO his native land |
and outliye his disasters.