Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1868-10-30
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BLACK MAILING.
4 MINISTER FALLS AMONG rHrEvr.


On Broadway. below Fourteenth street.
stood . church that at one tims "a. one OF
the mos, fashionable in the city. The con.
gregation vas wealthy and large. the min
's,er eloquent and popular. The bellies OF
the city. with the young ADD tho fashion.
able. cro-ed the church when the pastor
popularity. when pew could no, be hired
a, any price, when any salary would have
been paid to him ths, he demanded, the
minister disappeared Quite late on Sat
urday nigh, the vcs,ry received letter from
the rector. dated off Sandy Hook The
letter tendcred the rector resignation and
announced that be hal sailed that day at
noon in one OF the Cunard steamers 'or
Europe. The parish was surprised aud a.
armcd. The whole affair WAS painful mys-
terry. Here was a minister settled over .
fourishing and liberal charge. with a fine
church and parsonage. church cro-ed with
elite Of the city. with . salary eqaal to any
demands be might make. with the bes, sing
ing IN the city. and al! the popular appiian.
css. who bad suddenly resigned and pri-
vately left the country, 10 60 no one knew
where.
The sioryis romance. The explanation
came aftet the minister bad completed bis
I European tour. A, midnight the door of
the parsonage va. violently rung. Going
I to the windo~ the minister sa~ a man stand
I ing on hi. door stone. and he demanded
h,. business. He came With 4 message. he
,aid, IRON a dying woman. Hastily dress.
ing himself. the good man came to the door
and received the message. just around
the block vas poor woman, and she was
dying. Her only treasure was babe
She could not die in peace unlcs. her babe
was baptized. Ifhis reverence would come
to ber dying Piilo-. and administer tha,
sacrament. the blessing Of 8 poor dying wo-
ask. and q, midnight too bat hi, great Mas.
ter. who loved the poor. would no, have do.
MED such reques; as this.
His humane and religious sympsthies
were aroused. aud the minister folIowed the
messenger. Common prudence would have
said. Take a policeman With you. Call
up friend. and &c, him 10 bear part in
the ceremony But dreaming Of no peril
he went on bis way 10 do. ss no thought hi.
Masters will. He was soon in a desolato
region. in a street notorious for its unclean.
ness. The messenger knocked ps heavy
gate. that closed up n narrow, dark alley
IL opened immedia,ely ly and slammed behind
the partie, Ike prison door Through a
long. marrow. and unwholesomc entry. tha,
seemed 10 be an alley ~sy covered. the par
ties took their way. They passed up a
narrow staircase, broken and rickety.
Lerd women were passed on the stairs
Dark featured ADD ViIIainou. looking men
seemed to crowd the place.
With his sacred sestments on his arm,
aud bis book OF service in his band, the
minister was u.hered into dark and un'
wholesome looking room The door va
closed behind him. and locked A dim can
3 die on the table revealed the outline o
dozen persons male and female. Of IL,
1 mos, aboodoned snd desperate class H.
inquiry for q . sick woman. ADD the chill,
d TO be baptized. vas greeted by ,houis O
ll1ghter. lie knew be vas victim III
deusnded the ress8n fsr th.s outrage. n
81, Informed Jat bis n,,rls val hsi a
8 s...4 b.n thsfe ~antsa m-n.g Iis s.aa.
] iug and chArsc er we're well kno@o. IL