, 1870-01-05
ARKANSAS.
opeu-Air Preaching in Little
Rock,
The Dcns of TElEevcs Turned
into Temples.
The Political Situation in arkansas.
Immigration.
[FRpA oCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


cot yon are certainly behind the times, and yor
: gentlemen Of the cloth must bcstr themselves {
Yield Inc palu In Ibis respect 10 one OF the
osethren In the comparative wllds Of Arkausa
Though few, perhaps, OF Iho:e 10 the mauc
born but are familiar with caup-mect,ng scene
In which preaching n tna open air Ia beard hy VA
muitisudea, at intervals OF every sss@ hoar1. r.
Eeek* g. time, probably stree. preaching, IN II
proper sense, has never been heard In A1kausa
antll Within the Inst few weeks. 1t ha1 rename
1ol toe Ae7. MI. Pierce, Of the Methodist En,s-e
pal Church, North. 10 make this startling tnnora
lion upon the old-establlshed clerical ro1tIne r
Tie past. Somehow. for reaso1s needless for n,
10 at1empf 10 dilRte upon, there has long exlste
mere, aa elsewhere IN the South, a seeutur prefu
d1cc, mat had operated unfavoraoly to the nd
saceement CT the Methodist caurca, North.
Whatever the abstract causes may be, the fscI
at least, is ndspntabe that ministers Of this "a,
ucnlar denomination have heretofore met a seem
lhR'y bitter and unreasonable prejudice, that ha
proved q serious obstacle IN their road. TIN
| pfetunce the Rev. SIR. Pierce. on bis advent her
1ftii st. Lonlf, but q few months since, found :,
oefet LIN 81 everT point nta church, con-
rafahVelg Small aud poor, at bess had undertake,
70 rear rew aud somewhat imposing cdIrce
ine lot vas purchased, the foundation latt. an,
quite q1anl!sy Of material upon The erount
| when the means failed, and the work has remain
| ea IN sfafu quo for over year. Seemingly OF Z
ulnslenl t!ne from hla more SLOW and easy pre-
uecessols' M fle1ee fet TO work With will II
oseico"e tne obstacles 10 bis road the mos
eerous being the prejudice OF which l nav.
spoken rs against The Whole OF hts ctass. A fez
weeks since The public we're startled py m an
nounceHent Ia each OF the datlIe5 that an the an
suing Sabbath the Rev. MI. Pierce would nraach
~ '1out u lae Aotnony Aoose docr, upon the
Eost puoac tquale IL tne CITY. The very original
'!s OF 1ne ltnosation 't6e'f drew I'd to heas
tue fe5mon. contrary to general expec-
ta'loH' tne crowd were lavoFaoly Impressed
aue cut're absence OF eEcry ailus:o1 that even
'ne most prejcatceo co1ld huge au objection
-puu "Hs haui1ted py alL Every one spoEe freely
sa. ~ =. ~ one VI toe nncst orators they
.,S. rs. ,,sa. nea ~ lug "'nsil}. AL were favor.
"sa w., .op..sseu WIN ma personal appearance and
~ aaa ul7posea 70 aotn't tnelr belief In his
e.'J =. paip 4n'a Was great po!n1.ga!ned.
-. s seooaAu Aoonu LIE pleac1ef again a. his
pe,. nAu uoulte totin ~ STU larger crowd than
.,.a olo taea on hofeeoack stopped and bowed
.as .nsn s'eee neads IN reverence. Carriages
aAu se..sies VI sallous Rlods mPe[1el The high
'' "uue tne "alSr' aud muea OF the street, H.
ue.u, sno"ea large crowd Ia most earnest and
epe..oi nl.eutlon. Ine preacher htmgelf ad-
tNleo ne naa never mad moro respectful audl-
ence u MS LIE. The weather becoming coo1 the
eeeue WAL cnaGgeos and services held IN one of
n nNNn nY1AF
.ue 'aIgest ana nost lasntoaa5le gambling hels OF
tne ety' nae, loe. allrge aud seemingly appte-
,ror, n.,u t,,os., =. :. 'ou' auonk "potn HAs
se,r.s 80 ~ .ss,. sas ot1ns ttatsfa'y tnem.
,ho ...,n.sn ~ w !. sFokees trea!eo
Thc ne~I snnn,,h =. - 1Ata 1efpctt
uera na,d ~ 49, sI~. ~ ~ naue auui, services
s,,a.,os - ~ 1h an" pa'.atu ss'oon
pcrce han sh,,,od ~. 1Iae t1oin nese A''
'etee AAs sulleo 1l5 cfooLds iron one saloon to
a1otoess unt nc naa preached In every Prominent
= ~ ,,,,a.ss sDns ue'i ~ .ue ely Esef5~hete
,vho s+ra-.o ~. ~ e. 80" tcpcet1l. a1!euSf'
,,,,,, 49,. e,. - N1 ae-u, a!e seaefaily iFeet
r,ta.,, =. - go" s !o'A. aioa Al lf!e2u'y
nsrnre r,ar, ..a.I a."Ia ".e.ael auy e.ea.o VI
',on n t,s ~, -" ~. W to's oea'aihe tne
,,o- ~ w .u W ~ celt ~ II ieast lnat me
~ .,,a ar..s, uAs aseo1ppasneH lue!e9} mocA
.,,i-a1, as1, ~ - ~ 's wv PERSON ALMOST
~ 1cost tha nrsT,s,.o ,,,hs. =. sae uasses
nt.tstcrs M his n+rn,,ar c,th - L. ,,,s's.as
IN that ma,n,y tbra.,nh ~. ta,.,. ~ ~ s'oo0
he church e,,rrce ~ Iono srsnsn,,a, ~ nhau utoa
ard he hni7dln1 X. nr,ha,, ~ 49,,
.ct,op at m earty tyar. Far ihe ,n,erss,o =, ~
e hpdist Enlscooa, t.hn,ch. So,,h IN f,t,,n nes..
Is undoubtedly AZ ,mnortance rnat ,ha 80 .iv
difference return the Rer. Ar. Prercr IN ,he
cere OF his present launrg for n,o.hcr rna,at
:ast,
rotIr1caL.
In the political world yery little Il tr,-s,,rno
lat shoEs Itself upon the surfa:c. Having hid
ur season OF Icver1sh excitement, 1t has been
].J0weh IN turn ny the lreYltab,e calm That fo1,
WE the storm. Tha. t!ers IL, no xever, beueat,
':e seeming untniiled quiet deep un,,ersurrrnt.
shtiued to soorcr OF later surst 1ts bonnds VIII
fury, Isy yery ey1dent IN 1hose nar. !
lifted glimpse behind the scena1 That thare |
III prospective aa omen r,Ipturc tetwcen f;nrcr. !
u Clay ton aud the lesd1pc spirits of 1he Rennh
an parry, few but are Ei.itnr IN admir- rhn !
lis thing that gtthho1ds r. f,reyen a aav "a
st fear Of the alnost unlimited nowrr IN r:nv.
~, aoas ~ A's nahus oser me ilaochlse. It's :
Lnrninp ia ,nrno,} ,te o,I7,r.,a1e Tho ~.
N rho p.acea snch ohso,ute orar :, ,ss sh,,L, :
f:nrrrrnr f-t.,,oo noz J,s,ir t,,. ~, o-sss. :
; tba orerth1ow an, 49,. ~ .,os,s r
c9pn merriam. a tns. ro.r,h,,,o1 :, =. s,,,, )
the c,cn,re,a,.o. - ~ .e......s ID 1.it' ~
rcrnor In h,s J,,s,eo,ea,Ios .na. ta1 !
,ar,a. tn 80 -os.t ~ 49,. :. u.ettu; III
i e,on AZ nn,n,n1 n,,,.,n ~. ocua'e'
~. - .,.a,.. oIetus euIeess. ~ auniI v
s ,a. - neesn W. ona "ouo' " Tue results OF
-. ~. 80 uoe'os' ~ "et Auo"uy a
o4ts4 opFoei''ou "8s LUG NAia, II nos IN a
~. ~ ou1t oos.ae'1 ~ tnc 1oau u lae aFo~al nj
.ue tAtlu9"e'tu Paity u as liosEA line OF | Ii
'e' 10 NY -oa.o VI fsd1 presume 10 desHe
U"u pN4et aou rfosctlpsHe pol!cs, more than T.
- .Ae oseen4 4'ate VI eo- e,
~. ~ra Son'c Jsat L,
~ .tG lAS ~ urca't az e7!aeus IAct lhat thls Ct
SctIen[ ccnfAtIeu within It Is1 Terful element IT
success, lumofA beptu to 1lont aout or a mn y
cd p-rnnroro,, hn,ra,, r, ,-,.... o,.. II
o.,.. .,. oote.a'i S'ntAou n
ee'aAA u ioo.laen- n-sATe7stet lc2kl6g 10 se1- Cl
es"'oat W sne hSlooc1Aes. foIo"lnK th's ls
~ ee' hpe"sa or 1ne Governors mastog d ~ x,
ar'c.e some.san4s 10 MA po:stiou, aud avoT- ha
utisaen ~ 1a'oI VI Tue REMOVAL or GIL p9llst- VI
disabilities. With this came q bitter reE- HI
ii alteration between the Guyernnr a,d Cen.
Ca,terson ono NJ orr nr,ut +,r,o,t n.ash ct