, 1870-12-15
A CLERICAL CONVICT.
A Talk With tho Reva James 8.
dlTccu-Cr1mc and IT.. s.Hetxtoutlon-


amount Of s22,t00, during bis ministetislea-
n ct 1t this place. The particulars are - fol-
lows Eotne time In the month Of January.
1870, LII. Green came to this place, bringing
with him lettars OF Introduction and recon-
meoda,ion from responsible parties IN Blk
tial members Of tho Bsptist Church, stating
that he {Green) had dIled with ability tha
pulpit of the Baptist Church there, and VIA
p eloquent and sueeea'tu1 minister OF tho
: lis church hero wAs without pssto1, ~ II
had bt en- for some time. Ofo5uIss the doors
were thrown opcn md he preached saverl
trial sezMnns. These sermAns we1e remark-
able for force Of thought md be2uty Of din-
ton, which. coupled With an easy and grace
fu1 delivery, 1endered his disoouraes pleaang
md .tts.e,lye: He "a :pEsposstss.ias pp. IN sp.
look 1t him you would think that In him you
beht1d 't IN honest tu2u. tho nnblsst work OF
God" Many Of his congregation thought that
this uaan Was cent 10 them In their tms OF
ne I'd, shephsgd - gstheE again into the fold
the scattered ahstp.
Mr.. Green was ii onoe Installed ~ minister
Of the Baptist Church and taken into the favor
Of his flock. Al tha tfna Of htt coming the
congregation WIS considerably, diminished, but
uncer his charge it 8oon showed hgns of iu-
cseaea, and the peEs which had long been va-
can't wore filed With attentive listeners.
He won GOLDEN optnions, and With them the
won the ant1re cdnfdance OF the community
About this tuna ba ststoJ that be owned
valuable pfopefty In RalttnoEos Nd, which ha
was anxious to dispose Of. Ho bought prop
amount Of 81, 500 from the banks, but did not
apply It IN payment on the propefty. He, &C.
edmpanied bJ h3s family, vent On viait to ]
Baltimore, kad took xith them segexRl txunka
aid boxes, which, In any other case, would
have excited suspacion; His vtait WAS pro-
longed, and, hia hills falling due. bis endotaa1s
were compelled to meet them. He wrote that
be bad sold bis Baltimore property, 2nd would
be homo econ to make things al right Hs
1aft his family somewhere IL tho East, and
came back, bringing with him ~ evidence OF
tho sale 514 QUO In noted, secured by mort
showed these notes to several persons, otEer-
Ing to discount them In order to eatt1o with
his e1dorsers but ro one would buy than
Suspicion attachcd TO them On account Of
their bling stamped, which is not Required OF
4 9seting of hts cseditors wss called. 1t
which be admitted that, thinga looked dirk
sgAinat him. but said ho would yet pruye hIs
innocence and set everything right agatn-
That afternoon he walked to Hccoy's station,
parts unknown "A. detective was put upon
Els track, hut for soma tima his e1c1ta to cap
tule the fugitive were unxys1pE. He wae
finally found working ~ foreman in japan
ming factory In Nil1Tilla, Conn. brought bere
for trial and anatgned on two indictment for
pleaded guilty, md VIE sentenced to two
ycs1a' imprisonment In the Stats Prison and
10 psY 7lre Of one dolIA1. He Leaves to-
morrow for Jenersouyille.
Your repottar interviewed Mr. Green this
afternoon It the jul, and within its damp and
gloomy wal.A listened to the 1tory Of IN event.
! ful life. give 1t to you in his Own words:
Ixae born in Monroe County. State OF New
York, In tho year 1915. Ny parents we're
members Of The Methodist Episcopal Church,
my father being = local preacher oefote my
birth, md continuing such uu:n his death,
! connected myself with the ss1ns church ~ :
| probatioper, and in due time was admitted to
| full mt tmhersh hip. When MAS in my twen-
\ tieth year vas licensed Is an e1hotter, aud
the day Vas n I received license - ! local
ptt1ehss. Iwaa educated for the rainsasET OF
The Eastern colleges IN July, 1885. On the 9Th
Of November following /, left my fathers
horre, tAving. borrowed = horse tom one
u. tdist preacher &nd saddle -bagz from an
s:..t, to fll vacancy, under the Presiding
aeneaee Conference. At that time the quea-
tion Of lay representation was zgitating the
Methodist Episcopal Church, md had hIeady
| resulted IN tha withdrawal from ita oommu-
zion OF = large body Of minister's and laymen
! AnQ f4e olEAnz4t&on Ol bne 11elpooAs x1otcst.
ant Church. My father bid early favored
the movement; md, toward the close of my
drtt year Is , travelling preschet, he oonneet-
| ed hinaelf With the nav Church. Icoutlnue9
with the old tody nearly three years longer,
when. With many expressions Of regret On the
snce Of kindly wiehes Tor my future welfare,
seveted my connection With the mother
Church 3ud united with the Methodist Protest
ants. An look back over theee long inter
yenipg yea1s, have no hesftatien il saJing
That this vas my first 8reat nintste erlaa efrur.
1ious places for that people, until = period Of
about twenty years sgu, when became an
tsngled in N improper alliance With = rneu1-
ber Of my congregation, lost my standing in
the ministry and cuunoctaun with the Church,
aEd, with these. my wife. Who obtain:
atme. With the loss Of that wife it seem.
| ed had lost III for which It WIS worth
hving. Iwent to Europe, spent nes1l3 tHe
Year, On the continent and in tho Britist
/ 1rlands, and then returned TO America Hav'
ing oout1derable akill In drawing and ooloring
obtained employment n IN Ornamental
painter. soon tecame proficient fn ths 1T
and could s1ways got employment, and It ze
uuueratiye WaRes, when my ability becau1t
known, again connected uyseN With the
Church, beginning On the I" ground door" INC
advancing tn the usuAl way until again en-
sdnctoYttna-"
About II yaa1a ago I married my p9esen
Wife, BY whom hAyo had one child, = dsush
ter, no~m her eighth year. Soon after 3u
marriage We took up onF TaAadence in Buffalo
'tmue5 nnsa Soma littl. Tins after the sebelijos
hzoke oat- hayfog been lifelong Demo
crat, took N active part In the canyasa fol
Stephen L. Dougiaa against Me. Lincoln
for President :: As Is 1nown to the roid
Ee re- ;srs h,.9 hs.tsn.; u1 ~ .,.,t E,fs'. friend
almost to mar, for John G. Bteckinsidge
&nd direcs!y atsex,: for recession, Tho fin
caused coo1ness between us the second Ill
most Al open rupture. At thtt time pso
slavery man, fWa4 not, however rebel
could not BE- accomplished, then mas in faIo
Of eeasatlon Of hottilitiea until tha Eotsl
could b educated up to the truth, is deanle<
IL, Of the " rights of the 6tstes' In this paz
ticul4r. 4 happy pe1petustiou Of tho uniol
q u the stA:es, WITH the Institution Of Aiaver
| the abolition OF a1AveEy Nas to me thing tn
This var commenced I denounced th
S.uthetpe1H-dr1t for tteir m8dneas in No
| haripg. ~ I vic xed Il, exhausted every xvzi
ahle mtaus fo1 brmcing tho Not&hesners t
j denounced the gorerpuent i Washington "a
i the buug1'nr manneE in which it attempted +
. eoezce The Sonsh- thought II was don
! nothing right and never would, md then
sighed for soeh I MN q Stephen I
/ Douglas- I said many hard thing
| sgainst the government tried to p.t
| Yent en1istwenta !; found nyseK getting int
trouble; fed to Chicago; was arreated thai
: by order Of Mr. Stanton WA6 releaeed throuS
, the Interference Of f1ienda; found my WY
Canada and became acquainted with na1
: Southern syppathtxara Ike myself. Mr. Lii
. coin. in ths meantime, cut tho GotdiAn Gno
a Hjs emancipation pfpclamatiun We tho ID
! uxscas bl4de. So. than, s1Avsry could
abolished and the Union preserved Giur,
!, Hal1f]uish: Sick OF the Canadians; for
! hAted to bear roi1lBters in tbs pn1pit pray I
n tha eucceas Of tho confederacy-I thought
: / WA rope Of their fight, and none OF ths
= busiuees to meddIe with I'll cane back
n the States, adopted the u1u1a at \ hrnthsr-l
n Nv to avoid detection; went to Connectis
j, ! and ohtained employment thtrb- came bs
.'Aennyerted roap-" was won oveT, h
:. .na soul. 10 the faith of neruhaicanis1o. ]
r emancipation proclamation did h-,tesUuy
: ..si}est, thing tbAt evar eaH tha hrps"
. Mr. WeA1sy called It, ana aaSa the Uni
It Thix war my doctrine. ! Tfoachrd It. is
:, the people Of East Besltn, and NestfeId.
i | MiId,etogn, md Cromwell. anf Hartford, i
m Indeed, III that part OF Opnnecicut h
81 Acd rravad It, and I apeechi6sd on it, Il
70 school huuse "a school hnuss, IN tha open
md whoever could Eet ests to hsar Ii. 1
,is Wills made soma perscnsl enemies n
- couTetto to tho fllh, and wpuld havs