, 1874-02-01

~ Florence is Chiefly masculine amongst tha
pesantry Of Munster.
The Rev. Florence-I read once 3 poem bv
Dennis Florence Mccarthy, Of Dublin, on tbo
s'Clsn of McCaurah." Do you remember thc
passage where be aludes to the antiquity Of the
house
ReporterI guess so. Let me- see
Montmorency-Medins,u unknown was your rank
To the dark-eyed Ibeliau and Eght-heatted Frank
And your foretathers wandered obscure aud unknown
By the smooth Guadalquirer and sunny Garonne,
While the dawn Of your famo to come, Ike thu
1nezs were chieftatns and King, of tho nns Of
McCaurah.
l. NOW FOR BUSINESS
The Rev, Florence-Ave, that's it. Well rov
you see the position in which stand toward the
Deacons OF my church, for, Of course. you cams
to "interyiew me on the subject, although [
haven't given you time to state tho object OF
your visit Tn too much Of ia McCaurah" to
allow myself 70 be dictated to b. halt-a-dozen
efconceited Deacons, who are hardly warm in
their seats. Ny "Irish has been raised, and
they cannot ffiglten it down in hurry, Tor
have been grossly wronged by the men speak
of.
TIE E.SENy.
Rcporter-Nho arc the Deacons that you hare
particular conflict with?
The pastor opened drawer In the table al
ready mentioned, and drew therefrom copy Of
the Ray, small periodical edited by himselfiE
the interest OF the Union Park Baptist Church
l4p pOlAt&1A U4k W kAo ActVA%0A AA40 4oAohl4H
nam es:
F. J. Reed, Secretary; Il. II. McCann, D. B
Merrill, W. B. Pickett, Adam Weaver, E. D.
Sweet and Amos Schrock.
"There are, besides, II continued Mr. Mccarthy.
''Moses Jones and 4 W. KinSsland, OF the
Board OF Trustees. regard these two as my
most malignant enemies They hare done Ill
that they could to mar my reputation"
Perhaps, Mr: Mccarthy, suggested the rc-
porter, You had better give me- some history OF
.j,. y, raAv
The Rev. Florence used his fre-irons yigor-
ously, threw himself back in his chair, coushea
gently, and made, in substance, the following
statement:
now IT BEGAN,
You must know that about half year ago,
great revival commenced in my church. It Wa1
glorious. baptized sixty five persons in q veD
Short time, and everything WAS progressing ii
we'll as any lAbozer in the vineyard Of the Loze
could desire. Well about this time, very soon A.
ter,a Young man named Day.ds. Wagner, formerly
Secretary Of tho Board Of Deacous,, commenced
circulating scaudalous rumor5 concerning my
moral principles, and my relations toward the
female members OF my congregation, Of
certain OF them. This came to m.
ears, and. I understood some ot
the Deacons we're pzejudiced asainst M
| By the conduct Of this pan Wagner. demand
ed IN investigation, but they appeared to dis
like anythiDg Of the kind,
"Wcl, at irregular meeting Of the church, held
after another arose in their places and said that
| they wero sorry to be compello . declare ms
unfit for the Office Of pastor, aud TINT the best
| thing I could do vas to resi- 5n."
| NOTHING SPECIAL.
| Reporter Did they mako any specific
Mr. Mccarthy No; but ono Of them, Mr.
McCann, I think, rose and said the charges
| were of go dehcate character, OF, rather,
should say, OF such q character that they could
/ ~ oIni ir%+t I'm n 1affnG
At this married lady in the congregation rosa
! and said that she claimed to be = vi:tuous
| woman, and, as the guardian OF family, she
| wanted to know whether was TT man to havo
charge of the moral training Of her children. M As
q mother and a member OF the congregation hoe
| demanded that the charges against nc DO made
public. .
This, however, did not suit the Deacons. They
inainuated. but would not openly impeach Eut
fSsGos 10 tsa de %aenee be
from the secretaryship Of the Board Of Deacona.
1 had no enmity to the mar, n,-who is poor ,Tacil-
! lating creature,-but it Was unpleasant for me TO
| have business relations with such person, 30
demanded his immediate removal At meeting
OF the Deacons and Trustees. All OF them voted
for the removal excepting Moses Jones, Reed
and K,nssland. They resigned thar ohlces-
Jones' setting the example.
TIE RARTToNE..
~ ~
! Trade ? What is he now In tho church?
| Mr. McCarthy.-He's in the choir, and tWould
be good deal better il he we're out OF it. He
has BARITONE, execTab1e enough to make you
sick to i'sten to it. Mr. Jones 10 Eallant-he
was Vi before he was married, and Ind occa-
elou 10 rebuke hl1n not long ago for carrying on
| a desperate filtration with = fair member of tho
congregation. That is why be Is my enemy
| do not desire, for the la<y's sake to be mors
definite in my statement. Mr. Jones is mar
red man and ought to be prudent in his conduct.
l took the liberty OF telling him 30 once, which
explains his hostility to myself. Pitketss en-
nifty is also mixed up With that
| OF Mr.. Jones. but I only did my duty IN tae
with. '.......,,
Reporter-What do you suppose r.s tho in
famous business, that the Deacon did not like to
mention it openly?
Mr.. MCCARTHY. in reply, stated tnat II "as
| conversation between Mr.. Franc Wilkie aud tl1o-
| SELF. and afte1~ards between the minister AID \
member Of his congregation, which it is not con-
sidered advisable to reproduce
Mr. MCCARTHY then continued: ANY other
charges against me are mere fabricasions, al
though am aware that the parties who oppose
Inc have insinuated things that make some
very excellent people in my congfesa.
tion imagine that ! am one OF tue
worst OF mankind. In fact. they leave
. which can afford to despse, for my conscience
is clear OF any stain OF impurlty.
NOTHING DEFINITE
Rapotter-Haye any definite charges bean
| made against you at oil
Mr. MISUNDERSTANDING dednite-all lnslnua'
> tton. which is worse. 4 direct charge can os
) | crappled with,--it is tangible. An insinuatot
muItiplies itself, and overwhelms you by It's AN
l biguity.
3 foundation in the charges. indehnite Or otner
= wise, made against your moral cha'acters
4 MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
+ Mr, McCarthy-No foundation uness thas o
: mistake OF malisnty. am, as you may rec; g.
8 man Of such appearance that may ba reaau,
Q mistaken for another. I'll give you case ol
: two in point: Once. not long ago, eortaln
t prominent member Of my church. IN compan1
s with another gentleman, Was passing along i Mn
n zie street. They passed by lager beer SAIGON
: and the chu1ch-member said to h!s comHanlpon ~
: s.Stop; see my pastor in there !" Nell, ne tne!
waited Tor me to come ont and when dla con''
Quit wasn't I. Laughter By all present. :,
a Reporter-That was somewhat oe"nae5tDs y
= | the church member, should thlnk:
n ANOTHER CASE. No.
Ia Nr. McCarthy-Oh, it didn't stop the!e. ~
- evening, after service, that Enrae gentleman
" daughter thought that Twas es:or;tng nef no1lo
d but when she reached her fathers house ~. su,
~ found that it WAS quite different mhn. 1nas as