, 1874-02-25

eontlonnn to l,ls room, tho roportor sought for
information rolatiyo to tim propuaod temperance
crusade aud to hiB ilstentlolB III connection with
Ills pnstorato
BALLOON rRAYEn-MEET1Nas.
n.-What do you propoBc doing, N1r. McOar-
Thy, re'atiyo to tho naloon prayer:mootinEa
Mr. N1ccarthay-1 intond to follow tint up
nsnuatiSE a III baee o' t0p'dilis eat dd ot"g H % of
iIaight's or any otllor 6;illard.saloon. II had
not bcon 10 driven by this church matter. l
would have started the movement bcfoso tl,ia,
If my latios would volunteer 10 tako part Iii
such movomont. would loat them. Az al-
moAt 10 ono offered, did not think Of taking
any further ncsion during my prosont church
troubles.
CHURCH, MATTERS.
R.-What shall yon TO about your church nov
that you havo boon successful In tho busiueas
AIr. Meo.-I do not know,-nt least, I cnnnot
tol! at preaont: No ono Knows what u day may
briug forth, Do YOU think could start an in-
dopondent ohnrch3
h.--Cortainly but whether It could afford to
pay anything Is another question. l1nyo you
had any talk with your friends relative to til
Mr. McC.-No, not OH That subject. hayo
boon to 100 Homo Of tho ladics Of the church
to-day.
NO coMpnoM1sE.
n.-Is a compromise posalblo?
Mr.. Mco.-No, none at all. 1could ret along
we'll enough with tloHo pooplo II somo Of tho'n
woro not 80 volont. should not be surprised
II there WIS riot tonight and bloodshol, when
I,go to prcach.. ! Blall go there, aud II tho
church Ia Open shall pronch, It would DO 1ust
ike MY onomies to trY to put mo out by force.
R.-uow about no1t sunday7 -,
Alr. McC.-I cau't tell. II thoy open the
church shall preach unless prevented. I don't
n
great disgrace to the church.
nEs1aS1N0,
n.-Do you think Of reaIgning your pnstorato !?
Alr. AloC.-l cannot eay what sliall do. I
man IL disgustol with his profession, and
| sometimes wants to got out OF it. l suppose
perhaps by tomorrow shall DO as zoalous and
| hopeful as ever, and havo no wish to quit tho
| ministry.
An adjournment WAS then made to tho dinner
tablo wIerc the other guests Of the hotel seonlod
on exceilout terma with thoir prosecuted noigh-
Dor, mud asked number ot questions relative to
his intentions. Quo gentleman, on rendlng the
BEFORE remarked TINT ho believed they llatcd each
others worso than MCCARTHY, a,,d added, quito
honestly, TINT he thanked God TINT lie waa not a
Christian--at loaRt not Baptist. Tho qualiiica-
amused look which camo over His auditors OIL
Aoariug the first part of the remark.
TEMPERANCE AGAIN.
Again referring to the temperance prayer
meetings, hlr. Mccarthy eeomod to hare changed
his intentions sonewEat from those which Ao
bud at first stated lIosaid TINT twaa cuinontly
womans work, and, hence ho objected to mod
ding with 1t, 1t tho women wished to COM
,e.,co it, ho was willing to MD as far as ho could,
but ho hardly felt NJ IT ho could do tho project
any good by alyocating it just now.
In reply to direct question as to what ho
should do about hts pastoral rotations, Mr. Nc
Carthy said TINT ho had aB yet formed no def
nito plans. Flo might issue a manifesto to the
public to right himself mud show up tho charao-
tcr Of those attacking him. 4 private consorsa,
request, il not published, developing the feasi-
bility Of certain action on his part,
which would astonish tho public. and
possibly nlnke his enemies wish they had noyor
pushed him out OF his pulpit. Dinner being
over, Mr. Mccarthy departed for his church, mud
several gentlemen OF tho hotel accompanied
him. Tho cortege was jokiugly called AlcCarthy's
body-guard, aud thoy woro recommended to 20
woll prepared with Weapons whom starting on
the WAr-pAtA.