, 1876-12-29
A Reverend Good Templar's Missionary
Work Among the Negroes.
How Ills Efforts Wero Intcrfcred Will,
by tho chtyalry.
His Life Threatened by the Mayor Of
Charlotte.
Tho Case Laid Before !lo British NinIsttr.

whole country, particularly ~ l.e hos laitl bis
Thornton. The Rev. II. ". Parsons Is tia
pastor of Tho Congregational Church, Grand
Parable. Brighton. England. Last autumn he
visited this country md was commissioned by
the Grand Lodge Of aooa TcmpIar. Of England
this country. lIo went South nnd visited and
"0urossea lodges OF Iemp'ars. Ho preached
several times before both white and colorcd
audiences, and finally met With the cxnericnco
a. Charlotte, B. G., which lio Describes in the
following statement, to which l'o subscribcs Ills
nnt INC 'nse3'eeGneo WIN ms missionary
says: "
sa s1 The soors people et ,he city on Tho
osene shnu dcfIysf M ars,s ~, n On
TaesaS iSs Vent taf sn oa Tenplas lns9 On
t,rrJ. Ind on thc WcNcsnv' tnt.o mnrro n;a'n @ .ec
Is51s Etan ;T% ,a S, nst :. 4 isS ] pses
rccee @o coacd h nsss p asying 1 n
Ma, Sn sclsn LII Ms"t 70 ;ten1 sfEy'cg whs
On cnIcrinr ,brou"h In in~ ,sc. Sut1n n.a;
,;.r, y a6est .oses pesson.. hug eys''en'iy
we,tesscd "i;ssy ookas ot erss !ne n'na stsn;,c
tn tI,n4 9S yos sGs Viss IFes S"u my sa
ssat:ds: l. Ss.s:!'si i ta 's4 ds1s. NJ e.
ihe took nic yocnfY ~ ,,s ns an. StSn n o
Mayor oi this c!ty wate -" you: ~ VIM harc benn
octrines f",rimrnsi ~ psrrse ne,et nha teaemr
pllci: III tic Masor wn,,,s n acc mn n" :''a ~ re- g.
s tcrsleo Ut ple",s "ss rcmetor g int dn an a.
oce t"o yor anas OF nc m nnnas ans yo yo ,xo to A.
warrant to arrest mr., II ihs ba m ~, 1onr ,,io.
asisG ie .sno viii Quietly snht 10 yoSr o ean. a5D
orc pcetcmt feoy nnb II xom IT. ta W., ,,., nM
n.cc Of thcse nI~pctr hrrc ~ III, aag
tftt ~ f s ., yo l,e'e tl'2t a teae
nort,,nity s,ifrfc H." II" aran .aid tatnraoa o.
ogtttjo in it,o tnrl, viii ynns. o.,. "ot S"n,o ~
,xnntnT ~ ~ Nv ~ .A"t ~ !HH: Mske" WHAT no
want to usc ." vonr i"na. NJ ,t,,an 10 ,4Gsa yom
frcoIyt" 1in rcniicJ' uYcs, .,vn1i It'a nofe s9F
TIN nrercr ES,nT ao The shnrs" ~ ha
con,e and Shut tic ot.c i"os t. ~ ,,rescn Ia n 70
na.s treo s"s WSa as ~ ss sSre y In few
S slo foar osc s' e be III S',Ss as, went
eHort WIKI wns foltnwe wy ~ 'iom onae INC oa'e tora
Of whom we're ar1ncil with hludrcSut an,i n,.,oss
Ono young man ovcrtnoE mo and snid. !. sirs thc
been II. pnr ey soon as III. 1sec hsa y hos ssa
ta Two ccntcmon n!ynnssd ,rnm ill., c.,,, u oso ,,1
xn,, u H.. H,esn. ttt;; Manh y9a; 1h!ds Aro
;vnn, i 1i'n XII, Hy;t, rn az 'SEliso ata. ana
s c 1i pcased in to W" gyo yo IN audlenea l eoa
straight to n,y roon Iho Maynr mi thc sTv ,9tv
1iafsai wcn with me to iI,o TTottcr IIou.c s AZ
soon a. VIC had entered tho reception. room ,hc
proprietor came and lnckcd III in. After wo hai
a'' taken tsat.. tlo following conversation cnuucl,
;Ma55or-Now "a, sir, want 70 know from YOU
"e,nrt Watx5 ". arc ma'stes OF the Gospel or not
MuT3r.What, t Is, m mr.. tovo xo n <,rouo .,,.,
EcHiy-I viii afsr yo NV cnT " ar fu ri tp's a. mt
crsdentHls il tho mdst u ta!s } c3nFa!son ssas III
mcnt have ,l,atu llat sm hore 10 advance s. tho
cause Of ttsmroranso anons ths cootea psoplu
a M 2eneh oi magistrates. Then will show ra:ers
uma o ahs"cr any feasohanie questions submitted to
III hinvor-1r,yc vop o,t,n;,cd r,,,ot,,r -. ..,.
pcopio OF tiis ct}vf "'0'"'A" A's'i''s VI co'ofeo
neply-i i.ayr. sir.
Hepsy-lcnnno tell you. sir, all Isat1. do not
WaG 5HiJ auascsscs, uut Ptcuea you my word that
eA!4 n9tniisE nAt WAY Wau calculated to make
M anu consequently moro worthy
MayorRWIii II fne'rtS, vGn ,+t,,,,,, ~ ,,.,,.
nrnInt ''H "''o''ps ~ pFeaen 10 thcm
Kcr!y-Yes, sir, II occasion offers, 1ucver nj,