The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-29


ms enrly manhood and requested him to send
him the names Of some church members OF his
also Of the kindly reception and the thorough
appreciation which had greeted Mr.. Rowlands
services in Richmond To this tho following
reply was received:
2go s. Many srnyFr NFw oRrKAss, La, Jan %. 1871
Nj, ptM h,oiits your Litter Of the iah instant came
20 hs9d @ 9n r,s Tne eods r'seSn which Ire.
mer " sS Ss9 bean az %mh IN S,eTy oncT ciy
Mon' snail he profoundly sorry and surprised to ind
III, hand. the ic,i to ohii,crac such "imrrcssicns
and ncuirallc the eooi which may have done by my
rour SERVICES during my stay IN your city In reply to
your question which go out of my way to answer.
ami may not lie Known to ,bc Gr trsS reerred to il
before S O If "u% the brother ' who S"' Was 81 40 20 es
s,sdiansy ssia anxious TO asst. me IN obtaining
Tor ihe names OF breihrcn to whom nm wen known,
home should have taken pleasure IN furnishing them.
have done th. more than once clewhcre aud here in
brethren excessively careful they have received conimu
though have neither sought nov desired but positively
I,o-d to acccpi Trmsnsnt pe'9rate IN ,n, country
!. to rcturn home when am throu-h with my VISIT aud
IN Hn c sR lana you S hs GeS @ or ST SShsr
hsssny charges to prefer seein., me am open to nye
not enough to that men who have not the remocst
s my "S eSu me na not ssa Sa'SSSs %SSe WIN Sa
S hs'n rcrsr anee came NTH to % ,h wsG
ask what more have YOU rsh, I" ask from any visit
warning that any attempt to deamc good name and
re l my s Hssnnrs a. m,n'r MI IT, Of our l'rt M Nm we
reward; am now; under G,d.s hes'ins cnsascd IN
usefulness h unrr,c,den'd IN the history ofour denomi
,h.rser m even ho il "s mst nr ms,V made M ps
deep and lasting injury 10 The Bauusi cause and 10 the
sfSt Rcmcniier tiat trm'h hasn't ess long cioush TO
evcrtaHc error Have ra,encc and wait un,i Vog have
just ground complaint, aud when. by and hy icel
noi fcsrct having taken my Si,ce Nth many Mind re,
sads to You ami to the brethren. rcmnin ,ears raer
1t should have boon mentioned that Deacon
Atwood. soon altr Tue engagement II Mr..
Calvary Church. Porto Bello. Wales. asking in-
formation r'lutiNe To the Young clergyman. lie
received no answer but about three weeks be-
fore the investigations recorded nlove were he-
gun the letter came hackto him covered ON both
s,dss with posimarks, II had to9,n"d Cnri.r
port and other Welsh towns but had failed
to find Porto Brio. hecause there WAS no 81 n
place. The deacon ana not tell the pastor about
before taking Mr.. Elyson to Hackonsack.
Trusi,e Gr,nlh wgnt w,4 him to i riNn,rr.
Armsirons identln j Nj. Ililson as a man o'i
prohty anl ot otmeau-. AIS o'clo'k last even ins
the Rev. Mr. Philip took his stand on the rlgt-
| form 10 lead the PRAYER meeting. Among the
| congregation were Deacon VIM. D. Wolfe. A.
| u. L. Gilbert. and Goo II. Atwood and Trustees
| and J. o. Ilillyir. the committee whose duty IL
was 70 eXIpose p,1., & The young prsa,hcr: Mr. Fly,
/
| prayer meeting, hut the former taking a posi-
ton near one ot the southern windows ~ the
| church pcered cautiously in at Mr.. phlip.
Soon he came back 10 the SPOT at which he had
| parted from tn" reporter. cNclalning; That :
The man could swear TO him among ten
Then Mr.. Enyson and the reporter went into
a small room back of the pulpit and listened to
TIE concluding part Of the prayer meeting. Ono
brother prayed earnestly for the success Of the
pastor. implQring bcssing upon his labors on
the coming Sabbath Those OF the deacons and
trustees who could be heard did not use that
invocation After the praying was oyer. 9nd
81 H., a ~ ~ , smn,nr ny, h, ,.,,,iii
| preach from these words:
The summer is over and harvest is come"
There was a good deal OF handshaking before
| the congregation dispersed. but at lnst the dea-
cons gnh 'rnsi,e- IneAnpirl n eleyn esyn,, iron, r@-1,
| adjoining that in which Mr., Ely-'n and the
reporter ware seated. nnd divided from
in low tones WAS begun deacon grave
ly detailed tne CHARGES made az" Isl
nying every allegation. IL had never boon in
Richmond, l!ud never iHTnt Ink, nihrr ithi
than that Of Darling Reginald fhilip and had
never forged letter, Of Gomnrnd2uon lhcs9
preliminarirs oyer. Mr., Ihys9n. ths hlchmond
witness WAS called and the doors between the
rooms were thrown open. 49, -
DO you know mn, gentleman p asked Mr.
Grnlth', pointing TO Mr.. Ellyson as he came
but know your said Mr.. Ely~on. - You
eS Suq mn y Y9 YT@"aGrq IN !" do @S a
Ter, and yar,of p... 'cmbcr. 1876. underthe nam'
V'"You are .nlisiaken. sir" replied Mr.. Philip
sullenly. do not know YOU
Mr. Philips yes wore cast upon the noor an,
his fingers handled nervOusly two small pack
ages Throughout the interview he ,neyel
raised his eyes except TO glance iurtively at
~" Are you aware. Mr.. Fllyson." asked Mr.
Stedwel, OF the gravity OF the chargcs YOU are
making DO you know thnt they render No'
N'"'' know ali that. Sir. ani take all the consc
quon,es. That man Is y. D. Rowland. WI.
fNr Gr,flitI-Y0u once told me you were "
kn lwn on thn estate of the Enrl Of Dunravrn q.
MAlrs | have written II that nobeman, an'
hay" hreu informed that no man Ol your nam
was over known there
oh. w,s only boy then"
formed that Porto Brlu. where ynu ciaim Z
= have come from. is an humble waS-ldc inn. am
+ Oh. / came from Porto Dcllo on the Ost."
, "Wlll you Eiye US your phoiosrnrh anl som
msHd nG-d z {f24T {fSr the SG"aGfiP aS5G anvil oor % M car @
!. y'e',T we want t. settle This matter D."
, Il won't give my photograph TO anybody un
l. | less know what use Is To De mnd" Of II, r.
i Piled Mr. Philip. after some hes ta,ion.
You had better tell thee ScntIl:.,ncn who 2n
e Know that / know you. But you have spoke
+ Soa$ d 5000; Win SCI ssrIngr, Ar@;irgn ",,T N
! 70 Richmond and prove that what
|
d whom you may select. and II you prove that 80
n are not d. j. Rowland, will give you Il
n '"I don't need to 90 to Richmond to es,abli-
r @ Oh. brcihren. brethren. this nigh breaks n
!; hearth came from the venerable Deacon J
Il Wolfe An honest man would he only 1,
Is CLAD Of nm offcr 10 clear his ropuiat on
!. Then tho old deacon went home SICK. .
4 All OF the committee tried in vain to got NJ
Phinp 10 accept Mr.. Allyson's propoStion. b
% H. refused He said be wanted few days
A. Ir, pare a diicure anl establish MS identi
~ llo would not even promise To give the comm
< tee his photograph, saying hat that would II
Il establish his identity. lle said he p
* York. Being asked whqt friend he said; j.
v Jon. -. who wH~ rolng home. ] went with hi
u. othe steamboat wharf What line it was "a
rs not tell" In "a subs 'quent ~. .ss-. AHninatiu
IN be said Lo parted with j. i. Jones at Il
- Battery.
Mr. ThUp was told not 20 enter the chur
again until he shall have proved his innOrcn
OF the charges brought against him.
he why Not send Howardf
10 The world is to be congratulated on I
d death of The Mormon cioralu," 1amase said in his