The New York Herald Newspaper, August 15, 1875, Page 5

TR INDIAN FRAUDS Rascalities of Agents and Contractors on tho Upper Missouri, THE HEAD AND TAIL OF A SERPENT The Indian Bureau Looking After the Herald Exposures. COMMISSIONER SHITH'S INSPECTOR PUT OU’. How a Treaty Was Consummated with a Great Indian Chief. Bismaxcx, Dakota, August 7, 1875. Through the columns of the Heratp the public has recently been mado aware of the gross frauds perpe- trated upon the Indians under tho present system of managing tho Indian agencies, It has been shown ‘through its columns that no less a personage than the brother of the President of the United States holds a monopoly of the transships at the various Indian | agencies and military posts along the Upper Missourt Riven, and that under this monopoly the Indtans are Fobbed of large portions of their annuities, and through the dishonest practices of agents and traders tho Indian is often forced to buy from the trader at ex- orbitant prices the goods sent to him by the govern- | ment, and intended as presents, or more often ‘8 payment for lands of which tho Indian was the original possessor, Theso frauds and thefts are only Possible by the collusion of Indian agents and traders, acting within the knowledge and approval of the men who control the Indian Bureau at Washington. That these men are sharers, either more or less directly, in the reenits of the thieving operations of tho traders and agents is susceptible of undeniable proof, At the samo tinte, to disarm public criticism and to be able to say, tm answer to such exposures as tho Heraup has recently mado, that the Indian Burean is taking steps to discover fraud and correct existing evils by sending its special agents and in- @pectors to visit the various agencies and report upon ‘the condition of the latter, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington, acting in conjunction with Secro- tary Delano, of the Indian Department, has appointed, by what authority is not known, a lot of irresponsible, impracticable men to visit the various agencies and in- quire into their condition, reporting the result of their inquiries to him, No sooner were THE HERALD EXPOSURTS regarding the agencies on the Upper Missouri sown broadcast before the public than the Indian Com- missioner at Washington started a special inspector from Washington to look into the matters reported by the Heratp, This inspector, Watkins by name, arrived here a few days ago; but noone anticipates any good results to follow from his visit, In fact, his coming is regarded as an effort of the Indian Ring to cover up, if possible, the terrible charges contained in'tho Heraup correspondence regarding tho thieving operations car- ied ‘on by the Indian Ring at Forts Peck and Buford and the Standing Rock agencies, Watkins, the inspeo- tor, was accompanied from the East by Major Sperry, the Indian Agent at Berthold, who stands charged with being implicated in some of the most extensive opera- tious of the Ring. Sperry seemed to control tho manner in which tho investigation ts being made, and from this point Watkins proceeded to Berth- old agency under tho protecting wing of Mr. Agent Sperry, where, tt is presumed, a report exonerating Sperry and the members of the Bing will be hatched and forwarded to Washington asa reply to the Hsraup charges. Thero is no doubt that if the Indian Bureau at Wash- ington was sincere in its desire to protect the rights and interests of its wards this result would be often pro- moted by the appointment of judicious and well quali- fied inspectors, with authority to visit the numerous agencies and thoroughly overhaul and examino the systems prevailing at theso nests of fraud and corrup- + tion, But the appointment of that class of inspectors ‘would be a death blow to the main sources from which tho dishonest agents and members of the Indian Ring draw tho greatest amount of their revenue, Hence, tm the selection of inspectors, care is taken to obtain only such men as will either whitewash all fraudulent practices brought to light, or men who are totally disqualified by lack of ability and expericnes, and particularly by ignorance of, Indian character and of the low character of the ma fority of the agents and traders, This is not mere as- sertion, as will be evident by glancing at the accompany- ing documents, Tho ono is an extract of aletter of ap- potntment written by the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington, given to ono of his selected travelling agents, It willbe seon that the letter of instruction is very general in its terms, leaving it largely to the discretion of tho’ agent or tnspector— whatever his title may be—to proceed to such places as he may seo fit, It will be obscrved, however, that it is recommended that he proceed to those points which, thanks to tho enterprise of the Henan, have been shown to be the haunts of the worst and most active of the Ring thieves. Now what rules governed the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in selecting the party referred to it is impossible to determine. One thing is certain, he could not have been ignorant of the qualification, or the lack of the same, possessed by the party chosen, as the latter isa resident of Washington @ity and has been for years, Tho following is the LETTER OF APPOUTEENT :— DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Ovvicey ov INDIAN Avra ‘Wasuinaron, July, 1875. Sin—The agencies of the Sioux, on ‘the Upper Mis- souri River, in Montana, as well as the Blackfeet and Crow agencies, are under tho charge of tho Methodist Episcopal Church, and it is recommended that you pro- ceed from Bismarck up the Missouri River to Fort Peck, and, at your own discretion, go beyond to the Belknap, Blackfeet and Crow agencies, You will keep an iten- fred account of your expenditure, taking a recetpt as far as possiblo for such expenditurd, which will be needed as sub-vouchers in the settlement of your account with the Treasury. This letter will servo as your introduo- tion to the agents and employés of this bureau, who will render you cvery assistance in their power to make your labors successful. You will make reports to this oflice of such frequency and extent as yon deem proper in order to keep this office fully informed of your doings fend goings. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, EDWARD P. SMITH, Commissioner, To Rev. Jonn W. Marcurrt, presont, There itis, with the signature of Smith, the Com missioner, staring you in the faco—Smith, who, with Delano, may be considered the double head of the huge serpent, whoso nest is:in Stoux City and tho rattling of whose tail is heard at Peck, Berthold and other points on tho Upper Missouri River. Who is the Rev. John W. Matchett? Echo answers who, To Indian Commissioner Smith he belongs by virtue of original discovery. This much is known—thoe Rev. John W. Matchett is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and, by the way, has it occurred to the 30,000,000 readers pf the Hrraup that the Metho- dis? Church is slowly, silently, but surely, becoming the champion producer of inspectors, not only of tho earth bat of the waters under the earth, For example, there ts the Rev. Dr. Newman, late inspector of consulates, ata salary of $10,000 per year, to say nothing of the $3,000 pin money drawn by his wife as inspector's clerk. With the Reverend Doctor inspector on the high seas and the matchless Matchett inspector at dis- cretion on the high lands of Montana and Dakota, let tt mot bo said that the spread of Methodisin is on the wane, A DOUBLE MTSSION. But to my story. The Rev. John W. reached this place a fety weeks ago and announced fo ail with whom ho came in contact that his mission was a double one—to Preach Christ, and the Indian Department, headed by Delano—both crucified, the former some time ago, the latter quite recently by the New Yorn Henan. He die tinctly announced that he would not bear ccmplaints against any Indian agent or employé of the Indian Bureau, neither from white men nor from Indiana The Indians wero to be told that they must not complain concerning any wrong dono them in the past, but if they had any requests to prefer, looking to an increase of their annuities, such requests would bo received and ‘transmitted to the head of the serpent at Washington, Matchett se that any Mature wrlerleg. of the tail af tek axtepaine | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1875.—TRIPLE SHEET. reptile would not fncreaso the rattle at Forts Peck and Berthold, but wonkd add materially to the jingle in the pockets of Orville & Company. To say that every person who encountered this combined representative of John ‘Wesley and the Indian’ Commission and who had an op- portunity to hear him express himself voted him ag being YAR YROM SANS, ts only to express the actual truth. Yourcorrespondent had an opportunity to become somewhat acquainted with this character and it is concerning the mental con- dition of the party referred to, with a wide stretch of charity, to say that he is, at the least, eccentric, ‘The mildest term I have heard applied to htm was that he ‘was a monomaniac on the subject of religion, He could not be termed a close follower of Tyndall as regards the prayer test, for the reason that he believes and publicly declared that there were no wrongs or evils connected with the Indian Burean which could not, at once and effectually, be eradicated by prayer, To prove his faith im prayer THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT is quoted, and may be relied upon as correct, He had made some inquiries concerning the agency at Stemany Rock, located some sixty miles south of this town. |, Upon being informed of some misconduct of the present agent at that place, including drunkenness, the rev- erend gentleman replied that he woald not hearken to charges against any agent; at the same time, if it was thonght practicable, he would go down to the agency and pray (Ben Butler would spell it with an ¢) with the agent. Far be it from me to be numbered among the scoffers at religion, but the idea of applying the prayer test to an Indian agent seems to promise about as good results as an effort to prevent a third term by the use of the Keely motor, From conversation with the Rev. Matchett I formed this opinion of him:—He is a simplo minded man, who would not knowingly do a wrong act; @ religious enthusiast, whose guilelessness, to use a mild term, is such that he is unfit to encounter evilin sts modified form, let alone the concentrated cussedness of a member of the Indian Ring. What the Indlan Commissioner hoped to accomplish in the way of good results by sending this unsophisticated, inexper enced, impracticable, if not ingane, old man to ramble at discretion among the haunts of banditti of the Upper Missouri is beyond the ability of any fellow to find out While here the reverend inspector concluded to visit Fort Lincoln on the opposite side of the river, and while there to HOLD DIVINE SERVION for the benefit of the few Indian scouts employed by the military authorities at that post. Accordingly, having obtained the- necessary permission, he assembled the untutored sons of the forest and began his service, AS he could not converse in the Indian tongue-and his con- gregation could ‘not understand English, it was neces- sary to call in the assistance of the interpreter, “Tell them,”? said Commissioner Smith’s vicar, “to come closer to me and kneel down.” This, boing interpreted to them, was obeyed In sh lence, being considered, no doubt, an experimental movement in military tactics, The remaining portion of the service proved extremely brief. “Now, then,” pointing to a strapping big buck of the Ree tribe, “ask my young brother there with the red cloth about his loins if he loves Jesns.”” To the horror and confusion of Commissioner Smith’s matchless Matchett, the young brother with the red cloth about his loins replied, in puro, unadulterated Ree, “NEnngaou aguichiga e-naught Tewa-rook-teh”—which, being distilled into English, reached the ears of the Com- misstoner’s disciple in the following unmistakable tern ‘Who in hell is Jesus?” Then and thero ended the service, which could hardly be termed divine, No further effort was made to Christianize the assembled representatives of tho red men. Full of hope and loud in his promises of the great work he was to accomplish, thanks to that wise discernment and foresight on the part of ‘Edward P, Smith, Commissioner,” THR MATCHLESS PILGRIM began his progress toward that Mecca of Indian agents— Fort Peck—and departed in the steamer Koy Wert for the upper Missouri. Hoe stated he would be absent a year or more; but in this case Matchett proposes ‘and the Indian agent disposes (no referonce to annui- ties). Upon his arrival at Fort Peck the Rev, Mr. Mat- chett called upon the agent and exhibited his creden- tials in the form of the letter quoted above, Whatdid the agent thereupon proceed to do after reading Com- missioner Smith’s letter, which was to servo as an in_ troduction of Mr. Matchett to the ‘agents and employés of the bureau?’ Did ho welcome the vicogerent of Commissioner Smith and extend to the latter offers of cordial co-operation, as might be expected? He did nothing of the kind, but ina fewshort and expressive sentences he conducted the Rev. Mr. Matchett from tho doors of the agency to the steamboat, lying but a few yards distant, pointed to the gungplank leading to the steamer—the latter being about to return to this point—and without any unnecessary remarks as to the narrowness of the way or the small number that suc- ceeds in finding it, plainly told Mr. Matchless Matchett to transfer from Port Peck to the aforecaid steamer all that was mortal of Commissioner Smith’s inspector, and to insure despatch In tho execution of this order the reverend gentleman—innocent of having violated any alo or law—was told by the agent that if he did not leave the agency instantly and never set foot within its Nmits again he would be locked up in one of the agency buildings, Whereupon the reverend gentleman took his departure on the steamer and came to this place, where he now is awaiting the action and instructions of the Indian Burean at Washington, to whom ho has reported the foregoing facts, ‘The foregoing is a recttal of Mr. Matchett’s treatment at Fort Peck by the Indian agent at that place, as ro- lated to your correspondent by the roverend gentleman himself. What action the-Commissioner of Indian Af- fairs will take concerning the open and utter disregard paid to his letter of introduction, as well as of instruc- tions to “agents and employés of this burean” remains to beseen, To show your readers better than any language of mine can the absurdity of sending man like Matchett on A VOOL'S ERRAND to visit Indian agencies, I append an exact copy, with- out changing the orthography or composition, of what this guileless old man believes to bo a treaty. Tho only Indians he saw in regard to this treaty were five bum- mers or coffee boilers at Fort Peck. Tho old man ex- hibits this treaty to every ono he meets as an evidence of tho good work he accomplished under the auspices of the Indian Bureau. ‘The following is an exact copy of thts famous treaty as originally drawn up by the Rev. John W. Mat- | chott and sigued by him, representing Edward P. Smith, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and by One Strike Alone, representing himself. TI TREATY, Your Prox, Jnly 29, 1875. i John W. Matchett, Indian Deligate to Montana in the intres of Peace to the Sioux Natioh and i will notify my Government at once of the young Mon’s talk that they will go to Sitting Buil’s camp for Payment aad Frenship for to ge aboute setling our’ Troubles for all futare time JOHN W. MATCHETT Indian Deligate to Montana from ington cit; ONE STRIKE ALONE ‘azs bo One often hears the expression, “either a knave or a fool,” but seldom does it occur that both these terma are applicable to the same person. Yet to wink at, even if not to sharo in, the frauds carried on in the Indian Department would surely Jnstity the application of the term “knaye;” while to select and despatch, under a roving commission, among the Indian agencies a person of no more capabilities for accomplishing good than tho matchless Matchott gives evidence of possessing might well be considered tho act of a fool Tt might be interesting to the people who foot tho bills to see the itemized account of expenses after It has Deen passed xpon by Commissioner Smith, and to seo bow much is charged for bringing about a treaty with Mr. Ono Strike Alone, WATERING PLACE NOTES, ‘The newest rage at a few of the cheaper class of sum- mer resorts is tho Chineso sunshade, Band practice every morning at West Point attracts tho ladies, who sit In a circle andtalk goasip and scan- dal to musical accompaniment, Baltimore sends some of her prottiest and most noted belles to Capo May this season, and their costumes aro fearfully and wonderfalty made, by Not long ago, at @ mansion in Dallston, a sentimental young lady strolied witha gentleman on whom sho had her eye along the piazza of the Sans Souci, Looking up pensively into bis face she said, with tears in her voice, “ah, no one loves me, Mr. Barnes!” “Some ono pressing his arm ever fo little.” ‘Yes, Nol{ie,” said the wretch, “God loves you.”” Albert Garnier, of New ipo! Lbs caniniing Me skill as a billiard’ player at the club house in Newpot Miss Jane Stuart, & daughter of the painter, Gilbert Stuart, resides in Newport and devotes herself to the work of copying her father’s oy Senator Conkling is at the Mystic Island House, Con- necticut. Captain John L. Jay, of Buffalo, has returned to New- rt, Potirs. Walden Pell has arrived from Paris and taken possession of her Greenough place cottage. George Griswold Gray, of New York, died at his resi- dence in Newport, on Friday morning. Mr, Gray lost @ leg several years ago while living in China, since | which time he has been in poor health, and has been confined to the house much of the time, Two weeks ago he was attacked with creeping paralysis and failed steadily till his death, WATERING PLACE ARRIVALS. SARATOGA, Grand Union Hotel. —Judge N. P. Stanton and Hon. J. ©. Carey, New York; Eugene § Pike and wife, H. 0. Stone and wife, George M. Pullman and wife, N. Luding- ton and wife, 8, B. 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Beecher and wife, Brooklyn; Dr. George’ Stackpoole, New York city; R. Stackpoole, England; George Remington and wits, New York; James’ McMannis and — wife, Hartford, Conn.; J. B, Fishor, Sing Sings J. B. Sheri- dan and son, Now York; George W. Carne, New York; T, A. Boyd, wife und daughter, Philadetphi ia, Mrs. J. B. Baker, Newark, N. J.; Dr. J. S Frisbio and wife, Boston; George W. ‘Gill and family, Worcester, Mass. ; Mrs. and Miss Brittan, New Orleans; J. T. Clark and wife and Miss Blackstone, Norwich, Conn.; Gen- eral and Mrs, 8. V. Benet and son, Washington; John H. Gregory, wife and daughter, Now York; Jotn 0, Jay, wife ‘and daughter, Ryo, N. ¥.; KB. D. Wheoler, United States Army; Miss May Davis, Babylon, Ts 1.5 D, Van Nostrand, New York, and H, Caswell and wile, RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE, Ministerial and Church Movements. Camp Meeting Characters and Experiences. PROGRAMME OF SERVICES TO-DAY. In Allen street Methodist Episcopal church this morn- ing and evening the Rev. W. H. Fultz will preach at the usual hours, In All Saints’ Protestant Episcopal church the Rev. 'W. N. Dunnell will preach this morning and evening, as usual Professor Hume will speak this evening !n Harvard Rooms on “Spiritualism as Connected with Industrial Beform.” At the South Baptist church the Rev. Dr. Dowling will preach this morning to Calvary and South congre- gations united, Tho Rey. H. R. Nye, of Brooklyn, will minister in the Church of our Saviour this morning. “Jesus First Humbled and Afterward Exalted” and ‘What Shall Be Done with Jesus?” are the themes on which Rey. Wilham Gilkes will speak to-day in Stanton stroet Baptist church, Rev. J. M. Ludlow, D. D., will preach this morning and evening, at the usual hours, in the Collegiate Re- formed church, on Wifth avenuo and Forty-eighth street, Rev, Mr. Marshall will preach this morning and even ing in Fifty-third street Baptist church, In the Fourth Presbyterian church the Rev, Cyrus Dickson, D, D., will preach at the usual hour this morn- ing. In the Madison avenne Reformed church the Rov. H. D. Ganso, D. D., will minister this morning to his own and Dr, Hall’s churches united. Rey. J. H. Owen, of Philadelphia, will preach in the New York Presbyterian church this morning. . “Absalom, or the Inftuence of Beauty,” is the toptc chosen by Rev. J. H. Lightbourn for consideration this evening in Seventeenth street Mothodist Episcopal church, Rey. William Lloyd, of Washington square church, {s to preach this morning in Sea Cliff Tabernacle, and in the evening & general prayer and experience meeting will be held. “Aggressive Religions” will be considered by Rev. Dr. Flanders, of Lowell, Mass., in the Bleecker street Uni vorsalist church this morning. i Preaching in the Laight street Baptist church this evening by Rev. W. Humston. Baptism in the after noon, The Rev. George. D. Matthews will preach in West- minster Presbyterian church this morning and evening, Professor Loutrel wants the Plimpton Universalist So ciety to tell him er he to tell them what he is here in this world for, He'll try it this morning at eleven o'clock, The Rev. Alfred Taylor will preach in Jersey City Congregational Tabernacte this morning on “Christ and His Pharisee Persecntors.” Rev. Charles Wood, of Buffalo, will address young men in Association Hall this evening. The American Temperance Union, of which Mr. J. B. Gibbs is president, Will bo addressed in Robinson Hall this afternoon by “Brick” Pomeroy, who will speak of “Rum and Tammany,” CAMP MEETINGS. THE NEWARK CONFERENCE CAMP MEETING— EXPERIENCES AND INCIDENTS—TWENTY-FOUB MEETINGS A DAY TOO MUCH OF A GooD THING, Caup Tanor, August 14, 1875, Snugly hidden away in one of the thickly studded groves on a beautifal mountain side, within a mile or two of Denville, N. J., is the Newark Conference Camp Meeting Ground, now fumiliarly known as Camp Tabor, It is about thirty-four miles from New York, and ono might ride past the place, within two minutes’ walk of it, every hour in the day, and, unless special attention ‘was called to it, not know that 150 cottages, containing, at least, as many families,are at this moment enjoying religion and recreation together. Yet such is the fact ‘In 1868 these grounds, comprising at that time thirty acres, were purchased and lard out, and in the following year a camp meeting was held and officers and trustees elected to hold office by lot for ono, two and three years, one-third going out every year. The shares of stock of the association were fixed at the price of $20 each, and every stockholder was entitled to one lot of ground therefor. That year they sold 325 lots, and roceived therefor $13,597, which left them a balance of $1,431 43 in the treasury of the association. Tho next year they added about $7,000 more to their receipts, but their balance was less than one quarter that of the year 1870, In 1872 the speculating mania swept over them, and they purchased an ining farm of 100 acres on tho plain of the hill, which since last year they have opened up, improved and beautified. ‘These improvements have enhanced {ts value $5,000, so that it is now deemed good value for $15,000. @ grove lots were too 61 very common complaint at all these camp groves and a very common mistake of all camp meeting associa. tions, This error the Taborites have rectified as far ag they can inthe new purchaso by laying out plots of different sizes, from one-quarter to one acre, and many have already availed themselves of this ar- rangement. The price of the small sized lots is $60 each. Over 500 lots have been sold in the old and new grounds, and 150 cottages have been erected ang. many tents aro pitched on the ground. } THM MANAGEMENT OF THE CAMP GROUND is in the hands of the lot owners, where it has been since ism. They ¢ elect trustees Snnually, ‘who carry out their wishes rovements, pur repaii &e., and the rebult i that Wis acknel Gloae? corpors. tion than some associations and joint stock companics who own and sag yom establishments through- out the erg 3 price of board is fixed at $1 25 per dy, or $1 75 by the meal, and the Tent Committeo ave authority to close such boaraing tents as supply inferior fare. It is prohibited to melons cut in pieces on the ground or to cat them near the preaching stand. Families who may reside here before or after the camp meeting are charged fifty cents a week water tax and no one is allowed to keep boarders without first paying tax to the association, Even the sizo and stylo of the cottage that may be built must first be approved by the association or its proper committe, and no building can be more than twenty-five feet deep from front to rear, including the front stoop. If additions ‘are needed to any such cottage special permission must be had for that purpose, Fences and hedges around lots are wholly or almost wholly discarded. ‘Two things the trustees have steadily set themselves agninst— namely, Sunday School excursions and picnics, and the taking up of collections at their services for objects not connected with the camp meeting. While there have been many families residing here for weeks past and religious services have been held as usual, the formal opening of this seemneient took place om Tuesday morning, when the Rev. T. H. Smith (Protestant Episcopal) preached. Since then Dr. Sims, of Newark, who has just declined a collego professor- ship; Rev. Bishop Andrews, Rey. William Taylor, tho “California streot preacher,” and now the world-famed ova eae tas pte of Jersey City, sand vv. Willian of New York, have preac Bovctyisea, of silos Nanette. lovaly-lour tack dg, are supervised by Presiding Elders Brice and Van andt, and among THE MINISTERS PRESENT are L. R. Dunn, Drs, Dashiell, J. Miley, J. R. Hurst, J. L, @. McKeown’, Revs, D. R. Lowery, Cole, Tuttle, 8. B. Rooney, J. R. Bryan and others.’ Two neat ‘taber- nacles Stand on either side of ‘Trinity Park, ag the Preaching stand and circle is called, and-at lalf’past five AM. @ prayer meeting opens in one of them; at six P. M. a similar meeting is held in tho other, At half- past one and nine P. M. meetings are held in both, and atsix P.M. a preachers’ meeting is held, and at ‘half- past eight a family prayer meeting at the stand. Then there are besides these three preaching services daily, at halt-past ten A. M., half-past two and half-past seven P. M., with @ prayer meeting at the stand at the cloro of the afternoon sermon. Four cottage meetings are held daily, also, in Mra. Fitzgerald’s cottage and two chile dren's mectings are held. And if this is not enough to satisfy the most fastidious sanctified saint, I'd like to know where any more meotings can be crowded into an ordinary day, Indeed, I look npon it as too much of a especially for such small congregations as ad here. To-morrow morning a love feast will be held at the stand, and on Monday afternoon # memorial service for the late Rey. RK. B. Yard, the Seo- retary of the Camp Meeting Association, will be held, PROTEST AGAINST ALL TALK AND NO WORK, Bishop Andrews preached a very able sermon here on ‘Thursday afternoon and under great difficulties, because of the storm which prevailed off and on. It was thor- oughly evangelical and practical. In his visitations among tho churches and camp meetings the Bishop has noticed what many others in humbler spheres have seen and regrotted—that profession and experience have largely taken the place of obedience and love to God. There is plenty of talking religion, but very little of working Christianity. And the strange haliacination exists among Christians that talk is as good as work. The Bishop, however, disabused the ininds of his ministerial ‘and lay hearers om this point, and very cloarly and beautifully demonstrated How the Gospel, though peculiarly a system of faith, docs not abolish or supersede the law, and that a greater obligation exists With us to-day to obey the whole moral law than existed in the days of Moses or of the aposties, Faith without works, he insisted, with the apostle James, is dead, being alone, and he urged the ministers present to press ue matier upon thay conerasaions yp be mew to bb that no longer take the of Chrtsttmn activity. “Not every one that saith unto me, Loi Lord, ‘shall enter into the ki: of heaven,” Jesus; “but he that doeth the Will of My Father, which is in heaven.” Rev, William Taylor preached in the Next'Thuredsy morning and afternoon the Rev. Wile fam ord and tho Rev. W. HL. Thoinas, of New York, ere; F the rest ‘ wit preac ; rest the programme is not SERA CLIVY CAMP MEETING—BISHOP ANDREWS AND REY. WILLIAM TAYLOR AT THE CAMP MEETING, Sea Curvy, LL, August 14, 1875, ‘The latest cause of sensation at this place is the pres- ence of'Rev. William Taylor, formerly of San Francisco and well known as the “California Street Preacher,” until by his evangelistic Imbors in different parts of the world for the last thirteen years he has become better known, During the few months preceding his return to America he was laboring with Moody and Sankey in London, and attracted myltitades to his preaching. And yet there is nothing brilliant or apparently learned about his matter or manner of presenting gospel truths, Ho preached for us here on Tuesday evening and Wedues day afternoon, Ho came up here unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, and being invited to preach at half- past seven P, M. accepted, as ho says he can preach at any time on fifteen minutes’ noticn Ho ia a fine specimen of humanity, and since he has becn abroad his beard has grown patriarchal and now reaches down his breast, Thirteen years, too, have made their impress on his hair and beard, and there are now “silver threads amoug the gold.” He has very powerful voice, capable of reaching a vast multitude. His forte, like that of all or most of those eminent evangelists who have- sprung up so lately and suddenly among us, is In the-exposition of the Scrip- tures. Ho has a fund of anecdotes and illustrations, which he has gathered up in his travels, and which he makes very effective in the elucidation of PRACTICAL THEMES AND DOCTRINES ofthe Bible. For instance, In his sermon here on Tuesday night, on John 1, 12—But as many-as re- cetved Him to them gave He power to become the sons of God, evap as many as believed on His name’—he re- lated an experience and conversation he had had with an intelligent Scotchman in St Vincent's Island, in which the way of faith was made se plain that a way- faring man though a fool need noterr therein. Ho likened the case of a penitent sinner to that of a patient anxious to be healed of hts disease, But he is trusting to the physician’s credentials rather than to the phy- sician himself. Now, said Mr. Taylor, the doctor’s certificate cannot make you well if you are sick, neither can the Word of God save you if you are sin sick, Jesus alone can save you. But you must receive Him. It is to thoso who receive Him that He gives the power tw become sons of God. There ia a quaintness and a crudeness about Mr. Tay. Jor’s expressions which is sometimes very striking and effective. Referring to the origin of sin, he remarked that God Almighty would never engage in the manufac- ture of devils; He wotld have something better than that todo. Wednesday he preached on “Union with Christ,” and gave fllustrations to show that when the believer is at one with God all tings work together for good. One of those illustrations was a story of a gen- tleman in Russia driving his carriage through a p! infested with wolvea. Tho evening shades were fast falling era he reached the spot which he had hoped to pass rapidly and safely, But his horses wero tired out and were travelling slowly, when a wolf jumped across his path, and in striking for the horses the beast became entangled in the harness, thereby frightening the animals, who ran at their utmost ‘speed and arrived. safely al their destination, where the gentleman. killed the wolf and had his hprses’ lives and his own life pre- served, Thus {t is, sdid Mr. Taylor, that I have of been spurred on to endeavor and greater dili- gence by enemies who bave sought my lite becoming entangled in the harness with which the Almighty hag equipped me. Speaking of THE MEASURE GP PIDRLITY which believers should render to Jesus, ho remarked that the Lord wanted them only to display the same devotion to Him that a good dog, led by lis instinct, will manifest toward his master, He will fight for him or die for him if need be. We had an able sermon here on Sunday night from Dr. Foss, of Harlom, and another from Rov. & HL Platt, of Brooklyn, on Taesday morning. Wednesday’ night Bishop Andrews gave us some words of wisdom based on Romans iil., 31—‘Do we then make vold the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.” Ho remarked that the Gospel is pre-eminently a system of faith, And yet there are men who go about to estab- lish their own righteousness and to make void the law, Tho Bishop gave illustrations of this, and then went on to explain the proper relation of the law to faith and the-object of istian faith and its operation in the human soul. It was a very plain, practical effort, aa, indeed, havo been all the sermons preached at this py epeng a When Mr. Platt was preaching on Tues- day he gave a personal ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT PAITH CAN DO, For threo years previous to last Sunday week he had deen obliged to walk about with two canes because of an injury recetved in his knees. But at that time, while visiting at Ocoan Grove, he was cured by a lady her hands on his knees in the name of the tort, Fo toid the story, he gave emphasis to the cure ing his feet on the platform sevoral times, stood all the time while he Bunday for the first time within years, Thursday pishsy Andrews and Mr. Taylor left here to visit Danville (N. J.) Camp Grove, where they are en- gaged to preach. It was hoped that Messrs, Moody and Sankey would spend a few days with us here, but while our managers were debating the propriety of inviting them the Round Lake Camp Moeting people telegraph across the ocean and received an answer of their accep ance. This programme may be chan; when they fall into the hands of coumuiieae Sa hats in Now York and ge and other cities, It is le that they may spend a day or two-at Sea month. Yesterday morning the presiding elders who have been here and many of the ministers left for other places and other duties and last night we had our formal wind up of this camp meeting. The Rev. Mr. Mont gomery, of St, Panl’s church, Elizabeth, N. J., preached the closing sermon from the text, “Ye are the hght of the world; a city that is set on a hill cannot bo hid. Let your light so shine before men that they may see ‘our good works and glorify your father which is in eaven.” The discourse was eminently practical and elicited the hearty response of the audience, But the ardor of tho congregation was dampened by the shower of rain that beat over and into the tabernacle and henco the camp meeting for 1875 closed without the usual prayer mecting and finish of such gathorings. It was, wever, and taken altogether, tho best meeting of tho series that has been held on Sea Clif Camp Grounds, To-day a many returned to the city and quict reigns on the Clif. ur great musical jubites has been postponed indefl- nitely, and our $10,000 organ, which cost less than ono- tenth that amount, has played itself out. ‘Tho rain at it a couple of weeks ago and gave it sach a cold that it has not recovered yet; and thor there ts an organ doctor on the ground, his services have not been called into requisition, MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS, PRESBYTERIAN, ’ The Evangelist states that tho several open Presby-' terian churches of this city were quite full last Sunday, ‘The copious rains of the previous woek had, apparently, driven many a denizen of the city to his comfortable home quarters, and thus the preachers, hero and in Brooklyn, were encouraged by full pews, Rev. Thomas Dobbin, of Groveland, has accepted a call to the Presbyterian church at Morristown, St. Law- rence county, N. Y. The Rev, A. McMaster has resigned at Nichols, N. ¥., that he may accept a pastorate at Menominee, Wis. The Rev. A. J. Quick has accepted a call to the Con- grogational church at Rochester, N. H., and will resign his pastorate at Amboy, N. Y., October 1. Rev. J. L. McNair has resigned at Watkins, N. Y. Rev. ©, W. Lloyd closed on last Sabbath, August 8, his labors of nearly six years with the church of Hori- con, Wis, He has accepted the unanimous invitation of the charch af Moingona, Boono eoanty, Iowa. Rev. James McCullough, a licentiate of Louisville Presbytery, has accepted a call to supply the church as Troy, Ky. Rey. 0. Howell Hazzard, of Freedom Platns, has been called tothe church in Highlands, N. ¥., near West Point, and it ts understood he will accept, Ret, John Carrington, recently returtiod, from Slam, has been called to the ehureh of Lehighton, Pa, Rev. David Harries has removed from Colambua, Obio, and was installed, on the 1st inst, in the Welsh Presbyterian church at Chicago, Sixteen persons were received into the communion of tho Prosbyterian church, at Washington, N. J., on Sab- bath, August 1. Rey, 8.E. Webster, pastor. BAPTIST. Rev. Thomas D. Anderson, D. D., of this éity, has ac- cepted the Presidency of Buigers Female College, lot vacant by the resignation of Rev. Dr. Deems etght months ago, The college was established in 1940, ‘The Tabernacle Baptist congregation, of Brook! will move into the new church, at Clinton street Third place, on the second Sunday in September, The old church,’ at Hicks and Rapelyca streets, has boom purchased for $12,000 by the German Casholics of St Bernard's parish, Who will dedicate 1t on tho first Sum in October. * v. G. &. Bailey, D. D., has a the call of the hureh at Pittston, ‘Luzerne county, Cline Baptist Sunday sohool organized at Woodside, La 1., last year, has now eighty scholars. A school house lids been rented, and tho building is also used asa preaching station. Three very important Baptist churches around Bos- ton are without 4 pastor—the church in Brookline; the church in Chelsea; the church in Bast Boston, Next to the Tremont Temple the Kast Boston church bas the largest congregation of any in the city, Tho Rov. G R. Handing, of Babyion, pastor of the Baptist chareh of Blue Point, has aecepted a call from the Baptist church at Waverley, and will hereafter divide his labors between Blue Point, Waverley and Lake Grove, Dr. Parmly, a member of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, now travelling across tho continent, writes homo regretfully from Salt Lake City that the Baptists haye bo representation and that the few mombers of that denomination there entertain 20 Kindly aby fia the Missionary pia be- ns declared she had been sent there by God for that pur and he immediately laid aside his canes, and, while "Ho-lso preached, and the did 60 last 5 the feehie band tm I8Tz pougnt a lot and ex from that Society to build ‘it was refused, he sold Loyd pe ie ye Fresbyterians, who have now: ‘a flourishing chureh and eociety there, and the Baptista have to other Geacminetions: EPISCOPALIAN, The Episcopalians of this city are bestirring theme selves in the inatter of open air preaching. Last Sunday the Rev, J. W. Beubam and a number of students from, the House of Evangelists held outdoor services at the intersection of Second and Houston streets, in armne at the corner of Sheriff and Stanten corner’ ‘Willett and Stanton, corner of Ridge and Stanton, Rt street, between Stanton and Houston, at the junction Houston and Suffolic streets, and at the corner of Hous- ton street and Second avenue. Each meeting was largely attended, and several addresses were delivered by thelay evangelists, ‘The publication of Church dnd State ts discontinued. ‘This adds another to the number of newspapers which has ceased to be during the twetve mont The Rev, Stephen A. MeNulty, of St. Mark’s Mi Tompkins square, New York, has fin ya from + canse, when | pected “nia ' ‘The Rev. F. M.’ Manry resigned his 0 at burg, Loudon county, Va, on Seturday th inst., and! declined even to officiate ob Sunday, His resignation |x, not merely a severance of his relations with the: Middleburg parish, but is a complete and final with- drawal from the Episcopal Church. tales Babeock, D. D., of N. ¥., has Tesi is charge at that place to take eo superiae tendence of St, John’s school af Mantins, N. Y. ee corner stone of ‘$1 Episcopal church was laid. try jergenwood avenue, Jersey City, on Wednesday, D; Rey. Mr. Parsons of Hoboken, ” ne v, George Zabriskie Gray, reetor of Trinity paris! Bergen Point, N. J., has declined the chair of head in the Philadelphia Divinity School, ‘The troubles that have long existed between Rov. Mr. Battin, of the Claremont Episcopal church in Jerse: City and his ones caine to & close last Sunday, when the pastor resigned. His pastoral charge extend over eleven years at an annual salary of $250. He now to take charge ofachurch and seminary at ghany, Pa Mr. tin was a poor, but an honest, eat nest, outspoken preacher, who frequently told some very disagreeable truth’ to bis people. It ts reported that Dr. De Koven, the thrice candidate for the [llinois episcopate, recommends fo eicotion to that vacant office the Rev, Orlando Withe: spoon, D. D., formerly rector of Christ church, bat at present a resident of Cincinnati, Obio. He ral and probably still is, a member of the Confraternity the Blessed Sacrament, but is a quiet, unobtrusive ant genial gentleman, and’ a successful rector. His namal will come before the Ilinois Diocesan Convention next month, ten Sapo of FEBS, end De. Ory BI pson, el! j r, oft this city, now travelling in Europe, expected to feavo: Liv on their return voyage Angust 12 op Foster - wo —— oan Methodist Episco~ chureh at Bethany, Ohio, to-day, Pome venerable Rev. Henry Boehm ts now in excelent; heatth again. His cyesight has also returned Ho ist spending the summer with friends on Staten Island, The venerable Dr. Levick Pierce, now nearly half way* in his centennial decade, is again at work, He preached one of his able sermons a fow days ago at the Rome Dis trict Meeting, Georgia. Rov, C. W. Bonner, of the Southera Minois Confer ence, has become almost totally blind. He is at Me at Otterville, He will visi Cincinnati in the for medical treatment. Rey,.Dr. ©. E. Felton has resigned the pastoral cl of Grace church, Chicago, and, with his invalid wi sailed yesterday for Europe, Rew J. W, Lee was thrown from a buggy at Mot ton, Ga, a few days since had and his right arm br just above the wrist. He was spending a couple of weeks fn the mountains in rest, The Methodist congregation of Harrison, N. J., having eee beyond their means tn building a $20,000 church, came so embarrassed that but for the liberality of other congregations in who bave offered to pay" jewar! two-thirds of the ib eburch would come under the hammer, Only of the debt is now to ber raised by the congregation. ‘The new church erected for the Methodists at Cross Keys, Gloucester county, N. J., has been dedicated by bi aye Elder Whittecar, Rev. John Foote, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church at Blackwoodtown, N. J., died suddenly last. Sat . afternoon, at his residence, in the {ifty-eighth, year of his age. ‘The degree of D. D. has been conferred on tho Reva; J. M. Freeman, late pastor of the Hedding church, im JarseyCity, Canada by its! The Methodist bi ged a Church fn Jatest reports has 247 ministers, 23,012 church mem. bers, 382 Sumiay schools, with 2,780 teachers and 17, scholars, and Church rty valued at $888,805. . ‘The odrner stone of Westey Monumental chu: vannah, Ga., was laid on Tuesday last. It is to monument of the fraternity that exisis between North- ern and Southern Methodists, by whose gifts it isi reared, as well as a memorial of Wesley’s labors in that region, ROMAN CATHOTAG. Rev. William C. Poole, late assistant at St. Ann’ church, this city, has been transferred to the pastor charge of the Church of St Rose of Lima, Westi Brighton, Staten Island, Right ‘Rey. William McClos D. D. Louisville, has returned from his visit to Europe much improved in health. He has already reached his, home in the West, and has entered upon the discharge of his duties. A Carmelite convent ts soon to be established at Paterson, N. J., by a community of fathers recently exiled from Germany. They have purchased a large Plot, containing eightoen city lots, at West Paterso pod ~ aed of erecting @ monastery, church od 00 Sa Bishop of ‘The German Catholics of St. Bernard’s parish, South: Brooklyn, with the consent of Right Rev, Bisho) Loughlin, have recently purebased for $12,000 tho alld ing and lots occupied by the ‘Tabernacle congre~ tion, Rev. Dr. Rainbaut, corner of Hicks and Rapel, streets, The Baptists will go out on the second Sunday] of September and the Catholics will dedicate it on tha: first Sunday in October, It bas been decided to erect a new diocese in this, State, to be known as the diocese of Syracuse, and Very” Rev. William. Gieason, Vicar General of the ‘diocese off Buffalo, bas been named for the bishopric of the new see. Bev. Dr. of Washington Heighta, who delivered the address to the Papal ablegates on behalf of the uates of the American College in Rome, has been, invited by the Jesuit Fathers to deliver the sermon om the Imm Conception at St. Peter's church, pe Ae this forenoon, at half-past ten o’clock. Bishop McNierney, of Albany, dedicated churches at North Creek and Weavortown during the past month. Ha also laid the corner stone of @ church at Warrensburg.. The erection of a new church, under the patronage of “Our Lady of Perpetual Help,” has been commenced on The edifice will net be com-; pl of the largest churches in ew euee - D. Wi Ta pat from St. John’s rarch, wo . Nine'iadies of the Sisterd ot Morey wil leave Pitis- _ next month for the diocese of Scranton. @ Sisters of the House of the Good Shepherd will in, a few take possession of thoir new edifice o1 Hopkins avenue, Brooklyn. This mstitution is one of iareibishop Macliae, of Tun, ireland, recently rebbis jac] o1 ireland, Te. marked to a party of gentlemen, including four Ameri- cans, who called to see him, that he has for years har~ bored the wish to be able to visit the United Stat which he styled “‘ your noble country, where our peoplo find that warm and prosperous bome which is denied them bere.” The Rev. William ©. Poole, of St. Ann’s church, New York, has been transferred to Staten Island, Tho Dominican Fatbers Byron, and Hoban fine pen a Ma hay —— at Mary’s churel . on Sunday last, There were about ommunlcanta % Mr. R. Pearsall Smith, the who bas created such a stir in Germany, has arrived at his home in Phila= “delphia in feeble health, but, as he writes, not so badly broken down as he was in 1871, Centennial anniversartes being now in order, the Sec- ‘ond Con, ional church of Berlin, Conn., will com- memorate the 100th year of its existence on the 25th inst. a bein =. a ks Rev. W. W. Wood- worth, of innell, Iowa, with a collation in the town hall, to be followed with addresses: Rev. Dr. McDon- alt, of Princeton, N. J.; Professor North, ‘\ ; Rev. Dr. Love, of East Saginaw, o Rey. Edward W. Bacon has. his four months* engagement at N. J. Nena to settle there, accepts a call to Rev. George Putnam has resigned his pastorate of the First church in Millbury, Mass., and will go to Kuropa in the fall for the benefit of his health. N. Y. ber Rey. W. T. Sprole, D, D., late of Newburz, been called to’ the’ Woodward svenue Cougregailon church, in Detroit, A MINISTER'S GOLDEN WEDDING. Tt is not often that ministers, and especially Method~ ist ministers in the active work of the ftinerancy, live long enough to be permitted to celebrate a golden wed+ ding, but such an event was commemorated last Wednesday week, August 4, at New Rochelle, by tha | Rev. W. I. Bangs and Mra, Bangs and their friends, | Mr. Bangs Is a younger brother of tho later Dr. Nathar Bangs, the founder and for some years the agent of the Methodist Book Publishing House when that establish mont was a very feeblo “eoncern” in a little garrot im Church and Duane streets, He is also a brother of the = mee gy Mayet hag BE | nity a quarter or # ang® family hag given seven Preedhera bor the Methodist Church, besides who have been drawm into it through thelr ministry and oe —e fem. iy 1837 New York Conference, and bomen divided he went with inca, where ho has never been absent from a i Sure thie 8,000 souls canverted ceived into the Methodist of and his long and try never brouglit hima smaller one than $400, On these 0 and trained up a household wi! gathered at his residence on made = the br ¥ belie. t threo-score an: rookiyn, one of his grandchildren, seh Fg: written for the ther, Rev. AM Tho “wedd Zalian. "oe omiabia mason ak ae aN 4