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a buckwheat field ready to be harvested; and, at last, only gained the victory, by running off, and leaving them both together." Not merely his presence, on such occasions, is to be noticed, but chiefly his influ- ence. Before the pastor's arrival, he would not allow the congregation, either in or outside of the house, to be unemployed. He would either sing or pray, or call on some one else to do so, generally dropping a weighty thought, pungent remark, or brief exhortation. He seldom spoke five sentences at a time. His very soul would sing. He had no stereotyped prayer, but talked familiarly, but rever- ently, to God, as a child pleading simply with a father. Everything he uttered was full of pith, piety and power. Few men, with words so simple and commonplace, could make so much impression. In imitation of the Master, "he went about doing good." Rarely could he afford to lodge with Chris- tians, if godless men lived near. These he would visit, and with them read the Bible, talk and pray. If he lodged with professors, he would "provoke them to love and good works." Take a specimen : Presbytery sits at Ligonier-the last meeting he ever attended. In an elder's house he leads the morning worship. Reading 1 John 4th, when he reaches the verse, " Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another," he pauses a moment, then brightly smiling, says: "The Bible is the very best book in the world, because it gives us such strong reasoning." Reading it over again, with living em- phasis, he adds, in tones defying a negative ; "Was
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ever reasoning so strong as that ? " Passing on, "There is no fear in love, but perfect love casteth out fear." In sad and lowered tones, he says, "I havn't got that far yet." Then pronouncing the sweet words, "We love him because he first loved us," in accents of heavenly ardor, and with a smile, which some of us hope to recognize in heaven, he says, " I love that verse ! "
Donegal is regarded as exemplifying a sentiment and illustrating a theory of Biologists. They main- tain that affectionate, tender, frequent and prolonged intercourse, between different persons, tends to in- duce a similarity of appearance, attitude, movement, face and features among them. Thus, a husband and wife, who at first have no noticeable resemblance to each other, after years of happy wedded life, grow gradually like each other, and seem as if they had been kindred born. The philosophy is this: Frequent, free flow of feeling, in a social, lively way, as a great chemical life-power, predisposes the re- ceptive capacity of our nature to take impressions. Just then the sun-light of the happy faces of fellow- beings beaming brightly upon us, leaves on our own features in photograph, more or less noticeably, the impress and imprint of theirs ; while they in turn, by reciprocal emotion, carry away the " image and superscription " of ourselves. Thus whole commu- nities, in some cases, are assimilated and may be readily recognized by their common likeness. Done- gal in " the olden time" was eminently, notoriously
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characterized by the freest kind of frequent social intercourse. It was so indulged as to bring their whole being into a very glow of warmth and life. Beyond controversy they did wondrously assimilate to a commonness, a oneness of feature and expres- sion, which no observer could fail to notice. To such a degree did this occur that, in surrounding localities, it was a common thing to hear the remark : " I cannot tell who he is, but I know he is a Done- galian." Even at the distance of a day's journey from their native social homes, have they been re- cognized as Donegalians, from their manifest pecu- liarity of face, features and style of speech. Oh ! that this wondrous susceptibility had, with suitable frequency and sympathy, been subjected to the countenance of Father CAMPBELL, when glowing, like that of Moses, from close communion with his God, so as to carry abroad for the benefit of others, and hand down for the benefit of posterity, the blessed features and expression of his spiritual life ! This sentiment and theory is also sustained in the Word of God. "We all, with open face beholding, as in a glass, the glory of God, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord ! "
Ligonier should be described in its connection with Fairfield and Donegal, although organized later than some others. In " Old Redstone " it is erron- ously represented as organized about 1798, to get the portion of Mr. HILL's time withdrawn from
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Wheatfield. The first notice of it on the Presby- terial records is October 22d, 1817, when Mr. HILL having withdrawn from Donegal and begun to preach at Ligonier, by direction of Presbytery, resigned the old charge and accepted a joint call from Fair- field and Ligonier, and over the charge, thus modified, was installed November 3d, Tuesday, 1818. Rev. WM. SPEER preached, R. LEE charged the pastor, and JOHN Ross the people. At his decease, four years later, Donegal inquired of the Presbytery whether Ligonier should any longer be considered a separate church. April 6th, 1823, Presbytery di- rected the two churches to settle this question be- tween themselves, and it was decided in the affirm- ative. At the installation of Rev. S. SWAN, June 17th, 1824, it obtained nominally one-fourth of his pastoral labors. But during the larger part of seventeen years, on every alternate Sabbath, he preached one discourse in Donegal and another in Ligonier ; or, occasionally in Laughlinstown, belong- ing to the same church. Thus each of these churches had virtually half time services. After the resig- nation of Mr. SWAN, October 5th, .1841, Donegal and Ligonier constituted a full charge. Revs. A. B. CLARK, DAVID HARBISON, J. A. BROWN, ROSS STEVENSON and E. G. M'KINLEY, were the pastors for the times respectively, as stated in the case of Donegal. The last named still continues in the charge. Among the elders, THOS. WILSON, JOHN MCCONAUGHEY and Dr. JOHNSON MILLER may be mentioned. JOHN MCCONAUGHEY, Jr., son of the
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elder, is the only ministerial son of this church, which has had seven pastors.
Armagh, as stated in the case of Fairfield, may be regarded as a continuance of Wheatfield, and so dating its origin back as far as October 7th, 1786. The Phoenix arises from its ashes, caroling in joy- ous notes, "I shall multiply my days as the sand." Job 29 : 18. Probably, however, it had a sort of re-organization, such as was then common, about 1820. For a number of years supplies had been sent about alternately to each place. Soon after the last mentioned date they were sent exclusively to Armagh. Mr. J. H. KIRKPATRICK was ordained and installed at Armagh, December 13th, 1826. Rev. S. SWAN preached, and DAVID BARCLAY gave the charge. Harmony church had half of his labors. From Armagh he was released October 3d, 1833. Afterwards it was statedly supplied by Rev. S. H. TERRY, pastor at Johnstown, for half time, from June 9th, 1835, till October 6th, 1840, when all his time was given to Johnstown. Then for four and a half years it had occasional supplies. Rev. S. SWAN, pastor at Johnstown, then supplied statedly, until May 22d, 1846, when, for half time, he was installed as pastor ; Rev. A. DONALDSON preached, Rev. R. JOHNSTON charged the pastor, and G. HILL the people. He resigned the charge April 13th, 1855, and removed to Northern Illinois, where he supplied at various points until June, 1871, when he came back to reside in Blairsville and enjoy "the Saint's
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Rest," as much as one can rest who determines to " do good to all men as he has opportunity, especi- ally to those who are of the household of faith." April 15th, 1857, Armagh, in connection with Cen- terville, obtained as stated supply, Rev. Ross STE- VENSON, who continued in that relation about two years, doing a great work for the Master. January 16th, 1861, Rev. O. H. MILLER was installed as pastor at Armagh, in connection with Centerville. Rev. D. HARBISON preached, B. L. AGNEW charged the pastor, and J. W. WALKER the people. He was released June 17th, 1863. December 2d, Friday, 1867, Rev. G. W. SHAEFFER was installed over the same charge: Rev. S. H. SHEPLEY preached, G. HILL charged the pastor, and J. A. MARSHALL the people. Two or three years ago spirits arose, akin to " Banquo's ghost, which would not down," and he demitted the charge Oct. 7th, 1873. Rev. D. L. DICKEY is now supplying there and may be called as pastor. "Search and look, for out of" Armagh "ariseth no prophet," although it has had three stated supplies and four pastors under its present name, five being regarded as a continuance of Wheatfield.
Congruity first asked supplies July 31st, 1789, two months after the organization of the General Assembly. Sept. 22d, 1790, Mr. SAMUEL PORTER, at the same time with Mr. JOHN M'PHERRIN, was ordained at a tent on JAS. M'KEE's farm, and in- stalled as pastor of Congruity, with Poke Run, as
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already described. From April 11th, 1798, it en- joyed his entire labors, on a salary of "£120 per annum, one half in merchantable wheat, at five shillings per bushel, and the remainder in cash," until his death Sept. 22d, 1825, in the 66th year of his age. Towards the close of this period increasing infirmities constrained him to sit while he preached. At that time and place age, and even great infirm- ity, were not criminal and unbearable in a pastor. Even then, by reproof, rebuke and sarcasm he would wilt and wither the dancers and other carousers in his charge, in a way that would be a wonder now to hear. His preaching was plain, pointed, powerful, characterized by forms of expression such as were used in daily life. "Therefore the common people heard him gladly." Specimens of his style, so far as they could be committed to paper, may be seen in his "Discourses and Dialogues," published by Dr. ELLIOTT, in 1853.
Mr. SAMUEL M'FARREN succeeded him, and was. ordained and installed Oct. 3d, 1827. Rev. S. SWAN preached and W. SPEER gave the charge. To a very worthy minister he was a still more worthy successor. As a citizen, a husband, a father, a preacher and presbyter he quietly but powerfully exerted an influence unequalled in his day. Con-
gruity was " willing to rejoice in his light." Hon- orary D. D.'s were never more worthily assigned than in 1848, when appended to his name. His un- assuming and successful pastorate extended over forty-two years. Jan. 11th, 1870, he resigned the
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charge, when, in the judgment of many persons, he seemed competent to serve it well for many more years. "His eye was dimmed and his natural force abated" but little. For three months more he stat- edly supplied the church. Then, having removed to Blairsville, he gave occasional aid to brethren around. August 1st, of the same year, after an ill- ness of only four days, at the Master's call, he was raised to enjoy "the Saint's everlasting rest."
At Congruity he was succeeded by Mr. W. J. BOLLMAN, who was ordained and installed June 3d, Tuesday, 1870. Rev. D. W. TOWNSEND preached, G. M. SPARGROVE charged the pastor, and Dr. M'FARREN the people. Without any apparent ade- quate cause, he resigned the charge Oct. 2d, 1872. Oct. 7th, 1873, Rev. WM. B. CRAIG, from Carlisle Presbytery, having been called in April, was in- stalled. Rev. W. W. MOORHEAD preached, Rev. R. CAROTHERS charged the pastor, and Rev. W. F. KEAN the people. He is not only unassuming like Dr. M'FARREN, but even excessively shy and retir- ing. This church has raised a larger family of min- isterial sons than any other in the Presbytery. Revs. SAMUEL PORTER, Jr., W. K. MARSHALL, D. D., EDWARD R. GEARY, D. D., A. CRAIG M'CLEL- LAND, WILLIAM EDGAR, JOHN STEELE, WM. F. KEAN, LAZARUS B. SHRYOCK, SAMUEL P. BOLLMAN, JOHN MOLTON JONES, DAVID L. DICKEY-eleven, and has had four pastors with one stated supply. Also JOHN F. KEAN and SAMUEL P. MARSHALL, the former soon after licensure, and the latter when just 3*
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ready for it, were called from work to rest. May not this worthy mother look over them and say, " These are my jewels."
The first elders were THOS. ARMSTRONG, WM. FREEMAN, JAS. M'KEE, JOHN SHIELDS and JOHN COCHRAN. The first accessions were, JOHN MOORE, JOHN WOODS, HUGH MCCLARREN and DAVID BU- CHANAN. The second, ROB'T SHIELDS and JOHN
RALSTON. The third, JOHN DICKEY, WM. ARM- STRONG and BENJAMIN ALLSWORTH. The fourth, JOHN STEELE, WM. MARSHALL and JOHN L. ADAIR. The fifth, WM. RALSTON, EPHRIAM A. ROBINSON and ROBERT RAINEY. The sixth, THOS. M'QUAIDE, JOHN MOORE and WM. CRAIG. The seventh, JOSEPH Cook. The eighth, THOS. W. MCCONNELL, THOS. HUMES, JOHN MARSHALL and JOSEPH REED. The ninth, JAS. SLOAN, DAVID MCCONNELL, JAS. M. SHIELDS and HENRY ROBINSON. The tenth, GEORGE KIRKER and HENRY M. JONES. This list was re- ported by Dr. M'FARREN, in a " Harvest Home " address, Aug. 20th, 1867. Of these elders, THOS. ARMSTRONG had a soul full of devotion, abounded in prayer, perhaps super abounded, at times, so that members of his family felt constrained to slip away to business leaving him on his knees. Also he had a mind full of simplicity, and planted his potatoes, without fence, away out in the woods, where he thought, erroneously, that pigs would not find them. WM. MARSHALL, father of W. K., D. D., and SAM'L P., was famed as a treasurer, whose simple require- ment constrained subscribers always to pay their
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stipend on week days of the quarterly communions. JOHN STEELE, uncle of the minister, in a scarce season, having grain to sell, asked an applicant for it, "have you money, Robert? " receiving an affirm- ative reply, said, " well go somewhere else and buy, I will keep mine for those who have no money." Kind for a bachelor! "He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him, but blessings shall be upon the head of him that selleth it."
Murraysville, in a town of the same name, laid out by JEREMIAH MURRAY, who, on leaving the Emerald Isle, had dropped a patronymic Mc from his name, owed its origin largely to this man, and gratefully says : " He loveth our nation, and hath built us a synagogue," a good house in which the organ- ization of the church was effected by Rev. FRANCIS LAIRD, in the summer of 1830. He was ap- pointed to this office by Redstone Presbytery, April 6th, 1830, and to Blairsville Presbytery, at its first meeting, November 16th of that year, he reported as done, without mentioning the date. The original members were forty-nine- chiefly from Plum Creek church. Rev. F. LAIRD, at the same meeting of Presbytery, asked leave to resign his charge of Poke Run and Plum Creek, which was granted, April 5th, 1831; when he was called, for all his time, both to Poke Run and to Murraysville. He retained the calls for six months, supplying, meanwhile, statedly, both churches. Then, declining the call from Poke Run, and accept-
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ing that from Murraysville, he was installed October 19th, 1831. Rev. W. HUGHES was appointed to preach, and J. GRAHAM to deliver the charge. But no record was made of the work as done. Within four years the house of worship was enlarged ; and, three years later, it was superseded by a new brick edifice. This church, like that of Father PORTER'S, retained and sustained its pastor when far advanced in years. Feeling his infirmities increasing, he re- signed June 19th, 1850; and April 6th, 1851, he was released from earth, in the 87th year of his age-the fifty-fourth of his ministry-all of which had been enjoyed by this people, as part of his first charge. Sept. 2d, 1851, Rev. L. L. CONRAD was installed over this church and Cross Roads. Rev. D. KIRKPATRICK presided, and charged the pastor, J. M. HASTINGS preached, and T. S. LEASON charged the people. He was released April 12th, 1853. May 22d, 1854, Rev. WM. EDGAR was installed for full time. Rev. JAMES C. CARSON preached, Dr. M'FARREN charged the pastor, and S. M. M'CLUNG the people. April 11th, 1860, he was released, for half-time, that he might give that portion to Harrison City, where, as an outpost, he had often preached. From the whole charge he was released Oct. 18th, 1865. His duties were faithfully and laboriously performed, as his successor testifies. The present pastor, Rev. G. M. SPARGROVE, began his labors as stated supply, April, 1866. In the latter. half of the second year, a cheering time of revival brought about fifty persons, at once, into the com-
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munion of the church. Such an impetus was given to Christian zeal and activity, that a people who, before, had been contented with half-time, at a salary of $200, or $300, secured him as pastor for full time, at a salary of $1,000. May 14th, 1868, he was installed. Rev. J. A. MARSHALL preached, ROBT. CAROTHERS charged the pastor, and S. M. HENDERSON the people. He finds the people still "warm-hearted, and ready to move in the path of duty." Both in the increase of the church, and in the. origination of a select school, his labors have been greatly blessed. In 1869, the brick house, in which, from 1840, they had worshiped, became too strait for them, and in its stead they erected a more imposing one of two stories. The audience- room above was completed in the spring of 1871, and the basement later in the year. In May, 1873, a tornado carried off a large part of the roof, and greatly damaged the ceiling and other parts of the edifice. But it is fully repaired, and looks as well as before. The whole cost was about $15,000. Neighboring congregations aided them about to the amount of $400. Within eight years the member- ship has increased about from 170 to 270. Elders : JOHN BEACOM was ordained March, 1831, and dis- missed April, 1832. JOHN TILLBROOK, ordained
March, 1831, dismissed Sept. 22d, 1842. JOHN
CURRY, ordained Sept., 1831, died March 13th, 1849. DANL. KIESTER, ordained Feb. 9th, 1832, died, 1856. ZACHARIAH G. STEWART, M. D., or- dained Feb. 9th, 1832, died August 30th, 1863.
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JACOB DIBLE, from Plum Creek, installed Feb. 9th, 1832, died April 9th, 1872, aged ninety-two years- had been an elder sixty years. JOHN HUMES, or- dained Feb. 24th, 1839, died May 27th, 1869. WM. KIRKER, ordained Feb. 24, 1839, dismissed Nov. 27, 1852. DANL. SHAW, ordained Sept. 20th, 1846, died July 25th, 1856. JOSEPH MILLER, ordained Sept. 20th, 1846, died Sept. 5th, 1862. JOHN HAYMAKER, ordained Sept. 20th, 1846. DAVID KIESTER, ordained June 4th, 1859. Jos. HAY, ordained June 4th, 1859. GEO. KIRKER, ordained June 4th, 1859, dismissed June 5th, 1865. WM. MEANOR, ordained June 4th, 1859, died Dec. 22d, 1873. JAMES G. HUMES, GEO. F. DIBLE, F. L. STEWART, and A. C. M'CUTCHEON, all ordained April 11th, 1869. This church has had two stated supplies, and four pastors, and has sent forth as ministers, Revs. O. H. MILLER, J. J. BEACOM and R. L. STEWART, all sons of wor- thy elders.
Johnstown, where an independent church had a brief previous existence, was first supplied with Presbyterian preaching, Oct. 1st, 1830, by Rev. SHADRACH HOWELL TERRY, of Redstone Presbytery. By consent of both Presbyteries, he began, Aug. 1st, 1832, to supply, statedly, there, one-fourth of his 'time. December 24th of that year, Rev. SAM- UEL SWAN organized a Presbyterian church, con- sisting of thirteen members, with SHEPLEY PRIEST- LEY, JAMES BROWN and WM. GRAHAM, as elders. May 4th, 1835, Mr. TERRY became a member of
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Blairsville Presbytery ; and having accepted a call for half-time, as pastor of this church, he was in- stalled Nov. 13th, of the same year. Rev. D. LEWIS preached, T. DAVIS charged the pastor, and S. SWAN the people ; the other half of his time was given to Armagh, as supply. During the sum- mer, a commodious brick house of worship was erected, and first occupied on Christmas day-the beginning of a communion season. Mr. TERRY'S health failing, he gradually diminished his labors at Armagh, until Oct. 6th, 1840, when Johnstown se- cured all his time. This church being noticed to be in the territory of Huntingdon Presbytery, and Synod of Philadelphia, this Presbytery requested the General Assembly of 1839 to change the line of Synods, so as to place all Cambria County in the Synod of Pittsburgh, and this Presbytery, which was done. +
On the night of Wednesday, May 26th, 1841, Mr. TERRY was attacked with bilious pleurisy, which terminated his life and labors June 3d, in the forty- sixth year of his age. Rev. S. SWAN, being there to assist at a communion, preached a funeral sermon from Rev. 14: 13. The salary was continued for six months, and a sandstone monument erected over his remains by the congregation. It is now much defaced by time. The communion on that occasion was administered by Mr. SWAN, and for him a call was moderated by Rev. D. KIRKPATRICK, August 16th, accepted Oct. 5th, and his installation as pas- tor occurred Nov. 9th, of the same year. Rev. A.
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TORRANCE preached from Phillippians 1: 17, P. HASSINGER charged the pastor, and R. JOHNSTON the people. He was released, for half-time, in 1845. The relation was dissolved April 18th, 1852 ; Rev. Ross STEVENSON succeeded him, and was installed Jan. 12th, 1853, at a meeting of Presbytery there. Rev. REUBEN LEWIS preached from 2 Cor. 5 : 11, S. SWAN charged the pastor, and A. B. CLARK the people. His labors had commenced three months before, and were very successful. He was released April 15th, 1857. Feb. 18th, 1858, Rev. B. L. AG- NEW was installed, as his successor, also, at a meet- ing of Presbytery. Rev. N. H. GILLETT preached, A. TORRANCE charged the pastor, and D. HARBISON the people. From Dec., 1861, till April, 1862, he acted as chaplain in the Union army, at Beaufort, S. C. His pulpit was supplied by Rev. W. A. FLEMING, of Peoria Presbytery. The last sermon was preached in the old church August 23d, 1863. The people worshiped in the town-hall for a time, and then in the Methodist Episcopal church, during the erection of the present superior edifice. Its basement was opened for service, Sept. 3d, 1865, and the whole building dedicated to the worship of God, April, 1866. The text of Dr. HOWARD's dedication sermon was, "Ye shall reverence my sanctuary." The salary of Mr. TERRY was $400; that of Mr. SWAN, $500. Mr. STEVENSON'S was first $500, and then $600. Mr. AGNEW's was first $800, then $1,000, and finally $1,200. He resigned the charge Oct. 18th, 1869. During the same month
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a call was made out for Rev. W. A. FLEMING, at a salary of $1,500, which he accepted, and began his labors in December, but was not installed until June 3d, 1868; when Rev. GEORGE HILL preached, J. DAVIS charged the pastor, and G. W. SHAEFFER the people. During his pastorate thus far, the con- gregation paid off a debt of $5,600, and made repairs to the amount $500 or $600. In spirit- uality the church has fluctuated, but at present a pleasing interest in divine things prevails. To the session were added : SMITH AGNEW, father of the late pastor ; SAM'L DOUGLASS and SAM'L KENNEDY, ordained and installed July 26th, 1835. April 26th, 1839, HENRY KRATZER and MOSES CANNON; with others, at later dates, who have not been reported. The church has had one stated supply, and five pastors, but never produced a minister. Rev. W. A. FLEMING, March 12th, 1874, was released from Johnstown, being called to Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Cross Roads, after nearly two years of opposition from neighboring churches, during which time it was preparing a substantial stone house of worship, was organized May 6th, 1836, by Revs. F. LAIRD and J. GRAHAM, with forty-seven members and four el- ders. Of these, ANDREW MELLON and HUGH CA- VETT were ordained and installed. CHARLES CARO- THERS, and ROBERT CAROTHERS his son, having held the office in Beulah, were here installed. MELLON ceased to act in 1841, and in 1846 CAVETT was dis- missed. Eleven years and two days from the organ-
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ization, CHAS. CAROTHERS died, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. The writer spent a Sabbath in the same house with him, when first going to college, and was deeply impressed with his pious spirit, and his ripeness for a better world. He it was, mainly, that secured the organization of Cross Roads. He also contributed most largely to the church erection, as well as to pastoral support. He was an earnest, godly man, and loved the Church of Christ. He was a pillar in Cross Roads, a wise and safe coun- selor, whose place has never been filled. ROBERT CAROTHERS died May 21st, 1853, in the sixty-third year of his age. Many of us remember the dreary night we spent together in the station-house at Johnstown, five years before his death, waiting for a train which did not come till day-light. His loss of sleep, and cold contracted then, seem to have induced the disease that terminated his godly life. The church lay near his heart, also. He was wil- ling to make any sacrifice for the harmony and interest of Christ's kingdom. As the last of the original elders, he was a leader in managing all the affairs of the church. Of father and son it may well be said, "They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordi- nances of the Lord blameless." According to di- vine requirement they were "blameless, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, not greedy of filthy lucre, ruling well their own houses, having their children in subjection with all gravity, and having a good report of them
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