Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-01-13

FROM THE DELAWARE REGISTER.
BLYTHE CONWAY; OR,
THE MISERABLE EFFECTS OF AvARIc

THE MISERABLE EFFECTS OF AvARICE.
Many years have passed, and multi
tudes have gone down to the grave, since
there lived in the lower part of the State
of Delaware, a few miles from the Day
that washes its eastern coast, venerable
minister of the gospel, of the Methodist
connection, named Henry Worthington.
His natural talents, were of no common
order, his education had been liberal, and
he possessed heart overfiowing with be-
nevolence. He was native of England,
in which country he had experienced ca
lamities that would have broken down his
spirit, had it not been for that faith which
beholds in every dispensation of Provi-
dence the hand of Father too wise to
do wrong, and too good to deal unkindly.
The partner of his bosom and his only
child, an intelligent and pious daughter
who had just entered her eighteenth year,
and was soon to have been united in mat
rimony to one every way worthy of such
a precious gift, were struck dead by light
ming before his eyes affording painful
evidence that not always on the guilty
head descends the fatal fash" Circum-
stances that could not be foreseen or provid-
ed against, had stripped him of the greater
portion of what little worldly property he
possessed, and after much meditation and
PRAYER, he concluded to bid adieu. to his
native place, where every object around
him was calculated to fill his mind with
bitter recollections. Shortly after his ar
rival in America he settled in Delaware,
at the spot before mentioned, where, by
his humility, his holy life and converse
ton, his labours of love and untiring zeal
and faithfulness to the service of his Di-
vine Master, he gained the good will and
esteem of all the inhabitants of the neigh
bourhood, except few who did not wish to
stop short in their ungodly career and could
not bear the admonitions and reproofs of
this faithful! servant Of Heaven. Of this
small number was middle aged man
named Blythe Conway, noted only for his
avaricious disposition, and his oppression
of the poor. His dwelling was about four
miles from Mr.. Worthington's. His wife
died before the latter settled amongst them
and his family consisted Of himself, his
daughter Matilda grown to womanhood,
and several negroes. He was universally
disliked, and few visited his house except
on business. He never attended the
preaching of the gospel, and it was with
great difficulty his daughter could prevail
on him to permit her to frequent the house
of prayer. Matilda had always been OF a
serious disposition, and her virtues had
endeared her to all her acquaintance.
Her father, though not absolutely cruel
to her, was far from treating her with that
Kindness which her exemplary attention
to him entitled her to receive, and her
undated affection for him under such
circumstances excited the admiration OF
their neighbours. She had attended the
ministry of Mr.. Worthington but few
months till she made solemn publlck
dedication of herself to the little flock
which had been collected by the labours
of that good man. This step met with
the most violent opposition from her ia