American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-06-16


vessel, and which he recollccted. with some
compunctions of conscience, that he had sent
his shaggy servant back to look after
The dog looked piteously around upon the
hystanders, then at the retracting vessel, and
leaped BOLDLY into the water. His master inn
mcdiately pointed out the noble brute to the
captain, and requested him to throw his vessel
INTO TIE wind until the animal could near them
lie also offered large sum if he would drop
his boat and pick him up, told him Of the man
nct IN which he had preserved the life of his
daughter, and again offered him the price of a
passage if he would save tie faithful creature.
The girl joined her enrealies with those of
her father wept and impIored that her early
| friend might be rescued but the captain was
savage; he was deaf to every appeal of hui
manlty-kept obstInately on his course, and
! the better animal Of the two followed the YES
sci, until his strength was exhausted, and his
generous heart chilled by despair, he sank
among the more mercifu! pillows.
BEAUTIFUL SCENE IN BERKSHIRE County,
few days since had the pleasure Of attend
ing meeting OF rare occurrence, on an oCca-
sion livery peculiar interest. 1t was the 5Oth
anniversary Of the ordination Of the Rev Sa-
muel Shepard, ID. d., Of Lenox, (Mass.) Al
though DIR. ). is now past the are Allotted to
man, three score years and ten, vet such has
been his habits Of mind and body that he pro-
nounced Il discourse of an hour and a half in
length, which for terseness, clearness, strength
and pathos, is seldom equaIlod 1t will be re-
membered that fifty years ago is a great while.
tie was then young, elastic, buoyant ia the
freshness Of hope; he IS now an old man, ful of
labors, and about to 90 TO his Father fell of ho-
nor respect, and love.
| Whole number received into the church dur
ing the fifty years Sl4, all of whom, excepting
! los, were admitted on profession. The whole
number of deaths III the whole town, during this
time i'll 953, being only 1871 more than have
been received into the church-a very remark
able fact. No male member of the church at
the time OF the ordination is now living, and
only two female members, one aged 10 and the
other SO years. Members OF the church at the
present time, 29l. Mr. Shepard has baptized
| pong his own peoplae 9G9, of whom G79 were
i'll infancy.
The Lords Supper is steadily celebrated once
in three months, and during all these wears, out
OF the two hundred celebrations, it has been
omitted but twice, and then in consequence of
| ill-health Of the pastor. Number Of marriages
celebrated 273. 1t may be here remarked,
that elkshire County is on the frontiers of
! New York; that the laws of Massachusetts a,e
very strict as to the punishment of ''the inten-
ton of marriage" &c. SC, while in N. York
any body is married and no questions asked;
and that consequently Gretna Green is so near
| that probably the greater portion of marriages
run the line" and take place within the state
OF New York. The pastor of the largest church
in the country does not marry three couples on
an average year by year!] During his minis
try, DIR. ). had preached, on average at least
four times every week, or over ten thousand
sermons. He has attended eighty-four eccles,-
astical councils, while no council has ever been
called to settle any difficulty amung his people
Only three men and their wives are now hy-
ing, who were members Of the town, and mar
rled at the time of his ordiaaton, and only one
is now living, who took an active part in the
settlement Of this pastor. He has baptized
children OF the fourth generation of those on
the stage Of life when he was ordained. All
aronng him ministers have been coming and
going.
Few, comparatively, of the audience gather
ed on tins occasion, were born at the time Of
the ordination. But their is one striking excep.
ton. An aged African was present; a soldier
for six years under Washington, and who carries
an honorable discharge signed by Wasnngton's
own hand, and who, fifty years ago, was pre-
sent and cooked the ordination dinner. II was
pleasant to see with how much respect the old
soldier was treated.-N Y. Evangelist.