Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-08

schemes.
With these remarks, trust yon will par
don me for thus briefly replying to you,
which | do with high opinion and appro-
val of the sentiments and views embraced
in your editorial.
With many wishes for your prosperity
in life, and great usefulness in the sphere in
which your talents and exertions are en-
barked, beg to acknowledge myself, most
truly and respectfully. your obedient SER
want, Z. TAYLOR, Maj. Gen. U S. A.
We cheerfully give place in our columns
to-day to the subjoined review, and the re-
marks accompanying it, which were read
to the congregation at Port Tobacco church,
on Sunday last (4th July,) by the Rev.
LEMUEL WILMER, and handed TO us with
a request to publish.
1t is with extreme reluctance that the Rec
tor of Port Tobacco Parish proposes to take
a review of some events in past years, and
as he proceeds, TO make several remarks
1t is considered expedient, at this time, be-
cause the Rector has now closed quarter
of century's residence in the parish: at
moment too, when the future is vailed in
more than usual uncertainty; looking, how
ever, beyond the vail to Him, whom he be-
ieves has regulated the minutest concerns
of his existence, from its commencement to
the present moment, and will continue to
do SO to the termination ofhis earthly course,
and then, onward, forever.
1t has been said, and said frequently, that
the location of the Rector of Port Tobacco
parish is TO too remote from a portion Of
the parish. twenty-five years ago the Rec
tor resided at the Retreat, short distance
from Port Tobacco. There he continued
to reside as long as it was for rent. lnAu-
enced by others, he removed to Port To-
bacco, where he remained until physicians
advised him to take his children out of Port
Tobacco, where they were then reduced
very low, and only slight probability of
their recovery. Their advice, with the
painful experience that the parish subscrip-
ton was insufficient for the support of his
family, induced the Rector to remove. But
before he did SO, he inquired diligently for a
location in the vicinity of Port Tobacco:
but none could be found. He then selected
situation half way between the Church
and Chapel. There he remained until cir
cumstances, needless now to state, made
it necessary to remove again. Again the
Rector anxiously inquired for place near
Port Tobacco. But none could be found
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Rector and his family have enjoyed almost
uninterrupted health; little or no burden to
physicians where the family can 60 to
church without carriage; whereas, at all
other places of residence, they were COM
PEELED to exchange carriages for bread. And
here perhaps it may be we'll TO give little
information Place minister's family some
miles from church, and it will require seve-
raj hundred dollars more, yearly, to 60 to
church. If it is the will of parishioners to
keep minister so cramped in his circum-
stances, as to deprive him of the means of
furnishing his family with the usual modes
of conveyance, it is the will of God, and his
duty, to place his family where they may
walk to church
1t has been said, and said frequently, thai
the Rector does not sufficiently visit the
members of the congregation. The Rector
full we'll knows that it is not his location
1t is the best possible position for his Sab
ba,h-day appointments. 1t is not possible
10 place him in any situation where his rid
ing would be less on the Sabbath day. In
the week it is more; but from one to three
hours he can be in any house in the parish
His health is as good as most persons of his
age True, he is not liuIe annoyed with
rheumatism But what else could be ex-
pecled from his long exposure? Wha'
weather ever turned him? How often has
he been thankful for the ghtning's flash to
show him his pathway home? This day
then-the 4lh ofJuly-,his day then, let the
responsibility Of this charge (Which is adj
united to be true) rest where it should resi-
and only rest. The parishoners must take
the responsibility upon themselves. By
furnishing the Rector with not more than
half enough to subsist on, he is Obliged to
stay much at home to try to make bread lol
his family. Was it not unreasonable in
Pharaoh, requiring of the Israellles the same
number of bricks daily, when he refused lo
supply them with the usual and indipensa-
BILE material for making them?
1t has been said, but it is believed rarely
said, that Port Tobacco parish should be
divided If Port Tobacco neighborhood
was as poor as Pney Forest, and Piney
Forest could, by some sudden transition
have the wealth of Port Tobacco neighbour
hood, the neighborhood of Port Tobacco
would think hard of being deprived OF
church privileges, which /, is thought would
be the case if the parish was divided. The
division of a parish in another county was,
it is thought, under very different circum-
stances. The part of a parish that wished
division had wealth enough to enable them
to support minister, whilst the other part