The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-04-18
AneCd0te Of Jackson.

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/ The Western Christian Advocate records The
| following interesting anecdote Of Jackson. The
scene Of it was in the Tennessee Annual Con-
ference, held at Nashville, and 10 which he had
been invited by a vote Of the brethren, that
they might have the pleasure of an introduction
| TO him
'The committee was appointed, and the Cen
/ eral fixed the time for nine O'Clock on Monday
morning. The conference room being too small
to accommodate the hundreds who wished 10
witness the introduction, one OF the churches
was substituted, and an hour before the tmr
! filled to overfiowing. Front seats were resrry-
ed for the members Of conference, which was
called to order by the bishop, seated in large
chair III the altar, just before the pulpit. After
prayers the committee retired and minute
attrrw ards entered, conducting the man whom
alLdrlghted 10 honor. They led him to the
bishops chair which was made vacant Tor him,
the bishop mranwhiIe occupying another place
within the altar.
''The secretary was direcrd to call the names
OF the members of the conference, which he did
in alphabetical order, each coming forward aud
receiving from the bishop personal introduce
tfon TO the ex-PreSdrRt and Immediately reir-
ed to give place to the next. The Ceremony
had nearly been completed when the Secrerary
read the name Rec. James T an elder
ly gentleman with weater beaten face, clad
IN a suit Of eans arose and came forward
Few seemed to know him. He had always
been on circuit, on the frontier and though
always al conference, ne never troubled II with
long speeches. but kept his seat, and said but
little--that little, however, was always to the
purpose. Mr.. r. came forward and was intro
duced to General Jackson. He turne his face
toward the General, who said, sit seems to me-
that We have met before The preacher, ap-
parpntly embarrassed, said 'I was with Won
through the Greek campaign-one of your body
guard at the battle of Horse Shoe-and fought
under your command at New Orlrans.' The
General arose slowly from his seal, aud throw
ing his long withrrrd bony arms around the
preachers neck, exclaimed; wen soon meet
where there's no war-where the smoke Of bat
tie never rolls up its sn phurous incense =
''Npvet before, or since, have ! seen so many
tears shed as then flowed forth from the eyes
Of that vast assembly. Every eye was moist
with weeping.
"Eleven years have passed away since that
day. The old hero has been more than ten in
his silent and narrow home. The voices that
cheered the dropping fight, and thunderrd in
the rear Of routed armies, Is silent forever. The
old preacher, too, las fought hiS last haiii', lam
ms armour by, and gone home 10 his eternal
rest"
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MURDER CASE AT ST. LoGIS.-WP alluded
few days ago TO murder committed al ST.
Louis of a most attrocious character. The fol-
lowing additional particulars are obtained from
recent paper Of that city
The R.cordsr,s Court ,,os tbro,ood ,ostor-
dav 10 haa, The evao,;n.tion NJ pa,sr Walt.,
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was arrsst,.d on cbar5a of starrinr he v'iG.
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