New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-17

o- of NaiorGea Lord Stirling, who wa
ino'i,.,v- in the War Of the Revolution. We
r. oarticulars Of he private llie. Headey'
nav, a ';.,t.rsrhical sketches Of Washington aud MS
~ Us nIs bss nothiog more respecting Lord sur
was contained in the EncyctoPGam Amtr'-
Nhs Whether bis original researches as 10 the
ana ,,er. coextensye with what he displays
Others ;.at,nce I do not know. Mr.. Sparks,
ID ' illustrated the lives OF many OF the disin-
sbo 20 - ~ the Revolutionary penod, has not
gaiS-Sos ord Stirling. and yet he was remarks
- o-.on and his lie was eyehtlul. rom so''o
pe feII1 "a ;rJabitsnts ! learned several incidents
~ - t.I .r worth being preserved. lie became pos
.e5 of tract of about 900 acres, upon "hch ne
Ll, 6v,eIlnq.h house, that at that period was Pioo
,blv thought quite manorai' ana arg I, nuuDo, u
oDg a3;rrs nartcularly stables, as he INDUCED
''a sas bdrses. and was involved IN large ex-
Pose.V; !, Ieepinc very choice breeds. Then he had
80 snsI cottages around him for the accOmno-
S,gy, of servants and retaners, OF whom he had
Iar.e ,umber The style of living cOrrespondeo
nth fbis profusiOn OF outlay; the mouse was Tue
rs.ort Of FOSTERING company, and the result was
what might have been expected utter bankruptcy;
Ths was before the Revolution Inc Ute oi LoId
Stirling was derived from claim "hicn ne inaIe 70
= Scottish peerage which he was never aoie 10
s,b,tsn,iste. though he spent good deal OF tIme
and considerable part of his fortuue IN an neec-
tual ,ttempt 10 get his claim admitted. Exaspera-
ron NJ MS failure is said to have been Chief cause
os h;s entering into the American service IN the
breaking ou. OF the war lie died at Albany, Just
nj the close Of the war in l7o IN extreme poverty.
Another locality in the neIghborhood OF bs'hng
R,doe that attracts some attention ls the house
wbere Gen. Lee was captured. There IS mys-
te,y connected with that incident, growing out OF
the previous dsobedence Of repeated orders OF the
commsrder-in-chief requiring Lee to JOIN the main
body on its retreat through New-Jersey. If 1t wa
not wil,ful exposure Of himself there was some
thing az least which would have been OF no credi
to hm that induced hun to lodge several miles from
the party (which he was in command.
more pleasing reminlscence oi Basklng Ridge
and mo,e appropriate to the Sabbath, is the minis
trv Of DIR. Finley. who was pastor of the church
from 1895 10 1917. There was something Josdt,
IN the character of his mind, and at the time of his
death lie was becoming Known as a man OF extra
oIdirsry powers. Having but small income from
4he church he united with his labors as minister
.Le c,re of select school, Among Lis pupils were
some WHO afterward became distinguishes anu y
tbs te,t;,nony Of all who had acquaintance with
Inn in his character Of instructor OF youth, that he
lad rsre qualifications for the Office Had he been
called f. preside over ore of tie larger Colleges OF
tLe csrntrr if is not to be doubted that he would
have attsiied a rank Of the very highest order
The College in Georgia, of which he became
President few months before his death, was 10
(ah CONDITION, anu nt Nds CrniPchCu W NO
whole time to efforts for the pecunary relief oi the
College. 60, -.
He has left lasting remembrance OF his nuns,
terisl abors in Baskng Ridge. There are stu
sore Survivors Of those who were brought into the
church under his preaching and many incidents are
remembered by them which ought to be preserved
for future use 10y the biographer.
Baskipg Ridge has also some celebrity as the
scene Of two popular tracts written by DIR. Brown
lee. the successor of Dr. Finley. One of them,
"T he Spoiled Child" is said to be truthful and
une1aggeratod history of family once prominent
in the church. and of high public consideration.
The recollection of DIR. Brownee himself is one
of the most interesting "reminiscences OF this place.
He Wss called thence 10 larger field of ministerial
labor, and the active usefulness which be had ac-
complshed, and the greater results OF which his
laboIioss life gave promise, are made the more lni
pressiye by the mysterious providence which made
- his sun to set while ii was yet day.
OF the present pastor of the church, the keV;
Mr.. Rankin. il would not be allowable to say all
that his eminent Christian character would tempt
me 10 express. / may, however, without iihpro-
priety aude to bis successful ministry during the
past season The revival has been such as has not
been witnessed IN that place since the time OF Dr.
Finley. think in the year loOS, and the church IS
now what il has been at several periods during the
past century, as compared with the churches o.
other places, a pattern of Christian purity and VI
faity. A. IT, p'