Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-11-05

L
ed on account Of i'll health, and itnerated
among the feeble churches, principally in Lc-
rain, Huron and Erie counties. Years and
their infirmities compelled him to give up
preschiug stately about a year and half
since, though he still ofieiates funeral oc-
clsions Mr. and Mrs. j. both enjoy hale old
age
The Golden Wedding services were held in
the neat Church near the residence of Mr..
Belts, at the usual forenoon hour The Church |
was appropriately decorated, and well filled.
Over the desk on the WALL was tasty ever /
green ornament, and a wreath enciIcling the
text-'Hilhelto hath the Lord helped US" A /
blessing was invoked by Rev: Nenophon Bette, T.
who read the l0lst Psalm.
The l4sth Psalm, l.. NJ,
Let hlllelujahs to the Lord,
was sung in the old time of Bridgewater.-
Prayer by Rev. John Monteith, Of Eyria. The
| l2lst Hymn P. NJ,
Rejoice the Lord Is King,
was sweetly fugued in ancient Lsnox
THE GOLDEN WEDDING SERMON.
The Rev. Ansel r, Clark, Pastor of the Con-
gregational Church in Huntington, Lorain CO.,
himself an early minister on the Reserve, had
been invited by Father Belts to preach on the
occasion Mr.. Clark said
AT the suggestion OF the honored brother at
| whose invitation we are present to celebrate the
fiitieth Anniversary of his marriage, I have
ected the following passage, as expressive of his
own feelings and suggesting the theme Of the
following remarks:
Psalm oOl2. So teach US to number our days that
we may apply our hearts to wisdom.
The discourse was exceedingly appropriate,
but our limits will not allow more than extract
or two from the closing portion. The speaker
referred to the religious condition of the world
half century ago and tracing the wonderful
progress since, and especially the advancement
of the Western Eeserve-the New England of
the West-ffty years ago almost unbroken
e wilderness, containing less than 1900 nhabi-
; tauts who were scattered in small neghbor.
f hoods through the Eastern counties, with but
/ ten Congregational and Presbyterian Churches,
D and few schools and other advantages for edu.
cation and religious improvement. Now there
q are over two hundred Churches of these denom-
a nations, many of which are large and flourish
ing, and common and higher schools of learn
ing, Colleges and Professional Schools are lib
orally and widely sustained on this field. The
}. means for acquiring good education are with,
in the reach OF our youth
: Mr.. Clark made feeling alluson to his for
= mer fellow laborers now with the dead, and
said
| can name but few-a sufficient number
however trust to excite us to double our dill
g:nce and to seek fresh amounting of the Spr-
It that we may improve the remaining por
ton of our short lives to the glory of God and
the good of souls There were Giles Cowles
Perry Pratt, Wm N Adams, Eiephalit Austin
Jonathan Leslie, U Urbln Palmer, Henry L. Kel-
ly, Ward Child, David l.. COe, Daniel Miller
Jedediah @ Patmalee, Giles Doolittle Jose ph
Treat, Benson G. Baldwin, Nathan b. Darrow
Randolph Stone, Truman Coe, Ward Stafford
Alvan Hyde, John AlcCrea Thomas Barr Ste
phen Peet, Simeon Woodruff, john Beach,
Stephen |. Brastreet, Everton and Benjamin
Judsou, James Eells the elder, and James IL
Erls the younger, Foris Fitch, Myron Piary
father Leayenworth and father Badger, Jarvis
Gregg, and Charles B. Storrs the beloved
What a company of ministers, once faithful la
borers in the Churches of the Western Reserve
have been gathered TO their fathers But thii
is not all. Death has made sad ravages in the
churches ol the Western Reserve The flthers
where are they The Browns, the James, the
Pecks rest in yonler burying place, but theil
works do follow them. So it may be said in
other localities all over this New England o
the West.
Mr. Clark concluded his Sermon as follows:
But / am reminded that my time is gone
Still cannot close without first in the nam,
of this numerous circle OF friends, rendering
my warm congratulations TO this veneratct
Brother and this heaven blessed Ssterby who's
invitation we are present on this joyful occa
sion. God has indeed blessed you far lov,
most OF your cotemporaries Seldom is it tina
two persons live together in wedlOck fifty years
But this has been your privilege God has no
only given you children, but has made them a
you trust new creatures in Christ Jesus, thu
IRE fulfilling the promise of bis precious cOvenan
I'm which has been TO you a source of encourage
ment aad ground Of faith from their inflne'
rA' that they would be brought into the fold o
icy Chr.et God has also given you Spiritual chill
rec dren, numerous enough, would iain believe
en to entitle you to IN appropriation of the prom
isc to Abraham in part to yourself Some c
'aS these are now present TO rejoice with YOU
Dv- Others are absent, and scattered know nc
Ins how extensively, but the day of Judgment wi
reveal their number and still others have gon
before you TO their account, and are now wal
ing to welcome you hOlne at Gods own az
RY pointed time, to your reward.
,ss Yeur labors in ouI ecclesiastical councils, m
=, dear Brother, where a sound judgement,
'ua mind to discover the right, and wisdom adj
not quate to its accomplishment were demande,
the have ever been valuable The Churches,
~ this yieintp especially, will long and grateful
- remember your roounses, sympathy aud prayer
an' Moreover in those benevolent enterprises {
ing which have referred, and which are the glor
hat of our times-especially in the America
~ Board have you ever taken lively interes
Iie and hayve eheerlully contributed not little {
'gy prayer. sympathy, ami efforts for their promo
ted ton You have willingly made sacrifices {
moi this end, ever preaching that it is more blgssc
10 give than 10 receive, but also at tbs sam
'la' time carrying out TO a eommendohls degBe
yeur Own lie this heavenly principle. Al
now in your declining days you are ready TO 50
he'd with the warm gushings of the plous capt.,
ern Jews--"If forget thee, o Jerusalem, let n
fit. right hand forget her cunning; II do not 7
Jus. member thee, let my tongue eleave to the TO
tho Of my mouth, If do not prefer JeruSale