The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-22

ObftuaTys
AARGARHT L. BISHOP, THE STREET PREACHER.
Many Of readers will remember the circumstance Of
lady preaching streets public places atvarous
intervals within the last fifteen years That ardent spirit,
which named by religious zeal TO cast sside
the usual and apprehensons Of her Ia at last
at rest brief notice Of her life and exertous will DO
acceptable to her coaborers in the Church OF Christ
Margaret L. Bishop her fathers side was Of the
Thompson family, Of Musselboro, Scotland, who we're
chiefly engaged in mercantile pursuits. On her mothers
side she was Of the Atchenson family Of Cimsrs Wells,
the male members Of which principally barrsters or
ministers Of the established church Queen vctoria in
Of her visits 10 Scotland conferred the honor Of
knighthood upon one Of them
Margaret lost her mother when she only about four
years old. Impatient Of the strict discipline observed at
the English school, and also at her fathers house. she
resolved, when very young, TO emancipate herself
from those domestic restraints. About the age
Of seventeen she accomplished her object, and
sailed for France the year after the battle Of Waterloo
She made rapid progress in the requirement of tho French
language, and retained 1t through life as converse
made by certain persons in France to get her join the
Roman Catholic Church, which design seems to have
been prevented according to her confession in after
e by circumstance only namely that she could not
forget that her mother Protestant After spending
about IN France she returned her native land
Her faith the the church of her fathers caused
her much trouble and concern Of mind from the idea that,
whether she was one Of the lost saved, decree
which she had no control This the reason of
her being occasionally found seeking religious consolation
q dissenting chapeis In 1929 she became member Of
he Christian israeies church of that order being es
'ablished II Edinburg She had written many poetct
and miscellaneous works. which she destroyed from rel
gOus motives or scruples
In 1885 she left widow with two children, and in
1885 she set out on missionary tour preaching in the
highways and by ways and market places OF the
cities and large towns from Scotland TO Liverpool where,
Princes dock and other places OF public resort she adj
dressed assembled thousands.
In Bristol ministers talked OF appealing to the
civil authorities to prevent her preaching on the public
squares because she did not possess the authority Of
licensed clergyman On bearing OF this she went 10 the
Mayors Office and called for the passed the fifty
second year Of George the Third with the accompanying
oaths declarations, informing the gentlemen that she
ready subscribe TO these oaths order TO receive
minister's credentials One person thought that the
bishop would be dspeased and another that ST. Paul had
SOMETHING the subject but the act Of Parliament said
''person persons and she gained her license. She
made her tour 10 the last town in Cornwall visited Ply
mouth Exeter the islands of jersey and Guernsey sailed
for Southampton, and proceeded TO London where she
preached in Smithded market, in the parks, at the
West End, and IN different assembly rooms; then she pro-
ceeded towards Yorkshire and Lancashire, where she
married second time; travelled through Wales and Ire
land, then sailed New York where she landed on the
2lst Of june ls4l. Here she abored her usual
dor and zeal until the close of her fe on the oath OF No
vember, 1858.
Perhaps the mos. remarkable incident in this devoted
woman life is crcumstan which occurred in Europe
young man, who bad deserted from the army present
ed himself to q minister desiring be received
member of the church. The minister refused HIM unless
be would go and deliver himself up to his Colo
nell The flowed from his eyes, and every one was
moved by his distress Margaret Bishop offered to take
him herselft the Colonel He mustered up resolution
and accepted her Offer They arrived at the town where
the regiment stationed Margaret requested him TO
conceal himself until she had the Colonel who was ut
that time in the drawing of Of the hotels. she
informed the waters that her business could only be COM
muncated person. and succeeded in obtaining person
al interview with him, the close Of which the Colonel
said the deserter be tried according TO military law,
but that in this the punishment would be RENTED
Margaret had the satisfaction OF restoring the man TO his
regiment and Of enabling him TO escape the penalty OF his
off nee.
At various intervals in her life she wrote poems on the
doctrines Of the church in which she iabored mis-
sionary Of which her friends selected the follow
ing stanzas and had them engraved a marble monu-
men erected her grave at Cypress Hill Cemetery
Methinks hear the mighty trumpet speak.
The graves do open, souls TO life awake.
In angels image every one doth rise,
Who owned their Saviour ere death closed their eyes,
But all glory above these shall stand
On Zions hill, brought forth by Gods own hand:
church in white, with Jesus in their midst
The marriage makes them one-decrees are fixed
The curse shall be removed, the earth be blest
All nature shall enjoy the promised rest;
Yea, everything that breathes the voice will raise
To Father, Son and Holy Ghost in PRAISE.
Bible scuptured out of MARBLE to be placed at the
base with the inscription: "Searc Oh the Scriptures"