Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1859-10-13
DAVID Bruce,
From Edinburgh in Scotland,
Munster of the Brcthren's Church
Among the Indians;
narort.,l 1ffQ EF- 5'44
Dawn Bruce,
Departed 1749.


During the last summer, the Moravian His
torical Society at Nazareth have been search
ing for the resting places OF their brethren in
these regions, and have erected, III several pla-
ccs, durable monuments to -perpetuate til,
memory of their labors among these former
q dark plnccs of the earth sr... i. .,...,t
Oae Missionary of the name Of Joseph Pow
81, died aud was buried on the opposite shore
OF the lake, in Dutchcss County, New York,
as late as l774 and the monument erected
at the grave of Mr. Bruce in Sharon, COM
,nemorates both. 1t is Il beautiful specimen
of simple scpulcl'r,l architecture the base
being of red free-stnnc, and the SHAFT and obc-
lisk Of polished marble. The north side con-
tains a notice of the life, labors aud death OF
Mr. Powell and the south, Ike notice OF
Mr.. Bruce On the east side is Inscribed
quotation from Isaiah. as follows =
Hon beautiful upon Tie mo~mtoins are
the feet of him that bringeth good tMings, Mat
pubishetA pence That bringrth god taaangs Of
good that pu6lishe'h salrutiom."
And on the west side is noted the FACT, that
the monument is erected by the Moravian His
torical Society 1t stands on a conspicuous
clAincnce, and is ii beautiful keeping with all
the surrounding scenery.
The erection of this monument was inaugu-
rated with appropriate religious services, con-
d.,ctrd in tn" Moravian form of worship, Oh
Tuesday the 9th inst large delegation OF
the Brethren, at the head Of whom was the
Right Reverend Bishop WOLFE, were present
TO conduct the exercises and in the presence
Of a very large gathering Of the people, the
services we're celebrated with an imposing it,
tcrest and soemnity. The very surroundings
of the place, connected with the memories vi
other days, were well calculated to excite de-
votional aspirations On the west was the
beautiful lake, which the Missionaries in their
day called Gnadel,see Lake of Grace. On
the north aud east, the Indian Mountain,
spur Of the Taghkonnuk range, shut down
close to the very scene Of worship while to
the south, she beautiful valley Of Dover opeii-
ed t, an extent limited only by the horizon.
The Indian lands now belong to Andrew Lake,
Esq, who very generously donated to the So
Getty the ground on which the monument
stands.
A procession was formed at the house OF
Mr.. Lake, and proceeded to the grave Of MIR.
Bruce, the Band, consisting Of Moravians,
praying mournful fuHerar ulrs uurIng the march
lHtiC,EViC oCltiCCo hClC VI'VHSu ~ ooiSh'" "A
sic from the Band which fs.l'cwcd by an
elouueut Address from the Rev. Mr.. SILL an
Episcopal Clergyman of New York. The
venerable Bishop then read with great fervor
aud effect, the beautiful Easter Morning Lit
any of the Moravian Church. This service
was of a very impressive character. The rev.
erend man stood upon Slight emlnence, sur
rounded bg a portion of his flock !; and his
u cli,rl,t N
accent. and solemn and deliberate utterances.
together with the earnest and feeling responses
of the congregation. and occasional strains OF
solemn music from the Band--a'l conspired to
Impress the n,ind of every attendant Worship
PR with solemn and delightful reflections
At the close of sthis service, lie looked up and
said :: g We thank thee, o Father, Lord of
heayen and earth. because thou hast hid these
things from the wise and prudent, and hast re-
vealed them unto babes" Then followed the
principal Addressed the occasion, Ivy the Rev
Mr.. Sehweintz, Moravian Clergyman Of
Philadelphia. 1t was principally devoted to
Sketches of the Departed Missionaries, to
whose memory the monument had Just been
erected, and to such incidental reflections as
the occasion weuld naturally provoke. 1t is
worthy of note. that minute Sketches Of all
the Moravian Missionaries are preserved in
their archives ut n azareth and but for these,
they would long since have been forgot ten
The Address Of Mr.. Schweiuitz did ample jus
tice to the piety, devotion and sclfdenial of
the worthy men whose bones have mouldered
in our soil for more than o century, and whose
benevolent labors among the Indians III this
region were greatly blessed to their spiritual
good. - So ,z
A beautiful Moravian hymn was then read
by the Bishop, two lines at a time, aud sung
by the whole congregation after his reading
to the tune Of Near and with his bened;c
ton, the large assembly were then dismissed
to their homes c. F. S.
fg La Mountain, the famous baloonist, who
was missing for a week more after one of his last
excursions in his balloon Atlantic came down in
the Canada Wilderness after travelling through the
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