Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1860-03-16
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The fist II. Il. bishop in Lewisburg.

By way Of contrast, and also Of Iiiu>tr4-
ting the CHARACTER OF ENUCu GEORGE, for
merIy a Superintendent OF the NJ. f.
Church in the UulcI States, We record
the following incidents related TO US 10y an
elderly gcntlemaE stll living III thi, town.
Somewhere about the year 1870, the
frs, ytiiclal visit 10 LewI,burg (as far as
Is kuo~u) paid by any Bishop, was made
BY Bishop George He was then past the
meridian II h!r-a PLAIN, quiet, loving,
unasumIug,y g,yeuurab.e mlu-whc magn,hcd
his five a. an ambassador Of CHRIST by
an uudiyldcd devotion to L.s work. Our
then con paratIyeiy thiniy settled vicinity
was new country IL many respects. The
fist Bridge across the West Branch, AT
LcwisLuTs, Chen deemed i most gigantic
work. was indeed just completed, tut 10
canals or railroad, aided travel, and the
telegraph had lot outstrippeI the slow oc-
ca,iuna. mails. TAe whole day aud eve
uiuE u,rc noted tyr al uucommohIy heavy,
qrelcb!u. ram. B.shcp George rode from
B.oom>turs tLrou.h the storm, on horse
back, without slclrlng-his cloak being
- large, AMI 50 disposed, as not Ouly to
shelter himself, tut III Il measure to pro-
lyct hIs faithful 4ud tavVrIIe animal also.
The Methodist s,srty was organized,
bu' there WAS IL house OF worship among
tue :rw scattered buildings hen composing
the town. \ prayer meeting lad been
appointed at the private dwelling Vi James
kyi.y, corner OF fitIh aud Market streets
but only the tarnly, the Bishop, and
three Other persons attended II. The
hI'h!lI preacher, however, Was not dis
uiaged b. "Ercach'ug TO the walls and
the truchrs.' If thyie Vas an ImmOrta al
soul to he reurwci-tu be awakened fir N
the death OF ,lu, OF to be encouraged IN
the divine life. he read from the Bible,
saug hymn, and prayed as earnestly as
II hundreds or thousands hung upon his
lips. After the members present had taken
a part, he gave an exhOrtatlOu of some
labored, thoughtful, and perhaps
better adapted to reach each heart than if
there had been many present to SO divide
to others as to leave 10 share for ones self.
The meeting WAS most precious one to
all. His Was an excellent example. The
necessity for occasional small coUgrega.
tlons, was then more common than Low,
but If Bishop Gcorgc-alih all his wei ght
Of character, aud dignity of siation-couid
then exert himself Un every occasion, 10
preacher should allow himself to be dis
coGrascI IN 4 similar emergency. Per
hapS, the less number to hear, the more
they need warning, counsel, and encour-
agemenr, and the appeal is more personal.
The duty Is binding. How often, word
III season, 10 an Iudiy!Iua.-a meeting Of
"tw5 or three in HIS name'-are followed
by the greatest blessings.
Oar informant states that the Bishop
while staying with him was disturbed by
au uuessiur>s of the stomach, rising"
&c, for which he prescribed a remedy
which he believed to be as orthodox as
his preaching. 1t was simply dish of
onions stewed. 1t bad never failed 10 his
case, and was his 'uniyersal vegetable
remedy for many lis.
George visited Lcwisburg, subsequent.
", and preached in the first NJ +. house
Of worsLip-now a part Of Marsh & Co.'S
Foundry, near the rlver......The progress
OF the church, and Of the town, in the in
tcTvening forty years, We will not attempt
to trace.