Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-12-19

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return her blows with interest," / think there
viii be no war between nj. If there Is, 1t I
Wal be q hard one, for the free people Of the 2
United States are prepared for any S~acrihee' I
rather than see their Government dishOnored.
YOuIs, &c. R. P. sPALDlNG. i
CFor the Leader I
Obituary.
Dup-At the residence OF his son'in-lsWi
In Bedford. Ohio, on the morning of the 9Th,
II December, Rev. Joseph Smelling, in the
goth year Of his age.
Mr.. Smelling was 3 native Of Boston, Mas
sachusstts. His birth antedateS that Of his
nation. He has seen, and taken by the hand,
many eminent officers of the Revolution, in
GLIDING Washington, Lafayette and knoH
he also saw Washington and Hancock when
they babe each other a final adieu. He has
taken by the hand q large number Of the
/ Presidents of the United States; and when
insurrection and civil war disturbed thePeace
of the nation that he had seen founded upon
principles of justice and equity, and baptized
in the blood of the soldiers OF the ReVolu-
ton. his faith in a restoration to q more per-
feet harmony was only eEceled by his faith
in the God of Justice and mercy.
At an early age, Mr.. Smelling became a
convert to Christianity, and united with the
Methodist Church. At twenty, one yesrs OF
ACE he began his ministerial lAborS in that
denomination, which he continued up to 6
late per;od of life. His last discourse was
sUoksn Oct. 2Ist, 1860, in Bedford, Ohio,
when in his seth year. SubieCt-"Wslk in
the light"
The following is copied from his MEM
oirs," the preface of which was written by
Rev. John McLeish:
HThe Methodist Episcopal Church is
: largely indebted to the faithful services OF
. Joseph Smelling. He was one Of the few &C
tive members Of that Church in Boston who
E engages in erecting their first meeting house.
8 OF this place of worship, more recently
known as the Seamans Bethel, and occupied
BY Rev. E T. Taylor, Mr.. Smelling was one
u OF the trustees.
: ain the ministry, he was the travelling
: companion of Jesse Lee, and other eminent
: ~ploneers of Methodism in the tbinly settled
towns of New Hampshire, Vermont and
= psrticularIy the district Of Maine. DE was
the first Methodist minister who visited Nam
tucket. Msrtha's Vineyard, and the wide
/ circuit of towns on Cape Cod. He also bap-
tied the first convert to Methodism in PrOVi-
= dence, Rhode Island. ..
l. HThe fact alone, that he is the only surVi
g. vor among the list of his early fellow labor
le ers in the Gospel vineyard, and thai be ma
recently furnished, from bis own pen, th'
/ manuscript copy of the accompanying work
il s%uficient 10 impart more than ordinary IN
y terest to its pages"
Mr.. Smelling became intimately acquainted
a with Rev. VIM. Black, the first Methods
er minister that ever preached in Boston. h
saws of Mr.. B.: 'That he was an eminen
man, both in character and talents" ID
an was a ce-labOrer with Rev. Jesse Lee, Rev
he Freeborn Garretson, Rev. Ezekiel Cooper
. and others. He says;
HThe first Annual Conference l ever at
e, tended was at Lynn. Here the first Method
no ist Society was formed, and first Methods
YES meeting house built in Massachusetts,.
1.-THE preachers comprising this COnferenc
ne were Bishop Asbury, Jesse Lee, Ezski'
en- Cooper, John Hill, Samuel Smith, JOrdO
70 Rixford, and N. Rsyner; and the first tick
cts given out for love-feast in Boston, Jaco
the Hawkins and myself had printed at our Ow
"a expense"
;I The following names and dates of NJ
SneHing's ordinations, are copied from II
hat original psrchnents now before me-. He We
n ordained Deacon by Francis Asbury, JuI
ar. 2lst 1899. he was ordained an Elder /
Ike Richard Whateoat at Lynn, July 10th, lsO
at and as local Elder, ct Winchester, By W.. N
in. Kendree, June Sd, 1910. Perhaps no ms
oy- ever enjoyed the confidence of friends to
greater extent and but few Impress
emit strangers more favorably thIn Mr.. snel
ds- ing.
rs During the Administration Of Presidel
Ter, Polk, q reception was given him at the R
} of we're House, Boston, and while Mr.. snellin
ted with the assembled thousands, were passin
President Polk advanced from bis high p
ord sition and grasped Mr.. s by the hand, al
MT exclaimed, M[y aged friend, how do you do
dam well, sir, and happy to see lou" VI
of the ready response.
In after years q stranger met him. al
su- watching him for a long time, turned 70
ted minister who was sitting by his side, and T
ov- marked, al never saw the image Of Jesr
ub- Christ so plainly portrayed on sny huns
mi c~ountenance."
1w- This peculiar expression was acquired |
the constant frame of mind which Mr.. Snel
ign ing had 50 long enioyed-that of %cOntinu'
'ur- prayer. Probably no man living ever pass
more time in meditation and prayer, al
lfa- none certainly ever developed the christii
she character more perfectly. And, as was T
Sa- marked at the last funeral ~obsequies, "hl
q be lived in the days of Jesus Christ, he Won
ito have reclined bis head with the below,
,rds Apostle upon the bosom of the Saviour"
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