Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-12-08


HoRRBLE MuRDER or LIEUT.. HENRY BAKER.
Many Of our citizens viii be shocked to
learn that Lieut. Henry Baker, formerly Of
this place, was horribly murdered, within the
last three weeks, some where in South Carroll
ma. We have only partial particulars. Lieut..
Baker visited South Carolina with the inten-
ton Of locating, he became mail contractor
and while passing over some point of his
route IN coach, seated by the side Of his dri
yer, The coach was attacked by ahighwayman, /,
who demanded the yaluables of the passen-
gers, threatening death if his demands were
not complied with; on the refusal Of Lieut.
Baker, the iend fred upon them, the ball pas
sing through the driver and killing him in
stantIy and lodging in Lieut. Baker, giving him
a mortal wound. The Lieutenant endeavor-
ed to run the coach of, but shot brought
down one of his horses, while another wound
edone of the passengers. Baker was carried to
house some distance off where he fingered
between four and five days. This intelligence
comes to his family through lady who at
tended him in his last moments. Lieut. Ba-
ker was well known in this place and many
sad hearts viii be occasioned by the terrible
report At the breaking out Of the war,
young Baker was in Pittsburgh, he enlisted at
once, was wounded several times, and the f.
nal winding up Of the Shareholder rebellion
found him at his post ready to do or die for
his country. How sad the thought that so
noble patriot should escape tle many perils
Of war to meet death at the hands of a mer-
eenary wretch, whose only object was to plum
der for his own individual qualification. We
Rlearn that brother started for the body ear
ly this week. He will be brought to Wood
berry, shis county, for final resting place.
We see by an article which we here quote
from the Harrisburg Telegraph Of Monday
last, that the Rev. A. J. Barrow, late rector
of the Episcopal church Of that place. has
accepted call to the church of St. James,
Bedford
Mr.. Barrow bears the reputation of most
excellent christian gentleman and we cordial
ly welcome him to our midst.
.'Rev. a. J. Barrow having accepted call
/
| charge of st. Pauls Episcopal Church, Ridge
Road, and preached his farewell sermon last
! Sunday evening. The Rev. J. Hobart Mil
/ let, of Mont Alto will be Mr. Barrow's sue
cessor at St. Paul's. Dir. Barrow has been a
faithful pastor, and during his sojourn here
made many friends who viii regret to hear OF
his departure.
We were requested to announce that Mr..
Esr-r,, ,c,I6 ,,,,,,, va, ~ % so,,-~-
Of the Episcopal Church, on Sunday afternoon
last, but the notice was mislaid or overlooked,
and consequently did not appear in our last
weeks issue. The service was held according
to appointment on Sabbath afternoon in the
Lutheran Church and was well attended
At the request of some who-were present
and are interested in the movement we give
the following concluding remarks of the Rev.
gentleman S sermon;
Tn conclusion allow me to say, dear friends,
that it is with feelings of peculiar solemnity
| stand before you this afternoon to take my
place as one of the pastors Of your town. II
| came as the successor of one who had oecu-
pied the field before me, ] should be at least
relieved Of the novelty of my position, but ]
come as the pioneer Of a new enterprise, that
is to say, new to this community. am here
at the call Of few individuals whose attach
ment to the Episcopal Church and its servi-
ces have made them solicitous for their per
manent establishment in your midst as wei
as for the qualification and convenience of a
large proportion of those who come annually
to the Springs. 1t may be that many will be
attracted to worship with us aud to aid us in
erecting temple to Gods glory, and which
shall be an ornament to the town, but we trust
none viii allow prejudice or animosity to speak
evil Of us or to regard the movement as an
uncalled for innovation upon pre-established
institutions. If we were fanatics or enthusi-
asts endeayoring to found some new sect, to
1 enforce strange doctrine or to persuade men
to believe lie, then we should deserve all the
reproach and contempt chat might be heaped
upon us, but we are open to no such charge.
The Episcopal Church has history of which
its members may well feel proud. We can
trace its order and discipline back to Apos-
tolic days, the nursing mother Of primitive
worship and pure christianity and Of the re-
formation which gave to us our protestant
liberty. Not that we forget the noble labors
Of Martin Luther. Calvin, Meanethon and
other great reformers, but while we think
some went too far in the work Of eform and
ike the Puritans, wandered to an opposite
extreme, we retained our beautiful liturgy and
common prayer book. our Episcopal ordina-
ton and scriptural ministry of Bishops,
1 Priests and Deacons, and in order to give
becoming solemnity to public worship the
simple and appropriate vestment Of the white
surpbce which wenow wear. Our sacraments
arerhose which are acknowledged and prac-
'tisel by every protestant society, viz: Holy
Baptism and the Lords Supper; and with re
gard to doctrine and liberty of opinion the
9TH article of our church declares that, "Ho
/ " Scripture containeth all things necessary tc
salvation; so that whatsoever is not read
thereib nor may be proved thereby of any
man that it should be believed as an article Of
the faith, or be thought requisite or necessary
to salvation.
Thus we see our Church is no novelty, but q
thing ofhistory; neithera relicof superstition
bat the clear and enlightened product O
Scriptural Truth. In its lawsand ordinances
/ it simply adheres to to the apostolic ipiunct