Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-06-15


MEssRs. EDIroBs: cannot leave the
scenes of pleasant pastoral labors, continued
through more than ten years, wi thout ex-
pressing, through you, the great regret with
which | go out from the midst of a people
who have been so uniformly kind, and appre-
ciated my services beyond their merit.
have elsewhere recorded some of the nu-
merous benefactions of my congregation, and
would now simply refer to a recent gift, very
beautiful and valuable, from the ladies of my
late charge, "a gif, in the language of the
accompanying note, ''more perishable than
the love which offered it." 1t shall be pre-
served whilst life lasts, associated with pre-
cious memories, a graceful memorial Of
christian kindness, which on many occasions
made glad the heart of their pastor.
would in connection with this, aeknowl-
edge my Indebtedness to Mr.. Charles r. Rea,
who at considerable inconvenience and ex-
pense, took nearly all my boxed goods to the
station of the Fl. & B. T. Railroad
1t would be impracticable to enumerate the
many tokens of sympathy and kind regard
which have awakened our gratitude during
the last weeks of our sojourn in this place.
need no argument to convince me of my love
to the valued friends / leave behind me.
Separation from them is one of the greatest
trials of my lite. May God supply all their
need, give them great peace in the christian
life, and an abundant entrance into the
heavenly kingdom.
/ would also express my gratitude for kind
ness shown by many persons to whom have
sustained the relation of pastor. Messrs.
Dibert and Diehl took my family, all my
baggage, and portion of my library to the
Railroad without charge My venerable
friend Stahl rendered valuable assistance in
my preparations for removal, and refused
any remuneration Merchants furnished
boxes for packing my goods, free of expense,
and unpaid bills for schooling, clothing, and
labor were receipted in full, whilst many
pleasant "keepsakes" have been received
from other sources. My heart has been deep
Iy moved by acts of love, and EXPRESSIONS of
affection coming from persons mot of my
flock" May the Master / have endeayored
to serve reward them all, both in this life,
and in that which is to come.
And now go to the far North West Con-
siderations of health alone have determined
the change 1t is sad necessity. / never
expect to love another people more-I had
almost written as we'll With sorrow go
from them, even to the beautiful land of 'sky-
tinted waters" May we meet in the Better
Country, where tender ties are nevered sun
dered, and all forms of suffering are unknown
forever. Farewell.
ROBERT T. SAMPLE.
Bedford, June 8, 1866.
JOURNALISM IN EBENsBURG.-The spicy
local editor of the Ebensburg AuegheRiaa,
J. Todd Hutchison, Esq, has been contribu-
ting a series of articles TO that journal upon
the history Of the different efforts to estab
lish newspapers in that interesting and beau
ful town. The last number contains the
history of an enterprise with which we
were connected.
We selected at the type foundry of L. John
son & Co. in Philadelphia, the type which
afterwards passed through SO many trying
vicissitudes, and subsequently, started and
published the paper for several months for
the proprietors, but misunderstanding
arising between the editors and eurself in re-
gard to Senatorial canvass then in progress,
we left the paper, but in nine or ten months
afterwards returned to take charge of It's ed
itorial columns. In this capacity, at nineteen
years of age, we were not equal to the task
of keeping up paper without any other sup
port save three or four huI dred of a slow
subscription. Debts began to loom up on
every hand, and no visible means with which
to pay we calmly surveyed the storm, and
then soberly determined to flee from the
wrath to come,n and, tce did, leaving the
paper to take care of itself, how we'll it sue.
ceeded viii be learned from the following in
teresting statement:
August %. 1853, the first number Of a
new paper styled The -1uegheaian made its