American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-27
Communications.
For the Citizen

For the Citizen.
The manifestation of friendly feeling
BY one person, or class of persons, to an
other is always very pleasant and desirs=
BILE. And espG cially is the evidence of
the kindness and regard of christian peo,
pie for the Ministers of the Gospel.
worthy Of particular notice and comm.u.
dation.. 1t is to record very pleasing
and praiseworthy instance Of this kind
that these lines are penned The writer
who had for nearly FIVE years been pas
tor OF the Presbyterian church of Por
tersvillc, being about to remove from the
bounds of that church and community.
the good people OF Portersville and Wis
cinity of several different religious doS
nominations, United Presbyterians, Meth.
odists, Baptists, Luthsrns, aud Presbyts
rians, assembled at his residence in that
place on the 10Th of September, to give
him farewell token of their esteem and
affection. -H tai ~.
About 10 O'Clock on the morning of
that day our friends began to assemble,
and kept pouring 10 upon u, until our
house was filed The kind and excel
lent ladies came with smiling faces and
cordial greetings, abundantly ladencd
with every variety Of rich and palstable
provisions, and spread most bountiful
and suuptuous repast, with every thing
that coali be desired to satisfy the appes
tte and please the taste of which more
than eighty persons partook. ,'
After muck delightful social aud
christian intercourse, when ell had bean
abundantly satisfied with bodily refresh
ment, the nompany retired to uther apart>
ments and engaged in some very sweet
and devotional exerces First.--All uni,
ted in singing a song of praise 10. the
beautiful words of The xiii psalm
Then Rev. j. NJ. Donaldson, pastor Of the :.
United Presbyterian church, mado soy
very appropriate and touching remsl
and closed BY presenting the wris
behalf of the good people present
n large roll Of gyeenbacks as subs
tial token Of their regard accompas
with sheir best wishes for the preset
and future welfare OF himself aud family.
Rev r. B. Walker, ID. D., of Plain
Grove, followed with some very excel
lent and impressive remarks, expressing
the most kindly feelings of all our friends
and assuring ds of their continued romsm-
brancs, sympathy and prayers. The
humble recipient of all this kiudnes over
cone with emotion could but express his
deep sense of gratitude aud lasting OBJ.
legation to these dear, good people, his
sincere desire for their present and eter>
nal welfare, and his hope OF a happy
and endless reunion with them in our
Fathers house on high. Prayer was
then offered by the Rev. Walker, and
the company, dispersed declaring them
selves much pleased taking, we believe,
happy hearts with them, aud we are
sure, leaving happy and grateful hearts
behind them. To crown all, the dear,
young people came in the evening with
joyous hearts, bringing refreshments
with them, aud after season of cujoy-
ment they, too, retired leaving their mem
orial of respect and affection for him
who was so soon tJ remove from their
midst. The whole sun contributed dur.
ing the day and in the evening amouu-
ted to over sl60. ......
May blessings continually descend up
on she originatsrs. and upon the contrib.
utors, both old aud young, in this work
of love.
For all this uudeserved kindness to US, T
our earnest, ana our sincere desire and
PRAYER to God for the klsd lonops is that
they may be rewarded Is huSdred fo'G
in this present world, and in the worlds
to come receive life everlasting"
WM. T.. HARvIsON-
AUegheny Cy, Nov. 20, 1861
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