Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-08-12
FOR The IutortIn T7Url0n.
Thr lust Hours Of Rev. ThOs,
ScWcll; ID. ID.
BY J. DuEY MOORE.

! think we do not SOY too much
when we say that Maryland never had
within her borders a more eloquent
preacher than the late Thomas Sewcll,
ID. ID. lie was the son Of the eminent
DR.. Scwcll, NJ D., who was for years
the physician Of the families Of n mum
bcr Of the Presidents Of the United
States. He was born in the town Of
ESSEX, Massachusetts, and graduated
with great honor at the Wesleyan
University, MiIdlctown, CT. He en-
tered tn" ministry of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in 1858; and from
that time on down to the "losh of his
life, he was uncxccllc'l as an orator
The reason h" was not known gener-
ally outside of the city, was owing to
the fact that. the wealthy congrrga-
tiorr secured his services; and he oc-
cupying no position calling upon him
to circulate in the country. Those
who never heard this eloquent preach
,r can form an idea of his greatness
by reading the following, it being
from the pen Of one Of the leading
preachers Of Maryland. He writes as
follows: "Dr Scwcll was u man Of
scholarly tastes, His mind had rare
rein mcnt and culture, He had the
cii, Of genius, the play Of wit, the sun
shine If humor, liz WAS AN ORATOR.
His voice was melody, his diction was
regal, his action faultHss Only his
feeble health prevented him from tax
ing rank, and holding it, with the most
eminent of modern preachers. The
Pulpit and Platform were the thrones
of his power, as all who heard ac-
knowledgcd There WIS mastery in
his speech. Clear in argument, un-
surpassed in descriptions with poetic
imagination under the restraints of
sound judgment, he spoke as few hv-
ing men can speak. He was sue
cessful minister-successful not only
in attracting the multitude and men
of culture to his congregations, but in
the work Of saving souls, gracious re-
vivals crowned his labors."
We could say much about this wot-
derful man 8 life, but we want to tell
of his glorious death. If he was not
known at all, hi, death scene shonld
be written for al to read
We are indebted to the Baltimore
Conference Register for the following
account of his last hours on carth.-
The Register says:
"How he faced the inevitable may
be best told by an extract from letter
written to n cherished friend,
DEAR II. Some old scold says,
poor everybody that sighs for earthly
remembrance in planet with core
Of fire and crust of fossil Admit
that we stand upon the bones of dead
ages and that underneath are the
lighted magazines which are to execute
the last sentence; still world which
it pleased the Savior to tread for
thirty years, and to the bosom of which
he committed the keeping of his body
for three days, is good enough for us
without the fossil and the fire.
TO tell you the truth, am hope
lessly sick, and it is only a question Of
time, and that not long, when the end
must come. While l held a position
in the Custom House, Ga position given
him after his health failed completely
though the duties were light and alto
gether to my taste, my strength so I'M
perceptibly oozed away, that before [
was aware Of it, the weary wheels
nearly stood still. My tent was
pitched very noar ths river; but after
my resignation, the tent pins were
drawn one night, and a new site was
assigned me further back from the