The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-03-09
The Little Church Arennd The
Corner.


Corner.
The following is the circumstances
OF ,he refusal Of the Rev. Mr.. Sabine.
of New York, TO read the burial SER
vice over tho remains Of the late
George Holland, actor:
At the solicitation of committee OF
actors, Joe Jefferson called on the
Rev. Mr. Sabine to arraugc with bin
Tor reading the funeral service over
the poor George Holland Mr.. Sa-
bire had conseoied without hesitation.
and jefferson was about departing
when il sud llcnly occurred to the latter
that Mr. Sabine milht not under~mntl
who Holland was, and Jeflcron said
Mr.. Holland was nh qclor; vii thai
make any diilercnrc 10 sou 2 NJ
/ Sabine hung his head moment ant
then teIllrd Yes, il Will; can
MT read the service for on actor -
Mr. Jefferson then Inquired, Can ynu
tell me who will p 10 which Mr. Sa
hinc replied Tncre is little church
around the corner where they do >urh
things jefferson bowed ant quietly
remarked, IAN honor {" the liiilc
church around the corurr." and hadc
Mr.. Sabine good moruiug lie ,hon
went around the corner and secured
the services OF the Rev. lloushton.
Jefferson made no nicut.on ut tho event
save to the committee. ana the whole
affair seemed likely tot pass by without
tho slightest publicity 4 day or Two
after, however, one Of the committee
nj conversation with ore oi the editor,
Of the Globe, chanced to repeat the VI
cidcnt. In the ueXt issue OF the GioLc
the story appeared headed God
Bless the Little Church Around the
;, Corner The next day the morning
papers took it up, and during tho day
Jefferson was beseiged BY reporters
none of whom. however, gaiUed audi.
ence. Mr.Jeiierson dccliuin-: to aiI 1t
the publicity of the affair. But it wa
TOO good TO Keep, and the " Li'ile
CT urch hrcnnd the Corner has been
made immnrial.
We too. say "I;oi bie-s thr lit;i,
church around the Garner Will,
This little church anu lis humble pa.
tor have been made famous. ano'hci
less humble. and irs inlolcrant pastor
have become the object OF universal
and intirnan, reprchen,iin all over th'
country. The moral OF this cpisoI,
-, that the public loves christian
charity.
The following additional about IA,
new New York sensation We clip from
the Figaro OF that city:
, W hen Rev Mr.. Sabine refused T.
perform the funeral cercmnnirs owe
the remains of George Holland he lit
tln thought Of the obllqy that would L,
heapcd on h,s head, or that when h
sen, the applicant to the Rev. DR.
Hrughton's " Llttlc ChLroh round III
Corner" sha, he was to he the caus
OF making DR., Hou h;on one of til
most spoken Of most loved and mos
: popular ministers of New York an'
i, that he was TO be OF ineslimable bcneii
to the family Of the deceased. AllthI
, hn- been accomplished. Sabine
a spoken # by no one with praise. bI
y touahton hy every one with the hia
est terms OF commendatinn. Th
Little Church round the Corner la
been photographed hy the photograph
! crS, illustrated by the illustrated p,
= pers long articles have appeared i
newspapers throughout the count,
: The music publishers have caught ,n
mania; no less than ten diiiercnipu'
, llshiug bcuSes have, issued SONGS -
different authors, all euriti1d, :" Th
Little Church round the Corner; - an
) tbe sonsatiou has Mt culmmated yc
. Testimonials iur he hsneft "f tn
tsmilytof be d. ceased actor have bee
: given ia every respectable iheatre /
New York, aud al least $1,000 ha
been realized. which wili'bc su(iirlru
g to keep the family 10 comfort Tor inan
g year
. And here comes Il dispatch fro
!. Chicago which states that au entertain
: ment was gwen al Crusty Opr'
" House, isr the bcucti' of the Lat
Church Round the Corner The
n was au immense crowd present, 6ln
every available space, aoi from $50.
:. to $4,000 was rece.yad, MI OF whic
>, will be sent to Mr. Houghton the re
. tor. The German Opera Tronpe we
i, also to give full benefit to the san
= = church, So it will be seen that goo
!, = both to the family Of tho deceased a
= = tor and to the little church aroul
!. the corner" has resulted from the a
- tion of tho aristocratic preacher S
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