Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-05-10
Correspondence of the SENTINEL.
Letter from Rev. D. ]. Beale.
PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 1871.

10 the CITY Vi iiSh1 onS'N
after hard days work-sight seeing and
shopping. find myself all alone in my
brother-in- laws study, with pen' ink and
paper before me. The temptation to tell
the readers of the SENTINEL some of the
tbines | have seen and heard and done
to o.day is too great to be resisted.
Reaching the Arch street wharf. by the
Erickson Line" at q! this morning, l at
once made my way over to the arch
Street HOTEL" where l got as fine a
breakfast AS | ever ate at the Continental
or Girard, and at less than half the price.
From thence directed my feet north
west, to No 26l North Third street,
where | found my brother Frank buslly
engaged at that early hour. An hour $
stay satisfied ne that few wholesale drug
gists have a better run of trade than D..
Zoellin Il Co.
Nv next visit was to A. l. Etnler's
fine boot and shoe establishment, sol
Market street. We may almost claim
Mr.. Etnier as a Juniatain, as his wife is
one of ,Juuiatas fairest and most accom-
plished daughters. Before her marriage
she was Miss Tillie Sweringen, sister OF
The late lamented David b. Sweringen.
NY next call was upon an old college
friend. l shall not give his name or
number, but only proceed to observe that
he is professional man-has wife and
five children and that without any other
source of income than his limited salary
he supports these and mother-n-law
and two sisters .in-law. As he told me
this l was tempted to repeat the lines OF
Punch, OR some other man, don't know
whOO:
Happy the man who, when he takes bride,
Espouses her alone, and none besides;
And doth not find. as many husbands do,
That he has married her relations too.
Let him that needs must wed select n wife
Whose parents. both, departed have this lite.
Her sole regard that he may comprehend,
And pr we the else friendless orphans only
friend
The friend of my college days accom-
panied me to the Post Office, on Chest
nut street, where had brief, but very
pleasant interview with another college
mate, Gen. Harry II. Bingham, Post
Master of the city. The last time had
seen the General was at Fredericks ksburg,
just before the second battle there. He
was then Captain in the llOth Pa. Vol.
He is originally from Holiday Pa,
and is young man of very superior
abilities.
l called on John NJ Beale, corner Bird
and Branch, where | found him very
busily employed as chief book keeper in
a large wholesale grocery establishment.
Having graduated at one of the Pitts
burg Commercial Colleges, ard having
experience, John is said to
be a very fine book keeper, as he Is GER
tainly very agreeable gentleman At
5O3 Market street | saw his brother,
Porter, than whom I presume Perrys
vile people. at least, will not think it too
much to assert) there is no more genial
fellow and accomplished salesman in the
city of Philadelphia.
Having called on John w Laughlin,
at 6l5 Market, and VIM. Ramsey Beale,
1t Thirteenth and Market, took a street {
,ar for 1904 Grayson street, where | am t
now resting. :
The famous George H. Stuart case just {
lecided in Court in his favor, and agains,
he Broad Street Reformed Church, is t
low being discussed by every class of !
ociety. You are aware that about three
'ears ago that distinguished philanthro- a
,ist, Mr.. Stuart, President of the Chris
ian Commission during the war; was
from the Eldership and denied
lis right to partake of the Sacrament of c
he Lords Supper because he sometimes ?
ang such hymns as Rock of Ages ,
Jesus, lover of my soul,' and "When / !
an read my title clear" This action c
vas taken by the Synod, the highest t
judiciary of the Reformed Presby terian 8
Jhurch The pastor of the First Re-
ormed Presbyterian Church in this city b
of which Mr.. Stuart was the principal v
lder,) the Presbytery and large major
fy of the congregation protested against o
he action of the Synod, and refused to s
cknowledge its decision. Thus the re- b
olt was inaugurated by the party that
1as manifestly right according to reason, P
astice and common sense, but wrong ac. II
ording to the rules of its own church. &
small minority sustained the action OF
he Synod, but, having no power in the o
hurch, they temporarily seeded, and |
ave been, for some time, worshppng in b
Horticultural Hall. This minority claim f
d that it was the First Reformed Church, y
nd brought the suit which has just been
'sued in favor of the Respondent. Tn,
telotors, or party who split from the
hurch and brought the suit, brought it
gainst the stnarl party in order to regain
ossession of the property, which, by the lt
eclsion just had, they failed to do. :
neglected to refer to another Juniat