Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-01-04

Differs n'e everywhere procurable, and every
where popular.
BlYIor MEADE MEMoEII CErRcI,>r
TIE WHITE Posr.-lt was my privilege
70 worship last Sunday afternoon with
Bro. Joseph II. Jones and his coHgrega
ton at Lis Missionary station, White
Post. The change which has occurred
there III the prospects of the Church
within few years, under Brother Jones
Jealous and well directed ministry, is
marked and striking. | remember when
the Church there had no root at ALL
Now the large Methodist church is filed
to repletion with Episcopalians. Promi-
nent among the worshippers is the BiSh-
ops venerable sister, the last survivor
of his own generation | noticed also
four of the Bishops nephews with their
families. Also the widow and children
of Col. Oliver II. Funston who laid down
his life and large fortune on the altar of
hiScomtry, and died in the communion of
the church. The children of Col David
Fuustcn, now doubly orphaned, the no
bic soldier, the christian gentleman who
stood foremost in the ranks of our de
voted laymen, were also there. The
seriousness and earnesmess with which
the whole congregation united in the
services Of the church, and their deyout
and eager listening to the sermon, was
the sure evidence that God is with that
congregation. Here is large congre-
CATION Of active, intelligent, cultivated
christian people. They have been strip
ped, and skinned,and peeled by the war.
They are haraSscd with debts, and it is
life au4 death struggle with them to
keep the ''wolf from the door, and to
educate their growing children. Out
of the depths Of their poverty they have
laid their offering on the altar Of the
Lord, in the building of His church.
Many of these people are of Bishop
McadeS household. 'Bone Of his bone,
and flesh of his flesh Can we pay a
more graceful and grateful tribute to
him who was the instrument in the
hands Of God for raising up the church
in Virginia out of the very dust. aD9 to
which he consecrated all his time. his
energies, his great talents, than byhelpr
ing his own family to house of wor-
ship. am not in favor of connecting
the name of any man with that of the
living God by memorial windows, or
any such thing But when ! find the
descendants of such a servant Of Christ
and his church, with no place Of wor-
ship and no means to proyide one, !
must speak, or the very stones would
cry out against me. Ny Brother Jones
has not been sustained in this matter as
he should be- For one | acknowledge
my delinquency. / have seen with my
own eyes that there is pressing need
for a church at White Post. | ask my
dear brethren of Iaity and clergy how
we can 90 up to our comfortable church
es every Sunday, and think Of Bishop
Meade's own household, with the fami-
lies of such men as Oliver and David
Funston cleft out i'll the cold, and make
not one effort to help them. We are all
of us poor, but we are not churchless
Let every Episcopalian who reyeres
the memory of Bishop Meade, and who
can bless God ''for all His servants de
parted this life in His faith and fear"
send forward their contribqtiqlsto build
CHURCH at White Post to the Lord Je-
sus Christ
An OLD PUPiL N BISHOP ME.DE's FAM
lily FoRTY THREE YEARS AGO.