Middletown transcript., 1873-10-04
Local and State Affairs.
pugsveel, AANes,e 81 nr. paeCet,

1sssWsll AAAssss ~ Dr. MsCabs.
On Sunday last Rev. Dr.. McCabe closed his |
labors ~ the Rector Of the Parish Of 81. AIMEE
Church Of this place. In the morning the Doc |
tor presehed from The test % announced the |
day before: 'Cive "a arcouas VI thy Steward. |
ship, for thou mayest no longer bs Steward"
The Reverend speaker con6ncd his remarks to Q
geueral application Of the text, advising his
hsarefs that the words were = warsine 10 all
that they would be called upon At the great day
Of hnal reckoning to give strict account Of the
manner In which they had spent their lives, and
used the various talents committed 10 their
charge, whether Of mind. influence, wealth or
time. At the close Of his sermon he extended TO
all present an invitation 10 attend the services Of
| the evening, when he would endeavor to present
to them an account Of his Stewardship ns Rector
| Of st. Anne's.
Out Of resi- ert to Dr. McCabe and the cong.c.
CATION Of st. Anne ., the Methodist church was
closed in the evening, and the service at the
| Presby teriAn church was held at m carly hour,
and made M b shorter that those congregations
might have m opportunity 10 listen to the fare
| well sermon o. the retiring clergyman.
Al an carly hour, long previous to the ringing
Of the first bell, people began TO pour into the
| church and before the hour Of service arrived
| every seat wa, taken. Benches aad chairs were
then procured, oil Of which were speedily occu-
| pied, and the entire church was filled TO iis ut
IN, d capacity.
The evening service having been performed
the Doctor read In = clear, firm voice the text
| aa previously announced "Finally, brethren
farewell! Be peif ct, be Of good comfort be of
one mind, live in peace, and the God Of lore and
peace will be with YOU
Before entering upon n strict construction OF
his text, the speaker in f,lflmeut Of his promise
Of the morning, proceeded 10 give an account Of
his laLors as Rector Of st. Annes.
II lie then returned his Il Rnks 20 the members
OF that congregation, and to the people Of Mid
dlc,own and vicinity generally, for the many
kindncsses that he had received at their hands
and for the respect and courtesy with which he
had been treated lie referred TO thu long st;,m
Of serious illness with which he was afflicted
two years ago, and to the almost uniform SYM
| paihy he received during that tmc OF suffering
from the people among whom he lived. He
spoke with some feeling Of few perssus who
he said began . crusade OF petty nnnoymenis
against him soon after his arrival in Middlstown.
For these he said he entertained no unkind feel
ings, though he could not forget their treat
mcnt. lie begged these particularly TO receive
aud treat his successor in different manner,
and advised the congregation 10 uphold the
hands Of their pastor at all times and 10 work
in harmony together for the up-bulding Of the
church.
The Doctors tribute Of farewell 10 Old St.
Aaues Church and Cemetery was most beautiful
and touching:
But | must ssr, FINALLY farewell to Old st.
Annss. Farewell, thou aged, mute witness OF
: my ministry among this people Farewell, ye
once well-worn, but now grass-grown, path
ways TO the Old Church porch In storm and
In sunshine ! have trod your walks with
those with whom | shall never tread them
/ again Farewell, ye quiet graves, ye marble
memorials, ye shrinss where sleep 50 calmly and
! so dreamlcssly the dead Of other years ys
/ mounds where mouldsr many "heart once
pregnant with celestial fre;" green grave,
which have been dug since came among 'hi,
I people, and over which love has wept its una
vailing tears, and devotion has held Its un,iring
. vigil; Old Chutchyard, whose bosom has been
opened 90 often to pillow so many OF earth
tired and wearied children, in thir long, last
untroubltd sleep old, noble and majestic trees
l. | around whose trunks and branches have playct
tie iigh,nngs and broke the ,hundcis Of NOR,
y than a hundred years Old 81. AnNes, at who's
O altar pas, gcaerations aave knelti whose WALL
stand sileat witnesses TO the march Of eventfu
time whose aisles have been irod by so man.
i. Of those who lie now so calmly slumbcring II
y thy shadows within whose courts have beef
o uttered tho lofty and sublime ritual, which, re
pea,sl by apostles, martyrs and confessors, 70
more than a thousand years, has born up on th
= wings OF prayer and praise the dcvo,ions Of so
so many, whose lips are now so cold, and who's
hearts have beat themselves to rrst-0ld 81
l. Anne's, finally, FAREWELL"
Oh scenes forever dear,
u Memory shall shrine you With her rarmc:. tear.
e To trAes the hours which never eau return
% Accident.
,. As two wcll-known citizens OF Warwick wcr
returning from a visit to n ncighhors on Sun
~ day night week, In passing over portion OF III
IN road where oycrhanging trees and high bank
obscurcd the light, their horse went little 10
far to one side Of the narrow pass, causing ih
buggy to upset and the inmates 10 go through
. series of involuntary eymnastic exercises. On
~ took n flying leap, head first, and landed o
.. terra Erms In an inverted position, while III
=, other, following, pitched clear over his compar
- ion and took up few feet beyond, in snla
ID 'possh.
: Their horse, knowing, probably, from ins'in,
that IL makes man mad TO 10 upset, and that
IN greatly sooihss his feelings to vent his rage
somebody or something, concluded that III
&c safety OF his hide depended upon the disianc
il between him and his unfortunate drivers, an
determined to put rs much space between hi'
u and them rs time and circumstances would a
10 low, and much to the dismay Of the latter the
heard the cla,ier Of his hoofs and the rattle {
re the wagon as he went rapidly down that roa
n. leaving them alone In their glory. "
Picking themselves up rs carefully as the
10 could the two unfortunate gentlemen felt the
the house Of their friend, ssd, procuring light
ID went back TO lock sfer their traps"
The horse vas af,erwsrd found ''siuck In III
>" mud" = short distance from the scene Of the a,
{. venture, but ~ by this time his owners wra,
had subsidized, and = ssnse OF the ridiculo,
plight they were In had come over ,hsm, we pr
II sumo the horse safety was insured.
y. Having righied matters . little they proceeds
o' on their homeward way and agreed TO keep u
natter eloss, but It leaked out and the newspsp,
man got hold Of II.
n. Miner Teples.
A representative Of the Commercial has bes
- ''inicrviewing'' the various canning and dryin
Do establishments On the fcnasula and finds th
thess great branches Of Delaware industry ri,
% employ mcnt to 1910 men, at = weekly pay 70
.. Of $s, $50.
,, large number Of workmen, variously es,
y mated at from 1900 TO 5000, have bcea discharge
10 from the different workshops Of Wilmington ~
No thrown out Of employ ment since the commeuc
% nsnt Of the financial scare.
70 A esnileman states to the CSamrcssi that
he his personal knowledge forty.Ave heads Of fam
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