Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-05-23

The last ten years of his rostorate, it
became necessary to get an assistant,
who proved to be a congenial spirit, and
a parsonage and new church building
were added at Bethesda, and an addition
al church near Tennallytown. DR.. Mines
also procured an assistant for Neclsvlle,
who preached at Jamestown and Mid
dlebrook Soon u church was built at
Gaithcrsburg.
In all these clerical labors, | feel sat
istied his yearly pay from all the church
es did not exceed five hundred dollars,
and from the Academy about ono thous-
and
The question may be asked, how could
he perform SO much labor? The answer
is, method. Five days in the week
from 9, 4. NJ, to t. p NJ. in the Acad-
envy, after which he would superintcnd
his farm and garden until the evening
shades; then with his family and society
until 9 o'clock from 8 to II, his two
Sabbath sermons; delivered cxtempore,
and were well prepared Saturdays.
after breakfast, he would mount his horse
and visit that section of his pastoratc
most needing his services, closing the
day with prayer meeting, and remaining
with the family at night near one of his
four churches.
Some of the fruits of his ministerial
labors while among us, Gas | know moth
ing previous were that two of his sons
and five of his pupils were brought into
the Church and became preachers of
righteousness, and to-day adorn the pull
pit, while scores of the high, the low,
male and female, of all coors, bond and
free, were brought into the fold Of Christ
at each of his four charges, many of
whom are now alive, and are liciag mem
bers of the Church Of Christ.
During the summer Academy vaca-
tion, he generally held protracted meet
ing, sometimes in the woods where the
churches were not convenient, and with
good results.
As a sectarian, he was firm believer
in the Presbyterian form of church gov
eminent, and as a disciplinarian he was
rigid, though he held no fences Ga Scotch
term) around the lords Table.
The first fifteen years Of his ministry
among us, had at least weekly chat
with him, wherein he was jovial and full
of anecdote | remember on one occa-
sion he told me how he came to use to-
bacco, and that was because certain
young lady thought it manly. Another,
a brother minister, was somewhat fond
Of bis toddy. and he made a proposition
that he would leave off the use of tobac-
co, of which he had become very fond,
il his brother would put stop to his
toddy, which he saw was injuring his
as a minister, though Of diff
forent denomination.
On an occasion where there was an
assemblagc of ministers, who were COM
planning Of their excessive labors, and
narrating them with great particularly,
after all had related their experience the
Doctor was called on TO tell his labors,
when he gave simple narrative of facts.
| was told that every eye was fixed on
him, and not another word Of complaint
was uttered during that session.
During church services at Cabin Johns
forty-fiye years ago, have seen disor-
derby persons carried out and tied to
trees with hickory withcs, and released
after the services Such was the order
of Gods house in those days
Cabin John Church, with it side pull
pit. was named after an Indian chief who
had cabin in the vicinity. The head
waters of Cabin John creek commence
in Rockville.
In social life, he was pattern worthy
of tion--hospitablc, cheerful, bright
and happy-had word for each and ev-
cry one, young and old, bond and free,
believing that to be good you must do
good. Such is brief history of DR..
Mines. u.
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