Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-17
NEW ORLEANS CLERGYMEN.
Their Fidelity to Their People During
the Recent EpIdemIc-An Example
for ali Coming Time-PaImer,
Wayne and Waters, ''Of
course" Returned,

New Orleans Presbyterian: "It has never
been customary, so far as we know, to make
any special mention of the fidelity of our
ministry during an epidemic. Whatever it
may be, it cannot be more than is their duty.
1t may be due, however, for the information
of christian people abroad, who have taken
such generous interest IN our need, to say
now, what otherwise would have no special
interest. And the fact that what we refer to
has occurred in the city which has been APP
pointed to be the center and headquarters, so
to speak, of the pestIlence, may make it bet
ter serve as an example of what may be eX
pected Of our Protestant ministry elsewhere
in similar circumstances. When the cpl
demic broke out several of our pastors
course, returned. Among them we
recall The names of DIR. Palmer and
Rev. B. Wayne, Presbyterian, and Rev.
Mr.. Waters, of the Episcopal church. Rev.
Mr.. Kramer, of Christ church. we are told,
was preparing to leave, but abandoned the
plan, and was unwearied in labors throughout
the summer. An unusually large number of
ministers were unacclimated, and as their
duties, if present, would keep them In con-
slant contact with the disease in all its
stages, hence liable to its severest attacks,
the churches and their physicians generously
and generally urged them to absent them
selves till frost. We do not know of a single
instance in which such an invitation was &C.
cepted. They had to meet the fever without
protection. This will account for the num-
Der attacked. The list Is as follows: N. B.
Wilson, d. D., Baptist; Albert Barthe, Evan
gelical synod; Z. Eyrich, G. Bauman, Ger
man Lutherans; John Matthews, DID,, John
Harmon, J. NJ. Beard, T.. J. Wiemers, Tiff
Foster, II. NJ. Kraufer, Mr.. Bohmfalk, J. B.
Ahrens, G. Patrini, J. w. Finn Methodists;
]. J. Gossweille, J. G. Gruber, o. Reidy,
NJ. w. Trawick, f. 0. Koelle, l.. Triest,
Presbyterian church-making twenty In all.
Toe fever has also visited the families OF
the ministers, and In some of them left tokens
OF its presence not to be forgotten. Rev. J.
G.. Gruber had two cases besides his own; DIR.
Palmer had one case; A. J. Witherston had
ten cases; Rev. Mr.. Trawick had four cases
a wife and child died; DIR. Matthews, also,
lost one by death; DR.. Barthe lost his wife;
Mr.. Gossweile lost a wife and three children.
And among the ministers themselves we have
lost Wilson, Wlemers, Eyrlch, Trawlck,
Triest, Barthe, Gossweiller, Foster and Bau-
mau-nine. The rabbi and reader Of the
Rampant street synagogue, Rev. l.. Levin
shon and Rev. A. Davidson, also fell victims
to the pestilepce. This leaves Rabbi GutheIm,
we understand, the only surviving rabbi In
the city. Some of these ministers were not
attacked until the epidemic had nearly run Its
course; others, who were attacked at the be-
ginning, recovered soon enough to resume
work before it had disappeared. The other
ministers had already been acclimated
by having the fever IN previous cpl
,.emics, and hence were not interrupted
in their work. The acclimated ministers are
Germans, Kieldhagen and Moedinger; Epsi-
copaians, Revs. J. C. Girault, l. n. Marks,
Caleb DOVE, r. C. Osburne; Methodists,
Drs L. Parker, J. b. Walker, Revs. R. J.
Harp, D. L. Mitchell, and, perhaps, H.
Werlein; Presbyterians, Dire. B. M. Palmer,
NJ. r. Markham, Ii. NJ. Smith, Rev. B.
Wayne, ID. NJ Nair, J. Beattie, A. J. Wither-
spoon. Not only were our ministers at work,
but also their congregations. The young
men were generally associated either with
Towards or the Young Mems christian asso-
ciatlon. They have done a noble work-a
work which is in itself noble tritute to the
principles and spirit OF humanity"