The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-04
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..THEsTISG OF DEATH Is HERE

.THESTIyG OF DEATH Il HERE
Died nj the Post OF Duty-Rey. A. n
Anghe ExpIres On the Floor Of synod
I'm HtmfnGoWn. Pa
From the Democrat md Register.
One of the most sudden and distressing
deaths that ever witnessed occurred in
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mi
fintown, during the session Of the Cen
ral Synod, on Saturday afternoon, about
TIRES o'clock A discussion was pending
concerning church papers, when Rev. A
q. Aushe arose and made 4 few remarks
in favor of the old standard organ Of the
Church known rs the L,hhEraa OdAGn1.
He then sat down, but soon arose again
and wrote on an envelope, on window
siIl near which he sat, these words, 7Ht
dag o.. Saath Is Al7e." This he placed in his
side pocket and sat down At this mo-
ment he was observed sinking and was
caught BY some of the brethren near by
and laid upon the seat Joseph Rothrock
Immediately raa for Dr.. D. N. Crawford,
who arrived promptly, but only to md
that the immortal spirit was already wing
ing its fight to the eternal shore
The scene that followed can be better
imagined than described A elergymaa
diving in a church filed with his fellow
laborers in the ministry and sympathis-
ing members of the same fold, inside
of three minutes from the first note Of
warning, is meeting death with the hsr-
mess on, and like the old Roman sentinel
n the gate of POmpeii dying At the post OF
duty assigned him.
Memorial services were held by the
synod on Sabbath evening, the church be-
ing completely packed with an anxious
sympathizing people, while hundreds were
nnable 70 Eain admittance- Fitting adj
dresses we're made BY Rev. q. G. Shfndel,
Rey. ]. ". Goodliu, Rev John Tomlinson,
Rev, Dr.. Il. ZiegIer and Rev. J. u. Rein
ensuvder. On Monday before noon, .
larce procession Was formed the par
aonaee and his remains were taken % the
deoot. thence to Gettysburg, where his
family have been Temporarily residing for
some time.
SKETCH OF ruE ArGHET FAMILY.
Nv first knowledge of the family is in
Normandy, now 4 part OF France. Here,
in The early age, two different coats OF
AIMS. or badges Of heraldry, were confer
red upon members Of the family for deeds
of military Y1lor. Normandy was settled
by the ~ Mortimer from Scandinavia who
under the old Sea Kings" oyer-rAn South
eru Europe and conquered England. After
their civilization and CONVERSION 10 Gins
tianity they became noted for their Seai,
Their learning and their energy.
Ny next knowledge OF the family Is that
thew were Huguenots or French Protest.
ants at the time Of the Revocation OF the
Edict of Nantes, October Is, 1855, and ned
for their lives to Germany, where they
ssmarried German wives and that Is the
vay we became Dutchmen- But they
did not there enjoy that freedom OF relig-
fous worship that they desired, and they
soon bean TO look TO the land OF freedom
On the ed Of September, h5s, there
landed in Philadelphia, John Henry Ache,
Eernanion Ache and John Lewis Ache.
These are the torefathersof all those who
NOV smell their name ughey, IS they do IN
fins county, and Aughe, As did the deceased,
3ncbev- ichey and dozen other varia-
lions The general tendency OF the
CHANGES has been TO "Aughey." One
braneh Of the family fed from France %
Ssotiand. thence they migrated 10 the
Nor4h az Ireland and thence to America,
~ yrbou, Rev, John II. Aughey, Presby.
tsr;an minister. Of West Virgins, some OF
tLe descendants. The pronunciation OF
he name does not seem ever TO have been
The above three named persons settled
in. Berks county. They took the oath OF
allegiance to this Province and signed
tbeiT names TO it. In the Secretary ONCE
n Harrisburg may yet be seen the auto,
rrrohs of Johannes Beinrich Ache and
EeITnanius Ache written in fine English
letters The other one signed in German,
md he vSs in 4 military company raised
n fgbt indians in lIJ6. Hermanius l
tsLe n he a Latinized form, and he was
mos mo-, probably the father Of Herman, John
md k6rlhSIn. three brothers who moved
From Perks county, Virginia HArm2n
vas the grandfather Of the deceased Abra-
bSm H4fnan Aughey, and he was named
Alter him. John Fertick Aughey was tne
father Of the deceased, and was born N
ReTEs county, December 1, lISs. Iher
rp,noySl to Hirginia was when he was q
ronnp man, After some time H4rman
md John moved near Lebanon. Butler
county. Ohio, where John and harman >
wives died. HArman and ms aEnlly I n,
moved to Frankfort, Clinton county, Ind.
John Fertick Aughe marned EAz4oeL1
Benner, August Is, ISIS she dled APF1i
90, 1854 sged So years.
The ta1nily Of these parentz consist OF
eight children, IS follows: May Ann
Eiirabeth, Abraham Hartman, Della Ann;
Nancy. John Wesley, Sarah Jane, DAVID
and Elizabeth, mostly living a Frankfort,
Indiana. The deceased, A. d Aughey:
rs horn March -, lS2l, and was married
IA Julia Chritxman, OF Gettysburg, Pa
They have eight children still living:
Cecilia married to William Emmenhelser,
Al Newport; Alon1o, born April 50. 1888;
Ida SfHT. married G. 4. Plank. Chufea'
toIn: Elizabeth; Carrie; Ulysses. T. u;
Minnie and Enmie, now about stx years
old. 5.
1881. and has served congregations u and
sTonnd Canal Dover, Ohio; Williamsburg
Pa; FrnstbUrg, Nd; Birmingham, Aqn'
cy. Newport and Boiling Spring, Pa he
xas considered good preacher, taithfni
pSstor. a sound scholar, adeyoted friend,
kind husband and aprudeut father. his
ar5ent devotion and genial Piety no one
calIed IN Question. He loved the church
nd me duties Of bis holy ofhee. BE
Seems q have had 5 prescntimeut Of bis
coming end. In addition 70 the words
Tritfen on the envelope, / may mention
that With Jacob Arghey, Of Icktng
Creek. md nyselt, be took walk into the
graveyard iGst before Synod convened