Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-11-22


ATTACK ON 4 MISIsTEE.-Th, suhicinca
article Appeared in the Wa:h!Cg;2u Pest CT
yesterday:
From the following WI! authenticated state.
mont it would appear tha: the R.v. &. G. Bit
ing, Baptist niai5:er Of Halllnlcre, who g
lew days since cpcurd tho Baptist C1uronIiou
~ this city with prayer, differs hut little iton
lie sh0u!5 who pecnet:atcd the Outrage q the
Stcwar. vaut. Himself and campanlou were
;du1ated together ioTthe ministry a;2 university
in Pennsylvania long before The war by the mem
bcrShip CT q Baptist church iG Philadelphia.
After many years Ct separation. cMaAoa brought
them tngutte. IS BAPTIST m!G:Sters CT cAurcncs
~ Baltimore. This was about Two years ago.
Fittings companion. who had married carly Ia
life al esimabc lazy, and gathered around
him an interesting family ct chl'd!r1, Dice
samc,ime siGc,. Biting was selected to preach
the memorial Sermon, and before the large COZ
cregatiou OF tho deceased pastor, Ills widow
and children balag present, the reversed gen
t,an,an announced, IL 3 dramatic mann%r, that
h;s dead iric1G, w!icG sti.Gun; with hia, had
o,na =; nc icsaao ard Threatened IS XII! HIN;
,hat ne had uccn removed to "a inSlua asylum;
had aFterward entered the ministry. AID iha.
Re (Siitipg) did net believe tl;at :ic had ever
fnNg recovered iIom the malady. lis difficult
to imaclnc th9 feelings al the wife acd children
ot the deceased. who had never b@iosc heard OF
The tenn 59r2ry aiI!:ciion OF thciG dead compan-
13 aud pa!cut, to say poDicS Ct ih2 hy@Ia
Ike propensity ii 6 minister u! Tie Gospel 10
disturb the remains CT his dead coag aGH ~ such
Is manner
The Bs!Ginlor2 A;;'@:::2n ii cj,.ia''";)@G IL
on the &bGvc says:
Anyone who Eaos;. ~. !;.,.,n., i.ns2avss,
c:nnot ho il fiji aaar, /, ,na +.,ici4 ii IAcSl!oo.
The Rev. N. Il. W.t!insnn. u l;a!::S: minister
Who died in Baltimore ahDi!t>. year $50. was q
c'as lnato wisl Hr. Biting Al os:ia$;", sad "i;cr-
WARDS an Intimate liituCi, Mr. 'hn90n, Us
= minister, was siic5ll? err2lic 9Fhgn he died
ir Bitiog, AS his tc:.r iraaj, gas 81. cicd &c
preach the memorial s.In2o. in hiteac9.
ii character OF hA deceased i:;r';d rjH a:ia!
Ia deemed 1ll%jd!gEcH;, ~. h'"t0E uhi;er.
Mr. WaItrsnu'a co:I?v:s ~ !. ...n;s;>r ~ I'll.
;n, sccrat that he ii.,: preserved v:!:i, his
l.i;.oI va; ::iqc. :::is secret H.a shat
,.,nor W,tk;aaon. VIVA al c,iIr.r, WAS Tor q
,v}i,r insane. ard l:a &c b, ;,!.rati tr > ii,n
!, m nevum -. RUtiny t.:iygr. Lu.i ::!.:;
ra,1rsd his entire after life. a:;! .::at c5r:a
urrn;v eoro Of his ac:usa {: 2rt; y ;.,, ..;,1;:
i; hapueneG, ur!ossu7atoy, tn: Nl:s N:'-
Aia,3n, the widow. and tic :hii.;i.r. W.r-
.,sfrG ri this rn:,;ic rcE.Y2c:2 e. e. ..t.-uiy
- y!ich they nra;,a,7 krcw noihi"., az: ni.a
E: ;te wiic's brothers cai!cr: -: Biting u task
a. rnu,sc th. rscn.cr;! gentleman was Ncc..ly |
distressed! ,!;at hi; iut2adci; l:l;G3ss ~ 3uC
~, ;;:,n misunderstanding a11 his good ;2i0:vas !
.;~.,y.iI !. w: surup;91, .iy,gsYsG, ;hAtlh1 !
i,i,., ga ira,;. 1n.iI cn:s :i,is ;ntii-h@;! |
.:.,eir.at. ,siGantiv cp;niug iroc, SCH" v.G |
a:.., ,.,il in, r,att,r bitterly. h;iGc3 !. u |
:.oa;o. D.. i3;;iiog, ar lis 1yn v;a:;a.::ou,
~, urea q ;;,a mains t. accl:. a;crvSi.jn'v.c1
lIpia relatives q! !bc icccGS. I ct:45:l:'r GGd !
:s:3 81 his class mates snb=.aa;iatin;; H. ;.i
G.: his insanity AID lis uoascod3nC.s
Dr.. Biting vas fox several years tha hc;,'y@;! !
a.s;or cf:.e WASHINGTON street BAPTIST Church !
Il. This ely. sn: by bis naoy goo! Qualities G!
heart uu7ar,!Dg c0utttsy, and strict a3hl7cUtG |
70 nrir.cule, won for himself tho c:tcum am3 |
r,,r.ce q the entire community.
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Col. klIGOUR'S LECTURE The I1ri 10 |
!,acco independent speaks n very c>npl ;'e1
tir! ttralH & ne recent lecture It thas pSc,'
by Col. y IL. Nlg0ur, ol thls c!!y, on 40 hout y
ii IL c:lGn andcr tic Sa2u2a q AHit&iea Ii
,ay:: +
''l!iS elegance OF 4>!iTcry aAt t!'I"'1cc 81
Gia'l3n WIZ SGp:'i2tVcg SrieIuia. ti,4oIhI
y &c vas :aWur.u5Y "?paHH:e' Oh,
for the NEST part nc httcr!ldu he cHtiiei aad
thn l:tcf' st &c cEctld Vas tco sinctte' 100
!;''cis' 10 1t iotr~n; o t&psesSiaa save S"VA
~ is tsS; VjEGhSalet ty me HosI sAFl.S>.,'
s!:GuGc. !i:Gc;c,lrii2n lie Is caFc!S GH'tI "i'
Y:wtr tf"oIJ pH":it't; - 3'i;'tii:"E "2En1t'u''
lie ok! u a i;int'&'i, rs sia:''"s - % S.E''
ns E;r.tn l>o Ha.tS' lis n"Y SIC oI>' ''Iu
2lcil"& v:!'r." aoi. c: TIE sF!oa E"'o"i%c
that beneath li2 bali ils~ctt :" i;i'c'''y. IL
tci1 uS Il >Ef, a"G .'iT@. Cu,t", lhv'f fa:Pj
ssG,ird !'Tt& q: i'2" i+ur cAsE!E'"A c''"",,'
iIc:s;d ;;@Ig ua!1a 'ili death came ;:'i'; :'''H
ltuuI t!.au. irGr, ia:rug thc iIVc:E i:iia >ia!l