Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-10-02

lEIs community was thrown INTO almost
speechless amazement about 4 O'Clock on
Saturday afternoon when the announcement
was made that just then a minister of the
gospel of the meek and lowly but all-pow-
erisl Jesus had sunken quietly into the arms
of death, in the rnidst Of deliberatiye as
sembly of his brethren in the Lutheran
church in this town, where the Lutheran
Synod of Central Pennsylvania had been,
holding sessions from the dale of the pre-
vious Wednesday, the 25th. Il was gen.
eral question, why the angel of death should
enter such body, and in the midst of its
deliberations take away a beloved member,
but the ways of Providence are mysterious,
ard the question that was so generally asked,
aloud, or passed mentally through the mind,
has not been answered, and will not be an
swered until on that great day fer which all
other DAYS were made; ther, End not till
then, will the members cf the Lutheran
SyDod of Central Pennsylvania learn why
the destroying angel entered their council
chamber on the 2Sth day of September, in
the year of our Lord 1873, and remove from
their midst, by death, Rev. A. II. Aughey.
He was seated in pew in the block in
the southeast section or corner of the
church, when he was Overtaken hy the un-
seen messenger, and before he sank quite
down he was caught in the arms Of Rev.
Mr. Shannon and Rev. Mr.. McCool, two of
the brethren of his church. DR.. Crawford
vas hastily summoned, but there was no
need for human skill. He had passed be-
yond its power. into that which rules the
universe. But few moments before he
sat ia our iuil sight, ana we can yet see him
arise, and hear him IN correct, pointed.
christian debate, parry the strokes that he
believed were delivered against that staanch
old paper, the Lutheran obserrer- For
some time past be has been living at Gcttys-
burg, out of the active work OF the minis
try, on account of impaired health, but he
had come TO Central Synod to say 10 his
friends that restoration OF health had been
his, TO such degree recently that he felt
warranted in looking for 4 ''charge."
1t was intended that he should preach on
the evening of the day on which he died.
He had told Rev. Mr.. Berry what his text
should be. II was
0He careth for you."
lie had also selected the hymns for the
choir for the evening service. Just before
ne began to sink low in his seat, il was Bo-
ticed that he wrote on an envelope. After
his death the envelope was found on his
person, and on its back were the last words
that he wrote they read
s'Thr Sting Of death is here"
On Sabbath evening funeral sermon was
preached b. Rev II. C. Shindel, of Port
ROYAL, from Peter 5: Z, which reads
..Castins all your cure upon Hun for He
eorefh for yor.''
The appointments that had been made
for members of the Synod to supply pulpits
in other congregations, were-recalled On
account of the thrilling event, sad Sy thus
having full Synod and fell turnout Of
the membership of the congregation, the
church was crowded in seat and aisle to the
vsstibuIe, and scores of people sought in
vain for admission.
The body was embalmed and placed in
the Parsonage till on Monday at liz O'Clock
A. NJ, when it was sent by railroad to the
home of the deceased. The Synod as a
body, and many people accompanied the
remains to the station.
The deceased was a Virginian by birth,
Huguenot by extraction, who inner
tied wealth in slaves, but who was so
imbued with the belief of the common
right, of men that he put his inherited
wealth aside by liberating the slaves without
price. He was akin TO the Augtey people
in this county. Some years ago he preached
IN Newport, Perry county, where he built
church. He was So years Of sgc, and leaves
q bereaved family. His sudden death ere
ated profound impression in the commu-
uitv, the results of which cannot be un-
derstood, until in the Judgment day, when
the cause and effect will stand side by SIDE
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