Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-05-01

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these must be omitted. The past 90 years
of our life have not been all sunshine;
neither have they been all characterized
| by clouds; we have had some of both
1 but more of the former than the latter.
/ We hare met with disappointments, dis
couragements, trials and Affections, but
/ we have also had seasons of encourage
ment, pleasure and happiness. If at any
| time i cloud gathered over us 1t had sill
yer lining, and by faith we looked through
the cloud and saw the light behind the
cloud. Then we remembered it is writ
ten, ''As thy day, so shall thy strength /
/ be. My grace is sufficient for YOU" The
Lord has been very good to us, and now |
| we would say, as Samuel did when Israel |
| triumphed over the Philestines: "Here |
we raise our ebenezer, saying hitherto |
hath the Lord helped u s."
Rev. Frank Miller followed his father |
with some remarks expressive of his feel |
ings upon the occasion, and announced |
that Hon. Mills Gardner would have some |
thing to say. Mr.. Gardner spoke in sub |
stance as follows:
A golden wedding is an event that but
few are permitted to celebrate; they are
of rare occurrence, and full of interest. |
What precious, as well as sad memories,
are awakened in the minds of him and
her, when in the evening of life, sur
rounded by children and friends, they
celebrate happy and glorious event,
half a century in the past.
Our brother and sister Miller are, doubt
less, in their minds recurring to that day
with fresh and pleasant memory, and
calling up before their minds the friends
of their youth, the minister, the fond pa
rents, and all the happy surroundings of
their start on the voyage of life, as hus-
band and wife,, What events have crowd
ed in those so years? Then the country
was new, and comparatively unsettled
l nP fol he
: sparce, but few town or cities. They have
lived together to witness the remoteSt
parts of the country brought in close
proximity by these agencies. Towns and
cities occupying the places that were then
a wilderness. The Church and school
house occupying the haunts of wild beasts,
. | and even SaVageS.
G He, as a faithful minister of the Cos
| pei, has, during these 90 years, been the
e instrument of happiness to very many;
: goodly number, by uniting them in the
bonds of Christian marriage; leading
many others into the pathway of the
4 Christian life, and giving words of con-
ISOLATION and Christian hope to many in
i their times of sadness and affiiction; per-
forming the sad rites of Christian burial
e to men and women of all classes. He has
l. often in his ministry seen verified the
truth of Christianity, in the triumphant
death of many of his parishoners and
: friends, to whom he has ministered in the
last moments.
l. This couple have been blessed with long
a life and good health. They have been
permitted to have their children grow up
70 to manhood and womanhood, and to know
IS that they are all comfortably circum-
staneed in life, and enjoy the respect and
is confidence of the people among whom
they live. But also, they have seen pass
IL away nearly all the friends of their youth
d. They recall, doubtless, the sad fac
n that they, almost alone, remain of th'
xe large circle of friends and relatives Wht
- were their contemporaries so years ago.
III Brother and sister Miller have live(
more than half their married life in thi
place. | have known them well for 2
years. While they have sojOurned among
us they have had the confidence and res
:. pect; yea, more-the sincere loYe of al
n n our people. They have been to us, dali
- the exemp plification of true Christian
oonn on character. Let us follow their pious an
oii holy example in our lives, that we, lik
" them, may ''live the life of the righteous,
~ and that our last end may be like theirs
;SI Atuhe conclusion of Mr.. Gardner's rt
le- marks Rev. Frank Miller offered prayer
cd and supper was then announced. Th
f'u tables were supplied with all the delics
cies of the season, and received due attel
tion from the company.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller received numerol
8 gifts from members of the family, frienC
from distant, and citizens of Washing
ton, mostly in gold coin, amounting
ati nearly four hundred dollars.
lid Among those in attendance were Il
our following:
p aps CHILDREN AND GRAND CHILDREN.
ith Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh F. Kempe r, son-i
yer law and daughter of Rev. S. j. and E.
to Miller, with their six sons: Willis N
,eIl on David R., Frank H., Hugh F., Park 7
alb and Howard W., of Walnut Hills; S.
rch Fergus Miller, NJ. D., Cincinnati; Re
Mr.. Frank E. Miller, Easton, Pa, and M
ioi, Ida B. Miller.
was OTHER RELATIVES.
fu- J. Shannon Fergus, Esq, brother
lrly Mrs. Miller, with his wife, of W.
,%o' nro Charleston, o. Mr.. Fergus was the on
,yer person present at the golden weddi
late who attended the original wedding fiji
the years ago. Misses Lima and Carrie Mill
'oIo Miss Hattie 8. Coffman and Miss Jenl
eep Cain, nieces and grand-nieces, of DaytC
rth. CLERGY.
axe axe Rev. Geo. Carpenter and wife, Rev.W.
me me- Cherington and wife, Rev. J. C. Irwin a
vet wife, of this city; Rev. R. G. Galbra
. and wife, of Frankfort; Rev. N. Jol
r and wife, Bluffton, Indiana; Rev. r.
Campbell, of South Salem.
the GUESTS FROM ABROAD.
ON o. G. Wilson, Esq, Philadelphia, P
anu anu Miss Lou Morris, Springfield. O.; N
er.'' Mollie Brownell, of Walnut Hills
long blonde, petite and beautiful, elegantly
you tired in pearl-eolored silk; Mr..
INC Mrs. 7. Q. March and Miss Jennie Mar
N. of Wilmington; Mrs. H. G. Denver 6
Miss Telfair, of Bloomington; Mrs. Al
) Parrett, of South Salem; Mrs. VIM.
! baugh, of Circleville; Miss Kate Millik
of Columbus.
arm Rev j ohm L. Bellville, the clergyr
ry of who married Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, is
yeaTs ysaiis living, and resides in Dayton, but
i, has quite feeble health, and was unable to
ings, present at the golden wedding.
be to Rev Mr.. Miller is in his 77th year,
10Y onu Mrs. Miller is eight years his JUNO
.atlon They are both in fair health, tho
shalt neither is strong. Mrs. Miller's ma
as a name was Evaline Fergus. Her ia
We 1a was Gen. James Fergus, of Miami c.
ID fhe ty, Ohio. Nine children have been
And to them Five died in infancy. /
Try OF are still living, and were present on
erlod; occasion, together with six grand
WIN WIN dren.
time Rev. Miller came to Ohio in June, l
s will bo y1ss Iinansad to ,1raech AnriI 9d
i end. His 4irst settIement was in New Les
u 10 ton, Preble county, in the winter of
where he remained five or six years.
was called from there to Pleasant Ri
lFb' near Cincinnati, and from there to
mington, where he remained five y
lo,l coming to Washington in the fall of
For Is years from that time he W
charge of the PRESBYTERIAN Church o