, 1879-08-09

expect to hear soon Of Ills appointment as sN-
pcrintcndcnt.
The Mansion House hop Is to bo given on Fri.
Den. Sherwood, Of o1to, Ia spending h's fourth,
I'D. 5ae'tAon, Unt, Ell States Judge. mud Juti1o
Camden, Of West Firgfnlu, asc at tho Mansion
House.
"; orvll1o Tyler, for MANY years 4 rcsIdont
dicu last hight
;. As note,l ii these columns iast week, the rev.
Kohcrt lioyd, u. D., ihe ttastus OF tic baptist
church here, died On the :,lst OF july. Tic
thousands who have heard him proac, ur ysttosi
him IN h!s sick.room, md Ihc tuaoy more VIII,
hnyc known htfs tllrougt, his writings, Will he
satdcncl to learn Of hta death, htit It Is sor.
row ttot ,lnmingtetl With tllankfnlness TINT sa
sttfte.Ings arc ended. Tie story OF hls wo.tler'
his nwn words: IL can only be Outlined mere.
Dr. boyll Was born in Sc.Sttnnd IN 13u md tn
hcfitca the logic, !arge.hcarte1ncss. and strong
common acndc Of his nhstre land. lie wns Tor 4
he cnno 10 America aui settled IN cana'l:s,
whero lic was very earnest III ihc .cmpcsaieo
work, md Ind two OF three surccsaful nassof.
atcs. the longest being At London. iM ~, ne
vent to Chicago, where he founded tltn Elina
Place 1'apllst Church, ulNa drew uni held large
CONGREGATIONS. Alter seven years, through ex-
cess!yc inbors, llis health htgan Ia fall. aud, In
1854. lie came to WaMkcsha, nr''l became Tho
tastoE of the Baptist church, preaching gs long
Ills tlisease-pnralyaia Of the lower lin,hs.:
Eainct such hold ot HIT, that nc vas coaiincu
to his rnotn n1nl tiicn to le bed, wherc hc haa
lain for twelve wears. u naticnt, thcerthl, even
joyful, sufferer This lonX w9lttns-ittno has
delighted to lolIUt Hundreds have sought and
fo,lnd comfort and hcip At his hcdsitlc; he has
b"c,, tt.e wise coansclor Of sls church that re-
tancd him as their paatnr .instt thc tIay Of lifs
thousands. "None but christ" and "tllnd
Tttllugs" ayo his hcst-known works. Several
years since, the dlaense TINT slowly gained
fnrbatle roHtnuea tsictation, and he clnset
il S w"u,d d ho bis iast work. WITH ucreasIn:
bntlsy infsrmtty, MID great dnncst!c bcrcaye-
ncnts, his Cnrlsatnn courage never wavercsl. ain!
'a faith amt ioys II Christ grew brighter Hna
brighter to slc end. Tlls funeral .nok place on
g the os!ier churches we're c!nscd, aiid deeply
impressive memorial scrviro was hclt ut the
SAME place. y shcaf uf wheat and sickle were
Among the beautiful floral cFMbietns..
pulpit, silently su,'ke the spirit Of their lovc.l
pastor L, Ills forrowlng people. Mr. Richard
Street told Of l,ts carly acquaintance with Dr.
boyd In Scotland. Deacon Walker n,l Mr..
s serS .! s9SG Hs4 Of NJ + 'sGo1s M Ero @
IN glyag many rrInints.cncas q his life, said
t!,lt Mr.. Mntaiy had used his iiltls work. ''Gtal
TitlEs1gs," during hls meetings 'nosc than any
otl,cr book beside the Bbc. In Great 1'ritaI1,
oyaf IL, ,tD3 tDp!ce vcre sold, nnd 1t has also been
translated Into tacrn,ap.
The Hcv. Mr.. Rutmsts, fnrner minister hers,
paid touching tribute to !lc nlaM whom la hal
l0red anil reycrct as father. The Rev. =. J..
Thompson, u. D., ot l'ittshurg, spoke Of hfs
large lore for his friends, and, as member OF
hs family, thanked TIC church md community
for the many cxprcssiot.s Of lnyo Ald Thought
iulness during lis long illness lie then point