Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-17

Texas have been looking for president, and
 finally concluded that Rev. H. c. Hovey, ot
 the Second Congregational church, in Fair
 Haven, was the right man for that inhuen- ] tial and responsible position. Accordingly l they laid the matter before him for considera- ton, along with quite urgent inducements. The field is certainly wide and important one, but Mir. Hovey's ties to his congre- gation are so strong that, after due delibera. tion on the claims of the educational work to which he was invited, he decided to de- cline the overture and to remain where he now is The announcement of his decision was made to his people on Sunday last, and was received with marked appreciation on their part.
 The funeral of Mrs. Belinda Blackman, who died at the residence of Mrs. Crockett, her niece, East side, on Sunday, took place yesterday afternoon. The Rev. MT. Hovey oficiated. The interment was in the Grove street cemetery in this city.
 Within short time three persons have died in Fair Haven, each of whom was v years of age viz Mir. w. H. Shipman, Mrs Belinda Blackman and Mrs. Mary R. Barnes IN MEMoRIAM.
 Mrs. Mary R. Barnes, whose death we chronicle and whose funeral takes place to. day at o'clock p. m. from the residence of her son, Henry R.. Barnes, No. 118 East Grand street, Fair Haven, was @ person widely known for her most estimable quail
 ties of heart and mind, which she possessed
 to remarkable degree. It might be said with truth while she was living, ''She stretcheth out her hand to the poor yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of the snow for. her house. hold for all her household are clothed in scarlet
 As long as her faculties remained unim- paired, and even after her brain affection, this benevolent, liberal and kindly feeling for the welfare of others continued, and, as has been remarked by neighbors since her de- cease, 'tmany will rise up and call her blessed" Mrs. Barnes was the daughter of Deacon Elijah Rowe, one of the first deacons of the First Congregational church, Fair Ha- ven, who brought up large family of sons and daughters, two of which only survive her-Mr. Henry M. Rowe of Baltimore, Md, duO h1E UOuu IlOW0 OI bulS GUY. I16r surviving children are Henry R. Barnes, well known in this city, and s. Sherman Barnes, now of Norfolk, Va
 An interesting fact with regard to Mrs. Barnes is, that she was one of the original members of the First church at it's organiza- tion in 1880, and in fact was the only surviv- ing member of that little band of 54 who was actually Identified with the church in it's labors for the Master, the other one, Mrs. Horace s. Lanfair, having for long term of years been resident of Virginia, although she has never taken letter to any other church.
 The others, of which there are only two, Mrs. Lois Bradley and Mrs. Amanda Lancreft, both widows, are members of the Second church, Fair Haven East, and make the sum total of what is left of that faithful band of Christ's followers
 The death of this estimable aged seMother in Israel" will be deeply felt by large circle of friends outside of her immediate family and relatives but the blessed consolation comes to all that survive her, that while her departure is to them an irreparable loss, to the departed it is everlasting gain.