The Newtown bee., 1880-12-01
Death of Rev. ". H. Bangs.

This venerable minister. member of the New York East Conference, who has resided in Ocean Grove with his wife and grandlaus hter, Miss Platt, since April, 1879, took his departu to the better land l on Tuesday. Oct. 5th, at about o'clock l in the afternoon. During part of the Summer 5, ason, although ill extremely | feeble health, he was able to attend the various religious services at the Audito- rum and Tabernacle. For few weeks past, however, he gradually declined, and when the glad hour of his release cane, the messenger found him prepared. and intensely de5irous to be with Christ.
 His life has been an even, beautiful and useful one since he was converted Ut the early age of 15. He soon after con- meucsd to preach For 43 ears he has been idehllued with the conferehce, glv- ing 35 years ol effective labor i'll the iiiu- | eI;l.cy It is said of hia! that he never missed au anuual roll cali of his Confer ence His punctuality, zeal, temperance and devotion to oue work marked his whole career.
 When growing iniirmity compelled him 10 take u superannuated relation he had preached Il .0Ou sermons, and taken into church fellowship over ], 900 souls of the l i,6U0 converted throus.. his instrument lality.
 He was a nephew Of the weli-re.nem
 bered Drs. Hemau and Nathan Bangs.
 His two daughters married brothers, one
 of whom, Rev. Smith H. Platt, A. M., is
 well known at Ocean Grove. His own
 life here among us nas been most exe;n-
 plary, and it's end glorious. He was filled
 with divine consolation, anu spent hi,
 latest breath ill praisins the God of hls salvation.
 The funeral services over the remains
 of Rev W. ii. Bangs, whicn occurred on Thursday of laot week at his late resi- uunce iii Ocean Grove, were clafacttriZad
 by an cntiIe absence of ostentatiou, dis ' play Around that saintly form, bsauti-
 full in the piacidity of his last sleep. friends gathered, not to mourn, but to admonish and colufCrt one another. hy the lessons of his quiet consistent and holy iiIe ana sublime trIuilp!, st the last hour. Dr. Stokes we'll improved the oc-
  { and glory of a sodly character. Revs.
 w. H. Boole and G. C. Bancroft each had il sweet garland of memories to lay on the bier of this a5cenaed '' father in Is- 3 rael, and with hopef@i songs and insYir-
 ing sstlutations every one seemed to feel
 Il touch of heaven. It was good to bt h there.
 |, We clip the above from the Ocean | Grove Record The Rev. William H . Bangs was stationed in Sandy Hook il F the years of I85I-2, and was the secone 6 pastor of the Methodist church in thai r. place While there he did valiant ser c vice, and the most powerful revival Of re Z, ligion took place that has ever occurret J in tho history of said church. Very many z in Nswtown will remembe. that earnest e devoted man of God, and numbers hay, d gone out from this church as fruits C 0 that revival who haya furnished fin, If Illustrations Of practical Christianity l, His remains were brought oil from Oceai " Grove Oct. 6tli. accompanied by Rev. al, W Mrs. $. H. Piait; and just as the sun va l. setting ke was borne to his last restinJ IS place in the Sandy Hook cemetery, b y the side of his little grandson, there f <. await the angels trump at the mornin ls of the Resurrection.
 I. Servant of God. we'll done, n Tssy ggri warfare past
 The battlc's fongLt. tEe race is won
 And thcn art crowned It tast s S@s