Daily Republican., 1880-02-02
YEsTRRDkYs NEWS.
WHAT nEFELL A mINIsTEK.
The Sheep Enter the Fold aud Cap
ture the sheppard.

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Yesterday We published local Civ.
ing condensed account of the surprist
to Rev. c. +. Sheppard of Salem NJ. T.
Church, on Thursday evening, but
since then we have been furnished q
mora elaborate account Of 1t by cor,
respondent which VIZ also publish
MEs'Rs. EDIToRs:-On Thursday ev,
ening as Rev. G. F. Sheppard was read,
ing ia his study, and the other inma o.
OF the Mt. Salem parsonage were v4fi.
Ously engaged, suddenly there was a
loud and prolonged rapping at the
front door. He hurried to the door and
opened it asking excltedly, "ls there a
tire ?" ana without giving him an oppor-
tunity to look out and See where the fire
was, me hundred aud twenty. I've peo.
pie, with good natur.d Bro. Garrett at
their head, filed in and took possession
Of the parsonage.
The pastor and his family seeing that
resistance would BE- utterly useless,
completely surrendered, and let these
people have their own way.
Soon Rev. J. +. Mclaughlin in g.
half OF the church and Congregatioa,
read most touching and eloquent ad.
dress, eulbodyiug a series of kind reso.
lutions. ..
Following him MIR. John s. Miller,
in an extemporaneOus address which
was most happy and appropriate, pre-
sented to the pastor q pair of velvet
slippers and a magnificent silver ice
pitcher ingraved wish his initials, and
to his wife rich and elegant dress.
Mr.. Sheppard attempted a response
admitting that anything he might give
them in the way Of speech, must in
this instance at least be entirely un.
premeditated, and thatsif they had only
sent him word that they were coming
he would have tried to have speech
He then reviewed some-
what the kind dealings Of the Lord with
these people during the last three ye ars,
the friendly and harmonious relations
between the official members of the
church and himself during all that
time, and uttered the prayer to which
there was many a deep response, that
they who have been gathered into the
church during these three years may at |
last be safely gathered into the church
of the redeemed in Heaven.
During each of these addresses the
hearts OF the people were moved and
tears We're shed.
Following this, elegant refreshments
were pas sed around in great abund-
ance.
Still later while Miss Melissa Valen-
tine, organist of the church aud SAT-
bath school, presided at the instru.
ment, more than hundred voices Join.
ed in singing "Jesus, lover of my SOUL"
and grand music which was the Ian
guage of earnest hearts, went yelling
up from that parsonage house.
Next Rev. J. +. Mclaughlin led in
good night prayer, and as kind and
loving | throng as ever brought cheer
to PASTORS heart gradually dispersed.
After they were gone it was discov-
sred that many things had been brought
hat were not in the address of presen.
.ation, for bags, parcels, packages, can
led fruit, dressed poultry. &C., were
'ound.
do not know Mr.. Editor who the
next preacher at ut. Salem is to be,
1ut assure yOu, this is one of the
most inviting fields within the confel-
'nce, and happy will be that minister
Who shall come in the name of the
Iord and will do his best for the in.
erests If this branch of Zion. Signed
y One WHO KNOWS,