Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-09-06
KEI'UBLICAn TESTIMONY.
BIshOp Simpsons EuIOgy "f tho kev. Lr
.. PatttsOn,


Altoona Times.
Bishop Simpson, who seldom waverS in
his support of the Republican party, and
who stood high in tue counsels Of the
Grant administration, IN his Cyclope-
dia of Methodism," bears this testimony
of the late DR.. PattisOn
Robert Ii. Pattison, d. D., of the Phil
adelphia conference Of the N. E. church,
was born in Cambridge, Nd, January %,
1924. He was converted at the age of ten
years, and at fourteen he entered the pre-.
paratOry department of Dickinson college
He graduated in 1913 &; taught for two
years at Baltimore, and entered the Phil
adelphia conference in 1886. He filled q
number of prominent appointments in
Philadelphia and elsewhere, aud was also
presiding elder Of the Harrisburg district.
In 1858 he was chosen secretary of the
conference, and continued to hold that
Office until his death. In 1868 he was q
delegate to tho general conference, and
was one of its assistant secretaries. He
was for several yerrs a member Of the
foreign missionary board, and wss con-
nected with the various organizations of
the Philadelphia conference. g DR.. Pat
tis0n was a good man, a true Methodist,
a faithful pastor, an accepted and earnest
preacher, and a Christian gentlemen,
whom to know was to esteem and love-"
There is no hint of disloyalty in the
above against the father of the Democratic
candidate. In fact, he could not have
been 50 highly honOred by the Philadcl-
phia conference had he been "a Maryland
secessionist." DIR. E. G.. Stockton, of this
city, was a member of DR.. Pattison's
Twelfth street church in Philadelphia for
three years, and declares that his pastor
was one of the most lOvable men he ever
knew, and that he was thoroughly loyal to
his country in the great struggle for its
life. He also says hc has known the
Democratic candidate from the time he
was a mere child, and though not identi-
fled with any party, yet if he vas in Phila-
delphia he would vote for Robert +. Pat
tt son for governor.
.Burrowing into the grave of an honor.
able man to subserve partisan purpose is
Infamous, and alike an insult to every
Methodist and to a church that had no rival
in its devotion to ithe Union cause during
tho great rebellion. The elder Pattison was
not only loyal man and Christian gen.
tlemaD, bnt he was liberal in his religious
views. He was not afraid to intrust the
legal education of his son i'll the hands of
that eminent jurist, Lewis G. Cassidy,
ESQ.,, Roman Catholic. and his tO'eratiOn
contrasts in the fairest light with that of
General Beaver, the candidate of the
Camerons for governor. Tho late Rev.
Thomas NJ. Reese, about three weeks be-
fore he died, in discussing the probabilities
of Beavers nomination, declared that
though he was Republican in the strictest
sense, yet she would vote for the bitter
est Democrat in the state before hc would
vote for Beaver" Mr.. Reese was presid-
ing elder of the Altoona district for four
years had his residence in Bellefonte,
and had ample opportunities for studying
the character of General Beaver and
the liberality of his religious
views and methods. He said that Beaver.
as president of the Y. M. G.. Association.
was 4" one of the most bigoted men in the
state," and in his official relation ignored
tine members of other denominations be-
longing to the association in favor of those
holding his own religious views.
The Times does not refer to this matter
for the sake of partisan ends. 1t does not
believe in dragging any mans religion
into politics, out is fully justified in citing
fence of grossly illuminated dead mau.
Tho Telephone Growing in Favor.
The National Telephone association met
yesterday in Boston. c.. N. Fay, of Chi.
cagO, from the committee on central Office
system, etc.. reported that reports had
been received from 81 exchanges, repre-
senting about g, 900 sub-renters, "There
are about GO, 600 to 20. 600 subscribers in