The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-30
Death of Rev. DR.. L. c. Matlack.

VIII be uet cheated.
Death of Rev. DR.. L. c. Matlack.
The Rev. DR.. l.. c. Matlack, pastor of
Zion NJ. f. Church, at Cambridge, Md,
died at the parsonage there at midnight
of Saturday last, of heart disease, having
been i'll but few hours. He was one of
the best known clergymen on the PENN
sula. He was taken sick upon the street
in Cambridge on Saturday, the Gath,
about five o'clock while on his way home
from the Jail, where he had been to visit
man::who was hung yesterday. His little
son Coale was with him and he called to
passers by, who assisted his luther home.
In an hour or two he became better and
talked freely of the severe pain in his
side he suffered. A little later he was
again taken worse and about midnight
breathed his last, his last words being,
1.-The Lords will be done"
The funeral services took place in the
Tome Memorial NJ. +. Church, of Port
Deposit, the remains having been brought
there by railroad, and were conducted by
the Rev. r. G. Jones, pastor. The re-
mains were enclosed in casket covered
with black cloth and velvet and richly
ornamented with massive silver handles
and ornaments. 1t bore silver plate
inscribed: " Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord-Lncius c. Matlack; born
April IS, 1916; died June "A, 1888" The
Rev. II. ii. Adams, of St. Psuls, Will
mington, read tue hymn, Asleep in
Jesus" which was sung by the choir, and
the Rev. Robert w. Todd of North East
offered prayer. The Rev. w. l.. S. Muir
ray, of Asbury, Wilmington, then read
the ninetietn psalm and the Rev. Il. H.
Haynes, of Newark, read l Corinthians,
10. The Rev. Arthur w. Milby, Presid-
ing Elder of the Dover district, announ-
ced the hymn, Servant of God, Well
Done,'' and Rev. n. NJ. Browne, of New
Castle then read two papers from the
| Wilmington Preachers Association. The
first, which was prepared by the Rev.
7. II. Creamer, secretary, dwelt largely
upon the personal relations of the de-
ceased to the members of the association.
The second was the one prepared by the
Rev. n. NJ. Browne from materials Oh
tanned by the committee appointed for
that purpose at Mondays meeting. It.
was an exhaustive and interesting paper,
and after giving brief biography Of the
deceased dwelt upon the personal and re-
ligious experiences Of the subject. AT
ter the choir sang "We may not climb
the heavenly heights" the Rev. W. J.
Parker, of Ezien Church, Wilmington,
read paper, prepared by order of the
Delaware NJ. E. Conference, which
treated mainly of DR.. Matlack's relations
to the colored race. Addresses were de-
livered by the Rev. T. +. Martindale,
Presiding Elder of the Easton district,
and by the Rev. T. Snowden Thomas of
the Philadelphia Conference. The caskst
being opened, last look was taken at
the face of the deceased by the many
friends who were present. The attend
ance at the funeral was very large and
representatives of the Philadelphia, Will
minglon, Delaware and Baltimore NJ. E.
Conferences were present.
All the time during the funeral service
the rain poured down in torrents, and at
it's close the cOrtege started amidst as
heavy fall of water as is often exper-
fenced here. Just before the arrival at
the grounds the rain ceased and the in
tenement was made with more comfort
than was anticipated.
Among those who attended the funeral
from this town were Rev. CT. Sheppard,
John Perkins, Henry Vinsinger, w. J.
Alrich, w. II. Elder, w. X. Wright, John
Wilkinson and wife, Perry Biddle, and a
number of others.
Simpsons Encyclopedia of Methodism
in sketch of the life of the deceased,
says he was born in Baltimore on April
2Sth, 1916. In his youth he removed to
Philadelphia where he was converted and
united with Union NJ. f. Church in 1892.
He was licensed to preach and recon-
mended to the annual conference in Phil
adelphia for an appointment successfully
in 1887 and 1888, but was rejected by a
unanimous vote on account of his identi-
ticaton with modern abolitionism. His
name was stricken from the roll of local
preachers for the same reason and his
license to preach was withheld in 1899.
He continued to exhort without a license
however, and was threatened with ex-
pulsion. At the request of the Rev.
Orange Scott, Presiding Elder Kilburn
assigned him to duty as junior pastor with
Mr.. Scott at Lowell, Massachusetts, in
June, 1889. He united with the New
England conference in 1910 and was sta
toned successfully at 1IOlliston and
Boston. In 1S43 he assisted in the or
ganization of the Wesleyan Methodist
Connection, of which he became the
general book agent, editor and finally
president.
During the war he entered the Union
army as chaplain of the Eighth Regi-
meut Illinois Cavalry, but subsequently
become an officer of the Seventeenth
Regiment of Cavalry from the same state
and, after serving with distinction, was
mustered out a colonel by brevet in 1866.
The Philadelphia annual conference by
a unanimous vote in 1867, reversed its
decision of 30 years before, and admitted
him to membership in that body. Among
the appointments which he has since held
are Elkton, New Orleans, Wilmington,
Middletown, Bethel, near Summit bridge
aud Cambridge, Md. He was Presiding
Elder of the Wilmington district for sew
eral years, his term expiring last March,
and was stationed at Grace Church, Cam
bridge, from March, 1878, to the cores
ponding month of the following year.
Among his literary productions is a his
tory of the anti-slavery struggle. A wife