Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-07-03
precious life In moment, after he had spent
nine weeks In my dwelling"

precious life In moment after he had spent
nine weeks In my dwelling"
As OF curious interest too, Dr. pubbs APP
ponds an editorial upon this tragic event from
Germantown paper, of November q, 1IlS,
published by Saur, who was member Of one
Of the German ''peace sects" aud cordially
disliked "the churches" To him the RE-
formed ministry was, at best, a life of vanity,
and the mere possession Of weapon of war
fare WIS an abonination." These facts" SAYS
Dr. Dubbs, "may indicate the motive OF the
miserable cant and the shameless illustration
which he raw 1T to employ In the following
article :"
"John Jacob Iochreuter, Studios, Theol,
born at st Gall, in Switzerland, was sent To
Pennsylvania ~ u Reformed minister, ar
rived this fail In Phiadel pbia, and was re-
Gently appointed preacher at Lancaster.
When he was told that he would find there
congregation of rough, impertinent and un-
| polished people, he replied: . In that case
wouId rather be a wood.chopper' HIS con-
gfegatlon had sent him horse to Philadel-
phlh, and he had Intended to travel to Lam
caster IN company with tho mail carrier but
ut tho appointed limo he WAS found lying
dead In his room, booted and spurred, with a
gun at his aide. A shot had passed through
his left breast, and the bullet was found fiat
tened out behind the should der blade, lust un-
der the skin. There is no indication that the
shooting was Intentional. The ramrod was
not quite at its proper place. and 1t IL there
fore supposed that he had either attempted to
draw IT out or to put 1t in. With him was
lound n written sermon which no had intend
ell to preach two days later its theme is {:
'The Divine Call of Young Samuel sam
uel B. We hear that lie bad good natural
talents, and withal certain measure of the
fear of g. I'd aud good beginning in Chris.
tian experience. Those who Judge cbaritaby
believe that he seriously proposed To serve
tho Lord but that God saw that he was in
danger OF being drawn back to the vanties of
The world, and therefore called him to eter-
nifty.
1t is related that as certain servant was
travelling with his master he saw fox
creeping into hole. To please his master
he ran and caught the fox, but the
animal turned round, bit his hand and
held him fast His master called, Have you
got him| but the servant replied, Sir, he
has got me SO it has happened to many a
well-meaDing person who was caught and
held by vanity because the Lord did not send
him. Alas! they do not know that thoy
have been caught and firmly fettered,
and do not desire TO be made tree. Ger
tainly, weapon of murder is not proper
instrument Tor preacher, much less Tor
believer Tor tho weapons of their warfare
are not tlcshly, much loss murderous but
when we consider how our young people are
ruined 10y sending them To high schools, such
| thlngs are not surprising, except man be
| born again.
| Whoever abstains from criticism and judg-
| ment, minds his own affairs, and commits
everything TO God, will certainly travel by
the safest way"
All of this interesting introdu uction leads TO
the sermon or Swan Song itself, for which
i have no space now to make extracts, the
entirety however deserving study and mer.
iting DIR. Dubbs' criticism that though
simple and practical it is thoroughly script
ural ; and though antquated in form, itcon-
tains suggestions which have lost none of
their original importance"
~
When the platform committee of the Re-
publican state coconvention came in the
other day they brought this with them
We deprecate the nefarious work otimport-
ing foreign pauper, criminal aud contract
labor, or tho products OF European convict
labor, and demand the passage of national
law suamarily prohibiting such importation
under any preteSt whatever.
Pretty soon there was buzz. Congress
man Brumm wanted "European" quietly
stricken out ; Cessna, Cooper and the chair
asked mo to let it be done. i consented, put
it in brackets and it is understood to go with
out "Europeau." But why?
~
Nevin II. Fisher, who was of the class of
1870, Franklin Il Marshall college, then
studied law, and has been lately taking a
/ four years course in Catholic theology in
| Rome, is coming back to this country at an
early day, and Will doubtless become an in
structor in one of the Catholic seminaries
| about Philadelphia.
w
| do not wonder much that some OF the
Republican politicians in this county fatten.
| 1t is not unusual for them to make as high as
| $1,000 out of a single primary. Fact.
SINDBAD.