Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-12-18

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finished we're they that from the pulpit they
might have gone 10 the press HUd been
found the model Of excellence With wan
ing strength he la0Ored with great acceptance
here for years when he went 10 Charleston,
:. G., and after year or two died when but
81 years old.
"AUSrl" HALL.
About the time Mr.. Ashuead came here a
lady, afterwards known as "Auuty" Hall,
came 10 Lancaster from Philadelphia. She
had been a member Of the Second church,
Philadelphia, which at that time stood at "a
and Arch streets-a church which had
been greatly revived under the preaching OF
the wonderful Geo. Whitfield, and had con.
unued in the work Of evan geliEiug by punRaut
preaching and tusvont pray ermestings-
"Aunty' Hall found no prayermeetiug in the
Lancaster Presbyterian church. She started
one in her own house. Ii was source Of
wonder and many persons out OF curiosity
would come at the time il was held snd peep
through the wiudOws and push open the
doors. Two or three men were all she could
find 10 take part in these meetings at urst.
The number in attendance began from
the hrst TO increase Among the mum.
bsr who found their way there were
three young men, viz : Samuel :. Mi.
ler q carpenter Reuben Frame a tsilnr,
and John +. Cowau, a printer These young
men were converted and afterwards received
into the membership Of the Preshy terrain
church. After time they devoted them
selves 70 the study for the ministry. Miller
went West and preached with great accept
ability at different points, and was the means
of many conversions and establishing many
churches. \ few years since he was honor.
ably retired, and now lives al Washington
Court House, Ohio, member Of p-eshvtery
Of Chillicothe. Frame went into Illinois
and laoored earnestly and successfully until
about three years ago. when he was honor.
ably retired. lie still lives In Chicago,
member OF the prssbytery OF Ottawa Ills
son entered the ministry, and for number
OF years has been very sctivs IN building UP
new churches he is at present located at
Stevens Point Wisconsin, a member OF the
presbyteEy OF Winnebsgo.
COwau, on leaving Lancaster, went 10
West Nottingham, Cecil county, Md, to
school. Possessing much q the spirit Of
"AUnty' Hall he started q PRAYER meeting
under somewhat similar circumstances a.
result many OF the students aaU NUN Gers
resident IN that community we're converted A.
of the students the following arc reluem.
bered
MANY NoIARLE zryDE>Ir.
Nathan {. Brooks, at Prosen: q teacher
OF female high school, Baltimore.
Geo. S. WhltehNl, VINO graduated with Ist
honors at Dickinson college, became teacher
in deaf and dumb asylum, Philadelphia.
ne ne was regarded 10y ali A. remarkably UTil-
liant and died young.
- stevens. took lrs. hou0rs iu Medical
college, Baltimore; was mos. promising, but
health failed him IA early years OF his FRO.
tessiOn ana he died young.
John G. jenkins, physician, bsl0nglns 70
prominent Lancaster county families, Teat
South to practice where be died.
" N, Is, McllValne, studied theology en-
tered ministry. Spou, mugu Ci his time at
East Liberty, Pa, and now lives al Peoria.
Ills, honOraOly retired from active ministry,
John W. Scott entered ministry; very sue.
cess!ul; became president o' WasLiaEtCn
college, this state, and died but a tew years
since
Nathan Gricr White. entered ministry.
was long time pastor Ct Presbyterian church
OF McCOnneiisbuTg, tGis state and is BOW
the stated supply OF the church ~ Tyrone.
Cornelius H. Mustard, entered ministry;
and served lifetime as pastor on tue East.
ern Peninsula OF Maryland, where he died,
but where mis- memory Is cherished hy slL
Matthew Henderson, became Ep.-copal
minister; laboEed At Newark, y. J., t5r many
years, went South and died
William Kennedy, an elder in the church
al the Gap, this county, who has a son 10 the
ministry, who continued tor nearly twenty
years pastor Of Second church Trenton, y.
j., ana resigned only on account OF health.
John Patton, D. D, the informant, who
mas pTeacned 10! - years, much O! the time
In Delaware, but better known tor his long
service as pastor Of Logan Square Presbyte-
rtan church, Philadelphia Though row
honoraoly retired he continues 70 preach
Win great acceptance among the churches OF
Philsdelphia
The work of Mr.. COwan, while al West
Nottingham school, is felt to this day, accord.
Ing to the testimony OF the present pastor,
Rev. Samuel \. Gayiey, .. D, and Ii seen
In the Christian department Of the people of
the place, and the !eEveut plesy OF proiessed
Christians.
cowAN's GREAT CAREER
Mr.. COwan entered the ministry, went
West, was located In Missouri, whore he was
recognized leader In church work, and on
the death OF Thomas II. Benton was chosen
to preach the funeral sermon. Mr.. Cowan
died some years ago, bat his work goes on IN
the person of his three sons-one the pastor
oil the Third Presbyterian church, Pittsburg;
one pastor In Southern PRESBYTERIAN church
and one an elder in 8 church in Ohio.
But what OF "Aunty" Hall. She left
Lancaster in 1873 went back TO Philadel-
phia continued earnest in Christian work,
and while feeble with age, never missed the
prsyermeeting. she died a lew wears ago
and her then pastor, Rev. John Patton, D.
d., named above, preached the funeral ser
mon. Her work still goes on. From that
Iiule Lancaster prayermeeting what
mighty influence has gone forth, ia the con
version OF many who have entered the
ministry and eldership, and on down through
their sons and sons sons the bread Il being
cas-. upon waters.