Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-06-04

Death Of DR.. Lewin.-R.v
o. upper Marlboro, died a, N. p .!'' Levin'
Washington, on Fridy the gs,b ' '". hon' I,
'Ppop'e1y, in the 10th yer ofsi. Instant o.
was at Washington attending i. s sse' .,
Convention in which he ,oos ~ 1p'scopai
part On the evening Of the dav a, r.ominea'
AFTER his labors in the conveOiion ~ oe''",
ne returned TO his chamb., :, ''e W.
named hotel, complaining Of ss.,,. = aO0r'
Another clergyman who had been 10, !" We.
reading TO him left for a shor, fra ~ '''1.
ana when he returned Dr.. Levi, ~ = 'urF.'
ing iai"nse pain in the region of,. -,
physicians were summoned and 49, -,
rendered, but all efforts to re,,o,s ~ ~
man were unavailing. He died Il ~. ,',ne
after being taken III. None Of ,b.s - ~. ' n
the deceased were in attndancs
DR.. Levin vas born in Thorn. ina. o.,n5 I
hmehy Of Po'sen, Prussia, on ii. ,s,h OIL
August, 1916, and, hence, at the -. sh;.
DEATH and almost reached tina, alIo,.a .n,p
o. life spoken Of by the Psalmist 4 s,,ly /
life he emisrated to this country h,, - boon
previously graduated from the r,,,.-7,r ~
Cambridge, England. lie at on,. ..,.,.d
upon tht career which he 40 s,,he,ur
followed to the end, and in which 4. .,,,;,ed
such marked eminencc. lie wa, ors,ined
~ 1884 by the late Bishop Whittuvb,m and
became Rector of Stepdey Parish Sors,s.,
county. In 1916 he took charge Of n. ..n.s,.r
Parish, and also became ass,,.,, :, ,he /
Great Choptsnk. In in ls47 h. ..n,,cd 1
charge of st. Niceae'ls, Talbo, eoon,v and
in ls4o Of Christ Church p.,.h 80,
county. In ls49 he took charge n Trinity
Parish, Charles county. In lssab. .oo.ovsd
to Mississippi and occupied the ehsi, q, pres.
ident Of jackson College, and tstnrning to
Maryland in 1854 was chosen as c;,v Mis-
sionAry of Baltimore city. Ia :s,e he was
placed in charge of st. Paurs, Frederick,
and in the same year of King and Queen,
st. Mary's county. In 1856 he wa, called to
the Rectorship of Spring Hill Parish Sails
bury; in 1869 Of Port Tobacco p. ,i.b This
county, aud in 1878 he entered unou bs On.
ties as Rector of Trinity Church IN N.rl- /
boro, which position he held to The day Of
his death
The Marlboro Gdsetts give The following
account of the funeral obsequies
His remains were brought to Marlboro
on Saturday evening. accompanied BY his
son and his daughter, Nellie, and Res. Dr..
Addison and Rev. Mr.. Perry. They were
met at the depot by the yesirymen Of the
church and many Borrowing friends who
with bowed head and sad hearts, accompanied
the remains to the Rectory where they re-
manned until Tuesday
Bishop Paret, accompanied by Thirty tler-
gymen, arrived Tuesday by the morning
train. An informal meeting vas held at the
church, the Bishop presiding The Bishops
beautiful address, eulosstic sf the life nul
clara"tct Of Dr.. Levin WIS iollowed b,
touching remarks by R'v Drs Addison lIr-
land, Hilton, Buck, Siryker Hodge,. Chip
chase, Fair, Rich and Rev Mr. McCale
The funeral took place from Trinity Church
the scene Of his last pastoral ahors The
church was denscly packed with the crowd OF
sorrowlng friends from all parts Of the State
aud Washington city, who hid come 10 pay
n last SD tribute to the memory o The wOr
thy dead. the church was draped in mourn
ing, II fitting symbol of the feelings which
now aud then broke forth in siilIel sohs from !
some grief burlcned heart Bishop rafrt, as
sisted by Drs. Addison anl luton, rcnl the
burial services ,
Besides the Bishop the ff,lloxing elogymen /
were IN attennnce-=ss~p-1tic6n N%-rary.srru~S,sh
Hodges. wilkins aud Rev. Mr. striker. of r
the Standing Commiifec Rev Drs. Stephen |,
son, Addison, rown'hend Cliesey, DasAiell, |
Fair, H,land and Rev. Nessrs. Chesleys, {
Soothgate, Buck, Grey, Chipchsse Rose,
AcCabe, Wilkins, b liter Brayshaw, Thomas
H"'ht'H, plmprl ana Ferry.
The following were tie pail hearers most !
OF whom were members OF hi, yestry, Hon.
X, B. Il Chew Hon. Joseph K Roberts
George II. BunnelI, VIM. II r,rpcr, Thomas
Clasett Of W, Hon. Charles CIagrtt. DR.
Fredcrirk Sasscer, Hon. WIN. D. uin. lion.
George W Wilson, Frederick S.sscer, .Ir.,
VIM. l. Hill, Ro'ert a. Cngc,t, R. Irving
b 'wie, VIM +. C',g1tt
His remains, together with thosc Of his
wife, were carried to Oak hin Cemetery.
Georgetown, for fual in;ermen, Seldom. If
ever, have We seen such universal grief a. was
shown in Marlboro as Tuesdr No nm
d'nmed eve viewed the two ho,rscs CARRYING
away from US the precious dust If our he-
loved rector and his wife Jesus, his brother
Jew, has called him and he was ready.
lii' pastoratc in Port Tobacco Parish, this
county extended over period of about ten
years. during which time by his Kindness of
heart he made many friends, who dsvlore his
ienise
Adjourned Term THE adjourned term