The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-02-02

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part of the war we CHANGED to meet
him In Cumberland. Recognition
was mutual and immediate. Suppose
you are still fighting the old enemy,
was nearly the first remark to him.
The answer was, not just now, but
his near relative, (meaning the head
CT the then COnfederacy.] Three big
sons in the same employment. l am
one under authority, and must be
about my Masters business. Good
day, and away he went in a SER
geant's blouse. A few years after
the war, we had an opportunity once
more. and for the last time, to hear
him from the pulpit. The faith and
religion were there as of yOre, but
the vim and power had departed. A
sunstroke in one of the Peninsula
campaigns, had made a wreck of his
powerful manhood. He has been
dead for some years.
| The rotation system in this church
in the course of 60 years or more
would have assigned here a great
many ministers, more than we can
possibly treat or even mention in this
communication, already tediously
long. Can only refer to the more
prominent and best known. The
Rev. B. Ison, in the early fifties, is
PROMINENTLY and kindly in recollec-
TINS, A good preacher and pastor
kind, amiable and pursuasive-a
preacher in appearance, gait and
habis lately a Presiding Elder. Old
and tiled in the work, but sill lily.
ing. About 1859 Rev. Ball was here
for theallOtted term. Very ministe-
rial, not only in appearance but
action, well calculated to inspire
high dgree of respect in and out of
church circles, He made a good rec.
ord in every way, never furnished in
the many years past. Just prior to
the war Jahn Carroll, of West Vir-
ginia. served his time. He was
young, enegetic and enthusiastic.
The war cane on and he stepped
down and oul of the sacred rostrum.
Said he belonged to noisy church.
was a noisy Preacher, and ne would
enter the Union army in its most
noisy branch-artilIery. Was Cap
tain of West Virginia battery, and
fought CALAMITY, and prayed as he
fought. Came out in the emf Major.
Rev. Webb came along some few
years after, a man of fine appearance
and address. He looked the clergy
man as much as any one of his kind
of cloth could, Ia little Presbyterian
in appearance intelligent and cuIti-
waited "a good speaker with a sprinkle
of humOr WithaI. Some years after
his service he returned to see old &C.
quaintances and friends. One of his
former members, fresh from a bar
room greeted him acarnaIy, exclaim-
ilS, al am ono of s'"..- nvaris -
The ready reply was yes, 81 do my
work poorly, but the Lord does his
WE'LL"
The first Reform minister was
Henry Knepper. from Somerset
county, Pa. He stepped into new
edifice which he actively aided in
building. Was plain, modest, in
dustri0us and sincere. Limited in
education. Rather self-educated. A
fair speaker and well posted in his
profession. ana very earnest for the
safety of the SINNERS of Grantsville,"
whom he served faithfully for seven
years. He then went West and pur-
sued his calling, and died in Iowa
several years ago. He preached
while here TO several other charges
in Pennsylvania. He certainly did
good work for his parishioners. We
do and should remember him in
great kinndess. He performed a
ministerial act for me and another in
the little church of "1S47," in the
kindly month of May. 1851. The
next was Rev. Coplin, from Eastern
Pennsylvania, a man of education
and training. and very fair abilities.
His sermons were we'll studied and
erergetically delivered. His resi-
dence was in Salisbury, Pa, near
which resided the Wilhelm family {;
three brothers and as many sisters -
all old, unmarried. and wealthy.
Formerly strongly opposed to edu-
cation. and not at all friendly to
churches. Coplin's successor gave
them the greatest ministerial atten-
tions, and with the happiest results.
They became members of the church,
and contributed nearly the whole
means for the erection of the Will
helm Memorial church, costing some
$1,000, on their ample landed estate.
Their fortune was so handled as to
be concentrated in the hands of the !
last survivor, (Peter) who died some
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