The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-04


held a. NH Brook. Franklin county, on
June oh. promises to be almost as large as
the one held a. HAgerstoEn last year a
B. Good, On whose farm the meeting Is 70
be held, Is making every preparation The
services vii begin on Sunday, June ), and
o3ntinus for three and possibly four days
The services vi be held IN NJ Good large
barn Both floors and the moE VII be ased
wherein hundreds Of people can be seated.
The roof Of the barn will De EXTENDED forty
Eve test over tie bridge to afford increased
acoonnoiatiors. Il conformity With .
loag-establi=hei caston the Dunkzris VIII
fsed everybody who attends the services, and
f5r the uurpose viii e.ect a dinning roam
II2 fce. long by s. f-et vide. to which viii
be added a cooking apartment ls15G feet IN
which vii be la-ge br:ck f1T-ace contain
ing eishi large kettles The di-..rs -5om
vii be constructed with board tables. E.gh-
teen thousand feet Of lumber viii be used
The Top viii te covered with nine HUNDRED
yards 5f canvas SIX hundred and iEenty
so1r persons c1n Be seated ~ the table a. one
tine. large uunbe1- OF persons Eill attend
from tae West IS delegate and others
taking advantages Of reduoed rates on the
railroads VII yisi. relatives and friends il
the vicinity. As usual the Dunksrls Of
Somerset county vii be largely represented
With the death of Rev n L Weakly. at
Berlin Sunday, there passed Aszy one Of the
most renarkzbls men n the Pit:sburg con
ference Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Had he lived anil tie 2ith day Of August
next he would have ROUNDED out his 94ih
year. He vSs reputei 70 be the second
Oldest N E minister IN the Uaited States,
and vas certainly one OF the best known
PREACHERS Of that denomination 4 Peansyl-
vanis-
Father Weekly as be was affection
ately called y al who kneE him, had been
q member Of the Pittsburgh conference ever
since he was admitted 10 the ministry His
6-st change having been It Lses5urg Ohio
n lisa. s:ncs that tine lie has bsea station
ed in nearly every one Of the prominent
charges in The NcKeesport conference He
vas mzrriedzt N early age blt bis wife
died whils be Eas n charge o. 3 Pitts5argh
church in 1S33 They had no chillren.
About l. years ago lie vas appointed to the
Berlin charge znd year OF tso following
be was placed upon the supe-anuaied lisi by
the conference. Beng pleased with the pso-
pc and climate OF Berlin he concluded 10
make that place his future home. Father
Weakley occasional preached 30 tie people
Of Berlin and al Other points in ths county
since he retired from seiive ministerial labor.
I He contributed frequently to the church pa
pes Of his denomination and lis narie was
known wherever Metho3i>iism hAs gained
forthold
Fstke-" Wezkley was born in Virgiu-
IA and when quite : lad emigTA,ed with his
parents = the wilderness Of Ohio. He hss
two brothers. beth aged zen, living in the
west. He Va. IN extraordinary nan phys
ically. never having suffered N sohe or
psin during his long and ac.'ve life. Oaiy
. Ia. uesk be vas preparing 70 20 On \ visit
/ to relatives "a Oaio, hoping that change Of
scene would rsreE Is fast fl-liag strength
Saturday afternoon be took 10 bis bed and
| pesoefzIly awaited the end He sss con
s1ious untii the moment the DARK angel clos
ed his eyes. 4 pec=liar feature ot tie ven-
erable ministers vas thzt be never lasted
7 bute- CT intoxicating spirits
Father Weskley vas the Oldest mem
I ber CT The Mzsoaio fraternity in the county
/ He united zish that order about the time
lie entered the ministry, 60 years ag0.