Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-24
REV. RICHARD :. CLEVELAND.
sketch Of tho Life orths rsshor Of Grover

Skotch % tho Life or the rathor Of Grover
Cleveland.
The third raator OF the prpsbvtoiinn
Church IN Caldwell. the second only Ia
qircct sucCessior, was the Rev RiAlarl
Valley Cleveland
The assistant pastor. AIr. johnson. re-
ikneV his position IN the summer Of
1855. Mr. Grover having entered his
toth yearc and the demands Of 70 large a
parish benny now too great for hia adj
Nalccu years, consented 70 retire aH pas
w emeritus upon an annuity, o. BE- con-
nhucd until his death This plan began
~ vcioher lSit. For the suhacqucnt
H'N months the church WAS without an
setting PASTOR depending for It's preaching
upon occasional supplies and candidates
for settlement
After falling IN an Effort tn secure ne
services of The Rev 10. n fNlrchlll. ou
the l2th Of May, 1894, the congregation
unanimously extended cali 20 Mr.
cleveland upon salary of S45O and nso
of pursonugc. lie having accepted the
same "a the ensuing summer was rcnilnr
~ Installed M the pastoral office over
TINS people Mr. Cleveland WIS brought
70 thc notice " the church hy his unclee
m.law, Che Rev samuel Houson Cox.
ID, d., In his day perhaps che most not.
HAc uan ~ the ministry uf the Presby-
tcuun church ~ the United States.
Mr. Cleveland was born In Salem
Massp IN the year 1904, and was thl
son Of Deacon William Cleveland. 4
lcwcler and MATCHMAKER Of that town
Removing with his father Ia early M,
90 Norwich, Conn, be was there prepared
FOR Yale College, from which institution
no was graduated nc the ace OF 20
IheVupon he went 20 baltimore. Ma.
whore for time he was the proprietor
" "a classical school FOR boys. Ther
also he hcunu, under the direction OF the
Rev William Novins, u. D.. his studies
Tor the gospel ministry, duly completing
them NJ Princeton Theological seminary.
While Ia baltimore MIR Cleveland
mndc tho acquaintance al Miss Ann
Neal, daughter of Ahner Neal, publisher
aud bookacller, This lady became his
wife upon tho completion ~ hiH studies,
She pogFpssed w high degree the gentle
ana qul@ manner which characterised
the Souihurn lady.
Tho hrst settlement OF Mr. Cleveland
Was over the Congregational church ui
| Winsham. Conn. Thence. after two on
thrco years, hc removed 60 Portsmouth
| Va. 10 was during his brief pnstnrHta
! lhore that he WIS called TO Caldwell
Here ho remained Tor six months and
u half. During his ministry 100 pcrnona
were added 20 the church, ninotysovcu
of them upon confession Of faith. II
was also during his stay that the church
was thoroughly rcmodclcd and repaired
at a cost ~ over $1,000
Az he WIS the L',hcr Of the president.
elect, "a may BE- of interest tO state that
thrcc children. Ann, (who ns Mrs. Hast
log went au missionary 60 India ma 1881
William Neal (nuw q minister lon New
York; and Mary Allen, had hoon born
90 linn before coming here, aud four
others during bic residence here, viz,
Richard Cecil luly so tNli. stephen
Grover, March lS, 1877; Margaret Louisa
Nally, OS, 2S, ISIS, aud lewis lrcdcr
ick 1910. With this large family and
hiH ingenuity aeyerely TO make both
ends moct" Two other childron were
added 20 Tho family after leaving Cnld
we'll
IN the Autumn Of 1910 Mr.. Clcyelcand
resigned hia charge. Ills salary WIS CON
tInuod tlll the lst Of january following,
and his house rVut and trewuod werO
furnished natultouHly until that tiuc.
Mr., Cleveland was gentleman ~
scholarly tastes and requirements. The
Oncrous aud diversified duties of 40 cK-
tcneive parish may mt have harmonic
cd with his ncholastio habits. but ha
NUS fmthul aud efficient in The ais.
charge OF his duties ON leaving Cnld
well he removed 10 Fayetteville, OnOndn-
ga county. n. y. There his ministry
continued for nine years, aud was tor
minated by HIS acceptance OF a call 10
become district secretary OF the American
| Home Missionary society for Central
New York. The duties Of this sphere
called him 10 new residence 10 Clin-
ton Oneida county. very oafneat and
successful administrator Of this Office,
he was Obliged W The end Of five years.
on account Of impaired health, 10 resign
80 l0hOriOua u position He therefore
accepted call 10 the vacant church of
Holland Patent only few weeks,
however, were allowed him 10 make
trial ngain Of ! iH ministry llo died OF
at the age Of 80.
Az remembered by many yet living Ia
the several places Of his residence, he
waH man Of medium height and good
proportions. fair complexion, and of
regular isnturog, a cpmoly aud pleasant
person Ia social life lie was cheerful
aud agreeable ~ preacher he was
eninently evangelical and spiritual ID
la an enviablo momOry which, on this
account remains ~ him In those churches
whore his ripper ministry WAS spent Az
the substance Of his preaching was above
reproach, ~ the form OF Il was accurate,
diEnihpd and often eloquent.
His f0ndnoss for the classica and bis
practice in roadinG them was continued
10 tho close Of his life, In bis domestic
lifo, ~ hiH children remember bin, he
was the pattern ~ mingled authority
nnd kindness, Ever courteous, no un-
mcmy word was ever known 20 pass
hlh lips nor any ungrnoious act 30 mar
bis manners.
OF the nine children, seven yet survive.
Two Of the sous Richard Cecil and
Lcwis Frederick, some twenty years ago
were lost ~ sea by the burning OF the
steamer Missouri
Mrs, Cleveland, 10 whose strong char
aoter and faithful hclp her husband was
largely indebted, survived him nearly
twonty-nine years, dying Nc Holland
pntent ia 1882 &C the age OF as Rev.
ClIas, $. Berry In Caldwell On. J.l News.
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