New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-03
PERSONAL.

Tho Old Sweies Church OF Wilmington. Del. cele-
brated its ie7th anniversary on Saturday. The ser
mon was preached by Archdcacon c. c. tiffany or
this city.
Many years ago William Murphy lef, Ireland
and went II Spain 10 grow up with the country. lie
Is now Count III Morphi. private secretary to the
phonso Kill and srandee OF the first class.
The Rev Jonathan Van Cleave. pastor OF the In
dian Creek Baptis, Church, In Montgomery County.
Ind is more than ninetyone years old, and has been
preaching nfty-nve years lie Is stl vigorous In mind
and body and performs all his pastoral. duties. In
speang OF his career the other day. he said II have
never received nj Of pay. our church doesn be-
l,eve In a paid educated ministry. Our preachers
are called 70 preach and are inspired with what TO
say They can't take pay. and II one was onered
money 10 preach. he wouldn't do IT, lie wouldn't be
a hrellng preacher. All preachers who get money
are h,relnrs and not true servants OF the lord TIC
Good Book says: A hir ling eeth and careth not for
the sheep our Church doesnt believe In chursn
OF these worldly and unsecmly things. We don't be-
ieve mis- -onaries. either our preachers nave To-,
enough to do here without gadding or TO ioteisn
parts TO look after heathens. II the lord wants 70
convert the indians ana r ms I
though and look after the needy and orphan and me
widow In distress But we don't 30 missoharyihs
around over the face OF the earth
The chldrens subscription for a monument to the
late Eugene Field now amounts to SSs4 So. and 1873
subscribers are represented
The home OF the late General william Malone. In
pc,ersburg Va. was sold at auction on Monday and
was bought IN by Mrs Malone. his widow. FOR s',No
Joseph Merrill. OF Amesbury. Mass the opponent
Of John g. Whittier In the famous contest ior the
Ieg,sature in 1874 Ia Ill., He Is eighty years old.
Lorenzo Dow Mckinney. n prominent farmer OF
sc,ot, County Onto. recently inserted the follow
TING advertisement In the local papers:
"Notlce-,rhe funeral sermon OF the undersigned
,,li no PREACHED at Fallen Timber. Ohio on Sun
day June 81, Mt 2:p D. m. Ia ~ VI NiNNHi'
Asked 70 give his reason for having his funeral
sermon preached before his death. he said: Il
am not having this done TO be queer. or for
notor,ety The Bible says that tho days OF man are
tbrccscore and ten years. have always said that
~ | lived to be eighty years old would consider
myself dead and funera, would naturally follow.
| viii be eighty years old on June II. and will then
consider myself as dead. and Will nave my FUNERAL
sermon preached the nrst sunday following.
which viii be June q. Any time may i've after
June II | shall not consider az mine II VIII only
be borrowed time.
Princess Ange.ine. daughter OF Chief Seattle. after
whom the city OF Seattle. Wash. was named, died
on Sunday last In that city. She was one OF tho
celebrities OF the North Pacific coast In the early
hftles Angene at the peril OF her own life. appraised
the people OF Seattle OF en- intended massacre thus
saving 800 or 400 lives. and endearng herself 70
pioneers and their defendants. ehe has been the
subject Of nuK>rous nnAxasips ana nswapapS es'
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