The Newtown bee., 1897-04-09

most without exception. He said short time ago he had not probably been absent from public worship in this house more than 15 or 20 Sabbaths dur ing the 52 years since the house was ded- icated, and perhaps not as many times as that. This would include all Sabbaths when he was absent from town, as well as when he was detained by sickness of himself or family, or prevented by any other cause from being present. This is surely most remarkable fact It would probably be difficult to find another in- stance of the same kind. He has been present every Sabbath morning since my pastorate here until last Sunday, when he was unable to be here. He was al- most as regular in his attendance in the Sunday school as at the preaching ser vice, never having failed single Sunday when session was held during my pas torate until the last Sabbath in Febru- ary, when the state of his health com pelled him to leave his place vacant. He retained his position as teacher as long as he was able to be present. He took deep interest in the welfare of the Sunday school, and did what he could to help to maintain it. One would think that a man of over four-score years might be excused from the labors of teaching in Sunday school, or even | from attending it, and let the burdens rest upon those who were younger and better able to bear them. But he did not wish to excuse himself. And he has set an example in this respect which might we'll be followed those
 IN THE STRENGTH OF MANHOOD.
 In the Sunday evening servicesr held in his own church once in two weeks he has been present until the last Sunday in February and in the service held in the Methodist church on the alternate Sun- day evenings he has been regular in his attendance until the past winter when ht was sometimes absent. But he delighted to be present snd often expressed his joy in being permitted to meet with other Christians. He was always ready to bear his testimony or to lead the devo- tions as the opportunity presented in | these meetings. And in his remarks and progress he would often make allusion to the subject of the morning sermon, showing how attentive listener he had been, how deeply interested he was in the subjects drawn from the Bible. The singing in these Sunday evening meetings interested him very much, and when a large number of singers were present and that part could be made prominent he enjoyed it and frequently expressed his appreciation of this part of the service. The Sunday was to him delight, "Day of all the week the best, Emblem of eternal rest" But not only upon the Sabbath but also in the week day prayer meeting he was hardly ever absent, and he was always ready to bear his part in the meetings. He was g believer in re- vivals of religion and often prayed most earnestly in these meetings for the time to come when there should be revival ! in this church and community, when Christians should be quickened, and when. those who were not Christians should be converted, andi when those who were indifferent to their spiritual welfsre should be awakened to their need of Christ and led to accept ths Gospel. It was his great grief that so many neglected the great salvation, and made this world their portion. He want ed to see deeper interest in this con- munity in what was to him the impor- tant subject the salvation of the soul. He wanted too see the triumphs of Christ's Kingdom oyer sin in this com munity.
 But interested as he was in his own church and community, he was also deep