Rock Island Argus., 1906-07-06
as USEFUL YEARS
Bishop c. c. Nc Cabe and EST
mable Wife Celebrate We'd
ding Anniversary.
MRS. ROBINSON ENTERTAINS
Official Board of First Methodist
Church Assists in Receiving
Home Decorated.

Mrs. j. F. Robinson, at her beautiful
gave reception TO the members and
friends of the First Methodist church
in honor of the 10th anniversary of
the marriage of Bishop and Mrs c. C.
McCabe. who are guests at her home
About three hundred fifty guests called
during the evening TO meet the vener-
able couple
The reception was held on the lawn
and the decorations were elaborate and
very pretty. The national colors were
used. many large and small flags
/ being everywhere in evidence,
together with festoonS of red.
white and blue paper and strings of
bells. Coffee. sandwiches. ice cream
| anu cake were served in an outside
dining room made attractive with rugs
flags, etc, and orange punch was served
AT an adjoining table Bleuer's orches-
ira furnished music during the even
ing Mrs. Robinson and Bishop and
Mrs. McCabe were assisted in receiv-
ing by the official board of the First
Methodist church.
During the evening an impromptu
program was given, consisting of short
addresses by Bishop McCabe. Ex-Gov-
ernor Van SAINT. e. ID. Sweeney. and
Mayor McCaskrin
Bishop McCabe was born at Athens,
Ohio. nearly 20 years ago, and was
married at Ironton. Ohio, to Rebecca
Peters Of Lawrence county. Ohio, who
is now in her 67th year, July 5, 1860.
by his uncle, Rev DR.. Lorenzo Dow Nc
Cabe. who for so years was professor
at Ohio Wesleyan college at Delaware,
Ohio. They began housekeeping at
Putnam, Ohio.
EyentfuI and Useful.
Bishop McCabes career has been
long, eventful and useful. and he will |
this fall celebrate the 50th anniversary |
OF his entrance into the ministry He |
was local preacher for four years be |
fore he entered the Ohio conference in |
the fall Of 1860, and his first appoint |
ment was at Putnam, now a part of |
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. In 1862 he went to |
the army as chaplain of the 122nd |
Ohio volunteer infantry. a regiment |
chester. Wilderness. Spottsylvania. |
Cold Harbor. Fishers Hill and Cedar !
Creek, winding up at AppomattoX. The |
roster showed $50 of the regiment had |
been killed and wounded in these aw-
full battles. so many had died of dis |
ease and exposure that only a little
company survived to see the close of |
the war. At the battle of Winchester. |
under Milroy. the bishop was captured |
while assisting in getting wounded off |
the field. and was sent by Jubal E. |
Erley to Libby prison, where he re-
mained four months and twenty days |
Upon his release he rejOined his reg
iment at Brandy Station, when Grant |
took command of the army of the Po-
tomac. His health being broken as
he was ordered to Washington to the |
hospital He returned to his home af- |
ter few days of rest and then made II
a speech in Chicago in behalf of the i
Christian commission. The financial
result of the meeting was so large that
George II. Stuart, president of the
asked that his furlouch be II
extended so that he might raise more II
money for the depleted treasury. Ac-
by William Reynolds of
Peoria. Ill.,, he made tour through the
central part of the state, and in a short
time had 100000 cash in the treas 4
nry. Jacob Strann of Jacksonville, a II
giant farmer of the west, led off with
$4,000.
Resumes Ministry.
When the war was over Bishop Nc
Cabe resumed his place in the ministry
md was sent by his bishop to Ports
mouth, Ohio, where he built $4,000
lancial agent of the Ohio Wesleyan
University, his alma mater and in one
ear raised $SS,000 for that institution. 1
lie was then appointed one of the sec 4
etaries of the church extension So
,iety under DR.. A J. Kynett. He con-
inued in this service 16 years and saw
he income grow from $4,000 a year
o 100000 year. Besides this he has
aised $500,000 in cash for the loan
und and created a church bank where
truggling churches could get financial 4
id. In 1884 he was elected mission
ry secretary and Immediately raised 1
he cry, Millions for MISSIONS and II
n two years saw an increase in the
nnual income of over $500, 900, which Il
became an annual in
rease of 100000 by reaching a total
of $1,257 900. The collections
ave kept above the million-dollar line
ver since. Last year they reached a H
million and a half not including the II
of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
ion society and the Womans Home II
dission society of $450,000, making a ii
rand aggregate of over two millions
nd half.
Bishop i'm 1895.
In 1896 Chaplain McCabe was elect u