Evening journal., 1913-05-14
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Last Sermon Of a Rev.
OlutiOnary Veteran
BY Holland.

In the year 1864 an antiquary
whose home was at Hartford. Conn.
found entertainment in searching
among some OF the archives az
Washington. especially in the pension
bureau. lie discovered that here
were living in that year four men
who we're upon the pension roll and
were credited with services in the
Revolutionary War Investigation
showed that two of these three men
lived in the vicinity of Utica, n y
One OF them was .ae Roy. Daniel
Waldo who served for time as
chaplain uuder General Washington
lie lived TO 1902 years Of age. aud a
photograph OF him was taken in
1864.
lie was barely Of age IA the last
year Of the Revolutionary War. aud
had only been a rev months ordained
as clergyman when appointed as
chaplain.
Some years ago CALLED the atton.
ton of the late llr E pfemtiss
Bailey OF Utica, 20 tue inct as had
learned it. that two Ui the four sur
-
War lived Ia the yicnlty of ttira iii
1864 aud were then more thdu a
hundred yesrs OF agr
"Ycs said Or Bailey II bulicye
that statement To be- true
Dr Bailey was at the time OF his
death. "A few months ago the dean
OF newspaper editors aud publishers
Of New York State lie MAS in con
tinuous service OF this KIND for sixty
years. all ot his Woik having been
associated With single ncV spapcr.
of which Tor many years he was
proprietor. In his capacity as editor
he heard many thugs that related
to the last years Of the survivors Of
the Revolution who lived near Utica.
II was not my good fortune" said
pr. Bailey. ever to have met the
Rev Daniel Waldo. or the other sur
vivor OF the Revolutionary War. who
lived near Utica. but I have very
vivid recollection of a clergyman who
had been soldier in the Continental
army and Who afterward WAS or
dained as n minister i'm the Baptist
denomination
His name was Daniel Harvey. He
lived a few miles out OF Utica
think I am safe in saying that al
though a number of Revolutionary
soldiers who were young men al the
time OF the war afterward became
clergymcn, yet the Rcv Daniel Har-
vey was the last one 10 preach OF TO
remain in active service.
81 think II was about the year lS47.
when was l6 years OF age. that the
announcement was made that the
Rev. Daniel Harvey survivor OF
the Revolutionary War. would con
duct Tho morning services al the Ban
tist Church at Utica II WAS also an
uounced that Mr.. Harvey would
preach
''Of course thcro was great curios-
itN 10 see and hear Clergyman who
IN his youth had carried a 1intlock
muskct, aud who had participated IN
the siege of Yorktown
'lIc must have been about So OF 81
years of age ~ the time TO winch
alludt lie was u man NoI medium
height. rather thick set, With large
head covered with gray hair and very
bright cNcs a casual glance at him
as he stood in The pulpit would have
justified the impression that he Was
about 81 Years ~ aEs.
'Ilo conducted the services with
perfect case. aud remember we'll
that he joined in singing the hymns
Iic took AS his text the passage III
the Scriptures which narrates the eu-
try OF Christ into Jerusslem riding
upon an ass. accompanied by a thrOna
that cried Hosannal
II remember perfectly we'll tho
manner IN which he turned from IN,
| Bible TO the congregation and said
All the people cried. "Hosannai'
| Then he stood silent for few very
] impressive moments. Every eye IN
the congregation was fiNcd upon him
We know that something dramatic
was TO follow At last he said. 'rh,
I people cried "Hosanna-" but ! dom
suppose they hollored, and Will
/ that thought in mind he pictured tS
us the earnest dignity with which, th'
I thronE accompanied the Saviour il
that humble entrance OF His intC
Jerusalem. We could almost heal
the people say with expressions o
awe. profound sympathy, and yet II
! quiet tones. Hosannal
II think that was the last sermon
! that the Rev. Daniel Harvey dchv
crcd All the circumstances associ
atcd with II caused II 10 be long re
mcmbercd by the people who worr
fortunate enough 10 see him aud L
hear bis rude unlcttcrcd and We
powerful eloqucncc.'
4 Copyright. 1919 by T. J Edwards
All rights reserved
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards VIII tel
How Roscoe Conkling Missed Fs
Retainer