Smyrna times., 1934-01-17


fatally. His funeral was largely
attended on Monday by relatives
and friends. After the services at
the house, conducted by Rev. Mr..
Rigg, assisted by Revs. Umsted
and Gordon, his remains were con-
viewed to Glenwood cemetery for
interment.
PASTORS OF THE NJ. E.
is a singular fact
that of the ministers who have
been pastors of the Asbury M. E.
Church, of this town, seventeen IN
number since it was detached from
the circuit thirty-eight years ago
and became a station, all but three
are still living and they are the
ones who came together in the con-
secutive years from 1859 to 1866,
and after they had left for other
fields of labor. The preachers who
have been stationed here, with the
dates of office are as follows:
1846-1847, Rev. Joseph Mason.
1848-1849, Rev. James M. Nc
Carter.
185o-1851, Rev. DR.. John A.
Roche.
1852-1853, Rev. H. E. Gilroy.
1S53-1854, Rev. DR.. T. G. Muir
phey.
inson.
1857-1858, Rev. Charles Hill.
1859-186O, Rev. William H.Bris-
1s61-18e2, Rev. DR.. William
Bishop.
D. D.
1S66-1868, Rev. Samuel L. Grac-
1s6e-187o, Rev. A. Rittenhouse,
D. D.
1871-1872, Rev. ]. F. clymer.
1872-1874, Rev. C. A. Phoebus
D. D.
1875 to 1877, Rev. Enoch Stubs
1878-1880, Rev. T. H. Haynes.
1881-1883, Rev. ]. D. Rigg.
For tabular convenience the Rev
Mr.. Clymer is put down for two
years, but he was transferred Z
Troy Conference in the summer o.
autumn of his second year, the re
mainder of the time and the tw'
subsequent years being filed b!
DR.. Phoebus. The three deceased
members are Revs. Brisbane, Bishop
and Cooke. Rev. Mr.. Brisbane
who died four or i've years afte
leaving here, while pastor Q
Green Street Church, Philadelphia
before he had reached his prim
and while comparatively a youni
! man, is remembered as without
; peer in his grand flights of ora
? tory, enriched by a pathos peculia
to himself, and mastery presents
:. ton of pulpit themes from Sunda
! to Sunday The widest doors {
the church it was believed, woul
have opened to him had health ne
been sacrificed in the absorbin
hours of the study. The Rev. D
!, Bishop, whose discourses were ell
giant compositions, was here in II
troubleous times of the war. H
afterwards entered the medical d.
partment of the Government an
died several years ago. Rev. D
Cookies was the first appointme1
under the extension of the paste
ate term from two to three year
: He was a preacher of singuls
: purity of diction and with tn;
judiciousness and genial temper;
y ment that won him the reverend
II of all classes. He took superal
d uated relation a few years aft
is leaving here and died subsequent
y at his home in Philadelphia. It
If a little singular that the first Sc
u en- and last seven are still livin
Is all of them we believe but the tv
Y first named and DR.. Phoebus, st
IN in active service, and Mr.. Maso
1t the first pastor, only left the E
A. fective ranks a year or two ag
J.. One, some years ago went to Sc
D. ular pursuits, six are in the Phil
Id delphia Conference, four in t
c. Wilmington and one each in t
I'd New York East, New Englan
-y and Troy Conferences.
= PERSONALS-Judge Joseph
- Comegys was in town on Mond;
: in attendance on the funeral
= John A. Lavender. Henry H. A
:: pleton, Thomas Lavender, Cal
. William w. Walker, William Ca
: ender, N. B. Appleton and othe
= were also here for the same pU
pose.
:. Miss Margaret S. Davis a
= Jacob C. Davis, son and daught
:, of Gen. w. w. H. Davis of t
: Doylestown, Pa, Democrat, a
Miss Julia G. Sharp of Indiana
- oils, Indiana, are guests Of MI