[Pennsylvania County Histories]

?7 H-,r e 3 ji. ii V. 3 H Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2018 with funding from This project is made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniacoun34unse A •- INDEX. S Page S Page S * Paj -“- - - -m~ .. - *■- T U V w / W X YZ w -^ f love and sympathy for all. 1 low tru remark, “Bro. Graves is a good man. 5 i He has had a successful year at Strasburg and returns for the third time. (interesting letter from rev. ill In various parts of the church sat JAMES K. RAYMOND- id several others. S. T. Kemble reported a P successfull year at Bristol. J. S. Lame pi Ministers Wlio Have Served Middle- . is not far from Middletown—Cornwall, town 31et.!jodist lEpiwcwpal Church. ISome Middletowucrs still remember some !C^ When you consider that all the min¬ 'of his sermons on Heaven. He is a gen¬ isters of the M. E. church sent to Middle- ial and popular man—when sent to Corn¬ i town since it has been organized into a wall, a year ago, he had to resign the separate charge, in ISoG or 57, are living Presidency of the Philadelphia Preachers? to-day, with but one exception, (Rev. Meeting. L. B. Hughes comes up from Allen John, who was aged, and died of a hard field of labor with an encouraging >i general debility while stationed there), report, including $200 more salary than ^ ! it would seem that it is not such an un¬ that estimated at the beginning of the healthy appointment after all. year. G. G. Ilakestraw, that enthusiastic, I At the last session of tho annual Con¬ holy man, who believes every word he ference, held in the Twelfth st. M. E. j preaches, and makes you believe it too— Church, Phila., all these ministers were the first pastor of the church, when set present with but one exception, he being apart as a station, now, for the first time, I unavoidably detained in another part of begins to look venerable, and takes his ' the city, (Eastern Penitentiary.) The place with the fathers of the Conference. ^ j Pastor of the church in which the con- J. T. Swindells was there, than whom re '! ference was held, Rev. S. W. Kurtz, was iUiddletowners have never seen a harder g th one of the first preachers sent to Middle- worker. Sometimes beginning his s 01 town charge. I couldn’t understand Itow vices at 5 o’clock in the morning; preachy it was that the writer had so pleasant a ing on street corners, at the railroi conference home, and so convenient to pitching a tent for Gospel services if ,vl the church, until I went to thank the neglected parts of the town; keopin, <3 everything moving; his musical ■ 1 pastor. He told me it was for two { Bt reasons—first, because I bad so good a uow ringing burning words ofexhorr.ati ut father, and second, because there was a that made your very hair stand on ei n nice young lady at that borne—a state¬ again tuned to the sweetest, most path, U, pitch, the cords touching your very sc 1 ment characteristic of Bro. Kurtz in two si fearless in denunciation of evil; zeal j particulars: He never forgets an old 'U almost to a fault, spontaneously cal ! friend, and is always brim full of good !k. lil IS humor. He has been very sick during forth pity that he would work so , the past year, but has regained bis Bro. Swindells name is written de>j'ERE health. upon the hearts of many Middletow and upon none I think, more .deeplj , f! On the platform sat two of our former I0W j pastors. I. G. Grove is Assistant Secre¬ upon the writers’. To his many frit ti tary of the Conference. He has a most I cannot speak in greater praise that o delightful charge at Coatesville. There say he is the same earnest, pure-heac I was presented to fee Presiding Elder, a Swindells. The last year has told so), for what upon him. He seems a little el walk petition, signed by every official member mds, 1 but I think better able than ever to re anc-j5 of his church, asking for his return for 1 his third year. To all who were, ac¬ the hearts of such.as have passed throe “ Oh lei quainted with feim when stationed at. great tribulations and misrepresentat ;,Pe1r“ Middletown, it'would be a great surprise W.H.Fries is liaviug a successful timt 0 If he were not popular with young and Bridesburg. lie is one of the “good st 440 is old. No man has at that place, been held around workers.” He reported 80 varie- 5?ationers, a very .good report. It Tele- lo | in greater esteesv than Pro. Grove. Just e book -re back of the Bishop sat Morris Graves, during the first year of Bro. Fries private esl Assistant Statistical Secretary, the same istry that the writer gave his heart + ‘would 18, i zealous, pains-taking worker be proved j —of course then we are attached * ion the gb ingular t | himself to be at Middletown. Pull of other. Some of the young peor p0°se t0 0f — <*. -- prominent in the church, were cor ra;[y un- nal ath ana\ ring his pastorate^ including the S. S. that'du-iv is ;vfj;0Soib'4)ty of iiis fallin; ■Superintendent. There in front sat from it. WelCdid Pai)i say he exerci jThojnas Montgomery. No man in his care lest iiavinjy preaeped to; others, be Ministry labored harder, and in more dif¬ himself should become a castaway. Mar ficult fields of labor than he. Hovr glad have read >jth deepest regret of Ufa lye were to see him there! When liis'l Millet’s downward course.. We have1 » ai"° was eadod he passed from the heard he has repented and God has for J t'anks of Supernumerary, (which relation ; given hint. Of course, he will never re¬ ie took last year on account of his failin* gain the hold lie once had, but there is a -2-_ — ‘ n i a >. — . * World beyond this one, arid by the looks health), to Superannuated. He has borne ef his snow white hair and his bent form, he is not far from that World. I hope ! was present also L. II. Broun, a man | e may be among the redeemed in whom we ad love, who can look back Heaven. Let no one despair because he ' upon his Middletown record with pardon¬ ft has wandered from G«d—the promise, able pride,. Many young people were i “Him that cometh unto Me, I will in taken into the church in his time. The jj nowise cast out,” is just as much for the h'-autiful editicc in which the Methodists fallen, the hack sliders, as for him who arc now worshipping, was erected during never was ‘’horn again."” Ijjs }-i:-ui!ate. entailing upon him labor And now we have concluded the list, •fjtfw .. an appreciate, and bringing Metliod- at least 13 of the 14 have been holy men j fem into greater prominence in Middlo- of God. It would be difficult to find in tov> n than it ever before held. He also this conference of nearly 300 ministers 13 was an inspiration, to the Sabbath school more devoted men than those who have], nd young people’s work in general, served at Middletown. Many of the souls hikoney city, where ho has just been they have gained for the Master, are out, can pride itself on receiving one of awaiting in Heaven the coming of these he best; men on the loll of the conference pastors to enjoy an eternal re-union; and one who leaves undone nothing he can many more are pressing the mark for the , and who dues more th.au he ought to prize of their high calling in Christ Jesus . Bro. Brown will never be forgotten constantly helped by the inspiration and Mkhlletowners, regardless of denomi- labors of these men of God. I believe I tional preferences. am one of the many who thank God for f any man says Middletown is un the privileges of having sit at their feet lthy. we will point to your present to listen to their explanations of His to-; nevertheless persons, as well as Word. >gs, are not always what they seem, .Tajiks K. Raymond, we know Bro, McKee has not been Moores, Pa., April ITS, 1888. well. No man ever brought a better j t from Middletown than he, to the DAILY TELEGRAPH; conference—over 100 conversions, 70 ationers, 500 scholars in the 3 Sab- HARRISBURG, FA schools, over ci.000 paid ou churoh and every interest flourishing excell- FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 28, 1888. The writer regards it one of the DEATH OF EBIASJS. KINZEIt. ileges of his iife to have been per. Peaceful End of ai? Active Business I.ife ot Over I-lnlt a Century. ced some 15 months ago to listen to Elias E. Kinzer, E>q., the well-known earnest, practical, heart-reaching real estate agent, died on Thursday at hi nous of Bro. McKee, Middletowners residence, 306 North Second street, after an j e a privilege they ought to estimate illnes3 of several weeks, beginning with j congestion of the lungs, affection of the Sly.

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