Yale University. I'b"^- A A WELL-MERITED TRIBUTE lOBLE OLD SOLDIERS OF 1812-14. ALLUSIONS TO THE OCEAN TELEtlRAPfl : OFFICERS, STATISTICS, '1 AND THE Names of the Hundred Communicants OF THE RECENTLY ESTABLJSKlt INCAENATION CITY MISSION CHAPEL. By Eev. MATTHIAS E. WILLING, A. M., Pastor. C4^-^^ ' ^"^ SKETCHES TWO EXTEMPORE SERMONS PREACHED AUGUST 1st and 8th, 1858, iicarnati0ii P^i^sinn C|apd, Bt Rev. MATTHIAS E. WILLING, A. M., Pastor. TOSETHEE WITH A LIST OF THE OFFICEES, THE STATISTICS, AND THE NAMES OF THE HUNDEED COMMUNICANTS OP THE NEW CITY MISSION OF THE CHTTECH OP THE IffCABNATION. NEW YORK : ome" printin 29 East 29th Street. 1858. TO THE PUBLIC, No apology need be offered for bringing before the public the facta herein con tained. They speak for themselvea, and every true patriot would rejoice to see the Press spread them upon the wings of the wind, until the American people properly appreciate the great value of the war of 1812-14, and honor and reward the noble old soldiers ns they deserve. Then, indeed, would the author not again suffer pain similar to that occasioned by findirg one of them upon his death bed, wanting even the necessaries of life, and his aged widow scrubbing out a public schoDl-house for her daily bread, and unable to pay her rent. ^^ This publioation is "printed and sold for the benefit of Mrs. Jeremiah Shaw, tiie very destitute aged widow of the meritorious old New-York Artillery man, on account of whose death, the Senior Veteran Corps of 1812-14 requested the preaching of this Sermon. To be obtained at 348 Fourth Avenue, 55 E. 13th Street, 762 Broadway, Broadway corner of Ann Street, 11 Bible House, and of the Sextons of the Chapel and Church of the Incarnation. Price — One Shilling. 13" Since the death of Mr. Shaw, his widow has become a communicant of this Chapel, and should any desire to relieve her pressing wants and render her comfortable, the Pastor, residing at 347 Third Avenue, will receive, and gladly hand to her, any contributions sent to him for this worthy objeot. SKETCH on AN EXTEMPORANEOUS SERMON POK TIIE NOBLE OLD WARRIOES OF 1812-14. Preached, August 1st, 1858, at the request of the New York Senior Veteran Corps o/" 18 13-1 4, on the death of MR. JEREMIAH SHAW, ONE OF THEIR NUMBER. All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field : the grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the Spirit of the Lord blow- eth upon it: surely the people is grass. Tho grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; but the wokd of our God sliall stand eorevee. — Isaiah, xl. 6—8. Aged Veterans and Fathers : You and your few surviving companions remain, the representatives of a generation and age that have passed away. Like the giant old oaks of the forest, you have seen your fellows Bcathed by the lightning, broken by the tempest, and gnawed down by the tooth of time, till scarcely any of them remain. And recently another one of them, Mr. Jeremiah Shaw, has fallen, forcibly admonishing you that Your lives are like the autumn leaf Tbat trembles in the moon's pale ray, "Whose hold is frail- — whose date is brief — Fading and soon to pass away. And yet, notwithstanding the pains and infirmities incident to old age, and the fact that like the last rose of summer you are left fading almost alone, nearly all your noble comrades having fallen and gone, still I am satisfied that your hearts overflow with thanksgiving to the Beneficent Donor of all good, for permitting you to see this day. During the. struggle of 1812-14, forty-four times was the enemy met on the field of battle, and for just so many years has the tardy justice of Great Britain eclipsed the illustrious brilliancy of that successful struggle. England, however, has at last acknowledged that she was wrong in molesting our commerce. and searching our ships, and to-day the value and renown of the war of 1812-14 shines forth with a brilliancy and a glory never before known. Noble old Patriots : you and your companions, after toiling and bleeding, and many of thera dying to secure a name for our nation and freedom for our commerce, have been taunted for almost half a century, with being the heroes of an ignominious and a dis graceful war — of a fruitless and useless victory. How it must now, rejoice your hearts to see it written upon the broad history of the world, and acknowledged by all mankind that the Revolu tionary War gave this nation an existence and freedom on the land, and the wa»- of 1812-14 respectability among the nations, and freedom on the seas. With regard to the soldiers of 1812-14, it has sometimes been sarcastically remarked what soldiers. History, however, vindi cates their honor, and portraying their illustrious deeds and valu able achievements, shows what soldiers they were. Astounding as the facts may seem, yet it is recorded in history, that from 1803 to 1811, during /leace, no less than nine hundred American merchant vessels were seized and confiscated by British cruisers, and that the British authorities employed agents to spread dissatisfaction between the States, and bring about a dissolution of the Union. Thus pressed into an unjust war with the most powerful nation on the globe, these soldiers, unprepared as they were, rushed to arms, nobly defending the honor of their country, and the lives of their families ; and God, who ia ever on the side of the right, gave a complete, invaluable and lasting victory. And from this victory, our country has for nearly half a century been reaping a rich harvest of peace and prosperity. That you and your comrades bravely and skillfully prosecuted this war there can be no doubt, whatever may have been said to the contrary by opponents. Unexperienced in war, and almost bankrupt in resources, you contended with the most wealthy, ex perienced, and powerful nation that the world could bring on the field of battle ; and God enabled you and your comrades not only to conquer them, but to teach the civilized world such a lesson, that all nations who read history have since studiously avoided crossing swords with this nation. And this would seem to be a wise policy from the following 5 Historical Statistics of the War of 1812-14. Battles fought on land 44 American loss in these battles 10,229 Loss of the enemy in these battles 19,729 Battles fought on the sea 23 American loss in these sea-fights ] ,749 Loss of the enemy in those sea-fights. ..' 4,81)7 American victories iu these sea-fights 19 Victories of the enemy in these sea -fights 4 Total loss of the Americana in battle 1 1 ,978 Total loss of tho enemy in battle 24,096 Thus it appears that the Americans did not lose half as many men in battle as the enemy ; and also that on the sea, where for a century the British had had every thing their own way, the Americans gained about ^«e victories for every one gained by the enemy. And surely this is reason enough why the sensible nations of the earth have ever since studiously endeavored to live in peace with the Americans. The Revolutionary War planted the acorn of liberty, and when the tender plant was being trodden down and destroyed, the war of 1S12-14, so cleared away every enemy from it, and so culti vated and enriched the soil around it, thatin an incredibly short period, we have grown to be one of the tallest and strongest of the nations, trusting in God and bidding defiance to the world. That Great Being who governs all things according to the coun sel of His own will used you and your comrades as honored instruments in securing the peace and happiness of this nation. And had that victory been less complete, we might, possibly, now be entering upon a war which might have cost not only ten thousand but a million of men, and not only a million but a billion of money, with all the attendant horrors. God, however, in His kindness seemed resolved to end, we hope forever, this unnatural strife between the mother and the daughter, and thus He enabled our young and feeble nation, strug gling for the right, to so vanquish, both upon the land and the sea, the mistress of the world, that she has never since endeavored to oppress us. And the love for each other is becoming so strong, that another war between England and America seems almost impossible. Not unto us, 0 Lord ! not unto us, but unto thy great name be all the glory. It is, therefore, right, mete, and our bounden duty that we 6 should render most hearty thanks to God, and show our gratitude to you, for the great blessings secured to us by*he successful struggle of 1812-14. I propose, then, that a day be set apart, and that throughout the length and breadth of the land, there be one great, grand jubilee of rejoicing and thanksgiving in commemoration of the great blessings secured to us by the noble, successful struggle of 1812-14. It was on the 8th of January, 1814, at New Orleans, that the last battle of this great struggle was fought. Speaking of which the historian says : " In little more than an hour two thousand of the enemy were laid prostrate upon the field ; while of the Americans but seven were killed and six wounded — a dispropor tion of loss without a parallel in the annals of warfare." On the last 8th of January, for the forty-fourth time, the successful struggle of 1812-14, was celebrated with enthusiasm; and even then its great value was only partially known, for recently there were indications that we should have to go over again, on a collossal scale this terrible war for freedom of the seas. At the mere intimation of which, England accords to us by acclamation, as an act of justice, the unmolested freedom of the seas. Thus acknowledging, not only that you obtained a complete victory in 1812-14, but what is still better, that you were right. And when the 8th of January comes round again I ween that there will be some hearty rejoicing and patriotic enthusiasm. But let it be ever borne in mind, that every good cometh down from the Father of Light, and let us show our gratitude to Him for this and all other blessings by constantly obeying his command ments and implicitly trusting in the ever blessed Saviour. And let us, who did not share the toil and privations of this glorious struggle, but are the favored recipients of its invaluable blessings, give all honor and thanks to the noble soldiers of 1812—14. I blush for my country when I find that in this city, as well as in other cities of our land, some of these old soldiers, who have been instrumenta], under God, in securing for us the rich earthly blessings we enjoy, are treated with but little respect, and are actually suffering for the comforts of life. Is it possible that the American people can idolize a Kossuth, and present him with a princely fortune, and yet permit these noble preservers and extenders of our own dear liberties to live and die unhonored and uncared for — often suffering the greatest distress and the most pinching poverty. Is there any other nation that would do so ? — and shall it be said that America surpasses all other nations in ingratitude ? No, no, let the old soldiers have free access to the hearts, and the purses, and the prayers of the American people. Aged Veterans : you may have come here, desirous to hear something commendatory of your recently deceased companion. The highest eulogy I can pronounce upon hira is simply to say, he was one of those noble patriots, who secured for us all the blessings flowing from the successful struggle of which I have been speaking. Let this bright garland be wreathed around his name and his fame may live, and generations yet unborn reading it upon his monument, may linger around the spot with feelings of profound respect. Mr. Jeremiah Shaw, was born in Rockland County, near Nyack, in this state, in the year 1785, and occupied no sinecure post in the war of 1812-14, but one of the most laborious positions in the array. He served faithfully in the Heavy Artillery, and his courage and nerve were so strong that, as a part of his duty, he was appointed to touch off the cannon. He honorably and faithfully served his country during the war, and has since resided in this city. He died a few days since a respected member of your honorable Senior Veteran Corps of 1812-14. This, his aged com panion, and these his orphan children, have indeed experienced such a bereavement as the blessed Saviour alone can alleviate. — To Him bring your wounded hearts : To Him tell your anguish ; For earth hath no sorrow That Jesus cannot cure. And you, his aged comrades, are again forcibly reminded that all flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field. An enemy has invaded yourranks — you have seen Time, with his scythe, mowing down not only ten thousand, but ten times ten thousand of your number, and of all your brave, stalwart legions — the lightning of whose eye, and the thunder of Vi'hose arm struck terror to the hearts of the invaders of our country — you have now left only a few tottering, feeble, fainting men, every one of whom Death will slay ere many moons shall wax and wane. And there 8 is no way by which you can escape from this enemy. Meet him you must, and that soon — your silvered locks have already the hue of the winding sheet, and your steps tremble upon the very brink of eternity. You have traveled many years, it may be weary and heavy laden, and you may have passed the last mile stone of your pilgrimage, and just before you is neither earth nor sea, nor sky — but the vast unknown — and soon you must step into that invisible, untried, mysterious region. 0! do you feel that your peace is made with God ? — ^that the ever blessed Jesus is your Saviour ? You, like the grass, are withering, and like the flower fading, and as sure as the searing of the leaf and the drooping of the flower are precursors of decay, so the silvering o'er of your heads and the trembling of your bowed forms are sure indications that death is just at your door. A few days more — and but a very few — ^you will warm in the sun and tremble in the breeze, and then earth with all its hopes and fears, its joys aud sorrows, its oppor tunities and privileges will be gone ; and the account of your deeds will be closed and sealed up for the great judgment day, where every man will be judged according to the deeds done in the body— whence the wicked shall go away into everlasting punish ment, but the righteous into life eternal. *" How terrible must death be to him who has no Saviour's arm to lean upon, who has no hope in Christ — but to the humble, faithful child of God, implicitly trusting in a precious Saviour's blood, it is NOT terrible to know that all flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field — that the grass wither eth and the flower fadeth; for he also knows that the word of our God abideth forever. That blessed Word teaches that Christianity is God's religion, and every unprejudiced mind must admit that it is the grandest plan for promoting the hapiness of man of which we have any account. Its great outlines reach to the sublime extent of man's whole duration and entire wants ; and its minute details take cognizance of his every emotion and most minute requirement. And if you will heartily embrace it, and faithfully comply with its requirements, God's blessed Word, which abideth forever, declares: ''All things are yours, whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things . to come; all are yours ; and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's." Then " Let sickness blast, let death devour — If Heaven will recompense our pain ; Perish the grass and fade the flower, If firm the Word of God remain." It was my privilege to present this blessed system, of which Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, to your brother in arms, whose memory you have this day assembled to enshrine more dearly, if possible, in your inmost hearts ; and this day I present this same Christian religion — this same blessed, bleeding Saviour to you. Shorn of your physical strength — the mere wreck of what^you once were — shivering in the breeze — and just about falling. 0 ! let me beseech you to grasp the Almighty Arm of Christ, sincerely repent you of all your sins, and exercise living faith in your ever blessed Saviour, and all will be well. Your enemy presses hard upon you, and you know that vacil lation or delay is certain destruction. Up then, this day, this hour, this very moment, and if in this eleventh hour, any one of you are yet unreconciled to God, like your great New Orleans hero, enlist under the blood-stained banner of the Cross, rally around the standard of Emmanuel, gladly and courageously, and constantly follow Jesus Christ, the Great Captain of our Salvation — and He will lead you on to a victory, compared with which all the vic tories of earth are but as trifles and toys — a victory over death, hell, and the grave. Then wreathing your brows with the garland of immortal fame, He will lead you into the heavenly clime of infinite enjoyment, and everlasting life. And now unto the Triune God, the Father, the Son, AND the Holy Ghost, be ascribed, as are most justly due, all might, majesty, and dominion, world without end. Amen. SKETCH OF AN EXTEMPORANEOUS SERMON ON THE EXCELLENCY OE GOD: in which allusions are made to the ocean telegraph. Preached August 8th, 1858, three days after the landing of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. m 0 Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth. — Psalms, viii. 9. My Brethren : — We ought at all times to render hearty thanks to God for the rich blessings which He has conferred, and is constantly conferring upon man, and when any new marked manifestation of His favor is shown to our race, this feeling of thankfulness should be especially in lively exercise. The great event of the day is such a manifestation; and cold, indeed, must be the heart that feels no joyful pulsation of thanksgiving to God for crowning this stupendous enterprise with complete success. The more we become acquainted with the operations of nature and of grace, still higher and brighter to us does the excellency of God shine forth. Every new exhibition of God's work which the eye rests upon or the heart feels, but furnishes new evidences of His infinite wisdom and boundless love. As when we are rapidly borne upon the bosom of some majestic river every view of the landscape increases our emotions of beauty and sublimity, so as our race is rapidly hurried down the stream of time, everything, that comes within the scope of the mental vision increases our wonder and amazement at the sublime power and infinite goodness of God. The early ages of the world were overwhelmed with the infinite excellency of God's power and wisdom when they conceived that the earth was a great plain resting upon the shoulders of Atlas, and that if one should step over the edge of this plain he would fall down headlong into boundless space — that the sun was a large ball of fire kindled and placed near us for the sole purpose of heating and lighting this world on a grand scale — that the 11 moon and the stars were lamps hung down from the great archway of the sky, and only a little way above the earth. But how greatly was man's ideas of the sublime excellency of God's power and wisdom increased, when Galileo, and Copernicus, and Newton, and Herschel, first suggested, and then demonstrated the facts that the earth, gigantic as it seems, is but a minute part of the matter composing our solar system, comparatively only a small globe revolving around the sun and on its own axis with inconceivable velocity — that God has so weighed out, and with such mathematical accuracy adjusted the attractive and projectile forces He has given to these immense masses of the solar system, that they move on for thousands of years without deviating a hair's breadth from their marked-out track. — that the millions of stars which look down upon us with their bright twinkling eyes at night are at inconceivably great distances frora us, of immense magnitude, and are probably suns of other systems, all seeming to revolve around some great, unknown centre. Thus rendering it probable that the immense mass of matter composing our system is, to the inconceivably great mass of matter entirely upheld and most skillfully moved by God, only as a drop of water to the great ocean. The early ages entertained noble conceptions of God's excellent love to man, from contemplating the bountiful provisions made for his comfort and happiness, the rich mental endowments be stowed upon hira, and the crowning him lord of the earth. But how does man's conceptions of God's infinite and boundless excellency in love increase, when he contemplates the great plan of salvation, and lifts his eyes to the Cross — when he begins to realize the Great Truth that God SO loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him might not perish but have everlasting life — when he feels that through faith in this ever-blessed Son, his peace is made with Heaven, and he has become a child of God— when he knows that all things shall work together for his good, and that if this earthly house of his tabernacle be dissolved, he has a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. The excellency of God is not only exhibited in the stupendous works of creation, and the sublime manifestations of love, but also in the smallest incidents of life, and the most minute arrangements 12 of matter. Every hour of man's life, and every arrangement in the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms, clearly show this. It was His excellent wisdom that created electricity and gave it almost the velocity of a sunbeam. It was His excellent love that led Morse, and Field, to harness the lightning to the car of thought which, leaping over time and space at a bound, instantly renders an idea almost ubiquitous. Water and fire have long since been made the servants of man ; lightning, however, has only been looked upon with terror ; but God has recently endowed man with wisdom to tame this fiery steed and press it into His service. For sorae six thousand years has old ocean rolled her wide waste of waters, between the eastern and the western hemispheres, and no force has been strong enough or loud enough to reach frora shore to shore ; but now the great event of the century — the gigantic experiraent of the age — the ne plus ultra of the race, has actually been accomplished — ^the great Cable has been successfully laid through the deep blue fields of old ocean for two thousand miles ; the Old and the New Worlds have been bound together ; and now, men standing thousands of miles apart, speaking by the ticking of electricity, may talk to each other as if standing face to face. This is God's work and it is truly wonderful. To Hira be all the glory. The discoveries of modern times have especially tended to elevate mankind, and spread the knowledge of the Gospel over the world. What blessings the discoveries of the magnetic needle, printing, gunpowder, and steam have been to our race. The magnetic needle has linked mankind together in one common brotherhood ; printing has been instrumental in chasing away the dark ages from the world; gunpowder has been a great peace maker among the nations ; and steam has awakened the noble energies of the race ; and God, pressing all these great agents into his service has been spreading the knowledge of his glorious Gospel from sea to sea, and from shore to shore, humanizing and elevating and blessing mankind not only with the good things of this life, but, the promise of that better life which is to come. Now, as Godhasused all these great discoveries as instruments to benefit our race, it is reasonable to suppose that he will use the Electric Telegraph for the same purpose. And as he has crowned with success the great work of laying the Atlantic Telegraph 13 Cable, it is reasonable to suppose that he has a great work for it to accomplish in establishing peace on earth, and extending the triumphs of the Redeemer's Kingdora.* Let us, therefore, devoutly render thanksgiving and praise to the Triune God, through the merits of our blessed Saviour, for the successful prosecution of this great enterprise. And now unto the ever adorable Trinity, the Father, THE Son, and the Holy Ghost, be ascribed, as are most justly DUE, ALL EXCELLENCY, MIGHT, MAJESTY AND DOMINION, WORLD without END. Amen. * How beautifully and how forcibly has this been exemplified in the first mys terious workings of this wonderful Ocean Telegraph even since the preaching of this Sermon. The first item of national news which God made the Cable the hon ored instrument of flashing through the hidden depths of old ocean, was that Ch'ma had made a treaty of peace aud intercourse with tho world, and that the Flowery Clime, with her three hundred millions of souls, had been thrown open for the reception of the Gospel. Scarcely any intelligence of modern times basso generally sent a thrill of gladness throughout the Christian and civilized world as this. Not only the Ocean Telegraph, but the first national intelligence it flashed to the New V?orld, will long be marked as one of the great events of the Christian era. The storm of war had driven into furious commotion the Chinese Empire, and half tlio world beside, but God speaks to the proud Emperor and all is peace. His love beams upon the everlasting icy wall of non-intercourse, and it melts away ! His finger touches the Telegraph wire, and lo ! the joyful intelligence is flashed around the globe. The trembling anxiety of governments, of churches, and indi viduals is at once relieved, and the servant of God commences praying and laboring with renewed vigor that China may become the Flowery Clime of Chris- liaMity. INCARNATION MISSION CHAPEL. This Mission Chapel was opened about six months since by the Church of the Incarnation, Rev. Henry E. Montgomery, Rector ; and will, doubtless, be vigorously sustained by that successful, noble-hearted Rector and Church until it grows into a Church and is able to sustain itself. The Missionary, and the souls committed to his care desire thus publicly to express their most grateful thanks to Almighty God, through the ever-blessed Saviour, that He has induced the Rector, Missionary Association and Congregation generally, of the Church of the Incarnation to labor so incessantly, and contribute so liberally for the purpose of opening and sustaining, in this destitute part of our City, this blessed, beautiful Chapel of prayer. Fervent prayers and liberal alms have gone up as a memorial before God, and already blessings, as the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that discended upon the mountains of Zion, have come down upon this good work of the heart, and untiring labor of the hands of the Rector and Church of the Incarnation. If that man be a benefactor who but causes two spears of grass to grow where only one grew before, when our blessed Saviour comes to make up his jewels, what will He say of those who have been instru mental in founding and sustaining a Church, where, through His blessed atonement, not only one, but possibly thousands of precious souls may be converted from the error of their way, and saved frora death. However small a finite quantity, if it be added to an infinite, the whole becomes infinite, so if the widow's fervent prayer and liberal alms, ( though the former be in the simplest words, and the latter be estimated in the world's arithmetic at only two pence, ) contribute to open another current of spiritual electricity between earth and heaven, those two pence, becoming a part of the instrumental means used for the salvation of men, at once acquire an infinite value. And as the watch-spring maker is paid not for the iron, but for the great value of the work the spring performs, so the blessed Saviour, being graciously pleased to use this humble prayer and two pence in conveying infinitely rich blessings to the world, will reward, not for the material, but for the infinite value of the work which he has fitted and used it to perform. Surely, then, the poor widow of Scripture, however poor she 15 might have been, found it infinitely more blessed to give than to receive her two pence. If thou desirest to be wise for thyself, go and do likewise. If there be any way to impart a moral sublimity to money, which may loom up under the arching heavens of eternity, surely that way is to employ it in founding and sustaining Christian Churches where for generations and ages the Triune God may be worshiped in Spirit and in truth — in the beauty of holiness. Statistics of the Incarnation Mission Chapel for the first half-year of its existence. Marriages solemnized by the Missionary 5 Funerals attended " " 18 Persons Baptized " " 5X Persons Confirmed from the Chapel 42 Communicants 105 Persons gathered into the Sunday School, upwards of 100 ..Pastoral visits made and religious instruction given to about. . . . 500 Eecently, the Missionary presented to twenty-six scholars of the Sunday School, (of which Mr. Thomas Hyland, a Divinity Student in the General Theo logical Seminary, is the efficient Superintendent,) as^ rewards of merit, twenty- six Prayer Books, aud soon about as many more scholars will have earned similar rewards. The names of the twenty-six scholars thus rewarded are as foUows : — Boys — Henry Van Kewen, Davidson W. Durham, John Doty, Eobert Hughes, William Gushing, Oliver Cushing, William Peters, Thomas Scully, Edward Marsh, Alfred Savidge, James Taylor, Eenry Trown, and Thomas Groves. GiELB — Mary J. Burns, Ellen Burns, Mary J. Durham, Mary J. Smith, Ann Twamley, Henrietta Twamley, Agnes "Williamson, Jane M. Campbell, Mary Ann Albright, Mary Bunner, Mary Jane May, and Ellen Kilkenny. The Missionary desires to express his sincere thanks to the "Home," on 29th Stroet, and to a number of private individuals for the liberal supplies of clothing they have kindly sent him for the destitute. He would also return his grateful acknowledgments to the Peateh Book, Sumdat School, and Evanoelical Knowledge Societies, and to D. Dana, Esq., and to other individuals for the valuable Books which they have kindly presented us, and for various other favors. The Eeotok and Cbdeoh of the Incarnation have been faithful parents to this Mission, cherishing and nourishing it even as a mother is wont to cherish and nourish her first-born offspring, and we feel that we shall never be able to dis charge the great debt of obligation which, under God, we owe to them. Many of the ladies of this Church deserve our warmest gratitude for visiting and relieving our sick and destitute ones; and also for presenting a beautiful Communion Service, very rich damask table-cloth and napkin, most elegant Prayer Books, and other articles for our neat, comfortable Chapel. The Missionary and his family feel under very special obligations to the excellent Eeotoe and his kind lady for many acts of very marked kindness received from them personally, as well as for the efficient, untiring and invaluable services they have constantly rendered the Mission. Forget not the poor '—and although wc cannot repay you, we have a rich Father in Heaven who will reward you a thossand fold. COMMUNICANTS OF THE Rev. Mr. Willing, Mrs. "Willing, Mrs. Sylvester and Margaret Tallis 4 Dr. Bryant and Mrs. Bryant. . . .- , 2 Mr. St. John, Mrs. St. John and Mother 8 Mr. Hardy, Mrs. Hardy and Mrs. A. Hardy .' 8 Mr. Burns, Mrs. Burns and Miss Jackson 8 Mr. Washington, Mrs. Washington and Mrs. S. Washington 3 Eev. Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor and Miss Taylor S Dr. Harris, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Parker 3 Mr. Ilyland, Mr. Harris and Mr. Byrd 8 Mr. Twamley, Mrs. Twamley and Ann Twamley 3 Mr. Oakes, Mrs. Cakes, Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Trown 4 Mr. Durham, Mrs. Durham aud D. Durham 3 Dr. Williamson and Mrs. Williamson 2 Mr. Savidge, Mrs. Savidge and Miss Murray 3 Mr. Bridgewood,Mrs. Bridgewood and Miss Bridgewood 3 Mr. Disney and the Misses Disney % . 3 Mr. Elliott, Mrs. El iott and Mrs. Neal 3 Dr. Whitehead and Mrs. Whitehead 2 Mrs. Jeremiah Shaw, widow of the nobia old soldier of 1812-14 1 Mr. Shoulders, Mrs. Shoulders and Mrs. Lambert 8 Mrs. Sayre, Miss Sayre and Mrs. Kinney 3 Mr. Groves, Mrs, Groves and Mrs. E. Elliott 3 Mr. Eiley, Mrs. Eiley and Mrs. Hawkins 3 Mr. Hughes, Mrs. Hughes and the Misses Hughes g Mr. Bleyrt, Mrs. Bleyrt and Mr. Eitzpatrick 3 Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Cotton and Mrs. M'Eadden 3 Mr. Wright, Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Simmons .' 3 Mr. Connor, Mrs. Connor and Mr. Wm. Wilson g Mrs. Pear, Mrs. Sprague and Mrs. Bladen 3 Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Didway 8 Mr. Warden and Mr. Greenock 2 Miss Brien, Miss Hawkins and Miss Henley g Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. M'Keever g Mr. M'Cready, Mrs. M'Cready and Mrs. MelhoUand 8 Mr. Boddy, Mrs. Boddy and Mrs. Barren 3 Mrs. Kilkenny, Miss Kilkenny and Miss Cooper 3 Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson 2 Total number of Comraunloanta .;.. 105 |^~ Persons whose names have been inadvertently omitted in making out this List, will please report themselves to tho Pastor immediately, in order that their names may be entered on the Chapel Eegister. l^'The sick and others desiring religious instruction from the Pastor will be attended to without delay by sending their address or calling at his residence, 847 Third Avenue. M. E. WILLING, Pastor Incarkatiom Chapbl. HtHttttttkittttl\ktttmtt>>>»>>n»nm*MmMMiiMmm^<>^>>MH»mrvmfniiiMMm*