Show father tall tai tor for the boston traveler has ha some in facts in regard to father taylor the sailors Bai lors minister who died in doston boston recently father tailor was ass born in richmond virginia vir i la december ila was left an orphan at an early a d found his hia way to new orleans where ere lie he entered the ilia spanish service and was sent out to south america I 1 to cruise against the french in 1810 18 1 0 he arrived in iii boston where it ho 0 shipped chipped on board a 1 privateer the curacy curie y which was taken by the english frigate acasto abasto and wai was I 1 a carried a prisoner to Hali foix lie ile returned to boston and in his wandering strayed into the little methodist chapel ire I 1 in hanover street and listened d to the preaching of rev itar elijah redding edding II lie ile became at once im well beed with a desire to preach to sailors lit found a good friend in mr amus amos binnee who sent him to ta newmarket seminary lie ile was waa a hard no n but book lore WM wag not exactly in in his lineard line and he therefore hastened too to marblehead Marble licad 0 9 o become the pastor of a 11 lie ile went to work ind and it fir wat as not conj before lie ho acqua acqui acquire red il famo an hd d the conference found tint that ho ha was in demand everywhere if he preached in camp gsand mal a various various circuits t though he be bad engaged in general religious work borki his desire to address himself especially to the cause or jack was waa his highest aim ahn lie ile bought methodists their little church on hanover street sod and aided by rev daj ch for dorting forting ting and others ci tiers his hi prospered and his success was so great that the boston port society was war formed and tile hie bethel wis erected in 1833 father taylor has been of Cit it from the first the I 1 marl mari ners house under the auspices of the aid society also came i into tit existence all being the legitimate fruits of the devotion of father tay lor lorto to his sacred calling nis his peculiarities in the pulpit ate are we well 11 known and his hia quaint prayers have hake often been quoted lie ile was impulsive and ready sometimes a little tough perhaps but 1 ut lie he had bad a large heart a pure a 6 spirit it and a love of truth IF lie was ince asked why 1 you yon been made a doctor of dt di vin ityl 1 I 1 I suppose it is because my a divinity has aa never been sick bide was wa b bis not bouto prompt pt reply As father taylor wai w a M N 1 win ason an odd fellow and a member of several other societies the at his funeral fuu cral was very largo large in the forenoon when the fact of 17 his 8 deth death became known miny vessels in port lowered ther flaga fla 3 to half mast as a token of respect to his memory emory ii father taylor leaves four daughters daught cri and one son the latter mr E T taylor is in the naval service mr lira a barnes barncs widow mrs airs russell rell w difo a eillon thomas russ al collector of boston mrs barnes 1 wife of rev juhn barik IJiri ei mrs B bradford I 1 wife of PAY paymaster finster ninster 13 bradford r adford of the united states J navy vy I 1 |