| Show = = = r l µ w I A LOYAL REC tOti Ho Conducted Service with the Assistance As-sistance of Squad of Pious Marines Tho recent death of novo Osgood Id Herrick In Watcrtown N Y recalls an Incident during tho civil war In 1 which ho wns conspicuous and which i n correspondent of tlm National Tri anno relates Mr Herrick was rector if St IanlH Episcopal church Key West Fin at tho tlmo of tho secession seces-sion In 1S61 Many of tho congregation congrega-tion sympathized with tho south and endeavored to dlssuado him from ead tog tho usual prayer for the president I presi-dent of limo United States and nil In Jlvll authority but without success Finally ho was told that he would betaken be-taken from tho chancel the next Sunday Sun-day If ho persisted In reading tho prayer On the Saturday preceding tho U S ship Pawnee nrrlved in the harbor and her commander Capt Howan mot Mr Herrick and was told of the threats that had been made Tho captain cap-tain said Mr HorrlcU the marines I have on my ship are very pious and have had no opportunity to attend rhurch for several months and would a 1 fI < i1ev n tiThe ti-The Marines Were Very Pious only bo too glad to attend tho services tomorrow If you have somo vacant front pews t Tho next day Just before tho commencement com-mencement of tho service In marched 30 or 40 marines stacked tholr arms ht front of tho chancel and took tho front seats that had boon reserved When tho prayer for tho president was read they all responded with a hearty Amen There was no attempt made to remove re-move tho rector on that Sunday or at any other time as a large army and naval force was stationed at that port beIng the rendezvous of tho South Atlantic At-lantic and Gulf squadrons and an Important Im-portant strategic paIr for coal and mtpplles nnd tho only southern port hold by the United States all through tho wins Shortly after the war in consideration considera-tion of his loyalty to his country and through the influenco of his friends the army and navy ho was appointed i army chaplain and stationed at Fort Warren In Boston harbor for several years and will bo favorably remembered remem-bered by many Bostonians of that period Ho was afterward transferred J to Fortress Monroe where ho remained re-mained until his roslgnatljii a few years ago Ho then returned to his old home in Watortown N Y where ho spout his remaining years |
