wealth of Pennsylvania, under the administration of Governor Hoyt, from 1872 to 1878, and became Senator of the United States, from March 4, 1887. He is prominent and influential as a political leader in the Republican party, not only in Pennsylvania, but also in national politics.

Rev. John Jay Pomeroy, D. D.

This excellent and truly pious minister of the gospel was pastor of the Central Presbyterian church of Chambersburg, Pa., at the time of his decease. He was the eldest son of the Hon. Thomas Pomeroy, of Roxbury, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and was born there September 8, 1834.

His mother's maiden name was Miss Mary Wilson, a most excellent woman, who lived to see most of her children members of the Presbyterian church and two of her sons in the Christian ministry.

John continued at home with his parents, in Roxbury, having the advantages of the village public school, until the spring of 1849, when he entered Tuscarora Academy, Juniata county, Pa., where he remained for some time and then became a clerk in a store in Academia and afterwards in Port Royal, Pa.

In 1852, he returned to Tuscarora Academy and there renewed his studies with a view to entering college, and in the fall of 1854 entered the sophomore class of Lafayette College and graduated July, 1857. After graduating he taught a private school for one year in Rodney, Mississippi. In September, 1858, he entered Princeton Theological Seminary, graduated in April 1861, and was licensed to preach by Carlisle Presbytery, April 10, in the Pine Street church, Harrisburg, Pa. He was called to the Presbyterian church of Dover, Delaware, June 1, 1861, and was ordained and installed pastor of that church by the Presbytery of Lewes, November 28, 1861. He continued in that relation only one year, when the following incident led him to sever his connection with it and become a chaplain in the army. army. A company of Union soldiers had been formed in Dover, with George Massey, Esq., a member of Mr. Pomeroy's congregation, as captain. The Sabbath after the company's

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departure for the army, Mr. Pomeroy, in his prayer in the public services of the church before the sermon, prayed earnestly for the Divine favor and blessing upon the members and officers of the company, for God's protecting care over them and for their preservation from sickness and in times of danger; and for His blessing upon the cause in which they had enlisted, and the preservation of the union. When he opened his eyes at the close of his prayer, he found that nearly the entire congregation had left the house because of their sympathy with the Southern Confederacy. Among the few that remained was Mr. Higgins, who in the winter of 1888 and '89, was elected by the Delaware Legislature to the United States Senate. His principal rival candidate for that position was George Massey, Esq., the captain of the Dover company. Both of these gentlemen were warm personal friends of Rev. Mr. Pomeroy, when in Delaware and up to the time of his decease, and he had taken a great interest in the senatorial contest the winter previous to that in which he was called away by death.

After leaving Delaware he was appointed chaplain to the Thirty-second regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers, known as the Third regiment of the Pennsylvania Reserves. He served in this capacity from October 12, 1862, to June 17, 1864, when the term of the regiment expired. By reason of his upright and consistent conduct and the faithful performance of his duties as chaplain, as a preacher of the gospel and his kind and respectful attention to officers and men, and especially by his faithful ministrations to the sick and wounded, he commanded the respect of all the officers and men with whom he had been associated. It was a common thing for him during the marches, to dismount from his horse and place upon it some sick or lame soldier, and he march with the men.

On September 15, 1864, Dr. Pomeroy was appointed chaplain of the One Hundred and Ninety-eighth regiment Pennsylvania volunteers and served with that regiment until the close of the After the regiment had returned to Camp Cadwalader, at Philadelphia, a handsome gold watch was given to Dr. Pomeroy, with this inscription on the inside of the case:

war.

Presented to the

Rev. John J. Pomeroy,

Chaplain of the 198th Reg't. P. V., As
a token of esteem, by the Non-
Commissioned Officers and

Privates of the Regi

.ment.

March, 1865.

Dr. Pomeroy carried the watch to the time of his death. In 1866 "The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States," was organized in Philadelphia and a vigorous effort was made by some of its members to elect for its chaplain the priest of the Irish brigade who held mass on the battle-field of Gettysburg, and who it was thought would be elected as he was very popular among the officers. General Sickel, however, at the last moment nominated Dr. Pomeroy who was elected without an effort.

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August 29, 1865, Mr. Pomeroy was called to be pastor of the large and strong church of Upper Octorara, near Parksburg, Chester county, Pennsylvania, where he continued to minister to that people with great fidelity and success for ten years. the year 1875 he received a call from the First Presbyterian church, Rahway, New Jersey. This call he accepted, and was, with much reluctance by his Presbytery and people, released from the Upper Octorara church. He was installed as pastor of the First Church of Rahway, April 29, 1875. Here he continued with his usual prudence and fidelity in all his ministerial duties for nearly another decade of years, winning the warm attachment of the people of his own congregation and commanding the highest respect of the entire community.

As in his previous charge at Octorara, his faithful ministrations of the gospel had the seal of the divine favor, in the way of constant additions to the church of members on profession of their faith In the spring of 1884, he received a call from the Central Church of Chambersburg, Pa., and was installed pastor of the same April 10, of that year. Of this church he was the faithful and beloved pastor up to the time of his sudden and unlooked for death, December 1, 1889. By his exemplary life, great fidelity in all his duties, and his eminent piety and