Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-01-24


that she had lost certificate at said camp
meeting, with some other papers and
some money. When she returned to her
boarding house, she said she had told A.
that she had lost the certificate, but ad-
ded that she had not, and showed it. l
think he said she Immediately left Low
ell, and went he learnt, to Dover, where
he wrote to her, requiring certificate, and
threatening to expose her in the newspa-
per. She returned the certificate in a
letter. He wrote to Rev. MIR Dow, be-
fore he received the certificate, giving
the bad character of the girl. Dow
wrote for more particulars. lie return
ed full explanation of the cause Of her
expulsion. While at Dover, she wrote
to Mr. A. three letters acknowledging all
the charges, and more too. He had
written or told her, that Dr. VIM. Graves
had told him that he had doctored her
for iues renerea She denied it-but in
one of her letters, said that he had doc
tored her for something, she did not
know what; and that while under his di-
rection, he endeavored to bend her to
his will. He showed the letters to Mr.
Barnes, and preserved them until about
to start for -Bs.stol,7 when, to his regret,
he destroyed them. Mr. A. wrote to
VIM. Storrs, Great Falls, who had writ
ten asking information about her, to APP
ply for it to Mr. Dow. She came to
Lowell, soon after, and wanted certifi-
cate to help her character. She got a
paper, and some signatures. The next
time he saw her, was at Thompson camp
meeting, Conn about the last of August
He or brother Merrill pointed her out
Did not know whether he spoke to her
or not, or she to him. Mr. A. saw her
no more, until the A days meeting in
Fall River, sometime, as believed, in
October. A. said, that on the evening
he preached as he was going into Edw.
Mason's, somebody touched him on the
arm, and said, 'Mr A. want to speak
with you He knew the voice, and
turning said, maria, do not wish to
have any thing to say with you She
replied, you must-I want you to say
that you will not hurt me here. You
have ruined me at Lowell and Dover.'--
He replied, q never wanted or tried to
hurt you, Maria He answered that he
would make no such promise. She said,
q am not known by the name of Maria
here, as in Lowell, but Sarah. Nobody
knows me here, and will not, unless you
tell them. Don't tell them, will you
mean to behave myself well.' He re-
piled, that will be according to how you
behave, and he said that was the last
time Ire spoke to her afterwards
About middle of last May, in after
noon, found a lady sitting in front room
of my house. AS | entered, my wife
says to the lady, this is MIR Bidwell, and
to me, this lady has enquired for you
Lady said, that she had been at work at
Taunton, and came by way of Provi-
dence, in steamboat; meant to stay over
Sabbath, and perhaps look for work. -
Called to get me to recommend her to
some boarding place, and produced cer-
tlficate from class leader in Taunton. -
Procured place to board at Mrs. Ma
sons, left her and went home; saw her
at church on the Sabbath. Monday
morning, when we left in steamboat,
think she said she was going out in Bos-
ton stage to Taunton. Saw her no more
till Thompson camp meeting; just at
night, she came on to the ground with a
young man. Spoke to her-I didn't
think you would come from Taunton.'-
She said she had come from Woodstock,
where she had been the greater part Of
the summer. She and young man both
behaved well. She did not mix with our
people. Saw her twice after on the
ground. Her mother lived in w. Wood
stock, seven or eight miles from camp
ground. A preacher came into preach
er's tent, and stated that there were some
bad characters on the ground. Brothers
Avery and Merrill had both seen one
whom Mr. Avery expelled from the
church at Lowell, and when she saw
him, she dropped her head as she had
been shot. AT Lincoln camp meeting
two weeks after, was asked by Mrs. Rob-
bins if knew Maria Cornell said No.
She said, you spoke with her at Thomp-
sons camp meeting. She described her
and then l knew her. She said it was
said at Thompson, that Avery had said
she was bad girl, and that he had ex-
PEELED her from the church. She said
she was sure that Maria was the girl
who was pointed out to her as the girl
whom they had pointed out. The last
time l saw her to recollect her was at
Fall River; walking fast we did not
speak. First Sunday in October, she
come forward upon invitation extended
to such as were willing, in company with
another woman, to join the church. Said
she had the certificate she showed me in