Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-12-23
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~ adjourned the day before I started.
'Ah, indeeds---moyil.q still farther 1nrer.1..
wards the front side Of the bed. and ana "a
the stranger better accommoda,ion, GssIIaS
bishop George left when you came out!sa
es---he started at the same time did
left IN company
4 .sIndeed!''
Here the circuit preacher relinauishe5 & f,,ll
halt OF the bed, and politely requested ne
Stranger to occupy larger space.
.How did the Bishop look? He is getting
quite old and feeble, is he not!'
''He carries his age tolerably we'll. But his
Ilaoor is hard one, and he begins to show
lsigns Of falling strength s'
..ide Is expected this way in a week or tn D:
]---HoW glad shall DO to shake hand with the
Iold veteran of the Gross! But you saw Won
leit IN company with the good old man---liow
lar did you come together!'
! I'VE travelled alone for along distance.
'lou travelled along with the Bishopa'
yes! we have been intimate for years.
| you intimate with Bishop George!'
| sYes, why notl'
BLESS me! Why did I not know that! But
may | be 50 bold as to enquire your name!
| After a moments hesitation, the stranger re.
lplied--- e
| George
George! George! Not Bishop George?'
| 'Ihey call Bishop George meekly re-.
Iplied the old man.
'Why---why---bless me! Bishop Georre!'--.
EXCLAIMED the now abashed FREDERICKSBURG.
ing from the beds You hare had no supper!
will Instantly call up the family. Why did
you not tell us who you were?'
'Stop---stop.--my fricnd,' said the Bishop
gravely' i want no supper here, and should
not cat any If it were got for me. If an old
man, toll-worn and weary, fainting with trav-
cling through all the long summer day, was
not considered worthy of a meal by this fami-
~, VINO profess to have setup the altar of God
IN their house, Bisaop George surely is not.
ne Is, at best, but man, and has no claims
beyond those of common humanity'
night of severer modification, the younu
minister had never experienced. The Bishop
kindly admonished him, and warned him Off
great necessity there was of his adorpinr tha
doctrines of Christ, by following him sincere
I y and humbly. Gently but earnestly he en-.
deavored to win him back from his wanderinns
of heart, and direct him to trust more in Cod
and less in his own strength.
In the morning the Bishop prayed with him
long aud ieryenlly, before he left the chamber:
and was glad to see heart melted into contri.
ton. Soon after the Bishop descended. and
was met by the heads Of the flmily with
Thousand sincere apologies. He mildly siien-
ced them, and asked to have his horse Iro't
out. The horse was accordingly soon in rea-
diness, and the Bishop, taking up his saddle
bags, was preparing to depart.
| 'But surely, Bishop urged the distressed
matron, you will not thus leave us? Waita
few minutes---breakfastis on the table,
No, Sister L------, cannot take breakfast
here. You did not consider poor, toil-wofn
traveller worthy Of meal, and your Bishop
has no claim but such as humanity urges
And thus he departed, leaving the family and
minister in confusion, He did not act thus
from resentment, for such an emotion did not
rise in his heart, but he desired to teach them
lesson such as they would not easily forget.
Six months from this time the Ohio Annu-
slal Conference met at Cincinnati and tho
young minister was to present himself for Of
)dination as a Deacon, and Bishop George was
to be the presiding Bishop. N .ts.,
4 On the first day Of the assembling Of Tho
i Conference, our minister's heart sunk within
him as he saw the venerable Bishop take his
seat. Sogreat was his grief and agitation that
he was soon obliged to leave the room. That
evening, as the Bishop was seated alone in
his chamber, the Rev. Mr.. -------- was xnnoun.
ccd, and he requested him to be shown up.
lie grasped the young man by The hand,
4 with cordially which he did not expect, for
he had made careful enquiries, and found that
since they had met before, a great change had
been wrought in hiin.---He was now as hume
bic and pious, as he was before seif.sufficient
and world-minded. as father would have
received disobedient but rcpentant child, is
did this good man receive his erring but con-
|trite brother. They mingled their tears togeth-
or, while the young preacher, wept as a child,
even upon the bosom Of his spiritual father.
Al that session he was ordained, and he is
now one OF the most pious and useful minis.
ters in tho Ohio Conference.
Athennum and Visitor.