Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-09

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would fain persuade host of brothers and
sisters to accompany him and help to make
jubilee.
Brother Dash er, he said, was young, but de-
serving of all encouragement, for that his zeal
was like a coal of fre-though but sixteen
years of age, he had had twenty-five discus
sions, and challenged perhaps City of the most
famous opponents of the cause who didn't dare
to accept; SO afraid were they of the far
reaching, and all-glorious arrows of truth
His cola, he said, he should like to turn
loose in the clover, and allow him to resusci-
tate little, and he was sure we could make
up party of halC-a-doaen, we must own some
sort of vehicle in which to ride to Startown,
and so carry terror into the ranks of the oppo.
sition, and strengthen tie cause.
Whereupon, Brother Arkey presented a
colored silk pocket handkerchief and colored
shirt-collar to one of the older members of the
family, which he said he wanted to have done
up for the big meeting.
He expressed the greatest surprise that our
interest in the cause should not be quite equal
to his own; which, he said, had enabled him
TO swim rivers, and travel through almost will
derness of woods, to pass sleepless nights, and
yet to rejoice all the tiue, like one who abid-
eth in Eden, and knoI-eth not hunger nor
toll
But need not lnger--I remember some
very grandoquent speeches the young man
perpetrated-remember feeling very much
ashamed of the ignorance he obliged us to
confess of the state of the cause in the towns
and neghborhoods with which he was famil-
lar, and | remember above all, that the coll
was turned in the clover, and that party oi
which | was one, was made up for Startown
with Brother Arkey for the head and front
| was about fourteen, think, and it must
have been owing to the praises bestowed up
on me by the Rev. gentleman, that came to
the distinguished honor of attending the big
meeting.
But no matter, I went; and now cometf
the little lesson which have been too slow il
approaching. The two little taverns of Star
town were already overhowing, and at the sug
geston Of Brother Arkey we went immediate
diately to the church, as pensioners upon tht
, hospitality of the members of the cause
/ 1t was twilight when we found ourselve,
seated in the unpretending meeting house
, with its carpetless aisles, hard benches, ant
pulpit of unpainted pine boards.
5 An Id man Of benign aspect began to ligh
the candles, presently, and then came th
e people-men women and children. with con
J, siderable number of dogs and babies.
' The accustomed benches were soon flleC
! and other ones set in the asles, which wer
! soon filed too. The windows were all throw
t up and boys and youths climbed into then
a as much perhaps, to see as to hear-so muc
e was the fresh air obstructed by them, that tn
q mingled odor of cloves aud cinnamon an
= sweet-smelling herbs was quite oppressive.
Y Conspicuous in the array along the pulpi
IS sat Brothers Arkey and Dasher, shakin
g hands at intervals by way of expressing the
: Joy. The hymns had all been sung, and
= middle-aged, serious looking man arose
d preach.
d remember the opening words of the Sc
If mon, which still think was an earnest aud et
It flying one "My friends, from my youth
1t these white hairs, have had the frmest col
10 idence in the efficacy of prayer"
ID Here my attention was arrested by the e.
trance of tive persons--a pale, sad looking W
a. man Of thirty five, perhaps, and handsom
IS dashing young man, upon whose arm 81
a, leaned
I'd They appeared to be objects Of general {
tention, as well as mine; but to my surpri
70 nobody offered them seat, and after standiI
re fifteen or twenty minutes perhaps, they wit
to drew, silently and unobtrusvely enough, b
I'd all eyes followed them, and general stir al
" sc ensation peryaded the house The care-wo
ID face aud melancholy eyes of the woman il
nr pressed me deeply; and confess thoug
p, more OF her than did of the sermon.
tn AT the conclusion of the service, strange
m were requested to remain in order to be
e. rected to places of entertainment.
pc Our lines fell in pleasant place, so far
e. the most liberal hospitality could make
I'D pleasant; | can call it all up before me as
I'd sit here-wagons and carriages of all varet
surrounded the house-men gathered
X groups numbering up their vanquished epE
as nents, and edfying each other with accoul
a of the progress of the cause here and the
while such women as were "handy about t
!, house" busted themselves among the hou'
90 hold-some spreading down beds-some 81
eI ing potatoes for the morning breakfast, a
~ others crimping ruffles and occasionally TAXI
~ part in the discussions of their brethren.
his At length the preparations were finish
RS and there was general assembling in the
,lv fashioned parlor for little social refreshmt
at previously to retiring for the night
les Then it was tha: some one, a woman th
he lifting ber voice very loud asked, "Who w
er- those astrays that came into church for eve
one to look at, and so went out again"
IL al don kpow NJ pho tha uounn, man uaa c
at the lady Of the house, "but whoever he W
ed | don't think much of him, for the woman
he was with was Rosy Bingham!"
,ur She didn't say why this lowered him in
ant opinon-there was no need she should ST
be- we all saw the sad pale woman struck ap
from her sisterhood by some scarlet sin.
d There were some suppressed filters, an
ith great many uncharitable comments, whcI
gy, am sorry to say, the women seemed to Ii
en due their own virtue to make; and | conf