Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-07-12
Mistellaneous.
Another Letter From EQUALS,

MICHIGAN Cry, Ind, June IL, go.
While in Springfield, ILL.,, where cur pre-
viousle was written, we met our old
Cleveland friend, F. w. Bowen, formerly
paymaster on the C. C. & C.R. R. He
is now Superintendent of the great Wabash
road, leading West through Springfield
Mr.. Bowen is great favorite, both intel
lectually and socially, with all who know
him. AS our lengthy visit enabled US to
pass the Sabbath in Springfield, we took
occasion, as we make it point to never
miss at least one Sunday service, 10 go and
hear the somewhat famous DR.. Brown,
Pastor of tho lst Presbyterian Church.
Springfield. The Dr.. is about so years
of age, stout built, with features denoting
good living, love for humor and an in
flexible will. After the usual performances
by the choir, and prayer-a running ac-
compartment to which was constantly
kept up by the late arrival of Christians
who wished to show all they had-the
sermon comenced at eleven o'clock and
fifteen minutes and at this time the church
doors we're closed, giving the outsiders to
understand that if they hadn't Christian
ty enough to get there by the eleventh
hour" they must have politeness and de-
cency enough net to attempt to impose
upon good manners and gain an entrance
Is minutes afterward. We heartily endor-
sed the management. The Drs. remarks
were argumentative in character; dramatic
in delivery; honest and fearless in tone,
and decidedly Western Kentucky in style.
The DR.. had his notes before him, but
he did not very closely confne himself to
them. After eloquently dwelling upon
the disinterestedness and superior wisdom
of God, and His ability to properly guide
and govern the laws of nature without the
assistance or interference of man-the
DR.. leaned over in front of the pulpit, and
gracefully waving one hand, exclaimed
"And now let me secure your attention !;
for what an going to say I mean! Sup
pose God was going to send the Spirit of
Gabriel down upon the earth to remain
with us for forty years. Suppose He was
agoing to doia We wonldn't know what
twas for! WSnpuldn't understand it.
But if God sRSC al dpit, He would have
an object in vis,s <Kould ful!a it,!
Would it be to pleas pcy! would it
be for pleasure! or .wo! "a to make
money! Not bit e} hid all be
for his glo-r-y"
The DR.. is very popular with bis people,
and is generally believed tosbe very able
and very geod man, while his eccentricities
are always sure to draw strangers to his
Church. We are told that he came here
from Kentucky, where it is said that he yet
holds large number of slaves-and de-
fends his position on religious grounds
1t is anoyel position for minister of the
Gospel to occupy, but he makes no hesita-
ton in defining his position.
We here met our old friend, DR.. J. J.
Lord, formerly of Boston, Mass. The
Doctor is not only compounder of roots
and "yarbs," but is one of the finest poets
in the land. Sonnets from his pen have
graced the columns of some of the best
Magazines and Journals in America. He
has been resident of this section for about
six years. During his first few years in
these parts he was extensively engaged in
buying aud selling wool, and on one oc-
casion becoming little bewildered with
the multiplicity of crooked roads over the
broad prairies be rode up to small cabin,
enclosed by a clump of locust trees, and
hailed white headed boy, perched on
top of croop, with
"Hellol boy.p
81 recon you're stranger" was the re-
sponse."
"Look here. sonnv.n