Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-03-22
Bourbon correspondence.

The Donation party at the NJ. f. Church
on the 18th inst, was n most magnificent
affair. The friends of the pastor who
live ri a distance brough; in their gifts i'm the
afternoon so that they could return To their
homes before night. but the evening was
the time set apart for the towns people.
BY dark they began pouring in from every
direction. singly and in couples, in squads
and plattOOns and in the course OF an hour
every available inch of sitting and standing
room was densely occupied. When the
crowd had assembled the blessings of Deity
were invoked. when 1t was announced
that first in order would be the reception
of donations, and this part OF the pro-
gramnc occupied at least an hour. tx
ccpt fine suit of clothes for the pastor
and an almost entire outfit for his wife
and daughter the donations were in the
shape OF grccnbacks We are informed
by the minister. Mr.. Iimm0ns, that the
aggregate amount received was neal 500
"A much larger sum than was looked for by
the most san9uinc cXpcctant. The next
act in order was the distribution of refresh
mems, and here we regret 10 say that the
supply was insufficient. The managers OF
the ''commissary department, not expect
i'm such a muiiitulinous Oui-p0urirg
iOuis NiiNiN>thNS ~
ter full raiions" to all. Under the cir
cumstanccs they did is well as they could,
and. ii any were unprOvidcd for. il was
simply unavoidable, and they should
accept this apology on the part of the
committee of arrangements. Most of the
guests. however. Jared well and the pies.
cakes and other ''fixins' were of the
choicest Kind and prepared in the choicest
style. Too much credit cannot be given TO
the VI. l.. Ladies, and especially In those
who directly supervised the affair. for the
manner in which they labOrcd to render the
entertainment ayr cable Had they antici-
pIied the number of attendants none
would have cone away unfcd or diSsatis
lied. After the refreshments were served
the occasion WAS cnlivcncd 10y Il few
pieces of music. Then. after II report of
the dnpaiions was announced, the DOXOlO-
~ sung and the bencd!ction pronounced.
the visitors were left TO crjoy themselves
IN any manner they choose Those who
were blessed with the Gift of song freely
exercised their vocal organs for the "nier-
tainncnt at the music lovers, wble those
OF a conversational turn of mind divided
into groups To- discuss the various questions
associated with their happy meeting.
From one group To another could he seen
gliding the form of the happy, smiling
pistor.-happy i'm the possession of SD
many friends. aud smiling from the graft
tudc of his heart because of their liberal
remembrance of him. lie could only
flank his benevolent donors. as far as
words were concerned, and thanks only
did not appear to relieve him. In his
happiness he was a boy az lin, and was
ANXIOUS to take each one by the hand that
he might manifest the feelings of his soIl
in that way which he could not express
by words. And we must not forget his
happy wife and daughter who glidcd from
one to another like the tabled fairies of
old. and whose bright smiles fullv. reflect
el their inexpressible JOY and delight. AL
in all il was n grand social entertainment
and the happy scenes there enacted viii
remain in our memory until our latest
breath
The Rev. Mr. Timmons is a Kind,
genial gentleman In this locality tn cause
which he espouseS has ''fiourisbcd like n
green Bay tree under his administration.
lie has been with us one year. during
which time he has become endesred to all
who have been thrown into contact with
him. II is the earnest desire of this people
that the annual Conference return him Ia
this work. and, under existing circum-
stances We think il would be an injury TO
the cause to remove him at this time His
| wife and daughter are pleasant amiable
ladies with whom it is joy 10 associate.
To know them is to- love them, and we
| trust they may he permitted TO remain with
us another year.
| We had almost forgotten to return our
thanks TO Mrs Boulton for her rcmem-
brance ofus in the presentation OF slice of
\
our stomach. May she live TO bake many
more. and may we soon have occasion 10
again receive a chunk" from her fair
hands.
Evening before last we were invited to
the residence OF Mr.. Gordon to listen TO a
lecture by clairvoyant lady named
Talmadge. Efforts hal been made TO OBJ
tain the VI. L. Church. that the public
might have the opportunity of hearing her,
but though the request was made in be-
half of vast number of our citizens, the
Trustees presistently refused TO grant them
the use of the house. The School Direc-
tors having decided TO allow no public
meetings in the school house, no suitable
public place could be procured. and only n
few of the select friends of Mr.. Gordon
were invited to his house. Her lecture
occupied nearly two hours and a half,
during which time she prOfesscd To be in a
clairvoyant condition, but we refrain
from giving our opinion and will simply
say that she spoke many important truths.
whether they came directly from her, or
whether some instructive spirit comnuni-
Gated them through the medium of her
organism. We are not spiritualist
according to the modern understanding OF
the doctrine, but we are willing 10 accept
the truth come from what source it will.
Her ideas of conversion and change Of heart
were beautiful and had the effect OF salts
fying many who were dissatisfied with the
popular understanding of these much
{ talked about questions. Her ideas of the
great Fountain of Life and Light, and the
principles which link and tremendously
blend together all the works of Nature and
unite them to the Great First Cause were
. elegantly expressed and were listened to
with marked attention. Her theory was
beautiful and unobjectionable, but we
repeat that we will not attempt TO say
what condition she was in when she
spoke. Whether it was the woman unin-
fluenced that lectured, or whether she was
directed or impelled by the dcnizens oil
another sphere, is matter for each listener
| to decide for himself We have our own
: private opinion, but we choose to let every
man investigate for himself.
: An aged lady named Wilson, died in
this place on the 18th inst On the
: following day her body was taken t.
J Rochester for interment. Died of ''old
: age" ESQ
We have nothing more of importance