Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-11-11
Misefllansaus.
Letter from Mt. Pleasant.
Correspondence of the Belmont CHRONICLE
Mr pleasant Nov 2 1889.

MI. PLEASANT, NOV. Z, loes
DEAR CHRONICLE: Although your
humble correspondent is pretty con-
ste.nt reader of your paper, yet not often
d o l find anything emanating from this,
the famed home of radical or ultra Re-
publicanism,-the birthplace of Aboli-
tionism-where the first organ of pro-
gress was started, fostered and Graded,
and the present dominant party, with
its platform ofinvincible and irresista-
Bile principles, hoisted the banner in the
cause of progress-to wage war OF ex-
termination upon all that opposed re-
form and the advancement and ameli-
Grafton of human kind. In some respects
our little town deserves more than
mere passing nOtice-situated amid the
| hills of one of the richest and most beau
! tiful parts of our country in Eastern
Ohio, and early fitted up by an honest,
earnest class of the people called "Qua-
kers," who, being the most numerous OF
course exercised the controlling infiu-
ence upon the character of the settle
ment. All classes were therefore more
or less imbued with the peculiar tenets
of their body, hence the large and stead
lily increasing Republican majority. In
keeping with this, asmight be expected,
our village and vicinity.are remarkable
for being highly educated and religi-
Gus people. No place, either East or
West can boast of having better educa-
tional advantages, and that supported
too. by intelligence of the highest order,
than can Mt. Pleasant,-and,a as if to re-
fute that silliest of all silly sayings,
'That religion is only fit for " omen and
fools" We find that in and within the
cultivated circles of refinement and
highest education the cause of religion
finds her strongest place. Our men and
women of talent almost without excep-
ton being identified in marked man
ner with the church militant. During
the ministration of the Rev. John Scott,
of the Methodist Church in this place,
the happiest results have been shown.
All churches, no matter of what name
or whatsoever creed, have felt and ex-
perienced the influences of his power
directly or indirectly. Like most OF
the eminent Divines of the present day,
he is not confined to any narrow, bigot-
ed, selfish and constantly beaten track
/ in which all must walk in order to ac-
cord with his views-but with boldness
and independence that the thinking
class of his audience can but admire, -
he sweeps off from before the visage OF
his hearers and himself the accumulated
cobwebs of sectarian prejudice, and sac
rificing rhetorical smoothness to logical
pointedness and clearness, and address
ing himself not to theoretical, but prac-
tical every day religious truths; and in
stead las most do) of giving ''two grains
of wheat in a bushel of chaffn &C., &C.,
the audience have all they can do to
garner the plenteous flow of golden fruit
that flows constantly from his lips. He
is assisted by our eminent townsman,
Rev. J. III. Mercer, one of our self-made
men, and one too especially gifted in
prayer, caroling forth highest praise and
fervent petition to a throne of grace in
poetical imagery.
The Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant
has become a sort of grandfathers home,
] around whose altar the best children OF
all our other churches meet, without re-
gard to sectarian differences. The mem
Il Ders or tr11s meeting formerly the nj.
E. Church of Mt. Pleasantly have just
completed their new Church, a much
more commodious and comfortable af.
fair than the old one, with large base
ment underneath especially designed as
a home for the Union Sabbath Schools
of our place. The Church will be dedi.
|, Gated on the I'd Sabbath of November,
1869. Rev. Alexander Clark, of Pitts
burgh, will preach the sermon, and in
the ceremonies he will be assisted by
/ Revs. HoagIand, Baker, Springer, Scott
Mercer, and other distinguished clergy.
The ceremonies will be peculiar, impres.
! sive and ably conducted, and L under
stand every effort will be made to rem
der pleasant the visit of any who desire
to attend the meetings &C., at that time
e. n. L.