Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-10-17
M1LLERsBuRG, HOLMES COUNTY o. THURSDAY Ocr Ia, 1872
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hand a gofd-headed cane; ! an elegar
coat hung on his arm, and he surreye
the crowd with a compliment and be
nignmt air. One of fthe,audienee vol
unteered to hold the preachers hat !; an
other took his coat; third offered I
hold his cane while 'his revercnc
preached A sto1id but respectful at
tention was given to the services. A
the close the hat could not be found
the oat-had, disappeared aud the-will
ing holder of the cane had evidentl,
walked away. The indignant preache
gave vent TO his feelings. He denoHnee,
the crowd fol. its heartlessness.i =.l.1.'
81 came among yon,' he said, to d.
you good. Left my comfortable hom'
and took upon me the burden of an ex.
ira service to seek your spiritual wei
fare. You are ingrates. You have sto.
len my hat, carried off my coat and rur
away with my cane. \ willwash my
hands of you= hereafter and leave yos
to your SINS -iYA. O. I.5tn9s 3.c
Not long after, acknowledgements
felt in his heart moved towards this neg.
lected people. Before he started on his
mission work, he resolved tomake him
self acquainted with the people. He
visited the poorest houses in the neigh
borhood; nor did he go empty-handed
He, left coal, medicine and food where
it was needed. \ little money and SUR
gical aid for sick children, and nourish-
ing fool for exhausted women were dis
tributed.. He got up tea for the wO-
men and children and spent month
going from house relieving the tempor-
al necessities and dropping word here
and there for his master. When he had
prepared the way by thus doing, he
proposed to. the families to have relig-
ious service. The proposition was hail
ed with delight. At the day appointed
a great crowd was in attendance, and
the workmen made little stand for the
outdoor service, which was agreat sue
cess --''-'''s-'- -' e'-'---- -'---- . 40
= The evening for tea arrived John
and his wife were prepared in season to
join their neighbors on their march. to
the hall. lie had not looked so tidy for
months. His wife could hardly be
known by her neighbors. Some little
articles of finery that had escaped the
general wreck We're brought out, and
perhaps the happiest hour John. and his
wife had enjoyed for months was the
passage from their own door to. the
hall. ............... f.......
The rooms selected for the tea were
near the Public where most. of the
company were accustomed to spend
their evenings. The keeper stood in
the door as the groups went by, utter
ing jeers and fiinging gibes at the COM
pany, but satisfied that he would have
little custom that night. In the hall
long tables were laid, running twice the
length of the room, and bounteous
feast was prepared. At the close few
verses were read from the word of God ;
a short prayer offered, to which the
whole company responded heartily,
.fAmen;" the blessing was pronounced
by layman, quite common thing in
and the company separated.
A few days later, the ladies made
tour among the families whom they had
invited to the tea. The visits were made
practical. Poor, toiling, discouraged
women were shown how to do their
work; how to make u hovel cleanly,
and cheerful; how to make
a little money go a good way; how to
fill poor mans house with comfort. 1t
was a wonder to wife who all her DAYS
had been drudge, to look on these sis
ters Of mercy, well dressed and ,gentecl
some of the quality doing up her work.
The quiet tread, the cheerful manner,
the magical change produced by the
touch here and there, the order brought
out Of confusion, the sullen gloom and
giving way to cheerfulness.
Even the handful OF Goals gave out
cheerful glow, while the merry kettle
sung on the h6b.a. .-Ji 1ca d. ls:l.
To elevate the lowly the ladies felt it
necessary that the poor should be taught
to help themselves. They formed sew
ing meetings and encouraged the wo-
men to make clothes for their husbands
and children. They taught them to sew
and paid them fair wages, while they
were making garments for themselves.
To teach them self-respeet and indie
pendenee, they sold the women cloth at
a small price and allowed them to pay
in instalments. ...- -.....;f ...- .
Going their rounds, the ladies came
to the house of John Morey. "The de-
struction of the poor is their poverty"
was the expression on their lips, as our
friends paused in front of the untidy
dwelling. Heaps Of cinders, piles of
garbage and filth, the accumulation of
weeks, were piled up in all directions.
The gutter was, full of stagnant water,
decayed vegetables and carcasses of
dead animals. The unelean step-stOne
was type of the house. In answer to
the rap-a-sharp "come in'' was heard
The door was opened and the visitors
found themselves in the unwholesome
apartment of John Morey. The tea
furnished a theme of animated CONVEX
satiOn. Mrs. Morey complained of her
hard lot and poverty-stricken home.
Because you are poor, you need not
be unclean,n said one of the ladies.
"Why do you sit moping here? Why do
you not put your room in order, and
clean up your children and yourself?".
"why should ~" said the WON an.
.#
"You should do it for your husbands
sake and for the sake of your children.
"I should like to know what John
does for me, that l should put myself
out for him. He earns but little, and
that he spends in the ale-house. He
brings me home abuses, curses and
blows. No; will do nothing that L
can help"
"But you can reform him." said one
of the ladies. "i0" ...-.'a i''' ,'ii'
"You should heap Goals Of fire on his
head"
I" Yes" said the woman, and burn his
brains out. Iwould like to do that"