Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1872-12-20
THE "GRlAr REv1vAI"-The remarkable re-

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nor wind, nor snow, nor rain, keep away the
! people, and the preacher seems as determined as
the people Apart from the religious view
the subject, Mr. Rosser h as performed most re-
markble mental feat. He has preached for 43
nights different e1temporaneous sermon every
| night, every one of them of great ability, and
nearly all polished and finished efforts. Just
| think of the fertility Of mind that can every
| night for seven weeks, excite in crowded audi
/ ence breath less interest in the sa me subject.
The services continue to exhibit some very
/ touching incidents. A few lights ago the lead
/ ing minister said to leading steward in the
| church:
ttBrother S. Can't you talk to these people.
! You have been raised among them and they
know you and you know them. Won't you talk
to them"
| Brother ST. who hasn't much confidence in
his oratorical powers.) 1Did you say sing 2"
| Mr.. Rosser-( with emphass.) $40! said
! taM'
! And then the steward went on with an earn est
tender sort of talk, eloquent in the very pathos
of the thing, giving description of the trium-
plant death of one of those who ''crossed over
the river" long ago. The deathlike stiffness of
the brightly lighted church, the eager leaning
forward of the listeners to catch the story, the
subdued monotone Of the speaker, the group of
leaders headed by the old reyivalist, who were
around the altar listening with the rest, all
formed picture which dissolved only to give
place to one still more touching an old man in
the benches struggled to his fact weeping bitter
ly, aud commenced feeling his way through his
binding tears to the altar. All eyes were turned
! to him as the steward recognized in him the hus
baud of that one that had crossed over the river
and who was now coming up to commence a
life which would fit him to cross at the same
ford. Whatever man may think about reig-
ion, or revivals it is such scenes as these a. drop
plumb into his heart and splash the water into
his eyes.
great many applications for prayer have
been made in writing anonymously to Mr. Ros-
ser. One was made Tuesday night for. sfour
married men," Perhaps the best illustration of
what the unconcerned feel about tina success of
these meetings, was d onversation between two
men who looked like they might have been some
OF StoneWalps foot cavalry, in which one of them
said after getting out into the air
"Bill, its no use talking, the old mans got
the Old Boy on the rum
Up to last night there were 23o conversions
and the meeting will still go on, as Mr.. Rosser
says, till the spring flowers bloom'
SUICIDE OF RESIDENT OF THIS County
Ia 1872, Mr.. VIM. B. shupe, of Mont.
gomery county, Pa, purchased the Leba.
non White Sulphur Springs, in Augusta
comfy, about II miles from this city, and
went there to reside. becoming citizen
highly esteemed for his integrity and kind
ness Of heart. Not long since his business
affairs became involved and he went to
Philadelphia to stlaishten them. While |
there security debt for $40 900 was IN.
expectealy brought against him aid still fur |
Their involved bis affairs 10 despair at the
prospect, he got psto! and Que night last
week went up to his room and lying on the
bed shot himself. He was dead when |
found. The news Of his death will be
shock TO the community in which he lived |
and where he was much loved He leaves
an estimable family consisting of his widow
and several children
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WHAT Two HORSES CAN PULL.-Two we'll |
known citizens, on Saturday last bet that tM |
horses could not pull wagon laden with ten
barrels of -four up tho hill on New street, from
the Virginia Hotel to the residence of Mr. Alex.
Fultz, three blocks distant, with one rest. The
bet was two barrels of -four. Tho gentleman
who bet they could do it, went to O'Toole's sta
BILE, got a team and went to Bumg ardner Sons
and borrowed ten barrel of flour The wagon
being loaded and everything being ready, the
signal was given and off the team started, draw
ing their load to the top of the hill without
single rest. The two barrels were promptly
paid over.
MARROW EscApE.-Last week while the pas
senger train on the G. & 0. r. R., was going at
Is miles an hour, near Craigsvlle a young man
named Harrison, brick-layer, while under the
influence ofliquor, attempted to pass from one
car to another and rolled overheard. The train
officers stopped and took him aboard in an I'M
conscious condition. with ugly wound on his
head. While tho sympath izing crowd were
looking At him awaiting his death, this game
some one had struck him, and offered to whip
any passenger around. He got off here had his
wound dressed, took nap, and returned on the
up train that evening.
GONE WEsr.-On Sunday night at 10 O. cleck,
a train came up from Richmond bearing Vice
President Wickham, Chief Engineer Whitcomb
and Supt A H. Perry, of the Chesapeake.& Ohio
R. R, and stopping here for a few minutes took
aboard President Echols, of the Louisville Gin
cinRati Il Lexington R. r.. and Mr.. s. J. Day,
the coal mine owner, who goes to his mines in
West Va in anticipation of the opening of the
road, and then went on. The party was going
to huntington. Gen. Echols goes on to Louis
vile, the headquarters of his road road that
runs passenger trains day between Cincin-
natl and Louisvi lie, and nine freight trains.
ADVERTISING IN THE VMDIcAToa PAYS The
agent of the Vue de L'eau gift concert came to
Staunt ton when the thing was started, and put
a column advertisement in the Vindicator. The
result was That Mr.. Gushing, the active agent
sold clean out his original book of tickets, and
since Friday has. been tsegraphing to Norfolk
uaiiy loi ToultAouai supplies "a tlCketS. @
business mar wants to help himself along there
is nothing TO compare to advertising in live,
spicy nesvs- paper, which the people READ rs we'll
as subscribe to. Mr.. G. stops selling tickets this
| evening
| KNIGHTS OF PyTHIAs. At stated convention
of Valley Lodge, No l8, K. of P on Tuesday
night last, an election of officers was held, re-
sulting as follows
Past Chancellor, ". H. il. Lynn; Chancellor
Commander, J. W. Todd; Yice Chancellor, Jas
| A. Armentrout: Prelate NJ. N Bradlez, Mas