, 1873-12-21

MIR, Pitncr waa transferred to Missouri about
twor1ty years ago, ht,d tlsonco to Chlfornia,
whore, / bultcyo, no Btlll itYcH
Anotbor nsnn widely know, In tho State for tho
Inst forty Years, although never tnenal,er of
thus Conference, deserves to bo remembered for
hts grant zoat abundant labors, aud remarkable
characteristics.
nor ,f,i, WhA II sTnnn1sa ;,st ,o,or,
tlio beginning Of tha contnry, .nnd a. nh onrly
ngo enlorcl lilo UonEoronco III lla native State.
1in Hooh acquired gront distinction ns prcactlar,
rlnklrg, I'll tho estimation OF n,a'iy rnrsona WIN
tho renowned Dr. 1'aseom. Indeed. IN, iaso rea n',
1891 Or 2, wlioro tho two young mon Wofo to
prcacl, somo "lowd follows Of the basor aort :.
lnttl Il wager nd to sllc Of elio'n would Dohr OF
tho palm Of oloquc'eo md Mr. stnppl.lS @ ha,t
in % thoso oarly tlays l,o mado long missionary
Journey through 1lfino|y Md Missouri, H. conf
ay yt The great iEop cAensoo. n rec pG {n'n.
fatigahlo student, wlloi', offentlntoa' tue 6o9k
hnI 10 DO con,,ed on horseback. or by tho niek-
orlng light Of q plno-knot IN tho Fireplace Of u
st2nat4es Yg ssocn on o aam Te ,n
Until his 1atoat yoaiH, Ito was NIL otnnisorouH
t,eronrnr Of hooiss, rid posSessea OF such =
moiliory as lfavo rnroly known. Ills passion
wns for theology, anil poary OF the GYaGer klnd,
rarnlg dipped into wiat is usually called petite
loarning, except to mako thorough acquaint--
nnco In earlier fife witt, tho Eroat iornliAt and
lexicograrhor, DR.. Sun,uei johnson. Tint ae-
QlAintancp
coronEp 1tfs arvLE-
for Tho rest of his fo. as 1t did TINT Of Do Das.
com insotnuch TINT to him 4 horse was steod
or quadrurod,-llis carringo hoisoa rejoicing III
tho names Of Dr,tus and Oassius. lIo was mover
vol @ Gr s'e Int romarRa1y e2 s qoar
ally In the ecra and yollow lonf." lie never
rreochod. b,1t apronouncod !" = s'signiiicd," "hold
forth" or '!tleat In remark" It is said THAT lo
once addressed tho nogro-host1er Of a Kontucky
late lin, donate lin an adoqaato quantity of
nutritious alfment; mud. whou A1lroia shall gild
tho Oriental horizon will awnrd you pccu-
uinry componsaton suitable to your. amiaho
osptalit1 It is n"s to bc e. wondered a hat
!: Come yer. atasaa; fur dar's min talkln'
1fr. Stribbling laborcd with great acceptability
in the Kont.1cly Conference for fifteen yoaras,
whore llo spent tho ros Of Ills life. Although no
waH what Ia known rs local preaelot, his jour-
neys were ,nany mud long, and his pulpit-nlinfs~
trRtionR inccsHont aud arstuous. lle 'yas h'Ma1l
Of tiraloss Industry and exact method, hiding
| time for many p,1rsuts,-tte supctntontlonco Of
= fnrm tho caro Of handsome oatate, tllo rend-
ing Of many hoolR. and the dispctlRatlon Of tho
Word. As n companion llo WIS most ngrooabio
and instructive, as well us amusing; Tor lle aau
i,on,im1iossa 1fnr,oa of ;nformot,o,, and. in tho
aoc;otv na,nr of Tia frie,,ls, Ia
''~'''' ,wm,,,t,n,, =, 1,,o ,o,us,xrsr
to M great I'LL extent as IN tho pulpit Ito once
| addressed lal! whom ho knew we'll. who was
urSuk n .cs e,, ".u. s. tat ~ ~.
lce Ace VOW n9s lttss,.;.;"o =, tia ,r;o,riao
Influence Of tho circunlambiont atmosphere will
oSoscasa o o'lo'e14ou7 oAAo'' 3t'o'' ''1. 0"'''-
ofgansl ,,,x,,. eo,t1 ,r ,o,poo NJ hroo1,ro.t !,
i5e Mas .;.' ~ .aao,, ~ II. ~, ~ h.
n.,.' o;.1 hor ~ t;mns atnrtiod t},e todv
1,ns,a, H., .n,;,, ~ ;t1, ia tn,ost rrortv
81 1no ''c"sa ~ W. @ LIZ ;no,1 ~ "a
Wplu prei, ta,s t'o ",o XIII w.. t,,o, tst nnn
pet.pnuas " - "I ;,' np ;rero
o'i1tl pA. ~ I'D ,tn' ~, III n,n,, ,t ,s NJ
vso s,no;nr ,ino in tho roon ,laoro hc
waa %lm n, ennr;,1a @ of11nv;o v snanutua
ateaE i,o .u ao
from yonr @ r'sr ~ a,S ~
te orea''t nnr a},nosncrc xatItv lint OH
onlussa;'' ,tst vmL .,,o.l IN nltn:oa ,,n1osa
ttrn,r +,,n nIn,nilo,,t s,tovitv NJ vn1r em;unn
tnnl;, n,,nsn yon viii d;seml,oc,1o tie eluminoue
'1t tabo of tic ~ atimuating @ AID sorom'atory in
,,r",';ont r~o3 WI lint rnnIan;al,ca ita conoayty."
6'Itt,o"a IL ,"aa .s t1tS e'o''@'30"
ynnv Hour or nosrrrA1,rx, ,.,,-,.
han to entertain hia lriolaa oa1a a1sp'osy u
Hettoi; 'a',t6 1"'su t',,,1or s,na 5isno"o
tlmes s E.,,o eohu.aa 1't 14o ,ro, mt fron,a
IN tue iniIess meaanfe. & re wo1n . 1'eu1ee, mana
annoncG@ @ utner @ 10 ,,n ms sa|s ha 1,utril;od tm
9'svs au e,,co y" w. rovn ;nt lila VAR
1isn n' tyaa uup n;t h, ,,ns Ian t;a va
pfopos. ~ M!u % "o or tu.e oro .",
III Gorosn' M nn ,,' il ,annct xor o" ",a,nna
Agns auu ua9M aiE ~, ~ to st"1n1otor, arar
through tho olru en .o ~ a.,
mont %oro nc may 1pla ,nu tn y, II
stn'otuns y" M p,,orsn,en .i,o1i tnrrv nj
strength wno se FomfnestA ,aia Han ea''y x "tt ~
" nasu :" o,,, a,i,,. attoodo
iennlcs ~ ~ " ~ ~ vn,r ro,, =,
70 ;a;n s;.'e''oA1ou7 oAo'o''o7' ~ -. AN "@' -
'0sTT1''sf Tn fr;ara vbo onco arpcatcl That 1o ha
aus'ad i,'s'u ,.as3os 'atSnar e",n,o,, +
npaorveu ~ aoe"oo oMe 1,,,1,.od ~ n
llau teGs, H. ee n,;oa % 1,o ra,,ad :. w;if m,
.sst asa - ~. ro th"t hnvo aomet}moa novod vii
7ehs u I"a .''.s nA'' AsA'''''''" P'"'" VA
Dsf!os t'G'tut. atr, IN ,oto;7 ;, ,,a Il, orr Ia,
ma"y Linz n"n a' ee w onl'a np' "a ~ Nftnr
rIs, "no,o 2 lJ,aI lna,Ia Villa ' To,tSo,,arv ] Wai
@ pK, 1n nrave"1 . % o,,1 rownnr were oa,,aily
, | lo1 tllu EI"se ~ HUI eo"Pot "eAe ot1''"1'J .