The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-04-16

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ready for battle in their martha
voices. That some of them woulC
die from exposure, malaria, or acci.
dent during the next year was proba.
bic. Tears came to their eyes, and
they invo!untarily began to grasp the
hands of those who stood mex: them
as they approached the climax of the
hymn. which the bishop read i'm
pressively, two lines at a time. for
them to sing:
His only righteousness | show.
His saving truth proclaim.
lis all my business here below
To cry. 'Behod the Lamb.
Happy IL with my latest breath
may but gasp his name,
Preach him to all and cry in DEATH
Behold, behold the Lamb"
Then. with suifuscd ewes, they re-
sumcd their seats, and the venerable
Asburv, with calmness, and with a
voice faltcrinc with age, made them
a brief address; tender and sympa-
thetic AT first, earnest as he proceed
cd, and full Of ardor and courage at
the close.
"When the British Admiralty" he
said, "wanted some man to take Que
kec. they began with the oldest Gen
eral first, asking him: General, will
Won 90 and take Quebec To which
he made reply: 1T is very difficult
enterprise. You may stand aside,
they said. One after another the
Generals answered that they would,
in some more or less indefinite man
ner, until the youngest man ON the
list was reached. General Wolfe,
they said. will vou go and take Que
bec::' I'll do it or die he replied
Here the bishop paused, looked round
upon them. and added, with voice
full of emotion. He went, and did
both. We send you first to take the
country allotted to you. We want
only men who are determined to do
il or die. Some Of YOU, dear breth-
ern, will do both If YOU fall, let ns
hear that YOU fell like Methodist
preachers. at Your post. face 10 the
foe. and the shout Of victory on your
lips
The effect of the speech was be-
vend description. There were sohs,
and cries OF "Amen, Sod grant it, '
sHallelyuah" from every part of the
old log church. Every man was
ready for the hardest place, if he
must Gravely. as one who trembles
Al his responsibility, the bishop
brought out his list. No man looked
any more upon his fellow. Every
one kept his eyes fixed upon the pa
from which the bishop read the ap-
pontments, until his own was reach
cd. Some showed pleasure when
their names were called, some could
not conceal look of pain. When
the reading had proceeded half way
down the list. Morton heard, with a
litt'e start. the words SLOWLY cnounc'
ci as the bishops eyes fell on him:
..lenkinsvill' Circui, M ort OF
Goodwin.
! Well. nj least .lcnkinsvil.e was il
/ Ohio. But ii was in the wickedes
part OF Ohio Morton half suspec'e,
that Ii. was indebted to his muscle
his courage. and his quick wit for TIN
appo:armcnt. The rowdies of Jen
& l., T., 4 hnn Ia.
al' gators Of Mississippi. But he was
,a,.ng. hnnclul and brave. and rathe
rtl.shel i l;ilicult field than other
wise. lie listened now for like.
name II came at the bottom Of tho
list;
,.l'p;tawattomic Crcek-W. I
~mi,h. lIrsekiah Lumsdcn."
The bishop had not dared to en-.
trust a circuit to a man So sick a'
klkc was. He had, therefore, SEN
1 him rs "sccond man" or ..lunioi
preacher" on a circuit in the wilder
ness of Michigan.
The last appointment having beer
announced. simple benedic,ion clos
ed the services, and the bre'hcrn who
had forgone houses and homes anc
fathers aud mothers and wives anC
children for the kingdom OF heavens
sake saddlcd their horses, called, ono
by onc. at DR.. Morgan's to say a
brotherly ''God bless you" to the
sick kille, and rode away, each in
his own direction, and all with &
self-immolatlon TO the cause rarely
seen since the Middle-Age.
They rode away, all but like, Ian
gushing vet with fever, and Morton
watching by his side.