, 1874-06-25

Foundation Of the Mission Institute at
Quincy.
His Last Momente.

DIR. DAVID NELSON.
1Io was born in East Tenuossoe, sont. "a,
1908. Although OF religious parontage, in youth
ho became outrageously wiokod-profane, a
gambler, oto.-or, to use Ills own worls
"Wl1en was Q young man WAS au lntldol. n
gambler, and Mnson but when I became
Christian put thom all away a. uniting q
Christian profession"
Ho was educated AZ a physfcan md became
omincut in that profession, WAS q surgeon in
Gen. Jaokaon'a army and lived mud acted in aud
with tho South.
Frpm the porusal Of tho works Of Vo1ncy, Vol
taire, and Paine,
NE DEcANE Az 1NFfnEL,
but, at tho ago Of rs years; was hope
fully converted and toinod tho Presbyterian
Church, in Which hiH father WAS an cider. uo
had mAny struggles in overcoming his evil habits;
but BY prayer and watchlu1nosa ho obtained tho
victory to such dcgree that ho seemed to lavo
t'the world, tho aosh, and the doyil completely
bonoath bis feet. One who know him familiatly
often said II never knew man whose whole
soul aeomed to DO 10 completely III Heayon, while
engaged in earthly dusies."
Az tho excellent Eas Cornelius passed
through Tennosncc, tho Doctor hoard htB 1ooturo
on misaions, aud hla whole soul WAS llrod with
oarnoBt dosira to be useful. He soon felt TINT ho
ought to
PREACH THE GOSPEL,
and applied for a hcenBe, and thenceforth began
to labor privately from house TO houBe, and also
in public, to win souls to Christ. Ho COON be-
oanae eniineut as preacher aud rsvivalat. His
sloquence and power iu tho days Of his prime
wero remarkable, not only as apreaohor, but Us IN
Interpreter Of prophecy, in which ha Krently ex-
ceaiod. His ardent miationary spirit !od him to
sock to prepare othors for tho work OF turning
~ 9rfA 4N
so he devised aud founded Marion College In
Missouri, In this work he engaged with al his
heart.
AS An ARo11rIoS1sr.
Although bora and educated in tho ufdat Of
slavery. and a stakeholder himself up to this
time, Ills houoPty and bonovolonca led him to
not bis own slaves FREQ, and to preach oinanoipa.
ton to Others III private and public. His zpa}
in ths direction soon stirred up opposition from
canle SO violent that 1e had to foo for his 1ifo
IN 1885 aud 1885,, aud was paddlod over tho
Mtsassippi River In q canoe. II the darkness
and gloom d midnight, 66y young man BY tho
work Of faith and labor Of lovely
Driven thuB like = dangerous wild boast, from
Missouri. from Ills family aud college, his faith
did not fail him. He resolved to con1lnouco his
flee educational enterprise on free soil.
At QUINCY.
He mas Kindly received by tho fow frienda Of
the slave in Quincy, ILL.,, and sheltered safely
till tho storm blow over. His plan for q free
| school to educate young mou for tho ministry,
proved, and eighty acres Of land woro given to
him tiys miles back from Quincy On which ho
might again start his school. Here ho built
| biz house and roccivod hiB family when they
| wrote advertising hia new enterprise, and nhioh
! were published In tue New York Evangelist, ho
called for young men rho were wiling to conso-
crate their iises to doing gooa to como and JOIN
Ii IL rS& hnu }r.dt tfd nj,
origiual letter received from tho Doutor by him,
answering lis mAny inquiries about his u MiB-
his PLAN AND onJEor
! can best bo giyon in hB own language, and tho
! letter ls therefore copied:
MISSION lasr11u1E, April "a, 1857.
ss5 rSi,g sst a It reocos ny heart to
llear frons auy who leei fer sinking word Dy Ills
timo you have learned from the Eu0,.aeat that
5u. :. weFe beginning Thsss hsrs seem to pty
The country needs labor, and i,s inlabltanta
Of employment At any umsin agriculture, tr4ds Job
work, Or 1n almost anyling-of course zach pleasea
hiusst IN als support after h. is clothed anolsnt4 70
ho plaasea in his OWL room, Ths room coils lin a
full mouths work q. the beginning After tiis work.
will cloths md feed him, and pay al ether necssssry
e1panaea through tho yoar, THO furniture Of ous
llanfa., tfc' pato Kettle spooa and wooden c1ait
{asa: VIII = ana sugsr So'iSse ai1nost tao enrs
sasy much tron TINT Of Ohio.
a. KIT rsvaS =, Eaasr aae e,pnoa aaVo oe
nrnv y" yn,,r os w II xom ,% III o IN
rtess BooSs ars ers frahed to- to- thu at s,on ,g
eEatia. Tho head clasa spend VI hour each day ii
touching minors, provided lhoy oallod upon 10 t.
10 by t1a Ir'stees: bt ors III ten VIII be needed.
uur onlees ~ 10 sAuw .hat thoaaant colleges ant
aasora,ns -" t r. h,1n LII, or or !as nro
withont beruno. by each stuJont ta;Sv ,uomtb mi
forth to call upon every creature.
"o have aacertained that In doing this. all who have
eny quo 70 eothe them need oy 20 yer after eil
"na. H. s s I'm ~ @ ,ore r " % tn eo.ae @ taa
ha sno"f IN .o '' $0'' '''H' ~ ~ a'o asS noS
W. csll upon all who arc willing to suffer tor GU,
Mastor, aud on no othars, CONS and leip us. Yours
atfectonatelJ. DAVID NELSON.
This institution was began In 1886. Each
| young nla1l, or two together, builk hie owu
house and boarded h,mBolf,-hia exponsos beinr
creator or less iu proportion az lo choso to oxer
olau economy OF self denial, Books and tuitlou
wore furnished free to tue students but It wat
expected tlat thoso more advanced would froel,
assist in hoaring oasaes below tlem. -
OF course tho Doctor was strongly Anti-sla
very aud hia eldest sou became popular lecture,
on tho subject. Numbers Of the first students
wore southatuors,- ,--porsonal frieutls Of tie DOG.
1uight be oxpectod they woro a1l Ai,ti.slayory
All who camo afterwards were Of tho sauis
atanp-tho Institute was q fountain of Anti,
Slavery principle. Thoro waa no division On that
aubjoot.
Tho Doctor was az q father to tho studenta