The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-06-18
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vi thto MS family, anu besides these
lac partly brought UP three grand
children. OF his own children
there were nine sons and four
daughters. or the two adopted I'M
Ia his. family, one was u niece Of
Mr.. Rankin. Her father died be-
fore che WIS boru, and her mother
died soon after hes birth. The 9TH
er was girl partly colored, whom
hs took into his family To edneate.
Her father did Wen by her a short
time, and it is believed he died. lie
lived in = distant state. Mr.. RAN
Kin sent him bill. of some seventy
dollars dne FOR. her board, clothing
and schooling. lie received no
payment sna never again heard
anything from him. or about him.
And thus she became a permnneuI
part Of Me-. RaRkis,s household.
Her name was X itfy MeaskiH. Mr..
Rankin treated. her as he did his
5 owneShiIdren. lie brought up his
famfly-with intense carefhlness. He
never omitted family worship NOR
ming and evening IN single in !,
stance when at home and able TO
perform il. In all his life he has
never once failed in that respect.
lie caused his children to be taught
TO read the bible as soon as practir
al. They Were taken to church in
their Inother's arms; aud when abb e
she never failed 10 go to chucrh,
and take all her children with her
none were left TO play at home.
When in health, the standing rule
was, ''shut up the house, and all go
10 church on the Sabbath"
Mr.. Rankin read in his family a
portion OF scripture twice day,
and lac taught his children the doc
lrines and precepts OF christianity,
and caused them to attend Sabbath
school. --.rTF
AS Mr.. Rankin gave. himself to
the ministry he found it necessary
to employ laborers to assist his boys
In farming, and In order to prevent
them from behaving badly IN his
family, he required them to attend
family worship, to go to church on
the Sabbath, aud to abstaiK from
Sabbath breaking, from profane
swearing, and from drinking intox-
icating liquors. lie would not en-
ploy any one WHO would not COM
ply with these conditions. There
was but one case in which n man
refused to be employed on those
conditions, and of course he was
not employed. He treated those
whom he employed as he did his
own children. He brought them to
his table with his family. They at
tended family worship morning and
evening. They attended church,
and sat with his family. They a5-
stained from Sabbath breaking, from
intoxicating drink, and from using
profane language, and worked well.
On one evening, when Mr.. Ran
kin and family returned from pray
en- meeting, = derahged man was
sitting Mt the door of his house.
The deranged man said that some
persons were going to put tar on
him, and that he had run up there
TO hide TO escape from them. Mr.
Rankin took him in, and sent for
10 n
ranged man, but he refused to come.
Mr.. Rankin then gave the deran9ed
man a large portion of calomel, and
in the morning he was relieved OF
his arrangement. lie had the ague,
and mt doggery he had sold all
his clotheR, except what he had on,
for whiskey. lie had no money
with which To pay for lodging, and
he was very much ashamed. Mr..
Rankin proposed to employ him, in
case he would agree to his terms.
These he specified, and the stranger
agreed 10 them, and said that ii
would have been better for him il
long ago he had connected himself
with some sober man. Mr.. Rankin
procured for him a good suit OF
clothes, and he complied strictly
with his agreement, and behaved
as decently as any man ought To do.
At the end of six months he return
cd to his friends, and il is believed
he afterwards continued to be n 40.
Der aud decent man. How many OF
the poor laboring classes might be
elevated aud saved from utter pow
erLy and vice by such treatment as
Mr., Rankin gave to those whom he
employed in his service.
Mr.. Rankin taught his congrega
ton TO treat their hired girls rs If
they were their own daughters, and
az they would desire their own
daughters so be treated in case they
were obliged to 90 out to service.
And as long as his congregation
hired American girls they were so
well treated that stranger conld
not distinguish them from other
young ladies. AS Mr.. Rankin aud
strange gentleman, after the close
at service, were passing out OF
church, beautiful, well dressed
young woman passed out before
them. Mr.. Rankin said TO the gem
tleman, "Would you take tina,
young woman 10 be hired girl =
"No;" said he. II did not suppose
that you had any hired girls in your
congregation" A man out OF 8
good family married that girl, and
she was lovely wife.
a number of girls in Mr.. Ran.
kin's congregation, who were oblig.
ed TO go out to service, married
well doing men, and were excellent
women. Every decent, we'll doing
girl was taken into society, regard
less of her poverty or her wealth
So it ought to be in every place
Good conduct should introduce eve
ry one who has it, in good society
Douglass county is in peck o