The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-09-09
BRISTOL, Kenosha Co., Wis,
August 3lst, 1876.
Editor KenoshG Islegraph..

Editor Keaaosha Telegraph.
Uncle Eddy yet lives. Some may
think that ] have been hung up to
dry-so long since they have heard
from me. Well, ! have been waiting
for thought to strike the brain that
would interest your readers, and re-
ward you for printing. That thought
0ike the last enc printed in the TEL
EGRAPH) is upon moral subject
and ife's incidents and the TELE
GRAPH is a fit place to record it.
LISTEN AND OBEY THE SPIRITS VOICE.
I cannot write the true worth Of
this text to me in LIES pilgrimage,
but will relate a few of its Incidents
and let the reader appraise the
value. When about or 10 years
old L had a red haired sister some 4
years older than me that possessed a
mild, quiet disposition, had the mis-
fortune to break dish while wash
ing. My mother, although benevo-
lent and good to the poor, and great
ly beloved, was brought up to punish
for carelessness, ard she applied the
long whip severely. | heard two
painful shrieks. / cried stop, and
took off my coat and vest and begged
to become a substitute. That ended
the whipping, but the commence
ment of friendship which was
stronger than death ! Now that
lovely sister with four others are
ranging among the angels, the glo-
rious plains of light. and basking in
Eden's Love. How much do you
think ] should ask to sell my right
and hope of meeting them again be-
yond life's river, in eternity Of love !?
Although number more incidents
could be wrote, | will only take
up your time with one more, and
that ,of such vast Importance, |
want yon to figure long and tell me
Cf not before) when we arrive
among the celestial host its true
value. In the year 1880 | attended
revival meeting. Old Father
johnson, of cherished memory, was
chief speaker. He put in his CULVER
a host Of steel pointed arrows, direct
from Heavens forge) which reached
over forty hearts, and only extracted
by the love of Jesus Christ taking
it's place in each heart. One struck
me. We all met on Erie's shore
shortly after for baptism. Some
told me that | must not go forward
with the rest, as my parents had me
sprinkled in infancy. | told them
that my parents 10 doubt had done
their duty and given me up in great
faith, and got their blessing, but I
had not done my duty !; that closed
their counsel to me. | went for
ward with the rest, and the minister
knew my faith and circumstance
cried out when [ came in his en-
brace, Who can refuse water !? As
I came up from Erie's wave, | beheld
by faith the Heavens open and the
son Of man ready to receive me in
his open arms. sent up prayer
in the fulness of supplication that I
was in world OF probation and
wanted to covenant with him, to
keep me from sin and in every temp
tation to make way for my escape,
and let his spirit watch over me.
Oh how oft this has come to the res
cue. Now as I am reaching an
eternal shore, Satan darts are more
easily warded off, and the time is
not distant 1 trust and hope when he
will give up the field and the Lord
God and his Christ be all in all.
Reader can you cast up the value
Of that covenant ? Only one sister
left and she 81 and myseIf76.