The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-10-20
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE,

We amiable and sagaclous associate out |
which we could not help because so
busy with other literary work in every |
spare moment that we couldn't do any |
better, behold US now, on the great Mich
igan Central Railway, bound for New
York and Philadelphia, which we have
struggled for over three months to reach,
managing at the same time to remit
funds to keep the New NORTHWEST
furnished with needed financial breezes
to keep it flying at the masthead.
AS we sit herein Pullman rockaway,
bowling along, almost without jar,
over the steel rails that span the "Can-
ada side," we stay our pencil for a mo-
ment to ponder over and live through
in spirit all that we have seen and felt
and accomplished since leaving Mt.
Pulaski, ILL.,, where last we wrote you.
Our next stopping place was Lincoln,
a new city in Logan county in the prai-
rie State, where many friends of auld
| lang syne reside, among whom we spent
several profitable and pleasant days.
: Chief among those whom we had most
delighted lin our verdancy) to remem-
Der, was Rev. J. R. Lowrance, the pas
, tor who received US into the church in
5 our childhood, who knew US well in
2 early womanhood, and whom we looked
to greet after quarter century's alb
sence with the same gladsome cheer
D with which we have everywhere else
' been met since these tedious jOurneyings
D began. So, when we were ready to
= leave Pulaski, we dropped him card,
= stating that we should arrive at a GER
d tain hour, and asked him to secure the
n church for a course of lectures. Inas-
: much as he had, in the beginning of his
n ministerial career, made his home at
s our fathers house for years whenever
/ he had been so disposed, which was not
l. seldom, and had always enjoyed yellow
:, legged chickens and other creature
n comforts with as much freedom as they
= had been bestowed, and, inasmuch as
Of we had several times, with our own
J. hands, in our girlhood washed and
pear respectfully before the public, we
! felt that we were asking no favor, bu
,f the partial reciprocation of many actua
re services, in making this request. Judge
9 then, of our surprise at receiving tht
70 following card from his own hand
as which we print Uerbdtinl ct O17lctuatin
l. ct Hterdtim.
Iv It will be out of my power TO entertain yo
- at the time you mention. Ny health is poo
- and I am arranging my house for student
lie some of whom are here now we look for other
o. daily also I am notified that a family of my re
ad Iations from Mo. will be here about that datt
Of Mr.. L. has no cantroIl of the church here hi
church being at another place. My house
u full. Please accept this explanation.
Is. Ell. & J. R. LowRANCE.
I'D Inasmuch as we had merely give
ch him notice of our coming as a specis
rs' compliment, and could visit at doze
VS., other places where our old pastor kne'
u we would be more than welcome, W
Isi looked upon this attempt to forestall ou
nd visit as decidedly cool. So we wrote i
'er reply as follows:
DEAR BROTHER Il am very glad to get yol
ag note, seeing it was in your heart to write
it. My house will always be large enough to hol
w YOU, even as my mothers ever was. And whe
III you come to Portland, Oregon, though hay
no pastoral CONTROL" of any church in the cit
ny have sufficient moral influence, which sha
ng gladly use, to get you hearing in any of ther
to l shall come to Lincoln, and shall find mar
IF friends there, as 1 do everywhere, and sha
keep your card TO show to my father that
may see the effect of casting bread upon Il
mt waters. In Christian love, AJ.DUNIwAY
ant A few hours later and we were IL
ins welcomed and happy guest of Rev. WI
b a C. Bell and his amiable and intelligeI
md wife and daughters, when again Il
to missing links between ourself and Il
a roseate days of youth were found al
ion welded. Mr.. Bell is an active, able, al
conscientious Christian minister. Hou
ice, and hours were spent in talking ov
Dre- old school-day times, and the visit W
any all the more appreciable to us becau
of the chilling reception accorded US
nts another preacher upon whose hospiti
hat ity we had fifty per cent. greater clail
lar- Now, it happens that a low-minde
untruthful specimen of mental nastint
not resides in Lincoln-another preache
hat wife, by the way-who lived in Allan
av- four years ago, at the time of our vi
.ent there, and this ignorant she-devil {
was beg pardon of the DEVIL told our {
pastor that we had given vent to gros:
lere immoral sentiments when at her hot
en- four years ago. Brother Lowrance,
2, it order to further prove. his Christ-li
ptly appreciation of our angel mothers o
e to time hospitality and goodness, went
de- Brother Poindexter, another follower
,sed the meek and lowly Master, and t,
cles him that he had been, as he feared,
pro- liably informed that Mrs. Duniway v
in free lover! This brother, also, forg
at ting the command against "beari
tiei- false Witness" etc., kept the story al
ring ing, and mandate was issued to
first sexton to refuse to open the church fc
cry second lecture. Not a member in 81
nse- thority" in the church was prese
Brother Poindexter, the pastor, came
UNI and remainded until we had &c
any through with the philosophy of the e
oore causes that beget corruption in high q