, 1876-07-01
Eiill. dlbc s,Vln-riiSt.

I'VE were visited last week by H..
Rev, Mr.. Hewitt, u book seller 6y n,
| FrcrMnd, dent st, and the Rev. Mr.. 'IIin
the evangelist I'hcy preached several
times and made use Of such means rs nr,
generally nsortrd to 10y srnsarlOnalistst,
raise an cXcitcmrnt but they failed 10
produce IN impr, Ssion. Comment is I'm.
necessary, Their failure speaks for itself
In all intelligent communities they vii,
meet with similar success
A few days after the publication OF
this article, we met Mcssls. Hill and
Frecnd travelling together ON the
steamer L@jy, They requested US To-
give them copies OF the STAR. We com.
rlitd. They read this Article, Mr.. Free
land admitted co.opcmtion with Mr..
Hill and participation in the exercises,
claimed he only prayed, &c; did not
preach and wished to correct mistakes.
We informed them the columns OF the
STAR were open. That they were welcome
to Il ~hOie page il they needed it. That we
were out ont Of town while their meet.
ings took place, did not attend, and thar
this article was written by u gentleman
connected with the paper, who WIS pres
ent at part Of their exercises, That at
the time of publication, we cnqurcl in
regard to the matter, and from inquirirs
made, it appeared to bc strictly true.
We know but little about these gentle
men, care less have no objections To Mr..
Hill adopting SO strict rule Of evidence
as he lpys down in his letter; excluding
all hut eye witnesses in regulating his
dealings with Others, yet decline to ac-
cept hlm rs u final authority in conduct
iny oul paper. L. is uiull to Judge ot
men and their work, py the impression
they leave behind them, rs well MS the
character they bring with them, W.
have failed to note any impression made
in this place hy their visit. lIit is owing
to physical Inability 10 see rcIV @mdE
things, our friend Hill will not hold Us
accountable for that. As to the impress
ion made elsewhere, we suppose the pen-
pie of Seattle Port Townscnd, Whiabey
Island, as we'll as Linn Co.. Oregon,
could answer. We submit the letter for
the perusal of all interested in the rcmoy.
al of MI errors that may have been com
mitted. Etch one can Judge for himself;
SEATTLE, W. r
June lj, 1876.
Elitoy Northern STAR In one Of your
late issues | noticed brief article with
my aforementioned. Now don't object
to the name appearing in your columns,
but do object to any and all misstate-
ments, either in print or any where else.
First, you say Rev, Mr.. Hewitt, DR..
Freeland and Rev. b. A, llill Cthe Evan
gelist,) came to Snohomish and preached
several times, using sensational means to
create an excitement, and lett without
producing any effect.
Now, friend Morse, here are the facts.
Mr.. Hewitt preached only once, DIR. Free
land not at all, and myself only three or
four times. Now about effect. You did
not attend the meetings although you
claim to be "a Free Religious man" eye
witnesses are the only ones allowed in
court in this case. Several persons came
forward at the close Of the meeting and
manifested desire to live devoted christ
ian lives.
While Mr.. Moody was preaching in
London, England, Mr., Conway, news
paper correspondent from CINCINNATI,
Ohio, wrote that there was no revival in
London under the labors of Moody and
Sankey;" but men of sound Judgment
put the number at thousands that were
converted during the said London meet
ing.
Your paper, friend Morse, has fine
title, but don't let clouds of prejudice
dim the Iustrc of your Star"
I make use of the opportunity to thank
the kind and intelligent people OF snoho'
mish for their hospitality and generosity
to me, stranger; and will be glad II
can be of service 10 you some future
time.
Thanking you, Mr.. Editor, for your
free advertisement and your willingness
to rectity mistakes,
am, your friend,
Il. A. HILL,
The Evangelist.