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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-05
Another Methodist Organ Wants to
Reflect Grant,

Bishop Haven, at some sort of 6
Methodist gathering in Boston-the
telegraph speaks not clearly-last week
suggested the nomination of Grant fo,
a third term, in the belief that such re-
nomination will bring "relief to public
affairs" There is no manner of doubt
that if the President is re-nominated
he will owe the fact to the men and pa
! pers opposed to the idea. These have
SO persistently, and bitterly, and un-
wisely combated third term that the
public, believing that such enemies
must have exhausted the adverse argc-
ments, have come pretty unanimously
to the conclusion that third term is
not necessarily calamity. We have
no faith that the Methodist meeting in
Boston is correctly reported; but if it
is, we sincerely regret that Bishop Ha-
ven was so unwise. If he made the
nomination as reported, he may, we'll
be suspected of unfriendhness to the
Church, the Republican party and the
President. Such a public demonstra-
ton by Methodists assembled in their
Church capacity must react unfavora-
bly, upon the Church.
At the same time it is not logically
or practically fair to retort, as some
political papers have, eff the Roman.
lists had done such thing, what a
howl there would have been among the
Protestants!" We claim that such a
nomination made by Papists would
have been an entirely different matter.
Professionals nominate in their capacity
as citizens, and for the good of the Re-
public; Papsits never forget that
Church is paramount to State, and
public political deliverance by them
has primary reference to the good of
Rome. A Protestant body gathered
together speaks the average mind OF
the individuals present; whereas a
Romanist body contains no individu-
ais, and near always speaks the mind
of a power behind the throne.-lNorth-
western Christian Advocate.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-05

GRAPHIC REPORT BY AN EYE WITNESS
Parties who arrived in the city las
night from Natchitoches give an en-
tirely different account of the killing
of E. l.. Pierson from that published
several days ago.
From one of the parties who saw
a portion of the difficulty, the Times
learns that it occurred on Christmas
morning about nine o'clock, wher
Pierson and Cosgrove met on the
street, and Cosgrove struck Piersor
in the face with his hat, making al
the same time an insulting remark
Pierson at once started to draw his
pistol, whereupon Cosgrove threw
open his coat and told Pierson to fire
if he chose, that he was entirely un.
armed. Pierson returned his pistol
to his pocket and told Cosgrove to
go and arm himself.
Cosgrove then started towards a
store near and was handed a pistol
by some of his friends, and upon no.
ticing that, Pierson fired and missed
him. Cosgrove retreated into the
store followed by Pierson, who fred
again as Cosgrove was going behind
the door, and fired the third shot
through the space between the door
and door frame, and was so close
then that the powder from his pistol
burned Cosgroye's face, but neither
ball touched him.
Pierson attempted to shoot again
but his pistol missed fire, and he
then stepped out Of the store upon
the banquet, and started for the cor
ner, seeing which Cosgrove came ont
and fired, striking Pierson in the left
arm and breakinfi it.
Pierson turned the corner then and
started for his fathers house. Cos
grove following and firing two or
three shots, and others in the vicinity
firing dozen shots, one of which, it
is supposed, caused his death, as it
struck him in the fleshy part of the
back near the left side and passing
through his body ca,ne out above the
left nipple and near the collar bone.
When this ball struck him he STOP
ped for moment and stumbled but
regained his feet and had nearly
reached his fathers residence when
he stumbled again, but managed to
get. into the yard and house, where
he died in a few moments, the ball
having passed through his left lung.
Cosgrove, it seems, followed him
nearly to the house and was met by
Persons little brother, WHO, seeing
that he was pursuing his brother,
fired, cutting away button on Cos
groves vest and tearing hole in his
coat, but doing no further injury.
lie was pscvented from firing again
by a friend. New Orleans Times.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-05
Tragic Story.
Details OF the Killing Of Young Pie-son
in Natchitoches on Christ
mas Morning.

GRAPHIC REPORT BY AN EYE WITNESS
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-05
NEW THIS DAY.
-------------------
TEMPERATURE
AS REPORTED BY FERGUSON 3 scHNAcK
Ayers
Sarsaparilla

Is widely known
as one Of the most
efectual rene-
dies ever discov-
cred for cleans
ing the system
andpurifying the
blood. It has
stood the test of
years, with a con-
okon%1,, nro~so-
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-05

The Texas passed down, on Sun
day morning, with full load of cot
ton, all the way from Shreveport
the first thing Of that sort this year.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-21

name with friends or through the press,
as you cannot say too much. 1t Is here.
The miners are paying S. per day for
hands, and few are to be had at any
price. Provision is scarce. Flour is
800; bacon 60; dried fruit 45 cents,
and every class Of merchandise is in de-
mand. -a .4
,, To the last. thirty days NOT less than
ESQ. houses have been built all along the
various gnlches. It looks like a,string
Of towns for ten miles. @s.,e .gs.ss 1.
I reiterate: Say what you please in
praise Of this country, for the mineral
wealth is here, and new camps Of fabu-
lous wealth being struck every day, j.
Yours, truly, WIZ. G. HoLIdNs. j.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-21

y w. S. Ressegieu arrived on the Nellie
Peck, bringing Bismarck Tribune spe.
Gals from the Big Horn expedition,
several days in advance of the maiis.
He came down the Yellowstone from
the mouth Of Glendine. in : mockinac
and from thence on the Nellie Peck.
Just as they were starting, the boat
capized, and Sergeant Fox. Co. D 6th
Infantry, was drowned: There were
:hIse in the boat beside Sergeant Fox.
Two were rescued by the crew of the
Far West, and the third, W. s. Resse-
gieu, being good swimmer, struck snt
for the shore, which he reached; though
for ! time the chances were against him.
The accident occurred in : current run-
inS at the rite OF eight miles % hour
and partially under the Far West. and
che vondersissthst any. escaped.
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!, capss. Harmon and W1taugl left for below on III.
day, each carrying {nnf or Ave pounds Of Black
Hin1 Sold. They 90 FOR goods q 7s%SaT 4't-'
9, Cyrus H.; 1homppon, son Of Col. Wm. 1honpsnn,
constitutes part Of Capt. Hsfmon'S force at For
Laaaoln. Young ThDtdpson iswell adapted 70 hil
position, and will make hosts Of friends for the e.
tablfihment. @o.:"@7 sc'' f:i'" 2,''4t'F'4&f
Wm. Parschall and HELEN Casey, who came in
from the Black Hills with Don stevenson, were mar
lied Last week. John Cannon and Miss Forster were
married last Thursday. Both parties were married
BY Father Genin. s''" 80 <" '' g."
Geo. A. Joy seems to have struck bonanza be-
fore he left for the Black Hills Three four days
after he left Mrs. Joy gave birth to girls.
The first twins born in the county.
Charles Cupid's mail team got frightened by the
Indians who came whoopng over the hills near them
when he was Watering The team started, knocked
him down, brusing his face badly, and left for Bis
marck by short cut. Pieces of the wagon were
found and the team late In the afternoon.
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: NOTEsaANDI, = NEWS s1E

NOTES AND NEWS. s.'@I
Il coss Oh. .oDoa dsy to run the Centennial show.
A nre on Lake street, Chicago June 4, dsstroyed
the Lincoln block, with an estimated loss Of 800 OOO
s Olive Lossn's Wit skies goes to Cardiff. Wales,
- Vonsul. At ssafst .zuargecI .tsZf,G4.g, / !
Out Of the III ladies in Michigan Univerdty. only
four have taken to law. The rest have taken chiefly
to dress. ,,-.,., .. s.o..,5-, ~r,,ar, : :,
Miss Gertrude Morehoase Of Portland, Mich, is the
hr8 somsnlswyer IN that ssate Who has received a
commission as notary public. s.,,...,., ,..--,s, p.
II il said that every young lady riding in the car.
thropgh the t Gents tunne gets ready to be kissed
The last new thing ii In adjust.ble buatle chat can
be slipped 2f in three peceads, in case Charles Au-
gua0s wants her to sit ID Ifs Zap. ...,. 4ro..-.
zbe New York correspontents Of European bank.
es express the belief thsta general VAT cannot bs
! The simmer dnstlr for x @illhavs sbhd.
eye view Of the Centennial AZ The tail board and
nap Of WaEnsfs hymn On the front.
j ,Ths t1sH Sultan oe turkey haj aS6Hsd the ystsg.
s IA tsss sf hSg g:pRs e s9 %.af r, r.
matter Of history. ,n2srff nrI3 sYag; ii
The railroad war sin continues, to the great joy
ofthe unnasrs ard he people ssneislly. The fafe
sssa pis1ssd its pas,is :ta IL sad
!Ati 4eti & long saths l.ille.ds s.n fa: EsgQ
sss.1s,s ss.' fs'sss s1 as's s;s' +
e IA sn eae Rtss so.i te 3;
Molly Masuirsii4 IN the eeek khSeas$ ) 1a.taF
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Thirty Thousand Acre Farm.

Il AAOu0aAU lACI0 Il axAAs
On the writer's recent visit to St. Paul
he had the pleasure of meeting Oliver
Dalrymple, Northern Dakota's great
farmer. Much has been written of Mr..
Dalrymple, who has cleared two or three
hundred thousand dollars in growing
wheat on a two thousand five hundred
acre farm in Washington county, Min
nesota. This spring Mr.. Dalrymple be-
came interested with General Cass and
other eastern capitalist in thirty thou
sand acre farm, about fifteen miles west
Of Fargo, Dakota. He put in this spring
one thousand and two hundred acres of
wheat on ground broken last season,
and now has one hundred plows in
operation, intending to break six thou
sand acres of prairie, to be sown in
wheat next year. He has large force
Of men at work erecting stables, barns,
dwellings for tenants, and so forth. and
other necessary improvements. The
land selected by Mr.. Dalrymple is stu.
ated in one of the finest and most pro-
ductive valleys in the world; as it is
more accessible to market than any
lands in Iowa or Southern Dakota, or
Minnesota, he has abundant promise
Of millions. Other large farms are be.
ing opened in the vicinity, and new
buildings may be seen on every hand.
The one thousand and two hundred
acres of wheat sown by Mr.. Dalrymple
this spring on his Northern Dakota
farm at this writing (June 10 looks
splendidly, and promises to yield TWEEN.
ty to thirty bushels to the acre. '"''s's'
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-21
FROM ONE Pan or DIRT
I'D SELE|cl'T|Elb]| III RANDOM; 7:
THEkTY!FIlEs y Il s : HUNDRED 4 DOLLARS
.gap ABlY WORKING TEN hen.
4 Country d Which TOO Much y Can.
...sas | lev i ! net he' Said. .y>z y@gy : 4.
Reliable Reports fren Reliable Men.

,S... go :.:,.t e. - II .s.t&y - - 'i
Below Will be found extracts from let
ters to Omaha parties from Harry
Cre;obton and wm Holl;ns both
4 - s,t. as>s..@ ~
we'l known ..n msn "ao 'te';.a are voucasu -.
hy Vol WILSON, the OmahA Herald and
othefS, IS being absolutely reliable.
The;r et.tamente in ,ststlen ,a 4, The
-n-.,'.-,~...'S -.,I,-,g. 80,
ue.a"cSu 'nes -,, e ent'''eu '''n ~ ~ = 'u''
credit. s,'[. ..... .rt.s.ss,,E. s,zs-,. !,
,. = John W.. CoQpce writing TO Capt. w.
r H.aeie. vii knounS TO allE slf;sso,uuri j
; {. -, :i,.i.,..s.,ag r.. ID.
. s nv = - ss'.rss, 1f~'
.sSys - InieH e gogaa country ? There n g 9
',s plenty q Rola, ana aH4Hho VIII work 70!
'hsNe : plenty =, % spend: Hhe :I<..g
. ~ "a ~, ,..->,i 9uAgfz ROCK .,oq.
e q ricn e sny 1 eyer eaH, and yop
uvr :. ~ 49,: !n.pn -: ns:s :1e
: bio It,t,.e. '.nd viN hxva f f3niahad i6
I month. It will cost about, $500 and
though thaye been # work 81 but ten days
, sou'a R1Y tH = :o."Hnl1w, UT :: - yyu sso
a. tk.n niintino snr ,tha Miaannr; r;var
Men get five dollars per day for any
kind Of work, and I think times will be
mnch better IN shout two months.
Many new claims will be opened as soon
as lumber can be obtained. Twill not
advise any to come, because if they do
not do we'll they would blame me, but
would not be found on the Missouri
river plotting or in any other situation
there for four times what you get per
month. Had you come with me last
spring you could by this time have laid
up more than your wages of two or
three hundred per month as pilot. will
amount to by fall. I have written to
your brother, (John Massie, Captain of
the Yellowstone), and think he is big
fool if he remains on the river. With
his means he could do big thing here"
Cant Coonce is an old miner and we'll
L,o,., ,;,., 800, ,a H.. ,o++o, - ,;lo
y .4e'o p"A'o a0'e ' .,......
capt Spalds' "eli'Kro"n gentleman
and an old miner, writes to Capt. Mas
sic AZ follows: 49,. ... .,.
..,rh;, ;s ,ood .oo,,.rv and hos
o.har ,.aa1th @ S",,n+;nr ~ mo~a th.n
eold % Good on.rtx ~ I,or+v IN n,st ;s
e ee,l.a+, 80 -@na.dLnoaT H. a. ] ]c,,,oh +, t.
iooLs' old f.ah;onsd Coonce ;s here
| .nd do;nrvs1, ,, -. ~ 'D>..'' - : '
~ WY us..v % cpp,c.ro,,e ,nrp,. ..r ~
Dr.nwoon M.vaa" 1875
Cou,s JOHN - L.st Fri9av evening
foot.sore. wearv and travei.stained 7
reached this place. / came up from Gus.
o. - L..-;,- -ixL.s x..:.h.
tr.;n M :on.;s+;no | ~ .ha,,t +wsn*1 - ~. .ens
and hundred men. 1 preferred this
method of travelling as precautionary
measure against danger Of attacks from
Indians. We encountered none, ior
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-21

bunk tin biis cssbiin, ii, offer which / win
in all probability, accept. He wishes
to be particularly remembered.
elrXr EXCITEMENT. j.
|, Claim owners are So much excited
they Won't ssll' 'fAt anything IKE reason.
ibls figures. From one to fifteen thpu:
|sind dslfKrs asked Tor claims. Miners
getting ibnf dollars per day. The rich.
ESf cllims paY flne. The estimated mum.
Eber ufpeople here is 1000, one hnndred
per day striving. Town lots from 800
$500 Rents St houses high, s$25 to
$lQ0 per month. All kinds Of miners
supplies ire very scarce. No merchants
here yet. All stocks are light. Beet
retails at twenty-five cents. There is
not oyer one hundred head in the Hills,
and they are of poor quality. Plenty
Of bear, elk and deer, al sold the same
q beef, It is reported that Boug ghton
is on the raad with 500 head of beef
from Cheyenne.
~. Z. .. THE FOOT HILLS
are the finest pasture lands in the
world. 1t would require large force,
and then dangerous, to keep the Indians
from making raids on stock. They
come within few miles Of this place.
No one has been killed for week. In
dians troubles serious drawback to the
development of the country adjacent to
Deadwood. Men have to go in very
large parties. One hundred and forty
men left to-day for the w off Mountains,
one hundred and fifty mile west. They
will be fortunate if Sitting Bull don't
capture them. Two hundred men who
came through from Montana arrived to-
day; saw no Indians; prospected Big
Horn, but the prospects were not en-
couraging. The Indians permitting,
the Big Horn will be thoroughly pros
pected this summer and fall.
SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.
The Hills are simply beautiful. The
gently rolling hills clothed with pine :;
the rich green turf of park-like open
ings the lively, laughing rivulets run
ming through the valleys, together with
the opening flowers, all 60 to make a
picture rich, warm and glowing. l be.
lieve the country has q promising future
before it. The permanent wealth of the
country is in its rich, deep soil and its
pasture lands. These, with moderately
paying mines, are destined, in my opin.
ion, to open up fourishing towns and
homes for tens of thousands. The aid
Of the government is needed in this
grand work. Should it's aid be with.
held and the mines continue to develop
in richness, the hardy pioneer will carve
out tor himself q young empire Of no
mean dimensions. "
Yours, HARRY.
Omaha Herald Of the 7th -. ......
DBADweoD, May l7.-Dr. Geo l..
Miller: | have just returned from Gold
Run to meet Capt. Dodson ON his re
turn trip. @ s 4 saasat
J; | can truly say that the Developments
now made on White Tail, Split Tail,
Black Tail, Gold Run, Whitewood and
Deadwood, exceed our most ssngu,ne
expectations. #,
have seen sluiced out in ten bours
run 800, ten men shoveling. | have
also witB essed . clean up from rocker
$275, ten men packing dirt from the
of the mountain. In fact, cantIot say
too much in favor of the country-lt is
here and the liveliest canp ] have seen
SINCE the days Of California. Ny npln
ion is there will be much greater yield
Of gold than came from Montana.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-21

ss NO. 90.
ent have been ranging among the butte
formation, hunting some, and secured
large deer; game very scarce. There is
not much difficulty in moving around in
the ss1
BAD LAND
country if mounted on an active mule.
the deep canons can all be headed off
and the coteau ranges, aud many Of the
3bnttesscan be moved on and down the
sides of T; sbutin many instances itsiswell
enough to dismount in. descents.3 It
would be impossible to move wagons
over OF acrossrsuch formation. -
The present camp will be used as the
expedition selfa2 #tng se gEsa3o
! .I9.Ya lssf SUPPLY DPPor Hi@ as.s
,lor. while ut least IL found on arrival
here Coli Moore, the commander sat Ft.
Buford, with 8 Companies of infantry in
camp. j Iha Oolanel willEremaia3 in COM
mand !of tho dapot when tbeaonhander
of thessxpsditionimoSe 0n& which will
make itsexceedingly agresablg for those
who renain hehind; for Col! AoorS'ls =
,yeYv, frank, k,.akind. Fmsnly3 sesntleiaan.
whom ,eyarsbodyi likes that comes in
contact with him. Il st53.I el5t 70
sThevalley of the Yellowstone here is
shout tzthfees miles n ide, hut t'littletitaber
igrowing on It's fbsnks. The x4lley ls
lined onyeithst. side by ranges ofsaely-
looking bnttss of tho d,lsndt formation.
Cant, j. NV. Smith has nnadessstoWnsite
claim here. has I've large tents er1cted.
and therein. stored eight or ten.thoussnd
dollars worth 4ofi goods, which sthe5sol-
diery are eagerly purchasing. 1t is an
amusing scene 10 see the hardy, fellows
iii great eroxds struggling for a;ip,laca at
The inprovised counter, .bAhind which
Ire several employees dealing out with
rapidity the many wares calledt for sby
the Observation-Disclosures. We have had
very heSvy rain falls, oflate which has
made fnarchfn9 troublesome. ana,caused
delavs;: but tomorrow the steamer Will
leave us and then we cut loose. sntirely
from civilization and make war "a crsAts
uaa,l peac.,.., g, ItWill be some time before I
will have "a OPPORTUNITY to reach the
TB1BuKs Skain but il the meantime I
will keep & faithful record Of events and
occurrences. #4. .t.;.s !.
JuHE 12.-Ar, unexpected experience
greeted me to day in the shape of.,
steamboat trip down the Yellowstsne
river. The steamer went down to bring
up the remainder Of the supplies at the
stockade on the mouth Of GIendive Creek
Capt. Marsh extended me courteous in
vitation to ..'go alorg'' and l accepted
cheerfully. The run, eighty-six miles
in distance, was made in exactly
three hours, an average Of over % miles
per hour. That's no fish story" COL
onel, but fact, and think this proves
the Far West a clipper to ego along"
This steamer has been very busy since
she came into the Yellowstone river,
having made full trip from its mouth
to Tongue river, distance Of 400 miles,
thence down to Giendive Greek 116 miles
a run back to mouth of Powder river, SO
miles, and to day from the latter stream
to Glendive again, and will return to
depot tomorrow. The navigation of
the Yellowstone is vastly superior to
that of the Missouri river its banks do
not wash at all, and are gravel as we'll
as its bed. Thus no bars are formed,
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Are the mines rich and permanent in
the Black Hillsf I ansWsr, yes. Claim
owners are very much excited, and sre
not safe and entirely reliable zin.rsper,s
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-21

Of the richness Of the mines. Many say
they are as good as Alder Gulch, and
will give well rev arded labor for 10000
men for twenty years. The present
state of development Of the mines don't
warrant this statement. True, the
whole fifteen miles all prospect well,
but as near as I have had An opportuni-
ty of judging, the ground is shallow,
ranging from three feet to fifteen, all
elsily opened and worked, With but few
,boulders. In company with Shonp one
of your old foremen on the Union Paci-
&c, I visited all the CLAIMS on Deadwood
to-day. This creek is from four to i've
miles in length. Claims consist of 500
feet, pretty much al opened, and some
of them paying exceedingly we'll. None
paying less than five dollars, land two
or three sas much as I. j &&ts Eis!I& '.i5 :.
,s9@ rHRsE HUNDRED DOLLARS PsR DAY, 4,
to = the man. mai No. 9 below discovery,
owned by Ryan & W heeler, al Montans,
rs the champion so far. on. Saturday,
working seight men, they cleaned up
l$2,boo, Shonn washed two pans Of dirt
out Of 'tbis claim. ono gavs nine dol
lars. This seemed e be incfedible to
me. Nj. wheeler said be, would give
me . pan of dirt, ont Of which I got
seven dollars .of bright scale gold. This
he generously pfesented 20 me. II /
hSd any WY lef sen ding II, I would do
50, tSs1tanSbls proof of ths existence Of
payink mines ID the Blsckt Hills. tShonn
las plenty OF ground, gold dust, md
greenbaCks.o He kindly offered me "a
bunk iii his cshin, III offer which T viii,
in Ill probability, accept He wishes
to be particularly remembered. IT."
GIrXr rxctTIARNr. .- j.
L Claim owners are 50 much excited
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-06-21

ent have been ranging among the butte
formation, hunting some, and secured
large deer; game very Scarce. There is
not much difficulty in moving around in
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-06
The church wa, destitute Of regular pas.

the church was destitute Of regular pas
toral labor. ~
Rev. Sedwick's labors with this people
were blessed with gathering In quite a
large number Of members into the church
as We find by referenceto his priyatereg-
lister. During his administion as pastor
Tor thirteen years, and one year AZ sup.
ply, he received into the church two hun.
dred and tWenly.six. Thus after years
Of faithful sacrihcial toll he resigned the
pastorate Of the church and the Rev. @.
II. Gunter engaged in August, 1869, as
supply for one.half Of his services. This
arrangement continued for two months
only; when he accepted the pastorate Of
the church for full time under an ap-
pointmsnt Of the State Mission Board as
Pastor Missionary, as was his predecessor
the latter part Of his pastorate.
When be took charge Of the church he
found a membership Of one hundred and
twenty seven, with debt on the meeting
house OF two hundred dollars, and other
financial embarrassm0n!s, all of.which Is
nearly liquidated. God has not left Ms
without some token Of his approval.
During the last year the following have
been added: by baptism by letter 9, by
experience 8, by restoration !: -
Not having access TO the Church re.
cords we are unable 10 state the additions
that were made during FIVE years Of Mr..
Gunter's pastorate. He continued his
labors with this Church up to March,
1875, when he removed 10 Caldwell, No.
bic county, o.
We find the Church has had an exist
ence Of 40 years, has had eight pastors,
with an aggregate pastorate Of about
81 years. MATCHMAKER admitted to the
Church 800, not counting the additions
for the last few years Of Mr.. Gunter's la
bors. "a
May the day Of reyiving prosperity
soon dawn, and may the beams Of the sun
Of Righteousness shine upon and brighten
the Baptist Church of Martins Ferry.
NoTE.-Since the foregoing sketch was
written the writer has been informed that
the Rev. G. T. Jones was also once pas.
tor OF this Church.