The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-04-18
To the Superin,endents Of the Differ
ont S. S. Of Snyder County.
BrAvrRrowN. Anril 3. 1s7s

BEAvERrowS, April 8, 1873.
AN ApPEAL. Dear Brethren M y
former appeal has kindly been pub
lished think in all the county pm.
pers, but am very sorry to say / have
as yet TO hear from the first Supt
Can II be possible that you have failed
to read my appeal Is II because
you don't take q county paper, and
for that reason you have thus far fail.
ed TO sond me your name IL 80 will
not somo kind Brother, who has the
welfare Of tho g. g. cause at heart and
dnowing that his neighbor, who is q
Supt. does not take q paper, &C.. to him
and kindly tell him I want his name
and address. Como Bro,hron, it will
he small matter 70 send me your
name and address. While to mo IL Is a
great help. Tho constitution OF our
convention requires that the Sec'y
keek list Of the names Of all the
Supvs. in the CO. Brother f. 8. Wagner,
Sco'y, Of the State 3. 8. association de-
sires me to give him n full report Of
our county work, which I cannot pos
sibly do without knowing the number
Of schools in tho county. Will you
help mo by sending me your names
or will some other brother, who knows
the statistics Of tho county tell me-
We would by tho help Of God mako
our County Convention q. a.suecess. And
the 5. s. being the hope Of the church,
We must aim at the best possible way.
Lot US here use the word UNION, and
act upon it. Oh how discouraging To
to meet a convention mado principal
ly Of one or two denominations. Let US
join heart in heart in the great work
Of the Master, do away with sc ctarian-
ism, march forward in ono solid nTass
against the enemy saying, with them
is nm arm OF flesh, but with us is the
Lord our God 10 help and to fight our
battle, 9 Chro. 80 C. Sv." and success is
ours II il estimated that there ere
some six hundred and seventy thou,
sand teachers and superintendents in
the land suppose these were all sound.
ly converted to God, each teacher and
supt. would use his or her influcnc
earnestly for Christ and be instrument
tai in winning 2 souls annually and
these won would win toher two annu-
ally, how long through the medium OF
the g. s. would IL take to bring the
whole world to Christ population OF
abovt twelve hunnred million, will
some ono answer All you saw that is
impossible. Impossible has God said
for naught Is the Lords hands shor-
tened that he cannot save. God Civ
9th the increase. In due season you
shall reap, fyo faint not. But mind
that little word IL. Oh lovers and work
ers for the cause of the 8. y. how sim.
pie our duty only 20 plant and to wa
ter. He that watereth shall be watcrel
again. But listen to that man and
perhaps q professor of religion too. say
| ing If God wants conventions and sab-
a success. Trusting is all right. bu. truss
ting alone won't do the work, trusting
and working must be combined God has
joine them and what God has join
cd let no man put asundor. One even.
ing 7 walked out TO my potato ground
to see what effect the Paris Green had
on tho potato bugs and finding the
greater part Of them were either dead
or sick q good Brother came along
and accosted me in the following. man
ner. What are you workingfI al,
looking wethcr tho potato bugs are
dead. put Paris Green on this morn
ing. So. Well will tell you how do
plough my ground, plant my pota-
toes, harrow, cultivate and do my part
and if I am TO have potatoes I will get
them at all events. God has sent them
for q wise purpose and II Is wrong 20
kill them. That dear Brother was all
right. so far rs his duty in planting &c.
was concerned. But lot mo just say
hero that il a inusquitb should hap
pen TO light upon that Brothers nose
aud drive its itching tongue into il, he
must not harm it but lot il go il his
dear wife has carefully stored her
cabbage in tho cellar in order TO have
II TO prepare for him and the dear lit
tle ones and tho rats should happon
10 commence to destroy il, he must say
let them 60, if no has fine horse that
is almost eaten up by the flies he must
not get q net to cover him 40 as TO