Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-04-04
EprroR LEpera Hearing tina

cNN VI hooA h'SoS w NoAf
and help u.s." We accepted the invi
tation and went out on last Frida'
evening to ''shake them up"
At four O'Clock we rolled out o
Mexico over roads rough and mud
dy, and ''fnll many a prayer wen
up" while OH these roads that thu
day might he fastened when rocl
roads would be built thrc ugh thi'
beautiful country. We were strucl
With the rapid improvement goins
on through this part of u county
Many beautiful homes dot the prair
ie along our way, and the farms arr
as fine as any in the county, all cared
for in good style. The wheat fields
though few and far between looked
green and thrifty and it occurred te
us that the farmers make a great
mistake hY not sowing more of this
staple commodity, If every farmer
| had from 80 10 20U acres of such
wheat as We have this year what a cash
income it would he to meet these
lard times. IL seems to us, the
farmers of Audfain depend too nsucl
IN one crop. Finer apples have moi
been raised in Missouri than wer.
raised in Audrain this last year. Il
she farmers would but give some at,
tentiQn to wheat and fruit in connec.
ton with their corn and stock, il
you'd surely greatly enrich our peo
pie, and they would not then be de
pendent OH N crop. IT they faileo
then to raise rorn they would have
their wheat and fruit to help them
ont.
But We are DEPRESSING. After go
ing about twelve miles through Thu
fine country, nearly all o.. which il
checkcre'l up into farms. We drew
up at the hospital home of Charli,
Harringtons. Mr.. Harrington has {:
good farm Of about 200 acres wei
improved and well stocked and pleas
antly located, After freely partak-
ing Of the hnuntiful board of gu,
fricI Il w, I'll went oyer to the schOoI
honSr.
notwithstanding the weather Wa,
threatening, the night was dark an,
the roads we're muddy. at an early
hour It lair audience was present Il
hear nilAI va had Ia siv about the
great Murphy movement.
We had The pleasure Of meeting
the Rev. Mr.. Johnson who is tho
shepherd al ia. flock, aud tutol oi
the bright ynun@ minds of that good
people. We presented the temper
ance cau,r IN the most favorable
manner We thought best. We talk
ed temperance long and loud. Mr..
Harrington addressed the. meeting
with great zeal, as did Mr.. Davis.
Many signed the pledge AMI ionned
the blue.
We noticed or friend, Bro. John
sou dill hot siza. W. called foI
his views III rcEar.i 10 the movement,
and III trtclg ani frankly presented
them. lie favored the Murphy move
lnent, thought it i good thing, and
advised every body to join it, and
wodld even have his W son To join
if old enough. But Bro. Johnson
who is u trm. consistent, Christian
Baptist minister, aud breaches the
Bible anrt its gondly text to lis fine Il
class al prnplc as can he found IN
our county, vito six days ont Of each
week inslru,ta and guides a large
flock OF bright, young intellects which
are beng nodded and prepared foI
the battle Of Life. in the 10Th centu-
nv, who /, onG i'll Il large circle Oi
friends ami arquaintancrs aud a Saith
or at It family, YES, Mr.. johnson
who is Ihv !nu.t influential man in
that pat Of the county could not
Sign the pledge, because he was s
| minister, untl HAT bUuui him stron =.
er than any pledge could, and he,
cause lie did not like to encourage
people 10 religion, because religion
could stand alone.
Then we had general ''shake up
Mr.. Gull, who was somewhat az,
qnaintea with the Mmiphy movement,
over in his part Of the county an,
| swered Bro. Johnson in terms sharI
and pointed. Then we had a li;ely
discussion. in which Messrs. Hit,
Davis and Harrington made it very
warm for Bro. Johnson.
But though, the parties became
quite personal, it was all taken kind
~. Nearly all present signed the
pledge, and we are sure the few who
hesitated waited only To-. their lead.
er.
Bro JnlIson assured the peotl.
that he would attend the meeting.
| and talk IN bthalf Of the cause, hui
he wanted Ia give it some thought
before signing, aud w. feel snrc thai
time anil II little thought will make
him al earnest worker in the Muir
ply movement.
The house gave na a vote Of thanl.'
for our work with them Which witt
the little army of Murpines We organ.
izc in their midst made MS feel full,
paid for our trouble.
At the late hour OF twelve we adj
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