The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-03-14
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIoNs
BY THE EDITOR.

1t is said that the power Of attraction,
whatever it may be,) operates instanta-
neously. through all space. 1t takes light
eight minutes to reach the earth from
the sun, but the power of attraction be-
tween the two bodies is instantaneous.
The operation of the mind is like at
traction. can see instantaneously the
boys and girls who attended the first
school which l attended, fifty years ago
twelve miles from this place. In a mo-
ment Of time can see my only living
sister as / saw her last, nearly "a years
ago, when parted with her, in Indiana,
more than two hundred miles from the
place where am now writing.
When person is young, he looks for
ward to the future, and many castles in
the air does he build; when age comes
on he looks back, by means of his Per
sonal Recollections." Happy the man
who can look back upon much more that
is pleasant than that which it were better
he had not remembered.
Some times am inclined to 60 too far
back
Four years ago the spelling school ma
MIA ragged over this country. 1t was a
good thing, because it was practically
useful During that winter / had a Sc
we're attack of pneumonia. and at the
time of the first great spelling match at
the Court House, was confined to bed.
As / recovered, small parties of kind
friends, often came in, and we had select,
social spelling schools. Our kind neigh
bors, Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman, resided in
the rooms across the hall, and Mrs. Chap
man, Mrs Acton, Moses j. Morgan, then
Superintendent of the Public Schools,
Irvine DUNCAN, and others, were of these
parties.
One day was thinking of those pleas
ant times and how, ia short four yeai
we had become scattered-Mr. and Mrs.
Acton thousands of miles away, at Port
land, Oregon; Morgan dead; DUNCAN in
the Senate Mrs. Chapman in another
dear, lovely Mrs. Acton a package of
cards-not that there was much intrinsic
value in them, out only to let her know
that had not forgotten her. This little
token OF remembrance received higher
appreciation than / had expected, for in
the next number Of Bro. Acton's paper,
the Pacific Christian Advocate, | found
the following:
"This week we received a package OF
nicely executed cards from the Office OF
the Jackson Standard, Jackson, Ohio
The editor of the Standard, d. Mackley,
our old friend still lives to fight tobacco,
whisky, Southern Democracy, and Hayes
policy. We have never quite harmonized,
but Davis, we love you all the same.
Honest men can afford to disagree. With
thanks for this beautiful present, and a
thousand tender memories of the by gone,
we shall patiently wait to press the hand
of the editor of the Standard, when the
printers press has ceased working forever.
The same mail brought US two beautiful
photos of young friends from the same
city, whom we had the honor to receive
into the church, while in the pastorate
may they never be less pure and lovely"
If there is a hereafter, where good peo-
pie go, expect there to see j. Ii. Acton.
1t seems to me can now hear him run
ming up my stairs, whistling, and hear
his lively, happy voice 1t was a fore
taste of what conceive Of Heaven, to
enjoy the company here of the kind
friends of which have spoken. When
get to Heaven ] want to be among live,
joyous people. There was no cant, or
whining, or groaning, or hypocrisy about
Bro. Acton. He enjoyed life, and made
every body enjoy life with whom he came
in contact lie loved children, because
Of such is the kingdom of Heaven, and
he was at home when laboring for the
good OF the dear little ones, in writing
for his Sabbath School paper, the Golden
| Link"
There never was any serious want of
harmony between Bro. Acton aud myself,