The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-09-05

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IA waish rtuwsl. ~ ssmIwthsise aud
imla.ssil,ie. ha,etsne nsssthd la thr uni
skirts, h. participate, a. least in srisit
IN The 2,nl stirring appeals. hsmns In
full cl,erns. prayers, lna,d "am.ns.- and
all else that MA ruinR an nhi varying
the exercises. While. VI runsse. II
would nu, 10 IL have ihem inside thr
"citvle ~ mnufnsfs# III wouli have
bcen sight ~ have seen rne u tlMm
taking the RIAL IL "blls%s thai wAs |.
there was usually much nsase consiicrH.
lion evinc.d on ihese occasions Tor their
spiritual wel'.helng than could ment
under almort any ullef circumstances
Tor, while II wns true thai they ml,.l In
4 general sense Ia recognized - fellow.
Chfistisns, N wa~ considered nj ihv
same time that some little distinction
ought IL bc kept nv, c,en WHEN ~.
pruaching The thronc u TIM UmniIs,.
tent, who makce 10 distinctions between
his creatures ~ ~ culor NJ least And
-. ~ ! have sail, they would hosei
about, approaching closer nnd cloHer
with eyes aiming with excitement and
snbdncd ordinations u interest ANUS
ing 10 hear.
On one ri these occasions n rtonl
girl of this class, grown, Ind Rtas,sA.ll,
gutten nearer aud nearer. until sllo III
lAst mounted Il bench IA the rear II and
~ one side vi the stand" = posliiol'
on Che edge of the wood which over.
Looked tho monrncrs' bnnchea,' tlen
thu center Of excitement. Close BE-.
hind her VIVA dark holt vi faces, emo.
tional, MI ALIVE with sympathetic and
religious inspiration. 10 she com.
mcncctl, q. these people will sometimes
do when 0yer.cxcited, to dancc--tnrn.
ing round and round, and bobhing mp
and down. with her hands on her hips
and. to give In her experience" she
exclaimed, NJ the top Of her voice:
II don't fear def: don't fear hra and
birthstone; don't fear do dcbbel; don't
fear notiin, no6in, noflin 'cept snakes r.
Here sho ended her experience by
making misstep aud snmbling of tho
bench into the straw. In way that
made ono OF two solemn preachers 1t
my elbow turn away 10 conceal the
laughter they could not control. Law.
Ing In n snake country, and happening
10 remember tint she really did have q
mortal fear vi them, she waH thoughtful
enough and conscientious enough To
own up.
The occurrence III q really great and
popular camp meeting always cnnsti.
tinted y good timo" especially, and In
more ways than ono, for 4 hardly worked
aud self.dcnying class who, N have
already shown, were not infrequcntly
doomed ~ unpleasant associations and
poor rationn.
One ~ these, stationed In one III The
hardest aud most remote 81 outlying
districts on tlln headrwatrrA III tho Hie
sandy. complained dolefnlly on ono oc'
cMsion u lis little congregation that "ol
thc 40 salary allowed him Tor clothing
And sllorn Tor Ill. hnFsc for the brntll
ren we're expected 10 feed tho two era
Tin. III course. on their round. liz lind
~ isr received for that year bttt ~
and, brethren" h. continued, plaintivn
~, "siO II that ~ns connterieitlN
II WAS possible. indeed, tint biz audi
enr"A did not Ill appreciate l,ix iheo
logical ~ literary accomplishments
since on onr occasion Iia gave ont i
wcll.knDwn hymn, after version no
found exactly Ia thu books. ihns:
Turn, sinn.rs. turn ~. .ls viii j. dir
ths t1nd. ,enr Askst, aaas . ,e,' &hs.
And yet he meant well. no donbt
and belonged ~ that little aud brAyt
aud self deny ing pbaIaux who have .lont
No much Tor the West especially; men
who, having few hne churches. preach
when and how they can, having so1ne
times .swnm rivers and prssGhcd IN
their wit clothes" rather than disap
point waiting congregations. who had
come fur over the hills aud through thu
vslle,s 10 meet them.
Ono III these preachers related 10 ma
y very ludicrous although 10 himself
1t tho time annoying incident which
happened him once on his circuit ia
started 10 preach ri his regular stop
ping place, thu cabin Ut . devoted
brother; and, alter he WAS fairly int
his discourse and wsA beginning 10 .le
out" hc found himself confronted b.
IN old hon, who, In possession 0f ,
joist ~ = roosting place overhead. would
commence caGkiiiag every time BIZ be-
gsn 70 raiAe his voice., " spread him
self on bis tcxt. Hs VS. almost VI
novice ~ the time; and. II lsst, l,e be
gan 10 gst nervous md In u profus.
Precipitation. liz Lsd mo freedom" ii
lat, and waS plagued draadlnliy 70 lind
tie brakes put down on him In such |
way. while hc WAS ashamed To lit II N
known. Finally, ~ l,iddy, with he
head inqninitiyely cooked On on,
side, took him down Tor tbs third d
fourth time. the old lally of tho house