The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-05-22
RANDOM THOUGHTS
BY TIE EDITOR.

y. & Z. Railroad. The morning was
bright, clear and pleasant. When the
train came down from Eurekaville there
were three cars, two of which were filled.
There were two or three hundred people
at Jackson ready to 60, and the vacant
car was at once filled, and half or more
of the people could not get aboard. The
authorities concluded to run over with
the load, and then come back for the bal
ance. The train took us to Cove Station,
and the people got out, when it was as
certained that we had been taken three
quarters of mile beyond the church,
The train started back, when number
of persons crowded upon the cars and
came up to the church and got off. The
balance of the passengers walked up.
At nine o'clock love feast commenced,
Elder Bright and Rev. D. Storer conduct
ed the exercises and the new church was
filled, and large crowd was on the out
side. At eleven o'clock sermon was
preached by Elder Bright, of the Ports
mouth District. He is man whose very
appearance shows him to be much above
the average for intelligence. He has
much the appearance and style and man
ner of speaking of Hon. Thomas Ewing
The text was the 9th and 7th verses OF
the 18th Psalm. "If I forget thee, o
Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her
cunning. If 1 do not remember thee, let
my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth;
if prefer not Jerusalem above my chief
JOY"
The speaker said that the Jews were
noted for their proficiency in music both
vocal and instrumental, and their songs
were generally of religious or patriotic
character The Babylonians had little
of that kind of music, and they wanted
to hear the captives sing their national
songs. They were respondent, weeping
in their captivity, with their harps hung
upon the willows along the banks of the
streams. When the captives spoke of
Jerusalem, they meant their nation, and
thus showed their intense patriotism.
The word Jerusalem might be changed
to the word Church, and the speaker then
went on to speak of the church. All
things human must end except the
church. 1t is eternal. 1t is not pure, or
holy. When Christ was on earth he es-
tablished the church, and of the twelve
original members, one denied him, and
another betrayed him. Could the church
now be expected to be more pure than it
was under the personal supervision of it's
founder? Yet the church is doing great
good Schools, the press, &c, are only
successful where the church is establish
ed. Even honest infdels prefer to live,
and rear their families, where the church
is established.
The sermon only occupied half an hour,
but it was full of sound sense. 1t had no
skepticism on the one hand, or foolish
fanaticism on the other.
After the sermon it was announced that
the church had cost $3.50, and that there
was 5000 yet due, and that amount must
be secured before the church could be
dedicated. The following subscriptions
were then made, the following persons
subscribing ten dollars each E.. E. Jor-
dan, Ann Hanna, j. D. Gillian, VIM.
Hunter, Sen, Wash. Armstrong, James
M. Vandivort, Jos. A. Armstrong, j. l..
Wiseman, John Vandivort, Joseph Swan,
Richard House. W. B. Gordon. The fol-
lowing subscribed five dollars each: Eli
Tope, Jacob Lorbach, g. W. Fellows, A.
L. Perrill, Edwin House, Mrs. T. A. Um-
pleby, DIR. J. A. White, L. G. Dyson, Mrs
Charlotte James, Davis Mackley, J. Kirk
patrick, D. A. Gordon, l. J. Dewey, Nat.
Hoover. Remson Brown, $S. The follow
ing subscribed three dollars each: Dan
iel Kelly, Jacob Umpleby. The follow
ing two dollars each: Charles Gettles
VIM. Brown, Henry K. Gilbert. The
following one dollar each: Mrs. Annis
Slaughter, Miss M. E. Vanfossan, Mrs
C. Jane Kessinger, Mrs. Nancy West
Mrs. Susan Johnson, Mrs. Harriet Wha
ley G. w. Bower, John M. Stephenson
John Stickler, Charles Wooster. Mary
House, Margaret Moles, Wesley Delay
VIM. Hunter, jr., Zach. Vanfossen, Geo
Coles, James Lackey, Frank Viking
Tilberry Crabtree The following fift,
cents each: Mrs. VIM. Rutledge, Mrs
Christina Albert, L. c. Campbell, Mis-
Annis Whaley, Mrs. Umpleby, E. E. Jor
dan, Mrs. Emily Mcclure. The following
twenty. five cents each Mrs. Jos. Patter
son, Mrs. Charles Jones, Mrs. Marth
Tope.
The subscriptions and money collected
aggregated over 1928. The church wa
then dedicated. 1t is neat frame, will
eight windows, four in each side, tw
doors in front and one in the rear. TIL
ceiling is high, the seats comfortable, an,
every thing well proportioned. 1t is o.
the public road, and surrounded on thre
sides by grove. It is on elevated ground
donated by Mr.. Halterman, and is abou
quarter Of mile south of the line bt
tween Liberty and Scioto townships, i
the edge of Scioto township.
l had many invitations to dinner
John Motz, VIM. Hunter, Lewis Gillila
and others urged me to 60 home wit
them, but did not like to 60 from tn
ground, and so took dinner with G. DE-
lay and wife, and had an excellent dir
ner.
At three o'clock the congregation at
sembled in and around the new church
and the sacrament of the Lords suppe
was administered, and afterwards a con
tinuance of the love feast exercises.
We all then went down to the railroad
and had to wait a couple of hours for tn
train. When the train came up from
Waverly the cars were full and tn,