The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-10-30
LETTER FROM E. .LOUNSBURY

mas been my privilege TO labOf III the
Christian ministry III connection with
the M. E. Church, on the charge app c.
priately named Pleasant Prairie"
How my lot was SO favorably east, |
call S: areely tell. sought not, was
unsought. A vacancy Occasioned by
six kness and death had to be filled.
slumise that the people through their
Presiding Elder, appealed to the
6 School of tile Prophets. | have no
written uarantee respecting the quail
! ifications specified in the peoples call j;
but after knowing the general charac
ter, disposition, -eligious status, bust
hess pursuits. and pleasurable lines,
conclude they called for man having
cumbative bumps, at least two, We,
tempered evenly, a sturdy mind with
Yankee genius, It level pral teal life,
with here and the Il bubble OF eau
tious laughter, u solo orthodox creed
and q pulpit zeal, oldfashioned and
fiery Respecting this, have only to
say the pc, pie have endured their SAD
disappointment with admirable meek
ness.
Here area people such that, if you
barter them expecting Il better, the
tcl4ailces are you will lose largely by
| the transaction. There are good
christians and good sinners. Chris
| tialis whose interest III religious work,
patience in practical endeavUr, and
ilberality in support of Church Ell ter
PRISE, are encouraging and commend
able. May God bless them.
Sinners 50 good that they think, and
think Well they not only acknowledge
the necessity Ut religious institutions,
but are generally III attendance on 0c-
casiolls Of public christian labor. and
give OF Their means tor The support ot
good. May God spirltlaliZe their lives,
save tLen 10 their families, to Tie
community and for heaven.
| Here are homes ot plenty and com
| fort, homes, he first appearance OF
which Whispers OF cordiallty and gen
ulne life; homes that ring with d hear
~ cheer and all honest sympathy sui
ticient TO spring ANY tired existence
INTO restfui life and manlness.
| preachers neve4 tire thought
Lere society is rendered profitable,
pleasurabie and spicy by The happy III
.elmluslnS Ut young and Old, The
Old ike well and strong the young
weave garlards for the old. and ask
that their Lille may So OH and OH.
Bat with ibis, rs with other commu-
mites, there is II SHADY side, and we
swing 1t around for YOU to set your
Judgments Oh. We must not hard you
The rose without saying take CARE
there may be q; thorn. We have not
developed spiritually as we should.
The church has no, strengthened nu-
merlcM DIS we wished.
| VI Z have had to bear share Of the
common ills OF lie: pains, tedious and
severe ;,filction, and varied adverse
circumstances have borne heavily ON
some. Death has Shut up the world
to some and let them go home. Mai
rage has Occasioned the removal OF a
gem or TWO. by the way, marriage is
All excellent affair in community I'VE
cannot acsount for it's continued alb
sence on such pleasant pralries.
BachelOrlSn awake.
Furthermore, III the midst Of chris
!
reckless and the hayward: not outra-
geously wicked, but desperately in
earnest in their race Oh the broad
track of fun. Here and there We dis
cover wealth buried up and rusty tai
ents smotlered and life thrown back
III solitude because OF MOI bid ambition
| for pennies, nickles, greenb;tcks and
| bonds.
Here and thIre we discovered blots
and scars, lruises and breaks, sadness
IS and weaknesses, which stain the APP
pearance, mar the happiness and thrust
, at the vitality of community litJ. SO
now. on the whole, we might be far
better; tar truer and happier; far more
noble and manly.
AS man may be manly SO may Il
community be manly; manly in the
suppression of evil; manly in the diff
fusion OF truth; manly III advocacy OF
| justice and s0brlety. A community
may be truly jealous respecting her
commercial, social, moral and religious
interests, and who can Censure her il
she thrust hard av any agency, business,
! principle or device, which threatens
TO strike at the vitality Of her subjects,
+! Who can censure her it she righteouSly
| Wal against evils which undermine
manhood, blight fair prospects, devas-
tate homes, leg&ar families, and bleed
hearts. u ho iare charge her with
| ianaticisM ii, on discovering Il foul
destroyer creeping demon-like into her
most sacred precincts, she arrest the
monster and cry authorit~ lively Be
gone! Begone! Blast us not with your
deep, dark, damning death. O, for
moral courage, sterling purpose and
christian manliness sufficient at least
to suggest defense against giant evils.
irrespective of political prefer ences or
/ prejudices.
! To the christians, real and nominal,
and friends in general we say, Let us
develop and honorably enforce more
thorough appre citation OF right on moral
principles. May we righteously guard
and caI.nfn1lv observe orr Governments