Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1879-09-02

erts, laa his mana upUn luy siOHiucr
and said: Cheer up, Brother! he
that gave sight to the blind is on earth
again, aud tie new born Savior walks
to day the streets OF Walla Walla.
i In that valley he has established his
Kingdom On earth was glad to
hear the good news and believed it, /
for | could not see he man as he
spoke. invited him to see me again,
in fact it panied me to part from, him
That evening ] met pefchahce lady, /
Mrs. Mary b. Pa ker When men
toned to h.r what ! had heard, she
said: Yes, glory to 9 d! have
just come down from Walla Walla,
was il the camp Of Israel and have
held the new Messiah in my lap. |
am thankful to Heaven for sparing me
to see that day My soul was purn-
ing ard my heart lcaped with joy on
Tearing all this, for from my childhood
NJ was always religiously inclined.
Oh, could I, could /, bnt see againl
Roberts came again and again and |
put my hand III my pocket and gave
him none, by the handful, about $50
! in all, for bringing me snch glad It'd
jngs. | was wild with enthusiasm,
aud believed that what | heard was
Gods holy truth. | requested the la
DIV tn write for me to the parents Of
the wonderful child and forwarded
gold aud presents. Next ! sent $500.
The $500 were to be invested in land
for me aud the $40 were to go toward
the feast Of the Lord, which is held
once year. This $500, however, !
received back since, but in the spring
Of 1877 | sent from Gold Hill, Nevada,
$500 more, for which he, Davies, gave
me receipt, saying: Nothing would
prosper unless dedicated to the Lord
and consecrated at his feet, and what
he accepts, God would accept. Icame
here on the 23d day of July. 1871,
keen to be near my Savior. He shook
hands with me, but could not see
him They again assured me, in
Gods holy name, that the boy was
verify the true Messiah, the same that
bled aud died Tor us on the Gross at
Calvary. to save us, and that he had
now come to redeem the world" Here
we ventured to interrupt the speaker
by asking what difference there was
! between save and redeem, when speak
: ing Of sacred things? "llhl" he con
tinued, | am glad you pay attention
: to what say to you. Mr. Davies ex,
plains il like this AID says; BY put
} ing any thing IN 4 pawn Office, we
know It's perfectly sale, hut not re-
.lecmcd. What u humbug! | be
/ heved all, hoped to find an ass lum up
on the Hill Of Zion and trusted that
; by faith should be made to see again,
Tor they proclaim, that this Messiah,
when twelve years oi age. would do
/ greater wonders than Jesus of Naza
|
reth ever did, but when the lad took
+ sick aud was blind himself with the
measles, aud when learned that his
, own mother did not believe all OF hei
. husbands teachings, and wien heard
/ OF the fearful RIGHTEOUSNESS which pre-
vailed in that camp, then | waited Il
= leave my cottage, which had built,
= shake the dust from off my feet auo
: leave the place forever. | wanted
G then my money back aud here is VIVA
: MIR. Davies says: Il know you gay,
( me the money, but you gave 1t to til,
+ Lord, whose Steward am, and i
i there is IA law ia the land which Wi
} compel me 10 give it back, | will, bu
J., inot until then" The case is TOW il