Daily Republican., 1879-08-25
Latter From Goo. n Datcher.
YARMOUTH, Nova SCOTIA, Aug. 20.

YARMOUTH, Nova SCOTIA, Aug. 20.
MEssRs. EDrroRs Having with great
pleasure ascertained that my letter
from st. Johns had beeni published in
your valuable paper, venture to
write again feeling that my friends
might be pleased to read few words
from my pen. We have had three very
large meetings in this city and at other
towns in this locality. / have met
many warm friends during my stay
and they have done all in their power
to cheer me on in my mission of love
and mercy. Lam to leave here to-mor-
row for Briar Island and Weymouth to
visi. the clubs that bear my humble
name.
Mr.. Joseph Burrill has stood by me
like Roman soldier and this evening
We speak together for one of the Clubs
some two miles from Yarmouth. feel
much encouraged and have determined
to work more in future for poor suffer-
lug humanity. The weather has been
very cold, and for several days l have
been obliged to have fire in my room.
Linen busters and straw hats are sell
dom seen on this part of the Continent.
They are pushing on the Rail Road
that they have nearly completed from
Digby to this town and when finished
it will make a short cut from Europe to
the United States, saving many hund-
red miles travel by sea.
The steamers from England will come
direct to Halifax where passengers will
take sail toYarmouth and thence Steam
ship to Boston. look from the window
and see Great Britain's proud flag float
| ing to the breeze and realize that am
wanderer in a strange land, yet | am
among the dearest friends have on
earth, bound together by ties Of broth
erly friendship that are not easily
broken. Then at times my thoughts
wander back to Wilmington and seem
to live over again the wonderful expert
ence during the revival ofnsarly eigh-
teen long months.
lean Ace as though but yesterday the
vast throng that crowded the old tent
at 18th and, Market streets; methinks l
can hear the sweet songs Of praise and
the clapping Of hands and the tender
words, from thousand lounges. "of God
bless him." as some poor mothers boy
with trembling hand and fearful eyes
wrote his name upon the temperance
pledge. Then again l behold in imag-
ination the hundreds Of reformed men
who sat with Bro. Wells and myself
upon the platform and when they
lstood up in weakness to tell OF the
goodness of God to them, how the tears
would stream down their burning
cheeks.
Then l can see the long line Of noble
women and true hearted men vending
their way at near the hour Of midnight
to bestow bread and money on some
poor brothers. wife and children. the
vast meetings in the Grand Opera House,
hundreds OF reformed men vending
their way with military step to some
church to hear the Gospel on Sabbath
evening. Though it may be forgotten
by mortals, yet in the book OF remem
berancs in eternity all will be revealed
Again | think of Bro. Wells and his
noble wife, how they made me welcome
at their hospatible home and how hard
h. toiled without hope Of earthly ra'
ward.
Last, but not least, think Of the
DAILY REPUBLICAN, and how night after
night, through the months of the long
: revival, Brother Hersey or some othe'
, reporter sat in the audience or upor
the platform to publish to the worlc
s the work of humanity that through
r feeble means was being accomplished
Q And at last like Alladan's wonderful
9 palace, though more humble, sprunI
j. into existence the butcher home OF
!, Franklin street, where Mollie and tn
Q little Dntchers now reside. But abov'
all think of the many happy home
in Wilmington that might have beel
dark and gloomy had not God put it il
the heartlof Brother Wells and othe
!, noble men and women to help incl
fallen brothers.
As those days now past and on
y come up so wildly to my recollection
I feel a tenderness in my soul toward
= all mankind, and especially to an.
man or woman that are slaves ofdrink
Il | realize, however far from the patl
. . she hath strayed, she is some mother
" girl; or how sunken in intemperance
l. he is some mothers boy. Yes
% "Tbat form hath been pillowed on tenderet
u breast, 49,. H..
f. have been pressed,
> That soul hath been prayed for in tones dee
and mild,
a For her sake deal gently with ssme mother
r. child"