Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-02-06

fora everything, sSab6efibe Sbward SsVls0'
rs scEefssss salArys or acknowledgements
EIystb wafd tHe'ehufcbexp eases4 n ANY ~ey!'
Tie very besSTH&tEws could do ssas to cast
injoAf 4,swidow;sssAite,a ands ~hsnsvers
Help wasSassdsd that easa:led 10 exbense. !
faorendefa tMat. ~ Bus when II; Came to
morley nls4lds yeu,S We could. 81 No Further,
I'VE had tito ~ line I'd !sE CUR shopest
|dsbfs %, unpaid leSlths; AXE Of sadipa the
ontnbutin b6xss Weeknewsmehs who did.
|slkap way ss6dt they wezzsS always III finsns
Etia troable, did don't thil ehsy snioyesaa
| their religion sMuch. especially when they
were soltlout 10y the sheriff, stheir families
reduced 20 psnufy;, vands svafious other
families suffering becadsa tfsir lib. !:
erality, ia various ways. s@a.s2 81 :.saaLi;s
Well; in the second ors thirdysar Of our
marriage the ehdrch-build ding rnania4eized
99pon tie ambitious part Of t1les cong y
| ton OF. the church Of which Obed: us q
Lmember.ssThe old church swas aold-fast-
| Toned It is true, ivy grown, bdt in most
ways very comfortable, and. 49, g capacious
as to hold a congregation three or four
1 times as.large as that which 'Worshipped
lin it. tBut the town, it was argued, was
growing rapidly in another difeqB Jon. and
hin order fogsss.eur eAurcllh to hold its1o va
land to gather within its precincts the
1saints in costly array. theRes mnst be new
fold with all modern Improvements fpri
1.-THE accommodation of these fle- wooled
sheep to pasture Fps 81 40 subscriptions for
the new church: began, Obed was elected
one Of the trustees. for the seelat sofa his bis
/ name, suppose He attended one or tEo
of the business NEE tings, where he lifted
tup his,vol9ain opposition to- thesascheme,
\ and that was all of his participation in the
| .x.t.asw 81 zssas As.slSs 'sss4lka sssa 6ss
matter. itfbassg ..x....sty,.,s q al h9s ID
l.; Finally, dedication. day. came, It was
Icappointed for asSupday in.September and
Everybody, Far andnear, who was at all
Likely to donate $hything toward the lift
ling Of the, debt OF, the enterprises which
[,amoSntet- I'd six thousand dollars, was es-
! beeially inyibca to<Astetsd .dedicatory
services. Tie bishop was to offciate, and
other noted men in the church were to be
present. The Sunday morning came, land
4 / awoke ,withss headache which quite IN.
tftsed ms.for service Qbea snnounegd hi
Intention Of going to hear the sbishQR and
added, laughingly, ito see the fun.''
IsidssWhat fun?" 1 asked in surprise.
! s.:The- fun Of seeing SIX Thousand saneez,
ed out Of the people, # + they are al a. DRY
an orange as l am they ~ raise about ten
cents, and pc THRUST bis bis hands :s into hi'
'Etrousers empty pockets, Then, kissing
1me, he walked away, ! watched. hint u
1'far as the gate, taking pride in his tall.
manly sAguresand;disting uished air. tina,
'asserte d.itaelf in spite of his some what y
seedy Church sai.a gaas .s..ls..ss.sl ass
Il, Dinner hour came, but SObed5 had moi
q yetrstusned. . Iar emember was SITTING
on the Mack porch Of ogr cottage! ~ yai 81 IN
..1forhim.s when likes flash, scames tn
Ethou9htih my mind sswlat ifsObed.shoult
Ebe inaused to- subscriber The, though
: actoa ads nae faint for q moment hu
u I quickly dismissed it az beinga uhsforth.
l.ofhih . Hesknew our struggle With pov
1lerty, ana especially appreciated tie sacti
htices that was 80 lst aptlX called upon II
make, and az you know Ihad Aeenrearet
d sinsafiusnee. mo, Obed. twas not ssof tha
claas pf men who send money to the heath
en- while wife and childfen actuaiiy suffe
alfor the necess@ries of. existeHces tss19 y
!, tqs Thatsienoble Aiscaghtanits passed AVA!
I and half an hour latsr IshsardsO bed's stsl
a cs+l,a .r-,Ir n Ektl, lr,uouooryok kha i, ur1al