Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-03
PsAYlNa FOE RAIH.

ror III. las. six weeks tho religious
ohurch.soips people Of New York have
b.sn ..dulously praying for rain. yet
Notwithstanding the best organized and
mo., in,.pse efforts in that line. there
h,. bean no change in the hot. dry
v..thsr. About the time they get tired
and quit there will DO . heavy shower
vat n will bs NO lesson to them or any
recognised sdmonition TO leave the reg
ul.tion Of the elements to the Supreme
Ruler Of the Universe. who knows better
than poor. weak mankind what 10 best
for rs. and that any weather suggestions
from ~ are s~uperauous. A few years
q q similar condition Of Affairs occurred
In that State. especially In the western
portion. The towns Of Camden and
Rome are not far from each other. The
farmers about Camden were willing
enough to Join in the general desire to
pray for rain. bat had heavy crops OF
hay to take care OF just then. The
Rome folks, however. were better situated
and wanted rain for their garden truck
and vatsrmslons. 20 they notified their
new preacher what vss expected Of him.
He was considerable Of . weather
sharp, and one sultry Sabbath he noticed
sundry ominous thunder.clouds gather.
ing In the southwest, and suddenly
reused his sleepy congregation BY loudly
announcing that the time to pray for
rain had arrived. he made them all
bow their heads In earnest unanimity.
and Join with him in the strongest
praying Of which he vas capable. hs
keeping his eye toward the church win
dovs all the time. Gradually the thunder
rolled louder and louder. the sharp
lishtnings flashed. and just ~ the tenn
pest was about to break loose he dis.
misssd his congregation. They went
homo In . drsnehing rain and were not
all happy and satisasd. especially the
ladies'; but they voted to comply with
his demand for an increase OF salary.
nevertheless: all the moro willing to do
20 whom they ascsrtsinsd the actual fact
that this glorious shower had only q.
tended TO the wicked Camden line.
hardly . drop Of rain falling beyond the
boundary. He kept himself solid with
them after that BY watching the weather
and calling . special prayer meeting
whenever he felt justified BY the indica-
tons.
''spsstins Of rain makers among our
people and the Creeks" says the ChHo.
les Advocate. ''thsy had them in all the
tribes. Many years ago We were return
ing homo from . journey. and at the
ford Of tho Illinois river. seven miles
from town. W found Q large gathering
Of Creek Indians. those that then lived
below Park Hill. They were in gay
attire. Some Of q people were pres
emit, who informed n that they had
gathered for the purpose Of making IL
rain.' We halted 10 see what next.
Two elderly men retired . short distance.
and they appeared to b mumbling
prsyss-ws presume sopjurins IL the
name for Il; but after some time . nrs
was made on the bank, when these two
o~onjursrs gave IN order and . young
man plunged into the river; the river
was very deep. and when he came up be
had . blue catfish in his hand, which
wa taken BY one Of the two old men
and thrown into the nrs. There wa
profound stiffness while the Ash was
bsing consumed. There was more
mumblins and other strange ceremonies
going on whom We resumed our journey.
Il rainsd that night"