Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-07-07

great as liz driving neighbor. Gin.
cinnati. A lovely city It is, too. ]
know none handsomer, for its size.
lis streets we're laid out with opulence
Of width, which alone, il decently
built up, makes a handsome place.
Father was restless improver Of
property, and moved very often after
he had tackled up all the down fences,
thoroughly cleaned up the house and
turned the unsightly back premises
into a garden Of delight, he was of
for rev conquests lie moved about
once year in consequence. IL is a
little singular that three Of the houses
we lived in 10 years ago are standing
today, looking a. natural as if not
touched since then. But most of the
old landmarks have persisted in the
march Of progress.
The commons where we boys used
10 hunt snipe, plover and blackbirds,
are now solidly built up. The big
pond where we delighted 10 skate in
Winter and fish in Summer, filled up
and built over. Market gardens
across the beautiful Miami river,
turned into an extension Of the city.
Forests where we hunted squirrels
utterly vanished and block after block
of houses instead One bridge Of the
three Of those days, remains intact
timbers perfect, and promises to stand
100 years. But several elegant iron
railing and carriage bridges have
been added as the city's growth re-
quired. As | rode over the wooden
bridge Of my youth, yesterday, |
marked the very spot where in an at.
tempt 20 evade the payment OF toll
which none of us had, by climbing
up to the top, creeping along the raft
tiers, watching the movement when
the toll taker went into the house and
then a run for il, one of our num-
Der, dear dead friend Of my boyhood
now, fell from top to bottom and
broke an arm. heard his sharp
scream Of pain, as il it had been the
day before. That was a terrible day
of guiltily creeping home after the
doctor came and poor Jim was taken
into the toll house 10 have his arm set.
You must allow this garrulity OF rem.
iniscence for awhile, IN my letters. l
hope it will not bore my friends to
read il. If ! had more to write about
the meeting there would of course be
less Of this.
patience is having her perfect
work" Just now. We expect faith TO
be tried in this first step "around the
world" | think we have fully count
ed the cost and shall not easily be dis
couraged. The experience of every
place differs from that Of other place
as have often remarked. The nov
city here is that We have the finest
place TO hold a meeting in we have
ever had, but a most beggarly array
Of empty benches. The afternoon
audiences average 80 TO 20. The
night from 800 to 500 at the outside.
The papers said 1000, which is bosh.
2 restored, 10 anointed is the total Of
returns to Saturday night. PRAISE
THE LORD. A sharp transition
from Frankfort, is il not? But eve.
ry thing must have a beginning. "A
bad beginning makes a good ending.
Both daily papers started out 10 re.
port sermons, but ! think | see signs
Of letting the thing drop as failure
OF course they can't be expected 10
prop up a failure. | don't blame
them, a moment. They walk by
sight. think they will see enough
ere long TO cause them to keep on re.
porting, even il they stop awhile. For
| am not thinking one moment of this
meeting being a failure. Only re-
member we are on entirely new
ground. The Ohioans differ as much
from Kentuckians as Americans from
Euglishmen. Give them time. Soul
wants are the same the world over,
and the gospel ! preach is what all
need. That need will be recognized
sooner or later, aud the remedy ac'
knowledged.
Meanwhile, pray for us, dear friends.
that "utterance may be given and
that we may "open our mouths
boldly" and preach aud sing the gos.
pei as it ought to be preached and
sung. Then all will come right. All
well and full of holy Joy and courage.
PRAISE THE LORD. Ever in
Jesus. Gro. .. BARNES.