South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-12-22

Mn. HARPER: -fu your paper Of No.
vembsr 2&ih IL an article copied from
the Aslsvscan Fed. under Reminds ,en.
Gee OF Forty Years ago. in which the
writer presents twp interesting charac.
ters and their peculiari;ies. The write.
OF this ARTICLE was Intimately acquain..
ed with one OF tie men referred to viz.
DAVID WAnDLE. or AZ he vas euphoni.
ously callet UScLE DAyy.
My acgnsintanco wilc my ole friand
began ia 1858. at which time 1 became
pastor of n sbron Evangelical Lutheran
oaafoh, milss from Cap, n SJrinx.. I
however. met Uncle DAyY only at long
Intervals till in the Spriny VI 1860. At
whica time hc came lsomc, in deep spir
itu.l distress. heing apparently the. most
profoundly peni,oat Individual I ever
saw. 'tls stated 10 the writer that his
puugent convictions were tbs result of
a sermon which hc hal arb from a
Methodist minister in Winchester, Va.
Il think II v. AIR. Brooke) from The
text "rhou art not far from the King
dom OF God. ~ a
UNCLE DAvY sent for mo TO come
and Instruct him IN spiritual things.
vas absent from home ut the time the
message came from him. attending 10
pastoral duties in anoLLer part of my
large Il I'D, and I'D not return for seve-
raj days nfterward. On April 2OLh,
1850. $50 says my disry) visited him
aud from that day till juno 26,h Of TIE
same year. had frequent conversation.
with him on tho subjec. or his personal
salvation, On The day oil date last n.n.
l,A ~ "a
Of Hebron Churrh, elders & Deaoons.)
and ut my earnest rccotrinen .asion ,he
Cou2cil entertained his application for
me mbersbip, end on the next day / re-
ceivea him into Church fellowship. by
the rite Of confirmation. lie was FROM
that day to the day OF his death. (Which
asip March, ls7l) Jealous amt con-
sistent memhsr Of The Lutheran Church.
and not OF, tho Methodist. as has been
written by the correspondent Of Tic 4
ne' tcdm Field. And his leadership
with The Church dates back three ycajs
farther than said correspon !ont states.
lie dil frequently pray III public,
and there WAS an JUNCTION, a pathos. u
simplicity and an earns.tnoss in his
humble surplications which touched the
most obduraie heart
lie attended \ pro,ractel nee in. al
Hebron during Tie Christmas holidays
III 1859. and after having offered PRAYER
PUBLICLY on several successive DAYS, he
came to my 5 udy ere morning anu sa.d :
Il want yoa 10 tell ne my dear "a tor.
whether you 10 not Ihnts hat my poor.
Numbering manner OF lrayirg may 10
more harm than goo !, and il sp d ,
not wish To he called on To pta,."
| assaro,, Tim him th:.t | knew thai
al we're e,iiflal aud bsuefi tel hv lis
PRAYERS. After that ,iwe he never man.
| Tested any reluctance 10 the diSeiJr1e
OF any duty enj 'ined upon him. He
was one or the most a,teniiye lie are S 10
whom IL vas my privilege ever 10 preach.
and whenever any suhjrc, specip " APP
tlicahle 10 as csse was prescn G !. lie
wcnl come to me aiterEarJ :.nd ex-
press his appreciation Of the sermon.
L preached his funeral sermon from
text Of ais own selection, ana Of which
liz told me FIVE years before lis death,
w: the ath verse of the 23rd Psalm.
L haze, in my Library, several books
which prize very highly on account or
their real worth, and tot less because
they were the gifts Of my valued friend
UNCLE DAyY.
=. MILLER.