The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-09-28
Meeting Of the Ohio Conftrtl ce.


Last week was big week for neighboring city |
of Ironton. If Ironton did not receive spiritual
blessing, it for want of prayers that pierced
the skies, hymns that seemed loud enough to shake
the solemn old Ohio river in its muddy bed-and all
the grand and glorious sounds and signs that accom-
pany great manifestation OF religious zeal and en-
thusiasm.
We arrived in Ironton Saturday morning. Stroll
ing along few squares from the depot, we were
greeted with the sound of the hymn so familiar 10
Methodist ears:
''What a friends have In jesus
We looked Mt the sign in frsnt of the building near
which passing, and read spencer Chapel"
We entered the building; and, although We were a
stranger In strange place. still the scene in that
room was not entirely unfamiliar; for there were
Elder II. Z. Adams well known in jackson, J Il.
Sewers, +. S. Davis, 1. B. BradricS, s. c. Frampton,
c. Fl. Warren, W. d. Cherington, Creighton Howe,
o. S. Miller, u. w. Pagan, and others Will known In
jackson. The NJ. E. Conference is composed of
body of men, of whom any State, or any Nation,
ought to feel proud. The somewhat comica smile of
Bishop Harris contagious as the yellow fever
when the jovial old Bishop not hurrying the
proceedings along and expediting business, ne
would have the entire assemblage convulsed with
laughter. John T. Miller, formerly Presiding Elder
of the Gallpolis District, Secretary. DIR. A. q.
Byers present.
The sight of these two good men reminded of the
revival conducted by them in Columbus in the win
ter of 1866, which attended DIR. Upham, of Drew
Theological Seminary, n. Y. was also in attendance
and DIR. Upham is one of the most powerful preach
er's it has been good fortune to hear. He
preached Sunday night in the Congregational
Church. This is large and beautiful edfce, con-
structed of gray stone the dressed and undressed
pieces blended rs to produce grand effect. The
organ looks almost large enough to be used as a
church building. The organ reaches from the floor
nearly to the ceiling, and almost the entire
building and its groaning and believing would seem
to be sufficient to raise the dead.''
Yet when closing the services on Sunday night,
when the building filed to its utmost capacity,
the great majority, perhaps of those present, being
Methodtsts and the grand old hymn
SSearer Nssage IN my TSse God ], to Thee
was poured from perhaps four hundred throats, the
big organ found its match for volume of sound We
have heard some good music in time, but rarely
have heard such sou-inspiring strains, such a
grand and glorious volume of sacred as on that
Sabbath night at the Congregational Church in Iron
ton.
The Presby Church is one of the features OF
Ironton. This is brick building, resembling some
ancient ruin upon the outside but thing of beauty
upon the inside. The windows are painted as ''me-
morial'' windows. Ironton is literally filed with
churches. And we may add, by way of parenthesis,
that Lawrence county gives anywhere from thirteen
hundred to eighteen hundred Republican majority.
There scarcely an hour in. the daytime or
evening, when there not some form of religious
exercises going On Sunday afternoon there was
grand temperance meeting in the Court House
yard, addressed by Rev. James Hill, Rev. j. c. Jack
son jr., Rev. B. E. Thomas and DR.. A. G. Byers.
| On Sunday night, after church service, we called al
the residence of Col G. N. Gray, very pleasant gen.
tleman whose acquaintance we had recently formed
| Col Gray a brave soldier in the SD Ohio, al
Pittsburg Landing and assisted after the battle in
burying the dead body of Francis Smith-familiarly
known "Old Frank, who was killed in that battle
Col Gray remembered many incidents connected
with those troublous times, that had also come
under our own observation, and we shall not SOON
aye, shall nerer forget the pleasant evening spent
with the Col. and his happy, kind-hearted family.
| Among the most pleasant gentlemen We met in the
iron-clad city was Mr. L. " Kelly County Recorder
We also formed the acquaintance of Jere Davidson
County Treasurer, old Cd Virginia Soldier, and al
excellent man.
Then must not forget that good man, and solii
editor, E. s. Wilson. Ed. is If not like Deacon Smith
| truly good, at least good man care to NEE
| with.
We have not the space to speak at great length o
the work of this Conference. We will close by giving
| the appointments for the Gallipolis District
| u. w. FAGAN, p. E.