The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-08-04

OF HSlcninonu, Ia, and the SAVIOR of
whose godly life and earnest ministry
is all through this mountain region.
need not tell you of the Pauline
hospitality of that home. Beside it
stands the beautiful cottage of Doctor
Glotfeity' the fast friend and helpful
parlshloner of our genial dominic.
But few places are more restful. amid
the vines and fruits and flowers-no
more beautiful than the good cheer
of the good doctor and his excellent
wife, with the prophets chamber al
ways open. tits not strange that the
new pastor and family feel quite at
home among the Boyers, and Hine-
laughs, and McMillans, and Wellers,
and Winterbergs, and Wagners, and
Lohrs, anu Beecheys, and host of
other warm-hearted mountaineers,
honest, industrious, thrifty, hospita.
BILE, and Kind, who have given them
SO hearty a welcome.
The Lutherans "hold the fort" in
all this region. Accident has but two
churches, and both Lutheran. Our
Missouri brethren are there, with the
"pure doctrine" represented by a
brother educated by the Maryland
Synod at Gettysburg, 1 greatly re-
greet that "pure doctrine" prevents
the ordinary courtesies of life, and
will have no dealings with US Samar-
itans. l have esteem for our faithful
Missouri brethren, and rejoice in the
good work they are doing. This mid
die wall of partition cannot stand for.
ever. We breathe an'atmosphere that
is sure antidote to the bigotry and
uncharity ofsect. Ifnot in the next,
surely another remove from the next
generation will greatly unity the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the
United States. and the basis of the
General Synod will be substantially
our common platform. Let us cult
yate the charity which endureth and
hopeth and believeth all things, and
which is not pugnaciously dogmatic,
but which suffereth long and is kind.
The discussion of the questions which
have gendered strife will never bring
us together. Heaven-born charity
Will. Within another year our peo-
pie in Accident will build, l think.
new church, which is greatly need.
ed.
En- route, at Frostburg our friends
had US preach in the Lutheran church,
now pastorless. Brother Harrison
having resigned. At Frostburg we
leave the railroad, and, in not first
class coaches, we halt at Grantsyilie
for the night, and where the people
again came together to hear the Word
of God. Though raining nearly all
the day in Accident. the church was
full of people, coming on horses and
in open wagons and upon foot, some
OF them ten miles-and how atten-
lively they hear, whether in German
or in English. At the FORKS" ten
miles from Accident, out among the
mountains. in what appeared a
sparseIy settled country, and though
in the midst of harvest. the people
almost filled the church Tuesday
night. Here Brother Lohr said he
had been reading the Observer for
many years, and "B." for twenty-five
years. He has a "few nails" in the
Memorial, has furnished some of the
walnut for our pews, and expects to
come to the unwilling of the Luther
an statue. More copies of the Obser-
ger should, and 1 hope will, here
after be taken in this region.
And thus 1 might multiply Incl
dents. In what to "Timothy," as
brother H. is pleased to call himself,
as to 3D." was most suggestive and
delightful episode in a busy and
blessed life. Life should always mean
service.
Crossing the mountains to Deer
Park and Oakland, behind our spir-
lied "span," with DR.. G. and Pastor
S., we spent few hours at these bon
ton mountain resorts of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, and
looked in upon our unfinished church
at the Park, regretting the absence
of the pastor. In Cumberland, the
home of our birth and early DAYS,
with friends and kindred, and a few
hours with Pastor McAtee, who is
encouraged, and justly, with his
work, we rested for the night, and
are now among the people nearer and
dearer than all others, in the midst
of work, more than enough to fill
hands and head and heart. Thanks
to Brother Shoup and his kind peo-
pie for this opportunity, and may
God accept the joyous servicel
Truly, etc.,
B.