South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-09-07

Armstrong 10 Rev. j. 5. Hutchinson
bear rich evidence:
Sunday Aug. Goth Bro. Vandiver
was suffering more than he had done
during his sickness. lie talked to
brother Law about his business affairs
and gave as his reason for so doing
that he did not know that he would
live to see another day. He then
spoke of his christian experience and
his willingness to depart and be with
Christ. lie frequently spoke in this
strain during his sickness. Often he
would say %, this religion how it
comforts the heart and the soulr He
asked one night that his wife see *
needed Test, and after all had gone
out OF the room be said to Bro. Law
he wanted to enjoy once more sea-
son OF communion with God together
with him. The last verse lie ever
sang was
Courage my soul on God rely
Deliverance soon will come,
4 thousand ways has Providence.
To bring believers home
Then he said to Brother Law we
will bow down together at throne OF
grace that we may with courage rely
on God Often did he thus ask that
prayer be offered and express his per-
tect trust in Christ On the last Thurs.
day night of his life Brother Law
came to sit up with him. Brother
Vandiver said to him you 90 to pray
er meeting and come back when it is
ovet,' Thus did he think constantly of
the church services and manifest
an interest in them during his sick
ness. The last conversation | had
with him was few days before his
death. lie said then that he did not
feel like his work was done. He ask.
ed me to pray that he might recover
to finish it. Then fearing, AS ]
thought, that | might think he was
afraid to die ho said Il am not fearful
of death For me to live is Christ
and to die is gain lie triumphed.
His remains were conveyed to Bur
!ington, the home of his youth, and
there inferred i'll the family burying
ground, when appropriate AMI touch
ing addresses were delivered by Rev
erends j. S. Hutchinson, Henry Ho-
man, Davidson, w. +. Wolfe and
others.
The kola nut, largely used in trcpi.
cal Africa TO make an invi gorating
beverage, was subjected some months
ago to careful analyses, and is found
to be richer i'll caffeine than the best
coffee, while containing also the same
active principle as cocoa. Negroes
are said not to touch coffee when they
can obtain this nut. 1t is said BY a
DR.. Daniel to be growing into an i'm.
portrait article OF commerce i'm the
Soudan, and, it is thought, will soon
find its way into European countries
Samples have been sent to London
medical men for experiment and to
planters for agricultural purposes. II
is believed to aid digestion and 10
render people capable of withstandng
the depression consequent upon pro.
longed labor Others claim for it the
power to relieve mental depression
and not only subduc the craving for
alcohol, Tut prevent its intoxicating
effects.
Mr.. HARPER The Moorelield Dis
trict Conference closed its annual
session on Thursday night Aug. 80.
The meeting was n pleasant one
thronghout-thc reports from the diff
ferent charges were very encourage.
ing showing signs ofprosperity The
various interests OF tho churcheq we're
looked into cIosel y specially the mis-
sion fields within the district. There
was preaching each day at IL
A. NJ. and u =. NJ. The large con.
gregations seemed TO be deeply i'm
pressed by it.
Prof. Hyde represented the valley
Female College over which he pre-
sides, as i'll u prosperous condition,
ard prospects very encouraging for
the coming session Expects to get
n number of pupils from this District.
DR. Bennett failed to get there TO
represent the school 10 which he has
devoted his life and energies-Ran
dolph Macon College.
Rev. w. X. Boyle, editor of the
Conference paper, was present, and
dispensed blessing in the sermon he
preached, and left a lasting benedic,
ton in his paper which will visit
moro homes than heretofore.
The conference was an unusually
full one-aII the travelling preachers
being present but two, aud they we're
detained by special labors, large at
tendance Of laymen. The election of
lay delegates to the Annual Confer.
ence is always an occasion of interest.
Four laymen are sent from each Pre-.
siding Elders District who participate
in all the business OF the Conference.
except such "a involves ministerial
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