The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-25

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rea !, the chur hdu-'ng PRAYER. he TODD
with uncovered head in the thule I'M
TIL it ended, while others came hee less
y n at once. BY the wsy, strangers in
W Arlington speculate 20 to the or gin
OF the FOUNDRY Church. The present
building is spruce new strurture, upon
the old . t.. be oiigina church. VIII oh
was torn away about eight years ago,
was erected AMI named as q thank T.
ering bv the owner OF a large foundry
in georgetown, Viii b the ritish spa ed
whe burning the town in 1914
An anus ng anecdote is re ated by
Mr.. Evans in giving the history of the
old 70 ndry church. Those were
slavery days. it will be remembered.
and, as was customary. the colored
m m 'ers occupied the gallery . AT
length they thre tened to over ow it,
aud it was decided by the VIII tie men,
bers to purchase lot and b lid them q
church to themselves A little m ct
ing hOu 'e was onsequently erected and
given item upon q lot at the corner of
Ele enth and <. An old deacon, who
superintendent TIE selection OF the ste.
saving this location was ESQ flu out---ss
distant from any white peonle, tina. no
one would be annoyed by the noise the
darkies would make IN shouting" This
city and the church has grown to such
prOporti rs that an admiss on fee is
charged the VII te people who took
there to hear the music.
IL ustrative of the hanges-tke vast
growth of governmental mac hinery-
MIR. Evans relates that soon af er he
came to Wash'ngt n he had occss ON to
ca upon cha d Harris n, the tirst
A, ditOr of the 4 reasury, who had been
appointed by eneral Washington. He
found the Aud tor, the personal friend
of Wash ngton, sur Ounded by no of
the luxury aid cere ony which doth
b dye about the Government ofncial to-
dav. The cd mans olice was a small
room with brick floor, fragment Of
carpet read under the pine table to
rest his feet on, and few WOO den
chairs. Then the old gentleman, whose
feeble voice was wildly failing, told of
his Ia meeting W tn Andrew Jackson.
The rugged old soldiers health had
been giving away before lung ection
or some m pnths previous, and when
Mr.. Evans inquired for him he was told
to go to his bedroom, that he WIS too
i'll TO rise. ancy a Wis tor be ng di-
re ted BY lacky Of the present re ime
tn walk into the Presidents bed
room before he has risen
1t was on the morn ng of the inaugu-
ration of ackson su cessor, an
Buren,, an was a bluste-y cold day,
and showing hesvily-March 4, 1885,
ju fOrtv-seyen years a o. General
Ja'kson was n his bed, and on little
stand beside him lay the portr it o. his
wife. it was snail oval painting
upon ivo y. attached to a chain which
he habitually wore round his neck The
visit had never seen mrs. ia kson,
who died before he came to " ash;ng-
ton, but ad heard the 5 oily of this por-
ira {, and for that rea on posi- 1ly the
incident made a more lasting impress
on than it would otherwise have done.
No allusion was made to the portrait by
either of them. But the visitor re-
mOnstrated with he Presiden: when he
expressed his intention of be NJ present
at the Inauguration. caIlirg his atten-
ton to the Gather and his own health.
Il shall attend the inaugu; alton,
sir, said Old Hickory. in his uncom-
promising way. IF it's the last act OF
my life." ...'..'H i.F
That was the last time Mr.. Evans saw
him, as, in consequence Of ia ng
health he went South aim st immodl-
ateis, and died ew years later--
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