Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-17
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BellevieW

1t became necessary fol ID
/ go to Belgrade. It need I'M lsfated
| that the trip was hot and
There is a great amoun N
ing up on Big River, in 1IUQ u
| of malarial trouble. 1~
In that region there is an increased Err
/ age in wheat, and the yield above th9l Yer
age. The oats crop is good, and the f-slss
| immense. The corn does. not look sot II,
but the rain of yesterday and last night will
aid it very materially.
The people about Belgrade are behind on
agricultural implements, and will be likely
| to remain so for some time to come, especi-
ally on Self Binders, as they have been duped
| into buying cheap pot metalconcern which
has bad habit of breaking when US
This will make timorous men afraid on
| whole subject. of Fsef Binders, and
theidificulty of introducing really ~
chinery.
The United Baptist Congrega 80
grade seems to have taken reed fder
John Martin who had it in charge Yailed
to repols. 1t is astonishing the effect which
n Presidential year has ON weak churches.
1t is a hard year on christians.
As there was no appointment for preach
ing anywhere about Belgrade, an effort was
made on Sabbath morning to reach Caledo-
mia In time for sermon. The effort was
success. Tired sweating and dusty the
tramp reached the Presbyterian church in
Caledonia at 1880 A. NJ, having made nine
miles in two hours and a half over rough
ground.
The building is of brick, is neat and tasty,
with a seating capacity of about two hundred
and fifty.
s. Arrangements were made for the Supper.
!. There is no organ in that church. The
singing was by the congregation and was
good. There were three clergymen present.
The sermon was preached by gentleman
from Pennington, ON Rom. s-h chapter and
Ssnd verse. The discouse was forty minutes
long, and as usual wide of its mark.
The administration of the Supper brought
Father Matthew's TO. the front in an eminently
evangelical address and prayer that was a
humble, fervent and strong appeal to God,
in behalf of sinful men.
Father Matthews is strong man, and a
very gond specimen of old fashioned Presby-
terianism. In his address he fell into the
prevalent mistake that Christ instituted the
Supper on the night of His betrayal. II the
father will read in Geneses 14th chapter and
18th verse, he will see the King Of Peace adj
ministering the Supper to Abraham who
was red-handed from the field of blood.
This was nineteen centuries B. G.
;. an effort viii be made at the first oppor-
tunity to hear Father Matthews again.
The whole number in attendance was
about one hundred and twenty-five. The
order was excellent.
A few ladies both oldyoung were "dressed
tO.death,' but the most Of them respected
Me prophecies of time and place by dress
ing neatly bus plainly, and the latter class in
Guided all the really beautiful ladies present.
Although the communion was open the
members that partook was not large.
Altogether the visitor scores day pleas
antly and he trusts proftablyI spent, and for
the first time i'll his life has pleasant men-
DRY of Caledonia.
The people of Belgrade need to awaken.
They have. q daily mail, but there is not even
one copy of any daily paper taken there.
The time when any business MAJ can de-
pend ON a weekly paper has passer away.
In this section the rain fell steadily all last
night and did immense good to the co IN and
potatoes.
About one week ago NJ. Charles V. Car
ter son of Mr.. Tanksten Carter, of Belle
view, was killed on the railroad at or near
Williamsvile, and his crushed body rests in
our beautiful cemetery. He is the ninth one
of our citizens that has died by violence
within ten years.
The voice of the thresher is being heard in
our land, and he does not use a pole either.
"He just biles his tay XII: tie" and eats up
stack while an elderly gentleman can wink
and recover from it.
We will not put any politics in this letter.
July 14th. THOMAS CALLAHAN.