The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-04-10

Iold ~ Rev Boifander. Pastor Of
Tabor Congregation Of the
Evangelical Assoc afion.
Gibson County. Ind.

- fhoronrhly understand this story II
J. nrce<~sry % state fnris wiih which The
writer l. vel acquainted. Tho Tabor
f'anErersfinH wa< crganixrd ~ ihe Ne~r
lSss % lss- being situated in johnson
township. Gibson county. Ind. One ~
tho first members OF thi> congregation.
ua< = voung man named FredrEics nirk-
never then about - years Ola Mr..
nirkmexer was an Industrious. honest
man. and in hi tav sn ornament ~ thr
church. In the l2rter part ~ ISIS Il ~aS
rumorsd that Mr. Dirsmev~r u.s. not
altogether sane. The family watched
him aceorfingiy. hui II carly sprinx ls5a
NJ cut hi thrUaf with hatcher knife Al
nj own h0n~e. and VA buried ia their
church cemetery.
Afterwards his family erected tomb
stone over his grave. on y hich biblicsl
verse i carved viz. IF NE live. We
lire unto the Lord. il we die. we die
urto the Lord therefore We live or die,
We belong 10 the Lord
The cemetery and church cont-inei
one and one-hslf scres. the church j. ia
the northeast corner. and due south from
the church. and adjoining the cemetery
j. the parsonage. II j. The rule ~ this
church 10 change their pastors every tao
years For the last ten Or fifteen ve&rs
rhe parsons families were CAD WHEN
their time w2s M. Tor occasionally they
we're hearing somebody iH the house
whom they could not SER The confer
encc ridiculed their statement and sent 4
fearless man with the same result Al
..ne time the p1rsou- Rife heard some
knocking a. the door aud opening
screamed terror stricken. M God. what
j. that Tins things went on these pasi
wears Last Nav Rev Bsliznder VA.
somewhat afflicted with nenraigis. hs
uenr 70 bed. but abOut miinfghf be arose
dressed and premenaiei ia the grave
ysri and SAT- on rhe fence near the north
we<tc0rner ~ enjoy the fresh air. Il being
. very bright night. soon h. pcrceivcF
- he thought his wife coming toward
him aud went 10 meet her. A ths~s
twc approached each other. ne ssw il Msi
nnt his wife. but = man dressed in graz
i-h white apparel. hsving something RED
about the neck which VS. hargip.
down from the chin 10 The brrs~E
They met. having Mr. Dicknn~xeF'
tombstone between them Mr. B0li4nd
er says that he was NOS afraid % any
thing and never had been. but on ihi
occasion he sunk down. holding fast 4
= tombstone. trembling like an lspel
leaf After addressing the other bein.
viz. In whose name may talk 70 YOU.
and received for IN answer. In the nam
OF the Lord Rev BolI2nder then said
Il 2sk you then in the name al the Lord
what do you want whereupon this be
ing pointed 20 Mr.. Dickmeyer'- tomb
stone which was directly before him will
his index Singer said Ny request
thst that verse b. erased from the tomb
stone he stood there for few mo
ments then turnei around walked bac
the way ne had came short disfancs
r0sc in the air snf disappeared. wirh
very peculiar bit very pleasant an
agreeable noise Snon sfferwari Rev
B0ll<nisr related fhis occurrence 70 ".
presiding elder who declared 20 him tia
he himself had seen the same thing there
Rev B0lIander says that everything
quiet BOW thar no noises ~ anv ofhr
unusual thing has occurred since a.
Nav.
The writer considers Rev Boilande
in every respect a. 4 true and faithful
man. that his reputation for truth an
verzcity i unimpeschable. He j. abou
forty years 0ld--BoonvilIe Enquirer.