Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-09-10
From Black p. O.

nara Jays laDOr again make an EFFORT tC
give you few items.
The prevalence of chills, of which spoke
! in my last, appears to be rather on the in.
crease; and, as natural consequence, the
attendance in most all schools is being con.
siderably reduced.
1t is reported that there is Sabbath School
in this county Reynolds) that has been in
progress six or eight weeks, and has not,
during all the time of Its work, had single
prayer offered. If, in vicinity at this day
and age, there are not those who are willing
to pray in public, it would be far better to
discontinue such a thing-I cannot conscien-
tiousy call it a Sabbath School. God has
never blessed such work nor will He ever.
/ say emphatically that such a piece of work
absolutely is a sin-sin against God, sland-
er upon the Author Of our being. That dear
old Bible, in such work, is being made an
object of derision. II we use the Bible as an
object for discussion, and without pure mo-
tives, God will very surely hold us response
bile for such.
The object of Sabbath Schools should be
to train souls for eternity; and unless prayer
goes with our work, we are surely preparing
to launch them into utter darkness, from
whichithey will never see God.
II we study it with a prayerful heart,
every time will be discovered, among bril-
liant thoughts of rarest beauty, hidden
fountain teeming with solace and consola-
tion-a lesson for life, and Every pleasant
help in every time of trouble" bringing you
into the spirit of Christ and enabling you to
brave the trials of life more resolutely. Its
simplicity of speech has charmed the scien-
tific eye of the critics Of every age. The
young have departed from its plainness of
dlctiOn only to return to it in mature wears
for more careful study and analysis. The
philosophical have fingered over its sublime
sentences, completely spell-bound, striving
to understand the source of that power be-
slowed upon the inspired ones who present.
ed its pages to the world. The songs of Zion
are unrivalled in beauty.
Mr.. G. W. Bell, of this vicinity, we are in
formed, Is done sowing wheat MIR. Bell is
an exceptionally wide awake farmer and
knows just how to manage farm. If all
farmers, as did Mr.. Bell, would "drill their
wheat in, }" my impression is that they would
have better yield next year at sthreshing
time"
Our merchant, Mr.. F. F. Gallaher, is pre-
pairing to erect new store-house, and has
most OF the lumber now on the ground. The
house will be two-story, and the upper story
will, we are informed, be used as Masonic
hall.
The writer, on last Saturday, had very
pleasant talk with Esq. Mcmahon, of Good
land; and we are happy to say that Mr.. Nc
Mahon's health is getting comparatively
good.
Mr.. Thomas Bell son of G. W. Bell, is now,
we are reliably informed, working for COL
lector Stevens, of Centerville. Mr. Bell is an
industrious young man of more than ordi-
nary intelligence.
Mr.. John Latham, one of Goodland's most
extensive farmers and stock traders, has
been quite unwell; but is now, we are in
formed, convalescent. Mr.. Latham has re-
Gently sold a number of very fine beef cattle,
and, we are informed, has fifteen or twenty
more to dispose of at reasonably good
price.
1t is reported that young lady of this
vicinity promised to marry young man as
soon as apples were all dried; and that he, in
order to hurry the wedding up, has been
heard enquiring for second handed "vapo-
rator."
Mr.. John Goggin and Miss Denise, both of
this vicinity, were married Tuesday last, at
the residence of the BRIDES parents. May
their years be long in the land, and their
efforts crowned with abundant success
through life.
Messrs. Reed and George, Of Lesterville,
are attending school at Black, and they are
quite industrious and assiduous workers.
That's right, boys. "There is no excellence
without great labor"
Now, Mr.. Editor, if this letter does not
find way into the aste-basket, shall, here
after, apprehend no danger of such.
j. T. PATTERSON.
BLACK p. O., Mo-, Sept. 4th,