Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-08
From GOOdWater.

GOODwATER, Mo-, Oct. I'd, 1885.
Ed. Register.-After two weeks of pleas.
ant weather-during which farmers in this
neighborhood were quite busy finishing up
the sowing of wheat, although the ground
became quite dry and hard-it began to
"mist" early on the moning of the 2Sth ult.
continued TO "mist," "drizzle" and rain
lightly until near night-fall, when it COM
menced 10 rain harder; about 10 P. NJ, there
| was temporary cessation of the raining
| however the secretary of the celestial water
| department soon caused resumption of rain
payments to take place and during the lat
ter part of the night it rained quite hard.
| Tuesday, 10Th ult. An exact repetition
of the weather of the day and night before
occurred, with but one exception, viz: from
about $50 p. NJ. until late in the night it
rained much harder than it had during the
corresponding period of time of the day and
| night preceding.
Since that time it has rained almost in
| cessantly; hence the farmers who, like my
| self. had to cease blowing, because of the ex-
| IRENE dryness and hardness of the ground,
| are now compelled to wait until next week,
if not longer, for the ground to "dry OUT"
before resuming work In that line. But lit
| tie has been accomplished during this week,
| owing to the utter unfitness of the weather
for outdoor employments. We shall no
doubt have "killing frosts" ere the close of
next week.
Your correspondent and family attended
divine services at our schoolhouse during a
portion of the time that the revival was in
progress at that place.
On Sunday, 9th ult., at II A. NJ, Rev. Mr..
Huddleston, of the M. E. Church who con-
Quoted the exercises during said revival,
preached from III Kings, vii, B: Sand there
were four leprous men at the entering IN of
the gate: and they said one to another, Why
sit we here until we dieP The reverend
gentleman's effort was evidently a labored
one and failed to have the desired effect, viz:
that of arousing sinners to sense of their
souls diseased condition and a consequent
yearning for the application of the healing
waters from the cleansing stream by the
Great Physician. At about 7:45 P. NJ. the
same minister delivered an excellent dis
course upon the following text: eff in this
life only we have hope in Christ we are of
all men most miserable, Cor. XIV, 10. The
minister's pathetic appeal at the close
brought tears from the eyes of many and
considerable interest was manifested in "the
one thing needful."
The congregation was large-considering
the sparse settlements in this rough hill
country-tolerably attentive and quite decor
Gus. 1t was composed of families and parts
OF families" resident in this neighborhood
and considerable number from other To-
calities, among whom we recognized the
more or less familiar faces of the following:
Rev. MIR. Ulysses Ramsey and Miss Belle
Green from near Belgrade, Mo-; Rev. Mr..
Jno. A. Love, from near Salem, Mo-; AID. |
Henderson, Esq, and Messrs. c. w. H. and |
1. n. Eaton, from near Goodland, Mo-; Miss |
Ava A. Cole and Messrs. John Hall and w. |
w. Turner, from Cub Creek and the latter's |
sister, Mrs. VIM. Basket, who resides near |
Texarkana, but has been visiting friends and |
relatives in this section of Missouri during |
the past six weeks. Also Mr.. VIM. II. Yount, |
our highly esteemed young friend who Is |
employed in the store at Palmer, Mo-, and |
Mr.. Robert Bryan, the general young black |
smith of that place, and Mr.. Thos. Blount,
residing near there; c. NJ. Chapman, Esq,
and family, Messrs. j. NJ. and Solomon Nell
son and Miss Bette Wood, from Indian |
Creek; and Mr.. Jas. Laramore and Miss An
ME Carney. of Washington county, Mo.
At P. NJ, on Monday, 2Sth ult., Rev. Mr..
Huddleston preached sermon on Romans,
I, IS: 'For am not ashamed of the gos-
pei of Christ: for it is the power of God I'M
to salvation to every one that believeth; to
the Jew first, and also to the Greek" He
expatiated upon Gods power on Earth in a
stirring manner and the congregation-which
was less than it was on the night preceding,
because of the inclemency of the weather.
for some time after the close of
the regular services; for such degree of in
terest was taken in things spiritual by some
Of those present that they were unwilling to
leave the place of meeting; hence their
friends and others stayed with them until
late at night.
Tuesday night, Goth ult., it was very dark
and rainy; small congregation met at the
school-house, but owing to the n-appear-
ance of the minister in charge of the revival
there was no preaching, and the disappoint-
ed people returned to their homes in an I'M
satisfied condition of mind. On the night
following Mr.. Huddleston delivered a SER
mon on the subject: "Love;" next day he
returned to his home near Summit Switch
and thus closed the series of meetings.
On the 3Oth ult., fine steer, the property
of r. Erbschloe. died of what is thought to
have been "bloody murrain." The steer
was fat and on the day before his death
seemed to be as sound as he ever was. E.
From GOOdland.