The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-04-21
REV. A. j. VANWA GNER.
His Kindly Memories of Sedalia
and Sedalians-An Inter
estipg Letter.
JANEsvnLE, WIS, AZ = 1855

JANEsvIILE, WIS. Az =, 1855.
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/ have jus, been reading last Sun1'v's
issLe a1I almcsi forgot had lett Ssdalia
How good it Is TO GIT the par ~, and know
and which / sh VI ever c Try IN my hear.
feel about Sel''ia a old Daniel felt
about Jerusalem when he laid: eli i for
get thee let my right hand fO-get IFS cum
ming; If d. not remember th let my
tongue clesve 10 The r3Of Of my mouth"
| shall yer forget Sedslia Mr. her bic
people. Irraise her everywhere AMI al
most forg am minis'er and &c; mad
when / he criticism on her or the stale
90 Missouri. There IRE Just as many mesn
things done i'm Illinois aid Massachusetts
as In Missouri, and no more whole souled
people live tran in Missouri, and
ESPECIALLY IN sEDALIA.
have given some Of the best years OF
nv lie 10 that city and Il Ite, and We learn
to love what we have worked and sacrificed
for. ] am free to confess that il wa, very
tard for me TO y good bye 10 the Queen
City of Missouri. end to her kind and
friendly people j have formed man,
many friendships there that will last b.
yord the grave, and made many pl aSant
scquaintances that / cannot ret
never expect to come qui:e SD much "a
tschsd 10 any other place or people. Some
how piece and people got grip on mt from
the first and il grew roi ger TO the lat.
My cling when preached my f,ieweli
sermon and when DO rded the train fer
my dista-t home will Ie- er b. known TO
any ole save myse (. There my father and
mother liv,d! There he preached
for years, there my brot' er. and
sisters live, III re / had f'eely
given OF my enthuS ssm and 'trepg h
iu all ways OPP n to ne, Tor the materis,
asd morsl prosp riry of the city; Ihee
had passed through experiences OF Joy ard
serros, ard It has maze
THE PLACE SACRED TO NE,
and I shall e.er carry it and lis noble PEG.
pie a. beautiful pn ,u-e 10 the chambers
of memory. | hope 10 live aad Oft. vi, lit
my de cd people and friends. | am
sure i sh II not be forg utien. Ny falling,
hope, the p ople will tcTg 81, a ID remem-
b only my vi :ues-wha, tried 10 be
and do. an thankful that have not an
unkind thought of, or feeling tow -rds, a
single soul IN Fed lila. And / am esE.e-
ciaIly thankful that L did Try to make nv
feilos-men happier and be Ter. ask no
Ct er monument than Io b. remenb red
kindly and pleasantly by the people of
Sedaii. Live, progressive, be; uIilul city
GOD BLESS HER,
md m Ike her "queen" indeed in ali vir-
tues. And now, having said this 10 all
earne- tness. slow me. through the BAzoc.
to say to all my ierds at 10. de my
char e. Of home and pasioraie voluntarily,
end because / believed Il 10 lie for the b-st,
and th.t like Jantsvil e. 1t Is cert inly
charming place. SI,ua ed oil Rock riv-
er-o OF tue clearest, swift est and finest
streams la the whole northwest. Ii is
"teaut full of situstio1;" the visws in every
direction are hesuti al. /. has a fine waier
power, large manufacturing establishments,
sp endid Urick blocks, nds,me ores
boble school buildings, chtrming homes,
attractive and well-shad.d S r.ets, elegant
churches, four lines OF rsilw,y, twenty
pas niger trains daily, is lirhied hy Ell ct, iC
light, the state blind asylum is loca ed
here; il has two daily snd four ekly
papers. and is 8 live, progressive cit,
every way. AfIer leaving such a ciIv as
Sed .lis, 1 am glad Can thus speak of our
NV home The Congreg ioual church
edi6ce cost between forty and fifty thousand
dollars, and is most imposing stru. ture.
complete in all modern sppoiutmen s. ard
no debt rests On The society. 1t seat fifteen
hurdred people, and very large audiences
gather in it every Sunday.
Our rev people have greeted me with
great cordiality, and have done everything
possible to manifest their pleasure al our
coming among them, and appreciation Of
our services. They are now waiting i'm
patiently for Mrs. Van Wagner. All nv
expectations have been
MORE THAN FULFILLED
and still it will take time to feel thai this,
and not 81 dalis, is home long time 10
have such feeling, and regarding James
vile as have regarding Sedalia. But they
will come, in time, / suppose.
And DOW farewell, kind Seislia friends
and my former people. We shall not all
meet again. j see my old freud Mr.. Lamp
ton has gone, and others will follow. Be
good to yourselves and 10 one another. Be
true to your manhood.
Live for these who love you
And the good that you can do.
Reminder that The "latch-stripg is cut
If any of you should ever be in JcnesvIlls,
and if We do not all Gasp hands sgain here
may we have that pIeBsure 10 the heavenly
city. You. true friend,
ALLEN J. VANWAGNER-
LIFE PBESERvER.