Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-18
CAPT. TRIBBLE'S DREAMS.
Taken I'm Connection with the Deaths
In Mr.. Thinkers Family They are Re-
nlafk0ble.

From the Portland Argus.
Last evening the Rev. Ezra Tinker, pastor Of the
Congress NJ. E. church. read, at the opening Of the
services the following letter received by him last
Monday:
PERTH AMBoY, N. Y, Nov. 25, 1885.
My Dear Brother Tinker:
feel moved to write you and ask you how you
are getting along. have had at times for nearly
two months some very strange present1ments
witch and met Brother Maffitt. Brother NJ. said
what's the news? have you seen Brother Tinker
or heard from him lately? said not since camp
daughters are here now. Well, as we stood talk
ing, he said there comes one OF them now, and
looked up the street and sure enough Sm e saw
saw wings. i said, Hiram, that IS an angel, and
no girl. And at that moment something like a vel!
countenance! The sight scared me so much that
began TO pray, Lord, what does this mean? and
awoke. But it has dwelt upon my mind almost
continually, and these words go running through
my ears almost every moment, "Every branch
that beareth fruit He purgeth it that it may bring
Now 1 am no believer In dreams or any such
things. Last night dreamed was with you, and
you said, Uncle John, pray for me, and as we
prayed all at once we heard strange noise, and
you said, arise, let US go, for the Judgment day
has come.
Now would like to know what all Of this MEANS
and why these strange preSenI1ments? Are you
sick? Is your wife sick? Is there trouble any,
where? Are your children df you have any all
well!
You may think it little simple in me to write
such a letter, but do believe God is in this ar
rangement some way or somehow that cannot
understand. Then am impressed SO often to
pray for you; and my soul gets so burdened
Please let me hear from you, won't you? Your un-
worthy brother in Christ. JOHN E. TREBLE.
Mote the following facts" said Mr.. Tinker,
'JOhn E. Tribble is captain and owner OF vessel
which phys along the coast from Maine to Georgia
Wherever Sunday finds him he ties up and spends
the Sabbath. Although "a Baptist deacon, yet he
attends meeting whenever he can find one that Is
wide awake. When was stationed in the city Of
Norwich, Conn., he used to be up there OCCASION
ally and sometimes came to my meeting, during
my three years stay. Since l left the city have
never seen him but once to my recollection, and
that was at the W1llimantic camp meeting in Con-
nect1cut in August last. He never wrote word to
me, and never correspondent with him. He was
never in my house, and did not know that had
any children. never heard OF him before went
to Norwich. l believe he makes Mystic Bridge,
Conn.,, his headquarters. Hiram Maffit, with
whom he held the conversation, is member of the
Central NJ. Z. Church, OF which l was pastor.
Again my little boy was taken sick September IL,
Mrs. Tinker few days later, and Mrs. TuerO the
nurse, subsequently. On the 4th OF November
Belle died. on the 9th OF November Viola died, and
on the 10th Mabel, the servant girl. Now, study
the captains letter and these dates and facts, and
then say what you think"