Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-06-10
After Fifty-One Years.

Ed Register You ask me to write few
thousts for your paper. So, to-day, having "A
little spare time, / will do so-writing, of
course, just as see, feel, and understand
things. So will say to begin with, it is a
serious and impressive thing for me to be
here now-on the same old ground travel
ed over on my spirited itinerant Virginia
| horse .fffy-one years ago. On this noble
horse I commenced my Methodist itinerant
ministry in Virginia, travelling there my two
| first years. Then on work, part of which
| lay along the shores of Lake Erie and San
dusky bay. On this same horse, and with a
regular transfer in my pocket, I came here
INTO the Missouri Conference. The NJ. E.
Church-then, undivided, and in blessed
unity, and with world of hard work to be
done in evangalizing, blessing, and saving
the people. My first appointment-in the
fall of lS35-was to the Pennington circuit
embracing about all this country from big
river and skirting the Iron Mountain, in
Guiding Fredericktown, Perryville, Ste. Gen.
evieve, and all lying thus inclosed. And i'm
this great field can say | did the best l
could among both Roman Catholics and pro-
testants, and the outside sinners. And had
some success. If did not preach to the
Catholics had some good friends, among
them. And L know | set no bad example to
either the parents or the children. No one
of them ever saw me touch either intoNicat-
ing drinks or the filthy tobacco weed. Aud
during the year l married Bro. J. w. Quick
TO Miss Julia Gregnor-he II noble Methodist
local preacher, and she happily converted
good woman and relative of one of the
principal GATHERS" in the Roman church
So, thus, beginning a glorious union be-
tween the two great bodies of Christian peo-
pie
I remained and worked in the Missouri
conference secenteen gears, n part of the
time in the Indian Mission work. | was the
first man that taught the Indian children
manual labor.
l was here when the separation from the NJ.
+. Church took place, and when the Nj. f.
Church, south. was formed. And all the
elder brethren living still, know l opposed
that movement-urging that we preachers
should keep clear of that kind of politics,
and that we should just go on peacably and
religiously preaching to masters and slaves
rs we had always done, and as our fathers
before us had done. But of the result l need
not here speak; but of the correctness of my
own choice, and work, am as ever salts
fed and still rejoice in it, without intending
in any way to mar the pleasure or disturb
the interests of any friend or brother whose
education, or other interests, caused them
to be my enemy or prosecutor when pursu-
inc my own conscientious courSa-the only
course which in conscience and as an honest
Virginian could take. Wrong education is
Il terrible power RS all know who have ever
Understandings read the course, and then
the conversion ofthe noted Saul Of IdrsuS."
Well, now, this brings me to the interesting
point where l can say with great pleasure
that since reaching here this time from my
lovely home in California, my dear southern
brethren are treating me with most cheering |
kindness. And, again, the fact that l now
find a loving and truly fraternal spirit pre-
vailing in both the bodies is specially joyous
and refreshing to me, the old 'bones Of con- |
tenttOHh being gOne-mouldored into dust !
and the blessed old command gladly heeded
"LOue as brethren."
L am glad too, Mr.. Editor, to behold tie |
real and growing prosperity of our dear old
Missouri. i find in travelling through the |
State the spirit and facilities of Education
wonderfully encouraging. Schools have |
multiplied andare gloriously prospecting. |
wish had the room to describe a number
of the schools which ! have visited,
| would here express lay gratitude 10 our
railroad men for the noble part they are do |
ing in the improvements of the State. 1
thank them, too, for special kindnesses tend |
cred me since travelling among you.
May great prosperity ever prevail and
abound in our dear old Missouri is the sim
cere wish of your friend,
LORENZO WAUGH, |
Arcadia, June 9Th, 1885.