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aszr TREAD tie Rev Josi4h p. TIstia. D D.
las departed shls life. 0sns 10 that
bourne from 9hsaes 20 t13fsier rslafas.
Is . asF loss, ast his. .s noara- Ds.
Iustin Vas rector of 81 Aarks ChaKea,
Grand Rapids. froa Is5s uBtil 1863. Wasn
he lsft because ais yolcs ~ss not load, clear
.nd distinct enough u c. ths church aud
y bs heard By every nEs'nsss Of bis c0ngrs-
CATION. he vas opposes also 20 mar t.sasing
church property and lns4,zng heavy ooli-
sati0ns IN o4ll1log or re9rldlag lie 0acs
preached a. able sermon from the text:
~Oss no man anything" Some members
ol bis congregation ware Too ambitious and
possessed of TOO much og the spLFit OF
. loang America 10 Do c0otsnt until lhey
could proceed % pay as you 20. 30 Dr.
fus-In went ufon q nlissi0n 10 seden and
Norway a snceesef1l mission. as many
people Who live about ths town named II
his hOn8f 0n the a.. z 4 /. L. K. up north
can testify. The Doctor vas a careful, eau
tiOus man, but wise counselor, sAis
guide ant a true aud warm hearted friend.
broad and liberal. tie Was . great tray
eler, = Gloss stgdsnt al excellent judge OF
human nature; ne saw much OF the world
and iEs people, high and low. rich and
poor. To him prince and peasant we're
alike in tbs sight OF Cod; be regarded them
all as his ie.loE-clLizens. children OF COM
mon Father. he believed Ia the father
hood OF God aud the brotherhood Of man.
He O8es ed ne command.
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= n nnlmer4nle caravan walch moves
To raz- In .teriJus realm where each shall take
X . shsmoer IN thssiient halls Of alh
Thou 20 n0t Ike TIE quarry slave a night,
5o0ufxed " as dungeon: but. sustained ana
s50lhet
BY an unialteIing trust. approach thy grave
Like one who wraps the dfapery OF his eoaen
ADout him. aud les down 20 peasant dreams
In preaching he aimed 10 De practical and
70 appeal TO the common sense and judg-
ment OF his hearers. tie would say, The
Bible tells Us what TO believe aud what TO
do in order 10 be saved; is 70 not safer and
tettcr to qu'stlS obey the co1nmansH II
We obey, according 10 the best light we
have, we have reason 10 believe that We
will be saved, If we do not, no can wecon-
hdsntly hope that IL will be well with US!
Let Us os on the safe side" The doctor had
been a distinguished Baptist clergyman,
ha1 held a conspicuous position IN Savan-
nsh. Ga. many years prior TO the war OF
the r. b. Lion. When tue writer was consid-
eriny ia a very earnest way the subject OF
uniting with the church Of which his wife
had long been devout communicant, he
consulted the doctor upos points OF doc
tnns and matters Of belief II wing been
raised" "Hicksite Quaker. or, rather.
"a member of the Religious Society of
Frienn. and having been "disowned' Tor
being married by AN hireling minister,
hov ff-- ri al lfn1VarQal-
ist Church and become thoroughly sstu-
rated with disbelief IN eternal punish
ment" aud "encless misery" ne mad some
mental reservations" and did not want TO
declare, solemniy and irTevocAbly, his be-
lief in all OF the dogrnas of the church. de
asked the doctor If he could be accepted
with hi. notions OF universal salv-tion, and
the answer WAS: Never mind about that.
| left toe Baptist Church because / had too
msnv high fences to climb. We will not
spend our time discussing theology" and
We never did. The old citizens OF Grand
Rapids will heartily agree with me when l
say Of the Rev. DIR. Iusten, he vas good
man and when | add Requiescat ia pace.
t.ey wIll say smssi
our uncle aid not receive many pres
enEs this Christmas time, but he will speak
OF one which he values very highly. His
old friend, the President of "the Portable
Copying Press and Stationery Company OF
Grand Rapids sent him a press" and a
complete outfit for his desk. This little
machine Is an assured success; il is the best
in the market, aud its manufacture is an
other important industry, adding to the
wealth and fame OF the Valley City" Suc-
cess 10 the Portable
Death came last week to the relief of
Mrs DIR. Bliss, who had suffered long and
patiently from an incur able cancer. Mrs.
&. was a most estimAble lady, devoted wife
and mother. Mrs Col Geo. Lee, her sis
ter. has been with her for more than a year
past. Mrs. Lee is practicing the faith
cure" or mind cure" here: she told me
that while she had been sole to afford her
sister great relief and comfort, the disease
Of course, was beyond the reach OF her
reu1edy UNCLE BEN.