The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-03-10
MARTIN KELLOGG. -lO2.

"For reasons which will be obvious in
the reading" remarks DR.. Emerson in the
LEADER Of last week, "the following let
ter is printed just as written-that is,
the personal address is retained" We
transfer the correspondence to The UNI
vERsALIsT also for obvious reasons. e.,
it concerns one of our Ohio centenarian
Universalists-we have another, Mrs.
Mary Smith, of Springboro. who is about
the same age-who is well-known, not
only on account of remarkable longevity,
but also from his relations to the church
at Peru, and our cause generally in
Northern Ohio. The correspondent of
the LEADER, Rev. J. R. johnson, is also
well known in Ohio, and in comparative
ly recent years was the pastor of the Uni
tartan and Universalist church OF Ma
rietta. DIR. Emerson continues as fol-
lows, introducing the correspondent to
his readers: "From 1S43 to 1847 our &C.
quaintance with Mr.. Kellogg was very in
innate. He was even then a veteran lead
or among our laymen, and his compan-
ionship was coveted by our ministers.
He was regular attendant at our con-
ventions, associations, discussions, dedi-
cations and ordinations. He was, we
remember, passionate admirer of Tay
lor's Natural History of Enthusiasm, ,
a book which it is no pastime to master;
yet it would hold him for hours of con.
secutive reading. He was deeply inter-
ested in our cause and denomination,
which he has honored with a life as
faultless as it has proved to be prolong-
ed. Rev. Mr.. johnson has our thanks,
and will have those of our readers, for
placing the letter at our disposal. His
prefix to Mr.. Kellogg's letter revives
early memories in Ohio"
Dear Brother EmersOn:-As you and COM
menced our ministry, you in Massachusetts
and / in Ohio, about the same time and as we
were young preachers in Ohio for several
years, l presume you know Martin Kellogg,
then an active friend of our faith in Northern
Ohio. We then called him Father Kellogg
With unusual ability he was a leader among
men. He was chairman of the parish COM
mittee when / was ordained at Peru, Soon
after this came East, lost sight of him, and
supposed he was in heaven; but the postmast-
er at Norwalk wrote me in January that he is
still in the flesh, and fresh as many men at 20
although close on to 102 yearsI When lived
in Norwalk and preached in Peru and San
dusky, alternate Sundays, was frequently in
his home. 1 married his son to a lady ac-
quaintance. He was my ideal layman. Two
years ago he made speech at that house at
the celebration of his Tooth birthday His
audience numbered 1000 personsl He is two
years older than the great State of Ohio, and
100000 of people have found homes beyond
the Ohio river since he was born!
He will pardon me for giving a part of his
letter to the Universalist public:
NoRwALK, o., Jan. q, 1888.
Dear Brother johnson Your kind letter of
Jan. 23d was received the 25th, and in reply
will first say that ii is with much hesitation
thatI attempt to write. tits true that receive
many letters and.make replies l use no glass |
es, as can find none that help me- 1 have |
failed great deal the past year, and it'll four |
years since have been to Norwalk, or TO my !