Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-01-12

and aiicctionatc heart Feed the who
flock Of God parents and children, wit
the uncorrupted truths of the sacrt
scriptures, and with Just discriminate
give to every one his portion of in,truc
ion, encouragement, consolation, reproo
and warming, bearing in mind that strou
meat is for men, milk for babes
Declare the whole counsel Of God. aS
concerns the needful information the MOI
al duty. the present comfort. and the fins
salvation Of men. Hast thou faith" /
speculative truths, that affect not the NOR
al conduct, the social happiness, or th
future salvation of your hearersl "IIav
Il to tiyself before God" But withhoi
no useful and practical truth Of re
velatipn. Consider Your own salvation
! Intimately connected with the matter an,
the manner of your preaching. This will
| dispose yuu 10 search and to teach th,
| VIII Of God, and not the opinions and com
| mantlments Of faliibe men
Preach Jesus Christ and him Crucited
| and not mere moral essays nor human
! systems. Let the spirit aud genius Of III,
/ gospel season every discourse and tht
| pcculiarities of the christian system form
the basis Of all your preaching
fon must preach IN your whole life n
/ well as IN your sermons and IN your con.
vcrsatinn on particular occasions By do
ing the viii If G"d yourself. and by this
only, can you clearly prove that YOU 80
preach. as TO save thyself aud them that
hear thee"
''uard against Incidence iu your official
iabours. az YOU would against dcceifful
and destructive enemy. Incidence i >in
constitutional To many. and it easily
bc~ct> ~ in every virtuous pur-
hat
ance-
Give Yourself to reading. study. medi-
tAtton and PRAYER, These exercises though
most suitable FOR ministers will not press
Themselves upon ~ uudc>irrI. We must
give ourselves to them before We can pro-
~ by them, VIII God graciou>ly and
powerfully impress this sentiment on the
mind and heart uf every minister
We viii not dcta,n YOU and this assem-
bly, To repeat To you the directions Of ST
Paul ~ Timothy and Titus Young minis
tcr~ but wc charge YOU 10 study those
directions. ana 80 apply ami follow them
tn all good conscience. tu the best of your
ability. ami tJ thr end NJ Your ministry
Ent ne Win adl lct hluilty cloth. s1u
aud put uu the ornament of 4 mcck aul
quiet spirit which in tin sight Of God i,
ul great price Strike o. imhihr largely
tbc ~pirit of Christ oppose worldly
miui..lnc~> ard tuc desire Of that glory
" hlch ynmela from meu. Aim >uprcmcly
tn please Gud
Wh"n ypu are conscious nI an upright
mana, sincere a,lrr anJ faithful exert
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I,tIt, M ,ur ovu citizens much lr~~ our
1.,.,r,. ~, me- summer vi-Itor~, realize the
rty.tinu. and hardship, endured by the
,,Iy settler, of Maine Your correspond
M Na. l.rci1ly reminded ut iht> !act ~
y. follow III. aur,dotr related 20 MN ny
Ir Nathaniel Il MadducA~, OF south
t.,,pa,t,n. uu,l in hl> .i2uly-tourth Icarr
nt Ahn retains h.- mrutM faculties II
.IuarkAblc degree. ~htd our IhI"r"iaht
.ri,. wear I WAS thirteen and tual WAS III
Al. lived on the -land ot Mount l't9-
I'd III thc family of Mr Hosea llrA'u.
I'LL it.,fb MA taken SICK, and though
-. ,.,. rnf dangerously i'll. She required
,,,,,. ono Ia take care Of her. Among the
..,,,n,,r~ ,,hy Kindly volunteered Their
w, jr,> we're Deacon Nlllken and h,N
.,t Mrs Nillikcu. although then ri%h-
,,,,.. ,.,r. of a.,r. not only took watch .
ILL ,.a,,. NV fb,.. >Irk lady but KNIT >t"ch- Y
II, IT'LL I,..~ husband during the night Inc .
,.,,l p,.,..,u WAS ninety ycat> Of agr, nut
,.,- ,,.,nlrrfiilly preserved physically anu
p,.ptall, deacon MilHken claimth Y
,.,,. b,,,n IN, first settler On the island hl
Il, Desert The first year We >ptut Gu
I. Island ritu.. very near being our 4ANt.
p,t.,tnc. were. til. only food had n lhN
.,,,... ,,h,u tbr winter ut i'm. had N'ht
Y, portland by a coa>tcr for supply OF
.,.i.s.,,- f., l,.t me through the winter,
.,r. III. season proved exceptionally tnIh
,nJ severe. It froze my pntatnr- ahd y
f,,l,. tA,, clam flats - it cut on my >upfH
NJ food in that direction. The coaster i'i
which .Ne looked for relief "a> lr'hrh "P
VI Unrp>vclI HaInur. i" l!yr IN frozen
,,ot.tn.~ wa~ a thing not long 70 ne tH"'i
rI The Deacon. having up money. >Ho"t-
,I,rr,l i Steel ocar-trlp, hoping I" eAcha'l@' i
fnr .o,n,. kludof food and started from lf't-
ty Marsh where he lived intending !" 't"~>
tn the mainland and 20 ea~terIN 20 lr"9f'''
II,rhnr where. during the summer t"p
,,,,, h,d h,.,u engaged Id TRADE Win
,t4. r,..an4ouoddv ludians. ~ "a~
i,hnr ln.t a, he aftcrw ards learned the
trader. had left some time previously i"r
nthrr parts: but in hi- ignorance oi thr
f,rt tbat course seemed tp afford thc "hlN
,,ov ,f hone After taking sad lareNth
nj. ,,ifr he started On hl> desperate
,cntnr,. When about three miles i'nIh
home. IN the thick woods, and before rs
had crossed the channel. he came >uou'H-
Ia unnn a large male moose. II WaH
,,,tiat .nrpri,t.. tut the starving pioneer
had no time TOR rchrc''""' III ,i,n Nj.
fore feet and ptdh'ii'n- 1" ,,;i,;i-.', ,sau
feehie r. y ,,,ijll, III All FIR shell
near e. ,,.a- ,,,ir. ,Ie,.p and the an
to,, tI,a1 -inm,ad through it; his broad horns
and larre body also required broad cir
ruit While Mr. Millkcn was on Hho"
- ,,IJ L.an nearer the tree anu