The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-21

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of the Ladies' Aid Society, and God S
blessing, that $500 has been paid and |
hold in my hand the immortal docu-
! ment duly cancelled. Praise God
from whom all blessings flow" At
this point the congregation was feeling
about rs good as the speaker and when
the latter suggested the idea of sing
ing Praise God from whom all bless.
ngs fow," the organist touched the
KEYS and the congregation rose to its
feet and the grand old stanza was sung
as never before in that church.-ED. |
In 1851, the Conference report shows
a membership Of 80 members and 4
practitioners, and So beneyolences; in
1885, % members practitioners with
bencyolences S34; in 1856, - members,
! with benevolences for six months, S33;
( in 1887, 45 members, 10 probationers,
and $SS beneyolcnceS; in 1888, AZ mem
/ bers, practitioners, sos beneyolences,
while this year Will show member
/ ship of 30, and 7 practitioners, with a
! total of Sll4 benevolences The church
! is free from debt; the membership was
never so large; the benevolences never
reached such high figure; the pros
poets were never brighter. What Won
our text, &" W hat hath God wrought!
Three anda half years have / laborcd
with you. A strange Providence sent
me to Superior, more i review
the past, the more | am Impressed-a
! stranger in strange land. Unaccus-
toned to Western ways you bore pa
tiently with us in our failings; your
friendships have deepened as the years
have gone by; plain words have been
spoken, but you have taken them in
the spirit in which they were given;
the citizens of Superior irrespective of
church creeds have been cordial to both
myself and my wife; on points of con
science and policy we have agreed to
differ; in questions of duty there has
been no compromise, and we leave the
old town, dear to us in all its asS0cia-
tons, for we gathered together our
first home here, and here our vinegar
moon of toll and travelling from one
country to another was succeeded by a
happy honeymoon. Here our Superior
Scotch-English- American lassie was
born, and here she first learned to say
her How do" to warm friends.
Forgive me in all these personal re-
minescences brothers and sisters, but
we have a warm heart for everybody
| i'll Superior. The christians we esteem,
of all churches, but what wonder!
specially of cur own. The adherentS
! of MethOdism we woull fam see joined
to us by christian ties; those who have
listened to our earnest pleadings, we
would rejoice TO see on the Lords side;
the base bail players we send warmest
greetings to, with the simple regret
that we had to be q check upon their
laWleSSness, though wishing them good
times at base ball at proper seasons;
to the saloon keepers whose business
we have attacked most vigorously, we
send loving words of entreaty to aban-
don their sogl-destr0ying occupation;
the Societies we have associated with,
express our heartiest thanks for their
many kindnesseS and wish them the
best of success; to the G. y. r. boys
with whom we have delighted to CO.
operate, we send our farewell message
OF love and pray that they may be good
soldiers of the Lord Jesus Christ; to
TIE l0cal editors for sundry courtesies
extended; to the trustees and stewards
for their hearty sympathy; to one and
all we serd an afFectionate greeting,
and in the near future when prosperity
crowds upon you and your streets are
alive with business, we beg you TO re-
member the cause Of Christ more and
more, thus hon0ring the laboTs Of those
who have toiled in the years that are
past and bring glory to the name Of
our King.
We cannot yet invite yen to our new
home, but when we are settled, we eX-
| tend a cordial invitation to everybody
present, but, as DR.. Talmage said at
Duluth, Come all and see me,-but
don't all come at once"
My last message to you as your pas
tor is:-Serve the Lord Jesus Christ;
fight the good fight of faith, lay hold
Oh eternal lfe.