Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-02-19
FHolI. FsB. u, 1881.

rsissI. EsD. il, 1881.
Official Paper u City and County.
AMAM WITH a HISTORY.
Elk Point special 10 the
Journal: There il now living
III tis eastern suburb Of this
city, Ia comfort and quiet, q
man who Inns seen much nj the
world, and has done 4 great deal for
the elevation and amelioration Of the
human race, Rev. Joshua Vaughan
Hines. Ar. Hines was born in
Wickfprd, Il. +, May ~, 1905. His
father was = West Indies merchant
man ard when Joshua was II years
Of age,or in 1922, his father, through
tile wickedness Of others Gas Mr..
Hines expresses it), was cheated
out Of his earthly possessions. The
father then declared that the boy
should havs a trade. 1t was with
this idea that Joshua was taken 10
New Bedford the same year.
Father Himes was converted UNI
der the preaching Of Elder Simon
Clougil aud joined the Christian
church February 2, 1923, 80 that
for ove sixty-nine years he has
been striving to enter in at the
straight gate. Shortly after his
conversion he became an earnest
exhorter and soon felt it his duty to
preach. In 1897 he left his secular
calling and entered upon the work
Of the ministry, as a life work. Ills
frst station was Plymouth, Mass.
His lab0rs were crowned with sue
cess. In 1928 he was appointed
evangelist and located at Fall River,
Mass. That year he baptised l25
persons in the Taunton river as q
result Of Ills labors. From 1880 to
1887 he was pastor Of the FIRST Chris
tian church Of Boston. In 1887 he
organized the second church in
Hanover street, built . new chapel
on Chardon street and removed
hither. The church prospered aud
the house was filled.
In 1889 Mr.. Hines heard, exam
ined aud embraced the views Of
Rev. William Miller relating to the
prophecies, chronology Of the age 81
the world, AMI the sonn corning o.
Christ. To follow the labors und
difficulties that this man Of Coz
passed through in the succeeding
forty years in detail would be i'm,
possible; suffice to say he provided
himself with Il tabernacle tent Will
4 capacity OF 5000 and preached til,
word ns lie believed it all throngl
New England. People came b,
wagon fifty miles to here him
During his ministry he organizet
over three hundred churches, assist
ed in organizing fourteen state ant
sectional conferences, and Immersed
over fifteen hundred persons. II,
greatest number at any n tim
was eighty-three, in Mystic river
Charleston, Mass, near Bunker Hill
Mr.. Hines Travelled 10000 miles
year a portion Of the time, and dur
ing his ministry spoke 5000 times
He has preached in Boston, Ne,
York, Baltimore, Washington, Re
chester, Albany, Chicago, San Fran
!. cisco apd in fact all the chief cite
OF the Union, both north and soutl
June the !, 1916, Elder Hines i
company with two other missiona
ries set sail for England. He preach
Ell IN Liverpool and London an
other Of the large cities in Englan'
and Ireland, accomplished grea
good and returned to this countr
in l847. While in Europe Nj
Hines attended tho "World's Ten
perance Convention" and til
Worlds Evangelical Alliance as
delegate, and proved himself a yer
able delegate.
After the time set by Mr.. Mile
Tor the coming Of the Saviour ii
1843) bad passed Mr.. Hines CAV
up the theory Of the chronology Z
the times aud seasons. His son.
John G.. l.. Hines and Edwin I
Hines, we're faithful, earnest mir
listers with their father until Gale
TO their reward. William Lloy'
Hines also labored with his fathe
until the early '7Os in Chicago, whe
he quit the work and returned I
New HAMPSHIRE. where lie is no,
laboring as general missionary {
the Episcopal church.
During Father Hines connectio
with the Miilcrite movemen
he established the Adven,
Herald, now the Messiah Herald
the first publication Vt tn
kind in the world, and has bee
continued to the present time. Nj
H. also published the Midnight Cry
! at IS Park Row, New York, in l84s
and at one time was publishing, 0
causing TO be- published. no less tha1
six papers simultaneously, enunciai
Ing. their doctrine. In 1860 Eide
!. Hines published 4 paper in Rostol
called the Voice Of the Prophets.
In 1858 the Illinois state confer
ence passed q resolution invitinl
Mr. Hines TO move west. Accord
ingly the first number ofthe Voice Q
the West was issued At Buchanan
Mich, February 10, 1854. In 1856
the Office was moved to Chicago
Father Hines resigned in the tall 0
1872 aad his son William was elect
Ell editor. He also resigned in 1873
During Father Hines connection
With this society millions upol
millions Of tracts were published
and distributed gratuitously all owe
tina world.