The Globe-republican., 1893-09-22

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EDITOR, GLoBE-REPUBLIcAN.-YouE
correspondent had the pleasure to attend
. campmeeting Of the N. +. Church u
Marion. Kans. The campgrodnd ID 10
Gated In a beautiful grove, adjacent the
city. As for beauty Of surroundings
nature could not improve its loveliness.
The groves were Gods first temples, and
this one the members Of the n. E..
church have consecrated to worship Of
God for number of years. The differ
ence between a campmeeting In Kansas
and one in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois is
remarkable. The curse Of the drinking
element is absent. No guards surround
the camp. There is no need ofthem. Pro-
hibition prevails where officers do
their duty and prohibition is the protec-
ton of cur people. Any person who has
attended campmeeting In Ohio, Indiana
or Illinois knows they are scenes Of pan
demonium in all its hideous forms emp
tied from headquarters two miles from
the camp ground, and the camp grounds
are patroled day aud night to protect
those assembled for the worship of God.
The vast crowd assembled at the Marion
camp ground was pleasure to look up
on. The white tents beneath the trees,
each temporary home of happiness.
Groups gathered here and there. Tri-
umphant songs break forth from joyous
worshipers ofthe grove. Happiness,
free as the birds of the grove, rules young
and old. The intellectual feast they
enjoy the half cannot be told. When the
NJ. E. church has such ministers as DR..
Phillips. of Winfield college, DR.. Erp,
of Winfield passionate. elder Martindale,
of Wichita, Rev. Hoyt. of Arkansas city,
and Helmick, their evangelist singer
and DR.. Hall of Great Bend, attend q
campmeeting, the light of wisdom and
truth proclaimed by such master minds
is the pleasure of a life time.
The most wonderful person at the
Marion campmeeting was E. w. Pratt, of
Douglas, Kans. Many years ago he car
ried L. s. mail. He cared for neither
storms nor floods No weather was too
inclement to prevent him from duty.
Finally he was stricken down with in
fiammatory rheumatism, in 1884, and has
never walked a step since, and for more
than six years has never moved nor per-
mitted any person to move him. He lies
as rigid as block of marble in car
riage made expressly for him. The rim of
the wheels are rubber TO prevent jarring
him. His joints are ossified and drawn
out of shape and the flesh glistened and
was solid and white as marble. has never
saw his left hand for more than six years.
He lies on his back his face turned little
to the right, his teeth are shut together
and inmovable, his lips move naturally
in conversation and his eyes shows spark
ling animation when talking or listening.
Smiles seem to gladden. his features
which are natural as in health. His men,
Idl duu COuNCAStatlOudA ldCultlcS slIc
right and it is pleasure to join him
in social chat. The time . was with him
and the enjoyment of his company will
never be forgotten.
His devoted and patient wife has been
his constant faithful attendant and has
never left his couch by day or by night.
always ready to soOthe his pains or rest
his mind by reading to him from their
constant companion, the Bible. In the
campmeetiDg praise service his testi-
mony, as dictated to and read by his
wife in that meeting, will never be for
gotten.
HIS TESTIMONY
desire to praise the Lord this morning
for His goodness and for his wonderful
work to me. As am stranger to most
of yOn. will tell you first Of my condi-
ton. | am victim of that painful dis
ease, intiammatory rheumatism. have
not walked Il step since Dee. l, 1884, more
than year suffered terribly, and with
out the love of God in my heart. Those
were the darkest days of my life. How
l ever lived through the terrible ordeal
of that year, know not, but in the last
week of Dec. 1885 God, for Christ sake
pardoned my sins, accepted me as his