Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-08-15
TALES OF THE TIMES,
How pr. Eddy Converted Man Who was
Hidden I'm Tree.

Hidden Up Tree.
Among the pleasant memories awaken
ed hy the camp meeting at pcsplaincs ART
some that border on the ludicrons and arr
in their way amusing Among others whs
have begun thoir lifeS work at this place
Is tho Rev, DIR, Eddy, who preached his
first sermon beneath the canopy formed by
tho trccs In the woods surrounding camp
grounds Hcro also he made his first con.
vert while prsaching, ms he supposed, IN
the flitting birds and climbing squirrels,
The way he did 1t was this:
The Rev, nr. Eddy was at that time
Theological student at tho Northwestern
university, Accompanied by some of his
classmates, he went tn tho camp mcetinp,
whcrc hn WAS down en- tho programme IL
preach his first sermon Herr they found
young man named Fred Houghton, who
was much under conviction because Of hts
sins, soon all tho Theological students
had surrounded tho penitont and were cx.
horting him to accept Christ ~ his Say.
iour, Every influence known 10 tho FUTURE
divines was brought to bear ON Houghton
until Il became evident that Il was bccom,
ing somewhat woarisomo to him, and hu
went to tho woods. Along toward even
ing, like XacoheuS Of old, who climbed up
into sycamoro tree he assembled into
Eastwood tree, whose limbs nearly touched
tho ground, and thero pursued his mcdita.
lions
DR. Eddy WAS to prcach that night anil
folt nervous and apprhcnsive As the
shades of night werc approaching he also
hicd himself to tho woods and rehearsed
his sermon beneath tho trcc In which
Houghton was cnsconccd, Thinking him
self alone, and that none hut the eye "
God was upon him, he warmed M aud In
eloquent tones cxhnrtcd his imaginary
hearers To nooept tho faith, When he had
finished, great was his surprise when
Houghton descended from tho trco and
said he was willing 10 como to Christ and
declared that DR. Eddy's sermon had saved
him, In after years DR. Eddy declared
that had lloughton shouted while no was
In the midst vi his funeral sermon over
Houghton's rpmains ho would not hayu
hcon moro surprisod than he was when
Houphton came down the trcc. ---Chioagu
Tribune,
Wanted to Feel Like n Hoy Again.
Magistrate Harrison IL laughing heartily
over u case that WAS adjusted before him
the other day. A wagon loaded with min
eral water jugs backed up 10 tho ourbstono
In front Of hottling establishment last
week, and the driver proceeded to unload
his wagon by tossing tho jugs ono NJ "a
timo tn u colored youth who stood on tho
opposite side of the ourbstone ready tn
catch all that oame his way
When things were moving nicely, an
old man who occupies house ncxt door
stepped out Of his own drar, threw u brick
straight IA bullet md hroko one Of the
jugs while II WAS IN transit from tho driy
or to tho colorod boy He dar,od back into
his own domioilo before tho driver could
recover himself enough to mako u protest,
A few minutes later another jug was
smashed, and ngain tho old man disappear
ed, with merry laugh. This was kept np
until about dozen jugs had been smash
ed, when tho angry proprietor stopped the
fun by causing tho oil fellows arrest on
the charge VI malicious inischirf.
When Judge Harrison road tho charge
TO him, tho old man laughed until tho
tears rolled down hia checks and thon ad.
mitted his guilt In making mn explana.
tion he told tho astonshod magistrate that
ho was ablo and willing To pay for NIL the
damage ho had done and said II saw
those jugs flying, and knew In my own
heart that would have thrown bricks NJ
them whom l wns n boy 90 years ago, l
just wanted 10 500 how II would feel
again, and oouldnt help myself Tho
explanation was satisfactory, and after
settling tho old fellow went away, still
laughing heartily, Philadelphia Record